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Monday, January 28, 2008
ONE2THREE4FIVE taggity tAg taG
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taggity tag tag from 'swaying' LB
Name 1 thing you do everyday :
• hugs and kisses. must hug. must muack. especially to my loved ones. my everyday staple of life.
Name 2 things you wish you could learn :
• living everyday to the fullest. aitelyu. it's easier said than done to live today like there is no tomorrow. maybe tomorrow never dies...
• exercise selective amnesia. unclog the mind...
Name 3 things that remind you of your childhood :
• hanging out and up in a guava tree
• bobbing and swaying pony tail
• homegrown mangoes of all types, shapes and sizes. my grandma's fav.
Name 4 things you love to eat but rarely do now:
• wickedly rich double fudge brownies. better still if it's heated and melting. oh my!
• english breakfast with sinfully texture and juicy sausages. such sinful slice n bite!
• a shopping lunch stopover at selfridges for salt beef sarnie. shopping+ beef+ salt= spree!spree!
• don't even get me started with cheese. but right now i really feel like having a nice "zhong" (dumpling)... when is dumpling festival again?
Name 5 things that make you feel good :
• no less than 60 minutes sadistic foot reflexology rub and press. arh. oh. ouch..mmm..
• the last 5 minutes of lying heavy on the floor, eyes close, lazy light breathing. drying up sweat. swaying mind.. oi-don't think 'serong'. i'm talking about the cooling down period after yoga.
• tuck in bed with lots of huggies, kisses and "i love you"s from the 2 lil fellas + the big fella.
• getting my mojo back after months of dry spell. *pop the cock on champagne* and get busy?!
(if you are not Dawn, please don't read this. now you know 'happy to see red patch' has nothing to do with making babies.. *ahem*)
• when the kids sleep early. when we still have energy left. just the 2 of us cuddle up watching a good movie. very rare gem occasion.
2. very book lovers Pearl. it takes one to know one :)
3. very nice poetry Kat. enjoy the new freedown?
4. very sweet busy Twin. i know. i still owe you a tag.
taggity tag tag from 'swaying' LBName 1 thing you do everyday :
• hugs and kisses. must hug. must muack. especially to my loved ones. my everyday staple of life.
Name 2 things you wish you could learn :
• living everyday to the fullest. aitelyu. it's easier said than done to live today like there is no tomorrow. maybe tomorrow never dies...
• exercise selective amnesia. unclog the mind...
Name 3 things that remind you of your childhood :
• hanging out and up in a guava tree
• bobbing and swaying pony tail
• homegrown mangoes of all types, shapes and sizes. my grandma's fav.
Name 4 things you love to eat but rarely do now:
• wickedly rich double fudge brownies. better still if it's heated and melting. oh my!
• english breakfast with sinfully texture and juicy sausages. such sinful slice n bite!
• a shopping lunch stopover at selfridges for salt beef sarnie. shopping+ beef+ salt= spree!spree!
• don't even get me started with cheese. but right now i really feel like having a nice "zhong" (dumpling)... when is dumpling festival again?
Name 5 things that make you feel good :
• no less than 60 minutes sadistic foot reflexology rub and press. arh. oh. ouch..mmm..
• the last 5 minutes of lying heavy on the floor, eyes close, lazy light breathing. drying up sweat. swaying mind.. oi-don't think 'serong'. i'm talking about the cooling down period after yoga.
• tuck in bed with lots of huggies, kisses and "i love you"s from the 2 lil fellas + the big fella.
• getting my mojo back after months of dry spell. *pop the cock on champagne* and get busy?!
(if you are not Dawn, please don't read this. now you know 'happy to see red patch' has nothing to do with making babies.. *ahem*)
• when the kids sleep early. when we still have energy left. just the 2 of us cuddle up watching a good movie. very rare gem occasion.
taggity tag tagging:
1. very lovely pretty Alice. *muacks and hugs*2. very book lovers Pearl. it takes one to know one :)
3. very nice poetry Kat. enjoy the new freedown?
4. very sweet busy Twin. i know. i still owe you a tag.
