Dear my lovely readers,
Below is the post I received from my former university mate.
This post on this article for your good reading pleasure, which I have received from my university mate, just in case................some of us may already got a piece of it....
A chat with Heart Specialist was arranged by WIPRO for its employees .
The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone.
Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
Ans:
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar
Qn: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?
Ans: No
Qn: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person
gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.
Qn: Are heart diseases hereditary?
Ans: Yes
Qn: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
Ans: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
Qn: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
Ans: Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints
Qn: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
Ans: Mother Theresa , who was my patient
Qn: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
Ans: Extremely rare
Qn: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age
(I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
Ans: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.
Qn: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ?
Ans: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.
Qn: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
Ans: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.
Qn: Can yoga prevent heart ailments?
Ans: Yoga helps.
Qn: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?
Ans: Fruits and vegetables are the best and the worst is oil.
Qn: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?
Ans: All oils are bad .
Qn: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?
Ans: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.
Qn: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?
Ans: Help the person into a sleeping position , place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.
Qn: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?
Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG.
Qn: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
Ans: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, s edentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.
Qn: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?
Ans: Yes.
Qn: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
Ans : Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child
Qn: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart ? What precautions would you recommend?
Ans : When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.
Qn: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short / long term)?
Ans : Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.
Qn: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
Ans : No.
Qn: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
Ans : No.
Qn: How would you define junk food?
Ans : Fried food like Kentucky , McDonalds , samosas, and even masala dosas.
Qn: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?
Ans: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.
Qn: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
Ans : No.
Qn: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded emails on this)?
Ans : Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.
Qn: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?
Ans : No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.
Qn: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
Ans : Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.
Qn: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
Ans: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.
Qn: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
Ans : Diet, exercise, drugs on time , Control cholesterol, BP, weight.
Qn: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
Ans : No.
Qn: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
Ans : There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to
reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.
Qn: Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
Ans : No.
Qn: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
Ans : Nature protects women till the age of 45.
Qn: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
Ans : Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkup s if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended) ....
Share it with all your friends....... They might be benefitted……
Trust you find it useful,
Cheers and have a lovely day,
James Oh
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Good news for commutators
Dear my loving readers,
Today, I am going to share with those commutators who have problem of taking a nap while traveling with train or LRT or MRT.
For those, who have resolved the above issue and satisfied with your own solution below, then congratulation to you. Please do share with us your solution.
For those commutators who used to travel from house to and fro office and have nothing better than taking a nap during the journey do not feel disappointed and continue to read further. You may be joyed with the solutions below.
For those who are not so fortunate or travel at those route with heavy traffics and hardly find seats for themselves, then they may not be disappointed if you continue to read the messages below. The product seem to offer you a solution.
For those travel the routes not so heavy traffic, may opt for the solution below while in seating position.
For every issue you are encountered there is always way for you to resolve it. The solution is always there for those who open their eyes and those who open their ears to listen.
Trust you find it creative and useful.
Today, I am going to share with those commutators who have problem of taking a nap while traveling with train or LRT or MRT.
For those, who have resolved the above issue and satisfied with your own solution below, then congratulation to you. Please do share with us your solution.
For those commutators who used to travel from house to and fro office and have nothing better than taking a nap during the journey do not feel disappointed and continue to read further. You may be joyed with the solutions below.
For those who are not so fortunate or travel at those route with heavy traffics and hardly find seats for themselves, then they may not be disappointed if you continue to read the messages below. The product seem to offer you a solution.
For those travel the routes not so heavy traffic, may opt for the solution below while in seating position.
For every issue you are encountered there is always way for you to resolve it. The solution is always there for those who open their eyes and those who open their ears to listen.
Trust you find it creative and useful.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Date with second women!
Dear our loving readers,
This is another touching story, take your time to read it slowly...
和另一女人約會 !
Date with second women!
一定要看完.... 感人 Must read, it is touching!
當我看完 After I read
百感交集 I was unbearable with my complex feelings
熱淚盈框,當我們窮於應付生活所需之時
When we are busy to sustain our life.
是否也忽略了些什麼 ?!
Do we forget or ignore something more important to us?
很感人的一篇文章 , 分享給你 !
和另一女人約會？
結婚了廿一年後，我發現了一種別出心裁的方法,可以讓愛的火花永保新鮮。
After married for twenty-one years, i found an unique way to refresh my love life.
不久以前 ，我和另一位女士約會，其實那還是我妻子的主意，
Not long ago, I was going to date with a lady, and the idea came from my wife.
有一天她說：「我知道妳很愛她。」我很驚訝，立刻爭辯說：
「但我愛的是妳呀！」「我知道，但你也愛她呀！」
One day my wife said: I know u love her. I was shocked: The one I love is you! She said: I know, but u love her too.
我妻子要我去看的女士是我的母親。
The lady that my wife asked me to visit was my mother.
她已經寡居了十九年，然而我忙碌的工作和身為二個孩子父親的責任，令我分身乏術，以致很少有時間和她相聚。
She was alone for nineteen years, however, I was busy with my job and my children, so I was less likely to visit her.
那晚，我打電話給她，邀約她第二天和我一起吃晚餐和看電影。
The night, i called her, invited her to have a dinner and movie with me at the second day.
「怎麼了，你還好嗎？」她問道。
' What happen? Are u alright?', she asked.
母親是那種會認為晚上那麼晚打電話，又突然邀約她，一定不會有什麼好事的人。
「我想如果有機會和妳單獨約會，一定很有意思。」我回答。
I answered: I was just thinking that if I have chance to date with u alone, it sure be very interesting.
她想了一會兒，然後說：「我非常樂意。」
After a while, she said: I do.
那個星期五下班以後，我開車去接她時，心裡有一點緊張,
The Friday came after i knock off from my worked, I fetched her at her home, felt like a little bit nervous.
因為從未嚐試過這樣的約會。
Because I had never been to a date with my mom before...
當我到達她家時，我看她對這樣的約會，似乎也有一點緊張。
When I reached her house, I found that she seems a little bit nervous too.
她在門內等著，身上穿著大衣，裡面那件禮服
還是最後一次慶祝結婚紀念日所穿的呢！
She was in her suite, which she wore during her last wedding anniversary with my dad, waiting for me in her house.
她的頭髮還特意捲了一下，臉上的微笑像天使一般。
She made her hair specially, smiling like an angel.
上了車後，她得意洋洋地說：「我告訴我的朋友，我要和我的兒子外出約會，他們都好羨慕，迫不及待要聽聽我們約會的情形。」
When she get into my car, she proudly said: all my friends were jealous at me when they know that i'm gonna dating with my son.
我們去一家雖不豪華，但十分雅致，溫暖舒適的餐廳。
We went to a restaurant which was not expensive but with warmth and cozy environment.
我母親挽住我的臂彎，好像第一夫人一般。
My mom hold my hand as she was the wife of a president.
入座以後，我必須幫她看菜單點菜，
After getting to her seat, I help her to order her food,
因為她的眼睛現在只有大的字才看得見。
Because she only can read the big capital words.
用餐一半時，我抬起頭來，看到母親正在凝視我，
When we were eating, I found she was staring at me,
嘴角帶著懷舊的笑容說：「記得當你小時候，總是我為你看菜單的。」「那現在妳正好可以休息，輪到我來為妳服務了。」我回答。
She smile and said: I remembered that during yr childhood, I always make the order for u. I answered: then now is yr chance to take a rest and let me to serve u.
一面享用晚餐，我們一面聊天，聊得很愉快，
We keep talking during our dinner,
談了許多最近幾年來，各自生命中的一些事。Sharing about our life and some special things happening these few years.
我們聊得太久了，所以趕不上電影。當我送她回到家門口，
We talked for very long time until we missed the movie. When I fetched her back to her house,
她說「我要再和你一起外出，但下次讓我作東好嗎？」我答應了。
She asked: I'd like to date with u next time, but please let me pay the bill next time. I agreed.
回家後，妻子問我：「你的晚餐約會如何？」
When I back to my home, my wife asked: how's yr date with yr mom?
「非常有意思，比我想像的好多了！」 ~我回答。
' It was interesting and fun, over my expectation', I answered.
幾天以後，母親因心臟病猝發而去世。這事發生得太突然了，
Few days later, my mom passed away due to heart failure. The thing happened in an unexpected manner,
讓我完全措手不及。
I wasn't prepared for it at all.
不久以後，我收到一封信，裡面是上次我和母親約會的那家餐館的一張收據，上面有一張字條寫著：「我已先付了賬，因為我確定自己不可能再有機會去了，但我還是付了兩人份的賬──你和你的妻子。
你絕對想不到那一晚的約會對我有多大的意義，我愛你。」
Soon after this, I received a letter, there are a receipt of the restaurant that I dated with my mom, and a message: I already paid the bill for our next date, even though I know I'd probably won't have chance to date with u anymore, I still pay the bill for two persons: u and yr wife. U will never know how meaningful the date to me, I love U...
從那一刻起，我深深體會，一定要及時說：
「我愛你」，並且要常常撥出時間給我們所愛的人。
At the moment, I realized: we must always spare our precious time to our beloved, and told them u love them before it is too late.
世上沒有任何事比自然如來因緣和你的家庭更重要，
多花時間和他們在一起，因為這事絕不能拖延到「以後有時間再說 ...」。
There is nothing more important than yr family, spend more time with them before it is too late.
「樹欲靜而風不止，子欲養而親不待」 是人生一大憾事。
Don't make any regret in our life.
~{ 愛無分 ,愛有份}~
不要等到爱得太迟，珍惜现在。祝您辛福！
轉寄 只為好東西要和好朋友分享
Share with all yr friends and family members, because we should share good things with them.
每一封信，都帶著我對你的祝福 ^_^
Regards from me to u in this letter ^_^
Trust it will touch you at the end of the day,
James Oh
This is another touching story, take your time to read it slowly...
和另一女人約會 !
Date with second women!
一定要看完.... 感人 Must read, it is touching!
當我看完 After I read
百感交集 I was unbearable with my complex feelings
熱淚盈框,當我們窮於應付生活所需之時
When we are busy to sustain our life.
是否也忽略了些什麼 ?!
Do we forget or ignore something more important to us?
很感人的一篇文章 , 分享給你 !
和另一女人約會？
結婚了廿一年後，我發現了一種別出心裁的方法,可以讓愛的火花永保新鮮。
After married for twenty-one years, i found an unique way to refresh my love life.
不久以前 ，我和另一位女士約會，其實那還是我妻子的主意，
Not long ago, I was going to date with a lady, and the idea came from my wife.
有一天她說：「我知道妳很愛她。」我很驚訝，立刻爭辯說：
「但我愛的是妳呀！」「我知道，但你也愛她呀！」
One day my wife said: I know u love her. I was shocked: The one I love is you! She said: I know, but u love her too.
我妻子要我去看的女士是我的母親。
The lady that my wife asked me to visit was my mother.
她已經寡居了十九年，然而我忙碌的工作和身為二個孩子父親的責任，令我分身乏術，以致很少有時間和她相聚。
She was alone for nineteen years, however, I was busy with my job and my children, so I was less likely to visit her.
那晚，我打電話給她，邀約她第二天和我一起吃晚餐和看電影。
The night, i called her, invited her to have a dinner and movie with me at the second day.
「怎麼了，你還好嗎？」她問道。
' What happen? Are u alright?', she asked.
母親是那種會認為晚上那麼晚打電話，又突然邀約她，一定不會有什麼好事的人。
「我想如果有機會和妳單獨約會，一定很有意思。」我回答。
I answered: I was just thinking that if I have chance to date with u alone, it sure be very interesting.
她想了一會兒，然後說：「我非常樂意。」
After a while, she said: I do.
那個星期五下班以後，我開車去接她時，心裡有一點緊張,
The Friday came after i knock off from my worked, I fetched her at her home, felt like a little bit nervous.
因為從未嚐試過這樣的約會。
Because I had never been to a date with my mom before...
當我到達她家時，我看她對這樣的約會，似乎也有一點緊張。
When I reached her house, I found that she seems a little bit nervous too.
她在門內等著，身上穿著大衣，裡面那件禮服
還是最後一次慶祝結婚紀念日所穿的呢！
She was in her suite, which she wore during her last wedding anniversary with my dad, waiting for me in her house.
她的頭髮還特意捲了一下，臉上的微笑像天使一般。
She made her hair specially, smiling like an angel.
上了車後，她得意洋洋地說：「我告訴我的朋友，我要和我的兒子外出約會，他們都好羨慕，迫不及待要聽聽我們約會的情形。」
When she get into my car, she proudly said: all my friends were jealous at me when they know that i'm gonna dating with my son.
我們去一家雖不豪華，但十分雅致，溫暖舒適的餐廳。
We went to a restaurant which was not expensive but with warmth and cozy environment.
我母親挽住我的臂彎，好像第一夫人一般。
My mom hold my hand as she was the wife of a president.
入座以後，我必須幫她看菜單點菜，
After getting to her seat, I help her to order her food,
因為她的眼睛現在只有大的字才看得見。
Because she only can read the big capital words.
用餐一半時，我抬起頭來，看到母親正在凝視我，
When we were eating, I found she was staring at me,
嘴角帶著懷舊的笑容說：「記得當你小時候，總是我為你看菜單的。」「那現在妳正好可以休息，輪到我來為妳服務了。」我回答。
She smile and said: I remembered that during yr childhood, I always make the order for u. I answered: then now is yr chance to take a rest and let me to serve u.
一面享用晚餐，我們一面聊天，聊得很愉快，
We keep talking during our dinner,
談了許多最近幾年來，各自生命中的一些事。Sharing about our life and some special things happening these few years.
