SASHA IN PRESCHOOL

For the past 2 weeks, I was too busy preparing Sasha to preschool and also accepting pre-order for Cushie Tushies Cloth Diapers. So... lazy to blog lol!

Today Christene text me and asked why I didn't blog for a long time. As I told her that nowadays too lazy to blog. Atcually I have a lot of things to blog but don't know where to start. Luckily today I have settled all the pre-order diapers outstanding and now feel a bit free to blog about.

Sasha doing very well in the preschool but some minor incident happened on her first day in school. There is a fat girl scratches her hand during her first day in school. She came back and told me about it and shown me the scratched mark. I was heartsicked seeing the mark on her hand. I told my hubby on the following night about the fat girl bullied our dd. The next day when my dh sent Sasha to school, he told the class teacher to keep an eyes on the fat girl. The blurred teacher said she don't know about this incident and said to my hubby that she knows the fat girl is very rough. My dh told the fat girl personally not to bully Sasha anymore. From that day onwards, she don't dare to bully Sasha anymore.

For the first few days in school, Sasha not too used to the classroom environment. She loves to jumped and walked around coz last time she attended Kiz Sport where a lot of physical activities. Now she has to sit down quietly for almost 3hrs in a classroom where she not used to this type of environment. She was feeling boring siting there for 3hrs but after I talked to her she can accept that the classroom is to sit still and study.

During in the school, her teacher taught her to make a Mother's Day Card for Mother's Day. I was so happy and my heart feel melted when Sasha brought back the card coz my lil 3yrs old dd has given me the best gift in the world. She has a big improvement in term of her progress in school. She can sing songs like twinkle, twinkle little stars and row, row your boat. She can read numbers from 1-10 and A,B, C... eventhough sometimes her pronounciation is not very accurate or sometimes she will missed out some songs lyrics, numbers and alphabet. Haha...:) is really cute when you listened and seen her bubbly face.

The school invited all the parents to meet the teacher on last Sunday. Is a 1/2 terms parents and teachers meeting about the student progress. We also went coz we have been invited too eventhough Sasha just attended 2 weeks in school. The teacher commented that she is the youngest and very new in the class coz she mixed with those 4yrs olds kids. So the teacher didn't push her too much on the studies, just let her play and learn. Sasha has 2 best friends in the class, one is by the named of Siti and the other one is Miyuki (my best friend dd).

Last week, Sasha lil friend, Siti didn't attend school for 2 days due to sore eyes. Then Sasha also teluctant to go to school coz she told us Kak Siti didn't come to school and she has no friend. Nowadays young kids will complain no companion in the school, haha..:)

OK, gtg now...coz tomorrow have to fetch Sasha back from school and headed to our lunch appointment. I will post the Mother's Day Card pic later ...

CUSHIE TUSHIES AIO DIAPER

I was sourcing around to look for trim fitting, one size, fluffy, comfy yet absorbent diaper around US and Australia. At last I found Cushie Tushies All In One Diaper from Australia. We are happy to work with Cath, Cushie Tushies Director and she has appointed us as an Exclusive Distributor for Malaysia.

Cushie Tushies has three designs such as Couture, Basix Funday and Basix Everyday. Cushie Tushies has tested all diapers are one-size-fits-all design on boys and girls from newborn to toddler. Beside that we have hand knitted woolen soakers work as a diaper cover.

Couture by Cushie Tushies is one seriously stylish diaper! It is a trim-fitting one size fits all design, yet also seriously absorbent: inside the Couture is a full layer of 2mil PUL, super absorbent bamboo/cotton attached to a full body layer of double napped Flannel, and a luxurious Microfleece inner lining. Each Couture diaper not only has a huge matching snapped in booster – which is filled with bamboo/cotton and topped with Microfleece and can be doubled under the wet zone for extra protection – it also has a second separate matching mini booster, also filled with bamboo/cotton.

Basix Funday and Basix Everday is AIO diapers contains an outer layer of polar fleece (with an additional layer through the wet-zone for added leak protection), two large layers of absorbent bamboo inside the wet-zone, and an inner layer of soft flannel against baby’s skin. The huge, sewn-in booster contains another two large layers of bamboo for added absorbency and is topped with a deliciously soft Micro fleece material.

