From Me To You

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

4/8/2008

Woke up late (9am) this morning. Had my B'fast & looged into my computer, checking on blogs fr family(updated ones). Then cheched my e-mails, glad to rec wedding pics of Alex & Pauline, which was sent by Mun. They were all romantic, natural & beautifully taken...They are so happy, so in love & indeed a wonderfully matched couples. I wish them all the best in their forthcoming new chapter in life as husband/man & wife... May God Bless them richly as they journey thru' life together!!

Then, I went into my Blog, which I have not done so for a long time!! Was really surprised that my blog is all different, changed with color & beautiful designed!! My dear Christine, she did it for me as promised!! In fact, I couldn't recognized or believed that it was my blog and that I have logged into some other 'stuff'', (which happened to me all the time, when I try/play' with the computer hi..hi...)

After realizing that it was indeed my blog, I was so happy, delighted & elated... At last, my blog is camparable to others, readable, nice, neat & colorful!! I like the way, color & the artistic blog site that she designed for me...With this new beautiful, attractive blog, I guess, fr now on, I will be spending more time & consistent with my blog updating, she is very artistic & telented indeed, thanks to you, Christine!! You made my day....

More importantly, in the midst of her busy & hundreds of''thing to do' list, she included mine!!I appreciate it fr the very bottom of my heart and I can't thank her enough hi..hi...God bless her!!

We started planting our flowers, plants & vegetable yesterday... It is so nice that the Spring is finally in it's full swing. Life, activities, laughters, joy, happy laughters, joggers and walkers are seen everywhere, indeed it is the best time of the year, I always feel better, strong, energetic & active during the spring, I love Spring!! It means Life Anew for me...

Sunday, March 09, 2008

3/9/2008 - A Change in Time....
Today is a very Happy & Good Day for us, it's the Spring Time Saving Day!! (The Day that I have been waiting for since the beginning of the long, dreadful winter!!) Today, we get to turn our 'clock' forward for 1 precious hour... The Day get bright & Shine eariler & it feels really Good to be able to see & enjoy the beautiful Sunshine for 1 extra hour everyday.... This change started lasy year, it used to be in the beginning of spring time, which is probably in late March!!
It is good cos everything get to start w a much brighter day. The sunshine means a lot. It makes one feels refresh, glad & ready to start the Day w a 'brighter' attitude!! I just Love it. Esp my hse, which receives plenty of sunshine everyday....Well, we can enjoy more of it now!!
Spent most day in church, the morning service as well as the evening.
I took some pic too..The garden is so barren, everywhere is cold... I was so Happy & Surprised that the turlips bulbs that we planted has 'sprung' out for abt 1 - 2 inches...Never thought that they started so early & bravely despite the cold weaher.... So, seeing the return of turlips signify the soon comimg of the Beautiful SPRING!! Can't wait to see my 1st branch of turlips blooming around my house, they must be beautiful, colorful & gorgeous!!!
Well, can't believe that we sailed thru' this winter so nicely & comfortably... Thank God that this has been a really mild winter for us. Not much episode of snow, only a few 'little' winter 'snow storm ' of 1 - 3 inches and also they r the come, visit & gone type of snow, no accumulation at all!! So far, that was the most fantastic winter for us. Looking back at the weather for this year, we think that the snow had decided to migrae to China instead hi..hi...
I hope not, cos the China folks r Not used/ ready to go thru' long winter season. It had caused them a surprised & terrible time this year!!!
Anyway, I am thankful to God for keeping us through this winter w much joy, happiness, fun, comfort & blessing...Looking forward to a new day everday & count our blessings....