我們聊得太久了，所以趕不上電影。當我送她回到家門口，
We talked for very long time until we missed the movie. When I fetched her back to her house,
她說「我要再和你一起外出，但下次讓我作東好嗎？」我答應了。
She asked: I'd like to date with u next time, but please let me pay the bill next time. I agreed.
回家後，妻子問我：「你的晚餐約會如何？」
When I back to my home, my wife asked: how's yr date with yr mom?
「非常有意思，比我想像的好多了！」 ~我回答。
' It was interesting and fun, over my expectation', I answered.
幾天以後，母親因心臟病猝發而去世。這事發生得太突然了，
Few days later, my mom passed away due to heart failure. The thing happened in an unexpected manner,
讓我完全措手不及。
I wasn't prepared for it at all.
不久以後，我收到一封信，裡面是上次我和母親約會的那家餐館的一張收據，上面有一張字條寫著：「我已先付了賬，因為我確定自己不可能再有機會去了，但我還是付了兩人份的賬──你和你的妻子。
你絕對想不到那一晚的約會對我有多大的意義，我愛你。」
Soon after this, I received a letter, there are a receipt of the restaurant that I dated with my mom, and a message: I already paid the bill for our next date, even though I know I'd probably won't have chance to date with u anymore, I still pay the bill for two persons: u and yr wife. U will never know how meaningful the date to me, I love U...
從那一刻起，我深深體會，一定要及時說：
「我愛你」，並且要常常撥出時間給我們所愛的人。
At the moment, I realized: we must always spare our precious time to our beloved, and told them u love them before it is too late.
世上沒有任何事比自然如來因緣和你的家庭更重要，
多花時間和他們在一起，因為這事絕不能拖延到「以後有時間再說 ...」。
There is nothing more important than yr family, spend more time with them before it is too late.
「樹欲靜而風不止，子欲養而親不待」 是人生一大憾事。
Don't make any regret in our life.
~{ 愛無分 ,愛有份}~
不要等到爱得太迟，珍惜现在。祝您辛福！
轉寄 只為好東西要和好朋友分享
Share with all yr friends and family members, because we should share good things with them.
每一封信，都帶著我對你的祝福 ^_^
Regards from me to u in this letter ^_^
Trust it will touch you at the end of the day,
James Oh
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Ocean wave - real good ones
Dear loving readers,
I have received the images below from one of my contacts from Philippines and I cannot think of any better way than to share with you.
These incredible images of waves were taken by the number 1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the best images of his career. He captures magical moments inside the "tube", as surfers say.
Splash ... stunning shot
Red ... mysterious shot
Beach ... surf crashes down
Trust you will enjoy the beauty of it.
Have a nice day,
James Oh
I have received the images below from one of my contacts from Philippines and I cannot think of any better way than to share with you.
These incredible images of waves were taken by the number 1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the best images of his career. He captures magical moments inside the "tube", as surfers say.
Splash ... stunning shot
Red ... mysterious shot
Beach ... surf crashes down
Trust you will enjoy the beauty of it.
Have a nice day,
James Oh
Monday, May 18, 2009
The implicit meaning of Word III
Dear my loving readers,
In my earlier post, I requested to skip part III and go to Part IV because at the time I was not make those verses available begin alphabets in between Part II and IV.
At that time, I also requested help me in this aspect. I also told you that I may have to postpone to indefinitely, if I need more time to do so.
N
N o
O ther result is
B etter to be achieved other than the
L iving God's
E nd result
O
O bliging
B aby of
E ternity law and not of
Y ours
P
P roudly
R ecognise the
A lmighty God
I n His generousity
S owing of His Love
E ndlessly
Q
Q uery
U ngodly actions
E ndlessly
N evertheless
C ount on
H oliness
R
R
R egret of the
E rror
P erplexury and
E ndeavour
N ot
T o repeat it.
R eturn from
E ternity in
A ppreciation of your
P lans and Action
S
S how
O bedience
W orks well for your soul.
T
T otally
R ely
U pon the
S overeign's
T eaching
Thank God for assisting me to complete this mission. The whole mission completed in 4 parts summaried as follow:-
Part I A - F
Part II G - M
Part III N - T
Part IV U - Z
Please note that some of the new verses in Part I, II and IV have added into after it initially posted. Any inconvenience caused in this aspect is greatly regretted.
PLEASE CLICK AT THE TITLE OF THE POST TO BRING YOU BACK TO THE EARLIER POST ON THIS TOPIC.
Trust you enjoy this game and thanks for your encouragements from time to time.
See you again.
James Oh
In my earlier post, I requested to skip part III and go to Part IV because at the time I was not make those verses available begin alphabets in between Part II and IV.
At that time, I also requested help me in this aspect. I also told you that I may have to postpone to indefinitely, if I need more time to do so.
N
N o
O ther result is
B etter to be achieved other than the
L iving God's
E nd result
O
O bliging
B aby of
E ternity law and not of
Y ours
P
P roudly
R ecognise the
A lmighty God
I n His generousity
S owing of His Love
E ndlessly
Q
Q uery
U ngodly actions
E ndlessly
N evertheless
C ount on
H oliness
R
R
R egret of the
E rror
P erplexury and
E ndeavour
N ot
T o repeat it.
R eturn from
E ternity in
A ppreciation of your
P lans and Action
S
S how
O bedience
W orks well for your soul.
T
T otally
R ely
U pon the
S overeign's
T eaching
Thank God for assisting me to complete this mission. The whole mission completed in 4 parts summaried as follow:-
Part I A - F
Part II G - M
Part III N - T
Part IV U - Z
Please note that some of the new verses in Part I, II and IV have added into after it initially posted. Any inconvenience caused in this aspect is greatly regretted.
PLEASE CLICK AT THE TITLE OF THE POST TO BRING YOU BACK TO THE EARLIER POST ON THIS TOPIC.
Trust you enjoy this game and thanks for your encouragements from time to time.
See you again.
James Oh
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Amazingly beautiful Painting III
Dear loving readers,
Due to overwhelming response to my previous two posts on those amazingly beautiful painting by artist without Hands.
Again, I have posted part III at my other blog.
As such, for those who wish to view more of reproduced from the original pictures.
Then, PLEASE CLICK AT THE TITLE TO MAKE ACCESS TO VIEW THOSE PICTURES.
http://liftyouup.blogspot.com/2009/05/amazingly-beautiful-painting-ii.html
Any inconvenience caused is greatly regretted. Thank you in advance for your kind understanding and cooperation.
Trust you will be inspired by these pictures.
Cheers and have a lovely weekend,
James Oh
Due to overwhelming response to my previous two posts on those amazingly beautiful painting by artist without Hands.
Again, I have posted part III at my other blog.
As such, for those who wish to view more of reproduced from the original pictures.
Then, PLEASE CLICK AT THE TITLE TO MAKE ACCESS TO VIEW THOSE PICTURES.
http://liftyouup.blogspot.com/2009/05/amazingly-beautiful-painting-ii.html
Any inconvenience caused is greatly regretted. Thank you in advance for your kind understanding and cooperation.
Trust you will be inspired by these pictures.
Cheers and have a lovely weekend,
James Oh
Thursday, May 14, 2009
The implicit meaning of Word IV
Dear my loving readers,
I need to skip part III and go to Part IV because I am still thinking on those verses begin alphabets in between Part II and IV. Please do help me if you have come up with those verses. Otherwise, I have to postpone to indefinitely, but I assured you that I will continue with it and I know that the challenge is getting tougher.
U
U nwise for
N ot
R eact
A gainst
V anity but uphold
E ternity
L ife
V
V acant
A nd
N othing
I n
T he soul of
Y ours
W
W e
R esist to
A bide
T o
H im
W ith His
I ntelligence, you will be able to
S ee the
D esired way
O f the
M ighty God
X
X = Vote for the
|
R eaction
A gainst
Y our way ; but uphold Cross (+)
Y
Y our
O bedience will bring you to the
K ingdom of
E ternity
Z
Z oom into
E ternity for His
S hines from
T he above
Trust you enjoy this word game. Thank for your time and effort spent reading all these posts.
Thank you in advance and hope to seeing you online again,
Have a lovely weekend.
James Oh
I need to skip part III and go to Part IV because I am still thinking on those verses begin alphabets in between Part II and IV. Please do help me if you have come up with those verses. Otherwise, I have to postpone to indefinitely, but I assured you that I will continue with it and I know that the challenge is getting tougher.
U
U nwise for
N ot
R eact
A gainst
V anity but uphold
E ternity
L ife
V
V acant
A nd
N othing
I n
T he soul of
Y ours
W
W e
R esist to
A bide
T o
H im
W ith His
I ntelligence, you will be able to
S ee the
D esired way
O f the
M ighty God
X
X = Vote for the
|
R eaction
A gainst
Y our way ; but uphold Cross (+)
Y
Y our
O bedience will bring you to the
K ingdom of
E ternity
Z
Z oom into
E ternity for His
S hines from
T he above
Trust you enjoy this word game. Thank for your time and effort spent reading all these posts.
Thank you in advance and hope to seeing you online again,
Have a lovely weekend.
James Oh
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Amazingly beautiful Painting II
Dear my loving readers,
I am very pleased to share with you some of my personal collection of the reproduction from original pictures painted by artists without hands.
For those who wish to view again the previous pictures by other artistes, you may click at the title to access to it.
Trust you will be inspired by these pictures below:-
The piece below from an original painted with mouth by Mariusz Maczka
Another piece from an original painted with mouth by Mariusz Maczka, which I love the most. The stainless steel of the surface is shining that you can see the reflection of other items that around it.
The piece below from an original painted with mouth by Angelo Speri
Please indicate to me which is the piece you love the most and the rationale. Thank you in advance.
See you again and I will show you other pictures should the response to this post is encouraging.
James Oh
TO READ OTHER AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL PAINTING I,
I am very pleased to share with you some of my personal collection of the reproduction from original pictures painted by artists without hands.
For those who wish to view again the previous pictures by other artistes, you may click at the title to access to it.
Trust you will be inspired by these pictures below:-
The piece below from an original painted with mouth by Mariusz Maczka
Another piece from an original painted with mouth by Mariusz Maczka, which I love the most. The stainless steel of the surface is shining that you can see the reflection of other items that around it.
The piece below from an original painted with mouth by Angelo Speri
Please indicate to me which is the piece you love the most and the rationale. Thank you in advance.
See you again and I will show you other pictures should the response to this post is encouraging.
James Oh
TO READ OTHER AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL PAINTING I,
Monday, May 11, 2009
The implicit meaning of Word II
Dear my valued visitors,
You may click at the title of the post to refresh where I have stopped. In the part II, I have continued the journey till the last alphabet of Z; if possible. Please do help me if you have other words with begin with other alphabet.
G
G iving without expecting any
R eturn from
A ny given
C are to anyone
E ndlessly and unconditionally
H
H abit
O f not
L oving
Y our own self, but God.
I
I don't like to live
L onely and
L ifelessly
J
J esus
O thers and then
Y ourself
K
K een
I n following Him and
N ot doing un-
G odly things
L
L iving
I n the preparation
F or the
E ternity
M
M asses;
E ndlessly and
R enewable
C are to
Y ourself
Thanks for your time to participate in this game.
James oh
You may click at the title of the post to refresh where I have stopped. In the part II, I have continued the journey till the last alphabet of Z; if possible. Please do help me if you have other words with begin with other alphabet.
G
G iving without expecting any
R eturn from
A ny given
C are to anyone
E ndlessly and unconditionally
H
H abit
O f not
L oving
Y our own self, but God.
I
I don't like to live
L onely and
L ifelessly
J
J esus
O thers and then
Y ourself
K
K een
I n following Him and
N ot doing un-
G odly things
L
L iving
I n the preparation
F or the
E ternity
M
M asses;
E ndlessly and
R enewable
C are to
Y ourself
Thanks for your time to participate in this game.
