Chira's Journal: My Bloody Finger

As dictated to Daengbo

I cut my finger today. I was at work, cutting out the "Lucky Draw" for the Chinese New Year promotion, and the box-cutter jumped over the ruler and cut my index finger rather badly. There was blood everywhere. I sauntered over to the pharmacist, and she put some betadine and a small bandage on it.

It kept bleeding, though, and my boss looked at me like I was about to pass out and then made me buy alcohol, anti-bacterial cream, and cotton pads. He cleaned it then bandaged it up for me again.

I was so dazed the whole time. I just stared at my own blood and felt nothing. Then Thirayudh told me that he would show me a way to use exacto knives without cutting myself. He was laughing at me the whole time. Nice guy!

So, my compensation package just went up to salary + transportation + lunch + medical supplies.

Oh, yeah... My boss is buying me a cell phone tomorrow. I just sit at my desk. Why do I need a cell phone? He must want more work out of me...Voila!

box cutters

[H.G. Pennypacker]

Hey .. not to be picky but a box cutter is a specific kind of knife. A box cutter has a slanted opening from which the blade appears and has a flat surface perpendicular to the blade so that you can put it flat against the box while you're cutting it. They are nearly impossible to cut yourself with, unless you are spectacularly clumsy. An exacto knife is just a retractable blade which can be broken off when it has become blunt.

Re:box cutters

[Chira]

It was the 'cutter'. Well, we call a knife like that 'cutter' in Thailand. I really don't know the exact word to use. Anyway, it didn't have a flat surface perpendicular to the blade like you said.
I put a ruler on the cardboard first, then I cut along. I guess that I pushed too hard so the end of the cutter, which was pointed and sharp, jumped on the ruler and cut my finger.
My fatty finger is pretty bad right now. I can't use it. I'm typing this comment like a person who doesn't know how ro rype^H^H^H^H^