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Today was my final day for my exams and boy am I glad that’s over……When I came home, I found myself babysitting my favorite lil’ couz Roshan and while I watched him nap, I became inspired….one of those moments you know… I watched his little body sleep, with no worries of the world…. and it made me sad..because I so wished I could freeze time for him…lest he face this brutal world……. Don’t you just miss childhood?
Sleep Baby
Sleep Baby.
Now close your solemn eyes,
A world with no worries, no hardships, no compromise.
Sleep Baby.
May your dreams take you far away,
Never fear Baby, the Light within you shall not go astray.
Sleep Baby.
I pray the train of time will not reach its destination,
So Innocence need not surrender, indeed a sweet sublimation!
Finals are next week…grrrrreAt! haha… I have two papers on Monday..like back-to-back…. Bio and English Composition…… Thank God Ms. Durr is giving me a computer to complete my essay… haha.. otherwise she’d be left with my illegible handwriting! My third and final paper is on Tuesday…American Civilization I… I can’t wait to be done with that course!
Was just laughing to myself …. yesterday I found my AP Bio Lab manual in my cluttered drawer…and out of sheer nostalgia and boredom… I flipped through it..and my gosh… I could hardly understand the technical jargon..shows how much time has passed because two years ago, I was very good at the language of biology… haha…
You must be wondering why it was hard since I am doing a bio course this semester. Well, because this bio course is quite basic compared to APs… Apex specifically designed the course to be like a full-year extensive course in Bio for students in college.
Anyway, although I did not complete the full AP program due to my health decline in 2007, it gave me a headstart in college as I think I am doing pretty well in that course.
Wish me luck on my exams!
Just beautiful.. brought tears to my eyes….cause it reminded me of my Grandpa.. I know in my heart that he’s finally at peace… but he will never stop watching over me.
1. Amos Lee (My one and only!!)
2. Kenny G. (I’ve loved him since I was 15 years)
3. Mariah Carey (I wish she would return to her earlier days but I still love her angelic voice)
4. Alicia Keys (No doubt here)
5. Dave Koz (Loved his In The Movies compilation)
6. Aretha Franklin (Love her championing of women and her voice range!)
7. India Arie (I will never stop loving Video, it’s my daily mantra!!)
8. Sarah Mclachlan (Who doesn’t love her?!!??!!)
9. Josh Groban (I think God gave Josh His Voice!!)
10. Joe Cocker (Have a Little Faith in Me..hum hum)
touched by this. I am blessed to have a beautiful soul in my life. I love you Porky! Here’s to four years and many more!!!!
From His Blog:
“About three years ago, I wrote a post on what it was like for me to love someone with NF.
In that post, I wrote about about loving someone with a genetic condition, being in a relationship with such a person. In this case, being in a relationship with Keisha, who has Neurofibromatosis Type 2.
It’s called NF-2 for short.
In a nutshell, it causes tumours, not cancers, tumours, to appear on the nervous system. One can go blind, deaf, paralyzed, or, if really unlucky, worse can happen, including death.
An individual with NF faces an uncertain future. Some can go without surgery for years at a stretch. Some don’t even know they have it. Some have to face 15 surgeries by the time they’re 18.
To me, the fight against NF seems like a game of chess.
The condition’s genetic. Hereditary, or by some fluke of nature, a spontaneous mutation.
When I wrote about what I felt loving Keisha in 2006, I had just embarked on my relationship with her. And at the time, I felt her condition was a non-issue to me. To me, I loved her all the same, NF or no NF.
I saw the future as an open book, unwritten. What would happen, would happen. And we would cross that challenge together when we came to it.
And thinking deeply over the weekend, I can say that everything, everything I said in 2006 remains true, if it has not been deepened with time.
In fact, seeing Keisha’s daily accomplishments despite NF is nothing short of an inspiration to me. Over the past three years, I have seen the pendulum swing. From strength, to crippling weakness, to strength.
From being unable to walk or to even open a clenched fist to cutting through KL rush hour traffic at its worst. All within a year
Keisha, beyond anything is my phoenix. Her struggle with NF over the three blessed years I’ve been with her has shown me that rising from the ashes of despair is doable.
Which brings me to my lessons in faith.
Through Keisha’s struggle with NF, I have seen what it is to have faith. To believe that despite all the suffering, there still is hope.
That despite all the loss, there still is a God that will reach down and lift you up.
She has never wavered in her faith at her lowest moments, and that to me is miracle enough.
That despite everything, she remains unshaken.
That is testament enough to have me believing in the power of faith.
Three years on after all the ups and downs, looking at everything- I still cherish being by her side. And I cherish every day with her even more than I did in 2006.
The experiences instead of deterring me, have encouraged me to press on.
Because life is that much more worthwhile. And Keisha, she is a reminder of that. To seize life, and make the very most of it.
