A Small Contribution To Change the World of the Children

Nowadays most of the children living in the world are having happy life and they are having the good education, and having a good future. They are having the good meals at home and having love from their family.

However, have you ever thought of there are also some children out there who are lack of food and water, no education are provided for them?! Would you ever thought of helping those children to change their world?!

If you have never thought of this or have no idea of how to help those poor children, I can tell you now. Well, I am a child sponsor for about 4 years. My sponsor child is a small Mongolian girl, she is 3.5 years old now. She is my second sponsor child. A small contribution from us can help to change the world of the child. With the monthly contribution, the amount of money is helped to change the life of the children. This contribution is used for the clean water, education, and health care. The children will be having improvement in their life after they received the contribution and it would also help to improve the economy of the country too.

I have contact with my sponsor child. We are having letters exchange and the child sponsor can send some small gifts to the sponsored child too. On the other hand, we will also receive letter or report on the child sponsor progress. Thus, I, as the child sponsor do not need to worry for my sponsored child. During the festive seasons, eg, Chinese New Year or Christmas, I will receive greeting cards from sponsored child and I can tell you that, I will have a warm feeling when I receive those greeting cards.

For your information, my 10 year-old niece is one of the child sponsors too. Her sponsored child is a young girl from China and they are exchanging letters once a while. My niece is enjoying very much in this. Thus, if a 10 year-old kid can realise a small contribution to help to change the world of the children who needed, why don't you?!

So, if you are also interested to become a child sponsor like I am, or you would like to have further information about Child Sponsorship program, you can check through this website,
http://www.worldvision.com.my/index.php

I wish to have more child sponsors in order to help to change the world of the poor children with a small contribution from you. A little help from you can save the poor children as you know that children is our future.

Lastly, I would like to thank you for helping those poor children. May God bless you all!

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A Bad Day for Me

I went to the PPUM for my eye check-up yesterday. I had been waited for almost 4 hours then only it was my turn. Guess what, I had reached the hospital by 7am for the my registration and then took my breakfast there. There were many patients there, senior citizens, kids, ward patients. All were waiting long.

When it was my turn, I entered the room for the consultation. It only took about 1o minutes for the check-up and then doctor told me everything was fine, and told me to go back to check-up after few months time. So, I had been waited for almost 4 hours and my consultation time only took about 10 minutes. Anyway, after I made my appointment for my next check-up, my mother and I went to the pharmacy to purchase the medicines. Again we had to wait for our queue. We have to spend so much time for the waiting in the hospital. By the time we left the PPUM, it was 12.30pm. Both my mother and I were starving, so we decided to have our lunch at the famous chicken rice shop which nearby the PPUM.

When we reached the famous chicken rice shop, it was already big crowd there as it was lunch hour. So, we decided to sit inside the shop as it has air-cond available, we then ordered our meals. I took roast chicken wanton noodle (dry) and mother had ordered wanton dry noodle and drink for our lunch. About 10 minutes later, our meals were served. The meals looked delicious and we took it fully. Then we headed home.

However, I was started to feel unwell once I reached home. I was having stomach upset and then having diarrhea and threw up few times. I had threw up all the things that I had taken for my lunch. Gosh, I was having food poisoning I guess. I was then was feeling unwell since afternoon until I fall asleep at night. I even could not eat well for my dinner in the evening. At last I took a dose of pain killer before I went to bed as I could not bear with my stomach pain anymore. I was wondering how could I was having such a bad day for me.

Luckily I could fall sleep after the taken the pain killer. So, when I woke up this morning, I felt that my stomach was not pain anymore, but I still feeling a bit weak for my body. Hopefully I can recover soon and now that I am a little frighten and I wonder could have another meal in that famous chicken rice shop next time!?!

Being A Suspected H1N1 Flu Patient for 7 Days

A few days ago, one of my friends had mentioned about the H1N1 Flu. I then have recalled my 7 days of being a suspected H1N1 flu patient in last year. I would like to share with you all now as it really was a scary time for me.

I bet you all have known what is H1N1 Flu. It is also called Swine Flu and it is an infection caused by virus. People do not normally get swine flu but human infections can and do happen. The virus is contagious and can be spread from human to human. The symptoms of the flu are similar to the human regular flu, which include, fever, cough, sore throat, body aching, headaches, chills and fatigue.

In August 2009, I was having high fever and coughing (also on the medication of pulmonary tuberculosis), I was being suspected to get infected H1N1 flu by the doctor. The other reason was that I was also one of the person from the high risk group of people, ie. :

1. Children younger than 5 year-old
2. Senior citizens age 65 and above
3. People with chronic lung or heart conditions
4. Pregnant woman
5. People with obesity

Anyway, I was sent to the Emergency Unit of the UMMC for admission and I had been waited for 5 hours for the check-up and admission. I guess if I were the patient of the H1N1 flu at that time, the crowd had been infected by me and the doctor of the ER also did not take note of my case even I was having the letter from the doctor that I was a suspected H1N1 flu.

Anyway, I was then admitted in the quarantined ward for a night and my family was prohibited to enter such ward. I was having throat swab test and chest x-ray. But the result of the throat swab would only be released a week later. In the quarantined ward, I saw there were many patients there, they have old people, babies, young kid. I got to talk to some of the lady patients, they admitted due to they are asthma or high blood pressure patients. All the nurses were wearing 2 layers of mask for protection, but they were friendly. I could not sleep for that night and was very sad and wondered how could this happen to me!

