virginangelic

I know I have not been updating of late. Hell, I barely tweet - I just troll and like tweets more than tweeting. Regardless, got an issue I just need to let go off my chest.

So there's this fb appeal for this algerian toddler/infant who has hydrocephalus and spinal bifida. They are canvassing for funds and I got 'invited' to help donate. Erm...no thanks?

Main issue though is this appeal for 28 thousand euros for a surgery. I'm skeptical about it. Having looked through the facts online, I found out that such patients normally do not live beyond what, 10 years of age? Would this surgery help or would it impend the family? And yes, it is NOT a cure.

It's an ethical issue - by prolonging the life of this disabled child through such an expensive method it would further throw the family into the depths of financial hardship. I know, I know that every parents wants the best for their child, that every life borned deserves a chance to live but at what cost?

Sure, donations can pour in but after the surgery, who's going to foot for the physio, the expensive contraptions like leg braces and the likes? Call me a robot for all i care but i am certain that society will turn a blind eye - once the surgery is successful, that's it. the bucks will stop there. and the family will thus have to bear the financial burdens of such a costly decision.

I know that if I am a parent of that child, I will try my best to prolong my child's life with me...but then, what IF the child will merely lead a longer life of pain? Would it then be considered merciful instead to just live with the child's condition and spend as much time as possible before the inevitable? (As opposed to actively seeking out treatments and the likes to prolong the child's life further?)

One can and will argue that this is like saying end stage cancer patients should not go for chemo, or that hiv/aids patients should not have to have drugs to prolong their lives. How about no? That's unfair - it's like comparing an apple to say an orange.

Urgh, moral ethical dilemma.

Obviously I am ill-equipped and frankly lazy to think further about this issue and look into this further. What is your take though?

Would you donate to this cause or would you like me, step back and choose not to?

Rushing this because I wanna do this befor the year ends.

2011 has been a year of crazy ups and downs - a true emotional rollercoaster for me. From the passing of loved ones, to completing conscription, to even being in close vicinity to idol stars. I'd rather look back and remember on the positive but that's impossible. Without the downs in my life, I wouldn't cherish what I have.

As the drums beat, ushering in the new year, let us remember and reflect how 2011 has been a year of Change. From the Arab Spring to the passing of several dictators. Lives were lost in the hopes of a better future.

They say 2012 will bring the apocalypse and many people are so worried. Why do so? Realise that you rarely get a second chance in life. Live life fully. Don't make excuses. Do it - it's what I'm going to force myself to do. No use worrying and overthinking. One step at a time.

I just want to thank everyone for being there for me in 2011, teaching and guiding me and accompanying me on my journey. Thank you for everything.

May this coming new year bring all of us closer (hopefully). May it be a better year of greater acceptance and recognition, of sweeping positive changes for the better, a year of breakthroughs, a year for reconciliations, a year where dreams and hopes get fulfilled. May 2012 be a blessed year for everyone.

Rmb, I'm at DW now. kekeke.

I'm moving to virginangelic.dreamwidth because this new lj sucks balls. seriously.

Wrote a short piece after I found out about Any Winehouse. I guess you only appreciate someone only when they're gone - I cannot help but think how true that is. She had an amazing gift and she shared her light with the world. Thank you Amy Winehouse. Rest in Peace wherever you wish to be.


Title: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
Rating: R
Summary: A slice of a dying star's final moments.
Warning: Mentions of drug use, vulgarities.
Author's Note: The following story unravelled as I heard Amy Winehouse's tracks and covers. Inspired by the lady herself but not really based on her. Don't sue but i will if you plagiarize. Lol. Just read and enjoy. Leave a review if you can please? Thank you!


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It's utterly belated, considering I ended my conscription oh, I don't know...last week. LJ cut before we continue yeah?