Hand-knit cover, made from 100% Australian wool.The Cushie Tushies Knit woollen soaker has slowly and quietly gathered a dedicated following. These beautiful hand-knitted covers are made from 100% Australian wool. They are designed to go over our AIO’s to extend their wear, for example for a long nap or overnight. They are brilliant at drawing moisture away from baby’s bottom, yet stay amazingly dry to touch.

We are celebrating Mothers Day for all pretty mommies out there. Now we are giving out 5% discount for any Cushie Tushies Diaper pre-order, please check out the design at www.cushietushies.com.au. Please email your order to brenda@babysashanmom.com before 7th May 2008. We will deliver your order after 2 weeks which depend on the stock availability at Cushie Tushies.

In conjunction with our participation in Parenthood Exhibition 2008 in Mid Valley Exhibition Centre. We would like to organise a Lil Ambassador Contest, you just need to take a cute snap shot of your lil cutie pie wearing our Cushie Tushies Couture or Basix Diapers and email the photo to me at brenda@babysashanmom.com before 31st May 2008. The best lil cutie pie photo will be chosen as our Company Lil Ambassador for our product advertisement in 4 baby/parenting magazines that will publish in July & Aug 2008 Issues, our company bunting and printed materials.

*The best lil cutie pie will get a set of Cushie Tushie Couture AIO Diaper and a pair of BabyLegs as your gift (worth RM153)*

Here are some Cushie Tushies Diapers nice pics to share with all pretty mommies out there...

COUTURE AIO DIAPERS (RM98)

Angel Dots (Front & Back View)

Snap on Large & Small Bamboo Soakers (Inner View)

Snow Falls (Front & Back View)

Snap on Large & Small Bamboo Soakers (Inner View)

BASIX FUNDAY AIO DIAPERS (RM85 SNAP / RM80 VELCRO)

Jigsaws & Princess

WOOLEN SOAKERS/COVER (RM85)

BLUE STRIPES & WHITE MULTICOLORS SOAKERS

Enjoy & Good Luck to your lil cutie pie!!!

LIL MODEL SASHA ON CROCS' FASHION RUNWAY

Luckily Sasha illness was fully recovered on this Wednesday coz two weeks ago I have promised my best friend, Adel's to let Sasha's modelling for Crocs Fashion Runway on this Thursday. The show was organised by Adel's, an appointed event company for Crocs and it held at Royal Selangor Yacht Club, Port Klang.

The Crocs appointed modelling agency, Andrew's Modelling Agency is looking for a pair of girl and boy toddler at the aged of 3yrs old to model for Crocs kids shoes. These are the Crocs new designs of shoes launching, those kids shoes are cute and nice coz there have Winnie the Pooh print for girl and Tigger print for boy and also pink and blue color sandals. I have to help my friend, Adel's to find a boy toddler for the show since Sasha's will be the girl toddler model for them. I really have to thank so much to my client, Virginia's for bringing her son Daniel's all the way from Segamat, JB to model for the show too.

We arrived there at 1.15pm and Virginia and her family had arrived earlier than us coz we lost our way. Is really a long journey to Port Klang, it taken us an hour drive and I was like feeling drowsy inside the car. Sasha and Daniel have a short rehersal with those models, there are 6 adults models who will be modelling with them together. After the rehersal, we had our lunch and there are some activites around such as Fish Spa, Manicure and Massage services near the pool. Sasha love to be at the Fish Spa there and she will put her hand inside the pond and play with those tiny fishes inside.

We have waited till 6pm only the show starts coz 8TV Media went for video shooting on Crocs sailing boat. The Crocs Yacht sailed all the across Asia and stop at the Yacht Club in conjuction of Crocs Fashion Runway. Luckily Sasha and Daniel don't feel bored or sleepy after waiting there for so many hours coz all of us afraid they will turn off when they need start modelling. A lot of press and media people came, both lil ones looks like superstar coz all the limelights go to them rather than the adult models.

My best friend Ammie's pastered me to send her Sasha's pics after I came home from the show's around 8.30pm. I told her I will put up on my blog asap, here are my lil model Sasha's pictures collections on top of my blog...

