I was talking to a old friend from cj, lace, she’s always been a good cook.

But gosh,  I did not know she was that good.

Baking session with her once I can start to eat again, awesome!

Today is the 12^th day since I went under the knife..

I would like to thank everyone for all your care and concern, it meant a lot to me.

Dawn:

Thank you for all your love. These days, I could not ask for more from a sister. You have been an absolutely loving sister and I must say I was quite surprised that you had such great ability of taking care of me, I thought your best way of taking care of me is to provide me hot therapeutic massages a.k.a pouring scorching hot peanut soup on me – that was back in Oasis Garden.

I will forever be grateful for all you have done for me. Preparing the toilet and my room for me the day I was discharged so that I didn’t have to pant up and down the stairs preparing it myself. Anticipating all my drool and intercepting it before it hits my clothes or the sink. Most importantly, keeping me sane by communicating with me despite me taking a slightly longer time to response, with either illegible handwriting or impossible charades, sharing with me the latest gossips and bitching with me. Thanks for everything, words are just not enough to express my gratitude. But just know, I will forever remember those days. It’s actually quite sad that I’m recovering so well, things may revert back to how it was. Hahhaha.

Na:

Although we stay reside in different residential locations now. Your concern and warmth as my sister did not go unnoticed. I’ve been very grateful for these 2 sperms daddy produced, my sisters. You 2 have been the greatest sister a brother could have. I thank you for making time for me despite being on leave, following me to see my surgeon during my follow-up visit and also paying for all my food and fruits which we bought in NTUC.

Although you cannot be there for me in my RESIDENTIAL LOCATION, I know you do try to make up for it by keeping in contact with me via text messaging etc.

Especially holding a popiah party at home today so that I could join all of you all on the table with my piece-of-shit meal, thanks for all the thought and many messages you send to me.

Rest of family + maid:

Grandparents for “CHOI CHOI”, when I recite to them the possible complications I face for this surgery. I bet I’m fine because of all these little noises you 2 made.

Maid: Cleaning up the mess I make, on the floor, table, sink, blender, chopping board, fridge, toilet, sink, sieve, and the hundreds of cup you have to wash cause of my liquid diet. Without you, my finger would wrinkle up. And I would probably choke because the syringe would just slip down my throat.

Mum: You’re just the best mother a son could ever get. The 10^th day, late into the night, I had to be rushed to A&E, but seeing that you had to work till late tomorrow, I offered to go A&E myself or get Yvette to drive me down instead. But you immediately put that aside and said your ‘martyr’ speech (“I will accompany you, don’t need for all these, it is a mother’s responsibility”) really touched me. It was that day I was reminded why I even studied so hard in the first place. Really, it wasn’t to prove to bastard or dad that I was stupid. But so that I could keep my promise of taking care of you in your retirement and hopefully give you proper allowances in the future.

You never show that you were tired or irritated despite all the trouble I put you through. It is just amazing that you are so patient when even I’m annoyed that I give all of you so many problems. Thanks for everything.

Dad: You’re such a quiet guy and I wonder if you dislike talking actually. But I guess everyone is just different, you have your ways to communicate but you just probably dislike being out of your comfort zone. But once you are within the comfort of your family you will always find it fun to crack jokes in the car with your purposely-crafted stupid comments. But I never knew a side of you which existed; probably the reason mum married you for. A side which all of us kids never seen. You actually are a sensitive machine. Always asking my needs and driving me around to shop for all my groceries, patiently waiting for me to type out my messages in the car and talking to me with whatever I said.

Yvette:

Hello girlfriend, I just threatened you to not to disrupt my train of thoughts or I will not write you a due thank you in this entry. And WOW you’re obedient right now!

Love you.

Thanks.

Bye.

Fellow friends and other family members(cousins especially):

For all the visits and messages I received from all of you. Amazingly, all the messages I received is wayyyyyy more than I had for my birthday. It is absolutely great and heartwarming to know that all of you care for me. You have no idea how stress and worried I was just days from my surgery. I had to mentally prepare myself for paralysis and even death. Just in case.

All the messages and calls I got, I’m very grateful for all of them. Because every single word of encouragement and well wishes really did help to calm my nerve!

Special thanks to Gene and Kel. Both of you came all the way just for me, Kel who dropped by 3 times just to see me and pass me yogurt she bought. Its really sweet. I would “awww” but my face was numb and an express less dead face was all you get, which I wished I could give you a more grateful face.

Thank you all my friends that constantly check on my recovery and comforting me the night before my surgery. It is very heartwarming to know that people care about you when you’re face with such a different environment. Thanks for all the ”last” meals we had together week before my surgery too, all the humor and joking did make the anticipation less head throbbing .

PEK PEK

Its extremely sweet of you to call me and message me from UK the day before my surgery. Ultimately touch. Thanks for being such a great friend and expressing it in such a self-sacrificing manner. Thanks for all the entertaining and amusing conversation these days. I can’t wait for your return.

Yvette:

If I don’t type this, we’ll probably end up arguing at night. SOOOOO.

Thanks for all your comforting and reassuring that all will go well. You were there for me in ICU and it is great to have someone who could talk cock with me in that bloody uncomfortable bed. You sat there almost 6 hours watching me sleep, eat and playing Pictionary with me. It is great to have a girlfriend who is also my best friend.

Thank you for sacrificing so much for me, straining relationship with your family just so that you could spend more time with me, taking me for road trips because I was dying at home. Being the shock absorber for all my pms-ing due to my pangs of hunger, you’ve showcase your role as your girlfriend during these period of time and I’m really happy to have you. Thanks dear.

Anyone which I missed out, a warm thank you from Zac Lee to you.

Update on my recovery:

Hopefully tomorrow the wire that binds my mouth shut will be removed so that I can changed to semi-solid food. =) *cross fingers*

Lost 9kg to date, currently 61kg

My fart smells extremely terrible, due to dairy products. And it comes in huge quantity. I can still feel it lingering under my blanket as I type this entry on my bed.

Next entry: The surgery.