James oh
妻子的空位
Dear our valued visitors,
是一篇很值得分享的故事
我的妻子因為意外事故離開我身邊已經四年了，我想，妻子留下不會做任何家事的我和孩子，她的心有何等難過呢？我也因為無法兼顧父母雙親的角色而感到挫折。有一天我為了出差，清晨趕出門，無法將孩子打點好就得離開家，正巧前一天有剩下的飯，我熱了蒸蛋，向還沒有睡醒的孩子交代一聲，就出門去了。
為了照顧好孩子飲食三餐的事，我也無力把自己的工作做好。有一天晚上回到家，我只是很簡短地和孩子打個招呼，就因為身體疲累，不想吃晚餐，脫掉西裝之後就直接往床上躺下。就在那個®
伬唌A砰的一聲，紅色的湯汁跟泡麵瞬時弄髒了床單和被單，原來有碗泡麵在棉被裡！這小子真是的，說時遲那時快，我即時拿起一個衣架，跑出去，往正玩著玩具的兒子的屁股就打，因為我實在是太生氣了，所以不停地打他。但就在這個時候，他邊啜泣邊說了一段話，使我停了下來。
兒子告訴我說：「飯鍋裡的飯早上已經吃完了，晚餐在幼稚園吃了，但是到了晚上，爸爸還不回來，我就在櫥櫃的抽屜裡找到了泡麵。可是我想到爸爸說不能亂動瓦斯爐，所以我就打開洗澡的水龍頭，用熱水泡了泡麵，一個自己吃，另一個想留給爸爸吃。因為怕泡麵涼掉，所以我就把它放在棉被裡，等你回來。可是因為我正在玩向朋友借來的玩具，所以忘了跟爸爸講。」
我不想讓兒子看到我在流淚，所以衝到洗手間，將水龍頭打開，大聲地哭。過了一陣子之後，我打起精神來，一面哄著兒子，一面也在他屁股上擦藥，讓他上床睡覺。當我清理好泡麵弄髒的床單和棉被後，打開兒子的房門一看，發現他仍舊發出哭泣聲，手裡還拿著媽媽的照片。我把頭靠在房門站了許久，看著這一幕。
自從在一年前發生這件事之後，我為了扮演好媽媽的角色，更加用心地去照顧他。現在兒子快七歲了，不久後就要從幼稚園畢業，進入國小讀書。慶幸的是，兒子在這段時間毫無陰影，很開朗地成長。
就在不久前，我再一次打孩子，因為幼稚園來電話說，兒子沒¦
野h學校，我心裡覺得很不安，所以早退回家，在整個社區裡大聲地喊他的名字，卻是遍尋不著。後來在文具店的門?f，看見他站在電玩的前面，於是我很生氣，又開始一直打他。兒子並沒有說出任何的解釋，只說了聲對不起。後來我才知道，原來剛好是幼稚園要邀請媽媽去
看才藝表演的日子。
發生這些事的幾天後，兒子回家說，他在幼稚園裡學了寫字，從此他經常關在自己的 房間裡不出來，很認真地寫字。我看到兒子這個樣子，想到妻子在天國也一定會因為看到他這樣而微笑，我就無法忍住淚水。
時間很快，又過了一年，到了冬天，街頭上都在播放著聖誕節的歌曲，我的兒子卻又闖了一個禍。我正要下班的時候，接到一通社區郵局的電話，說我兒子把一綑沒有寫地址的信，惡作劇地放在郵筒裡。每年到了年底，正是郵局最忙碌的時候，所以這對他們造成很大的困擾。雖然我已決定不再打孩子，但在急忙趕回家後，叫了兒子來，我又忍不住痛打他一頓。兒子這一次只是說他做錯了，卻沒有講出任何理由。我把他推到一個角落，不管了，自個兒跑到郵局領回那一綑惡作劇的信。我把信丟到他眼前說：「你為什麼要這樣惡作劇？」兒子哭著回答說：「這些信是我要寄給媽媽的。」
當時我的眼眶紅了起來，心裡很激動，但是因為在兒子面前，所以我盡量隱忍住沒有表現出來。我接著問他：「那麼，為什麼一次寄這麼多信呢？」兒子回答說：「以前我要把信投進去的時候，因為個兒太矮，所以沒辦法投入，但是最近我再去郵筒時，已經搆得到了，所以我就把以前沒有寄的，一次全部都投進入了。」
我聽了以後，心中一片茫然，不知道該對孩子說什麼話。過了不久以後，我就跟他說：「媽媽現在在天上，以後你寫完信，把信燒了，就能送到天國去。」等孩子睡著之後，我到外面燒了那些信。我很好奇到底孩子想跟媽媽說些什麼，所以讀了其中的幾封信。
而當中有一封信攪動了我的心。
親愛的媽媽：
我很想念你！媽媽，今天在幼稚園有才藝表演，但是因為我沒有媽媽，所以沒有去參加，我也沒有告訴爸爸，怕爸爸會想念媽媽。爸爸到處去找我，但我為了讓爸爸看到我很開心的樣子，所以故意坐在電動玩具面前，雖然爸爸罵我，但是我到最後也沒有告訴他原因。媽媽，我每天都看到爸爸因為想念媽媽而哭泣，我想爸爸也跟我一樣，很想念媽媽吧！但是，媽，我現在已經記不清楚你的臉。媽媽，請你讓我在夢中，再一次能夠看到你ª
瑭y，好嗎？聽說把想念的人的照片放在懷裡睡覺，就會夢到那個人。可是，媽媽，為什麼你沒有出現在我的夢裡呢？」
讀完這封信以後，我就開始嚎啕大哭。到底什麼時候，我才能填補妻子的空位呢？
給 已經結婚的女同事：
不要加太多班，工作做不完，一定是公司的某些地方出問題了，一定要將問題反應給妳的老闆，一直加班也不見的有用的，請務必要照顧自己的身體，才可以好好疼惜妳的小寶貝。
給 已經結婚的男同事：
不要喝太多酒，不要抽太多煙，請問我們的生意，我們的客戶， 有比我們的身體重要嗎？
一定要想一想，有沒有辦法做到客人非我們不行，我們的差異化在哪裡，我們是否真的懂客人的心，這比拼命喝酒，還重要，請務必要照顧自己的身體，才可以好好疼惜妳的小寶貝和你的愛人。
給 還沒有結婚的男同事和女同事：
美其實是從愛自己的身體開始 --（蔣勳，身體美學）。
無入而不自得 -- （孔子）。
妳/你們一定要很自在，工作才能做的好，如果工作讓你/妳們的心情做的很辛苦，代表的是我們的公司不夠聰明，那也是公司什麼地方不對了，要勇敢的說出來，不要讓不聰明的工作與老闆，傷害了妳/你們的身體。
是一篇很值得分享的故事
我的妻子因為意外事故離開我身邊已經四年了，我想，妻子留下不會做任何家事的我和孩子，她的心有何等難過呢？我也因為無法兼顧父母雙親的角色而感到挫折。有一天我為了出差，清晨趕出門，無法將孩子打點好就得離開家，正巧前一天有剩下的飯，我熱了蒸蛋，向還沒有睡醒的孩子交代一聲，就出門去了。
為了照顧好孩子飲食三餐的事，我也無力把自己的工作做好。有一天晚上回到家，我只是很簡短地和孩子打個招呼，就因為身體疲累，不想吃晚餐，脫掉西裝之後就直接往床上躺下。就在那個®
伬唌A砰的一聲，紅色的湯汁跟泡麵瞬時弄髒了床單和被單，原來有碗泡麵在棉被裡！這小子真是的，說時遲那時快，我即時拿起一個衣架，跑出去，往正玩著玩具的兒子的屁股就打，因為我實在是太生氣了，所以不停地打他。但就在這個時候，他邊啜泣邊說了一段話，使我停了下來。
兒子告訴我說：「飯鍋裡的飯早上已經吃完了，晚餐在幼稚園吃了，但是到了晚上，爸爸還不回來，我就在櫥櫃的抽屜裡找到了泡麵。可是我想到爸爸說不能亂動瓦斯爐，所以我就打開洗澡的水龍頭，用熱水泡了泡麵，一個自己吃，另一個想留給爸爸吃。因為怕泡麵涼掉，所以我就把它放在棉被裡，等你回來。可是因為我正在玩向朋友借來的玩具，所以忘了跟爸爸講。」
我不想讓兒子看到我在流淚，所以衝到洗手間，將水龍頭打開，大聲地哭。過了一陣子之後，我打起精神來，一面哄著兒子，一面也在他屁股上擦藥，讓他上床睡覺。當我清理好泡麵弄髒的床單和棉被後，打開兒子的房門一看，發現他仍舊發出哭泣聲，手裡還拿著媽媽的照片。我把頭靠在房門站了許久，看著這一幕。
自從在一年前發生這件事之後，我為了扮演好媽媽的角色，更加用心地去照顧他。現在兒子快七歲了，不久後就要從幼稚園畢業，進入國小讀書。慶幸的是，兒子在這段時間毫無陰影，很開朗地成長。
就在不久前，我再一次打孩子，因為幼稚園來電話說，兒子沒¦
野h學校，我心裡覺得很不安，所以早退回家，在整個社區裡大聲地喊他的名字，卻是遍尋不著。後來在文具店的門?f，看見他站在電玩的前面，於是我很生氣，又開始一直打他。兒子並沒有說出任何的解釋，只說了聲對不起。後來我才知道，原來剛好是幼稚園要邀請媽媽去
看才藝表演的日子。
發生這些事的幾天後，兒子回家說，他在幼稚園裡學了寫字，從此他經常關在自己的 房間裡不出來，很認真地寫字。我看到兒子這個樣子，想到妻子在天國也一定會因為看到他這樣而微笑，我就無法忍住淚水。
時間很快，又過了一年，到了冬天，街頭上都在播放著聖誕節的歌曲，我的兒子卻又闖了一個禍。我正要下班的時候，接到一通社區郵局的電話，說我兒子把一綑沒有寫地址的信，惡作劇地放在郵筒裡。每年到了年底，正是郵局最忙碌的時候，所以這對他們造成很大的困擾。雖然我已決定不再打孩子，但在急忙趕回家後，叫了兒子來，我又忍不住痛打他一頓。兒子這一次只是說他做錯了，卻沒有講出任何理由。我把他推到一個角落，不管了，自個兒跑到郵局領回那一綑惡作劇的信。我把信丟到他眼前說：「你為什麼要這樣惡作劇？」兒子哭著回答說：「這些信是我要寄給媽媽的。」
當時我的眼眶紅了起來，心裡很激動，但是因為在兒子面前，所以我盡量隱忍住沒有表現出來。我接著問他：「那麼，為什麼一次寄這麼多信呢？」兒子回答說：「以前我要把信投進去的時候，因為個兒太矮，所以沒辦法投入，但是最近我再去郵筒時，已經搆得到了，所以我就把以前沒有寄的，一次全部都投進入了。」
我聽了以後，心中一片茫然，不知道該對孩子說什麼話。過了不久以後，我就跟他說：「媽媽現在在天上，以後你寫完信，把信燒了，就能送到天國去。」等孩子睡著之後，我到外面燒了那些信。我很好奇到底孩子想跟媽媽說些什麼，所以讀了其中的幾封信。
而當中有一封信攪動了我的心。
親愛的媽媽：
我很想念你！媽媽，今天在幼稚園有才藝表演，但是因為我沒有媽媽，所以沒有去參加，我也沒有告訴爸爸，怕爸爸會想念媽媽。爸爸到處去找我，但我為了讓爸爸看到我很開心的樣子，所以故意坐在電動玩具面前，雖然爸爸罵我，但是我到最後也沒有告訴他原因。媽媽，我每天都看到爸爸因為想念媽媽而哭泣，我想爸爸也跟我一樣，很想念媽媽吧！但是，媽，我現在已經記不清楚你的臉。媽媽，請你讓我在夢中，再一次能夠看到你ª
瑭y，好嗎？聽說把想念的人的照片放在懷裡睡覺，就會夢到那個人。可是，媽媽，為什麼你沒有出現在我的夢裡呢？」
讀完這封信以後，我就開始嚎啕大哭。到底什麼時候，我才能填補妻子的空位呢？
給 已經結婚的女同事：
不要加太多班，工作做不完，一定是公司的某些地方出問題了，一定要將問題反應給妳的老闆，一直加班也不見的有用的，請務必要照顧自己的身體，才可以好好疼惜妳的小寶貝。
給 已經結婚的男同事：
不要喝太多酒，不要抽太多煙，請問我們的生意，我們的客戶， 有比我們的身體重要嗎？
一定要想一想，有沒有辦法做到客人非我們不行，我們的差異化在哪裡，我們是否真的懂客人的心，這比拼命喝酒，還重要，請務必要照顧自己的身體，才可以好好疼惜妳的小寶貝和你的愛人。
給 還沒有結婚的男同事和女同事：
美其實是從愛自己的身體開始 --（蔣勳，身體美學）。
無入而不自得 -- （孔子）。
妳/你們一定要很自在，工作才能做的好，如果工作讓你/妳們的心情做的很辛苦，代表的是我們的公司不夠聰明，那也是公司什麼地方不對了，要勇敢的說出來，不要讓不聰明的工作與老闆，傷害了妳/你們的身體。
Sunday, May 10, 2009
PERFECT DANCE - Man with one leg & girl with one arm
Dear my valued visitors,
All work without play will make Jack a dull boy.
Please relax and sit back, watch this video of ballet dance.
KINDLY CLICK AT THE TITLE OF THE POST TO VIEW THE VIDEO.
Trust you will enjoy watching such an amazingly beautiful dance. Please spread the news around so that everyone has a chance to watch such a dance.
Thank God.
Grace and peace to you
James Oh
All work without play will make Jack a dull boy.
Please relax and sit back, watch this video of ballet dance.
KINDLY CLICK AT THE TITLE OF THE POST TO VIEW THE VIDEO.
Trust you will enjoy watching such an amazingly beautiful dance. Please spread the news around so that everyone has a chance to watch such a dance.
Thank God.
Grace and peace to you
James Oh
Too awavesome
Dear my valued visitors,
See yourself - A series of photos is telling the suffering of a poor bird shocked with his partner's fatal injury.
Here his wife is injured and the condition is fatal.
Here he brought her food and attended to her with love and compassion.
He brought her food but shocked to find her dead. He tried to move her.
Aware that his sweetheart is dead and will never come back to him again, he cried with adoring love.
He stood beside her, saddened of her death.
Finally aware that she would never return to him, he stood beside her body with sadness and sorrow.
Millions of people cried after watching this picture in America and Europe and even in India . It is said that the photographer sold these pictures for a nominal fee to the most famous newspaper in France . All copies of that newspaper were sold out on the day these pictures were published.
And some people think animals don't have a brain or feelings?????
This was simply just too beautiful not to share.
James
See yourself - A series of photos is telling the suffering of a poor bird shocked with his partner's fatal injury.
Here his wife is injured and the condition is fatal.
Here he brought her food and attended to her with love and compassion.
He brought her food but shocked to find her dead. He tried to move her.
Aware that his sweetheart is dead and will never come back to him again, he cried with adoring love.
He stood beside her, saddened of her death.
Finally aware that she would never return to him, he stood beside her body with sadness and sorrow.
Millions of people cried after watching this picture in America and Europe and even in India . It is said that the photographer sold these pictures for a nominal fee to the most famous newspaper in France . All copies of that newspaper were sold out on the day these pictures were published.