Please check on below newspaper and link...

1st April 2008, The Star Newspaper - Star Metro (Fashion Page, M24)

1st April 2008, The Star Online
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/4/1/central/20784972&sec=central

17th April 2008, 8TV Quickie (11.30pm)

http://www.8tv.com.my/

TAG - 8 THINGS

Thanks to Christene for giving me this tag. Actually I have done halfway last month then stop coz too lazy to update my blog. Sorry ya... Now I have to finish it coz I have more thing to post later.

EIGHT THINGS I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT-

1) Buying things for Sasha such as clothes, shoes, bags and a lot more which I can't think off (She had more than 30pairs shoes since birth till now and not included those bigger sizes shoes where she only can wear it by next year)

2) Addicted to buy shoes and bags for myself.

3) Look for nice and tasty foods to eat.

4) Love to read Buddha Dharma books.

5) Shopping - love to shop at kids boutiques to look for Sasha stuff.

6) Sitting in front of my laptop to check my online shop stock and order.

7)Finding new supplier via online that make cute cloth diapers.

8) Stock up a lot of Japanese Chocolate and Vanilla Ice-cream in my freezer-emergency use, give to her when she is cranky on one day.

EIGHT THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE-

1) Seeing Sasha married, with a loving and understanding hubby and obedient children.

2) I love to watch the movie, "GO AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS" since I'm young. I really wanted to try this myself before I die, muahaha....

3) Slim down, go liposuction and go for double eyelids operation.

4) Give all my savings and assets to Sasha (if I'm loaded lol...hehe!!!).

5) Help the unfortunate people.

6) I have my own retail store beside my online store.

7) Spend my parents to a holiday.

8) Spend time with my hubby at our beach side house (haha..., I think is too early to dream but my hub love beach side).

EIGHT THINGS I SAY OFTEN –

1) Sasha, "Mummy sayang you".

2) Sasha, What are you doing?

3) You always feel sleepy la... (telling my hubby).

4) Pergi tidur, Putiah! (telling my maid to sleep during night time)

5) Kenapa Sasha nangis? (Asking my maid)

6) Hi! Are you there? How's life? (Chatting with my friends and clients thru msn)

7) Sasha, go to sleep now...

8) Clever girl (tell Sasha)

EIGHT BOOKS I’VE RECENTLY READ-

1) Law of Attractions

2) The Secrets

3) Buddha Dharma Story 1 by Master Cheng Yan

4) Buddha Dharma Story 2 by Master Cheng Yan

5) Pregnancy Book

6) The Illustrated of Child Health Book

7) 37 Enligthment by Master Cheng Yan

8) Karma Sutera

EIGHT SONGS THAT I COULD LISTEN TO OVER AND OVER-

1) Tumble Tots Kids Song

2) Baby Signing Time

3) Birthday Song (Personalised CD sang using Sasha name)

4) Lullaby Song (Personalised CD sang using Sasha name)

5) Hey, There Delilah!

* Only can think of 5 songs coz no time to listen.

EIGHT THINGS THAT ATTRACT ME TO MY BEST FRIENDS

I think I'm honest, humble, helpful and we are at the same tune.

* That is all I can think of.

EIGHT THINGS I’VE LEARNED THIS PAST YEAR

1) To be more patience

2) Be a good mom

3) To take care of Sasha

4) Cooking simple dish

5) Be a good wife

* I think that is all I can think of.

I'm not going to tag anyone coz is too much for them to blog. I think they will not blog lol! muahaha..:)

POOR SASHA HAVING HIGH FEVER

Now only I have time to post my blog after letting Sasha to sleep, she was restless after medicine. Sasha has been sick for the past few days having high fever till 41C, vomitted and diarrhae too. Temperature comes down after sponging and insert voltrane in her bottom. After the medicine time out, her fever shoot back to 40C above and we will know from looking on her cheek coz is blushed. I was so worried and brought her to see Paede but no improvement. Then I have no choice, I brought her to see another Paede where we used to see her always. The paede done a blood test for Sasha and the result came out that she having virus in her blood counts.

