Ouch!!!

I love my feet!

I have been playing badminton for some time now. Uhm, when I say playing, I mean just playing for fun. Not seriously playing or anything. Last Saturday, I went to the SIP (SSEAYP Alumni Association) Weekly Badminton with my friends, Bok, Erik and Lachi. We finally saw Drew there after not seeing him for a long time. It was bound to be a great, fun night.

I was really looking forward to playing again as I missed the last badminton get-together. Before leaving the dorm, I drank around one liter of water and did my stretching in advance. I was really, really excited!

We got to the court at 8 o'clock in the evening. We were having so much fun playing and laughing at our mistakes when about five minutes into the game, I jumped to hit the shuttlecock, which was obviously beyond my reach, and landed twisting my ankle. I was still laughing as I fell on my butt, but I knew it was going to be bad as I heard a crunch from inside my skin. I tried getting up and that was when I felt the excruciating pain in my left foot/ankle. I couldn't believe what was happening. Just when I was having such a great time and building up some sweat...

The next two hours, I just watched my friends play and laughed with them. Yes, I have very high tolerance for pain! Erik suggested we have my foot checked by the doctor and we decided to go to Medical City after the game. I hopped my way to the car. Playing Little Half Chick back in fourth grade was actually a preparation for something after all! Sure, I was laughing, but I was really in pain!

We got to the hospital and since I couldn't walk, they wheeled me in on a wheelchair. Now, when I was a child, weird that I was, I always thought how cool and romantic it'd be to live my life on a wheelchair. And, as my wheelchair and I were being pushed around the whole place, I realized that it was neither cool, romantic nor easy. I hated the feeling of frustration at not being able to move freely and faster. I decided then and there that I never want to be on a wheelchair ever again!

After the X-ray was checked, the doctors said that it wasn't anything serious. No broken bone or whatever, just swollen soft tissue and lateral malleolus. I thanked God silently. It was past midnight by then. While other people were singing, dancing, head-banging and being starstruck at the Fete de la Musique, I was seeing stars, too... because of the pain!

Because of my injury, I stayed in bed the whole day on Sunday. My friends, Bok, Dean, Erik and Lachi proved to be the kinds of friends referred to in the saying, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." They went to see me and stayed with me in my room the whole day. I don't know how I could ever thank them for everything. I would have died of boredom had they not come. Hehehe:)

Anyway, now, I walk with crutches. They're not as cool as I, as a demented little girl, thought they would be. Using them gives me aches all over - back ache, shoulder ache, armpit ache, etc. My armpits are so painful it feels like I have wounds there! I will have to use the crutches two or three days more, I guess. And then, I'll be able to walk normally again. I'm looking forward to this Saturday's badminton already! :)
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Tag... I'm it!

What are the things you enjoy, even when no one around you wants to go out and play? What lowers your stress/blood pressure/anxiety level? Make a list, post it in your journal, and then tag 5 friends and ask them to post it in theirs.

I was tagged by Anj.

-Reading
-Writing
-Eating
-Looking at photo albums
-Just sitting and hanging out at the Sunken Garden in the afternoon
-Playing with (my) cats
-Going to bookstores
-Listening to instrumental music
-Singing
-Rollerblading
-Watching soccer games (on TV or in person)
-Playing with Pikachu (my soccer ball)
-Checking out sports stores for soccer things (soccer shoes, shin guards, etc.) and badminton rackets
-Surfing the Net
-Taking a walk/stroll
-Texting


Tag:
-Valynn
-Balbs
-Lanee
-Noringai
-Adam

Now, you're it! :)