Ouch ! 鬼 咁 痛 唉 呀 (aai1 a3)!! 好 痛 呀 (hou2 tung3 a3)!! Ouch, that hurts!! Last weekend, I injured my finger (see photo). How did it happen? No, it didn't happen when I tried to put my hand on someone's leg. It's less glamorous (amorous?) than that. It happened when I was playing football. As I jumped up to catch a hard-thrown pass, the ball jammed one of the fingers on my left hand. After injuring my finger, I tried to ignore the pain and continued playing. I even ended up making some great catches. But the next day, my finger had swollen up and looked like it might be broken. So my finger is now in a metal splint, and I am rubbing it every night with 鐵 打 酒 (tit3 da2 jau2), a Chinese liniment commonly used for bone and joint injuries. It probably will take two or three more weeks before my finger is back to normal.

It's ironic that this happened just before Christmas. One other time, just before Christmas, I broke a finger in my right hand. I remember my frustration at not being able to write Christmas cards because my right hand was bandaged with a large splint. At least this time I still can write and type without much difficulty.  ¶ 9:00 PM