And some people think animals don't have a brain or feelings?????
This was simply just too beautiful not to share.
James
Goal Reached
Dear my valued visitors,
I was made to understand from the above blog, which you may click at the title to access to my new blog buddy, that Tom Davis' blog the goal for funds to supply specialized formula for malnourished infants at AWAA's transition home has been met!
However, if you had a desire to give and haven't done so yet I encourage you to go ahead. The need for this kind of specialized formula far outweighs the fund raising goal. Your donation WILL make a difference!!
Please help to spread the news. Thank you in advance,
James Oh
I was made to understand from the above blog, which you may click at the title to access to my new blog buddy, that Tom Davis' blog the goal for funds to supply specialized formula for malnourished infants at AWAA's transition home has been met!
However, if you had a desire to give and haven't done so yet I encourage you to go ahead. The need for this kind of specialized formula far outweighs the fund raising goal. Your donation WILL make a difference!!
Please help to spread the news. Thank you in advance,
James Oh
Saturday, May 9, 2009
video show
Dear my valued readers,
Please sit back, relax and enjoy the video below. You may click the play to begin the movies:-
Trust it will lighten up your day.
Have a lovely day everyday,
James
Please sit back, relax and enjoy the video below. You may click the play to begin the movies:-
Trust it will lighten up your day.
Have a lovely day everyday,
James
Friday, May 8, 2009
Amazingly beautiful Painting
Dear loving readers,
I am very pleased to share with you some of my personal collection of the reproduction from the original pictures painted by artists without hands.
Trust you will be inspired by these pictures below:-
The piece below from an original painted with mouth by Sunitha Thrippanikkara
From an original painted with the foot by Chin Liao Ray
Another copy from an original painted with the mouth by Chen Shih-Feng.
Grace and peace to you all,
James Oh
I am very pleased to share with you some of my personal collection of the reproduction from the original pictures painted by artists without hands.
Trust you will be inspired by these pictures below:-
The piece below from an original painted with mouth by Sunitha Thrippanikkara
From an original painted with the foot by Chin Liao Ray
Another copy from an original painted with the mouth by Chen Shih-Feng.
Grace and peace to you all,
James Oh
Thursday, May 7, 2009
The implicit meaning of the word I
Dear my loving readers,
Lately I have read one interesting post, abc tag about myself at the above link.You may click to the title to make access to this post.
It gives me an idea of playing WORD Game, begin with A to Z.
To kick start this game, I have listed down a few words such as Anger, Bible & Family, with their individual. I seek your assistance to put forward other words begin with other alphabets.
A
A ccept what you cannot change
N o further action is required
G et going to do something pleasing you
E rase it from your mind
R evenge is not the best way
B
B y abiding to His word
I t will
B ring you
L ife of
E ternity.
C
C onvince your heart
O n
N either
T o
E ndlessly compete
N or
T o compare
D
D irect
E nergy
S o
I ntensively in
R eaching my
E nd
E
E njoy your good life and
N ot rely on your
D esires of your flesh
F
F ather
A nd
M other
I
L ove
Y ou
Trust you enjoy the game. You may make use of the comment, provided below to put forward the word and its meaning so as to enhance the above list. Thank you in advance.
Cheers and have a fruitful day,
James Oh
Lately I have read one interesting post, abc tag about myself at the above link.You may click to the title to make access to this post.
It gives me an idea of playing WORD Game, begin with A to Z.
To kick start this game, I have listed down a few words such as Anger, Bible & Family, with their individual. I seek your assistance to put forward other words begin with other alphabets.
A
A ccept what you cannot change
N o further action is required
G et going to do something pleasing you
E rase it from your mind
R evenge is not the best way
B
B y abiding to His word
I t will
B ring you
L ife of
E ternity.
C
C onvince your heart
O n
N either
T o
E ndlessly compete
N or
T o compare
D
D irect
E nergy
S o
I ntensively in
R eaching my
E nd
E
E njoy your good life and
N ot rely on your
D esires of your flesh
F
F ather
A nd
M other
I
L ove
Y ou
Trust you enjoy the game. You may make use of the comment, provided below to put forward the word and its meaning so as to enhance the above list. Thank you in advance.
Cheers and have a fruitful day,
James Oh
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Breaktime : Grudge within husband and wife
Dear my loving visitors,
This is another touching story, which I received from one of my younger brothers, which I believe it is worth for everyone to read so as the individual can be more capable to comprehend thing better for his /her own life.
Trust it is worth your time to read this..
This is for all the single, married, divorced, widowed individuals, who take life for granted. Please, read this story until the end, it is such an eye opener.
You never Know.........!
Just two years after our marriage, hubby brought up the idea of asking Mother to move from the rural hometown and spend her remaining years with us. Hubby's father passed away while he was still very young. Mother endured much hardship and struggled all on her own to provide for him, see him through to a university degree. You could say that she suffered a great deal and did everything you could expect of a woman to bring hubby to where he is today.
I immediately agreed and started packing the spare room, which has a balcony facing the South to let her enjoy the sunshine and plant greenery. Hubby stood in the bright room, and suddenly just picked me up and started spinning round and round. As I begged him to put me down, he said: "Lets go fetch mother." Hubby is tall and big sized and I love to test on his chest and enjoy the feeling that he could pick me up at any moment put the tiny me into his pockets.
Whenever we have an argument and both refuses to back down, he would pick me up and spin me over his head continuously until I surrender and beg for mercy. I became addicted to this kind of panic-joy feeling.
Mother brought along her countryside habits and lifestyle with her. For example; I am so used to buying flowers to decorate the living room, she could not stand it and would comment: "I do not know how you young people spend your money, why do you buy flowers for? You also can't eat flowers!"
I smiled and said: "Mum, with flowers in the house, our mood will also become better." Mother continues to grumble away, and hubby smiled: "Mum, this is a city-people's habit; slowly you will get use to it."
Mother stopped saying anything. But every time thereafter, whenever came home with flowers, she would ask me how much it costs. I told her and she would shake her head and express displeasure. Sometimes, when I come home with lots of shopping bags, she would ask each and every item how much they cost, I would tell her honestly and she would get even more upset about it. Hubby playfully pinched my nose and said: "You little fool, just don't tell her the full price of everything would solve it."
There begins the friction to our otherwise happy lifestyle. Mother hates it most when hubby wakes up early to prepare the breakfast. In your view, how could the man of the house cook for the wife? At the breakfast table, mother facial expression is always like the dark clouds before a thunderstorm and I would pretend not to notice. She would use her chopsticks and make a lot of noise with it as her silent protest.
As I am a dance teacher in the Children's Palace and am exhausted from along day of dancing around, I do not wish to give up the luxury of that additional few minutes in the comfort of my bed and hence I turned a deaf ear to all the protest mother makes. From time to time, mother would help out with some housework, but soon her help created additional work for me. For example: she would keep all kinds of plastic bags accumulating them so that she sell them later on, and resulted in our house being filled with all the trash bags; she would scrimp on dish washing detergent when helping to wash the dishes and so as not to hurt her feelings, I would quietly wash them again.
One day, late at night, mother saw me quietly washing the dishes, and "Bam" she slams her bedroom door and cried very loudly in her room. Hubby was placed in a difficult position, and after that, he did not speak to me for that entire night. I pretended to be a spoilt child, tried acting cute, but he totally ignored me.... I got mad and asked him: "What did I do wrong?" Hubby stared at me and said: "Can't you just give in to her once? We couldn't possibly die eating from a bowl however unclean it is, right?" After that incident, for a long period of time, mother did not speak to me and you can feel that there is a very awkward feeling hanging in the house. During that period of cold war, hubby was caught in dilemma as to who to please.
In order to stop her son from having to prepare breakfast, mother took on the "all important" task of preparing breakfast without any prompting. At the breakfast table, mother would look at hubby happily eating his breakfast and cast that reprimanding stare at me for having failed to perform my duty as a wife. To avoid the embarrassing breakfast situation, I resorted to buying my own breakfast on my way to work. That night, while in bed, hubby was a little upset and asked me: "LD, is it because you think that mum's cooking is not clean that's why you chose not to eat at home?" He then turned his back on me and left me alone in tears as feeling of unfairness overwhelmed me. After some time, hubby sighed: "LD, just for me, can you have breakfast at home?" I am left with no choice but to return to the breakfast table.
The next morning, I was having porridge prepared by mother and I felt a sudden churn in my stomach and everything inside seem to be rushing up my throat. I tried to suppress the urge to throw up but I could not. I threw down the bowl, rushed into the washroom, and vomited everything out. Just as I was catching my breath, I saw mother crying and grumbling very loudly in her dialect, hubby was standing at the washroom doorway staring at me with fire burning in his eyes.. I opened my mouth but no words came out of it, I really did not mean it.
We had our very first big fight that day; mother took a look at us, then stood up and slowly made her way out of the house. Hubby gave me a final stare in the eye and followed mother down the stairs. For three days, hubby did not return home, not even a phone call. I was so furious, since mother arrived; I had been trying my best and putting up with her, what else do you want me to do? For no reason, I keep having the feeling to throw up and I simply have not appetite for food, coupled with all the events happening at home, I was at then low point in my life.
Finally, a colleague said: "LD, you look terrible; you should go and see a doctor." The doctor confirmed that I am pregnant.
Now it became clear to me why I threw up that fateful morning, a sense of sadness floated through that otherwise happy news. Why didn't hubby, and mother who had been through this before, thought of the possibility of this being the reason that day? At the hospital entrance, I saw my hubby standing there. It had only been three days, but he looked haggard. I had wanted to turn and leave, but one look at him and my heart soften, I couldn't resist and called out to him. He followed my voice and finally found me but he pretended that he doesn't know me; he has that disgusted look in his eyes that cut right through my heart. I told myself not to look at him anymore, and hail a cab. At that moment, I have such a strong urge inside me to shout to my hubby: "Darling, I am having your baby!" and have him lift me up and spin me around in circles of joy. What I wanted didn't happen and as I sat in the cab, my tears started rolling down. Why? Why our love couldn't even withstand the test of one fight?
Back home, I lay on the bed thinking about my hubby, and the disgusted look in his eyes. I cried and wet the corner of the blanket. That night, sound of the drawers opening woke me up. I switched on the lights and I saw hubby with tears rolling down his face. He was removing the money. I stared at him in silence; he ignored me, took the bank deposit book and some money and left the house. Maybe he really intends to leave me for good. What a rational man, so clear-cut in love and money matters. I gave a few dried laugh and tears starting streaming down again. The next day, I did not go to work. I wanted to clear this out and have a good talk with hubby. I reached his office and his secretary gave me a weird look and said: "Mr. Tan's mother had a traffic accident and is now in the hospital."
I stood there in shock. I rushed to the hospital and by the time I found hubby, mother had already passed away. Hubby did not look at me, his face was expressionless. I looked at mother's pale white and thin face and I couldn't control the tears in my eyes. My god, how could this happen?
Throughout the funeral, hubby did not say a single word to me, with only the occasional disgusted stare at me. I only managed to find out brief facts about the accident from other people. That day, after mother left the house, she walked in dazed toward the bus stop, apparently intending to go back to her old house back in the countryside. As hubby ran after her, she tried to walk faster and as she tried to cross the street, a public bus came and hit her...I finally understood how much hubby must hate me, if I had not thrown up that morning, if we had not quarreled, if....In his heart, I am indirectly the killer of his mother.
Hubby moved into mother's room and came home every night with a strong liquor smell on him. And me, I am buried under the guilt and self-pity and could hardly breathe. I wanted to explain to him, tell him that we are going to have our baby soon, but each time, I saw the dead look in his eyes, all the words I have at the brink of my mouth just fell back in. I had rather he hit me real hard or give me a big and thorough scolding though none of these events happening had been my fault at all.
Many days of suffocating silence went by and as the days went by, hubby came home later and later. The deadlock between us continues, we were living together like strangers who don't know each other. I am like the dead knot in his heart.
One day, I passed by a western restaurant, looking into the glass window, I saw hubby and a girl sitting facing each other and he very lightly brushed her hair for her, I understood what it meant. After recovering from that moment of shock, I entered the restaurant, stood in front of my hubby and stared hard at him, not a tear in my eyes. I have nothing to say to him, and there is no need to say anything.
The girl looked at me, looks at hubby, stands up and wanted to go, hubby stretched out his hand and stopped her. He stared back at me,challenging me. I can only hear my slow heart beat, beating, one by one as if at the brink of death. I eventually backed down, if I had stood that any longer, I will collapse together with the baby inside me.
That night, he did not come home; he had chosen to use that as a way to indicate to me: Following mother's death so did our love for each other. He did not come home anymore after that. Sometimes, when I returned home from work, I can tell that the cupboard had been touched - he had returned to take some of his stuff. I no longer wish to call him; the initial desire to explain everything to him vanished. I lived alone; I go for my medical checkups alone, my heart breaks again and again every time I see a guy carefully helping his wife through the physical examination. My office colleagues hinted to me to consider aborting the baby, I told them No, I will not.. I insisted on having to this baby, perhaps it is my way of repaying mother for causing her death.
One day, I came home and I saw hubby sitting in the living room. The whole house was filled with cigarette smoke. On the coffee table, there was this piece of paper. I know what it is all about without even looking at it. In the two months plus of living alone, I have gradually learned to find peace within myself. I looked at him, removed my hat and said: "You wait a while, I will sign." He looked at me, mixed feelings in his eyes, just like mine.
