Finished the book Chasing Daylight for quite some weeks, but only now manage to write something about it. Not that I was busy, but just not sure whether I shall recommend this book. This is certainly a good book and I learnt a few lessons from it as well, but I felt that the author [...]
Filed under: Book, Open-hearted on December 19th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So after the open-heart operation, I need to visit the hospital clinic once in a while to check various things. Here is a recap of the conversation today I have with the doctor:
Doctor : (Look blank)
Me : (Smiling)
[ 30 seconds later ]
Doctor : (Look blank) You look familiar, have we met before ?
[5 seconds later [...]
Filed under: Open-hearted, Services & Products on November 5th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
In the hospital there were two groups of volunteers, one from a Catholic church and one from a Christian church. All the volunteers are good people no doubt, but they had different approaches to comfort serious ill patients like me …
One of the groups listened carefully and tend to share your concerns & sadness, [...]
Filed under: Entertainment, Off Topics, Open-hearted on October 16th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
48 days, 47 nights;
4 wards - G5, C7, A7, H7;
Over 140 tasteless meals;
8 and a half books finished … you know, “The World is Flat” is simply too boring (for me);
Numerous needle holes in my palm, hand, thigh and leg …;
Countless doses of medicine, blood tests, X-ray scans, CTS scans;
2 heart operations;
Hospital bill - US$ [...]
Filed under: Open-hearted on October 8th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Just imagine how boring it is to stay in hospital for not 48 hours … but 48 days.
But finally, today I was discharged from the hospital …. not because I am fully recovered, but the doctor and specialists just think I can rest at home. For example, my second operation did not solve the problem [...]
Filed under: Open-hearted on October 8th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So I just finished the 8th books in the hospital, and would like to recommend 3 of them. The first one is “Fashion Babylon”, from the same author of “Hotel Babylon” and “Air Babylon”. Thru this book, you will have a peek into the ins and outs of the fashion industry like how [...]
Filed under: Book, Open-hearted on October 6th, 2007 | No Comments »
… and doing nothing.
no reading, just finished the 8th book … (don’t wanna start a new read)
no radio, boring programmes … (why can’t we have a radio station with no DJ bullshitting but only good easy-listening music ?)
no browsing, tied of the phone’s tiny screen … (I miss my Sony notebook)
…
Instead, I am waiting for [...]
Filed under: Open-hearted on October 6th, 2007 | No Comments »
One of the skills you need to master to survive in a hospital ward is about “Making friends” (the others are “Swallowing junk food”, and “Be extremely positive” etc.).
For example, be a friend to the doctors, nurses and ward assistants will make your life a bit easier - i.e. they will spend more time to [...]
Filed under: Friends, Open-hearted on October 6th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Just when I thought things are almost over, I was told by the heart specialists that my heart has a minor problem needs to be resolved. After a week’s observation, they decided another (smaller) operation was needed - the second operation with full-body anesthetized in three weeks…
So once again, I restarted my recovery cycle all [...]
Filed under: Open-hearted on October 6th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So after the operation, I need to follow a strict diet for next few months. As part of the excellent services, there were two dietitians explained to me the details, with an information sheet to summarize what I can and cannot eat during this period.
Then, my parents passed me another information sheet from another source [...]
Filed under: Open-hearted, Services & Products, Technology on September 12th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
