What would u do? (An update)

My friend YY, has a similar story to share. He had a close brush with death.

Extracts from YY's Blog:
"It is not that till you faced death in your eyes, that you think about what is really important and what are things that are just passing phases in life."

"To hell with pride and ego... I can't believe my chauvinistic ugly side actually surfaced out"

I welcome all my friends to visit his blog.
http://www.sanctuary4theforgotten.blogspot.com/

Cherish,
before you know its gone...

What would u do?

Guys,

Being a science student, writing is never one of my forte. Pardon my style of writing, I'm certinaly not the best writer.

However, I'd like you to imagine the following scenario:

You have difficulty breathing. Somehow u feel there's a lump on your throat impeding your respiration. You check out the mirror. To your horror, u see a huge lump on your throat. You are puzzled, you feel uncomfortable. Most importantly, you are worried sick.

You wasted no time in getting dressed. You rush to your usual clinic. Its closed. In your luridness, you didnt realise its only its only 6am. The clinic opens at 8 30.

You flag for a cab....

The doctor put you into a series of tests... You are told to return to the hospital 3 days later.

The 3 days wait seems like eternity. You live in extreme discomfort, praying to god that everything will turn out to be just all right. You have a family to take care, you're bright, you're young, and you're yet to enjoy life....

3 Days later, you anxiously walked into the consultation room and await the verdict...

"Mr XXX, I'm truly sorry, but i have a bad news for you. I hope you take it well."

Sensing the worse, you shudder in fear, qualing and listening intently to every single word that your doctor is going to convey.

"The lump on your throat is a cancerous and malignant tumour. Im sorry to let u know that the cancer cells have already started spreading acorss your body. We can try chemotherapy, put you in tense treatment,..."

Cancer...

The word seems vaguely familiar, it took a while before u registered what cancer really is....

Like a child seeking answers from an adult, u asked, " Is it curable?"

He took one deep breath, muster all the courage he could and delivered, "you are in the final stage, chances are very low, but we can always try"

Final stage...

Very low chance..

That means...

"I'll die... Will I?"

"Death, what is it like?"

"I really dont want to die"


"how long more do i have?"

Ans: 1week

You grow numb, you couldnt belive it.

There was no tell tale signs.

Loads of questions flock to your mind. Many many whys surround you. You'd always taken care of your health. You exercise regularly, u watch your diet, u dont smoke nor drink. You have a bright future, u attained a first class honors degree. You worked hard, u just got a promotion and a pay rise. You have much to look forward to. It doesnt matter much now...

Death never crossed your mind.

Why?


why ?


why?


Your thoughts finally calmed. You ponder how you're going to spend the remaining last week of your life....

1 last week....

1week later, you'll be in somewhere else, somewhere far far away, somewhere u've never been, somewhere seemingly cold and unfamiliar.

If this were to happen to anyone of us, what would u do?

If today is your last day alive, Im sure you'd not do 90% of the things you'd normally have done. We sleep walk all our life.

What you always deem as important suddenly has no place in times like this.

Think about it, arent the things you're going to do that simple?

Have you understood the beauty of simplicity?

The beauty of simplicity

I watched the movie "Click" today.It certainly deserves the raving reviews I've heard about.
I really like the movie, the meaning behind this show is perhaps close to what i advocate in life - being simple and setting the correct priorities.

A simple life - Most people will shudder with disappointment at that statement.

"C'mon, life doesnt have to be insipid and boring. Its short and we should live to the fullest"

I totally agree with the statement, and thats what Im going to do.

As paradoxical as it seems, i seek your understanding of the actual defination of a simple life.
The word "Simple" doesnt mean boring, dull and routine. "Simple" just means not complicated.

I suppose most people blindly links "simple" with something uninteresting. I hope you do now understand that by English, there is no connection between them.

Many people have dreams in their life. Some chose the more glamourous path, associating themselves with fame. Some work for their passion, let it be sports, music or even art. Others hope to be a millionaire. For me, I searched my deepest soul, and perhaps have found out what i really want. I dont want fame, I want no glamour. Neither do i want lots of money, I only have a simple wish - A happy family.

