On 26 Feb 2011 at about 7pm, I cut my left thumb while washing a bowl. I knew it needed stitches and told myself to be brave. At CGH, when they were removing the bandage, it was so painful I immediately burst into tears. Under the hands of a foreign doctor, I received 10 stitches.

Until today, the thumb is weak and feels numb. The culprit bowl was a free one packaged with Brand's Chicken Essence bought years ago. I blame my mom, being her stingy and thrifty self, used the bowl for so long and did not replace it. She was worried, but she never said sorry.