It's a continuation from where I left off in the previous entry, "The Cochranean Gathering-s"..

The 2nd round of our outing at a kingdom in SS2, PJ, after the reunion at Kaki Corner..

Ok..It's nothing much related to any kingdom in the world or even our very own Sky Kingdom..

It's another Hongkie-style restaurant at SS2, PJ, Wong Kok Char Chan Teng (Wong Kok as in Kingdom in Cantonese, and Wong Kok is also the name of a place in HK)..

Ok..This Wong Kok is not 'Kingdom' that Wong Kok..Something like 'Dear' is not the same thing as 'Deer', but has the same pronounciation..

This Wong Kok is something like Famous Corner or something, as in Wong = Famous / Popular (and also king) and Kok = Corner / Horn..

I purposedly put it as 'Kingdom' coz it sounds more uumph than 'Famous Corner'..Haha..

*Ok..I know it's unclear..What do you expect from my mobile's quality*

*The red lights reads Wong Kok Char Chan Teng..The green one looks like shit huh..Hahaha*

There is another Wong Kok Char Chan Teng at Leisure Mall, Cheras..Just a small one..

The ambience is like any other Hongkie restaurant in town, such as Kim Gary, Causeway Bay, Tsim Tsa Chui, etc etc..

*Pic contributed by Hikaru*

*Pic contributed by Hikaru*

*My own pic*

*See that uncle.? We shoo-ed him away from the place we were sitting, because he was using too much space*

*The kitchen behind it*

*Patrons like us still hanging around at 12 midnight*

Now you can see the difference between pics contributed by Hikaru (SE W800 - 2-megapixels) and mine (Nokia 7610 - 1-megapixels)..

One thing I have to say, I did really felt I'm in Hong Kong..The ambience of it, the meals, and of course the people..

Honestly, I think this Wong Kok Char Chan Teng has its typical Ah-Beng and Ah-Lian staff, as if they were all hired from HK..

They have this kind of weird hairdo, like any Ah-Beng and Ah-Lian you saw at Petaling Street..

*Ok..This one is not-so-Ah-Beng..Oh, his name on the tag is Waiter 23*

For a regular supper..We ordered the followings..

*This is my Hongkie-style Maggi Goreng (Nissin Fried Mee with Spicy Diced Pork or something) with cold Chocolate..This one was quite ok..Very similar to mamak-style Maggi Goreng*

*Doraemon Mashed Potato with Ham Bread Ball..We didn't order this but the name is kinda hilarious*

*This is Hkaru's Can't-remember-what's-the-name-of-the-bread Bread*

*This is Julian's don't know what almond..It sucks*

*This is Lee Ping's the Ice Milk Tea*

Ok..I didn't mean the drink was made out of her milk..Get it.??

The drink is Lee Ping's creation, Ping Zhan Lai Cha (Ice Shake Milk Tea), as Ping (her name) = ice, Zhan = shake, Lai = milk, Cha = tea..

So you get what I mean..She created this drink out of no where when she was shaking her body shuffling alone at home..

Thus, this drink was born out of sudden, without a dad..WTF~ Hahaha..

Not all dishes were captured with our cams..Just some of it..

So we talked, chatted, laughed, making noises as if we were the Ah-Bengs and Ah Lians instead of the staff..

Cam-whore is all that matters..Wahahaha..

*Everyone was non-chalant with my cam*

*I guess Justin is the only 1 who showed some enthusiasm whenever I snap candid pics*

*Hikaru (right) laughing hysterically with Weng Soon*

*Bee Yan..No more hidings..I'll hunt you down..Muahahaha*

*Why is Lum smiling SO sheepishly.?? Hmmm~~*

*Oops..A candid of mine..Why is Weng Soon smiling like that and looking at me.??*

I think we really had fun that night..Laughing around like nobody cares..

Cam-whoring around, playing some fool on the waiters, etc etc..Even the staff staring at us with their weirdo Ah-Beng / Ah-Lian look..

*Why is Weng Soon howling.??*

*Here's Lee Ping..Cam-whoring alone huh*

*Weng Soon..Don't kiss me..I WANT MY MAMA.!!*

*Being forced to get out of the shop by the staff by cleaning the floor*

*Weng Soon looked exhausted with all his jokes and tricks all night long..Hahaha*

Here are some videos we captured that night..Enjoy guys..

