make a donation =)

pls show support to wenhan who's shaving for a good cause!

http://www.hairforhope.org.sg/index.php?/shavee/idetails/789

i pray for good health & speedy recovery for sm's mum & ab's dad

welcoming shan's baby boy who's born today!

hmmm...realise i've stepped into another phase of life

less time on party, more time for family =)

now it's radiotherapy

its bad news again :(

de cancer cells r moving...& latest is some spots were found in her brain

today's chemo was suddenly changed to radio nex tues...

& she wld need to go for 5 consecutive radio b4 chemo

all de postponement & delay in treatment is worrying me

god, can i have some good news?

wonder if my nex career move is wise?

wonder if my 1st car purchase is wise?

pls shed me some light...

our new 'asset'

we finally got a golf tsi 1.2 white after months of car shopping! =)

gotta admit that we both fell for it at first sight...even thou de price is abit steep

hmmm...guess i hav to cut dn my entertainment so tat i can save enuf

time to change to healthy & cheap hangouts like exercise & beaches now!

my mama is due for her 1st chemo nex week...

hope de car comes in handy to bring her ard

i pray for her good health

i pray that she recovers quickly n we can enjoy a family trip soon

i pray for her happiness



it feels like a nightmare...

i've been visiting de hospital lately...life really hasn't been as sunny as before.

while i welcome my godson lucas and was overjoyed 2 weeks ago (26/5), this week i have to brave myself with news that my mama is down with breast cancer. 

when i first heard the news over the phone (6/6), i keep asking myself if i'm having a nightmare (in my head: someone, pls slap me to wake me up, pls). seriously, i wish i wasn't in reality.

while i pick myself up, i started to read up online about the illness, esp when my elder siblings are not in town. i told myself to stay strong, take good care of my mum, and ensure my family copes well with the sudden news.

these are good cancer foods:

1) Tomatoes

2) Blueberries

3) Red cabbage, red beets

4) Spinach **

5) Garlic **

6) Whole wheat

7) Oranges

8) Strawberries

9) Beans (esp soya beans) **

10) Olive oil **

** esp for breast cancer

i also have to encourage my mum to take high fiber foods... fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains (bread, flour, rice, dark brown sugar), and avoid salt. she has to stay physically active and maintain healthy weight to build her immunity.

i'm planning to get iPad 2 for her to play games, and e-cigarettes to help her cut down smoking and eventually quit someday.

 

having read tuesdays with morrie, i learn to cherish every moment with my beloved mum now. what's important is not how long more she can or will live, but how happy she can be in the days ahead. understand that the treatment period will be the most demoralising period for a cancer patient. its high time for me to spend more time with her and my family. 

i'm thankful now that i'm not selected for the US trip. perhaps this is what was planned for me.

 

frenz, pls send your parents for regular checkups (if they are above 50 years old), as certain illness are difficult to detect. force them if you really need to. apparently breast cancer affects 1 in 17 women in singapore. early detection is often less complicated and easier to cure.

thank you all who have asked and cared for me in one way or another. i will take good care of myself. if you would like to help me, do share with me anything i should take note of.

here are some useful reads:

http://www.hpb.gov.sg/diseases/article.aspx?id=778

http://www.breastcanceranswers.net/articles/What-are-the-different-breast-cancer-stages.html

http://www.breastcanceranswers.net/articles/What-is-the-breast-cancer-survival-rate.html

http://www.truehealth.org/ahealt10.html

http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/sec22/ch251/ch251f.html

falling sick

it's been a long time since i fell so sick... tis time down wif running nose & persistent cough for 3 weeks... suspected nasal allergy & sinus infection...my weight dropped from 43 to 41kg, my lowest since teenage days...almost fainted in de bath last week cos of my low blood pressure... hope to recover fully soon, and to start my usual hang outs wif my frens & loved ones...& hav my weekly swims..getting tired of takin medicine :(

sorry peeps if i'm unable to join u lately for chill out & boozing...  my mama has forbidden my late nites & wil forbid further in months to come... but i know she jus cares for my health...

(kinda miss him takin me to de doc, cookin porridge for me, makin me take my medicine, being there for me)

amidst de GE fever, i'm deprived of being able to cast my vote & influence my future, as i'm in de walkover zone. but i certainly hope my country can get betta... issues which are irritating me as a S'porean:

1) Housing woes: being single, i cant own a HDB, & no matter how hard i work, i alone wun b able to afford de 20% downpayment for private (close to $200,000)...even if i get a HDB resale when im 35, i have to work my entire life in order to service de loan... my CPF will b wiped out, which ultimately affect my retirement savings.. my life would then revolve around working for a house... if i wanna my cash back, i wld hav to migrate...Is this living?! (N there r plans to push back retirement age...gosh how old do we have to work?!)

2) High salaried M: upsets me tat they are earning million dollar salaries, funded by taxpayers...de amt can be pumped for better welfare for the poor, better healthcare at lower cost!?

3) GST: if ever GST needs to be raised for govt revenue, tax shd b on luxury goods only...for income equality i.e. rich shd pay more!

4) Singaporeans: we shd favour sporeans for our greater contributions...many foreigners r enjoyin & reaping de sows our grandparents & we hav seeded...N we locals shd not embrace every bloody ang moh we see on de streets! what hav dey done for our country?

5) Overcrowding buses & MRT: i hav nvr tot of buying a car (which i feel is a liability) but de long waiting time for bus & havin to squeeze wif ah tiongs & blangs hav made me think otherwise! ownin a new car now is simply a waste of my hard earned $$ (btw who benefits when COE $$ goes up?)

6) GLCs = legitimate co*ruption?

All i ask for is a comfy home and happy living wif my loved ones. Having to juggle my work now is oredi challenging...cant imagine if one day i have to start a family & have to handle kids...

Where have our hard earned $$ gone? Are we being exploited? I wonder wonder wonder...

just for laughs on monday blues

Two Italian men and a lady stranded on a desert island;

- The two fought and one KILLED the other to have the lady.



Two American men and a lady stranded on a desert island;

- They both had the lady TOGETHER.



Two French men and a lady stranded on a desert island;

- They killed the lady to have EACH OTHER.



Two Indonesian men and a lady stranded on a desert island;

- The first man claimed that island is independent and took the lady as his advisor.

- The second man swam to another island to search for jobs.



Two Thai men and a lady stranded on a desert island;

- The first man rented the lady to the second man for 2 baht a night.



Two Filipino men and a lady stranded on a desert island;

- The first man kidnapped the lady and asked for ransom from the other man.



Two Malaysian men and a lady stranded on a desert island;

- The lady ACCUSED the first man of sodomizing the other because she was rejected by both.



Two Singaporean men and a lady stranded on a desert island;

- The two men are still waiting for instructions from the GOVERNMENT on how to proceed.

no more US

haiz my dream of gg US to work is smashed le...strong contender last min...sorry peeps no bunk in for ur hol plans...

am now in a loss...where else can i post to?

oh ya baby, when wil my trip come true to help me recover fr my loss?