Time to start giving.

This new resolution of mine came 30 years late but I guess it's always better than nothing. ;)

It all start with this ice bucket trend and suddenly people from my workplace are doing it too. I'm not against it but I feel that if you're going to do this, perhaps you ought to take the time to read and under what is ALS. In Singapore, we term it as Motor Neuron Disease. I feel that it is quite a scary one too. I mean it doesn't happen overnight but gradually. Losing the abilities to touch, feel and move one by one.. It's almost like being a sitting duck, waiting to die and et you can't do anything to stop it. It take a very strong mind to actually be positive and try to live life to the fullest while your body slowly wilted away.

So anyway, doing the challenge is to create awareness and it's not doing it because of the trend and because it's fun nominating others. While doing it, did one actually make the effort to do their part by donating money to the organization? It not necessarily has to be the ALSA but it can be one of the local organizations too. I guess seeing them doing it for fun kind of fires me up. It made the whole meaning wrong.

So as I was saying, I got riled up and posted something in my Facebook with regards to this. Some of my colleagues were asking, what's with this ice bucket thig and what's ALS when I said its to create awareness for ALS. Which I had to explain to them what it is. And I was reading up on an article where there's one such non-profit organization in Singapore called Society for the Physically Disabled that deals with ALS too. I decided to do something, make a donation... Which I have always been wanting to do but kept procrastinating because of cases where organizations were not honest enough.

The moment I clicked on the donate button, I was brought to this page where I was asked to select an organisation to donate to. And I saw a whole lot of it.. I must admit, I was surprised. I didn't know there were so many non-profit organisations in Singapore. And I must admit, I wish I had find out about it earlier.

So I made a promise to myself, to donate $100 a month to one difference organisation. Although the amount may not seem big but it's the thought that counts and it makes a difference. I have a few organisations in mind that I would like to donate to and now I can't wait for the month to arrive so that I can do my part and start donating to help them. I guess that's the best I can do.

I always believe in karma and I hope to accumulate some good karma to make up for the bad one I had created when I was younger. And it sure makes me feels better when I do something good. :)

How about you?

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On a different note. I have decided to continue on with my Japanese lessons. At least to get it to a reasonable level before moving on to French since I'd stopped both halfway. And also, time to do something about my studies... One thing at a time bah. :)

Just hope I have the discipline to compete all the above!!

頑張ってね！*\(^o^)/*

What a bump!

Found this little bump on me after knocking into a metal door last night.

I was quite surprised at how it looked like as compared to bumping onto the table edges.

I could feel that area - covered by the clot was slightly swollen.. Sigh. Time to do some rubbing.  

Just last Sunday I finally visited the doctor regarding my wrist for it has been hurting for quite some time.. At least a month I presumed. 

It happened just suddenly where I felt a slight pain on my wrist which I just dismissed it lightly. The pain gradually increased and just stayed at that. It caused quite a bit of discomfort especially when I was carrying my baby nephew or when I'm writing.

I was unable to bend my hand backwards to almost 90 degrees as my other hand neither can I bend it forward like an upside down 'U'. I cannot twist it left and right without feeling the strain on my wrist and every night I will feel the pain... Almost like having rheumatism every night. 

Until last Saturday or rather early morning where I woke in the middle of my sleep in pain. I tried rubbing / massaging my left arm only to make it worse. My hand felt numb and I couldn't even ball my hand into a fist. I felt very scared for the first time. Most likely was because I was sleeping on my left side the whole time.

I visited the doctor about my wrist and doctor said it was due to inflammation and muscle strain since it was only the wrist and the area around the bone (like a tiny bump - sorry I don't know what is that called) is affected. He asked me to reduce my typing and carrying of heavy objects if possible especially it is on my muscle hand otherwise the wrist will not heal. It is quite impossible since I deal with that on a daily basis but with extra care now (trying to).

So I have a muscle relaxant to be taken twice a day and another for inflammation to be taken once every 24hrs.

Can't wait for my wrist to heal!!