Friday, January 25, 2008
xango
as promised to get in touch, i called up mdm I a couple of weeks back to wish her a happy new year and of course to find out how she is doing. mdm I was my chemo buddy back then, someone i'm glad i get to know. someone to chat with during those long idle drip hours confined to our couch. there is this one time, my chemo schedule was delayed by a day and she actually changed her weekly schedule to a day later just to coincide with mine so that we get to see each other. so very sweet of her.
she is doing fine. god bless her. she told me she was feeling very sick after completing her chemo regime (sometime back in oct 07) and hardly can get out of bed. a friend of her bought her a bottle of xango and within 2-3 days of consuming it, she felt so much better. not only she managed to get off bed, she can walk around and even do some light cooking. although she is off chemo drip now but she is still taking chemo tablets on a daily basis. less potent but nonetheless still have side effects. she also told me that her husband was hospitalized in december 07 due to over toxification on medications. her husband is taking a laundry list of drugs for his blood pressure, diabetes etc. etc. after detoxed and discharged from hospital, she introduced xango to her husband and according to her, her husband is doing so much better after taking xango and in fact, cutting down on his medications too. she recommended for me to try it.
anyone of you heard of Xango? if yes, it would be great if you can share your experience with us. fyi-xango is a nutritional supplements made from whole mangosteen. she is doing fine. god bless her. she told me she was feeling very sick after completing her chemo regime (sometime back in oct 07) and hardly can get out of bed. a friend of her bought her a bottle of xango and within 2-3 days of consuming it, she felt so much better. not only she managed to get off bed, she can walk around and even do some light cooking. although she is off chemo drip now but she is still taking chemo tablets on a daily basis. less potent but nonetheless still have side effects. she also told me that her husband was hospitalized in december 07 due to over toxification on medications. her husband is taking a laundry list of drugs for his blood pressure, diabetes etc. etc. after detoxed and discharged from hospital, she introduced xango to her husband and according to her, her husband is doing so much better after taking xango and in fact, cutting down on his medications too. she recommended for me to try it.
one one hand, i trusted mdm I endorsement of the product but on the other hand, xango simply appear to me as an overpriced fruit drink driven by strong commercial motives. it cost about RM130++ per bottle for a week consumption and you are suppose to take it continuously. sell or distribute through network marketing. pretty packaging though.
what do you think? shall i try it? or don't waste my money?
what do you think? shall i try it? or don't waste my money?
give me your advice... just take a poll below. thank you.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
broken mirror
i'm not superstitious. but somehow things... 'not-so regular' things just keep happening and it's creeping me out a little now. i'm sure you heard about broken mirror bring 7 years of bad luck... some said to break a mirror meant to break one's health... some even said a broken mirror is foretelling a death in a household within a year... how spooky is that.
last night our bathroom mirror just fell and broke. i didn't break it ...nobody did...we are not even anywhere near it. it just fell off on its own. and mind you, it was quite securely attached to the wall. under normal circumstances, i would have waive it off casually. couldn't have cared less.
however, if the 'not-so regular' things happen too frequent. one after another consecutively. it's kinda gets to you. must admit- it did gets to me a little last night. i stared at myself in the mirror (another unbroken mirror of course) looking at any tell-tale sign that might give way that my days are numbered. any black aura seeping out of me. any screaming banshee sucking the daylight out of me. believe me you ...i started talking to myself too.
"hey, you are not really gonna die on me so soon -are you? don't just look back with that rosy cheek. if you are really that sick... if you are going to give up on me, throw me some indication, will ya? at least i don't have to waste money and time trying to save you. "
yep. gone cuckoo a bit. but you know me, i came round. i always did. come on, after all that i have been through.... how could i beat myself up over a broken mirror??!!
now tell me. lie to me if you have to..... am i being silly?
last night our bathroom mirror just fell and broke. i didn't break it ...nobody did...we are not even anywhere near it. it just fell off on its own. and mind you, it was quite securely attached to the wall. under normal circumstances, i would have waive it off casually. couldn't have cared less.
however, if the 'not-so regular' things happen too frequent. one after another consecutively. it's kinda gets to you. must admit- it did gets to me a little last night. i stared at myself in the mirror (another unbroken mirror of course) looking at any tell-tale sign that might give way that my days are numbered. any black aura seeping out of me. any screaming banshee sucking the daylight out of me. believe me you ...i started talking to myself too.