Thursday, February 21, 2008

It is 3am on 2/21/2008. The last day of CNY celebration!! All the fun, excitement and happy gathering had come to an end, a year full of promisese w daily 'routine' had began... Hope tha it is a year of more success, motivation, love & joy for everyone and ost of all may God lives in everyone's life, blessed & guide us along the way...
It was quiet & simple CNY for the two of us. Andrew had been working hard during these weeks but he enjoyed them...Despir being busy, we managed to spend much time together betweeen ourselves, w friends, eating out & having fun!! Had lots of delicious food w friends as well as from Cat, who cares for us very very much, she also gave us the 'biggest' ang pau ever!! May she be well, happy & successful everyday.
As for me, the best event was to finally complete the long & awful IN Ab treatment of Vancomycin. What a relief when the Picc line was being pulled on the last day of 6 weeks!!! I am now free, happy & feeling great in every area, stayed active, going outdoor for walks whne weather is good and doing indoor ex whenever I am being locked in the hse...We bought a Trembelin (Bounder exerciser) last week. It has the power & provened effectiveness of improving health, esp the immune system which is so vital in keeping our health to it's optimum... I enjoyed doing it very much, it is a great ex for me, one who is immune insufficient. I believe it will help me in many ways, stronger, halthier & happier...
I called home to talk & checked on my loved ones frequently. It was so good to hear about all the good things & time that they hv over there... Oh, how I missed them....We will be going for a mini vacation to AC this afternoon, can't wait for a gala time there!!
Will continue to be strong & motivated in the new year, feeling powerful w positive attitude everyday when I wake up to start a new day!!! Most continue w a closer walk w God everyday. The same go for Andrew & all my loved ones....

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Today, 2/7/2008 is Chinese New Year, year of the rat! Times passes by so quickly, yr after yr easily w-out much of our realization!! I give thanks to God for letting me see year, day & minute... Counting & thanking Him for is unfailing blessing, unconditional love & guidence in my life, I will continue to serve & honour Him in every area of my life, let Him be the master of my destiny.....A new year with a closer walk with Him everyday!!
Have been calling my family often lately to catch up, to share the happiness of this joyous festival that I grew up with & one that I hv missed so much with them over the phone.... felt good every time after talking & listening to the updates fr home. It recalled and missed , all the fun, happy & meaning family gathering/reunion ...(unlike here, not many people r aweare of it's existence, very quiet!!)
We went to China Town(Flushing to shop & feel the CNY atmosphere, it was a nice time w spent there...Feel very 'at home') Then 2 nights ago, we had CNY dinner/gathering at the Zhang's, we has steam boat, lots of food & sea food... yummy!! Czt also cooked for a big CNY dinner last Fri, big Alaska crab, big lobster, big steamed fish & shark fin soup, that was a real great CNY treat.....
Last evening,e went out to Cat's reataurant for CNY Eve dinner w brother Stevens, Sharon & bro Llyod fr church, they enjoyed the food very, very much & prctically clean up the plate hi... We had a wonderful time of fellowship & sharing, they r very nice group of friends whom we have, Thank God for them...
Called home at 12mn & as usual everybody is in Allan's hse. I spoke to most of them & very happily greeted one another with well wishes, good health & most of all, kong hee fatt choy!!
Kwan had distributed the ang paus on our behalf, they were all very happy & appreciative. Spoke to eldest sis-in-law & eldest bro, reg some issue that happened...I wish that aall these good times will remain forever and ever, let Love binds us close together as a big & extended family... S'times, I lost count of the number of members in our family hi..hi.... More so, when there r more & more new generation coming/adding into the family tree, may it continue to grow & groe & grow...and then multiply & keep multiplying ....
2 days ago we had a buyer for the 'long waited' sale of our co-op. Thank & Praise God! We commit this matter to Him to make this sale a final & go thru' successfully w-out problem. Also, finally, today was the day of my last dose if I.V Vanco ab. The visiting Nr came to remove the PICC line at 2pm, after I admin the last dose at 12non. I wa so Happy & glad that the 6 weeks, which in the beginning seemed like 6 yrs and never ending, had finally came to an end, (just b4 the CNY!!). I will be well & no more of this recurrence again, I believe & trust God as He had healed me and everything will be in His control Amen!!
It is almost 1 am now, I am going to sleep and looking forward to a great start when I wake up
in the morning.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Sunday 01/20/2008
Today is a very COLD day!! Outside was very sunny & with bright sun shine, but outside was bittery cold!! (rocolk breaking day) Everyone is bundled up fr the top to the bottom, looks like an eskimo indeed....
We went to church as usual & had a wonderful time worshipping the Lord & the congregation. All of them still showed their concern & care for me, I told them that I am all well & OK now!! Just gotta finished the IV ab treatment, hopefully by the end of the month. Initially I was really sick, sleepy & tired w the IV treatment, but thank God that I am tolerating much better now, not as tired & sleepy as b4, Praise God!
I started walking around the block wearing my i-Pod since last week (well & tightly bundled up, of course) and s'time in the hse, stairs or outside at the driveway. I am doing well & increased the time & amt of ex gradually....I feel good after moving around & being active! I am proud of myself & so do Andrew....
We installed the Alkaline Water filter system on 01/12/2008 and r drinking it faithfully & happily everyday since then. It's benefit will certainly help in improving our health, esp mine... My BS level is coming down nicely which is such a joy & blessing to me, like a prayer being answered, Praise God....Socking our feet and hand in the acid water will improve skin, I am sure w constant consumption of the Alkaline water, my health status will eventually reach it's optimum level!! We r really excited about this new discovery!!!
Called Jiau last week & spoke to both Sok Hua & Jiau. She seems 'prepared', w some normal new mom's anxiety but one thing for sure: she/they r Happy & Excited!!(the fruit of Love, how precious & priceless) I am so happy for them, wish them well & will pray for them. May God bless, guide & be w them as they venture into this new experience & chapter of their life!!!
Tan Teck have the Company's grand openning buffet on the 01/19 (Sat), called his hse on Fri & spoke to sis-in-law for a long time. My brother is doing well in the business, good for him. Indeed, he is a pioneer/legend in the spare parts world ha..ha....
The 2008 election fever is going really strong & competitive, Andrew watch or record them all the time, as he is always very interested in politic. (when we were courting, he shared w me about his interest, dream & vision in 'politic' all the time) Even now, he is still very interested & keen reg all political issues....That's my husband: Me, Stock market/Investment, Nursing and Politics hi..hi....