We have to gave her probiotics and fever medicine. I requested to take the tablet fever medicine coz Sasha can't take syrup where she will vomit out with her food together. After took the fever tablet, her temperature gradually goes down to stable. I thought she was fine, but today evening she was reluctant to take any food and liquid. Then I found out her mouth full of ulcers and gums swollen too. She was overheated after the fever. I started the antibiotic just now, and I hope she can recover soon. Just a few days of sickness, my mom said Sasha looks weak and thinner.

Sasha seldom sick, but once she had fever and her temperature was really high. I was so worried on her and eventhough she was cranky and clingy, everyone have to tolerate her coz we understand that she is painful especially now with the swollen gums and ulcers in her mouth. I just hope to see her as active and cheerful as usual from tomorrow onwards.

FOREVER FRIENDS AWARD

Thanks to Cheong of "My Lovely A", so nice of you ....



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VISIT TO HANDICAPPED & DISABLED HOME AT TAMAN MEGAH

At my parent home, we have some used plastic chairs and tables where I bought it last time during I giving tuition to some children at my parent home after my work. After more than a year, I have stop teaching coz I have to travel overseas quite often for my work. So all the chairs and tables still stored at my parent home till now, almost 8yrs. Last 2 weeks, my mom suggested to me that she wants to donate all those furnitures to the handicapped home. I agreed too since we are not using it anymore, why don't we give to those needy homes.

So my mom called her babysitted boy parent's coz they have a lorry to transport the stuff. The boy father's, Mr. Lee agreed to help us to send the stuff. Then my mom called my 5th Uncle (My mom youngest brother) to help to load and unload the stuff. Everything was arranged and we have fixed the date to transfer the stuff by yesterday.

Yesterday around 11am, Mr. Lee came to my parent house with his lorry. My 5th Uncle, my dad, my maid, my younger sis and Mr. Lee helped to load all the stuff into the lorry. Is a lot of stuff such as chairs, tables, vacum cleaner, fan, clothing and more. It filled all up into the 3tons lorry. Then my younger sis, my mom and me drove a car, and my 5th Uncle followed Mr. Lee lorry. Mr. Lee drove his lorry follow us at the back coz they do not know the place.

When all of us reached the Taman Megah home, we helped to unload down the stuff with the help of staff and children from the home. After loaded all the stuff, my younger sis, my mom and me went inside the house to see the children. Mr. Baskin the manager there who in charge of the home, he told us the situation of those children and their operations.

Mr Baskin told us that there are total 130+ people from 1yr old to 53 year old. Most of them are chinese and indian. When we enter the house to make some donations, we saw more than 10 children lying on the floor. All of them can't move and their hands and legs are stiff due to the muscle and joint problem (cerebral palsy). They need the therapy to massage for them everday and if not their muscles will feel more stiff due to the blood circulation can't circulate smoothly. Worse come to worse, they will have constipation and vomiting.

One of the chinese girl also had this problem too evenhtough she can move but she has to use her hands and legs to crawl on the floor. She was so happy when seeing us enter the house, she crawl over to where I stand and used her hand to pat on my leg. She can't talk but she can understand what we said to her. My mom saw those cerebral palsy children and she was so pity on them and she cried out. The chinese girl was so caring, she crawl over to me, then she pat to me and point to me that my mom was crying. I was touched by the kind hearted little girl, eventhough she is disable and can't talk but she is more understanding, caring than a normal person.

After that I asked Mr. Baskin who is the boy who is sleeping inside the baby cot. He told me that the boy is blind and cerebral palsy too. He is 2yrs+ and is a chinese boy. When he came to the home, he was just 11months old chubby baby. That time he was brought here by his parents, after some time the father came and took the boy back. His father told Mr. Baskin that he and his wife wanted to take care of the boy themselves. Not many days later, when one of the helper went outside the house to throw rubbish, she saw a box was moving under the tree. She went nearer to have a look inside the box, suprisingly she saw the same boy who was taken back by his father few days ago who was inside the box. Actually they can bring the boy back to Mr. Baskin if they don't want the boy rather than just throw their son outside the home. The home are happy to welcome back any children if the parent don't want to accept them. I really don't know how can the parent have the heart to throw their son at roadside, if there are stray dogs and raining. Then what will happen to their son?

