Every Day of life indeed is a BONUS...

For the last 26 years of my life, every waking living moments of my life has been a BONUS! From when I was 3 months old, I cheated death when my parents discovered in time that I had badly viral infected intestines that had to be removed. If they had found out any later, my intestines may have swollen till the lining rotted and broke open, possibly causing septic contamination...And that, for a small 3 month old baby, would have been fatal. All thanks to my grandma, who immediately detected something amiss when i would not stop crying, and as if in pain. Without hesitation, she demanded my parents get out of bed in the middle of the night and send me to the hospital and her worst fears were confirmed when the doctors discovered the problem which required immediate surgery. So I lived...albeit shorter intestines. Maybe that is why I get hungry faster...cause my body absorbs less of the food i eat!!! hahahaha! Excuse to makan!  :P

As if enduring an operation as a 3 month old baby was not bad enough, then it was a case of the "Return of the Virus" when the same viral infection struck a second time and doctors had to rush to open me up a second time...And again, i survived.

So, on the countdown towards the 26th birthday of my life...I've decided to recount every blessing that I can remember from when I could remember and celebrate the 26 years of bonus that has been so graciously awarded me...and to slow down to thank God and to appreciate the people in my life...people that I've had the privilege of befriending and loving and knowing...these are all bonuses to me. You are all great blessings and bonuses to me! Precious bonuses that have enriched my life and made possible every unforgettable moment in my life...

A friend of mine wrote in her blog that everyday is a blessing! And I totally agree. It struck me today too that every day indeed is a blessing that could have ended many times for me. But yet, each time, God protected me...Each time, He sent angels into my life to "save" me.

One angel I definitely would have to thank is my dad's friend (whose name I have forgotten...what an in-grate! oops!) who pulled me out of the deep waters of an adult swimming pool (which I was not supposed to be swimming in, unattended) at the age of 6 when the round float around my tiny body slipped through when I was playing around and jumped into the water. Zoooop! Out came the float and down went the little girl...No kidding! I still remember kicking frantically under water... staring straight into the tiled wall. No one realised what had happened. If my dad's friend had not walked past right at that moment and noticed the float without little me in it, he would not have peered over the edge of the pool and discovered me in the 4 feet deep water...And he wouldn't have jumped into the pool and yanked me out in time.

What can I say, "I'M ALIVE!! I'M STILL ALIVE!!!!"
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Comments

[Cyril]

Wow!! Praise God for what he does in us.Did not know u went through all that...But i guess that we should thank God for what he does in us...by sending angel's to us for different reasons.Praise God.I m glad that u r my friend and sister to me.Thank u.
God bless u.
!!!! ^_^!!!! ^_^!!!!^_^!!!
Hope to here from u.

[Chin Ling]

Happy Birthday!

ur life has blessed mine tremendously too!!
Anyways, Waiting for your continued post!