Thursday, January 03, 2008

January, 3rd 2008

This is my 1st blog for the New Year !! Happy New Year to myself, Hing & all my loved ones....Well, I was admitted to Westchester Medical Center fr 23rd till yesterday, spending the end of the year in hosp w much feeling of sadness, anger & depression!! While everybody is celebrating & cheering, there I was, feeling so lonely, bored & angry.....
Started w fever & recurrent of ?? celulitis in my R leg (ankle was red, swallen & painful w few tiny sores) Went to the ER & of course, w a hx of chronic illness, they would not let me leave until and unless a full exam had been carried out...I spent the night in ER & finally went to the unit only at 6am on 12/24/07!!!
The same series of blood tests, X-rays & special scan was being done slowly. Coinside w the holidays, where there is not so many Drs or not so many Deprs were being operated, I spent most of the 10 days, waiting, waiting & waiting.... (Then the blood test showed taht I hv MRSA in my blood, just like the last 2 times!!) I started on ab treatment. Time was so bored, slow & awful during those agony moments....Deep inside I wish that I can scream, yell & blame 'somebody' to release my frustration. But, all I could do was to wait, be patient & reassured myself of God's promises...Still hold on to God's love & the rainbow that He has created in my life amidst all the trial & tribulation journey that I hv gone thru...That was how I got thru' the 10 long days w-out going 'crazy'. Thank You God for being there for me the entire time, comforted and sustained me. I continue to thank Him for all the good as well as the bad times, for he si with me, no matter what, where & how....Prise Him.
I thank God for Hing's great care & sending friends, neighbour, Pastor, church members to visit, pray & cheer me up, their present really meant a great deal to me & I sincerely appreciated their kind thoughts, prayers & encouragement...
I was so Happy to finally returned home at 6pm yesterday!! So was Hing, he called in sick just to stay home w me....I hv to continue w IV ab treatment via a Picc line in my L upper arm, at home for 4 week so as to make sure all the MRSA bacteria in my blood r being 'killed' once & for all, never recurrent again!!Hing will be admin the ab for me once a day & blood test in between by the visiting nurse.
I read the blogs of my loved ones & was so happy that all of them hv had a wonderful time being together.... I called eldest sister & shared w her, she was shocked & saddened by the news & comforted me thru' the phone...Told me that Rena was not feeling well, H/A again)Called Rena, her maid saied that she had just returned fr the Dr's office for severe headache & was sleeping.... Will talked to her later. Hope she will recover soon. May God bless her, gives her strength & heal her...
Tomorrow, we will be going for a planned mini vacation/getaway to AC.... I am really excited & being at home I am 100% better already, slept very well, peaceful & sweetly last night, am now feeling 'normal', strong, energetic , active & percky again.(Doing things always make me feel good & happy!!) Hosp really make one depressed & become 'more' sick!!! I will hv no part to do w it again. God be w me & heal me, Amen.

