March 22, 2005

first aid kit

It occurred on one fine afternoon a few months back, when I carelessly mishandled a motherboard and cut my finger. It wasn’t a big cut but, there were a shitload of blood gushing out from that wound, as if it’s menstruating like that. Probably hit a vein or something.

Shouting “cheebye” out loud, I asked Kermit if we have a first aid kit inside our lab. He said he didn’t know. With my finger still bleeding, I scoured the entire lab for anything I can use … like a plaster or something … but unfortunately, all I could ever find was a bottle of alcohol solution, a tweezer and a Bunsen burner. Like Rambo, I poured the alcohol solution onto my wound and torched the gash with that Bunsen burner to make the wound aseptic …. The pain was so intense, that it made me yelled out loud in a virile manner, and broke a lab bench with a reflex of my flailing hand.

Alright, I made that up. Actually, I couldn’t find a first aid kit inside the lab… and so, I stormed out into the production floor to look for one. Not that the wound’s serious but, I felt inclined to plaster up before it completely drains me dry. I went like about 25 meters or so … and finally, I found one.

Like some junkie stumbling into a pot of dope, I dashed to the small white box without procrastinating further. But then, to my befuddlement, the goddamn box was LOCKED. That was when I yelled out loud “WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD GODDAMN LOCK A FIRST AID KIT ?????”. Frustrated, I began to look around for a key to that lock … but I found a notice instead… right above the stupid box. It says I’ll have to contact the Emergency Response Team member to ask for the key to be able to use the first aid kit.

I mean, can you fucking believe that ?? That’s how screw up our local management is. This is so wrong. Locking a first aid kit. Tiuuuuu … What next ? Some requirement to submit a formal application for approval before putting out a fire ? Bureaucracy at it’s worst level.

When questioned, those motherfuckers would give some excuses like they’re having problems with people stealing medicines from the first aid kit, and that prompted them to lock it. And they think it’s very smart to eliminate some other least important problems at the expense of the public safety… *shakes head in disbelief*

And about 2 days ago, while me and my bunch of BOE’s were having our lunch, I somehow came up with a pretty neat idea on how to counter those theft problems without actually jeopardizing the safety of others :

All they need to do is to leash a big ass dog (Rottweiler or a German Shepherd) right under the unlocked First Aid Kit to guard the box. This would prevent anyone from stealing the medicine. And then, a few feet away from the First Aid Kit, set up another box to fit in a baseball bat sealed in with an emergency-break-glass barrier. In case of emergency, just break the glass to get the baseball bat … and use it to whop on that canine’s skull. Once that bite machine passes out (or croaks), you may just walk over and waste the entire First Aid Kit all by yourself.

Simple yet efficient.

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38 comments: “first aid kit”


  • March 22nd, 2005, 11:54 pm | #

    Why can’t it be a labrador?


  • March 23rd, 2005, 12:23 am | #

    Put an unlocked, yes, unlocked, first aid kit under a real-time cam.

    Still, LOL.


  • Janus
    March 23rd, 2005, 12:42 am | #

    Hmm, i think your company is goign to need to replace the dogs very often if medicine in the first aid kit REALLY went missing :)


  • March 23rd, 2005, 1:01 am | #

    Sigh … what is the world coming to … kinda sounds like schools that strive to keep their toilets clean but lock up the doors which keys can only be found on the stray cat that lives across the block … bodoh


  • kinyu
    March 23rd, 2005, 2:51 am | #

    if somebody was injured, would he/she be able to swing the bat him/herself?
    maybe u gotta hire a guard to swing the bat. or juz leave the kit unlocked.


  • flo
    March 23rd, 2005, 4:12 am | #

    if a person is able to search through and reach for the Emergency Response Team, it’s not emergency anymore, perhaps go there to have a cup of coffee :p Else, the person might die half-way.

    might as well hire a guard to jaga the kit :PP Guard’s salary higher or the medicines expenses higher?? let the company choose…hehe


  • HolyCow
    March 23rd, 2005, 4:45 am | #

    At least be glad that they just locked the 1st aid kid… just wonder if we are required to fill up forms just to get plaster… ermmm, with the way things going on, I bet this will become common in near future. Haha


  • March 23rd, 2005, 6:04 am | #

    couldnt the guy who wants to steal it use the baseball bat to pound the dog? then he gets to steal both the first aid kid AND the baseball bat


  • Kah Chun
    March 23rd, 2005, 7:44 am | #

    Rotts and Alsations are weiners. I would suggest you to trying more intimidating and aggresive breeds such as ChiHuaHua. Woo… you don’t play play when these dogs are around!


  • March 23rd, 2005, 8:52 am | #

    My company has an even more effective way to curb misuse of the first aid box. We have like three peppered around our department in case of emergencies. The good thing is it’s never locked. The bad thing is… it’s always empty. The actual medications are with HR. Tiu nia seng…


  • michaelooi
    March 23rd, 2005, 9:12 am | #

    ee fei - caannnnnnnnnnn. make it a labrador or any other animals that you think suits.

    iblogme - real time cam requires a lot of work. Wiring, camera, CCTV, etc. A dog, you just need to buy it, and ready to be installed anytime.

    janus - yeah. we need to have a huge supply of dogs on top of the medicine. Hey, safer workplace … got to pay some price for that…

    fuchsialowe - lock toilet to keep it clean ? now this is KINKY.

    kinyu - good point. But then, come think of it, if you can’t swing a bat, most probably a First Aid Kit wouldn’t be able to help much. You need an ambulance for that level of injury…

    flo - well, there would be circumstances where the guard might conspire with the employees to steal from the box …. a dog won’t do that (though they might gnaw the box …)

    holycow - that’s what it’s gonna be in future. Heaps of approval to get a tad bit of things done.

    vincent - at least the thief needs to go through a lot of hassles before getting to steal the medicine. I mean, rather than having them to just open the box and stuff a plaster or two into their own pocket - they kinda hv to break glass, biff dog, steal plaster, and drag the semi conscious dog into their hideout. *shrugs*

    kah chun - chihuahuas are scary alright. It reminds me of Jude… my skanky colleague that went “hyuk hyuk hyuk” when excited.

    cmos - an empty first aid kit ? And why do they put it there in the first place ? tiuuu lor


  • ken
    March 23rd, 2005, 11:31 am | #

    Simple yet efficient? I don’t think it’s simple. Think longterm, who’s going to take care of the dog? How about dog poo?


  • ken
    March 23rd, 2005, 11:34 am | #

    Plus, if you really use a dog, the cost to breed it for long term may just cover up the whole stolen goods in the first aid kit.


  • ken
    March 23rd, 2005, 11:36 am | #

    As for your solution, you said it’s a LAB where you get cut. Shouldn’t a lab SHOULD be equiped with such thing in the FIRST PLACE? Even every school LABs have one.


  • michaelooi
    March 23rd, 2005, 1:12 pm | #

    ken - you should learn how not to take things too seriously, especially stuffs you read from the internet. You actually thought about how the whole thing’s gonna fail and all that ? Sheesh…

    It’s just a badass idea I wanna put on my blog for fun…

    relax, gay boy…


  • honey
    March 23rd, 2005, 3:27 pm | #

    so stupid having a locked up firt aid kit?…its an oxymoron in itself…ahhahaha… ppl can’t be that stingy and steal band-aid from work, can they???…i mean do they really cost all that much in msia?


  • March 23rd, 2005, 3:53 pm | #

    Quote 1:
    “ken/anyone - well, that’s very bright of you to use your dumbass friend’s nick as your own pseudonym. and please do not bother to explain your sexuality here … it matters not to most of us ;)”

    Quote 2:
    “relax, gay boy…”

    :D


  • March 23rd, 2005, 4:00 pm | #

    Quote:
    “You actually thought about how the whole thing’s gonna fail and all that ? Sheesh…”

    I’m just giving out my opinion on what your plan going to turn out be just like everyone else (ie. Vincent and Flo).

    Quote:
    “ken - you should learn how not to take things too seriously, especially stuffs you read from the internet. You actually thought about how the whole thing’s gonna fail and all that ? Sheesh…”

    Like I said, Vincent and Flo gave out opinion on what your plan going to turn out to be (failing). So are you saying they are same as me?

    I think it’s YOU the one who SERIOUSLY think that I’m SERIOUSLY take things on the Internet seriously (ie. my comments) ;)


  • March 23rd, 2005, 4:04 pm | #

    By the way, Vincent wrote:
    “couldnt the guy who wants to steal it use the baseball bat to pound the dog? then he gets to steal both the first aid kid AND the baseball bat”

    and you wrote:
    “vincent - at least the thief needs to go through a lot of hassles before getting to steal the medicine. I mean, rather than having them to just open the box and stuff a plaster or two into their own pocket - they kinda hv to break glass, biff dog, steal plaster, and drag the semi conscious dog into their hideout. *shrugs*”

    They posted their ideas here and you replied to all of them. Reply mine:

    “Simple yet efficient? I don’t think it’s simple. Think longterm, who’s going to take care of the dog? How about dog poo?”
    “Plus, if you really use a dog, the cost to breed it for long term may just cover up the whole stolen goods in the first aid kit.”

    *Note* Remember as you said, the idea is for fun. Reply it “with” your “fun”.


  • michaelooi
    March 23rd, 2005, 4:42 pm | #

    ken - you know why i think you took it seriously ? coz you friggin’ made 3 posts while the rest commented it short and straight to the point.

    and frankly speaking, your comments doesn’t make much senses (albeit the abundance of texts)… hence, I also tend to pick on you. And believe me dude, once you admitted yourself as stupid, nobody would actually assume you’re smart. cheers.


  • March 23rd, 2005, 4:59 pm | #

    Stupid fucker : Just fuck off, wilya? You are an eyesore to us regular readers of this blog. Can’t you see hardly anybody here behaves like you? I come here to read funny stuuf and funny comments, half way down you HAVE to spoil the whole mothafucking mood by posting eyesore! Tiu!

    Mike : Release his IP, I’m sure some kpc will be able to look up who he really is. Damn that gay kid!


  • March 23rd, 2005, 5:16 pm | #

    Wuu… I sense anger and wrath. RELAX. You haven’t answer my ideas and please, just answer it like you answered everyone else.

    “Simple yet efficient? I don’t think it’s simple. Think longterm, who’s going to take care of the dog? How about dog poo?”
    “Plus, if you really use a dog, the cost to breed it for long term may just cover up the whole stolen goods in the first aid kit.”

    By the way, “…seriously ? coz you…”, why do you use “coZ”? And please spell check before you post. Use correct symbols please. Make it neat like “…seriously? Cause you…”. I would thank you if you do that.

    You might think that “who the fuck is him to tell me to spell check? I freaking blogged for one years and a half more.”

    *Note* that I said please. Be polite. You’ve blogged for about 1 years and a half. :D

    Quote:
    “and frankly speaking, your comments doesn’t make much senses (albeit the abundance of texts)… hence, I also tend to pick on you. And believe me dude, once you admitted yourself as stupid, nobody would actually assume you’re smart. cheers.”

    You use STRONG words. I have to search for some meaning online (like ‘albeit’ and ‘abundance’) but it’s amazing that you don’t understand what I’m talking about. Here’s my conclusion, you’re smart at using words, but not understanding sentences. :D
    Which part of my comments doesn’t make sense to you? Post and I’ll gladly explain. ;)

    Oh and:
    “coz you friggin’ made 3 posts while the rest commented it short and STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.”

    You said “STRAIGHT TO THE POINT”. Shouldn’t you already understand since it’s STRAIGTH TO THE POINT?


  • March 23rd, 2005, 5:21 pm | #

    For Gay Basher:
    Read again my first two post in here. It’s just plain comments like Vincent and Flo posted. They posted the outcome of Michael’s idea and so do I. Plus, I made a SUGGESTION to put a first aid kit in the lab.

    Next, read what Michael replied. He still haven’t replied to my idea. Just reply like what he replied with Vincent, Flo, etc.
    ;)


  • honey
    March 23rd, 2005, 5:28 pm | #

    wow…i don’t normally comment or read the comments whenever i visit…but this is really interesting and somewhat entertaining…


  • March 23rd, 2005, 5:40 pm | #

    You’re not so stuck after all, Mike ;)
    Okay I sense some serious tension in here(or perhaps Mike might say “what tension? I don’t waste my time having tension on gay kids.”)

    People, (like Gay Basher) check out my blog for some moronic ICQ convo… it’s a little like Mike’s “I am a doctor” blog…but more extreme.. too good to be true man


  • March 23rd, 2005, 5:59 pm | #

    :) Talk to EHS Mike… you might get Ken’s recommendation sorted soon!


  • michaelooi
    March 23rd, 2005, 5:59 pm | #

    Ken - obviously, you have comprehension problems (apart from your grammatical mistakes and shallow thoughts). I doubt there’s actually anyone out there could decipher what you’re trying to say here.

    But then, it matters not to me, COZ I couldn’t be bothered much about you.

    If you think the whole thing actually aggravated me, well, let me tell you … not a wee bit. In fact, I’m feeling kinda astonished about your uncanny resemblance to a ‘retarted’ commenter I encountered a while back. Are you guys somehow related ?

    and then, the education bit…
    “coz” is actually a phonetic representation for the conjunction “BECAUSE”… not “CAUSE” ler …
    The word “cause” itself is not a conjunction. The appropriate way to use it, is to add an apostrophe in front of the word “cause” to indicate that it’s an informal shortform…

    now please, don’t act smart when you know you’re stupid. (note: I said “please”, and that’s supposed to be polite…)


  • March 23rd, 2005, 6:31 pm | #

    Awesome! I learnt many new words today.

    Quote:
    “shallow thoughts”
    Shallow thoughts? I just want some feed back on the idea that I gave. I still haven’t got one.

    Quote:
    “I doubt there’s actually anyone out there could decipher what you’re trying to say here.”

    Do you understand what I wrote on my second last post?

    I wrote:
    “Which part of my comments doesn’t make sense
    to you? Post and I’ll gladly explain. ;)
    Oh and:
    “coz you friggin’ made 3 posts while the rest
    commented it short and STRAIGHT TO THE
    POINT.”

    You said “STRAIGHT TO THE POINT”. Shouldn’t
    you already understand since it’s STRAIGTH TO
    THE POINT?”

    Quote:
    “But then, it matters not to me, COZ I couldn’t be bothered much about you.”

    BEFORE THAT you wrote:
    “hence, I also tend to pick on you.”

    Bodicea wrote:
    “You’re not so stuck after all, Mike ;)”.

    He is now. ;)

    Quote:
    “If you think the whole thing actually aggravated me, well, let me tell you … not a wee bit. In fact, I’m feeling kinda astonished about your uncanny resemblance to a ‘retarted’ commenter I encountered a while back. Are you guys somehow related ?”

    I never thought of aggravating you, NOT A WEE BIT. In fact, I just posted a PLAIN comment like Vincent and Flo posted and I just want a PLAIN feedback (God! How many I have to repeat this?). About that ‘retarted’ commenter? I just came here a few weeks ago and NOPE, I know nothing about that ‘retarted’ commenter.

    Quote:
    “and then, the education bit…
    “coz” is actually a phonetic representation for the conjunction “BECAUSE”… not “CAUSE” ler …
    The word “cause” itself is not a conjunction. The appropriate way to use it, is to add an apostrophe in front of the word “cause” to indicate that it’s an informal shortform…”

    Since you know…
    “But then, it matters not to me, COZ I couldn’t be bothered much about you.”

    Why CAPS your mistake?


  • March 23rd, 2005, 6:38 pm | #

    Quote:
    “now please, don’t act smart when you know you’re stupid. (note: I said “please”, and that’s supposed to be polite…)”

    You know that I’m using my dumbass friend’s name as a pseudonym here. As for “ken (i’m a stupid chinese and so are you)”, the “stupid chinese” stated here is for Ken, not me.

    As for me, I’m not saying that I’m smart, neither do you. Everyone has stupidity. It just how high is the level of it.