Luckily, I got discharged on the next day but the doctor required me to have self quarantined at home and I also required to take 2 doses of Tamiflu for 5 continuous days, and returned to the hospital for the result after a week time. I can tell you that, during that 1 whole week, my mother and I were worried so much.

During that 1 week of waiting time, I was so frightened that my result would be positive. I could not eat well or sleep well. My friend gave me a call to comfort me after she found out my incident. She told me not to worry as she also experienced before, her result was negative. I was quite reliefed a bit after talking to her, but honestly, I was still very frightened for the result as there were quite a number of people have lost their lifes due to such flu. Thus, I prepared all the things at that time. I took out all my insurance policies, bank passbooks and FD statements and put at a place which was easy for my mother to search for. I did not tell her about it as I did not want to upset her. Moreover, I was also praying to the Gods everyday for my result would be negative. It really suffered me very much! :(

I went to the UMMC for my check-up and the throat swab result after 1 week time. I was shivering while waiting for my turn. When my name being called, I went to the room to see the doctor. It was a Malay lady doctor, she told me my result was negative and I was glad to hear it and she also felt happy for me. She then told me that I did not need to worry anymore. After I left the hospital, I sent the SMS to my friend to inform her the good news and she was happy for me too. So, it was really a reliefed for me and my mother.

So, this is my frightened 7 days of being the suspected of H1N1 Flu patient experience. I would like to advice the people out there, please take the vaccination for the prevention of flu, as it is no harm to you. Now that I know there is a new influenza called NDM-1, the new swine flu. NDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase 1) is originated from bacteria. It is dangerous and transmitted from person-to-person from direct contact or infected persons exposed materials, specially person admitted to hospitals, clinics, health care centers, etc.. A piece of advice, please do take good care of your health. If you are not feeling well, please seek for the treatment at once. Health is the most important asset in our life. Cheers!

10.10.10

Today is 10.10.10, Sunday, October 10, 2010. This is a special day as this date is only happened once in a thousand years. The number 10 seems to give people a good sign, a warm or fuzzy feeling. Eg. perfect 10, top 10. Today is also the National Day of Taiwan too.

Many people will do their celebration for this date. For example, they will have their wedding on this date as it is a special date and also good for memory. Some organisations may organise some events for such celebration. Eg. family day, as it falls on Sunday. Some people may their birthday celebration, or any anniversary celebrations.

For me, this is not so much special as it is just a normal Sunday. So, I will be staying at home to relax and rest and to do my readings. What I am trying to say is that this date can be meant something special to someone, on the other hand, it can be meant nothing to someone. So, what will you do on this special date?! Maybe you can share with me!

I also found there is an interesting fact about October 2010. This October has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays, all in one month. This only happens once in every 823 years. I guess this October is a special month. Anyway, tomorrow is the Monday again, I wish you have a good week ahead! Cheers!

The Chronicles of Narnia

Phew, finally I have finished reading the whole story of 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C.S. Lewis. The ending is out of my expectation. I believe most of the people have known about the stories of the book as it has been made into movies since year 2005.

'The Chronicles of Narnia' is a series of 7 fantasy novels written by C.S. Lewis between 1939 to 1954. It has been sold over 100 million copies in about 50 languages over the world. The 7 series of the stories are as below :-

1. The Magician's Nephew
2. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
3. The Horse and the Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle

3 of the stories above had been made into movies, they are, 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe', 'Prince Caspian' and 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'. The first two movies have been released in year 2005 and 2008 respectively. Whereas 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' will be released in this December. I am looking forward for the movie.

I was enjoying very much for the Narnia's movies as the visual effects of the movies are very amazing and now I am looking forward for the coming Narnia movie which would released in the year end. Although I already knew the story, still I am would like to catch the movie as I believe the movie would be able to show us, the audience, some amazing scenes and story.

I like the stories of the Narnia very much as it is an adventure for the people. Sometimes I would be thinking if I had been magically transported to the magic-land or some place which is totally different from our world nowadays, what would happen to my life?! I bet it must be really an adventure life for me. Haha!

Maybe you could share with me your adventure life, have you ever thought of going to someplace which is totally different from your world and why?! Well, I am waiting for your adventures! :P

Nine Emperor Gods(Jiu Wang Ye 九王爷)

Today is the 1st day of the Chinese lunar calender of the month of ninth,(九月初一). It is also the celebration of the festival of "Jiu Huang, 九皇", by the Daoists in Malaysia and Singapore. "Nine Emperor Gods" also known as 'Jiu Wang Ye 九王爷'. Its trademark tradition is the "shaking" of the "chairs of the gods" while en route to the sea.

Since it is the 1st day of the month (Chinese lunar calendar), I took vegetarian breakfast. I am a vegetarian on every 1st and 15th day of the month for half day. Anyway, my mother and I went to the Kwan Yin Temple for praying after our breakfast. There were many people in the temple. Some even took their small babies for the blessings. Some were doing divination. After the praying, we headed home.

The festival of "Jiu Huang" is started too. So, it will be raining everyday throughout the month. Let me give you an advice, please do bring your umbrella or raincoat whenever you travel outside in order to keep you away from wet. It is a traditional as it is always raining in this Chinese lunar calender month. :)

So, it is also the weekend, wish you all enjoy the weekend. Cheers!