Mr. Baskin reported the case to the police that the boy was abandon at roadside. He requested on the newspaper that if the boy parents don't want the boy, please ask their relative to bring the boy birth certificate to the home. After sometime, the parent came to the home and they was arguing between each other in front of Mr. Baskin. Both of them complaining each other that due to they are heavy drinker, heavy smoker and not taking care their own health that is why their son ended up blind and cerebral palsy. Then few months later, the parent realised is their own fault who caused their son like this. The father and mom will come separately to visit their son now.

A lot of different cases on each children, majority of them are handicapped and disabled. Most of the handicapped and disabled children had no parents come to visit them coz their parents can't accept the fact that their child is handicapped and disabled. Now the home are accepting normal children from single parents or some of them without parents. The home had bought a land near SS3, PJ but they are short of fund to build a new and bigger home. Currently they need to collect RM620K within 3mths to pay for the progress building of the new home. A lot of their neighbour complaining too many children and is too noisy in a home at Taman Megah now. Once the new home at SS3 ready, so they can move some children to there.

I hope everyone who have read my blog, can give some donations to the home. They are sincere and caring to the children. I have visited them before, that time was almost 8yrs ago when the owner was still alive. The owner is also physically handicapped but he is a good hearted man who had helped a lot of children. I give a salute to him...


About the Home

The Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Cacat Taman Megah (PPKKCTM), a company limited by guarantee, was incorporated in April 1997 to provide services for children with various types of disabilities by the late Mr. S.K. Manikumar who was himself physically handicapped... His vision was to provide an environment for the betterment of young disabled children, for their difficulties to be recognized and for them to be given a status in the society. He dedicated his life to the fulfillment of this vision. He passed away in a motor vehicle accident on 26.4.2006. Even on his last journey, he was on the road to raise funds for these children. His death came as a total shock and has left a huge void in the Pusat. In recognition of his services, he was posthumously awarded the Lifetime Humanitarian Award by the Hon. Prime Minister in December 2006.

There are 138 children (multi- racial) with various disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, global delay, muscular dystrophy, speech, audio and vision impaired, dwarfism, apeth syndrome, neunan syndrome, slow learners, hyper active, physically challenged, intellectually disabled, and also under privileged children from broken homes. They range from the age of 1 years. There is even 53 year old woman. They come from all over the peninsula.


Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Cacat Taman Megah
TAMAN MEGAH'S HANDICAPPED AND
DISABLED CHILDREN'S HOME
No. 2, Jalan SS24/10, Taman Megah,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Tel No: 603- 78061143 Fax No: 603-78051484
E-mail: ppkkctm_4@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.ppkkctm.org/

I would like to say thank you in advance to all of you who have help the Home.

CAMERON HIGHLAND TRIP

On last week Monday, my uncle & aunty drove up to Cameron Highlands. My mom, younger sis and niece followed them and they stayed there till Wednesday. So I thought of meeting them on tuesday and I tried to book last minute for an apartment on Monday. Luckily I managed to book the apartment, then me, hubby, sasha and my maid went on Tuesday around 2pm.

We reached there around 6pm coz the road was too winding and narrow. My maid and myself can't take it, we felt giddy. Then hubby had to stopped the car twice for us to take some rest and take a deep breath when we got out the car. Sasha was so excited and asked her daddy to continue the journey. Hubby told Sasha that have to stop for a while coz mommy and kakak pengsan... I think Sasha will be thinking why mommy and kakak so lousy la.. She was so energetic and jumping here and there inside the car and we are like half dead fishes. Paiseh!!!

Then after 2 stops, we continued our journey till reached Ringlet. We saw there are pasar malam and those foods smell good coz we have winded down our window. All of us are hungry, so we bought fried carrot cake, dim sum, soya bean drinks to our apartment to eat after we check in. Another 20minutes drive we have reached Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands. We checked into the GreenHills Apartment, and Sasha loves the apartment coz she said so big and nice. Is cooling and cozy environment there too. Once we put down our bags, Sasha quickly sat on the dining chair and told me to eat. Hubby and I heard what she said and we laughed so loud coz once stepped in already said wanted to eat. I think the weather is cold that is why she is felt hungry so fast.