 

 

 

So..It's 5th of May 2006, and it's Friday..The fifth day of the week (if you start counting the week with Monday)..

Isn't it a great day to leave a mark in your history or something.??

Anyway..After long hassle and busy with finals and funeral and stuffs..I'm finally free now..

Finished my last paper today..Don't want to care bout the result now..Enjoy to the fullest for few days..

Ok..Let's talk bout the title of this topic, "The Cochraneans Gathering"..

All the uni and colleges are having semester break now..And it's time for gatherings and outings..

First of all, gathering with the ex-Form 6 students of Cochrane, of my batch, year 2002-2003..

We had the gathering at Taman Billion's Kaki Corner..A famous steak house among KL-Cheras people..

Out of our knowledge, other ex-Cochraneans too, had some kinda gathering at the same venue..

So there we wham-med into each other, my batch of Form 6 year 2002-2003, Form 5 year 2001, and Form 5 year 2003..

Well, not bad that I knew some people in all 3 gatherings..Hahaha..

Actually, the gathering was nothing special..But to meet all, or maybe just some, of the ex-classmates and neighbouring classmates were indeed a nice feeling..

The chemistry bond that we made in just 1-and-a-half-year was so special..The time was not long but all of us are so good friends..

Meeting them in a nice ambience steak house instead of roadside mamak stalls is another thing to take into account..

A picture says a thousand words..

*The Form 6 gathering*

You can see there's Alan Kok Wai Min talking to Tan Lay Koon..

And behind the table is Vincent Lim Song Feng and Phoon Chee Hoe on the far back..

*The back view of it*

Chee Tony on the 2nd left (Yeah..Still as thin and small-sized as ever..Hahaha)..

*Chew Shu and Sin Yin cam-whoring*

*Chuan Soon laughing hysterically with Mun Choon*

*Everything so blurry, everyone so fake*

*Here's Yatz with Sin Yin*

Ok..All of the pics above were snapped by using my low-end Nokia 7610..More high-end quality pics in Diane's digicam..Wait for it..

Sad to say, the gathering was a disappointment..Not much turned up for it..

Mostly from Upper 6 Science 1, and a few from Science 2 and only about 4 of them from Science 3..

I guessed those that didn't turned up is because they feel they are not close to the others..

Some can't make it and I know it..They have things to do..But some giving lame excuses..

Hey, it doesn't matter if you are close or not with the other..All that matter is we get to meet up again after finishing our Form 6, 3 year ago..

The friendship attached and network is all that matters..And that's what Friendster being made of..

Not exactly for you to look for cun chicks or handsome guys (though that are some of the reasons for some people to sign up a Friendster account..WTF~)

Ok..I think that's all about the gathering last night..After the gathering at about 11pm, we went to SS2, PJ's Wong Kok Char Chan Teng (Wong Kok Restaurant)..

Will blog about it some times tomorrow maybe..I have heaps of things to blog after my miserable finals..Hahaha..

Catch ya guys later..Cheers..

Alright..It's all done with the funeral and my mom's new 'home'..

She's now peacefully 'staying' at Kong Yi Tap, Sungei Besi, together her mom (my grandma) and elder sister (my aunt)..

My mom was cremated on Sunday morning, at Cheras Crematorium, Cheras Baru..

We went to collect her bones and ashes yesterday and then brought them to Kong Yi Tap (I don't know what is it called in English)..

With all the hassles and fuss during the 3 days 2 nights funeral, we are all back to normal now..

Once again, I would like to thank all my friends for coming to the funeral on Friday night and Saturday night..

I would like to list down the names of those attended..

On Friday night - Ah Kuai, Pundei, Yeoh, Tew, Jason 9, Brian, Fuzz, Alan Kok, Ji-ann, Yee Tat, Michelle Ng, Chee Hoe, Weng Soon, Diane, Bee Yan, Yew Ming, Sin Yin & boyfriend, Kelvin, Boss, Ivan, Petrol, and Lohman..

Saturday afternoon - Poh Hong, Pay Shuen, Tai Chee Lim..

Saturday night - Kim Yow, Wong, Hiew, Hikaru, Deral, Nick, David Goh, Weng Kong, Flex, and Chuan Soon & Cindy..

