Monthly Archives: July 2009

We are what we want to learn

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

There is this book borrowed from the library which reminded me that we will never stray far from our inner selves. Reading the titles off their spines, I saw varying book topics and disciplines with contents potentially useful for my … Continue reading →

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Planning ahead of time

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

The last of my final exams for this semester at the local college was yesterday. I did not go right up to the examination department and ask them to prepare my papers in large fonts so they didn’t, even though … Continue reading →

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Buy her book and keep her hearing

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

My friend Holly wrote her story into a book to raise funds for acquiring the Auditory Brainstem Implant – a special kind of hearing aid for people with NF2 like myself. I purchased my own implant in 2006. Now, it … Continue reading →

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He lost his manhood

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

We castrated one of our dogs yesterday. It was unplanned. Mom came up to me and asked if I had classes before she hurriedly changed her clothes. When I got out to see what was going on, she bent over … Continue reading →

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Should I drop the axe?

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

It is time to register for the next semester’s subjects again. It’s going to be a three-month term with most students taking four or five subjects. But the list is short. It is either I have taken the subjects or … Continue reading →

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Another life lostfor alleged crime

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

I had not been able to blog or say much since Teoh Beng Hock was found mysteriously dead at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. I was mourning my way. In church that weekend, I felt rotten. Suddenly, everything seemed unreal. It … Continue reading →

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A book to preserve Cameron Highlands

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

When I first knew Carrol Lawrence in 2006, she helped me raise some funds for surgery and introduced her lovely friends up on Cameron Highlands. On one of our breathtaking trips, we met a forest ranger who talked with Carrol … Continue reading →

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