The Friday 30, January 2014 was the Chicness New Year. Many people in Cambodia, however, they were purely Chines -Khmer, they thought that Chines New Year Day was very important for them. They celebrate it every year, so that was why there was much crowed of traffic jam in Phnom Penh city, which was very small and messy city.
On that day, I was working, at night, at to To To Ice cream
Shop. Truly, there were many customers came to eat ice cream on that day. I was
very tired because giving service. It was so busy that all staffs left working
place at 10: 45pm.
After finishing everything, I had poured pure drinking water
working place for a bottle. It contented 1700 milliliter. Then I came out of
working place, and walked to parking space for the security checking out. Five
minutes later, I put on the helmet the drove my motor bicycle away.
Unfortunate, when I arrived the circle way of Independence Monument
(Vimien Aekariech), there was a motor bicycle modeled Honda Icon, which was
driving by two gangs very fast. Their directions was from Koh Pich Island
(Dream Island Happy Center), which was from the east to the west. They made
their driving curling from one to one. It was formula one.
Bad lucky, their motor bicycle crushed to mine at the
interaction. The sound of traffic accident was liked the shout of fire gun. My
motor bike and my body was pushed over, and then smashed to the cement wall of
street. My head also pushed strongly to the street. However, I had put on my
helmet, so my head was safely. In addition, my left hand was banded to my back
under my body. Because my left hand was banded under my back, and my left leg was
covered by motorbike, I could not get up. I got coma. Three minutes later, I
was awake, but cannot get up. I still laid on the street, and waved to everyone
for help. Immediately, there were traffic police officers and a man came to me.
However, he asked me sleep for a while. Because
of so pained, shouted to them, "Could you take the motor bike out of my
left leg? It was paining that never had before. It made me felt a half cry.
Those two gangs ran away. Then a traffic policeman and a man
took me to a walk side:
Police : Are
you OK?
Me : I
am OK. But I don't know what happens on my left leg. Maybe it is broken now.
Police : Here
is the balm! Use it on where you're suffering.
Me : Could
you do it for me? Because my leg is numb, and I can't move aside.
While the policeman use the balm on my leg, it was swelling.
Because of the edema and pained, I could not stand up for walking. I tried to
call to Chhaingka, who was my friend stayed with me. Unfortunatley, he did not
came back to Phnom Penh yet. He was still in hometown. So I called to my
sister, but she was staying at my uncle's house at Choa Chao. It was 25
kilometers from my place I got traffic accident. After I called to my friend and
sister, but could not help, I called to oldest brother. What's pit for me? My
brother was staying Pailin City at Batt Dombong Province. Because he worked as
mobile phone wireless specialist, he had mission to every province.
After that, my father
and I rode a motor to the Chhey Chom Neh Hospital at the circle way next to
Takhmoa City.
My brother asked me many things for what happened on me. Then
he called to my father, and told to my father that I got traffic accident.
After my father know about this, he called to me immediately.
My Father : What happened on you? Is
Everything Ok?
Me : Father, I've got traffic accident
at the circle way of Independence Monument
Father : So
I'll be arrived at 20 mutinies later.
Me : No need Dad. I can go home by
myself.
(Because
it was a quarter to eleven)
After that, I tried to switch the machine of motor bicycle
on, but it did not work. A policeman helped me to make my it worked. Then it
worked, but I did not work for long time. I could drive it maybe 100 meters from
my monument. Fucking me again! It kept not working. Because my left leg was so
pained, I could not walk or walk to hold the motor went forward. I just sit on
it and used the right leg to push the land for making it went on forward.
When I moved my motor bike to the nearest to traffic light,
I met a man who was standing in front of a wheels fixed shop. He looked at me.
He seemed want to help me. I saw like that I asked him for help. Maybe he was
Khmer Leur People (Cambodian people who live at the northeast of the country) due
to his pronunciation.
A Man : What's mater?
Me : Oh, brother! Could you help me to
make the machine of my motor work? Brother,
I got
traffic accident at the circle way of Independence Monument. And now I can't
stand up to make it work.