Although these are the only names that came for the funeral, quite a number of them send their regards through some of these people..Thanks a lot..

Even some of them that I have had not contacted them for like nearly 2 years, too sent their regards..I really appreciate it..

Though my mom is no longer here, she'll remained in our heart..

I think that's all for now..Will try to continue update again after my finals..

Til then, see ya..

Ya, before I go off..I heard that Cochrane Form 6 Sc1 02-03 will be having a gathering at Taman Billion's Kaki Corner on this coming Friday, 5th of May 2006, at 8pm..Other Form 6-xers of other classes are also welcomed..

Not quite sure about it..Try to ask around, will ya.?? Bye..

To all my friends..

My mom was certified dead on 27th of April 2006, at 4.05pm, in PPUM..

We are having the funeral ceremony at my house, Taman Kobena, Cheras, from 28th - 29th of April 2006..

In case you want to come over to pay a visit..Come over starting from Friday afternoon or evening until Saturday midnight..

The coffin will be going out to the cemetary for cremation on Sunday morning..

Anything..Ask around and call me on my mobile phone..

Thanks for all the supports and concerns all these while..

And of course thanks for the condolences..

Everyone take good care of yourself..I'm fine, no worries..

Til then..See ya guys around..

If some other readers wondering..Refer to Have A Good Rest, Mom and The Reason Of It..

I'm some sort of carefree now..So I'm going to tell you guys the reasons, why I blogged about "Have A Good Rest, Mom"..

Before I start, my mom was admitted in PPUM again early this morning..It was my dad's suggestion to get the professional's care..

My mom too, agreed to go back to the hospital after back home for about 4 days..

My sis and I can't sleep well these few nights because we were staying up at night to take care of her..

While in the day, my aunt helped us to take care of her..

Our finals are here, yet we haven't got any chance to look at our notes..Anyhow, life is so fragile..We just hope to be by her side whatever happens..

So, the very first reason is, more than half of my friends that I mingle with now, knew my mom..

But, not more than a quarter of them knew about my mom's condition, because I didn't revealed anything of it, at all..

Most of my friends said, "I didn't know you went through all these all these while", "It must be tough for you", "Why I didn't heard anything of it after knowing you for so long", etc etc..

Hence, it's better for me to tell you guys before the sad day comes..Even when I told you guys about the condition now, all of you were shocked out of your ass..

What if what I'm telling you guys in the previous entry that my mom is no longer here.?? Sure you'll be more shocked than what I'm supposed to tell you, am I right.?

So at least if anyone of you guys feels want to pay a vsit to my mom, you still can do that before whatever happens..

Secondly, because of the so-called pressures that tensed up in my family and myself, I need to blurt it all out and get some support from you guys..

It is not that I want to make a big fuss of it because my mom looked quite fine earlier on..It's my family problem after all..Just recently, her health was in a downturn situation..

This is one of my major reasons when I first started this blog back then, blurt out anything to lighten the burden in myself..

I'm so glad and grateful that all of my relatives, friends and even outsiders, being so concerned and supportive..

Famous bloggers like Wingz from rojaks.blogspot.com and Peter Tan, too showed their concerns towards my family and my mom's condition..Thanks a lot..

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Here's a little update about my mom's condition..

I really like to thank all the prayers, supports, and concerns that were being showered upon my mom..

My mom was under inspection of Professor Yip, a female doctor, being in the highest level in the department that took care of my mom in PPUM (onkologist or something)..She was also a lecturer/professor for trainee doctors..

She claimed that my mom has only about 1 month plus life, when she was admitted into the hospital last time..

Well, actually it does mean, my mom's life is in jeorpady..It will go to the other world anytime..

But hope another miracle happens, just like the one happened before..Coz that time, my mom's life was in jeorpady, too..

For more than 1 week, my mom can't sleep at night..Trying to get to sleep, but still woke up in the middle of the night..

The way she sleeps.? She has to bend down to the front as if you are lying down on a table to sleep while you are studying..

She can't lie down on her back to sleep on a good posture..She said it is not comfortable at all..

When she's back home here, she talked lots of nonsense..I guessed she is facing mental disorder because of insomnia..

