war wound

laparoscopic appendicectomy. now say that really fast and repeat.

was warded into NUH on wednesday 5am after experiencing a sudden bout of immense, unbearable pain in my abdomen at 1am. apparently, it was later found out that my appendix had turned gangrenous and ruptured after physical examination and ultrasound. had a successful op on wednesday 9pm-11pm, though the recovery process was a rather painful one and finally discharged today at 12.30pm.

Thank God for sustaining me throughout this entire experience and nullifying the pain which i should have felt as even the doctors were not 100% sure that I was having an appendicities till they chopped it off. Without his grace and abidance, I'm sure I would not have survived through that 2 entire days of no food and drinks, that aching joint and muscle pains from lying on that bed for too long a time, and that urine catheter which was horribly horribly horrible.

With 3 holes on my abdomen and the inability to walk and eat as usual, all i can hope for is a quicker recovery and that I would be able to catch up with my IB workload soon -_-

triumphant 18

and so the writer shares his triumphant 18 with a meaningful lesson in life:



"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound like a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly I say to you, they have their reward.

But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly."



human beings are interesting creatures endowed with egotism, vainglory and pride. truely, it is a mammoth task to overcome second nature, but hey its worth a try. and i guess its quite cool actually helping/touching/saving lives without them even realising it. kinda like a 007 espionage mission to assist and rescue others from the shadows and synchronously restore our humanity that has long buried itself within the deepest recesses of our hearts.


of course, this is not an ethically egoistic post where we work for the sake of this "reward". most assuredly He says to you: seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. sounds simple right? well i guess thats what life is for...





for us to find out.