Monday, September 14, 2009

I AM IN GREAT COMPANY FOR YVONNE FOONG

YESTERDAY, I received an email from Crankshaft alerting me to her posting on Yvonne Foong. I also remembered Marina Mahathir recently doing a piece on Yvonne. I was tagged by Ruth and in the process of finding MM's posting I chanced upon her latest posting. I AM IN GREAT COMPANY.....find out HERE and HERE two ladies I like immensely.

Please follow the instructions in both their postings.



I met Yvonne in my probationary blogging days. I came away just ashamed of myself. I did a posting on here and wrote:

Yesterday, 8 July, 2007, I met 21 year-old Yvonne Foong at the MIC Putera Bloggers Buff. I went there primarily to support young Bloggers. It was there that I chanced upon and bought her book "I'm Not Sick, Just A Bit Unwell". I heard her speak in her frail voice about her illness; got her to autograph her book; took a photo with her....and came away ashamed of myself....ashamed that, though healthy, I still grumble about the weather, the haze, the traffic; ashamed that I still get irritated by little things; ashamed that I take so many things for granted; ashamed that I do not spend enough time learning from the disadvantaged; disgustingly ashamed about fussing about little discomforts; shamefully ashamed that I should do more listening when people like Yvonne have lost her hearing because of the multiple tumours that grow on her nerves. (MORE HERE)


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THE THREE THINGS I'D LOVE TO SEE:


A UNITED MALAYSIA

sans

RACISM

and

BIGOTRY


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I AM TAGGING


THE ARTICULATE ONE

THE WHISPERER

SUSAN LOONE

THE DREAMER

D'NIGHTCALLER






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5 comments:

  1. Fi-shaSeptember 14, 2009 at 5:34 PM

    Dear Uncle Zorro

    Thanks for 'tagging' me along :)

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  2. art harunSeptember 14, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    Dear Zorro,

    Thank you very very much for the tagging. It is an honour.

    As for the story about Yvonne, I must say it is so touching. Sometimes, we forget how lucky and blessed we are that we take things as a given. I am always guilty for that.

    It takes writings such as yours to remind me to count my blessings.

    Peace.

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  3. nstmanSeptember 14, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    No words can describe this wonderful lady. We salute her. In the meantime, I just want to cry... and cry... and cry ..... and cry ...

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  4. nightcallerSeptember 14, 2009 at 10:38 PM

    Z

    Thanks for the tag...:)

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  5. julianSeptember 15, 2009 at 12:27 PM

    thats great of you to share your innermost feelings uncle, thats why i lovevisiting certain sites and if possible get them in my facebook

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