My diary

2:30pm. I am suppose to be in the meeting room now, answering the toughest question from the principal “why is this and that student fail in your subject last year?”

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At 7am in 4A2: I could feel a slightly of the monthly pain but praised God it’s not a worse one.

At 8:45am in 4A1: My stomach started grumbling.

9:45am: Finally got time to gulp down 3 glasses of water to make me full.

At 10:05am in 4A6: I felt dizzy so I gave them exercises and asked permission to sit down.

10:15am: The menstrual pain was killing me.

10:20am: Stomachache! I rushed to toilet as I suspected I had diarrhoea. I told them I will be back after taking medicine.

10:30am in toilet: Diarrhoea and vomit.

A teacher came into toilet, I grabbed hold her hands said “I am in pain”. She helped me to sit

and rushed to get help. A few teachers came in asking what’s wrong. I was too weak struggling with the pain and dizziness. They assumed I had heat-stroke so kept pinching my back neck. I felt faint. A teacher pressed below my armpits to get me electrocuted. I was conscious back.

They assisted me to the canteen to rest because there is no air-con there. So I was left there with severe stomach pain, more dizziness and nausea. A male teacher passed by and I asked him to get help. Victoria came but was frightened to see my colourless face. She went away for 5 min which I felt like 5 hours. More teachers came. The don’t-know-what to-do teachers stand aside watching. I don’t know who they were because I had fainted on the bench, semi conscious.

I could feel hands pinching me, massaging me, slapping my face, electrocuting my armpits. I heard my names been called repeatingly, voices saying I could have “heat stroke, low sugar, low blood, period …..” I couldn’t open my eyes but then I heard principal’s voice [I could even recognize his voice when I was fainting]. He shouted for someone to call my parents but then no one knew the number.

A teacher lifted my body up to prevent me from falling asleep. She applied medicine oil on my back shoulder and I was feeling better then. I whispered my house number to her. Shortly later, the ambulance arrived. I was fully awake now to see nurses in front of me. I was told that my worried principal has called the ambulance from Rejang medical centre.

Later, I saw mom and dad at the Rejang medical centre. The specialist checked on me and had ultrasound scan. I felt funny to be scanned without baby inside my stomach. And mom is near my bed and not my husband :p I see nothing in the screen because it’s black and white. The humorous specialist advised me to get married and give birth fast to free myself from this suffering pain. The lesson learnt today: No more menstrual pain after first born.

The medical fee worried me most – ambulance…specialist…ultrasound scan…strong painkillers. How much would these cost?

As expected, mom and dad nagged me until we reached home. I was too tired to explain

1.No cold drinks and food! [Cold or not cold also get pain]

2.Eat breakfast! [ every Mon teach 4 periods non stop, no time for breakfast]

3.Cannot diet! [ diet or no diet also got low blood]

4.On air-con to prevent heat stroke! [ classroom no air-con]

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Later then, Principal sms-ed me that I will be excused from SPM post mortem meeting afternoon!!!

Cancer - the deadly disease which has snatched many of our loved ones, is one of the most common problems faced by this Generation. We need to pray to our Lord Jesus Christ for his mercy and compassion. We need to pray for the sufferings of all those who are afflicted by Cancer. May the Lord Almighty hear our prayers and heal the Cancer Patients. Here is a prayer for all the Cancer Afflicted.

O great Saint Peregrine, you who bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease, and were favored with the vision of Jesus Christ coming down from his cross to heal your affliction, ask of God and our Lady, the cure of these sick people whom we entrust to you.

(Pause here to silently recall the names of the sick for whom you are praying. )

Aided by your intercessions, we praise God and give thanks for his kindness and mercy. Amen

Pulau Li Hua is a residential island for the wealthy in Sibu. During my teen days, we used to ride our motorbikes there just for sightseeing the most secluded, notable and luxurious houses and dreamt to own one, some day. The adults would enjoy the night view along the confluence of the Rajang and Igan Rivers. I'm sure many having their first date at Pulau Li Hua. *wink*

Tonight, my opportunity to step into one of the huge house to celebrate my colleagues' birthdays came. I have no idea what adjectives to describe now.