My Broken Arm (continued)

Well, actually there is not much of a story left. (I had wanted to share something but it has slipped up out of my mind. )

My arm got better within 3 weeks but the doctor had given me a 8 week MC so I did not have to attend my CCA for the next 5 weeks which were the June holidays. Therefore, I was able to enjoy my school holidays without wasting 3 days a week. What a blessing in disguise! (Though I will probably not risk my arm for this situation).

My experience during this stiuation is that we should always be thankful that we (as in most of us) are physically abled. Without arms or legs, we would probably not be abled to do more things than we could imagine. For example, for me, I realised that, apart from obvoius things like typing, I also could not take out things from my bag, roll over when I sleep among other things.

It helped me understand how a disabled person feels.

My Broken Arm

A few months ago, I mentioned that I would write a proper post about my broken arm. Firstly, I broke when my arm two weeks ago when I fell off a stool. Although that sounds awfully ridiculous, it happened that way. Therefore, I was taken to the hospital's A&E (stands for Accident and Emergency I think). With the current H1N1 virus spreading, everyone in the hospital had to take their temperature and wear masks. The nurse standing at the station passed me a mask, asking me to put it on. The problem was that my hand was in a lot of pain and you need two hands to put on a mask. I told her that I could not put on my mask. She looked at me, very agitated, saying that I had no choice.

I can understand that there were many people waiting to enter the A&E as it was extremely crowded because of the fact that it was a public holiday but then I think I would rather be served with good service than fast service. No matter how fast I am able to get into the area, there will still be a long queue to see the doctor. Later I had to wait almost 2 hours to see the doctor. The way the nurse looked at me was quite rude and I think she should have shown a little more consideration. I think it was quite obvious that I had an injury to my arm as I was using my other arm to support it.

Following that incident, I saw the doctor. The doctor asked what was wrong and when I told him he stated to bend my arm here and there very roughly. He asked which part of my arm was painful. I was unable to find a constant pain support as when he bended at different places, it was painful at different places and he continued. Fortunately, a nurse came in and told hem that he was needed to go somewhere. To my surprise, he muttered under his breath "s***" but loudly enough for me to hear.I do not expect such use of language from a doctor. Our teachers in school do not condone such language and this is not at all expected from a doctor. Also, the doctor was not at all gentle. I know he was rushing but he could have injured me more in the process.

After that, I was sent to have an x-ray. after taking the x-ray, I went back to the doctor. He studied the films from the x-ray and said that it was extremely serious and I had to go for an operation. I would also have to be out of PE for a minimum of nine months. That was such a shock to me and he called for a specialist to come down.

The specialist came down and told me that the doctor had seen the films wrongly and I only had a small fracture at the tip of my elbow. The doctor mistaked it for something else. I only had to be in a cast for 2 weeks. I heaved a sigh of relieve.

Unfortunately, who was to pay the $300 specialist consultation fee? My parents.

(This story is to be continued)

Building the Casino in Singapore

The casino being built in Singapore is supposed to be a money-maker and job creator. However, I feel that it will turn out to be the other way round, people will lose money and also lose their jobs. Why? Gambling Addiction.

Let us first look at why the government wants to build the casino. The 2 mains reasons are to boost Singapore’s image as a tourism hub and to boost the economy. Of course, the casino will generate more jobs at the casino. These are all good reasons but I feel that the banes have been ignored.

The government knows that even though most of the people at the casino will be “ang-moh” tourists who came here to spend big but there will still be a small group of locals who will come and try to strike it big. Like what “Defining Addiction And Its Many Forms” says, addiction is a quiet master which is very true. Many people start gambling and do not know they have gone overboard until a long time later and also do not want to admit it.

The casino will attract quite a fair bit Singaporeans. Although most will limit themselves, there will be a minority that becomes addicted. It will cause some of these people to lose there jobs, money, spouses and later there lives.

In conclusion, I feel that the casino should not have been constructed as I see it more of a bane than a boon.