Life
Sunday, May 04, 2008
today was an eventful day. because of one major event.
met melissa at 12 plus to go library so she can do research for IAC and I can do my work. meeting up proved to be a total hassle since her phone had zero value. so by telepathy and some arrangements through positions to stand in, we finally managed to meet on SBS7363 on service 198.
then we went library. she found her books but I didnt do much work. hahaha. then went IMM since she going shopping with her mum and sis. sent her there and left soon after that.
its either sheer laziness or coincidence (as you will see later) that I decided to take 333 from IMM side without crossing overhead bridge. so I went one round towards Jurong East Street 32 before it goes back in the direction of the interchange towards the library where I planned to get off.
when I am inside the Street 32 loop, melissa smsed me (with her sis phone) to tell me she hit her thigh against some broken glass in Giant and bleeding profusely. since the bus heading back, I sort of rushed back again.
she was at the bread section with her mum and sis and they already stuck the plaster on. the staff kept telling us they cant do much and it isnt their fault but the customer's for chipping off the glass panel.
of course I am furious. shouldnt someone go bloody take that dangerous SOB down if that customer chipped it off? I railed at their manager over the phone (and in malaysia at that) to ensure they take responsibility.
I wanted to make them sign an agreement, but I decided the workers are quite innocent anyway and they are probably already a little irritated over my less than pleasant attitude.
anyway they gave 50 dollars first and said they would reimburse further if necessary. so we cabbed down to the clinic in Jurong West that I remember opens daily till 11pm.
even there we waited for about half an hour. cannot imagine if we went to the Westpoint Hospital at Taman Jurong. probably will take two hours.
when inside, the doctor slowly opened the plasters. it was only then I saw the wound. it looked a lot like the valves in the arteries. it is crescent shaped and you can actually see it went quite deep.
the doctor decided it needed two stitches. and that meant two shots of local anaesthetia by injection right before that happens. melissa nearly cried after knowing that.
the anaesthetia was injected without issues except some honestly not very vulgar terms peppered in between. apparently the anaesthetic injection ended up hurting more than the actual stitching itself.
I watched the stitching process closely. it looks like it would hurt bloody much loh. imagine poking a needle through the underside of your flesh. yes that means the skin can be flipped over already. wth. the anaesthetia really worked.
melissa was quite brave I think. she only complained a bit during the injection and stayed really still for the rest of the process. I dont think I would have quite been as still. especially after knowing how the surgery is performed. or maybe she freaked out beyond consciousness or something haha.
throughout the injection and stitching, my left hand was covering mel's eyes. the other hand of mine decided to take some photos with my phone other than consoling her even though she didnt really need much la.
but alas, I am lazy to fetch them from my now-overflowing memory card. another time another time. I will post them up eventually. I think.
anyway the total bill came up to S$108. it is quite unexpectedly high for me la. I never went for such mini surgeries before ma (and I sure as hell hope I wont have to). so the 50 dollars indeed proved to be a total shortfall.
then the dressing have to be changed two days later. then two weeks later they have to return to remove the stitches. not to forget the cab fare. I bet the final value will stand around S$300.
but I am sure Giant can afford it, if they are so gigantic and is able to rent such a huge part of IMM, they will have no problems paying S$300 to save themselves some bad publicity (which I will ensure it happens if they do not keep to their words).
met melissa at 12 plus to go library so she can do research for IAC and I can do my work. meeting up proved to be a total hassle since her phone had zero value. so by telepathy and some arrangements through positions to stand in, we finally managed to meet on SBS7363 on service 198.
then we went library. she found her books but I didnt do much work. hahaha. then went IMM since she going shopping with her mum and sis. sent her there and left soon after that.
its either sheer laziness or coincidence (as you will see later) that I decided to take 333 from IMM side without crossing overhead bridge. so I went one round towards Jurong East Street 32 before it goes back in the direction of the interchange towards the library where I planned to get off.
when I am inside the Street 32 loop, melissa smsed me (with her sis phone) to tell me she hit her thigh against some broken glass in Giant and bleeding profusely. since the bus heading back, I sort of rushed back again.
she was at the bread section with her mum and sis and they already stuck the plaster on. the staff kept telling us they cant do much and it isnt their fault but the customer's for chipping off the glass panel.
of course I am furious. shouldnt someone go bloody take that dangerous SOB down if that customer chipped it off? I railed at their manager over the phone (and in malaysia at that) to ensure they take responsibility.
I wanted to make them sign an agreement, but I decided the workers are quite innocent anyway and they are probably already a little irritated over my less than pleasant attitude.
anyway they gave 50 dollars first and said they would reimburse further if necessary. so we cabbed down to the clinic in Jurong West that I remember opens daily till 11pm.
even there we waited for about half an hour. cannot imagine if we went to the Westpoint Hospital at Taman Jurong. probably will take two hours.
when inside, the doctor slowly opened the plasters. it was only then I saw the wound. it looked a lot like the valves in the arteries. it is crescent shaped and you can actually see it went quite deep.
the doctor decided it needed two stitches. and that meant two shots of local anaesthetia by injection right before that happens. melissa nearly cried after knowing that.
the anaesthetia was injected without issues except some honestly not very vulgar terms peppered in between. apparently the anaesthetic injection ended up hurting more than the actual stitching itself.
I watched the stitching process closely. it looks like it would hurt bloody much loh. imagine poking a needle through the underside of your flesh. yes that means the skin can be flipped over already. wth. the anaesthetia really worked.
melissa was quite brave I think. she only complained a bit during the injection and stayed really still for the rest of the process. I dont think I would have quite been as still. especially after knowing how the surgery is performed. or maybe she freaked out beyond consciousness or something haha.
throughout the injection and stitching, my left hand was covering mel's eyes. the other hand of mine decided to take some photos with my phone other than consoling her even though she didnt really need much la.
but alas, I am lazy to fetch them from my now-overflowing memory card. another time another time. I will post them up eventually. I think.
anyway the total bill came up to S$108. it is quite unexpectedly high for me la. I never went for such mini surgeries before ma (and I sure as hell hope I wont have to). so the 50 dollars indeed proved to be a total shortfall.
then the dressing have to be changed two days later. then two weeks later they have to return to remove the stitches. not to forget the cab fare. I bet the final value will stand around S$300.
but I am sure Giant can afford it, if they are so gigantic and is able to rent such a huge part of IMM, they will have no problems paying S$300 to save themselves some bad publicity (which I will ensure it happens if they do not keep to their words).
