[Trans] a (touching!) fan account
guess we had all read that one particular fan had sustained more serious injury than the rest, ya? she had suffered injury to her head and seems like she's gone through operation when in seoul and yea, quite some stitches... me wonders if this hokahoka sister could be this fan... hope she's OK now.original in japanese: hokahoka / JOB 2010.03.14
translated into chinese: snowkin / LOVEYONGJOON.com
translated into english: happiebb / bb's blog
I am one of the fans who got injured.
I would like to share about the situation when the incident happened.
If there are areas where I've misunderstood (or remembered wrongly), please forgive me.
After the fourth group of family finished their group photo,
with the wind situation getting stronger,
Yong Joon-ssi started to stand in our midst and we started the photo-taking.
But the wind was getting stronger and we could not take photos,
Yong Joon-ssi used his hands to gesture 'X' to signal STOP SHOOTING
We were told that the photo-taking would continue indoors
So we proceeded to walk towards the hotel.
On the way to the hotel,
there was info that since the photo-taking wasn't completed,
please queue up again for the photo-taking session.
Half in disbelief, we stepped up onto the platform once again,
took our positions and lined up to have our photo taken.
Almost immediately we found out that the info was a mistake,
so we started to leave the middle of the grassy patch to go towards the hotel.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger
so strong that that it was not possible for us to walk on ahead anymore,
I was just thinking it's so dangerous,
and at that moment,
I felt something knock on my back with a huge force and I fell onto the grass.
At this point, the wooden planks used to build the platform for the photo-taking session collapsed.
In the strong wind, the staff were using all their might to remove the wooden planks
to rescue me from underneath the planks.
With the help of the staff, I was helped into the ambulance to lay down.
There were already some injured parties sitting inside the vehicle with their heads bleeding.
After our check-up at the hospital
We heard people say that those people had sustained the injuries
as they were trying to help the people who were blown down by the wind.
Those people had struggled with the wind in order to save and help us,
and their faces were hurt and scratched.
We felt pain in our hearts hearing that, and felt so sorry towards them.
I think... if I were standing during that time,
I would probably have sustained serious injuries.
When I was lying on the stretcher in the hospital,
Yong Joon-ssi came.
Looking at me lying there, he seemed to have taken a huge blow,
When he was nearing me, his eyes were brimming with tears,
He held my hand as he was saying he's sorry.
Thereafter, he held each of the injured fans' hands one by one and apologised to them.
At the end, he had come over to my side once again,
held me hand and murmured in a low voice, "I... What should I do?"
I only said to him, "Kenchanayo."
He's about my son's age.
The thought of this young man, whose pair of hands embodies such warmth,
having to, once again, shoulder such heavy burden,
My heart feels such pain that I'm almost heartbroken.
Fortunately there's nothing wrong with my bones
I can sit in front of the computer as I take my medication.
I pray for the speedy recovery of all those who have been hurt.
And I pray sincerely and anxiously to alleviate the pain and sadness in Yong Joon's heart.
I wish to express my gratitude towards the staff who had bled in order to protect us,
And also wish to thank the family who has worried for us.
posted by bb @ 3/17/2010 06:21:00 PM
3 Comments:
Hi! BB
....you're around when times like this.........thanks.
........please change your avatar i prefer your sitting on the chair and reading a newspaper or books something like that ...sorry it's your blog who am I just only a dudes. I'm happy you're back.
bb, since the discussion has strayed in that direction I'd like to say that I LOVE your new Minnie Mouse avatar.
But onto more serious issues, I too experienced many of the contradictory feelings you address in terms of the grass being greener and also wondering about the DATV tours and the consequences of wuri YJ's mega-popularity. And that, mind you, is from very, very far away with access only to the English exchanges on our favourite star - not very much these days.
I'm not sure what to think of our collective pulling back. Perhaps it was inevitable. Perhaps it's for the best; we all have aspects of our lives that could use more attention. Perhaps the single-minded passion is ebbing but then again perhaps it's being replaced by something more sustainable. Knowing less about every single little occurrence might not be such a bad thing.
That being said, I know many of us still do our daily web rounds and are thrilled to find new posts, new trans, new opinions, fresh chances to say "Hi".
And whenever we’re disappointed that there's nothing new, we should remember that there is a wealth of information and pictures in past posts – even old blogs our sisters no longer update. Last week, struck by a little nostalgia I'm sure, I re-read your December 29, 2005 post, "that fan from Africa" and it brought me great solace.
Just wanted to thank you again for posting it, for all the links you’ve provided over the years, and for continuing to bring us your take on the latest news.
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