"hey, you are not really gonna die on me so soon -are you? don't just look back with that rosy cheek. if you are really that sick... if you are going to give up on me, throw me some indication, will ya? at least i don't have to waste money and time trying to save you. "
yep. gone cuckoo a bit. but you know me, i came round. i always did. come on, after all that i have been through.... how could i beat myself up over a broken mirror??!!
now tell me. lie to me if you have to..... am i being silly?
Monday, January 21, 2008
dunnO what tO say.....
so much happening and yet, everytime i tried to write a post, i have no idea what to say. yep. right- i'm just gonna blurt it all out in one long breath...ready?
we started the new year with a big BANG!!! on 2nd Jan, a small lorry crashed into my hub's car. no, the kids not in the car. quite a damage. no biggie- more important he is not hurt. and than barely 10 days later, another loud BANG!!! me, the biggest joker, rammed my car right into a pillar. and no, the kids not in the car. don't ask me what happen? i dunno. can't comprehend it myself. if there is any onlookers around at that time, probably they think it's a suicide attempt-what a baloney. even the investigation office queried me, "it's not easy for me to believe that you just ran your car into a pillar?". i told her, "yeah. i won't blame you. i don't believe it either". bad damage but hey, it's just my car, i'm fine. not a scratch. didn't even pinch a nerve. just kinda set me into a low pessimistic mood...especially so that my medical follow up is just around the corner. that's not all. there are yet still the juicy half of the story and i'm sure it will make you laugh like hell but sorry, not appropriate to reveal here.
so, what's the 1st thing that come to mind....don't think -quick! quick! i bet the first reaction is "wow, Lisa is so super bad luck." haha! well, indeed-huh?
but wise words from dear Kat, "call me superstitous but .....whenever there is an accident and an object is damaged, the object has protected the person and absorbed the bad luck on behalf of the person. So I am always thankful that something else is broken and not me!"...cool-huh?
a post must come with photo no matter how irrelevant
so, let's move on. in another long blissful breath .......go!
and then i went for my medical follow up. my doc said since i don't have any complaints, looks alright physically, we did some cancer marker tests and everything turned out fine except my CA125. damn CA125! which actually still considered good cause it has came down from last 70 to 48, against norm 35- the PET scan is potponed till June 08. thank GOD nothing nerve-wrecking. another thing- as promised to inform, my menstrual period came back on the 16th. yip.yippee *throw pre-mature menopause possibility out the window*
so, not that bad after all. considered that everyone is safe....just broken objects...poor cars tho'. come to think of it....such a laugh-out-loud incident. yeah- i laughed at it!
we started the new year with a big BANG!!! on 2nd Jan, a small lorry crashed into my hub's car. no, the kids not in the car. quite a damage. no biggie- more important he is not hurt. and than barely 10 days later, another loud BANG!!! me, the biggest joker, rammed my car right into a pillar. and no, the kids not in the car. don't ask me what happen? i dunno. can't comprehend it myself. if there is any onlookers around at that time, probably they think it's a suicide attempt-what a baloney. even the investigation office queried me, "it's not easy for me to believe that you just ran your car into a pillar?". i told her, "yeah. i won't blame you. i don't believe it either". bad damage but hey, it's just my car, i'm fine. not a scratch. didn't even pinch a nerve. just kinda set me into a low pessimistic mood...especially so that my medical follow up is just around the corner. that's not all. there are yet still the juicy half of the story and i'm sure it will make you laugh like hell but sorry, not appropriate to reveal here.
so, what's the 1st thing that come to mind....don't think -quick! quick! i bet the first reaction is "wow, Lisa is so super bad luck." haha! well, indeed-huh?
but wise words from dear Kat, "call me superstitous but .....whenever there is an accident and an object is damaged, the object has protected the person and absorbed the bad luck on behalf of the person. So I am always thankful that something else is broken and not me!"...cool-huh?
a post must come with photo no matter how irrelevant
so, let's move on. in another long blissful breath .......go!
and then i went for my medical follow up. my doc said since i don't have any complaints, looks alright physically, we did some cancer marker tests and everything turned out fine except my CA125. damn CA125! which actually still considered good cause it has came down from last 70 to 48, against norm 35- the PET scan is potponed till June 08. thank GOD nothing nerve-wrecking. another thing- as promised to inform, my menstrual period came back on the 16th. yip.yippee *throw pre-mature menopause possibility out the window*
so, not that bad after all. considered that everyone is safe....just broken objects...poor cars tho'. come to think of it....such a laugh-out-loud incident. yeah- i laughed at it!