Later, I phoned to my sis and informed her that we have reached. They are having tea at Tea Plantation and we are having our fried carrot cake at our apartment. So we are quite full and we decided to have a late dinner around 7.30pm. I asked them to wait for us at HSBC Bank and we thought of bringing them to a restaurant that hubby and me went before. That was almost 8yrs back when we are still courting. When we lead them to the restaurant, we can't find the restaurant but we found another Nyonya Restaurant. We have saw this Nyonya Restaurant posted on Cameron website, people commented the foods are good. So all of us agreed to have a tried, the foods are good and the price are reasonable too.

After dinner, my uncle said wanted to visit our apartment. So we brought them to our apartment that we are staying. They love it so much and they said is nice and big compared to the one they are staying now. All of us sat down a while then we went to their apartment to have a look. They stayed at slightly hilltop apartment and I forgotten the apartment name, is a bit rundown inside but at least is clean. We hang around there till 12midnight, then we went back to our own apartment to sleep.

The next morning we met up at T-Cafe around 11am, over there is like a family cafe and I think is owned by Portugese people. Their foods are nice and price also reasonable. I love their scone with strawberry jam coz the jam very fresh. After bruch, my uncle asked us to follow them to the place selling a lot straberry souveniers. They bought a lot a day before we arrived, the worker there selling below retail price to them. But this time when my sis brought us there to buy again, the chinese lady don't want to sell lower coz she said the boss knew her hanky panky lol! So we didn't buy much coz the retail price is too high compare a shopping centre, not worth buying. Hubby bought a pink furry monkey for Sasha coz she told her daddy she love the monkey lol! Actually the monkey looks weird coz is pink color but Sasha loves it so much and told us the monkey is very nice like a baby. When we left the shop, my uncle with the rest of my family went straight home coz my uncle and aunt dropped them home at Kepong, they have to drive back to their home at Puchong.

Hubby, Sasha, me and maid continued walk around all the shops there. We bought a lot of flowers such as lavendars and roses. Hubby said since Valentine's didn't buy me flowers, then here he buy for me lol! He said is worth buying here coz so cheap like RM10 for 8 small bunches of lavendars and RM10 for few bunches of roses. I chose white roses coz I love white colors stuff. Then we bought some vegetables and dried strawberries. My maid told me she wanted to buy those dried straberries for her children when she goes back on this year July, so I bought 2 boxes for her children. Then we went to buy a lot of potted plants like morning glory flowers, morning stars flowers, and cili padi plants, and I am so happy that I managed to buy the plant that mosquito afraid off. I can't remember what is the plant name but I read it before. This plant is really difficult to find it in KL except I saw it here. So I bought 2 pots. I gave one pot to my mom coz her house a lot mosquito, and I noticed now I seldom see mosquito at her house. I told my cousin that I bought the plants to avoid mosquito, and so coincident that her friend's boyfriend staying in Cameron. So she asked her friend to help her to buy 6pots included I want another 2pots. The plant smell very nice and soothing, I plucked out some leaves and left inside my bedroom to avoid mosquito bitting Sasha.

So after there, we continue our journey to Strawberry Farm. The owner told us to go inside the farm to pluck the strawberry ourselves and take it out to him to weigh. Is RM15 for 1/2kg. Sasha and my maid love to pluck the strawberries, hubby and me also can't resist and when we pluck, we ate at the same time. We really enjoyed the moment there. When we came out to weigh, I bought 2 bottles of sugar free strawberry jam. It tastes good when the owner offered me to taste the jam. We continued our journey to look for Cactus Farm but I think we have missed it coz we can't see the farm when the way up. Then I told hubby we just followed the road and see whether had any other places to visit. We reached rose farm but I don't want to go in coz I afraid Sasha will touch the roses, the stalk had a lot of sharp points and is dangerous for young kid.

Then hubby drove till reached the Bharat Tea Plantation, there had a cafe served cupcakes and tea. There is a shop selling those teabags, we went in and bought few boxes for my dad, sis and uncle. We have our ice tea and Sasha and my maid have their cupcakes. Then we took some pics and sat down at the cafe a while. After that, we drove all the way back to KL.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, TRY NOT TO CRY

My younger sis, Cece sent me an email about this story. I found it very touching and sad, but actually the god is brightening up our life. It has to be sent out to 10 people in 2mins and you will feel the holy spirits brightening up your life in just an hours. But I think is better to post it on my blog and share among my friends. I hope you can copy it and post it on your blog or email to your friends.

