Yvonne Foong -

It's a new year! 2004 wasn't very long, come to think about it. But a lot did happen. Firstly, I entered college and tested the waters there. Met a bunch of wonderful friends like Mr. Liew, Voon Chea, Kevin, Eunice and all the others in MSC. I also gotta know wonderful people in LA who really made a difference to my health. Along th way I have lost contact and rekindled old friendships. In the blink of an eye, Tremayne is back from Singapore, something that I was looking for, for the past 2 years. But when it finally happen, it's not so important to me anymore. My good ol' brother Swee Hong is also coming back on the 4th Jan. I didn't even realise that time was actually passing. The day Swee had an open house was just like yesterday. Felicia, Amy, Yewin, Swee Hong and I gathered at his house for a feast with the rest of his family and friends. Jo Kim, my dear friend will not be back for some time still and fellow blogger, David, is leaving for Aussie this month, so as Yewin, for New Zealand and he probably won't return. Kenrick and Alicia finished their pre-U. Alicia's leaving this year while Elena and Kenrick are studying in their respective fields.

Seems like everyone is evolving except me. Well, I obviously go thru different temperaments. Everyone is changing socially but my milestones are all in the mind. Only those who really know me can see it.

I am now in Alicia's house. I stayed overnight here. Have to go back soon. Alan's cooking me dinner tonight before we visit Jie Yow. He should be in Carrefour shopping by now. How sweet. Once again, happy New Year!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, MY FRIENDS!

Had a fun time in KL today. Alan and I took a bus to Central Market and shopped around for a few hours. I bought Christmas presents for my friends. He wanted to buy this funky necklace for himself but I didn't like it so he didn't look for it anymore. Ah, drats, next time I'm keeping my mouth shut. But it's good in a way cuz he trusts my taste. hehe!

I realise he gets bored very easily. He has great taste for high quality things and nothing seem to satisfy him. *sigh* So he came home empty handed. He cooked me lunch. After much criticism from me, his 'fried rice' finally tastes great. Excellent boy, how bullish. Actually it's not exactly fried. I think the method is similiar to claypot rice.

That's all for today. Tomorrow is work AGAIN.

Many things happened this week. Last Saturday, I was with Alicia and her family the whole day. We had this yummilicious Nasi Lemak at Subang Parade which costs RM7.50 per plate, ideal for people like me who can't take spicy food. Then on Sunday, Kenrick, Alicia, and I had dinner together at Salmon steak. Alicia treated us Secret Recipe cakes. We came to my place after that and played cards with Alan. It was a very fun game.

Yesterday night, Alan and I went to this Christmas Gala at MSC Theatre Hall. We didn't really enjoy the show so we exited halfway through the show and headed to the staffroom hoping to find Mr. Liew there. And he was indeed there having supper all by himself. Poor thing. So we talked to him for some time and I'm glad that he's pretty impressed by Alan. They got along pretty well.

A lot of other things happened at work too but I don't feel like writing it here. We're going down to KL on Sunday for shopping. I think it will be great. Till then...

God just knocked on my head. He reminded me about my AN. Argh! But thanks to him because I don't want to neglect my precious health. *sigh* the treatened are always most precious.

When I'm happily in a job and thinking of furthering my studies 'again', I am reminded that I have a time bomb in my brain that if I do nothing about it, I'm going to go deaf. And it's already difficult enough to be partially deaf. I shall refrain from writing about the emotional side of it, don't want to waste your time reading my craps. Dr. Lederman sent me info about FSR but I am not certain about him. On the other hand. John Hopkins is recruiting people for an FSR study for NF2 with AN. I really want to take part because that will greatly subsidize the cost but Dr. Rigamonti, the surgeon-n-charged takes forever to reply my emails, prob.cuz he does clinical n lectures.

You're prob. thinking, "but she said she was doubtful of FSR?" well yes I did say that but as days past, my hearing gets worse and I feel more hurt, the more eager I am to do something quick. but my intentions are always dampened by lots of delays. And ofcourse, the most important issue is MONEY. How am I going to raise RM150k if John Hopkins charges me? I did tell myself that I shouldn't look forward to things I can't achieve. But I feel really unfair if MONEY is the one that takes away my hearing.

This desire to treat my AN is so great now. It's like my natural instincts calling me that it's about time. I hope God speaks to me now. What should I do next?

That's right. I just notice that I am afraid to loose. I just found out that Alan has a bachelor's degree in Law (not cert nor dip.) and he's enrolled into Staffordshire University's Msc in Technology Management course. Aaaaaaaah! Ok. This is it. I am not gonna let myself turn into a bimbo. I am quite interested in this PHILOSOPHY course which is quite affordable and most suitable for my NF condition. Should I take it? Ofcourse, I have to take it's market value into account. Anyone with any clues?

My ROJAK soul
twisted, mixed up, and confused,
But what's causing this?
I'm doing fine, my job is good
my head's covered and HE's here,
So what made me this way?

I'm running along
this long and narrow road
with a lot of junctions,
I have no map, I have no clue,
I just pick one side in random
and hope for the best,
When will this end? Can I stop to rest
my soaring feet and pulsating cells?
I am tired of it all.

This time I really don't know why I'm feeling so perplexed.

I sent Lina Gourdin an e-mail last week but she did not reply me. So I thought, 'what-the-heck'. Today, she mentioned me in her column in The Malay Mail, as her 'new friend'. So she did receive my mail after all. But why didn't she reply me? But it's okay. As long as she receives my message and understand my intentions are for her bettermen. For those of you who do not read that paper, Lina Gourdin is a journalist who has lung cancer. Few months ago she underwent surgery but now, the cells spreaded to other parts of her lung, or was it the body? I hope she will win this battle soon. I think she's quite strong because the lung is one of the vital organs and having anything to do with it creates a lot of inconvinience.

Hey Hey! I'm BACK! Since the last post, I went for the MPO's chamber concert with Alan and TEEHEE! I still prefer him in casual clothes. I think the best thing we have in common is we can get very noisy when together. But at least, there's never a dull moment. haha! But he's still no match to Kenrick whose words I can't quite figure. and Alan's SO CUTE when he merajuk because I went shopping without him. aaw...

Then the next day, was my first day at work! My FIRST JOB! FINALLY getting out of the house yeah? haha! I'm a pre-school teacher. I teach in my company's 7th branch which is brand new. We've been doing a lot of unpacking and decorating for tomorrow's OPEN DAY. Yes, yes, I've to work when school have not started. But it's not boring cuz there's these two rascals runnng up and down making noises so things are quite lively.

And ofcourse, I wake up in time to watch Alan brush his teeth and cook breakfast before he sets off for classes. Then in the evening, both of us reach home about the same time and I get to watch him cook dinner~! Yum!!!!! And the whole house will be filled with tempting aroma. After dinner, we will usually talk and talk, until someone has something else to do. Then at night, we wish each other goodnight before we part to bed.

So basically, this is what happens everyday. Except for weekends when we will go out to have some fun.