Friday, July 31, 2009

In need of a good luck charm

Today is one of the unfortunate days in life and hopefully this won’t be a continuous series. It has been bad enough until 11.30 pm on 30/07/09.

First off, in the midst of yawning and holding a very heavy back pack, my hand phone fell off my lap as I got out of the car. *I suspect*

It is still all good when I realize it. After all, the phone is in very bad condition and needed to be change. The only reason I am still keeping  it is sentimental values for my personal belonging which has been on my side for the past 1 1/2 years. So, I was just waiting for its days to end.

Without much whining, I continue to my work. As I joyfully skip out of the office after a long tiring day, I bang my head onto the ceiling. No, it’s not what you think! *I wasn’t wearing heels* For a good 15 seconds, I was screaming in silence with my knees on the floor and hands on top on my skull. OUCH~! I can still feel the lump now.

Fine. Wishing I could go home and stay away from all hazardous environment. I got back to my car at the best traffic jam hour, 5.30 pm. *Contemplating* Shall I just drive home straight in the midst of massive traffic jam or shall I stay put here in town?

Well, I decided to go for a movie alone. I can skip the traffic and stay away from accident. What are the chances of getting hurt in a cinema where I sit down peacefully through the traffic jam hours.

In my mind, I was thinking:

  • Choice 1: Public Enemies by Johnny Depp
  • Choice 2: Overheard by Daniel Woo

WHAT?! One showing only at midnight and the other has only front rows. FINE! I told the ticketing counter to get me any English movie starting soon with a decent seat for one, preferably no one AROUND, thank you. Yeay, he was very nice to get me separated from everyone =D

Once I got into the cinema, oh…I’m watching Ghost of Girlfriends Past by Matthew McConaughey. NO GOOD~! Chick flick movie never fails to make my cry. And tears doesn’t really compliment my smoky eyes makeup. FINE~! I can live with smear makeup. I sit down and watch the movie with an open mind.

The movie is about Matt (Connor), a player who believes love makes a person weak, dependent and fat. He is visited by the ghosts of his former jilted girlfriends, who take him on a revealing and hilarious odyssey through his failed relationships. Well, I was wrong. I could get hurt in the cinema. Mentally hurt. Connor points out the one thing I fear and happened to my previous relationship. I’m afraid of being hurt, therefore I escape before I could get hurt.

Sad and stupid it might sound but I do have the tendency to sabotage/breakup my relationship previously. I live in my own fairytale land where I believe one day, I’ll find ‘the one’ who never gives up on me, appreciates my effort for the relationship and most importantly, loves me. And like wise, I’ll do the same to him.

Naive, I know. But, I have faith.

Two pieces of tissues soaked with my tears after 1 1/2 hours. Expressionless, I just walked aimlessly around town for an hour. Confused, shaken and lost. Then, I remembered. Someone might be looking for me. Quickly, I hurried home and switch on my computer. There it is. I am here and back.

Monday, June 22, 2009

999

kyanmay: Why did the people push aside the wrecked motorcycle after the accident, they just left to the hospital? *thinking*

Did you see a person lying on the floor?

Yeah, I think I saw it too.

OMG~! Literally, WTH~! It was 4am on Jalan Cheras, there I spotted a man lying on the middle of the road. Of all the emergency numbers I saved on my phonebook, I panicky asked my friend, ‘Is the emergency line 999?' I parked my car further in front and made the call while my friend is looking out if he has any movement.

After two rings,

Operator: Selamat pagi, encik. Boleh saya bantu?

kyanmay: Kak, saya berada di hadapan PGRM, Cheras. Jejantas selepas Jaya Jusco, Maluri. Saya nampak seorang lelaki terbaring di tanah, accident motorcycle. *still in panic mode*

Operator: Apakah nama encik?

kyanmay: Leong Kuan May. Kak, dia baring kat sana, tak gerak!