As I hang up my coat, I keep repeating to myself "You cannot cry, you cannot cry..." my eyes hurt terribly, but I refused to let tears come out from there. After I hung up my coat, hubby's eyes stared fixed at my bulging tummy. I smiled, walked over to the coffee table and pulled the paper towards me. Without even looking at what it says, I signed my name on it and pushed the paper to him. "LD, are you pregnant?"
Since mother's accident, this is the first time he spoke to me. I could not control my tears any further and they fell like raindrops. I said: "Yes, but its ok, you can leave now." He did not go, in the dark, we sat, facing each other. Hubby slowly moved over me, his tears wet the blanket. In my heart, everything seems so far away, so far that even if I sprint, I could never reach them. I cannot remember how many times he repeated "sorry" to me. I had originally thought that I would forgive him, but now I can't.
In the western restaurant, in front of that girl, that cold look in his eyes,
I will never forget, ever. We have drawn such deep scars in each other's heart. For me, it's unintentional; for him, totally intentional. I had been waiting for this moment of reconciliation, but I realized now, what had gone past is gone forever and
could not repeated.
Other than the thought of the baby inside me that would bring some warmth to my heart, I am totally cold towards him, I no longer eat anything he buys for me, I don't take any presents from him and I stopped talking to him. From the moment I signed on that piece of paper, marriage and love had vanished from my heart. Sometimes, hubby will try to come into the bedroom, but when he walks in, I will walk out to the living room. He had no choice but to sleep in mother's room. At night, from his room, I can hear light sounds of groaning, I kept quiet. This used to be his trick; last time, whenever I ignore him, he would fake illness and I will surrender and find out what is wrong with him, he would then grab me and laugh. He has forgotten that last time I cared for him and am concerned because there was love, but now, what is there between us? Hubby's groaning came on and off continuing but I continuously ignored him.
Almost everyday, he would buy something for the baby, infant products, children products and books that kids like to read. Bags and bags of it stacked inside his room till it is full. I know he is trying to use this to reach out to me, but I am no longer moved by his actions. He has no choice but to lock himself in his room and I can hear his typing away on his computer keyboard, maybe he is now addicted to web surfing but none of that matters to me anymore. It was sometime towards the end of spring in the following year, one late night, I screamed because of a sudden
stomach pain, hubby came rushing into the room, its like he did not change and sleep, and had been waiting for this moment. He carried me and ran down the stairs, stopped a car, holding my hand very tightly and kept wiping the sweat off my brow, throughout the journey to the hospital. Once we reached the hospital, he carried me and hurried into the delivery suite. Lying on the back of his skinny but warmth body, a thought crossed my mind: In my lifetime, who else would love me as much as he did?
He held the delivery suite door opened and watch me go in; his warm eyes caused me to manage a smile at him despite my contraction pain. Coming out of the delivery room, hubby looked at our son and me, eyes tear with joy and he kept smiling. I reached out and touched his hand. Hubby looked at me, smiling and then he slowly collapsed onto the floor. I cried out for him in pain... He smiled, but without opening that tired eyes of his... I had thought that I would never shed any tear for him, but the truth is, I have never felt a deeper pain cutting through my body at that moment. Doctor said that by the time hubby discovered he had liver cancer, it was already in terminal stage and it was a miracle that he managed to last this long. I asked the doctor when he first discovered he had cancer. Doctor said about 5 months ago and consoled me saying: "Prepare for his funeral."
I disregarded the nurse's objection and rushed home, I went into his room and checked his computer, and a suffocating pain hits me. Hubby's cancer was discovered 5 months ago, his groaning was real, and I had thought that... the computer showed over 200 thousand words he wrote for our son: "Son, just for you, I have persisted, to be able to take a look at you before I fall, is my biggest wish now... I know that in your life, you will have many happiness and maybe some setbacks, if only I can accompany you throughout that journey, how nice would it be. But daddy now no longer has that chance. Daddy has written inside here all the possible difficulties and problems you may encounter during your lifetime, when you meet with these problems, you can refer to daddy's suggestion....
Son, after writing these 200 thousand words, I feel as if I have accompanied you through life journey. To be honest, daddy is very happy. Do love your mother, she has suffered, she is the one who loves you most and also the one who loves me most..." From play school to primary school, to secondary, university, to work and even in dealing with questions of love, everything big and small was written there.
Hubby has also written a letter for me:
"My dear, to marry you is my biggest happiness, forgive me for the pain I have caused you, forgive me for not telling you my illness, because I want to see you be in a joyful mood waiting for the arrival of our baby...My dear, if you cried, it means that you have forgiven me and I would smile, thank you for loving me...These presents, I'm afraid I cannot give them to our son personally, could you help me to give some of them to him every year, the dates on what to give when are all written on the packaging... "
Going back to the hospital, hubby is still in coma. I brought our son over and place him beside him. I said: "Open your eyes and smile, I want our son to remember being in the warmth of your arms..." He struggled to open his eyes and managed a weak smile. Our son still in his arms was happily waving his tiny hands in the air. I press the button on the camera and the sound of the shutter rang through the air as tears slowly rolled down my face.... A fatal misunderstanding and the person who loves me the most in this world is gone forever..."Cruel misunderstandings one after another disrupted the blissful footsteps to our family. Our originals intend of
having Mother enjoy some quiet and peaceful moments in her remaining years with us went terribly wrong as destiny's secret is finally revealed at a price, every thing became too late."........
This is a true story.
LEARNING POINT - DO NOT EVER HOLD ON TO OFFENCES!!!
I am totally speechless, this story brought tears to my eyes as I read through each line eager to know what would happen next. It truly showed the devastating power of grudges and anger! Simple humility and communication would have resolved most of the problems in that story, as well as patience.... This story has really touched my heart and life as a whole and it has stimulated a paradigm shift. Though it is very sad, it is also very refreshing to know that from today, I can consciously start to
live a life free of grudge. People please let's live a life devoid of grudge. Communication is key.
Take greatest care and live on.
James Oh
This is another touching story, which I received from one of my younger brothers, which I believe it is worth for everyone to read so as the individual can be more capable to comprehend thing better for his /her own life.
Trust it is worth your time to read this..
This is for all the single, married, divorced, widowed individuals, who take life for granted. Please, read this story until the end, it is such an eye opener.
You never Know.........!
Just two years after our marriage, hubby brought up the idea of asking Mother to move from the rural hometown and spend her remaining years with us. Hubby's father passed away while he was still very young. Mother endured much hardship and struggled all on her own to provide for him, see him through to a university degree. You could say that she suffered a great deal and did everything you could expect of a woman to bring hubby to where he is today.
I immediately agreed and started packing the spare room, which has a balcony facing the South to let her enjoy the sunshine and plant greenery. Hubby stood in the bright room, and suddenly just picked me up and started spinning round and round. As I begged him to put me down, he said: "Lets go fetch mother." Hubby is tall and big sized and I love to test on his chest and enjoy the feeling that he could pick me up at any moment put the tiny me into his pockets.
Whenever we have an argument and both refuses to back down, he would pick me up and spin me over his head continuously until I surrender and beg for mercy. I became addicted to this kind of panic-joy feeling.
Mother brought along her countryside habits and lifestyle with her. For example; I am so used to buying flowers to decorate the living room, she could not stand it and would comment: "I do not know how you young people spend your money, why do you buy flowers for? You also can't eat flowers!"
I smiled and said: "Mum, with flowers in the house, our mood will also become better." Mother continues to grumble away, and hubby smiled: "Mum, this is a city-people's habit; slowly you will get use to it."
Mother stopped saying anything. But every time thereafter, whenever came home with flowers, she would ask me how much it costs. I told her and she would shake her head and express displeasure. Sometimes, when I come home with lots of shopping bags, she would ask each and every item how much they cost, I would tell her honestly and she would get even more upset about it. Hubby playfully pinched my nose and said: "You little fool, just don't tell her the full price of everything would solve it."
There begins the friction to our otherwise happy lifestyle. Mother hates it most when hubby wakes up early to prepare the breakfast. In your view, how could the man of the house cook for the wife? At the breakfast table, mother facial expression is always like the dark clouds before a thunderstorm and I would pretend not to notice. She would use her chopsticks and make a lot of noise with it as her silent protest.
As I am a dance teacher in the Children's Palace and am exhausted from along day of dancing around, I do not wish to give up the luxury of that additional few minutes in the comfort of my bed and hence I turned a deaf ear to all the protest mother makes. From time to time, mother would help out with some housework, but soon her help created additional work for me. For example: she would keep all kinds of plastic bags accumulating them so that she sell them later on, and resulted in our house being filled with all the trash bags; she would scrimp on dish washing detergent when helping to wash the dishes and so as not to hurt her feelings, I would quietly wash them again.
One day, late at night, mother saw me quietly washing the dishes, and "Bam" she slams her bedroom door and cried very loudly in her room. Hubby was placed in a difficult position, and after that, he did not speak to me for that entire night. I pretended to be a spoilt child, tried acting cute, but he totally ignored me.... I got mad and asked him: "What did I do wrong?" Hubby stared at me and said: "Can't you just give in to her once? We couldn't possibly die eating from a bowl however unclean it is, right?" After that incident, for a long period of time, mother did not speak to me and you can feel that there is a very awkward feeling hanging in the house. During that period of cold war, hubby was caught in dilemma as to who to please.
In order to stop her son from having to prepare breakfast, mother took on the "all important" task of preparing breakfast without any prompting. At the breakfast table, mother would look at hubby happily eating his breakfast and cast that reprimanding stare at me for having failed to perform my duty as a wife. To avoid the embarrassing breakfast situation, I resorted to buying my own breakfast on my way to work. That night, while in bed, hubby was a little upset and asked me: "LD, is it because you think that mum's cooking is not clean that's why you chose not to eat at home?" He then turned his back on me and left me alone in tears as feeling of unfairness overwhelmed me. After some time, hubby sighed: "LD, just for me, can you have breakfast at home?" I am left with no choice but to return to the breakfast table.
The next morning, I was having porridge prepared by mother and I felt a sudden churn in my stomach and everything inside seem to be rushing up my throat. I tried to suppress the urge to throw up but I could not. I threw down the bowl, rushed into the washroom, and vomited everything out. Just as I was catching my breath, I saw mother crying and grumbling very loudly in her dialect, hubby was standing at the washroom doorway staring at me with fire burning in his eyes.. I opened my mouth but no words came out of it, I really did not mean it.
We had our very first big fight that day; mother took a look at us, then stood up and slowly made her way out of the house. Hubby gave me a final stare in the eye and followed mother down the stairs. For three days, hubby did not return home, not even a phone call. I was so furious, since mother arrived; I had been trying my best and putting up with her, what else do you want me to do? For no reason, I keep having the feeling to throw up and I simply have not appetite for food, coupled with all the events happening at home, I was at then low point in my life.
Finally, a colleague said: "LD, you look terrible; you should go and see a doctor." The doctor confirmed that I am pregnant.
Now it became clear to me why I threw up that fateful morning, a sense of sadness floated through that otherwise happy news. Why didn't hubby, and mother who had been through this before, thought of the possibility of this being the reason that day? At the hospital entrance, I saw my hubby standing there. It had only been three days, but he looked haggard. I had wanted to turn and leave, but one look at him and my heart soften, I couldn't resist and called out to him. He followed my voice and finally found me but he pretended that he doesn't know me; he has that disgusted look in his eyes that cut right through my heart. I told myself not to look at him anymore, and hail a cab. At that moment, I have such a strong urge inside me to shout to my hubby: "Darling, I am having your baby!" and have him lift me up and spin me around in circles of joy. What I wanted didn't happen and as I sat in the cab, my tears started rolling down. Why? Why our love couldn't even withstand the test of one fight?
Back home, I lay on the bed thinking about my hubby, and the disgusted look in his eyes. I cried and wet the corner of the blanket. That night, sound of the drawers opening woke me up. I switched on the lights and I saw hubby with tears rolling down his face. He was removing the money. I stared at him in silence; he ignored me, took the bank deposit book and some money and left the house. Maybe he really intends to leave me for good. What a rational man, so clear-cut in love and money matters. I gave a few dried laugh and tears starting streaming down again. The next day, I did not go to work. I wanted to clear this out and have a good talk with hubby. I reached his office and his secretary gave me a weird look and said: "Mr. Tan's mother had a traffic accident and is now in the hospital."
I stood there in shock. I rushed to the hospital and by the time I found hubby, mother had already passed away. Hubby did not look at me, his face was expressionless. I looked at mother's pale white and thin face and I couldn't control the tears in my eyes. My god, how could this happen?
Throughout the funeral, hubby did not say a single word to me, with only the occasional disgusted stare at me. I only managed to find out brief facts about the accident from other people. That day, after mother left the house, she walked in dazed toward the bus stop, apparently intending to go back to her old house back in the countryside. As hubby ran after her, she tried to walk faster and as she tried to cross the street, a public bus came and hit her...I finally understood how much hubby must hate me, if I had not thrown up that morning, if we had not quarreled, if....In his heart, I am indirectly the killer of his mother.
Hubby moved into mother's room and came home every night with a strong liquor smell on him. And me, I am buried under the guilt and self-pity and could hardly breathe. I wanted to explain to him, tell him that we are going to have our baby soon, but each time, I saw the dead look in his eyes, all the words I have at the brink of my mouth just fell back in. I had rather he hit me real hard or give me a big and thorough scolding though none of these events happening had been my fault at all.
Many days of suffocating silence went by and as the days went by, hubby came home later and later. The deadlock between us continues, we were living together like strangers who don't know each other. I am like the dead knot in his heart.
One day, I passed by a western restaurant, looking into the glass window, I saw hubby and a girl sitting facing each other and he very lightly brushed her hair for her, I understood what it meant. After recovering from that moment of shock, I entered the restaurant, stood in front of my hubby and stared hard at him, not a tear in my eyes. I have nothing to say to him, and there is no need to say anything.