To take a challenge, focus, and overcome it.
I had been running from challenges all my life. Running.
But loving Keisha despite the uncertainty that NF brings- that’s a challenge I feel is worth fighting for.
Worth even dying for.”
Found this on www.poemhunter.com…….. I love poetry, I have grown to admire and appreciate its beauty and over the years, I have honed my own skills in composing poetry. Where do I get my inspiration? For one, the Man up there and from simple people who DO NOT & I repeat, DO NOT embellish their poetry with redundant wording… The best and most heart-warming poetry are found in those that convey complex truths in pure simplicity. Such a composer is Anders Lim who has posted his poem, “The Strength” on poem hunter. ENJOY
Philippians 4:13 (New International Version)
13I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
The Strength by Anders Lim
The strength to resist the night
The strength to endure the day
The strength to keep righteous paths in sight
The strength to take them without delay
The strength to find a purpose in life
The strength to find the truths it brings
The strength to kick away from strife
The strength to stabalize the rock it clings
The strength to light a friend’s day up
The strength to resist wrathful foes
The strength to fill a stranger’s dry cup
The strength to shun sin when it opposed
The strength to feel a injured man’s pain
The strength to hold a reject’s hand
The strength to act against any gain
The strength to love without demand
The strength to understand that our King
Has blessed us with more than we can contain
Therefore regardless what time may bring
The strength will continue to reign
Sorry for my silence yall… I am jam-packed with assignments and revision for my finals which are on the last week of April… Seriously, I’ve noticed a trend where my lecturers hand out major assignments in tandem at the very last bit of the semester! Haha… it’s seriously irrittating.
I wanna blog about so many things…book reviews, poetry and whatnot…but I am just so exhausted after doing my assignments… I just wanna chill with a good movie or just meditate…
I am pretty proud of myself these last few weeks as I have gotten my arse to the gym three times a week…. I hate the very act of exercising….but I know I have to do it… By the way, I do not attend a gym for the purpose of becoming “thin”, I go to the gym to strengthen my spine and improve my overall health. That is ultimately the mantra that I chant to myself when I need the motivation!
This week was registration week for the summer term at my college.. I am taking Environmental Chemistry and General Psychology. The former satisfies a mandatory subject in the General Education requirement and the latter is a compulsory subject for all psychology-related subjects in the future. I am taking E. Chem not only because I have to but because I like my lecturer, Mr. Chong, who has undoubtedly been fair and amenable to this particular student throughout this semester!
On another note, I will definitely be back blogging actively during the month of May since I have the entire month off. I am planning to take my babies Noah and Chanel to the beach in Port Dickson. Also TYL and I want to go to Cameron Highlands to see its beauty…. basically explore the strawberry farm, see how BOH tea is made (I love tea by the way) , eat the local cuisine and JUST be in the whole countryside experience you know… It’s also very likely that I have to fly to Chennai, India for medical reasons…will blog more about it when I have confirmation…I seriously hope that new DVD BOX SETS will be out during that month….because I just love to be a couch potato..haha (not all the time… simming is another thing I wanna do…. I have also been musing on a recipe lately… been watching Asian Food Channel and got inspired…. what do you think of Chocolate Mousse with Strawberries and Mint? All three ingredients go very well with each other… but I was thinking about what alcohol goes best with all three… Rum? I want to experiment and taste…mm MM mm.
Well this is as much as I’ll blab on for now..Until next time.. XxKxx
Challenges magazine is the only magazine in Malaysia that devotes itself to the struggles and triumphs faced by PWDS (people with disabilties).
And lucky for me, I got to be a contributor for the magazine and my first article has been printed in the latest issue….go to MPH and buy it pleaseeee! Or any other major bookstore!!
I am thinking about a writing proposal to the editor….i thought this topic may be interesting to the readers of Challenges…. that is, Life as a Disabled College Student: Overcoming those challenges..hmm… or maybe I can write about how SEGi has treated its disabled students? hmm..I’ll think about it..
1. Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake
2. Wicked Chocolate Cake
3. Orange Poppyseed Cake
4. Bread and Butter Pudding
5. Blueberry Trifle
6. Tiramisu with EXTRA EXTRA KAHLUA
7. Almond Crescent Cookies
8. Lemon Meringue
And what do they all have in common? They’re all recipes by my Grandmother, the best baker in Malaysia. Alexis, Secret Recipe, Just Heavenly and other bakeries don’t even come close!
It’s the touch, and I have inherited it..muahahahahaha
Enter Through Keisha's Mind & Soul. My writings are my life especially when I write for Life Poetry. Visit my blog to hopefully connect and discover a part of yourself as well. Life is tough and the way to get through it is through support and encouragement. My faith is what keeps me going and I often include my spirituality in my poetry as you will see. God is Good!