After that man knew that I got traffic accident, he was very
amazing then asked me to move a side. He tried to do it.
The weather so cold, my leg was so pained. He tried his best
until his body was wet of sweat. Fifteen minutes later, the motor bike still
did not work. Everything could not be right, so he told from his heart.
A Man : I am very very sorry to help you.
I try my best, but it still doesn't work. I ` sure don't how
to do it.
Me : Thank you brother. Thank a million! Even it doesn't
work, you help me from
your best.
A Man : I really worry about you because not
only your leg is sick, but your motorbike
doesn’t
work. (He said with upset mind)
.Me : Thank you very much brother for
your kind. I'll try to push myself to arrive home
After then left me, I didn't what to in that time, for no body
come to help me. So I used my right leg again to push the motor went forward. I
said in my mind "Oh, my save my life, please". It was about 5
kilometer from that place to the homer. I tried to restart the machine again
and again. I was the magic one that I just met because I said to the god for
help to make the machine worked, then my motor start to work. Maybe the god
saved my life. I felt very excited. It worked not like before. Fifteen minutes
later, it arrived home… [……..]
Arrived Home
I was 11:40pm when arrived home. I opened the gate and took
the motor in home. I went on up stair then I took the balm, and painted on my
left leg again. Because it was so pained that I could not fall in sleep. However,
I tried to close my eyes.
Sleeping only for 2 hour, my leg was so pained again at 2
am. I moved my body from right to left and from left to right. From the thigh
to the top of my leg was so pained. Moreover, when the cold wind blew slightly
on my body, it became so pained and hurt. I said quietly " Father, please
help me!!!" I tried to sleep, but could not. Therefore, I decided to wake
my grandmother for help. From the thigh to the top of leg was swelling. She saw
like that she took Khmer traditional medicine (grind kind of ginger
mixed with white wine). I was the best
quality. After five minutes later, I felt better. Twenty minutes later, I felt
in sleep.
The Morning of the next day.
My father came to the home at Chak Angre Leu early to take
me to the hospital. Because we did not have enough money, my father decided
took me to his cousin's house. His name was Chan Thorl. He was working
Chhey Chom Neh Hospital.
For three days, he had given the injection and some medicines.
The condition was better only after took tablets and injection. However, when
the effective of medicine became low power, the leg became hurt and swelling
like before.
When the condition was like that, medicines recommended to
my father to take me to hospital for scanning the inside of the bone.
Then my father took me to his office again because he did
not have enough money. Because of this, he borrowed money from his office
manager. After we ate the Italy noodle already, his boss gave him money.
Honestly, I felt a halt cried, and thought in my mind that "Why do always
build up the problems to my father?" "Sorry dad, I am 21 years old
now, but I still rely on you."
In addition, there were problems in his mind, which need him
to face, I saw my father's face seemed angry and tired. He always made long
breath. For many difficulties, such as at his working place needed him. Other
thing was taking me to the hospital.
Arriving the Hospital
After we put our motor in the parking space, we went to
X-ray Lab room. The specialist of the X-ray Lab, whom was friend of my father
for long time ago. My father asked him to scan inside of my bone. He said
nothing happened on my hand. "I am the specialist. I know about this",
he said. I looked to the face of my father and said, "I really want to
know what wrong with my left and leg. So I don't care anything." Maybe he felt frustrated to what I said, that
man replied. "Ok, you can, but you should accept to the price which were
set", the specialist said. When I hear that, I busted my shout. "I
don't care the price. What I want to know is inside of my bone." "What's
wrong with my bone?" I busted my shout.
The specialist scanned my left shoulder and left leg.
Finally, the result showed by pictures that my bone of my shoulder and hand
were self. However, left leg got problem. The index toe of my left leg was
broken.
Before knowing that result, I did not feel so hard, but
after knowing that, my patient seemed so hurt than before. The doctor gave me
the medicine and bandage. The doctor said for a month it would better, but stop
walking any more.
Chines New Year was the day that I got traffic accident. I did not think it cause me that it made like that, but I got it on that day.