The girl looked at me, looks at hubby, stands up and wanted to go, hubby stretched out his hand and stopped her. He stared back at me,challenging me. I can only hear my slow heart beat, beating, one by one as if at the brink of death. I eventually backed down, if I had stood that any longer, I will collapse together with the baby inside me.
That night, he did not come home; he had chosen to use that as a way to indicate to me: Following mother's death so did our love for each other. He did not come home anymore after that. Sometimes, when I returned home from work, I can tell that the cupboard had been touched - he had returned to take some of his stuff. I no longer wish to call him; the initial desire to explain everything to him vanished. I lived alone; I go for my medical checkups alone, my heart breaks again and again every time I see a guy carefully helping his wife through the physical examination. My office colleagues hinted to me to consider aborting the baby, I told them No, I will not.. I insisted on having to this baby, perhaps it is my way of repaying mother for causing her death.
One day, I came home and I saw hubby sitting in the living room. The whole house was filled with cigarette smoke. On the coffee table, there was this piece of paper. I know what it is all about without even looking at it. In the two months plus of living alone, I have gradually learned to find peace within myself. I looked at him, removed my hat and said: "You wait a while, I will sign." He looked at me, mixed feelings in his eyes, just like mine.
As I hang up my coat, I keep repeating to myself "You cannot cry, you cannot cry..." my eyes hurt terribly, but I refused to let tears come out from there. After I hung up my coat, hubby's eyes stared fixed at my bulging tummy. I smiled, walked over to the coffee table and pulled the paper towards me. Without even looking at what it says, I signed my name on it and pushed the paper to him. "LD, are you pregnant?"
Since mother's accident, this is the first time he spoke to me. I could not control my tears any further and they fell like raindrops. I said: "Yes, but its ok, you can leave now." He did not go, in the dark, we sat, facing each other. Hubby slowly moved over me, his tears wet the blanket. In my heart, everything seems so far away, so far that even if I sprint, I could never reach them. I cannot remember how many times he repeated "sorry" to me. I had originally thought that I would forgive him, but now I can't.
In the western restaurant, in front of that girl, that cold look in his eyes,
I will never forget, ever. We have drawn such deep scars in each other's heart. For me, it's unintentional; for him, totally intentional. I had been waiting for this moment of reconciliation, but I realized now, what had gone past is gone forever and
could not repeated.
Other than the thought of the baby inside me that would bring some warmth to my heart, I am totally cold towards him, I no longer eat anything he buys for me, I don't take any presents from him and I stopped talking to him. From the moment I signed on that piece of paper, marriage and love had vanished from my heart. Sometimes, hubby will try to come into the bedroom, but when he walks in, I will walk out to the living room. He had no choice but to sleep in mother's room. At night, from his room, I can hear light sounds of groaning, I kept quiet. This used to be his trick; last time, whenever I ignore him, he would fake illness and I will surrender and find out what is wrong with him, he would then grab me and laugh. He has forgotten that last time I cared for him and am concerned because there was love, but now, what is there between us? Hubby's groaning came on and off continuing but I continuously ignored him.
Almost everyday, he would buy something for the baby, infant products, children products and books that kids like to read. Bags and bags of it stacked inside his room till it is full. I know he is trying to use this to reach out to me, but I am no longer moved by his actions. He has no choice but to lock himself in his room and I can hear his typing away on his computer keyboard, maybe he is now addicted to web surfing but none of that matters to me anymore. It was sometime towards the end of spring in the following year, one late night, I screamed because of a sudden
stomach pain, hubby came rushing into the room, its like he did not change and sleep, and had been waiting for this moment. He carried me and ran down the stairs, stopped a car, holding my hand very tightly and kept wiping the sweat off my brow, throughout the journey to the hospital. Once we reached the hospital, he carried me and hurried into the delivery suite. Lying on the back of his skinny but warmth body, a thought crossed my mind: In my lifetime, who else would love me as much as he did?
He held the delivery suite door opened and watch me go in; his warm eyes caused me to manage a smile at him despite my contraction pain. Coming out of the delivery room, hubby looked at our son and me, eyes tear with joy and he kept smiling. I reached out and touched his hand. Hubby looked at me, smiling and then he slowly collapsed onto the floor. I cried out for him in pain... He smiled, but without opening that tired eyes of his... I had thought that I would never shed any tear for him, but the truth is, I have never felt a deeper pain cutting through my body at that moment. Doctor said that by the time hubby discovered he had liver cancer, it was already in terminal stage and it was a miracle that he managed to last this long. I asked the doctor when he first discovered he had cancer. Doctor said about 5 months ago and consoled me saying: "Prepare for his funeral."
I disregarded the nurse's objection and rushed home, I went into his room and checked his computer, and a suffocating pain hits me. Hubby's cancer was discovered 5 months ago, his groaning was real, and I had thought that... the computer showed over 200 thousand words he wrote for our son: "Son, just for you, I have persisted, to be able to take a look at you before I fall, is my biggest wish now... I know that in your life, you will have many happiness and maybe some setbacks, if only I can accompany you throughout that journey, how nice would it be. But daddy now no longer has that chance. Daddy has written inside here all the possible difficulties and problems you may encounter during your lifetime, when you meet with these problems, you can refer to daddy's suggestion....
Son, after writing these 200 thousand words, I feel as if I have accompanied you through life journey. To be honest, daddy is very happy. Do love your mother, she has suffered, she is the one who loves you most and also the one who loves me most..." From play school to primary school, to secondary, university, to work and even in dealing with questions of love, everything big and small was written there.
Hubby has also written a letter for me:
"My dear, to marry you is my biggest happiness, forgive me for the pain I have caused you, forgive me for not telling you my illness, because I want to see you be in a joyful mood waiting for the arrival of our baby...My dear, if you cried, it means that you have forgiven me and I would smile, thank you for loving me...These presents, I'm afraid I cannot give them to our son personally, could you help me to give some of them to him every year, the dates on what to give when are all written on the packaging... "
Going back to the hospital, hubby is still in coma. I brought our son over and place him beside him. I said: "Open your eyes and smile, I want our son to remember being in the warmth of your arms..." He struggled to open his eyes and managed a weak smile. Our son still in his arms was happily waving his tiny hands in the air. I press the button on the camera and the sound of the shutter rang through the air as tears slowly rolled down my face.... A fatal misunderstanding and the person who loves me the most in this world is gone forever..."Cruel misunderstandings one after another disrupted the blissful footsteps to our family. Our originals intend of
having Mother enjoy some quiet and peaceful moments in her remaining years with us went terribly wrong as destiny's secret is finally revealed at a price, every thing became too late."........
This is a true story.
LEARNING POINT - DO NOT EVER HOLD ON TO OFFENCES!!!
I am totally speechless, this story brought tears to my eyes as I read through each line eager to know what would happen next. It truly showed the devastating power of grudges and anger! Simple humility and communication would have resolved most of the problems in that story, as well as patience.... This story has really touched my heart and life as a whole and it has stimulated a paradigm shift. Though it is very sad, it is also very refreshing to know that from today, I can consciously start to
live a life free of grudge. People please let's live a life devoid of grudge. Communication is key.
Take greatest care and live on.
James Oh
2 tough questions
Dear my loving readers,
Trust the 2 questions will raise your eyebrows:-
Q1.
If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an abortion?
Read the next question before looking at the response for this one.
Q2:
It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three candidates. Who would you vote for?
Candidate A.
Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologist. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
Candidate B.
He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon , used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.
Candidate C.
He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.
Which of these candidates would be your choice?
Decide first... no peeking, then scroll down for the response.
Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Candidate B is Winston Churchill.
Candidate C is Adolph Hitler.
And, by the way, on your answer to the abortion question: If you said YES, you just killed Beethoven.
Pretty interesting isn't it? Makes a person think before judging someone.
Wait till you see the end of this note! Keep reading............
Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember: Amateurs...built the ark.
Professionals...built the Titanic
And Finally, can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:
* 29 have been accused of spousal abuse
* 7 have been arrested for fraud
* 19 have been accused of writing bad checks
* 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
* 3 have done time for assault
* 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting
* 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
* 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year...
Can you guess which organization this is?
Give up yet?
It's the 535 members of the United States Congress.
The same group that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep Americans in line.
:-)
Trust you have learn something new and useful.
Never judge a book by its cover.
Warmest regards,
James Oh
Trust the 2 questions will raise your eyebrows:-
Q1.
If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an abortion?
Read the next question before looking at the response for this one.
Q2:
It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three candidates. Who would you vote for?
Candidate A.
Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologist. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
Candidate B.
He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon , used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.
Candidate C.
He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.
Which of these candidates would be your choice?
Decide first... no peeking, then scroll down for the response.
Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Candidate B is Winston Churchill.
Candidate C is Adolph Hitler.
And, by the way, on your answer to the abortion question: If you said YES, you just killed Beethoven.
Pretty interesting isn't it? Makes a person think before judging someone.
Wait till you see the end of this note! Keep reading............
Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember: Amateurs...built the ark.
Professionals...built the Titanic
And Finally, can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:
* 29 have been accused of spousal abuse
* 7 have been arrested for fraud
* 19 have been accused of writing bad checks
* 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
* 3 have done time for assault
* 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting
* 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
* 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year...
Can you guess which organization this is?
Give up yet?
It's the 535 members of the United States Congress.
The same group that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep Americans in line.
:-)
Trust you have learn something new and useful.
Never judge a book by its cover.
Warmest regards,
James Oh
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
How to get more out of our time II
Dear my loving readers,
Further to my preceding post on the same topic, I write to add on several other ways which I believe it can work for the same purpose. You may click to the title to either read my earlier post or refresh your memory of what I had discussed so far.
1. Get started
The most difficult step is to begin. Most of the time, the project failed to begin because of the habit of waiting for the right time, or until it is perfect to begin. The question is if you don't get it begin, how can you get more?
2. Finish the job
Similarly, it is also equally important that you finish the job after you began. In this connection, do define your goal precisely, so that once it is attained you can move on to other project.
3. Filter out the irrelevant
In order to concentrate on the issue you are working with, it is wise to filter the irrelevant. If you don't so, you may indulge into too many pretty issues till you miss the big picture. It is easy to say than done - therefore you must stay controlled of yourself, and not let your emotion take control of you.
4. Set benchmark
In help us to achieve more, it is good to set realistic benchmark at our pace. Raise up the benchmark once you have reached that bench mark.
5. Others
Here, I leave to my loving readers to come up of any other way which may be helpful to all of us. Please make use of the comment, provided below, to put forward your thoughts. Thank you in advance.
Look forward to hearing from you,
Warmest regards and have a lovely day,
James Oh
Further to my preceding post on the same topic, I write to add on several other ways which I believe it can work for the same purpose. You may click to the title to either read my earlier post or refresh your memory of what I had discussed so far.
1. Get started
The most difficult step is to begin. Most of the time, the project failed to begin because of the habit of waiting for the right time, or until it is perfect to begin. The question is if you don't get it begin, how can you get more?
2. Finish the job
Similarly, it is also equally important that you finish the job after you began. In this connection, do define your goal precisely, so that once it is attained you can move on to other project.
3. Filter out the irrelevant
In order to concentrate on the issue you are working with, it is wise to filter the irrelevant. If you don't so, you may indulge into too many pretty issues till you miss the big picture. It is easy to say than done - therefore you must stay controlled of yourself, and not let your emotion take control of you.
4. Set benchmark
In help us to achieve more, it is good to set realistic benchmark at our pace. Raise up the benchmark once you have reached that bench mark.
5. Others
Here, I leave to my loving readers to come up of any other way which may be helpful to all of us. Please make use of the comment, provided below, to put forward your thoughts. Thank you in advance.
Look forward to hearing from you,
Warmest regards and have a lovely day,
James Oh
Monday, May 4, 2009
Breaking news
Dear my valued visitors,
I have received the email, below, from one former course mates, Mr Lau Say Khim and I am more than happy to share with the you all.
AT 5 MINUTES AND 6 SECONDS AFTER 4 A.M., ON THE 8TH OF JULY, THIS YEAR, THE TIME AND DATE WILL BE: 04:05:06 07-08-09
THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL THE YEAR 3009!!!
(I had a deep feeling that you just needed to know this) ;-)
Warmest regards,
James Oh
I have received the email, below, from one former course mates, Mr Lau Say Khim and I am more than happy to share with the you all.
AT 5 MINUTES AND 6 SECONDS AFTER 4 A.M., ON THE 8TH OF JULY, THIS YEAR, THE TIME AND DATE WILL BE: 04:05:06 07-08-09
THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL THE YEAR 3009!!!
(I had a deep feeling that you just needed to know this) ;-)
Warmest regards,
James Oh
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Good House Alarm
Dear my valued visitors,
A good tip that I got from a friend of my neighborhood who got it from a neighborhood watch coordinator.
"When someone is trying to get into your house, or if you hear a noise outside your house, " keep your car keys next to your bed on the night stand and just press the panic alarm on your car. It will go off from almost anywhere from inside your house and it will keep honking until your battery runs down, or until you reset it with the button on the key chain."
A lot of burglars will cut your telephone line before breaking in so this is a real good idea.
Who knows you may save life.
Please share it with others. Thank you in advance,
Take care and have a lovely day,
James
A good tip that I got from a friend of my neighborhood who got it from a neighborhood watch coordinator.
"When someone is trying to get into your house, or if you hear a noise outside your house, " keep your car keys next to your bed on the night stand and just press the panic alarm on your car. It will go off from almost anywhere from inside your house and it will keep honking until your battery runs down, or until you reset it with the button on the key chain."