Please read this....

When you're down to nothing, God is up to something.
" This is beautiful! Try not to cry.

She jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: "How is my little boy ? Is he going to be all right ? When can I see him ?

"The surgeon said, "I'm sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn't make it." Sally said, "Why do little children get cancer ? Doesn't God care any more ? Where were you, God, when my son needed you ?

" The surgeon asked, "Would you like some time alone with your son ? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he's transported to the university.

"Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair. "Would you like a lock of his hair ?" the nurse asked.

Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy's hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally. The mother said, "It was Jimmy's idea to donate his body to the University for Study. He said it might help somebody else. "I said no at first, but Jimmy said, 'Mom, I won't be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom." She went on, "My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could.

" Sally walked out of Children's Mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy's belongings on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy's belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son's room.

She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She laid down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep. It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Laying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said :

"Dear Mom, I know you're going to miss me; but don't think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just 'cause I'm not around to say "I Love You" . I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won't be so lonely, that's okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn't like the same things us boys do. You'll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. Don't be sad thinking about me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn't look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD ! And guess what, Mom ? I got to sit on God's knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That's when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn't allowed. Well, you know what Mom ? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him 'Where was He when I needed him ?' "God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children. Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I've written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper.. Isn't that cool ? I have to give God His pen back now. He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure the food will be great.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don't hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. I'm glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't stand to see me hurt so much, either. That's when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery ! How about that ?

Signed with Love from God, Jesus & Me.

(Let's see Satan stop this one. ) Take 60 seconds and repost this, within the hour, you will have caused a multitude of believers to pray to God for each other. Then sit back and feel the Holy Spirit work in your life for doing what you know God loves "When you're down to nothing, God is up to something.

VISIT TO TI-RATANA WELFARE HOMES

Last week Monday, my younger sis, my good friend Ammie's and me went to Ti-Ratana Welfare Homes at Salak South Baru. We brought along stationeries, rice, foods and clothes to donate to the orphanage. Ammie's had called to Christine, a staff of Ti-Ratana before that to confirmed our appointment and she promised she will bring us to tour around the homes.

We went to pick up Ammie's from her office, then we go direct to Ti-Ratana. We have an appointment with them at 2pm but we reached there almost 12pm+. Actually we went to the wrong road, but luckily we passed by a toll and we asked the toll staff how to go there. So we managed to go back to the other side of the road and go back into Salak South Baru. When we reached there, we had our lunch at one of the shop there. We have finished our lunch around 1.30pm and we decided to go in early.

Then I drove up to the hill slope to Ti-Ratana, we saw a lot people helping a MPV car which stopped in front of the homes to load down some foods. Once we reached there, a chinese uncle who works as a guard at the homes asked us to wait a while. After the MPV loaded down the stuff, the uncle asked me to drive near the homes to load down our stuff. A lot of men came out to help us to load down the stuff to the office. After they finished loading, the uncle asked me to park my car at the bottom of the slope. Then we walked up to the office to look for the Christine.

Christine was not in, there is a Volunteer Counsellor asked an office lady to bring us to tour around the homes. We followed the lady to the opposite side of the office where the homes located. She brought us into the orpahange homes for aged 6 - 18yrs and there are 170 children, from outside of the bulding it looks well maintained but when we walk towards the hall and the conditions was terrible. We saw a lot of children running here and there, some of them sitting or sleeping on the old furnitures inside the hall. The hall is very basic, just a few old furnitures inside there. We saw a boy wearing an underwear running around after taken bath. The children seems like no people supervise them and they have nothing to do beside sitting, sleeping or walking around the area.

The office lady brought us to another homes for babies and below 5years, on the way going there we passed by the kitchen. When we going up the staricase to the kitchen, we noticed very bad smells. Then we continued to walk up to the kitchen, we saw a lot of children having their lunch there. The children have plain rice with one dish only, we really sympatize those children. The kitchen floors was full of raw vegetables and it is not clean and hygenic too. We really can't stand the smell if we are sitting there for our meals.