Operator: Ok, no telefon encik, 012 XXX XXXX, ke?

kyanmay: Ya, ya…

At least 1 1/2 minutes past, asking protocol questions and repeating my personal information…she proceed to confirm where exactly is the accident scene. Then, she put me on hold…du du, du du…

At the same time, I was trying to stop my friend from stepping out of the car to help the casualty. After all, it was 4am and we are dressed in shorts and tube top. Don’t think it is wise to jeopardize our own safety in trade of his. I am not running a Mother Theresa campaign.

Operator: Hospital tidak jawab. Adakah nombor telefon encik, 012 XXX XXXX? Terima kasih, encik.

Well, luckily within the next 5 minutes. Passerby stop and help carry him up.  We left soon after we saw him walking by himself and some other people were looking after him. We did our part as a concerned civilian to alert the authorities.

Is there a lot of people out there who has nothing to do and casually call into the emergency line just for fun? Thus, it results to such strict protocol for them to be sure this is not a prank call before they proceed to make further steps.

I don’t blame the emergency line because I do understand there are a lot of motorcycle accidents happening every hour and it might be just a false alarm but I do think they should refine the system to make it work more efficient.

What if there is a real serious emergency, every second is fatal.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Sudah jatuh, ditimpa tangga!

My car got bang few weeks ago while parked at Astro entrance parking space. My phone broke into pieces when it accidentally slipped off my hand, now only the joystick is useable, keypad is spoilt.

I was at A’s having a chill out session with some friends last night. Heading into the kitchen to get some ice, I slipped and fell on the icy floor! The packets of ice were left on the floor and melt causing the kitchen floor wet. AWWWW~! I sat there sobbing in ache for a minute. Then, all of them came to pull me up and place me on the sofa.

I left soon after because it was getting late. It was still painful but bearable. So, I went to bed thinking it will heal after a night rest.

In the morning, I was literally paralysed on my bed. My pelvic hurts and I can barely crawl off the bed. Cleared my throat and shouted out loud for help. My mum helped me up and took off to the hospital. She was worried it might have hurt my backbone.

Two X-rays on my pelvic area and head, equivalent to a few months of natural background radiation. I am gonna stay in the dark soon after the pageant ends. See me only after dawn! Doctor says I did not hurt any bones but I have to be extra careful and try not to stress my back too much.


Gosh, how am I gonna wear heels?!

There is a saying, ‘sudah jatuh, ditimpa tangga’. I guess my story pretty much fits. =(


GreenTips: To and from

Just as buying locally grown food cuts on “km per calorie,” buying from local sellers cuts back on emissions, fuel consumption, and unnecessary traffic.

Belilah barangan buatan Malaysia!

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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Cheer up!

Yesterday has been depressing. At 3 am, on the way home from Alvin Ng's new crip, we saw an accident at Taman Connaught U-turn. An X-trail made a quick turn from far left lane to the other end to enter the U turn but missed and bang onto the stone divider. The front bumper fell off and the driver was shocked, remained in his seat until Jiok open up the driver's seat door to wake him. Being girls, we stayed in the car and called for help. After three phone calls to the 103 directory, we figured the highway is managed by Metramac 03 9173 2020. Quite efficient, help arrived within 10 minutes. Eventually, a few towmen stop to help, so, we left the scene to reduce the crowd.

My day started late, I went to Times Square for lunch with Alvin, Biggie and FunkZu. The phone rang and before I knew it, I was already at University Hospital. B's mum passed away in a sudden. In the hospital, the atmosphere was depressing and people were mourning. It reminds me of my 'popo' departing to another world last year.

Suasana tegang for quite a while. Nobody dares to say anything. This is one of the moments where silence is the best conversation. Finally, B broke the silence...Let's go somewhere! Well, now that she is gone, there is nothing left there to stay for. Then, we went to Pavilion and a lot of friends came to cheer B up! We talked, we debated, and we laughed! He seems to be fine but, that is the problem, he buries his sorrows. I am just worried when reality hits him.