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
wOOt!
7 days of the brand new year 2008 has swiftly passed by. time really flies....don't even try catching it.
what's up with us?
well, school started again. Matt in his 2nd year at Kindy. towards the end of school holiday, he has been talking about missing school... missing his friends... missing his teacher. to his surprise, he was greeted by a new teacher, a bunch of new classmates and worst of the lot, a new language on the very 1st day of school. yeah, we enrolled him for the mandarin class this year and pardon us, he don't understand mandarin at all.
observing from far, i noticed a lot of 'huh?huh?huh?' expressions from Matt when people tried talking to him. i'm a little worried initially but since then, he has been coming home every school days speaking a little bit more mandarin day after day....and it's my turn to go 'huh?huh?huh?'. yeah, i'm that bad in mandarin. thank god, looks like he is enjoying the new language so far. wOOt to Matt!
and my little 'samseng' joined nursery too. my hubby said, "no worries for the little boy. probably he will act like he owns the school in just a couple of days". ha! he acted like he owns half the school already on the very first day itself. he was so at ease digging up and playing toys, puzzle boards, books... as if at home. he even went next door and borrowed a few more toys from other classes. at least, he has the courtesy to ask the teachers "i borrow, ok?" and he always returned them. wOOt to Brad too!
a dear friend called me a few days ago. she told me a very heart warming story. upon hearing my news (that i had cancer), she wanted to pray for me and yet not sure how to go about it. that's how she ended going back to church, attended bible studies and joined a cell group. she told me that the bible study/cell group of people have been praying for my safety and recovery all this time and will continue to pray for me.
here i am, feeling so grateful to have such kind souls...people who dunno me at all.... wishing me well and praying for my life. i know you are reading my blog and i would like to thank you so much for having me in your thoughts and prayers. and of course thank you Irene for having me in your heart. i believe you all have made the battle easier for me . may GOD bless you all.
what's up with us?
well, school started again. Matt in his 2nd year at Kindy. towards the end of school holiday, he has been talking about missing school... missing his friends... missing his teacher. to his surprise, he was greeted by a new teacher, a bunch of new classmates and worst of the lot, a new language on the very 1st day of school. yeah, we enrolled him for the mandarin class this year and pardon us, he don't understand mandarin at all.
observing from far, i noticed a lot of 'huh?huh?huh?' expressions from Matt when people tried talking to him. i'm a little worried initially but since then, he has been coming home every school days speaking a little bit more mandarin day after day....and it's my turn to go 'huh?huh?huh?'. yeah, i'm that bad in mandarin. thank god, looks like he is enjoying the new language so far. wOOt to Matt!
and my little 'samseng' joined nursery too. my hubby said, "no worries for the little boy. probably he will act like he owns the school in just a couple of days". ha! he acted like he owns half the school already on the very first day itself. he was so at ease digging up and playing toys, puzzle boards, books... as if at home. he even went next door and borrowed a few more toys from other classes. at least, he has the courtesy to ask the teachers "i borrow, ok?" and he always returned them. wOOt to Brad too!
a dear friend called me a few days ago. she told me a very heart warming story. upon hearing my news (that i had cancer), she wanted to pray for me and yet not sure how to go about it. that's how she ended going back to church, attended bible studies and joined a cell group. she told me that the bible study/cell group of people have been praying for my safety and recovery all this time and will continue to pray for me.
here i am, feeling so grateful to have such kind souls...people who dunno me at all.... wishing me well and praying for my life. i know you are reading my blog and i would like to thank you so much for having me in your thoughts and prayers. and of course thank you Irene for having me in your heart. i believe you all have made the battle easier for me . may GOD bless you all.