Then we walked into the babies home, is a small home but with 25 babies and toddlers till aged 5years. We saw a lot of babies sleeping inside the baby cot and buaian, there is only one old sofa and a 2yrs+ little girl sleeping there. There are some student who helped there as volunteers, they play and feed the babies. The conditions inside was terrible with stinky smells like babies urinates. There are 3 permanent indon maid helping to take care 25 children, they worked 24hrs and 365 days a yr. The maids look restless and no expression, we can't blamed them coz they had worked too long hours and with seeing the crying babies everyday.

There are 2 babies sharing in one baby cot, we are pity to see them. The volunteer student fed milk to a baby, the baby got choke and spill out the milk from his mouth and nose. Those babies sharing milk bottles among each other, so the teats are big coz some young and old babies using it. I quickly look for hankie to wipe and clean the baby but there are no hankie there. I took out some tissues and wipe the baby mouth and nose, the baby was crying coz he having flu and cough. The milk bottle teat is big, and the baby has a lot of flame, that is why he easily got choked.

Then a maid feeding another baby, while feeding the baby and there are another 1yr+ toddler just woke up from the cot. The 1yr+ little girl was quietly sitting inside the cot, then the maid took 1/2 packet of choco biscuit (looks like tiny balls) and thrown inside the cot. The little girl picked up the packet of biscuit and eat, my sis said is really heart sicked to see the maid treat the girl like a dog in a cage. We really can't bare to see the situation there, the office lady brought us to the children playarea. The playarea is painted some trees on the wall and with a tv hanging on top. There are no tables, chairs and play toys inside the room.

A lot of them are sleeping inside another 2 rooms, when some of them heard that we are there and they wanted to come out to meet us. The maids don't allow them to come out and asked them to continue to sleep. The office staff told us those children there are without parents, single mother child, raped cases, abusive husband and most of them never come back to visit their children. There also have another home for single mom further up there, those moms after delivered their babies and they stayed there. The single moms are given counselling till one day they can face the society and Ti-Ratana will find a job for them too. My friend hiddenly taken some pics coz we afraid they don't allow us to take pics.

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Before we left, there is a 8mths old baby girl who are very cute and chubby has woke up. When we reached there, she was still sleeping and her tiny little fingers looks so cute. She was having her milk after she woke up. The maid just let the baby girl lie down and gave her to drink the milk herself. The maid even don't bother to put the pillow properly before put her lie down and hold the milk bottle to drink. Then I went over the cot and hold her head up and slip the pillow underneath. My friend went over and see the baby drinking her milk but all her milk also spilled out to her face. If our baby as young as 8mths old, we will feed her to drink the milk. How can a 8mths old baby feed herself, for sure all the milk will spill out.

When we stepped out from the home, there are some chidlren from the room window calling us "Jie Jie" means big sis. We really can't bare to say goodbye to those children. Then we followed the office lady back to the office to meet Christine. Christine has came back and sat down with us to tell us the homes conditions. Christine told us that they need a lot money to run the homes. Especially the babies section coz they needs disp diapers, milk powder and much more. Christine has given me a wish list, I hope that anyone who see my blog can give them a help if you can.

Wish List from Ti-Ratana
ANMUM BABY MILK POWDER (0-6MTHS) & (6MTH ABOVE)
They used ANMUM coz is hypoallergic, all babies can drink.

VICKS VAPOR

DISPOSABLE DIAPERS (MAMI POKO, HUGGIES OR PAMPERS)

DIAPER RASH CREAM

4 Children sharing in one matress.

If you want to donate other items beside the above items, it can be used or new. You can deliver to the below address:-

Lot 16106, Jalan 13 B, Salak South Bahru (Desa Petaling), 57100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: +603-7988 1818, 7981 2121 Fax: +603-7988 1888

I have donated the 3% sales that we have gathered during X'mas Sale last year at my website to Ti-Ratana. Deep inside my heart, BABY SASHA N MOM would like to say thank you to all my generous clients. We wish you HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, ALL THE BEST TO YOU & YOUR FAMILY!!!