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today. 8.15am. Changi General Hospital Occupational Therapy Unit. was referred there by the MO during my ORD FFI for my finger injury.

arrived at 8.12 and proceeded to the resgistration counter where i was in-processed by this nurse who was obviously new on the job. took so long just to print out a couple of stickers and start a new file. then was directed to the OT room to wait for a therapist to speak to me. was this huge, clinically white and sterile looking room with many tables set in a messy-yet-not-quite fashion. weird instruments littered the place. some scanner-thing and this buzzing whirring machine sat happily in a corner. two guys were there with their arms stuck inside the machine. they looked happy go i guess it wasn’t painful. lots of colourful toys too. bead things on convulated tracks. place reminded me of this testing lab where human subjects would be observed by Big Brother through hidden cameras.

Senior Occupational Therapist Vicki Pang spake unto me, “So, uh tell me about your problem.”

And told her I did. old injury blah blah then she started meddling with my finger and said there wasn’t really much she could do since the injury was 2 years old… if i wanted a higher chance of recovery a hand surgeon was in order; and she said she could try to put it in a splint (read: bind it to the next finger) for THREE MONTHS. jeez. well, not exactly three months. she’d have to review the situation once every week for a month or so, and if nothing seemed o be happening, we’d go for three months. i expressed my concern over the fact that i’d have to live with the functional equivalent of 8 fingers for 3 months so she said, “well, we could have you only put it on at night… when you sleep.”

i thought about it long and hard, and decided not to esp after she told me even <i>then</i> there were no guarantees.

“so, uh, what if i choose to discontinue the programme right now?”

she tested my grip strength and asked me if i experienced any difficulties with my finger the way it was. i said no, and she went, “well, in my opinion if you experience no functional problems with your finger then there IS no problem.”

hmm… words of the wise. so she closed my file on the spot and wished me happy day.

Gary :: May.30.2002 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »

i just finished watching LA confidential. great show… everyone should catch it some time in their life. kinda like wild things… only slightly more believable. a-twist-a-minute plot wraps up really neatly… unlike the deux-ex machinima (sp?? i seriously think so) ending of wild things. great acting from guy pearce and russell crowe, though i didn’t like kevin spacey’ character much, and god alone knows why kim bassinger got the oscar.

ooh. maybe i’ll watch it again soon.

gonna buy a vcr tomorrow… for the sake of all those bloody magic vids that i haven’t been able to watch. argh.. in this digital age i’m buying a vcr. i should be shot.

Gary :: May.25.2002 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »

just now, while returning from camp, i decided to climb the stairs all the way up to my flat on the 29th floor.

Whatever for??

<i>”FOR FUN!!”</i>, screamed my inner child.

<i>”YOU LOONY!!”</i>, screamed my inner self.

regardless, up i went, all 464 of them, 2 at a time.
things were going ok up till around the 12th floor, whereafter i began to pant… just a little… by the 19th floor i started to wonder about the fairies and dwarves dancing around me. by the 22nd floor i started to take the steps one at a time, and by the time i reached my floor i could hardly locate my flat.

the verdict? not fun. at all.

the lesson? always trust your inner self. if your inner child tries to speak, give it a tight slap.

of course, i never might do it again.

sometime.

after the physiotherapy, of course.

Gary :: May.23.2002 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »

power failure today. happened during my afternoon nap. hmph… the nerve. called the town council but eveyone in the office was either goofing off or on strike, so i gave up after a couple of tries… then found out from the singtel operator that there was a 1800 hotline for power failures. dialed that and spilled my grviences to the woman on the other end of the line who didn’t sound like she could care less.

the wait was long… and i realised that there is nothing one can do at home without electricity. nothing. zero. zilch. couldn’t even just sit down cos the friggin’ weather was positively baking. not computer no tv no fan no aircon. tried to go low tech and stand by the window but all i got was UV rays. then went for a cold shower. at exactly 1704 i stepped out of the shower and these things happened:

in a span of less than 30 seconds;

1. the phone rang. sis on the line.

2. incoming call. mom on the line, complaining about not being able to get through to sis. (not surprising cos she was on the line with me)

3. incoming msg on my handphone.

4. while i was answering the msg, computer beeped and sprang to life. fan started spinning again.

whoopee.

Gary :: May.22.2002 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »

medic andrew called today… my dental FFI is on the 23rd at 1330 and medical FFI on the 28th at 1330.

i hope i don’t forget.

nothing much else.

Gary :: May.22.2002 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »

nothing to do all day… god.. just sitting at home anticipating the mobilisation call which may or may not come…

LATE BREAKING NEWS:
“this just in. reliable sources have confirmed activation at 1400.”

BAH! what are the odds of getting the call whilst typing this?!

Gary :: May.18.2002 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »

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Gary :: May.17.2002 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »

got the photos developed today…
the woman in the shop looked at me like i was mad when i produced 5 rolls of film and said i needed 5 sets of each.

the bill came up to $225

vcd will be ready in 2 days time. $42.

Gary :: May.15.2002 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »

and it kinda sucks, cos surfers’ paradise is the nicest place i’ve been to all my life…. i shan’t attempt to describe it much cos my inept writing will probably distort the beautiful memories i have formed.

i shall only dream of that utopia far away.

will develop the photos tomorrow.

Gary :: May.14.2002 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »