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Saturday, January 31, 2009 12:03 AM

last day of work.

well, I've officially ended my job on friday. can't say it's today cos it's already after midnight so technically it's saturday morning already.

in a way I'm glad I'm no longer working at this job. I don't want to post up the reason why I'm no longer working, so if you really want to know just ask me personally.

somehow I felt abit empty and kind of depressed that today's my last day. sure, I'm relieved because I'm glad in a way that I don't have to get through all these depressing stuff.

it came about when I was handling a case where I had to type a letter to the traffic police requesting for the traffic report. the case was between a taxi and a pedestrian, and the pedestrian was seriously injured when he got knocked down by the taxi, and since doctors couldn't save him despite what they did, he died soon after.
it struck me hard somehow. especially after I looked through the medical report that was in the case folder. the medical terms used were really complicated and I couldn't understand most of it, but it was easy to get the gist of it anyway.

I've handled so many accident cases since I started work, from claiming repair costs for damaged vehicles to getting medical reports and bills, but this is the first time I've come across a case where there was a fatality.

it struck me that life is really short, and that you never know what could happen within an instant.
at the time the letter that I was supposed to be typing required a cheque of a 3-figure sum in order to get the report.

suddenly the injuries that occur in the personal injury cases that I've handled seem really insignificant. I mean, they range from bruises, strains, stable head injury at the most serious injury I've seen so far. but this is the most extreme case I've ever seen since I started work.

what came to my mind when I was handling that case was that the money required for the investigation of the accident would seem really insignificant. it's like, no matter how much money you fork out for investigations, to claim damages and all that, it doesn't change the fact that a life has been lost and can never ever be brought back.

it's really a very depressing and saddening thought. especially when the realization that nothing can be done sinks in.

I wonder if this is how doctors feel when they are unable to save the life of a patient despite doing their utmost best to do whatever they can. though I believe that in their hearts, doctors will feel the heartache. but the family gets hit the worst of all. at least, this is just my personal opinion since blood is thicker than water after all.