I’m so bored!
When you live in a four room flat, there aren’t that many corners to explore. I used to be able to stay online for hours and hours, but presently, I can’t sit for an extended period of time.
At least, I’ve progressed to the stage where I’m able to SIT. I’ve never been so happy. Hahaha.
I’ve just realised that there hasn’t been a “real” blog entry after the operation, since the post event entries were mostly pictures and conversation extracts. So it’s time for the bored King to bore you with chunks of text!
You wouldn’t need me to tell you the agony I went through right? Ya, enough whining already…
*Pre General Anesthesia
I was so amazed (and amused) when I first did local anesthesia for my wisdom tooth extraction.真的是太神奇了. I’m sure I’m not the only person to wonder, “What if I don’t wake up? How how how?” Hahaha.
I listed all email, banking and other important user ids and passwords, as well as the contacts for my insurance policies and erm, some mushymellow stuff to be conveyed to certain people if something (bad) were to happen. The important instructions were stored in my phone and were to be retrieved in the (highly unlikely) event that I didn’t wake up.
Cruz:
Hey, I’m at Block 5, Ward 5, Room 2, Bed 1.
Jan aka Retrieval IC:
Why? You’re afraid I can’t find your phone ah?
Cruz:
No lah! Go and buy 4D lah!
P/S: 5521 wasn’t the winning number last Wednesday. Chey.
Neither was 1255. The operation was on my rear, hence the reverse permutation. Duh.
=P
*General Anesthesia
I’ve heard of horror stories of how people wake up during the operation.
Hence, when they put the mask on me, I breathed in with all my might. “一定要昏過去！請不要那麼快醒來！一定要昏過去！”
Seconds later, I was wondering why I was still so alert.
Suddenly, my eyes closed and the chatter around me became further and further. I felt myself sink into an unconscious state.
Oh, that was so cool…
*Post General Anesthesia
Now, that wasn’t cool AT ALL.
I woke up to find myself in extreme pain.
I can’t recall the number of morphine shots they gave me, but I was quite sure my face was contorted in a most ugly manner “請不要認出我是丁志勇。丁志勇是哪裡來的？我不是啦。”
This final jab I had was amazing. I felt a chill on my left wrist. I swore I could feel it making its way around my body, until my ass felt the chill! Really! … Or was I hallucinating? Anyway, that did it, and I was sent back to 5521 soon after.
There, I found that I couldn’t pee! Imagine having a full bladder and being unable to pee!
(Guys, that “cannot pee after anesthesia” sensation is far worse than the “cannot pee because of erection” feeling. Please (try to) empty your bladder completely before operations requiring G.A. )
I didn’t feel the oozzziness some might have felt after G.A.. In fact, I had my visitors accompany me for a walk.
Bad idea. I almost fainted on the way back. Haha.
* My Wallet
I must have been too excited over the two cans of Coke that my three visitors bought. Or it could be the pain. Whatever. I was too happy to leave the hospital at 9pm when Ah Qiang came knocking. I totally forgot about my wallet in the safe- Yes! There was a safe in the room. Woah!
How smart of me to leave my LV wallet in the safe and my LV keypouch in my bag. Look, I’m not hao lian-ing my LVs here; I’m just highlighting the irony of the situation. Where got people put one LV in the safe and the other LV outside one? Well, I’m thankful I did that. And I’m grateful to Ah Qiang for making another trip to SGH to pick up the wallet.
And because I’m almost cashless and totally cardless, I had to depend on Helen to settle my credit card bills via AXS. To Helen: Oei- have you done it? Due date is 23rd hor.
Thanks 
* The A & E visit
An hour after I fell asleep, I woke up with a pain in the ass. (Corny, but well… Muahaha) I tried to bear with it- happy thoughts!- but oh man! That was f**ing painful. I have never ever been in so much pain and discomfort in my life. Never!
At 3am, there were a few options:
a. Hailing a cab- No lah. In case the uncle chiong his way to SGH. The bumpy ride would kill me. Besides, my cash in hand account was very low.
b. Wake Don (who was 15 mins walk away) and have him drive me to the hospital- No lah. He should be asleep by then.
c. Call Ah Qiang (again) for transportation assistance. Could collect the wallet as well.- No lah. I had caused enough trouble for him already.
In the end, I decided to drive myself to the hospital.
It is definitely one of the most memorable rides of my life. Along the way, I questioned my own sanity and the rationale of putting myself in such a precarious situation. At that hour, there were only a handful of cabs, who thankfully and sensibly kept a distance away from me. They must have thought I was drunk or something, as I steered out of my lane a couple of times. I was torn between speeding to SGH- I could have done it in less than ten minutes if I wanted to- and keeping a safe (read: slow) speed in case my ass hindered my alertness and reaction speed.
Anyway, I reached there in twenty minutes.
A painkiller later, I walked out of that place.
The next morning, I sent a letter to the hospital informing them that I had not paid a single cent and to have them send the bill to my home. I honestly have no idea how the bunch of people on duty that night managed to secure their jobs, and if they actually realised that they were in a real life hospital, and not some juvenile medical school.
This entry is getting a little lengthy, so I shall omit the details. The point is, they CMI.
(CMI = cannot make it)
Frankly, I couldn’t believe I actually did that. Walking into A&E, and refusing to pay up.
Oh my.
Please do not do that. And if you do so, DO NOT say that you were inspired by me.
)
