"......!"

" What happened to your finger!?"

To answer everyone's question:
" It was CHOPPED off !"

Although it was gruesome to recall, I know nobody would be satisfied without at least a brief account of
" What happened !?"

It was a long story... but I'll snip the details.
23rd March. Sunday (1 day b4 Orientation Day)- There was a fight at home. I was trying to resolve it. I was pushing my brother out of the bedroom when my dear sister slammed the door. The rest was a dizzy blur. My sister screamed and open the door, I think. Everything within near circumference was blood-splattered. 1/3 my middle finger was soaked in a crinsom puddle at the corner of the door.

I pick up that piece of flesh (and nail). The arteries in my limbs felt flushed, numb. All I can think of doing was to breathe.

As the doctor poked disinfectants, jabs and needles, I try dispersing all the gloom and doom, croaking random jokes and stuff, and smiling to my poor mom, who kept flinching whenever she glance at that finger (or whats left of it). Of course it hurts - I'm not some super-mutant - I felt sudden shots of electrocution coming from that broken nerve end of that middle finger.

A bath that usually takes 5 minutes now eats up at least 20 minutes. All 5 fingers, especially the 2 direct neighbours, are affected, basically, my left hand is trembling, numb and invalid, for the moment. It'll take months, (no swimming, cycling..."sob!) but hope recovery would speed up.

It was really painful, both physically and the prospect of having a distorted finger - forever. But I have loads to be thankful for...

I am thankful, b'coz it isn't my RIGHT HAND. I can still survive and make a living, hahaa...

Thankful, it wasn't the whole limb, I was relatively more fortunate than many other people, I have a nice doctor (who told me the pain would last for at least a fortnight and the scars permanent)... etc. etc.

Hahaa... Just have to adjust and try get use to things. Next time I see you guyz (the Decommisioned Eleven and other old school mates), please don't be offended if I kept pointing F---