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2010's finally gone and I'm hoping this new year's going to be a better year ahead for me. I've definitely been neglecting my lj, my f-list and I haven't been writing anything at all for months now. I'm not going to declare my new year's resolution (I have none- preemptive measure and all) but I really cannot wait for my next day off so I can actually sleep in. Shall update with a proper post then hopefully.

I'll admit it right here, right now. I have been twice blessed and I guess after such a high, the fall's...not pretty. Haha. I shall try my best kay?

( My life revolves around Kpop and Kdrama so much, it scares me sometimes. But not gonna change it one bit. I think. ).

I wonder if I should start tagging all my rants. Maybe one day...

Anyways, my life's been proceeding as it should - at a sluggish pace, considering the stage at which I am at right now. Went for my newborn nephew's circumcision yesterday. Yes, not the ceremony - the actual procedure. Watching it had given me mixed feelings. Yes, I was thinking of ethical issues while I was there being a part of it. I feel a tad terrible, especially when the babe cried.

But I really really freaked out when the doctor did the injection because there was blood and well, since I'm biologically a boy (male, man, whatever. Same thing.) I winced. I couldn't even see the actual cutting part - I just shut my eyes but that somehow made things worse. SNIP SNIP SNIP.

*shudders*

It REALLY REALLY makes me think hard whether or not I should go down the biomedical path or not.

Thinking of a university course is killing me. Architecture? Horticulture? Biological sciences? Biomedical? English/Lit? Psych/Socio?

Still racking my brains figuring out what to apply for, where. Things are different now then they were two years back. Seriously, why can't I just go for a liberal arts degree programme? Oh yeah, cos I'm dirt poor. (Well, not that well-off to be precise, this is my rant so I can exaggerate a little bit right?) Doesn't help that my dad may be out of a job soon, considering his company lost some major contract and is already laying off/firing staff. Not that he didn't foresee this but the employment market is rubbish now. And at his age, it'll be a miracle if he manages to even secure a job.

And relatives around my age/hierachy level are getting married/engaged left right centre. Don't even mention attachment. My uncles keep bugging me about 'that girl we saw you that day' (And I have NO clue which girl because yeah...I have a LOT of female friends.) My grandmother? I'm just avoiding her - doubt she'll read this anyways. Doesn't help that she's been having weird mood swings and is insisting that I show myself soon. Doesn't help at all when I just found out that some of my relatives are waiting to matchmake me. And not to mention the eldest grandchild will be getting engaged. My sister's dating some guy online (as usual). So yeah...in the immediate hierachy?

1) Soon to be engaged
2) Me.
3) Dating
4) Married
5, 6, 7...) Dating...i think. Or was it dated? Whatever.

Can I scream now? I just wanna crawl in a hole and hide until I'm 70 or something so no one would question my choices. I mean seriously people, can't we all have modern thinking? Marriage isn't all that important. ARGH!!!

And I need to seriously kick myself for just not being able to write again, despite the plethora of muses. T.T

Considering it's oh...13 days OVER DUE, happy new year to all.

Okay, having done that, 2010 has so far been smooth-sailing with minor blips along the way. I'm NOT getting involved in weird pseudo-family problems, I've actually started writing (all thanks to Bibi!) and I think that's about it. Work so far has been well...work. I can only hope for better things to come this turn of the post-noughties but I highly doubt it. BUT 2010 looks set to be jam-packed with weddings and 21st birthday celebrations.

Being legally recognised as an adult in society may seem like a huge deal to a LOT of my peers but somehow, I just don't see the need to go all out. I think it's likely that I'm just going to the orphanage and offload cash or gifts or something. AND then idk...help out at the old folks home. I'm still figuring things out but yeah, no party. Then again, the LAST time I had a 'party', it was...eons ago. Hah - let's see...my family forgot my 16th, my 18th was oh...forgettable. And the  last time I had a cake was before I got enlisted. Yes, I think I'm the only one who gets Enlistment Cake courtesy of my ever lovable Rabbit Crew. ilu girls so so so much!

( Urgh test rant. )