Dell XPS M1530
It's supposed to be a gaming laptop lah...so I can finally return to my GuildWars! Wahahaha....anyway, we should be going shopping this weekend. Wish me luck!
Alright, here's what I really wanna blog about.
For those of you who know, I've been involved in writing a book (www.pickmeup-book.com), and being Chief Editor hasn't been easy. It's really been a stretch for me, and all of it for charity. Yesterday, while I was assisting at the ECI headquarters in Joo Chiat, the Make-A-Wish Foundation CEO came down to pay us a visit, and wanted to see what we were doing and to thank us for our efforts.
As she shared with us how she got into this foundation, and described the process of 'wish granting' for the kids with life-threatening diseases, I really began to see how my efforts are going to pay off, and I began to see how this book is going to benefit these children who do not have the ability to make wishes happen for themselves. She shared one story with us.
11 year old, Joseph has leukemia, and has to stay in the hospital most of the time. Because of this, he longed for a laptop, so that he could stay connected to the world, and his friends via the Internet. Simple wish to grant yeah? Well, the whole point about wish granting is to create a magical experience for the kid in question. Now, the volunteers who had been working with Joseph also know of his love for cooking, but he never has the opportunity to do so. So one of them took the initiative to collaborate with Four Seasons Hotel, and arranged for their head chef to have a private cooking session with Joseph.
So they took Joseph to the hotel, led him through the grand entrance, and all the way to a function room where there was only a mobile kitchen top set up, and a dining table. As Joseph entered the function room, he was amazed to see his parents (who were supposed to be working), two of his best friends, and his medical social worker who referred him to Make-A-Wish. They then handed him his very own apron, name tag, and chef's hat, and immediately the head chef worked with Joseph,. teaching him how to prepare a four-course meal for his parents. He did so, and then sat down to dine with them. It was a magical experience for him...
And they presented the laptop to him as well, of course...
This story really touched me. I was imagining what it would be like to be Joseph, having one of my greatest dreams/wishes/fantasies granted. Amazing stuff...I'm glad that we chose the Make-A-Wish Foundation as our beneficiary....it's just so freaking cool...
That was enough to keep me going for the rest of the race. Thanks Debbie for sharing that amazing story...
As she shared with us how she got into this foundation, and described the process of 'wish granting' for the kids with life-threatening diseases, I really began to see how my efforts are going to pay off, and I began to see how this book is going to benefit these children who do not have the ability to make wishes happen for themselves. She shared one story with us.
11 year old, Joseph has leukemia, and has to stay in the hospital most of the time. Because of this, he longed for a laptop, so that he could stay connected to the world, and his friends via the Internet. Simple wish to grant yeah? Well, the whole point about wish granting is to create a magical experience for the kid in question. Now, the volunteers who had been working with Joseph also know of his love for cooking, but he never has the opportunity to do so. So one of them took the initiative to collaborate with Four Seasons Hotel, and arranged for their head chef to have a private cooking session with Joseph.
So they took Joseph to the hotel, led him through the grand entrance, and all the way to a function room where there was only a mobile kitchen top set up, and a dining table. As Joseph entered the function room, he was amazed to see his parents (who were supposed to be working), two of his best friends, and his medical social worker who referred him to Make-A-Wish. They then handed him his very own apron, name tag, and chef's hat, and immediately the head chef worked with Joseph,. teaching him how to prepare a four-course meal for his parents. He did so, and then sat down to dine with them. It was a magical experience for him...
And they presented the laptop to him as well, of course...
This story really touched me. I was imagining what it would be like to be Joseph, having one of my greatest dreams/wishes/fantasies granted. Amazing stuff...I'm glad that we chose the Make-A-Wish Foundation as our beneficiary....it's just so freaking cool...
That was enough to keep me going for the rest of the race. Thanks Debbie for sharing that amazing story...
It's almost time for my 2pm lecture. School just seems so...well, boring, when I'm doing something meaningful. But I know I need to get my foundations well set up before I go running all over the shop. Yeah, I am tired, and I'm learning how to function with low amounts of sleep and what not, but hey, if I grow bigger and better with this experience, who knows what's to come? I shall continue with my lectures in school, and if I can create a few miracles along the way, why not? Hahaha.
I'm loving it... ^_^
No comments:
Post a Comment