Pig Trotters?!?!
Ok I am going to cheat a little here and "update" things that happened a few weeks ago…reason being I simply have NO time to write any blogs for the past month!!! You will know the reason why in just a sec….
Its almost a month ago now, my elder sister was back from melbourne, transit in singapore just for a week. She was on her way to Paris for her next posting. I was happy that she was back…havent seen her for almost a year now, and the good thing is, we’re still very close maybe coz she is away, we talk more "rubbish" when we met online, so when she was back, it seem like she never left us.
Hai, at first thought can spend some quality time with her and "pig" out at the buffets…but, alas…I sprained my ankle pretty bad. Thanks to the "well-maintence" of whichever govt body, never bloody patch the grass pavement properly, ok..some of you might think now I never watch where I walk, but seriously, trust me, you cant see this bloody hole yourself coz its all covered up by the grass growing covering the hole!!! The hole was rather deep, when I fell, I was on my fours (literally) for a good 5 mins before some kind souls stopped their car and helped me up. I was on my way to officiate a primary school tournament at Hougang sports hall when it happened. The kind man offered to send me to the polyclinic next door for a check, but I cant take it lying down that I have to forfiet my umpire allowance to go check up…so I decided to earn my medical fees first. I hopped to the sports hall, thank goodness my fellow umpires and the school teachers were very understanding, they let me officiate at the court closest to the official desk, and I was allowed to sit with my swollen ankle lifted on another chair. After everything, took a cab back then mum brought me to sinseh which I was "awarded" 6 nasty needles + electric current for that ankle. For that treatment, my allowance from the umpiring wasnt enough to cover, but at least its still something…I was told to rest for a good two weeks. Its definitely not a good experience to bathe sitting on a chair, ankle wrapped in plastic bag for a few days….what to do..cant stand…felt so handicapped. However, the returns I gained from this is I was able to "order" my two beloved brothers around, from getting me water, food and washing my plates too…haha
Aiya, never take picture of my "pig" ankle which gone all purple when I removed the medicated plaster. Thank god it wasnt fractured when I went for X-ray, coz the swell just wont go. Now can still feel a slight bump when I sit crossed-legged on the floor…hai…it means I have to pay "attribute" to the sinseh again soon!!!
Signing off…..
Cheers, Junli 19 March 2006 12:15
