:(

I don't know what to say. I don't know how to start.
For he has left us and I don't know how to react.
Because sometimes it's not about what you show on the outside,
but what you feel on the inside.
And nobody needs to know that except you.

Summing up December in 500 words

Warning: This would be one of the few posts that were written in one straight go, without the usual think-write-read-edit process. It’s a total pour of words without proper structure, proper sentencing, proper formatting, etc.

Here goes!

December was the down month of the year. Seriously, not the best way to end the year. Grandpa got admitted to hospital because of fever, which was suspected to be dengue, which later was proven not. “Chikungunya”, that’s what the doctor said. Anyhow he was weak all over. If that wasn’t bad enough, dad got a sudden lapse of heart pain while he was visiting grandpa. Thus, dad got admitted to hospital.

Talk about irony.

Then talk about being lucky it actually happened in a hospital where immediate attention was given.

Sigh.

So it turned out dad got a serious blood clot in one of his blood vessels and a minor operation, or like how the doctor put it “a procedure” was called for, to open, unclog and keep the blood vessel clear and good. Dad’s insurance did not provide coverage for this and 20k plus of money was spent. Of course, it wasn’t so much about the money. It’s dad’s well-being that we were worried most.

And dad is now on long-term meds which even though it’s not about the money, still very much takes up an extra sum every month from now on.

Again, like I said, what matters most is dad and everyone’s peace of mind.

No no. It did not end there however. Two days after dad got discharged from the hospital, our house was burglarized. By a totally silly burglar nonetheless who took away RM50 and a speaker. Still damage was done and again money was spent on fixing up the doors. We finally resolved to install an alarm system as well. Again money. Hah!

Really. It’s not about the money. It’s just a sad sad series of unfortunate incidents.

After barely a week out of the hospital, grandpa was not feeling well again. This time much worse than the last and everyone was fearful of his life. He couldn’t walk, couldn’t eat and I know it hurt dad most that he couldn’t do much or physically be there for grandpa because of his “house-arrest” after his own “procedure”.

Obviously 500 words are not enough to sum up the month because after all that pour of negativity, I got a call of good news.

I won my dad a Christmas gift from MPH. RM100 worth of vouchers, a really awesome mug plus a set of won’t-be-used postcards. I think I’m actually getting a kick out of writing slogans for contest. ;-) I guess it pays to write for a living, in more ways than one.

And that hopefully marks the end of the family’s dark period.

As we enter the new year, I really do hope we have more good things to look forward to. In all honestly, health is really and truly one’s greatest asset. No amount of money can make up for the health of a loved one or that of your own. So a great reminder to everyone out there, take good care of yourself, be conscious of your diet, live healthy, live happy because it’s not just about living your life as an individual but as a unit, as a family and even as a friend. Because even if it doesn’t matter to you, it matters a lot to others. Because if it hurts you, it also hurts others. And as corny as it may sound, you are not alone in this world and YOU MATTER in every way.

It’s an hour away to 2011.

May the new year brings forth awareness of the importance of good health to everyone.

The Oh Bummer Post

It's been a month of silence.
A month of ups and downs.
Almost more downs than ups.

:(

The year is coming to an end though.
Let's hope that also signifies the end of all negativities.
May the new year bring new light.

:|

And hopefully a chance for me to blog again asap.

:)

My Day "E" Motion

SQUEEEE..

*big goofy grin*

Too bad the squeeeing came so late in the day.

HERE'S A SUMMARY OF MY DAY "E" MOTION

6.30am
Zzzz... then again who wouldn't be at this hour.

9.15am
Determined. Yosh!

12.00pm
Unnecessary stress. Blah.

3.00pm
Furasssuuu!!!!! Annoyance level 100%

6.00pm
Finally got time to recollected myself.

8.00pm
Hungry. Tired. Not entirely chirpy.

9.00pm
Happy. Weeeee!!

*******

That's a big leap from 3.00pm. I hated 3.00pm.
Gah, writing 3.00pm is ruining my Squeee moment.

Enough of writing.

MORE SQUEEEING!!

Me Time

It's been awhile since I had a "Me Time" in the morning at the office. Just that 10 minutes of being alone with my music on, my head resting on my water tumbler, casually surfing the internet, taking a breather before the day's work starts coming in.

This morning just reminded me how I miss that

therapeutic 10 minutes.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate having someone to travel to and back from work with. Yes, it's safer, it's assuring and for that I am thankful to PSP-san. Yet, I don't mind having these occasional days where I have to go to work alone. Nope. Don't mind it at all.

No Work Today, It's SA-TUR-DAY!

Yup. No work today. No work on Saturdays.
No more 3 hours of travelling for 4 hours of working. <- That maths never did add up correctly, no matter how hard I try to rationalise it.

Then again.
No more Saturday breakfast get-togethers.
No more Saturday lunch adventures.
No more Saturday shoppings or window shoppings for that matter.
Saturdays are now declared FREE... and probably a little lonely.

Good Bye People!

Vin & Cub signing off from cyberworld

for two whole weeks!

TWO WEEKS.

*excited 100%*

Countdown Begins - 5 Days Left

A month's absence was called for. I rarely have the time to sit down and blog. Yup, I am in front of the computer but planning takes up all of "My Time". It's exhausting to have your brain work during the day and work somemore during the night. Maa... "My Time" became "Plan Time". It got even worst when "Plan Time" cuts into "Sleep Time". T__T

What's done is done. 5 Days More to Go. The tingling excitement finally kicked in yesterday. Was getting paranoid for not feeling a thing before that. It's a BIGGIE DEAL! Yet I was almost emotionless.

But it's finally here. If I manage another post, it'll be great. If not I shall leave you with this silly silly strip I baked out in 5 mins. The lines are sucky but I was not really attempting to use my brain after all.

Cubbie says doggy is so kind. She likes kind doggy and I'm just bad to call it stupid. I say that's not a doggy at all. XP

On a side note, I don't like this post. Am not in the mood to blog after all. *pif*