Monthly Archives: December 2009

For Rajan Risyakaran, an orbituary

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

An old friend I had known since Primary school and who I spent Secondary School days with passed away in a car accident this morning. When my cellgroup leader informed me this morning, I was surprised. The thing about Rajan … Continue reading →

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Does she know?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

I spent most of yesterday in my bedroom behind closed doors while coming out occassionally to stretch myself. Sometime in the afternoon, I started sneezing and feeling sickly. This was going to take a toil on my body that endured … Continue reading →

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Life is getting so slow

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

I was at the post office yesterday when the staff wrote RM1.80 on the top right corner of the envelop I was going to mail. I read it aloud to myself, “one eighty” before searching my wallet and taking out … Continue reading →

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The law could be the silver lining I need

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

The local council called yesterday morning. One of our dogs chased a motorcyclist. Dad was advised to tie up the dogs but he felt crossed and reacted by letting them roam freely this morning. When mom told me I suggested … Continue reading →

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That familiar sound of death

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

Thanks to the kind intervention of Tengku Azmil and Tan Sri Lim Ewe Jin, Mom and I had the hard-to-come-by experience of flying home on Business Class yesterday. Our seats were bunked up so that I could be better rested. … Continue reading →

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A second lease to Life

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

When mom and I were at the hospital cafeteria yesterday for lunch, we met Dr. Warfen the Anesthesiologist. I told her that we were leaving for Malaysia this evening and Dr. Warfen slapped her chest and wrote “You have a … Continue reading →

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No job is beneath you

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Yvonne Foong

While I was hospitalized in the past several weeks, the nurses took care of everything. Because I was not supposed to get out of bed on my own, they had to help with everything. When the remote fell off and … Continue reading →

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