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Real Name: Peter Tan
Member Since: 24th March 2009
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Bliss From The Past
I was in bed, half awake. My eyes were shut. I was acutely aware of the surroundings. The bed was next to a wall with a window. The door, painted in green, was to my right. Sounds from the piano resonated down the hallway from the living room. My mother was outside somewhere, either occupying [...] Related...
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4 days and an hour ago.
The Digital Awakening Turns Nine
This post makes it the 1544th entry in this blog. It also marks the ninth anniversary of The Digital Awakening today. That is nine years of my life, thoughts and opinions put into words, almost. I now look forward to posting my 2,000th entry some time this year and celebrating my first decade of blogging...
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1 week and a day ago.
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Ang Pow 2012
The sight of flowers in Spring gives a sense of renewal and hope. That is the theme for the Royal Bank of Scotland’s ang pow for the Year of the Water Dragon. Plum blossoms emblazoned in gold adorn the red packets. Made from thicker paper stock and measuring at 6.50″ x 3.25″, they are also...
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2 weeks and a day ago.
HSBC Bank Hong Bao 2012
The theme for HSBC Bank’s hong bao this year is money tree flourishing with gold coins and blooming jade flowers. Chinese lucky knots make up the tree trunk culminating with the cords weaved into a chrysanthemum flower at the base. A propitious Chinese four-character idiom called chengyu wishes that...
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2 weeks and 2 days ago.
OCBC Bank Ang Pow 2012
The OCBC Bank ang pow for this year comes in four designs. Each has a different motif that is significant to the Chinese New Year. There are Mandarin oranges, gold fishes, vase with flowers and a tea set. Gold stamped calligraphy in the front extends auspicious wishes to recipients of these red packets. The...
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2 weeks and 2 days ago.
Lamentations Of The Impending Chinese New Year
The dreaded Chinese New Year is fast approaching; dreaded not because I fear the festival itself but what accompanies it – crazy traffic jams in the expressways, packed shopping malls and hawkers taking long breaks. Still, we put ourselves through this just to be close to loved ones living far away on...
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2 weeks and 4 days ago.
On Lipitor 10mg
Until two days ago, my only medicine was Detrusitol SR 4mg for a neurogenic bladder. Yesterday, on the first day of 2012, I had to add one more to my daily medication for another health problem that has cropped up. My HDL and LDL cholesterol are not at their ideal levels. There is also the [...] Related...
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1 month ago.
2011 In Review
2011 has been a great year. So many good things happened that I can only declare this the most interesting one yet. If only every year could be like this. Never mind that it began by having me to pay nearly RM6,000 including fine, for failing pay tax that I did not realise I had [...] Related posts: 2010 In...
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1 month ago.
Bengkel Disability Equality Training (DET) at Universiti Malaya
The Seksyen Kaunseling, Kerjaya dan OKU (Counselling, Career and Disabled Persons Section) of Universiti Malaya organised the Bengkel Disability Equality Training (Disability Equality Training Workshop) on December 29. This workshop at the Dewan Perdana 1 at Kompleks Perdanasiswa was to promote awareness of...
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1 month ago.
Of KLIA2 Aerobridges And The Disability Movement In Malaysia
When the disability movement in Malaysia does not speak in one voice, everybody becomes confused, disabled people themselves included. The issue of aerobridges at KL International Airport 2 (KLIA2) clearly shows the split. Do disabled people need aerobridges to board planes at the KLIA2? Christine Lee,...
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5 months and 2 weeks ago.
Access Audit Training For PERKESO – Day 2
Menara PERKESO at Jalan Ampang – Headquarters of the Social Security Organisation Malaysia The second day of the training for the Return To Work Section staff of PERKESO entailed actual site audit. Participants were divided into five groups accompanied by a facilitator each. I was assigned to Group 4...
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5 months and 2 weeks ago.
Access Audit Training For PERKESO – Day 1
The Return to Work Department of PERKESO (Social Security Organisation Malaysia) is running a 2-day Access Audit Training for 36 case managers and placement officers starting today. Dr. Naziaty Yaaccob is the chief facilitator, assisted by four co-facilitators, for this workshop held at the Kuala Lumpur...
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5 months and 3 weeks ago.
Purple Potato Porridge
No other food beats the sweet potato porridge to soothe an upset tummy. After suffering one week of discomfort, I got Wuan to cook some porridge for me to cleanse my system. She got one Japanese sweet potato and one Okinawan sweet potato when she went to the market. The Japanese variety has yellow flesh...
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6 months ago.
Blood Tests For July 2011
The needles no longer give me the jitters anymore. It could be that I have become hardened to the pain or the phlebotomists (individuals trained to draw blood samples for medical testing) that I encountered were very good at what they do. I used to turn my face away to avoid seeing the needle going [...] ...
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6 months and a week ago.
Moving On: Close To Heart – The Star – 14 July, 2011
It took exactly two months from the time Cheng Bee of Star 2 spoke to me about contributing an article on disability to the completion and submission of the manuscript to her. In the months of April and May, I was occupied with co-facilitating Disability Equality Training workshops with Dr. Kuno of JICA.
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6 months and 3 weeks ago.
Penang Water Garden Not Wheelchair-Friendly
The Ministry of Tourism Malaysia spent RM7mil on the expansion of the Penang Botanic Gardens. Two controversial arches were built at a cost of RM150,000 at the Penang Water Garden located beside the car park and just outside the old garden gates. Those two arches were later demolished following public...
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6 months and 4 weeks ago.
FreeWheel Wheelchair Attachment In Malaysia
The wheelchair rolls well on smooth surfaces. Roads, pavements, grass and pebbled paths is another story. The small front caster can easily get caught between bumps and cracks. Apart from making it difficult to push, they make rides bumpy which in turn causes spasms of the legs. Traversing these surfaces...
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7 months ago.
Mini Balik Pulau Durians Feast
The durian season in Balik Pulau is in full swing. Wuan scheduled her leave especially to coincide with this event. We had for company during the four-day sojourn in Penang our best friends William and Cynthia and their lovely kids Emily and Henry. We drove up from Kuala Lumpur on Thursday and enjoyed the...
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7 months and a week ago.
Cat Attack
Cat claw injuries. No thanks to Cheeky the naughty cat, I spent almost 2 hours at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) Trauma and Emergency Department seeking treatment for injuries to my left arm. He was agitated by a neighbourhood cat that came into the compound. When I closed the door, he pounced...
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7 months and a week ago.
Water Supply Disruption At Pandan Perdana
There has been no water supply since early yesterday. According to the recorded message at the toll free number (1-800-88-5252) at Puspel, Customer Services Department of Syabas, there would be a disruption of supply for 15 hours on Wednesday from 8am to 12am. Affected areas were large parts of Kuala Lumpur...
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8 months ago.
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