I can have tons of money. I can be more famous than Bradd Pitt. I can be more handsome than Orlando Bloom. But i cannot gurantee i will be happy with all these.

I preach for a life revolving around my wife and children. To me, those are true happiness, something which you cannot take away from me. Nights at home enjoying dinner with my beloved wife, spending time with my kids and watching them grow into someone u know they can be. What other things in life can be more satisfying and blessing than this?

Today as I was walking down the escalator with my girl after the movie, we made one simple promise - Family First. (If u dont understand this, go watch the movie, and you'll know what Im talking about)

Help, Im Skinny Fat!

Have u ever witnessed the following episode?

Girl A looks skinny. Her arms and legs are very thin. However, for some reason, she has a spare tyre around her waist.

So u begin to wonder if this girl is fat or skinny...

Let me enlighten u - She is both skinny and fat!

Skinny and fat???? *&&^*&^!@@#$#$#^!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, Im starting to hear people swear at me. How can one ever be skinny and fat? Its like telling me Im tall, but short. Or handsome but ugly.

Haa, it sounds that way. but being skinny fat is a very common phenomenom among many girls, especially those who are sedentary.

Let me 1st go through a few basic definations -

Skinny - it means your total body mass is very little as compared to your height

Fat - It means you are not lean.

Lean - It means your body fat level is low.

What are some examples of lean individuals?
The best examples are bodybuilders. Look at the pic i inserted in my earlier blog. There is a pro bodybuilder with very defined abs. This is called lean. It means your body fat level is low and that you can see the tone and cut on your muscles.

Now, let us return to girl A.

She is skinny, because her overall body mass is little as compared to her height. But she is fat because she has high level of body fats, as clearly illustrated by her spare tyre.

Guys, let me issue you a challenge:

The next time u observe an apparently skinny girl, skip staring at the 2 lumps of healthy fats in front of her body. Instead, depress your angle slightly, and zoom in on the abs. Chances are, when the girl is standing, it looks okie. But the crunch time comes when she starts to sit down. For this 1-2 seconds, u have to pay absolute attention. If this girl belongs to the skinny fat category, u are in a hell lot of shock. I'd rather not elaborate futher and let u have the experience .

Okay, what about some other tell-tale signs of skinny fat individuals?

1)If the person wears low cut jeans, observe the waist area, chances are something will bulge out.

2) When someone waves goodbye, observe the tricep. Chances are you'll observe alot of vibration.

3) Observe the armpit region when the dressing allows. (I mean observe, please dont smell!). If the clothing is slightly tight, some fats will be dangling.

4) Observe the legs. If someone looks rather thin in the upper body, but has rather huge legs.

5) This one is not as accurate: observe the neck region, especially when a person tucks in his/her chin. Fats deposits could be seen. But this method is not as good since some individuals have baby fats on their faces.

6) This one is meant to observe guys: Okay, a little weird, but it goes this way: If the guy wears a thin layered t-shirt, observe the nipple region. Often an individual with high body fats will tend to have rounded nipples (its actually not rounded, just that the deposits of fats makes it look round).


All right, I've listed most of the tell tale signs of a skinny-fat individual. Note that all these are my own observations throughout my recreational bodybuilding career. I was once skinny fat. No longer now. It takes alot of hardwork and dedication to get a lean body (remember my previous entry?).

Bottom line of this entry: Not for u to go round looking for skinny fat people and start mocking at them, but for u to be aware that skinny-fat people do exists. If u yourself happen to be skinny fat, then please stop thinking you're still very skinny and have the freedom to eat more. The more you eat, the bigger your spare tire will become. For these individuals, they need weight training to increase their overall mass and a series of cardio workouts to reduce the body fats. Its far too intricate to explain in a paragraph or 2, so I'll leave it to perhaps another entry.

Until then, have a great day!