On the way home, another accident spotted on Jalan Maarof, Bangsar. The casualty was motionless lying on the floor, believed to be motorcyclist.

Latest update: Ops Sikap XVII from TheStar Death tolls hits 105.

Guys, just be careful on the road ya.

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Oops, I did it again!!

Another emergency room visitation. Well, I'm not proud to say it isn't my first time. It happened in KL, Shanghai, Taipei and now in Bangsar. I've to admit I am highly accident prone.

I was walking under the bright sun towards Telawi and suddenly my vision blackout. I hurried towards Joyce as I see her walking from across the road. The next thing I know, I got knocked down and injured my head.
Joyce saw me stumbled to the pavement and thought I was making it dramatic entrance as the bag I was holding was quite heavy. Then she came over to hold me and saw blood on my hand. When she lift up my head, all she see was just blood dripping all over.
For 5 minutes, she was looking for my handphone and she got a panic attack herself. I was mourning..Pain..Dizzy...In my head, I was thinking... send me to the clinic or hospital. But I can't say it out loud.

Then some bystanders cameover and offered to send us to the clinic. The clinic doctor reckon I should get my wound stitched up. Luckily, Joyce was around to look after me and settle my errands while waiting for M to come send me to the hospital.
Half an hour later, M arrived and succesfully sent me to Pantai Bangsar after a few wrong turnings. Come on, how can you trust a injured woman's instinct and directions?

As we entered the Emergency Room, the nurses quickly hurried me into the minor surgery room. I was pale and my eyes were pretty swollen due to excessive crying. It is very very very painful.
Later, Renee arrived. Funny is..my aura transfered to M too. He left his car key locked inside the boot. Hahaha..Bryan has to send him back to get the keys.
While waiting for the examination. Joyce and Renee tried to cheer me up and pulled off some rather silly yet ridiculous stunts. I still hope there weren't any CCTV in the surgery room. Well, we had a good laugh. And the best thing is, I get to eat whatever I want, and BaskinRobbins is just around the corner. Joyce got me 3 scoops of ice cream for my breakfast! YEAY...I just couldn't get my hands off it until the nurse urged me to the X-ray room to check my skull. People around were looking at my weirdly as I wheeled through the hall. Maybe because of my silly smile and the ice cream in an emergency room just doesn't fit. Then, we had a picnic acompannied with 1901 hotdogs and Starbucks coffee in the surgery room before the nurse shooed them out off the 'sterile room'. I was given exception to eat in the steriled room with the 'serangan mata bersinar-sinar'/ 'puss-a-boots' big round eyes attack!

I still don't get it, why people just like to play with the wheel chair. Renee started first then M, Bryan was waiting for the chance. He immediately lay his butt on it then moment M got up. Joyce initially find no fun in it then later, she joined the herd.
After a few hours, the doctor arrived to stitch my wound. And gave me a Anti Tetanus jab. Although the doctor tried to calm me and make it as less painful than it already is but still, it was a very awful procedure.
Funny is, the doctor ran out of topic to talk about and I know I need something to divert my attention from the pain during the surgery. So, I started questioning him about his career as a surgeon. And we talked about the doctors in Nip/Tuck (one of my fav drama). He claims it only happen in dramas. Being a doctor is silly, his life is all about the patients, none left for himself.
After 15 minutes, I couldn't bear the pain anymore, I was laughing and talking in high pitch tone. I can literally feel the hook poking through my flesh and thread pulling through. 20 minutes in there was really tiring. I just wanna get home asap and rest.

Now back at home, my only aid to pain is sleeping. Remember, I am allergy to ALL pills form of painkillers. My daily menu is just one color...White.
  • Podridge.
  • Fish.
  • Vitagen LB flavor.

Mum says I need more protein to speed up the recovery. I cancelled a lot of things due to this accident. So, I'll be good and lock myself up at home to lower my risk of infection and more injuries.



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