A lot of burglars will cut your telephone line before breaking in so this is a real good idea.
Who knows you may save life.
Please share it with others. Thank you in advance,
Take care and have a lovely day,
James
I wish you enough ... how truly special!!
Dear our valued visitors,
This is a very touching and interesting story, which I received, through email, from one of my contacts, who wanted to share with my other visitors:-
Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'
The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mum.'
They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'
'Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'.
'I am old, and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said.
'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?'
She began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and she smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.' Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
She then began to cry and walked away.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.
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TAKE TIME TO LIVE.....
To all my friends and visitors, I WISH YOU ENOUGH.
Cheers and have a lovely day,
This is a very touching and interesting story, which I received, through email, from one of my contacts, who wanted to share with my other visitors:-
Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, 'I love you, and I wish you enough.'
The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mum.'
They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'
'Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'.
'I am old, and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said.
'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?'
She began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and she smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.' Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
She then began to cry and walked away.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.
*
TAKE TIME TO LIVE.....
To all my friends and visitors, I WISH YOU ENOUGH.
Cheers and have a lovely day,
Saturday, May 2, 2009
REAL EXPERIENCE TALK
Dear my valued visitors,
Lately, I bumped to the post talking about real life experience and I found it very encouraging and enriching, which I believe it may be of great help to some of you.
As such, I linked to that particular site for your easy access and reference. You may click on the title of this post to make access to it.
It is well said and done. I strongly believe that whoever too can make it if he press on to his preset objective in whatsoever endeavor he chosen. All the best to you.
Please do share with us other success story so as we have good insight of such a valuable experiences, through the comment provided below. Thank you in advance.
Without any delay, I would like to end here and look forward to receiving your comments on this post.
Questions of the day:-
Do you agree that no one can stop you except yourself? Do you believe of the statement - NO PAIN NO GAIN? Do you agree that by shifting your mindset will help you to overcome the barriers without pain? Just treat the barriers as challenges waiting for you to overcome them. Count them joy. Think about it and put forward your thoughts. Thank you in advance.
Blessings to you all,
James Oh
Lately, I bumped to the post talking about real life experience and I found it very encouraging and enriching, which I believe it may be of great help to some of you.
As such, I linked to that particular site for your easy access and reference. You may click on the title of this post to make access to it.
It is well said and done. I strongly believe that whoever too can make it if he press on to his preset objective in whatsoever endeavor he chosen. All the best to you.
Please do share with us other success story so as we have good insight of such a valuable experiences, through the comment provided below. Thank you in advance.
Without any delay, I would like to end here and look forward to receiving your comments on this post.
Questions of the day:-
Do you agree that no one can stop you except yourself? Do you believe of the statement - NO PAIN NO GAIN? Do you agree that by shifting your mindset will help you to overcome the barriers without pain? Just treat the barriers as challenges waiting for you to overcome them. Count them joy. Think about it and put forward your thoughts. Thank you in advance.
Blessings to you all,
James Oh
Friday, May 1, 2009
Swine Flu -update 2
Dear my valued visitors,
As promised earlier I write to share with you with another update on the above topic, which I have just received it from the Environmental Boots of which I am also a member of.
DO NOT PANIC BUT TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP YOURSELF WITH APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE. TAKE ALL PRECAUTION YOU CAN AND DO NOT RISK YOURSELF UNNECESSARY.
Grace and peace to you,
James Oh
As promised earlier I write to share with you with another update on the above topic, which I have just received it from the Environmental Boots of which I am also a member of.
DO NOT PANIC BUT TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP YOURSELF WITH APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE. TAKE ALL PRECAUTION YOU CAN AND DO NOT RISK YOURSELF UNNECESSARY.
Grace and peace to you,
James Oh
Thursday, April 30, 2009
"Qi Ji" Musical Charity Concert Dinner
Dear my valued visitors,
Please be informed that the above concert IS ORGANIZED BY THE CHEMPAKA WELFARE HOME (CWH) and will be held at MULTIPURPOSE HALL, S.J.K (C) Yuk Chai, Petaling Jaya; June 6, 09 (Saturday); 06:00 pm. (Malaysian Time).
For your information, CHW established in 2004 and has been operating solely on funds donated by the caring public, well wishers and friends.
You may buy your concert ticket through the TICKET HOTLINE : 017-5726935.
The proceeds from the above concert would be used for providing home and guardianship to those young children in need, regardless of gender, race, creed or religion.
PLEASE DO HELP THEM TO SPREAD THE NEWS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
Attached below please find the leaflets of the above concert for your reference and action.
Cheers and have a lovely weekend,
James Oh
Please be informed that the above concert IS ORGANIZED BY THE CHEMPAKA WELFARE HOME (CWH) and will be held at MULTIPURPOSE HALL, S.J.K (C) Yuk Chai, Petaling Jaya; June 6, 09 (Saturday); 06:00 pm. (Malaysian Time).
For your information, CHW established in 2004 and has been operating solely on funds donated by the caring public, well wishers and friends.
You may buy your concert ticket through the TICKET HOTLINE : 017-5726935.
The proceeds from the above concert would be used for providing home and guardianship to those young children in need, regardless of gender, race, creed or religion.
PLEASE DO HELP THEM TO SPREAD THE NEWS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
Attached below please find the leaflets of the above concert for your reference and action.
Cheers and have a lovely weekend,
James Oh
Useful tip
Dear my valued visitors,
In my earlier post, How to get more from our time, below is the timely mail which you may use so as to become more efficient and effective. In short, improve knowledge will not only assist us to achieve this goal, but also prevent us from the unnecessary hazard.
I have linked to my earlier post mentioned above for your easy reference. To access to it, just click the title above.
I have received the mail below from my neighborhood friend, who also want me to share with everyone.
WHO KNEW THIS???
I have been driving for nearly 44 years... I would think I should have noticed the little secret on my dashboard that was staring me in the face the whole time... I didn't... and I bet you didn't either....
Have you ever rented or borrowed a car and when arriving at the gas station wondered... mmm, which side is the gas filler cap? {Own car also can’t remember, right?}
My normal solution was to stick my head out the window, strain my neck and look, try to see in the side mirrors or even get out of the car!
Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to share with you my little secret so you will no longer look like Ace Ventura on your way to the gas station or put your neck at risk of discomfort or injury.
If you look at your gas gauge, you will see a small icon of a gas pump?
The handle of the gas pump will extend out on either the left or right side of the gas pump?
If your tank is on the left, the handle will be on the left? If your tank is on the right, the handle will be on the right (see photo). It is that simple!
Don't feel dumb, just go out and share the world's best kept auto secret with your friends.
Trust this is of assistance to you.
Have a lovely weekend,
James Oh
In my earlier post, How to get more from our time, below is the timely mail which you may use so as to become more efficient and effective. In short, improve knowledge will not only assist us to achieve this goal, but also prevent us from the unnecessary hazard.
I have linked to my earlier post mentioned above for your easy reference. To access to it, just click the title above.
I have received the mail below from my neighborhood friend, who also want me to share with everyone.
WHO KNEW THIS???
I have been driving for nearly 44 years... I would think I should have noticed the little secret on my dashboard that was staring me in the face the whole time... I didn't... and I bet you didn't either....
Have you ever rented or borrowed a car and when arriving at the gas station wondered... mmm, which side is the gas filler cap? {Own car also can’t remember, right?}
My normal solution was to stick my head out the window, strain my neck and look, try to see in the side mirrors or even get out of the car!
Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to share with you my little secret so you will no longer look like Ace Ventura on your way to the gas station or put your neck at risk of discomfort or injury.
If you look at your gas gauge, you will see a small icon of a gas pump?
The handle of the gas pump will extend out on either the left or right side of the gas pump?
If your tank is on the left, the handle will be on the left? If your tank is on the right, the handle will be on the right (see photo). It is that simple!
Don't feel dumb, just go out and share the world's best kept auto secret with your friends.
Trust this is of assistance to you.
Have a lovely weekend,
James Oh
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Swine Flu -update
Dear our valued visitors,
This is another update for your information. DO NOT PANIC, BUT EQUIP YOURSELF WITH APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE. EXPECT THE BEST, BUT PREPARE THE WORST.
Please I have just (Malaysian time: 16:15) linked to another blog for your additional information. To access to it, please click on the title of the post.
Below is a report from Reuters for your reading and update.
PLEASE UPDATE US WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT, BY WAY OF COMMENTS, SO THAT EVERY VISITORS WILL AWARE OF IT. BIG THANK TO YOU IN ADVANCE.
Thursday April 30, 2009
WHO raises flu threat level, warns pandemic imminent
By Laura MacInnis and Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Wednesday the world is at the brink of a pandemic, raising its threat level as the swine flu virus spread and killed the first person outside of Mexico, a toddler in Texas.
A woman wearing a surgical mask talks on the phone in San Jose April 29, 2009. (REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate)
"Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world," WHO Director General Margaret Chan told a news conference in Geneva as she raised the official alert level to phase 5, the last step before a pandemic.
"The biggest question is this: how severe will the pandemic be, especially now at the start," Chan said. But she added that the world "is better prepared for an influenza pandemic than at any time in history."
Mexico said it had suffered another 17 deaths of patients potentially linked to swine flu, bringing the total to as many as 176, and called for a suspension of all non-essential work and services.
Already in Mexico City, a metropolis of 20 million, all schools, restaurants, nightclubs and public events have been shut down to try to stop the sickness from spreading, bringing normal life to a virtual standstill.
'THE HORSES ARE OUT'
Nearly a week after the H1N1 swine flu virus first emerged in California and Texas and was found to have caused dozens of deaths in Mexico, Spain reported the first case in Europe of swine flu in a person who had not been to Mexico, illustrating the danger of person-to-person transmission.
Both U.S. and European officials have said they expect to see swine flu deaths.
President Barack Obama said during an evening news conference at the White House there was no need for panic and rejected the possibility of closing the border with Mexico.
"At this point, (health officials) have not recommended a border closing," he said. "From their perspective, it would be akin to closing the barn door after the horses are out, because we already have cases here in the United States."
Obama also praised his predecessor for stockpiling anti-viral medication in anticipation of such an outbreak.
"I think the Bush administration did a good job of creating the infrastructure so that we can respond," Obama said. "For example, we've got 50 million courses of anti-viral drugs in the event that they're needed."
Despite worries that a major flu outbreak could hit the struggling global economy, world stocks rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the U.S. recession appeared to be easing.
Almost all cases outside Mexico have had mild symptoms, and only a handful have required hospitalization.
MEXICAN BOY DIES IN TEXAS
Chan also urged companies who make the drugs to ramp up production. Two antiviral drugs -- Relenza, made by GlaxoSmithKline and Tamiflu, made by Roche AG -- have been shown to work against the H1N1 swine flu strain.
Drugmakers have donated millions of doses of their drugs to the WHO. She also alerted governments to be ready to distribute stockpiles of their drugs. Vaccine makers were on standby to begin making a new vaccine if needed.
And Germany, Austria and Peru reported cases of the illness, bringing the number of affected countries to 10. Peru said its case involved a woman who had traveled to Mexico and its health minister immediately announced the suspension of all commercial flights arriving from that country.
Texas officials said a 22-month-old boy had died while on a family visit from Mexico, marking the first confirmed U.S. swine flu death. In the Texas border city of Brownsville, where the boy was first diagnosed, some residents said they were now reluctant to venture south to Mexico.
"I am extremely concerned because you could die," said Santiago Perez, 18, a student at Pace High School.
Kathleen Sebelius, Obama's newly confirmed health secretary, spent her first day in office on a media tour as the administration sought to calm fears while urging vigilance. "We know that the cases will continue to rise," Sebelius said.
Mexico's central bank warned the outbreak could deepen the nation's recession, hurting an economy that already shrank by as much as 8 percent from the previous year in the first quarter.
France said it would seek a European Union ban on flights to Mexico.
The EU, the United States and Canada have advised against non-essential travel to Mexico, and many tourists were hurrying to leave, crowding airports.
Copyright © 2008 Reuters
This is another update for your information. DO NOT PANIC, BUT EQUIP YOURSELF WITH APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE. EXPECT THE BEST, BUT PREPARE THE WORST.
Please I have just (Malaysian time: 16:15) linked to another blog for your additional information. To access to it, please click on the title of the post.
Below is a report from Reuters for your reading and update.
PLEASE UPDATE US WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT, BY WAY OF COMMENTS, SO THAT EVERY VISITORS WILL AWARE OF IT. BIG THANK TO YOU IN ADVANCE.
Thursday April 30, 2009
WHO raises flu threat level, warns pandemic imminent
By Laura MacInnis and Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Wednesday the world is at the brink of a pandemic, raising its threat level as the swine flu virus spread and killed the first person outside of Mexico, a toddler in Texas.
A woman wearing a surgical mask talks on the phone in San Jose April 29, 2009. (REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate)
"Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world," WHO Director General Margaret Chan told a news conference in Geneva as she raised the official alert level to phase 5, the last step before a pandemic.
"The biggest question is this: how severe will the pandemic be, especially now at the start," Chan said. But she added that the world "is better prepared for an influenza pandemic than at any time in history."
Mexico said it had suffered another 17 deaths of patients potentially linked to swine flu, bringing the total to as many as 176, and called for a suspension of all non-essential work and services.
Already in Mexico City, a metropolis of 20 million, all schools, restaurants, nightclubs and public events have been shut down to try to stop the sickness from spreading, bringing normal life to a virtual standstill.
'THE HORSES ARE OUT'
Nearly a week after the H1N1 swine flu virus first emerged in California and Texas and was found to have caused dozens of deaths in Mexico, Spain reported the first case in Europe of swine flu in a person who had not been to Mexico, illustrating the danger of person-to-person transmission.
