My little notebook
Interesting how our conversation went since i got to know that she is a journalist . I think all journalist have their own blogs... and seemed to be right at this count .
Wonder if she knows Yvonne Chong?
Day 7 : Night report - and it looked better
It is not officially one week since Ah Poh went to the hospital. It was about 9 something when i receive the call. And it was scarry , as the first impression was that she was not alive. After a while , it is more obvious that she is not moving but is alive. So , here is a report yesterday .
Summary
1. They had a CT scan - 3rd time . Results are more positive this round . She had a huge affected area in the left hemisphere of the brain , about 2/3 of the total size from the prefrontal cortex . Praise the Lord as He is working with her on this . The peripheral areas of the hemisphere has lighten up in colour , indicating regrowth / resurgent of cells in this area. And that is good news as any little growth is needed for the next regeneration . Though it may be clinically impossible , we have a good God and a strong Hakka women's will. May her condition continue to improve.
2. She was down with fever when i arrive , with heavy respiratory movement. had a hankerchief with water to cool her down . High bp and high heart rate . In all circumstances , will hope that she will overcome the fever. Perhaps a sign of infection . But a positive aspect is that the body is providing a fightback and signals a still healthy defence mechanism.
The prayer group has been a daily affair. Lets hope this are better tonight.
Btw , Charlene has gone back to Australia to catch up on her studies. have a safe trip . It was fun catching up with her and Shi during our late dinner / supper / ice cream bonanza.
Summary
1. They had a CT scan - 3rd time . Results are more positive this round . She had a huge affected area in the left hemisphere of the brain , about 2/3 of the total size from the prefrontal cortex . Praise the Lord as He is working with her on this . The peripheral areas of the hemisphere has lighten up in colour , indicating regrowth / resurgent of cells in this area. And that is good news as any little growth is needed for the next regeneration . Though it may be clinically impossible , we have a good God and a strong Hakka women's will. May her condition continue to improve.
2. She was down with fever when i arrive , with heavy respiratory movement. had a hankerchief with water to cool her down . High bp and high heart rate . In all circumstances , will hope that she will overcome the fever. Perhaps a sign of infection . But a positive aspect is that the body is providing a fightback and signals a still healthy defence mechanism.
The prayer group has been a daily affair. Lets hope this are better tonight.
Btw , Charlene has gone back to Australia to catch up on her studies. have a safe trip . It was fun catching up with her and Shi during our late dinner / supper / ice cream bonanza.
A ravishing movie - Sepet
For once , i did manage to be awake through the whole show. We were supposed to watch only the first VCD , but it was so enjoyable that we continued with CD2 . In fact , CSI New York was worse as i was trying to keep awake.
This show is about a Chinese boy from Ipoh who hawks illegal VCD ( but i watched on the original - with uncensored cuts ) and a Malay girl who fell in love. A daring move by the writter / producer - Yasmin Ahmad where he/she introduced a few controversial statements. And of course , the scene where Harith and Ogy? danced till his sarong fell down . That was terrible .. i saw Harith Iskandar in his briefs ? Oh.... nightmares!!
Anyway , firstly is the racial prejudices ..
" not all Chinese are liars , and not all Malays are lazy" . The malay girl countered " But you are wrong , all Malays are lazy " - this one got censored , but i think the statement was too strong.
" i never thought of going after Malay girls , but perhaps i have never considered" - so true , due to a insane law in Malaysia that forces non- Muslims to convert upon marriage - it has become a taboo to even consider them as mariageable choices. Not only that , cannot convert back .. till death . Even if just by name , it is a trophy to some . Of course, many are paid by the government just to rake up those trophies to be paraded around.
" I never thought that you guys can be so cultured " . Where Orked summarizes after knowing both Ah Loong ( Dragon ) can write poems and Ah Keong ( Siu Keong is lipas . haha ) can play better piano than her. Ok , so i have to respect the local VCD seller more. ;)
"johari .. he seemed to be a nice boy". Well , looks can be deceiving .... esp. from a racial standpoint. But i think the depiction of the party that they have can be true, though the parents may think otherwise.
Are Hang Tuah , Jebat , etc chinese ?
Anyway , some oddities
1. The sound is not too balanced. Sometimes , you can hear the crowd overpowering the main characters. And even among characters , some have lounder voices even though they are near to each other . No blame here ... but more technology may help.
2. One notable liguist commented on the mix usage of BM , Cantonese , Chinese , English , Hokkien by the leading Chinese character as a false depiction of the true picture. I can't see his point , but it is true that we can be as multilingual as the character. I am trying to understand Hakka now.
3. Romance like a flash .. too fast . Anyway , i don't think that any girl will hold hands so fast , lagi lagi a Malay girl who is sensibly more careful.
Overall , a good show with good humour thrown in .. and the use of expressions worked well. Perhaps a bit more time to build up the characters in the story. But cinematography is good and clear too. Support them to do well in the international movie festivals.
Kudos.
This show is about a Chinese boy from Ipoh who hawks illegal VCD ( but i watched on the original - with uncensored cuts ) and a Malay girl who fell in love. A daring move by the writter / producer - Yasmin Ahmad where he/she introduced a few controversial statements. And of course , the scene where Harith and Ogy? danced till his sarong fell down . That was terrible .. i saw Harith Iskandar in his briefs ? Oh.... nightmares!!
Anyway , firstly is the racial prejudices ..
" not all Chinese are liars , and not all Malays are lazy" . The malay girl countered " But you are wrong , all Malays are lazy " - this one got censored , but i think the statement was too strong.
" i never thought of going after Malay girls , but perhaps i have never considered" - so true , due to a insane law in Malaysia that forces non- Muslims to convert upon marriage - it has become a taboo to even consider them as mariageable choices. Not only that , cannot convert back .. till death . Even if just by name , it is a trophy to some . Of course, many are paid by the government just to rake up those trophies to be paraded around.
" I never thought that you guys can be so cultured " . Where Orked summarizes after knowing both Ah Loong ( Dragon ) can write poems and Ah Keong ( Siu Keong is lipas . haha ) can play better piano than her. Ok , so i have to respect the local VCD seller more. ;)
"johari .. he seemed to be a nice boy". Well , looks can be deceiving .... esp. from a racial standpoint. But i think the depiction of the party that they have can be true, though the parents may think otherwise.
Are Hang Tuah , Jebat , etc chinese ?
Anyway , some oddities
1. The sound is not too balanced. Sometimes , you can hear the crowd overpowering the main characters. And even among characters , some have lounder voices even though they are near to each other . No blame here ... but more technology may help.
2. One notable liguist commented on the mix usage of BM , Cantonese , Chinese , English , Hokkien by the leading Chinese character as a false depiction of the true picture. I can't see his point , but it is true that we can be as multilingual as the character. I am trying to understand Hakka now.
3. Romance like a flash .. too fast . Anyway , i don't think that any girl will hold hands so fast , lagi lagi a Malay girl who is sensibly more careful.
Overall , a good show with good humour thrown in .. and the use of expressions worked well. Perhaps a bit more time to build up the characters in the story. But cinematography is good and clear too. Support them to do well in the international movie festivals.
Kudos.
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- Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
- I am mysterious ... and leave la some comments if my writting make sense. Proud Of Malaysia and disillusioned by the direction.