    Thanks for being polite. ;)


  • michaelooi
    March 23rd, 2005, 6:56 pm | #

    ken - *shakes head in disbelief* .. damn, you’re more stupid than I thought. You’re now repeating your inane comments …


  • March 23rd, 2005, 7:24 pm | #

    Haha, nice, simple yet powerful. I can see your stuck (with your own words). I notice that you blocked me from posting comments. It seems that you showed me that you REALLY stuck and you’re aggravated.

    Oh and…
    michael - *Shakes head in disbelief*… Oh my god, you’re brain still haven’t figure out what I’m talking about. You either turned off your brain or you’re stuck (in your brain).


  • March 23rd, 2005, 8:15 pm | #

    Aiyoh…still doesn’t work lah…

    the thief can whack the dog and still get away with the medicine….worse still he might even take the (already unconcious) dogs…and the bat.
    :P


  • michaelooi
    March 23rd, 2005, 8:46 pm | #

    ken - whatever you want to say, gay boy. and I had fun watching you using different combinations just to post a comment … what? like 7 attempts ? You must be desperate…

    newbie - yaler … there’s a lot of flaw in that method. I mean, who cares if someone were to steal medicines from the first aid cabinet ? it’s not my problem. My problem is, i wanna make sure that thing works when I need first aid … period.


  • March 23rd, 2005, 11:39 pm | #

    here’s a suggestion….get an utility belt ala Batman and turn it into a First Aid belt…here’s the list of things u need

    - paracetamol (for headaches)
    - band aids (for minor wounds)
    - anti bacterial cream (so u don’t die of gangrene)
    - Minyak Cap Kapak (for misc.)

    thats the basic kit…u can use your creativity
    to add other stuff

    hope this helps


  • March 24th, 2005, 12:19 pm | #

    Wow, I got to give credit. You blocked me from posting comment and now another tactic. Awesome.

    May I know the reason you blocked me? Oh wait, I think I know, you would just say “read my disclaimer… blah blah blah” but you proved one thing. You just like all other STUPID CHINESE that I met. Denial. You’re stucked with your OWN words at your OWN SITE. Blocking me is the way to stop embarassing you from your fans-who-thinks-your-joke-owns-and-afraid-that-I-ruins-their-dream-hero.

    Oh by the way, I’m really desperate and I made 7 retries just to post a comment. But in the end, to prove your a “SMART” ass at your site? It was worth it. ;)


  • michaelooi
    March 24th, 2005, 1:31 pm | #

    ken - bravo gay boy. You made it. Due to your relentless effort to make a post in my blog, alright, I’d be merciful for this time. Let me shed some lights onto your lost and dark deformed brain :-
    if you can learn a wee bit how to comprehend, you’ll realize that i’m not stuck nor in denial nor anything else. In fact, we’ve been talking about you and your sohai postings - you’ve been a laughing stock to most of the readers here. (and you should’ve realized that).

    You don’t even know what’s going on when someone flamed your ass… Eg. I pointed out your mistake about that “coz” thing … and you asked me why I CAPS LOCK ‘my mistake’. This is like answering “I’m a male” when people asks about your age. You’re worse than a kindergarten dropout. If you’re really a Chinese, you’re surely a disgrace to us all.

    And because of your inability to understand those veiled sarcasm in my comments, I reckoned that it’s not worth my time to ‘layan’ a mongoloid like you. I’ve got much more important things to do, like watching TV or taking a piss…

    I find no gratification in flaming you. You’re boring and shallow. You haven’t got any dignity left worth clobbering at. You’re lower than a piece of discarded flat out chewing gum adhered on a paved road. Got it ?

    And here are the reasons why I blocked you :
    1) your racist remarks about Chinese is disturbing. The last thing I ever want is someone hammering my ass for allowing an imbecile like you posting shits on my blog.
    2) you cross posted, flooded, insulted other readers (I don’t give a damn if they insulted you first) and spammed my commenting system.
    3) I don’t like gay boys.
    4) I own this site, and I have the rights to block whoever I want… without needing to explain.

    Now, shall I block you again ? Good luck…


  • ken (i'm a stupid chinese and so are you)
    March 24th, 2005, 6:45 pm | #

    I respect your rights and sorry for spamming.


  • michaelooi
    March 24th, 2005, 6:50 pm | #

    ;D