Monday, December 10, 2007

update - 11/08/2007
Today, Catherine moved her last stash of stuff over to her new apartment, at last, it is final...Sad to think that there is no sight of her returning fr work every night at 10pm!!! Maybe, she will never come to see me again....(I don't know abt her, but I am going to miss her, as I always like company, fr now on, whenever Andrew goes to work, I am actually 'alone' in this big house, all by myself !!) They started moving immediately Andrew came back fr work. I felt really sad & somehow, tears rolled down my cheek w-out reason, guess, all the 'dreadful events' that had happened for the past 10 yrs of living together still lingered in me deeply...
The good & the bad, they r alll over now, but seeing us Not talking & go separate way after being relative & living together for 10 long years....make no sense at all & they really hurts!! The worse thing is, despite not talking, ignoring, avoiding me, she still care in her own way. I am still finding it hard to understand & comprehand what is actually in her heart & mind... I wish she is one who can & will share, but that definately is not her...She keeps everything tightly inside the little world of her, where nobody can intrude, explore or penetrate into!!
All these while, I guess Andrew is taking the hardest hit in his heart, it was really very difficult for him, being in between us, wife & sister!!
So, now that she is living on her own, which she had been wanting to. It is the solution for the constant conflict & misunderstanding, esp between us, the 2 ladies... I am sure she will be happier w her own freedom in her own place. I only wish that one day, I can & will be able to see & visit her in her new apartment....Afterall, we r relative. I hope that someday, we will be back to where we first begin....
I will continue to pary for her everyday, may God lead & guide her in everything that she does, keep her safe & healthy, most of her, provide her with happiness, thankfulness, peace, Joy, love & contentment in life....
I was wheezing, coughing & unable to sleep for few days, so I decided to go to ER for emergency tx.. Was admitted for observation & respiratory tx & given Ab, felt much better & was discharged the next day, the 9th of Nov....Thank God for healing me !!








update
12/03/2007 Today is my BD.... We hv a simple celebration, went for a Braodway show w dinner included. Andrew invited a collegue of his, Fay Smith to join us cos' she has the same BD as me!! She was really touched & surprised when Andrew invited her s
times ago & I learned about it only recently... It is a surprised!!
We had a great time, Fay is fr Jamaica, no boy friend yet, so she was thrillled to be in our company... She is very tall, 6'2", wow!! A very sweet, pleasant & courteous young lady (we look like a migit in front of her hi...hi......) Kept thanking us & she surprised me by giving me a gift, a big bouquet of skin care products. Very thoughtful of her...The show, dancing spectacular was entertaining & the dinner was good too, delious & yummy!!