Make - a -wish Foundation New Zealand

A big Thank-you to Make - a -wish Foundation New Zealand for Granting wishes

The Teaser





The Real One..A Kawai Upright Piano

Thank-you for granting and organizing Richards' wish.We would like to express our deepest appreciation for all who have contributed in making Richard's wish a reality. The Piano has ignite Richard's passion for Jazz.

An account of the days event!

Although the Piano did not arrived at the scheduled time,( 21/2 hours delayed) Liz and Bee says we should carry on with the arrangement. So we had lunch in the house at 12.30 with his school friends. Liz and Bee brought balloons and gifts of musical books, cap and backpack.

Richard's Dean,Paul Johnson and his wife Sheila and grandson Thomas joined in the surprised of a baby piano in the form of cake . Liz was so thoughtful to bring a piano cake and it was indeed the teaser for the day. All the guests hid in the garage when I brought Richard back from school. He got a good surprise!! You should see his face.

The Children went back to school and came back again @3.00 to view the real piano. His Dean came back again, Koral and Prudence from canteen brought cakes and muffins for afternoon teas . Richard fill the room with jazz pieces. The atmosphere is incredible so healing......

At 4.00pm Richard had to go back to hospital for his interferon injection. We came back at 5.15 with Liz and her waiting camera.

The whole house was filled with Richard's music from evening till midnight. While getting ready for bed Richards says he is so happy and wished that the whole event could be repeated. The delay was a blessing and meant to be as the surprise never ends!.

The next morning I woke up to the sound of the piano and it just brought tears of happiness to me . Its seems like yesterday when he was well. Music really heals......now I plan to upgrade his skills by looking for a jazz teacher.

Richard says he plan to keep the piano for generations as it has a story behind it.

Once again Thank-you....... simply no words. Truly an eventful day.

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Lyrics: Tony Pua
DAP WINS!!!

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Summer Never Ends

Double Happiness

On the 16th of February we received two good news in a day!.Yes, double happiness.


Firstly its from Dr Mike Sullivan a brilliant Oncologist @ Canterbury Hospital informing us of my son's excellent response to chemotherapy.The whole bodyF-18 FDG Pet scan results shows a complete metabolic response to chemotherapy. This is indeed the best news ever.

Later I told my son that the treatment success its all due to his effort. 50% is the extraordinary treatment from the awesome medical team @CHOC the other 50% is his positivity, motivation , strength , patience , tenacity and his faith in God to endure the tough treatment protocol. His confidence in the medical team and strong belief that he will recover fully facilitated in the recovery.

We just help him through this tough journey in his life.

Second is a call from Make-a wish foundation, New Zealand informing him that his wish for a piano is granted. Later two volunteers from the foundation came to visit and confirm the arrangement.

At last , I knew the harsh "Winters in my heart" has finally come to an end . From this day forward it's the begining of "Summer Never Ends" in our family.

Thank God for all the blessings and miracles. Thank-you friends and relatives for your prayers, love and concern -it has been answered.

Our deepest appreciation and gratitude for all the Nurses, Registrars ,Consultant @ CHOC for their professionalism , dedication and first class medical care, you are "simply the best".

My advice to my champion son:-
" Don't look down upon yourself because you had cancer as others look up to you for motivation and inspiration 'coz you beat it!"

Famous TVB actress Lydia Shum Din-Ha died on 19 February 2008 of liver cancer

RIP
Lydia Shum was affectionately nicknamed by her fans "Fei Fei" which means "fat" and "hoi Sum Kor " means "happy fruit" in Cantonese because of her plump physique and comedies.

I was introduced to her by my aunty during my primary school days. She was then a child star. Since 1965 my aunty will watch every single movie of hers . She will have to take me along otherwise my grandma would not let her go alone or with her other friends.I became fluent in cantonese language through movies. Since then she became one of my favourite cantonese actress. She must have made more than 100 movies!

My all time favourite is the TVB variety show 'Enjoy Yourself Tonight' hosted by her.
She had audiences not only in Hong Kong but in mainland China and Chinese communities around the world. She is indeed my favourite TVB star who had brought lots of laughter into my life, with a career spanning more than four decades.

The actress is survived by her only child Joyce Cheng and her former husband -- actor and singer Adam Cheng Siu-chow.

Would you turned down the chance to become a millionaire?

This time of year everybody dreams of a wealthier future... a healthier new year... a more fulfilling and richer life ahead...
But only a few of us actually follow through to make those dreams come true!
There is one person, Prof. Dr Ryuta Kawashima, a Japanese neuroscientist known to video game players for his appearance in the Brain Training series of video games for the Nintendo DS.


He is not only successful and famous in his work, he also earn millions in royalties. He is currently a resident Professor in Tohoku University's Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Japan.
Who in this world, you may ask….. in the right frame of mind would refuse a fortune from royalties worth millions from his own work .Well Rather than accept them for himself, , Prof. Dr Ryuta Kawashima used the royalties from the game (estimated in 2.4 billion yen) to build two laboratories on Tohoku's campus.


He would rather be working on project “to study brain development in children “than accepting and enjoying his fortune!
What an honorable,amazing , simple and talented man. No wonder god made him so talented and known to about millions of gamers worldwide.
He is simply out of this world......my full respect.

"Man is not the sum of what he has but the totally of what he does not yet have, of what he might have." -- Jean-Paul Sartre



"Brain-training" game software for Nintendo's DS portable video game console.

Ratty year

‘smell a rat’ , ‘as cunning as shit-house rats’,‘as flash as a rat with a gold tooth’,‘go the rat’etc..etc
iT'S gOING tO bE a rATTY yEAR!

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Spring in my heart

As the silver of winter gives way to spring and a new year dawns,
May it bring new hope, new joy, new inspiration and a whole new beginning blessed with joys all through.
Rays of happiness shine always
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step........chinese saying

May this lunar new year be a step forward in leading us to new roads of happiness, success and prosperity!.
Good times are here to stay.