See last week I was trying to experiment to duplicate Chai Tow Kway… So I steamed the shredded radish and rice flour mixture… It was steaming for 30 minutes so I had to check it out. Then the steam that came out burn my fingers.

I had to put my fingers in running water…. Thats the only way to lessen the pain… I was still thinking of the water I was wasting so what I did was get a glass half full.. Put some one-two ice cubes… That did it. Less pain.

For 3-4 hours my fingers were in the glass and theyre starting to look like theyre cooked. So I decided to take it out of water.

Again, the most painful experience ever! I can’t stand it. Longest time they were out of water is 4 seconds.

I was crying. How pathetic. I was thinking of going to the hospital already. That painful. But then  I realized I cannot drive with that pain… I wont be able to see the road because of too much tears in my eyes… I cant stand my fingers not in the ice cold water…

I made myself sleep through the pain… You know how when youre crying you tend to get sleepy? It worked coz when I woke up the pain was bearable.

I researched about first aid, degrees of burn etc…. I learned that what I had was second degree. It means the damage is deeper, it reached way pass the outer layer. I had some damaged nerves.

The day after they are so red and had a blister. and just yesterday…

and now it cracked. Im able to see just how deep the damage is…

Lesson here? Be careful…  Sometimes we tend to be taking doing things for granted like driving and cooking because we’re so used to doing them then bam!

Before it’s too late.