Friday 29 November 2013

有故事的人

A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train's window shouted "Dad, look the trees are going behind!" 

Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old's childish behaviour with pity.

Suddenly he again exclaimed "Dad, look the clouds are running with us!"

The couple couldn't resist and said to the old man "Why don't you take your son to a good doctor?"

The old man smiled and said "I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today..."

Every single person on the planet has story. Don't judge people before you truly know them. The truth might surprise you...


source: Knowledge of Today Fb page

每个人都有他的故事他的过去,如果每个人没有利用自己的经验准则和价值观去批判和要求他人,世界一定可以更美丽和谐。

或许他人正经历(或经历过)的,是超乎我们所能想象的。。。

哇,你没做工啊?!

哇,你没做工啊?!你就爽咯,不必出去工作。。。
成为全职妈妈(+freelance marketing comm)三个月来,最常听到的就是这句很有‘同理心’的关怀。

孩子快睡醒了,下次我再偷时间(若您也是全职妈妈,您应该明白我的意思)给这课题分析一下。

但在那之前,我恳求大家对全职妈妈(或爸爸)仁慈一些,若没有开场白或话题时,大可以问她/他,近来生病时没有拿MC是怎么熬过来的。最近喝咖啡和如厕用多快的速度。。。

The Hardest Job in the World.
The Best Job in the World.

这广告说进多少人的心坎里了。。。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V-20Qe4M8Y


source:kyrieglows89.deviantart.com 
 

刻骨铭心的痛

第一次生产,第一次经历这么刻骨铭心的痛。生日真的是母难日啊,下次庆祝生日时,记得向你妈妈(还有爸爸)说声感恩哦。
生第二孩子时,也是自然产,也是没注射Epidural,但学聪明了,第一次的经验学到一些正确技术外,也体悟到人生大道理 ~ 即使再痛,若自己不咬紧牙根(生产时,不咬使不出力来啊)克服及超越它,谁也帮不到自己(再累,老公也不能接力代班吧)。

范范唱的“想到达明天,现在就要启程”。

你在痛着吗?

告诉自己,人生没什么痛是过不了的。抽身出来看,我们的执著其实只是世界的一颗微尘,这么想通常就会有奇特的力量去面对了。

祝痛着的你,尽快看见彩虹。

祝快乐的你,记得做他人的天使,别忘形了。

http://parenthots.com/parents_corner/soapbox/Going-through-pain,-seeing-blood---all-in-the-name.aspx

Going through pain, seeing blood - all in the name of love


Both my husband and I faced personal challenges when I went into labour. Due to some childhood memories, my husband has a serious phobia of blood or any type of surgery. On the other hand, I cannot bear pain at all.

Therefore, prior to entering the labour room in November 2009, we had agreed that he would just focus on my face during my labour while I would definitely take the pain relief medicine!
It was 11.30 at night, when I started to feel severe contractions and back pain. The pain was so sharp that I felt like punching everything around me, including my husband who gazed at me dearly….

During each contraction, my tears rolled down my face, I grasped my fists tightly and curled up my body to get through it. I hardly slept a wink the whole night and it seemed like a long decade before the morning arrived.

First thing in the morning, we went to the hospital. When I was being pushed in on a wheelchair (because I could barely walk properly due to the pain!), I saw the white, chilly corridors and hospital ceiling, so I told myself, “This is the MOMENT!”

At that point in time, I definitely had no idea what I was going to go through!

By then, the contractions were just five minutes apart but I was only 2cm dilated, another 8cm to go….

As the time passed, the contractions started to get more frequent and intense. The torturous pain persisted for 16 full hours, so much so that I had run out of tears, my eyes were swollen and I felt so helpless.

I panicked when my water bag finally broke and I saw the water gushing out. The nurse examined me and broke the bad news to me - it was too late for an epidural now!

The medical personnel encouraged me to go for natural birth without any pain relief medicine! It freaked me out, of course!

My husband held my hand tightly and kissed my forehead, assuring me that everything would be “naturally” fine. My legs were tied to the bed rails on both sides. The midwife told me to poop first (there's a procedure carried out to 'facilitate' the 'clearance' =P) and then push as hard as I could when the contractions occurred again.

It was probably the “peak” season for baby delivery because there were many other mothers giving birth at the same time on that day. In addition to that, as my labour was very slow, the midwives, nurses and doctor were literally running around the ward rooms!

Fortunately, love can make us do wonders. In the nurses’ absence, my husband was the one who helped to clean up the poop and any other “discharged” fluids. Despite his extreme fear, he was so brave that when I started to push, he constantly checked out what was happening “down there” and urged me on.

One minute, he was holding my hand praying; the next, he was wiping my cold sweat; then, he was planting kisses on my face with words of encouragement and assurance.

I was half insane due to the prolonged pain. I uttered all sorts of nonsense - I asked my husband if I would die; I asked ('pleaded' would be more suitable) the nurses why it took so long; and I told them I was just too exhausted and I wanted to sleep….

I nearly wanted to give up halfway, which was just impossible! Luckily, whenever I lost focus, my husband would coach me to breathe and to hang on.

The princess whom mum and dad confronted their fears for.
After two hours of pushing, our little princess finally emerged. The nurse put her on my stomach and all the pain was immediately gone and forgotten. She was incredible. She still is.

Looking back, I wonder what gave my husband the courage to be my “midwife” despite his deep-rooted phobia.

What gave me the strength to go through all the pain without any pain relief medication?

It must have been LOVE. Love can make us do great things, achieve the impossible and open up endless possibilities.

Note: I would like to thank Dr Norintan, Dr Khoo and all the nurses and midwives in Columbia Asia Hospital Seremban who helped me throughout my pregnancy and labour. Their gentle and kind support and services have made my first baby’s experience a truly memorable and touching one.

Thursday 28 November 2013

一辈子的功课

怎么选择“一辈子的功课”这么沉重的字眼啊?
写下这题目也是在那几秒间决定的(就填Google表格那时啊),也许这就是人家宣称的“直觉”吧。可能是方便,女生女人(尤其双鱼座的)很信任直觉。虽然因此被灼伤也有不少,反正错了也可以很方便地赖直觉失准。
很喜欢网上看见的一句话“我希望早上叫我起床的,不是闹钟,而是梦想”。每天踏实地过日子,做好自己的本分,再提醒自己知福惜福再造福时,这一切不就是我们认真对待生活,所做的‘功课’吗?

做个更好的自己,是一辈子的功课,对吧。。。

而且“一辈子”是和我的他的约定,一起生活,一起经营婚姻及养育宝贝,不也是一辈子的承诺吗?只要有信念 F。A。I。T。H, 听起来就不沉重了!
我一直教四岁的女儿,凡事要认真,玩乐时就尽情认真地享受,学习做功课时认真去对待及完成,那么就会把事情做得好。她似懂非懂地看着我,但我想她应该明白,因为就连我交待她一起记得的小事,她也很认真,睡醒第一句话就是睡前交待的事。

那天陪她和两岁的儿子画画时,女儿交待“妈咪,等一下你记得要称赞弟弟哦”。我不经心的问为什么?她说,因为弟弟还很小。说完,还很热情地对涂鸦得乱七八糟的弟弟说”哇,很美咯,阿丞!”。给孩子满满的爱(不是溺爱)和鼓励,一直是我秉持的原则,因为被爱的孩子,才有能力去爱。
亲爱的孩子们,你们就是妈妈我的一辈子。。。互相学习的一辈子功课。