Yvonne Foong Ming Niang

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 Rishyakaran was that he always had an even composure, even ...

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 RM1.50. The staff looked back at me and showed me ...

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 to convert the fence into a wall. Few months ago, an office ...

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. I could sleep in a 180 degree position. Between the ...

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 special place in our hearts”. Dr. Warfen visited me in ...

An aunt on my mother side bought me a new laptop and mom took the bus herself to collect it from Bestbuy at Santa Monica this morning. Applause to mom for getting to and fro without losing her way. It took her two bus rides. The laptop is a Toshiba ...

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 made a noise, the nurse thought that I had fallen ...

Before I left Malaysia, Tiam Loong and I attended a Tuesday weekly business meeting. It was a Chinese session and our network founder Mr. Khoo came. We informed Mr. Khoo of my scheduled departure and took this opportunity to ask for a contact in L.A. He gave me the ...

I was checking my e-mail at the common room here at Seton Hall when Eddie and Fish Fish turned up this afternoon. We exchanged the usual pleasantry when communication started to get complicating. We needed my whiteboard and marker. Feeling excited for having visitors over, I hurried back to my ...

Hello world! I have been discharged from hospital today, Will need to see Dr. Lekovic again next week week. It looks like we can go back to Malaysia according to schedule - 23rd December. The tumor grew by 1cm between May and December 2009. This worried us using the Inter-Hemispheric approach. ...

EDDIE WILL BE BLOGGING ABOUT MY PROGRESS WHEN i AM IN SURGERY ON DECEMBER 9TH 2009, AND HE WILL CONTINUE TO BLOG UNTILMY DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL. READ HIS UPDATES HERE.

I saw Dr. Lekovic for a pre-surgery consultation this morning. While I waited, a young Asian lady I had never seen before introduced herself as Dr. Lekovic’s assistant Adeline. At House Clinic, medical graduates come in as fellows and work exclusively with a doctor to learn the specialty from him. ...

I got myself a new Internist (Doctor who specializes in Internal Medicine) and today was our first meeting. Mom and I left Seton Guest Center at 9:10am but went back in twice so that I could put on more clothing. It was rainy and chilly with the breeze. Just a ...

Last Thursday, I met youngsters promoting handicrafts on the streets. It wasn't the first time I saw them there. At first sight, their tireless enthusiasm made them seem like volunteers of some charity campaign. This time, one of the guys tapped on my shoulder from behind and when I turned ...