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i wouldn't have realised that it was teachers' day had the boy not got excited over wrapping presents for his teachers. it's helpful that he learns to appreciate the people who will probably be the 2nd major influence in his life, after the parents. i can anticipate, at some time in the not-too-distant future, when he'll correct one or both of us by insisting that his teachers said this-and-that instead. & the teachers may be right. or wrong.but for us, even more important is for him to appreciate the one Teacher who'll never lead him astray.
God is exalted in his power.
Who is a teacher like him?
Who has prescribed his ways for him,
or said to him, 'You have done wrong'?
job 36 : 22,23happy teachers' day!
a plant was given to each mother in church today to commemorate Mothers' Day.
the boy was given this carnation to be presented to the wife.i heard the DJ repeat over the radio the last few days that God couldn't be everywhere & that's why He created mothers. *cute*
in my opinion, the greatest tribute paid to mothers is proclaimed by Mitch Albom in his book For One More Day:"And I realised when you look at your mother,
you are looking at the purest love you will ever know."
blessed mother's day!!
went to the wake of my colleague's father last nite. the distinguished gentleman has 11 children, of whom 8 (yes, EIGHT!) are doctors. & if you count the extended families, there will be a grand total of 24 medics who'll attend the patriarch's funeral. (i wonder if they'll pool their resources & set up a private hospital?)
i did alert my colleague that this could be a malaysian (or even a world) record but he humbly mentioned in passing that it was his late father's wish that all his children took education seriously & pursued a better life than he had, because being illiterate, all he could do in his younger days were odd jobs here & there.i'm sure the old man must have been pleased that his kids took up the challenge & vindicated him.may his soul rest in peace!
happy birthday, darling daughter!
no, i'm not ranting about Queen again.
last month the wife cautioned me about taking stock of my own health during a particularly busy & stressful week. & as if to underscore that warning, i received tragic news the following week of 2 medics who died prematurely, within days of each other. the 53-yr-old obstetrician in private practice had known for some time that he had heart disease & was found unconscious in his office. the other, a 43-yr-old anaesthetist in govt service, died in a road traffic accident with 2 other staff while on official duty.
my age is in-between the two, so you could say i should tread very carefully.
but what prompted me to post this is this article that appeared in the Star yesterday. it was not archived but i managed to trace the writer's original feature in the LA Times. (read here)sleep deprivation not only makes you feel lousy the next day - WHO actually declared that shift work is probably carcinogenic to humans. basically, it means forget smoking & nitrite-loaded steaks, because cheating sleep increases your risks to heart disease, breast & colon cancers. something to do with the body's natural clock getting disrupted.
earlier articles by the same writer describe how the lack of sleep affects the brain(read here) but it seems that doctors, by & large, are ok with sleep deprivation &
even have this attitude of machismo with regard to sleep loss. (read here)
i'm uncertain where where my place is on this issue. i only need 4-5 hours sleep a night, probably a result of habitually getting woken up at unearthly hours over the years. things are less hectic these days & at times the reason i'm up late is the occasional Champions League match.
oops...the UEFA Euro 2008 starts next month. did i just hear my clock ticking erratically?
or, was that the taste of dust in my mouth?
