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In a small country hospital, Dr Toey interviews Nohng, an army-trained doctor who is about to start working in the hospital. Waiting nearby is Toa, who is shyly, hopelessly, trying to court Toey.

Toey's daily routine in the hospital keeps her quite busy. An old monk who comes to her with aching joints tries to cajole her into providing a range of prescription medicines for his temple and the local community. She tries to recover an overdue debt. And she finds herself thinking back to her encounters with the orchid expert Noom. He coveted a rare wild tree orchid in the hospital grounds and took it to his botanical farm. There Toey met a middle-aged woman named Jenjira, and they talked about the history of the farm - and about love.

In the hospital's dental surgery, Dr Ple develops an unexplained attraction to a young monk, Sakda, who once wanted to be a DJ. At night, dentist and patient talk about their past lives - and about love.

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In a modern, urban hospital, Dr Toey is interviewing Nohng, an army-trained doctor who is about to start working in the hospital. Waiting nearby is Toa, who is shyly, hopelessly, trying to court Toey. She remains unreceptive.

Left to his own devices by his supervisor Toey, Dr Nohng visits an old friend in the physical therapy ward and is taken to a basement department where he meets two women doctors: Nant, who sells T-shirts for the Red Cross, and Wan, who sometimes appears on TV and has a taste for strong liquor. Wan tries to practice chakra healing on Off, a disturbed young man who has suffered carbon monoxide poisoning.

As the day draws to a close, Nohng meets his girlfriend Joy, who suggests that he should move to a hospital in a new development area, due to open next year.