She kept waking up in the middle of the night and called out my name, talking nonsense to me..

Such as, "How much is the depreciation if we sell the car now.?", "Where is your uncle.?" (Which my uncle wasn't at at my place that time), "Why you are all here today.?? Don't you all have to go to school.??" (Which that day was actually Saturday, yet she insisted it's Monday or any other weekdays), etc etc etc..

Yesterday, she talked something serious..She said she can no longer hang on like this..She's going to has the last breath..

She called us, my dad, both my sis, and me gathered around her so she could see us for the last time..

Telling her last will to my dad, saying my dad has to continue the journey on himself and sorry for leaving him and us so early..

All of us shed a river of tears, trying to give her confidence that it's still early for her to leave us, etc..

After like about 45 minutes of the tragic drama, she suddenly blurted out, "Kam yat sei mm hui..Teng yat joi sei koh", as in "I'm still alive today..Try to die again tomorrow"..

At that moment, we felt it was a joke of the century that a sick person would ever say..Still, we sighed in relief that she's alright after the commotion..

It's very heartaching to see her like that..

Anyway..Now she's under care in the hospital..It's bad to say but it is true that we can have some nice sleep and have a look on my notes for my finals..

WE ALL LOVE YOU, MOM~~

By the way..My mom is just 51 year-old..Going to turn 52 on 11th of May..Hope she'll be fine til then..

Hello everyone..How are you guys today.? Hope all of you are fine and healthy..

I do mean healthy as in your body health..Health is very important to us..No health, no life..

I have been constantly updating my blog entries and stuffs..I guessed most of you guys thought I'm free like there's nothing to worry about..

Though I'm so free (that's what you thought), I kept rejecting invitations from friends to join the Hennessy events, clubbings, futsals, and outings in the recent weeks..

Some of you guys already knew the reason why I can't join and some didn't..Perhaps you thought I'm just super busy..Brian and Fuzz, thanks for your concern..

You might thought I went clubbing instead of futsal when you guys called me for futsal, and I went to futsal instead of clubbing when you called me for clubbing..

Now, I'm going to reveal the truth and facts here coz the time has come..No more hiding after all these years..

Actually, my mom has been warded in Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM, beside Petaling Jaya's Universiti Malaya) for a critical condition on her health..

So, I was there with my family to accompany her, and to give her support..

The health chrono-history might not be correct..At least, that's what I remembered..

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She was diagnosed with breast cancer 8 years ago, in the year 1998, when I'm still in Form 2..It was the shock of the century when the whole family got to know about it..

After some early stage surgery and radiotherapy, we thought all was over cause it was not quite serious at that time..

Few months passed and went for check up again..The evil was back for the 2nd time..

So she tried out some medication and also the chemotherapy (known as chemo), an advanced therapy of the radio-type or something like that..

It was hell when she went through the chemo, because chemo nauseates..And ofcoz, fallen hair..

So she had to buy a wig at that time..I guessed some of my ex-schoolmates did noticed something about the wig..

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In the year of I around 1999, the cancer had gotten rid off..So the life had been enjoyable after all the hard times..

Happiness is not forever..The cancer struck again by the time I just finished my SPM, in the year 2001-2002..

Again, she went through chemo for the 2nd time..And becaused of that, I couldn't work as I replaced my mom to send my sisters to school and back (yeah, I'm the 1st one who got a driving license among my friends, in April 2001, when I'm still in Form 5)..

So I slacked around at home, not even going out with friends, just stayed at home..There I was deserted from my friends like about 4-5 months..

Even the good friend of mine, Ivan (since Primary One), who lives about 6-minutes walk from my house, was in New Zealand to further his studies..

From that time onwards, my PC was my only friend..With the great 56k dial-up connection (at that time), I online chatting with new friends, surfed for porns, and downloaded heaps of MP3s..

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After my mom recovered from her sickness after each round of the chemo, I started my Form 6 days in Cochrane..

When I'm in Cochrane, I got to know new friends and began some sort of new life after my secondary school in St Gabriel's..

Despite of all the hard times that she had, she still drove me and both my sisters to school and picked us up after our schooling hour..

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All these went on and on until I'm on the verge to Upper 6, in the late 2003..The condition had worsen when the cancer cells struck her bones..

