hello all! thank you so much for all the concern. sorry for all the trouble and worrying. i'm fine now. =)
I can't really remember how the collision with the NYJC girl occurred, but I thought NY had the ball and I went up to touch as a defender and then I somehow collided with someone. I think the ref said changeover cos it was the 6th touch then I was about the roll ball when I realise blood was dripping down from my head, then I thought it was the NY girl's blood (like how we all like to be in denial - it'll never happen to me, kinda thing) until I realised that the blood wouldn't stop 'cascading' (sorry for lack of a better word but that was seriously how i felt) down my face. lol, it kept going into my mouth.
I feel really bad cos I think it was the same girl that people thought i 'rough-touch' her. It was seriously not a rough touch (or even deliberate), I went up for one girl (the link) then she passed it to her wing (which is the girl) so as a link, I had to go for her as well, so she was kinda behind me, so I turned around to chase her and i just tapped her back and the momentum of both of us running in the direction of the tap caused her to fall forward. then it's because that was the side where all the NY people were standing so it was quite tension. =$ But the field condition was really quite bad (waterlogged and slippery) cos of the rain before that and there was this huge puddle of water that one could really drown in (if playing contact and you were taupok at the puddle).
Managed to get her number from a friend who's in NY. Apologised and all but still feel quite bad, I mean she lost one tooth and chipped another. I got 5 stitches, but it still bugs me that it was just a friendlies and this accident had to occur. I read in a book (Killing Floor by Lee Child) that the forehead is the hardest part of the body/skull so I wasn't really very worried, just didn't want to have stitches. But Derelyn was like confirm have stitches kinda then I was like 'huh~...' If I had gotten this during a contact match, I think I would mind it much less. Cos it's just damn retarded to get it during a touch match and what more friendlies. so much trouble caused.
Derelyn, Khai and Sarah went down with me to TTS hospital and Mdm Low had to go down too. Parents had to rush down as well after work. Really want to thank all, especially the coaches and sarah chan (thank you sarah for going down with me, carrying my bags and wheeling me around). I have to say that the A&E is not very in a fluster of activity, everything there is so slow-paced and relaxed it's quite amusing. I reached there probably around 6pm and only managed to leave at 10pm. They didn't clean my wound until before they actually did the stitching (which was probably around 9pm) and the doc was going on before that about getting infection and all that's why I have to get a tetanus injection and stitching (I asked her if I can don't get stitching then she say the open wound will be vulnerable to infection) then all the while I was thinking when are they ever going to clean the wound.
I'm sorry for rambling, but my blog is somehow down so I really need somewhere to vent about the efficiency of the A&E wing. Cos my dad couldn't go in with me and had to wait outside for damn long, plus he was flying off early the next morning. And my mum who could go in but couldn't go in when I was being stitched also waited really long. Everyone was just waiting and I was thinking was there anybody actually being treated on. I mean I'm okay with being put on waiting list since I don't think my situation was that serious but it was like nothing was actually happening. But the doctor and nurses were really nice, so a big thank you.
Can't really move my eyebrows or frown or sneeze or the wound would hurt (feels like I had botox). My left arm is still numb from the tetanus shot. Other than that I'm fine. =) Will be going to a polyclinic on saturday morning for a follow up then wednesday morning to remove the stitches. Have MC up till Tuesday, but might go to school on monday depending. heh. Not sure if I'll be fit to play for the contact competition on wed, but I don't think my parents will allow, coaches kinda said no too. ARGH. oh wells, all because of a stupid mistake from me. think I was damn ganchiong on the field, over pumped up. lesson learnt.
Sarahchan and Karwei keep saying now I've got a harry potter scar. Most say it's cool that now I have a battle scar. haha.. but my mum thinks I'm disfigured and have to go for plastic surgery... I have no idea how the wound looks like before or after stitching. haha.. ignorance is bliss.
anyways, train hard everybody and all the best for the competition. I'll definitely go down at least to watch and support if I can't play. sorry once again for all the trouble. thank you for the concern! =)
love,
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