Both U.S. and European officials have said they expect to see swine flu deaths.
President Barack Obama said during an evening news conference at the White House there was no need for panic and rejected the possibility of closing the border with Mexico.
"At this point, (health officials) have not recommended a border closing," he said. "From their perspective, it would be akin to closing the barn door after the horses are out, because we already have cases here in the United States."
Obama also praised his predecessor for stockpiling anti-viral medication in anticipation of such an outbreak.
"I think the Bush administration did a good job of creating the infrastructure so that we can respond," Obama said. "For example, we've got 50 million courses of anti-viral drugs in the event that they're needed."
Despite worries that a major flu outbreak could hit the struggling global economy, world stocks rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the U.S. recession appeared to be easing.
Almost all cases outside Mexico have had mild symptoms, and only a handful have required hospitalization.
MEXICAN BOY DIES IN TEXAS
Chan also urged companies who make the drugs to ramp up production. Two antiviral drugs -- Relenza, made by GlaxoSmithKline and Tamiflu, made by Roche AG -- have been shown to work against the H1N1 swine flu strain.
Drugmakers have donated millions of doses of their drugs to the WHO. She also alerted governments to be ready to distribute stockpiles of their drugs. Vaccine makers were on standby to begin making a new vaccine if needed.
And Germany, Austria and Peru reported cases of the illness, bringing the number of affected countries to 10. Peru said its case involved a woman who had traveled to Mexico and its health minister immediately announced the suspension of all commercial flights arriving from that country.
Texas officials said a 22-month-old boy had died while on a family visit from Mexico, marking the first confirmed U.S. swine flu death. In the Texas border city of Brownsville, where the boy was first diagnosed, some residents said they were now reluctant to venture south to Mexico.
"I am extremely concerned because you could die," said Santiago Perez, 18, a student at Pace High School.
Kathleen Sebelius, Obama's newly confirmed health secretary, spent her first day in office on a media tour as the administration sought to calm fears while urging vigilance. "We know that the cases will continue to rise," Sebelius said.
Mexico's central bank warned the outbreak could deepen the nation's recession, hurting an economy that already shrank by as much as 8 percent from the previous year in the first quarter.
France said it would seek a European Union ban on flights to Mexico.
The EU, the United States and Canada have advised against non-essential travel to Mexico, and many tourists were hurrying to leave, crowding airports.
Copyright © 2008 Reuters
Monday, April 27, 2009
Swine Flu
Dear our valued visitors,
Trust the information below is useful and timely.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer - Mon Apr 27, 1:41 PM PDT
WASHINGTON -
A never-before-seen strain of swine flu has turned killer in Mexico and is causing milder illness in the United States and elsewhere. While authorities say it's not time to panic, they are taking steps to stem the spread and also urging people to pay close attention to the latest health warnings and take their own precautions.
"Individuals have a key role to play," Dr. Richard Besser, acting chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday.
Here's what you need to know:
Q: How do I protect myself and my family?
A: For now, take commonsense precautions. Cover your coughs and sneezes, with a tissue that you throw away or by sneezing into your elbow rather than your hand. Wash hands frequently; if soap and water aren't available, hand gels can substitute. Stay home if you're sick and keep children home from school if they are.
Q: How easy is it to catch this virus?
A: Scientists don't yet know if it takes fairly close or prolonged contact with someone who's sick, or if it's more easily spread. But in general, flu viruses spread through uncovered coughs and sneezes or — and this is important — by touching your mouth or nose with unwashed hands. Flu viruses can live on surfaces for several hours, like a doorknob just touched by someone who sneezed into his hand.
Q: In Mexico, officials are handing out face masks. Do I need one?
A: The CDC says there's not good evidence that masks really help outside of health care settings. It's safer just to avoid close contact with someone who's sick and avoid crowded gatherings in places where swine flu is known to be spreading. But if you can't do that, CDC guidelines say it's OK to consider a mask — just don't let it substitute for good precautions.
Q: Is swine flu treatable?
A: Yes, with the flu drugs Tamiflu or Relenza, but not with two older flu medications.
Q: Is there enough?
A: Yes. The federal government has stockpiled enough of the drugs to treat 50 million people, and many states have additional stocks. As a precaution, the CDC has shipped a quarter of that supply to the states to keep on hand just in case the virus starts spreading more than it has so far.
Q: Should I take Tamiflu as a precaution if I'm not sick yet?
A: No. "What are you going to do with it, use it when you get a sniffle?" asks Dr. Marc Siegel of New York University Langone Medical Center and author of "Bird Flu: Everything you Need To Know About The Next Pandemic." Overusing antiviral drugs can help germs become resistant to them.
Q: How big is my risk?
A: For most people, very low. Outside of Mexico, so far clusters of illnesses seem related to Mexican travel. New York City's cluster, for instance, consists of students and family members at one school where some students came back ill from spring break in Mexico.
Q: Why are people dying in Mexico and not here?
A: That's a mystery. First, understand that no one really knows just how many people in Mexico are dying of this flu strain, or how many have it. Only a fraction of the suspected deaths have been tested and confirmed as swine flu, and some initially suspected cases were caused by something else.
Q: Should I cancel my planned trip to Mexico?
A: The U.S. did issue a travel advisory Monday discouraging nonessential travel there.
Q: What else is the U.S., or anyone else, doing to try to stop this virus?
A: The U.S. is beginning limited screening of travelers from Mexico, so that the obviously sick can be sent for treatment. Other governments have issued their own travel warnings and restrictions. Mexico is taking the biggest steps, closings that limit most crowded gatherings. In the U.S., communities with clusters of illness also may limit contact — New York closed the affected school for a few days, for example — so stay tuned to hear if your area eventually is affected.
Q: What are the symptoms?
A: They're similar to regular human flu — a fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people also have diarrhea and vomiting.
Q: How do I know if I should see a doctor? Maybe my symptoms are from something else — like pollen?
A: Health authorities say if you live in places where swine flu cases have been confirmed, or you recently traveled to Mexico, and you have flulike symptoms, ask your doctor if you need treatment or to be tested. Allergies won't cause a fever. And run-of-the-mill stomach bugs won't be accompanied by respiratory symptoms, notes Dr. Wayne Reynolds of Newport News, Va., spokesman for the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Q: Is there a vaccine to prevent this new infection?
A: No. And CDC's initial testing suggests that last winter's flu shot didn't offer any cross-protection.
Q: How long would it take to produce a vaccine?
A: A few months. The CDC has created what's called "seed stock" of the new virus that manufacturers would need to start production. But the government hasn't yet decided if the outbreak is bad enough to order that.
Q: What is swine flu?
A: Pigs spread their own strains of influenza and every so often people catch one, usually after contact with the animals. This new strain is a mix of pig viruses with some human and bird viruses. Unlike more typical swine flu, it is spreading person-to-person. A 1976 outbreak of another unusual swine flu at Fort Dix, N.J., prompted a problematic mass vaccination campaign, but that time the flu fizzled out.
Q: So is it safe to eat pork?
A: Yes. Swine influenza viruses don't spread through food.
Q: And whatever happened to bird flu? Wasn't that supposed to be the next pandemic?
A: Specialists have long warned that the issue is a never-before-seen strain that people have little if any natural immunity to, regardless of whether it seems to originate from a bird or a pig. Bird flu hasn't gone away; scientists are tracking it, too.
I have also linked to other blog, for your additional information. You may click on the title of the post to make access to it.
God bless,
James Oh
Trust the information below is useful and timely.
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer - Mon Apr 27, 1:41 PM PDT
WASHINGTON -
A never-before-seen strain of swine flu has turned killer in Mexico and is causing milder illness in the United States and elsewhere. While authorities say it's not time to panic, they are taking steps to stem the spread and also urging people to pay close attention to the latest health warnings and take their own precautions.
"Individuals have a key role to play," Dr. Richard Besser, acting chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday.
Here's what you need to know:
Q: How do I protect myself and my family?
A: For now, take commonsense precautions. Cover your coughs and sneezes, with a tissue that you throw away or by sneezing into your elbow rather than your hand. Wash hands frequently; if soap and water aren't available, hand gels can substitute. Stay home if you're sick and keep children home from school if they are.
Q: How easy is it to catch this virus?
A: Scientists don't yet know if it takes fairly close or prolonged contact with someone who's sick, or if it's more easily spread. But in general, flu viruses spread through uncovered coughs and sneezes or — and this is important — by touching your mouth or nose with unwashed hands. Flu viruses can live on surfaces for several hours, like a doorknob just touched by someone who sneezed into his hand.
Q: In Mexico, officials are handing out face masks. Do I need one?
A: The CDC says there's not good evidence that masks really help outside of health care settings. It's safer just to avoid close contact with someone who's sick and avoid crowded gatherings in places where swine flu is known to be spreading. But if you can't do that, CDC guidelines say it's OK to consider a mask — just don't let it substitute for good precautions.
Q: Is swine flu treatable?
A: Yes, with the flu drugs Tamiflu or Relenza, but not with two older flu medications.
Q: Is there enough?
A: Yes. The federal government has stockpiled enough of the drugs to treat 50 million people, and many states have additional stocks. As a precaution, the CDC has shipped a quarter of that supply to the states to keep on hand just in case the virus starts spreading more than it has so far.
Q: Should I take Tamiflu as a precaution if I'm not sick yet?
A: No. "What are you going to do with it, use it when you get a sniffle?" asks Dr. Marc Siegel of New York University Langone Medical Center and author of "Bird Flu: Everything you Need To Know About The Next Pandemic." Overusing antiviral drugs can help germs become resistant to them.
Q: How big is my risk?
A: For most people, very low. Outside of Mexico, so far clusters of illnesses seem related to Mexican travel. New York City's cluster, for instance, consists of students and family members at one school where some students came back ill from spring break in Mexico.
Q: Why are people dying in Mexico and not here?
A: That's a mystery. First, understand that no one really knows just how many people in Mexico are dying of this flu strain, or how many have it. Only a fraction of the suspected deaths have been tested and confirmed as swine flu, and some initially suspected cases were caused by something else.
Q: Should I cancel my planned trip to Mexico?
A: The U.S. did issue a travel advisory Monday discouraging nonessential travel there.
Q: What else is the U.S., or anyone else, doing to try to stop this virus?
A: The U.S. is beginning limited screening of travelers from Mexico, so that the obviously sick can be sent for treatment. Other governments have issued their own travel warnings and restrictions. Mexico is taking the biggest steps, closings that limit most crowded gatherings. In the U.S., communities with clusters of illness also may limit contact — New York closed the affected school for a few days, for example — so stay tuned to hear if your area eventually is affected.
Q: What are the symptoms?
A: They're similar to regular human flu — a fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people also have diarrhea and vomiting.
Q: How do I know if I should see a doctor? Maybe my symptoms are from something else — like pollen?
A: Health authorities say if you live in places where swine flu cases have been confirmed, or you recently traveled to Mexico, and you have flulike symptoms, ask your doctor if you need treatment or to be tested. Allergies won't cause a fever. And run-of-the-mill stomach bugs won't be accompanied by respiratory symptoms, notes Dr. Wayne Reynolds of Newport News, Va., spokesman for the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Q: Is there a vaccine to prevent this new infection?
A: No. And CDC's initial testing suggests that last winter's flu shot didn't offer any cross-protection.
Q: How long would it take to produce a vaccine?
A: A few months. The CDC has created what's called "seed stock" of the new virus that manufacturers would need to start production. But the government hasn't yet decided if the outbreak is bad enough to order that.
Q: What is swine flu?
A: Pigs spread their own strains of influenza and every so often people catch one, usually after contact with the animals. This new strain is a mix of pig viruses with some human and bird viruses. Unlike more typical swine flu, it is spreading person-to-person. A 1976 outbreak of another unusual swine flu at Fort Dix, N.J., prompted a problematic mass vaccination campaign, but that time the flu fizzled out.
Q: So is it safe to eat pork?
A: Yes. Swine influenza viruses don't spread through food.
Q: And whatever happened to bird flu? Wasn't that supposed to be the next pandemic?
A: Specialists have long warned that the issue is a never-before-seen strain that people have little if any natural immunity to, regardless of whether it seems to originate from a bird or a pig. Bird flu hasn't gone away; scientists are tracking it, too.
I have also linked to other blog, for your additional information. You may click on the title of the post to make access to it.
God bless,
James Oh
KL '09 SURVIVAL
Dear my valued visitors,
Please be informed that there is an exhibition, SAVE OUR EARTH, at National Science Center, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur from the period from Apr 28 to 14 August, 2009.
This exhibition held in association with with The Science Museum of London, is the first time in Asia.
Bring your family members there to show your support to save our earth 2050 and beyond. I am sure you and your family members will have lots of fun beside learning how we humans will survive on a changing planet in the years to come.
For your convenience, I have linked this post to its website. You may click on the title of the post to make access to it for more information of this memorable event.
See you there and have a wonderful day,
James Oh
Attach below is the copy of its leaflet for your reference.
Please be informed that there is an exhibition, SAVE OUR EARTH, at National Science Center, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur from the period from Apr 28 to 14 August, 2009.
This exhibition held in association with with The Science Museum of London, is the first time in Asia.
Bring your family members there to show your support to save our earth 2050 and beyond. I am sure you and your family members will have lots of fun beside learning how we humans will survive on a changing planet in the years to come.
For your convenience, I have linked this post to its website. You may click on the title of the post to make access to it for more information of this memorable event.
See you there and have a wonderful day,
James Oh
Attach below is the copy of its leaflet for your reference.
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