Tried out another type of medication..A stronger medicine which caused her nauseated even more than the past 2 chemos..

Another cycle of medication gone..Living a normal life again..Fetch us back forth from school..

I finished my STPM..Found a job as sales assistant a.k.a promoter at KL Plaza's Hytex Studio, Nike outlet in December 2003..

This time around, I began to mix with my ex-schoolmates from St Gabriel's again..But of course still contacting those I knew from my Cochrane days..

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When I was working in Nike, the cancer cells attacked for the 5th time, in around January 2004..

This time it had spread to her nerves or something called limp nods or whatever..Don't know the spelling of it (what a shame)..

Meaning the previous medication was up to no good at all..We had to resort to a stronger effect of medicine..Stronger effect means higher charge we'll have to pay for the medicine..

Another cycle gone again..Feeling nausea and all, back to somewhat a normal life, yet again..

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In late May I entered TARC, 2nd year of Diploma in Electronic Engineering..

Everything looked normal, but deep in our heart, we knew that it's hard to be 100% cure from the cancer..After all, she's already in the late stage of the cancer..

All the medications that she took was just to suppress any future attacks, again..

In the early 2005, it struck again for the 6th time, this time on her shoulder..

Again, she had to get an alternative medication again..Higher charge again for the medication..

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In early November 2005, it struck again for the 7th time..It went to the head/skull/brain area..

And that was the time when I almost had an argument with Ms Chia in IDC because I need to take a day leave to take my mom to PPUM for a check-up..

After that, around mid-December, I stopped working in IDC (not because I didn't clique with Ms Chia) and that time was critical..

My mom suffered a lot back then, and she almost met Hades in the underworld..

She tried out some health product sold by some kinda direct-selling company..

Miracle appeared, and she managed to live on her life and celebrated the Chinese New Year as well, in early February..

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Immediate right after the Chinese New Year about a week, she had a serious cough..She coughed non-stop, day and night, and having difficulty to breathe..

The cough has nothing to do with the cancer cells though..With the cough, she became weak, day after day..No appetite at all..

Hence, no nutrition at all to absorb into her body to fight the cancer cells..

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After about 3 weeks, she had a check-up..Result showed that her one of her lungs was filled with water..That's what made her difficult to breathe..

2 weeks ago, she was warded in PPUM to have the water in her lung to be sucked out..

Together with the aid of oxygen equipment (I don't know what's that called), she was quite ok for a while..

Now, her body was paralysed-like, unable to move freely, especially her legs..No strength at all..

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Today, 19th of April 2006, she just came home after staying in hospital for 2 weeks..We borrowed a hospital-like bed and also the oxygen thingy from Hospis Malaysia, a NGO health body that helps people like my mom..

All we can do now is to relief her pain and give her comfort before the end of her life..I do know, eventually, this day will come..

We could try Euthanasia so she'll be freed from all the pain and sufferings, but, we couldn't afford to lose her..

Furthermore, her birthday and the Mother's Day is coming soon..Hope she can make it til both that days..

All I can do is just hope that she'll suffer no more in the end of the day..

I LOVE YOU MOM~~

Recently, the weather is unpredictable..

You can say mostly heavy rains in the evening, everyday..It has been like this since a week ago..

With all the heavy rains in KL, flash floods everywhere..

Though we still have few rivers in this KL city, the floods seemed to be unavoidable..

Plus a bad sewage system could also lead to the happening of the flash floods..

*From Taman Megah to Shamelin, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur*

Flood along the road from the Pandan Perdana traffic light til the Menara PGRM junction..

 

As you can see in the video..We were going against the flow on the opposite road..

The lorry ofcoz it can 'main redah' like that..My Proton Wira.?? Sorry-lah..Not a chance..

Before the river or sewage could clear up the water the flows to where ever it is, another heavy rain strikes again..

I was stucked in the traffic jam, this afternoon, from MRR2 to the Lingkaran Tengah for about an hour just now, bcoz of flash flood near the Flamingo Institute..

*MRR2 - from Setapak to Pandan Indah*

*The flash flood*

All the cars were jammed bcoz of this flash flood..

*The traffic has cleared up*

When I passed the flooded area, the clogged traffic has cleared up..Nice drive back home..Safe and sound..