Monthly Archives: January 2009

Heart4Hope at Seksan Gallery with fellow authors and readers

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

Sharon Bakar, a fellow reader and writer I’ve known for more than three years but hardly met, invited me to join a reading session. This monthly event is held at Seksan Gallery, a house converted into an art gallore, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Projects | 8 Comments

Exercising with Neurofibromatosis and brain tumors.

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

After coming back from surgery in November 2008, I mentioned about wanting an exercise bike or a treadmill on my blog sidebar, subtly since it wasn’t an urgent need. Then my fundraising got published in The Star newspaper on December … Continue reading →

Posted in Health | 3 Comments

Reflections of another talk show experience

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

Here goes a picture taken with mom on my right, and two other guests – Christie and company – on my left. An uncle wearing the Songkok took a picture with us too, but not with my camera. I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Press And Appearances | 1 Comment

Learning communications with Neurofibromatosis: Tactile and visual communication

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

As you might be aware, I make and sell Heart4Hope t-shirts to raise funds and afford medical care. A friend asked yesterday if I would still be friendly to a mutual friend of ours if that person hadn’t helped me. … Continue reading →

Posted in General Psychology | 1 Comment

About The Heart4Hope Ambigram

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

The Heart4Hope Ambigram was designed as a mirror ambigram so that when we wear it, we can read it the same way while looking into the mirror. The words Heart4Hope is the name of my fundraising campaign that started in … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | 9 Comments

Things the press cannot replace

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

When I was born, my father purchased the Nikon MF-16, a film Single-Lens-Reflect camera of the Nikon FA series. My father enjoyed photography before he suffered a brain hemorrhage. With this camera, Dad took many pictures of me as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Matters of the Heart, miscellaneous | 3 Comments

Lee Chia Wei extends her hand for the Heart4Hope Ambigram story.

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

Lee Chia Wei popped by on Thursday evening to get herself a t-shirt and more to sell on her own. She has been supporting my cause and Heart4Hope since early 2006, by sharing my tees with her friends. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Projects | 3 Comments