Kidney Transplant Recipients Feel Grateful For Her Life

When Lim Chu Ee was 10 years old, she suffered a viral fever, which left her weak and unable to lead a normal life. Little did she realise that it would be a life changing experience. Enrolled into a Chinese school, and enjoying her life as a school girl, with many friends and a happy family, it was an earth shattering experience to be informed by her doctor that her kidneys had failed as a result of the illness.

Out of the blue in 1996, her parents received a phone call requesting them to make a trip to KL as a child had died and the parents were willing to donate her kidneys. Lim and her parents made the journey, hoping for good news and they were not disappointed. Lim was one of the lucky recipients and the other kidney went to another school girl, known only to Lim as 'Haslina' They became good friends over the 3 months hospitalized in HKL.

NKF Spent RM 152,470 From Jan - July 2011 To Provide 100% Subsidy On Dialysis Treatment For Poor Patients

NKF Spent RM 152,470 From Jan - July 2011 to provide 100% subsidy on dialysis treatment For our hard core poor patients.

The average life expectancy of a Malaysian man is that of 72 years, whereas a woman is about 76 years old. However we are fortunate, that in NKF we have a patient who is 101 years old. Mr. Chaw Kang Hoo begun his dialysis treatment with NKF on the 16th May 2006.

Makna's Bursary Programme Aims To Assist Financially Challenged Cancer Patients

Makna's Bursary Programme aims to assist financially challenged cancer patients mainly those who are unable to pay for the following:

1. Treatment cost
   
2. Medication
   
3. Equipment
   
4. Other relevant costs
   

The chart above shows the approved applications for adult and paediatric patients from 1995 to 2011 (as at 31 Aug 2011). A total of 18,612 patients' applications have been approved totaling the cost of equipment related to cancer and treatment cost such as total body radiation and radioiodine treatment.

Besides the above assistance, Makna's Bursary Programme also provides emergency assistance in the form of petty cash to relevant government hospitals. Applications are made by the respective Medical Social Workers by providing the list of patients that they have helped to enable Makna to determine the amount to be allocated to the relevant hospitals. This emergency aid is set for patients who need urgent attention. The amount given to patients depends on the severity of the case. The 83 hospitals Makna get referral from are as listed above.

Steve Jobs Passed On

I am saddened :(

Steve Jobs (1955-2011), had passed on on 5 Oct 2011.

Steve was a gift to the world, his life carries many messages. Chief amongst them is that if you come from humble beginning, you worked hard, you struggled, you can make it.

Life is not without compromises and making difficult decisions. Every steps taken are associated with certain risks and costs and passion will be your ultimate business partner.

We must not forget that life is short, so short that we often forgotten that we are vulnerable to many things and illnesses spare no one. On that note, appreciating every moment of our life is important, appreciating every person around us is equally important and appreciating that the next second is of top most importance.

To Steve Jobs, you have always inspired me and in my opinion, you were the greatest marketeer in the world.

We are not personal friend, you are my idol.

May peace be with you.

Election Day Is Near (For Malaysia)

If you look at Newspaper, the election day is near.

The way I see it, it is possible that it may happen by end year (2011).

Now is a good time to make applications for anything to do with public services.

This also includes payment of summons.

Bad Investment Choice, IQ Can Be Trained Up!!

Refer to 'Billionaire willing to pay RM100K for young, high IQ and fair ovum donor'

You can train up good IQ, no need to look for it. But it will require time, just like building up your muscle.

IQ is just a state of mind, it is how you think and react.

High EQ people are passionate people, because their thinking are based on feelings.

High IQ people are the opposite.

One way to train up your IQ is to play computer strategy games.

Why ?

Because it will put you into training ground for the following scenario.

• Forces one to solve a specific problem within a short period of time.
  
• Forces one to solve a problem before you get up.
  
• Forces one to think about strategies and solutions to problems on the spot.
  
• Forces one to think within the scope of the problem.
  
• Trains one to stay focus.
  
• Trains one to be more patience.
  
• Trains one to not to give up until you find a solution
  
• Trains one to be innovative (in certain ways).
  
• Trains one to think about best practices.
  

It is just like going to the gym.

Space Shuttle Next Version Unveils

This topic interests me because the universe is really under-explored and still a mystery to common science.

To suggest that extra terrestrials exist in this universe is sometimes an after thought, (at least for now), but no one can say for sure. Perhaps someone knows, like the lord Buddha (some more than 2,500 years ago) or other saints and mysterious people. Buddhism material acknowledges higher terrestrial existence, however the descriptions are limited (as far as I have researched).

According to world famous scientist Dr. Stephen Hawkings, he is not sure why only weirdos have witnessed UFO. But isn't there is something called confidential in the world, especially in the governments ?

To get a picture of how big the universe is ?

Check out this link

• From planet Earth,
• the next level up is the solar system.
• Then 'Solar Interstellar Neighbourhood'
• Then only 'The Milky way gallaxy'
• Then 'Local Gallactic Group'
• Then 'Virgo Supercluster'
• Then 'Local Superclusters'
• Then only 'Observable Universe'

Some Buddhism materials suggest that higher terrestrial existence is beyond our solar system. A world is consists of a Star (i.e The Sun) and its surrounding planets.

With today's technology, we can't even reach the Mars which is estimated to be around 54.6 million km from Earth when it is the closest.

The Sun is really just too big to handle already.

This suggests that the human body which is formed from earth, water, fire and air elements is a limitation when it comes to the concept of higher terrestrial.

Therefore, with this new version of space shuttle, it is expected to bring men to Mars by 2021 the earliest. Its first unmanned test flight is expected to be in 2017 from the Kennedy Space Center.

The new rocket, known as the Space Launch System (SLS), is more powerful than the giant Saturn V rockets that launched astronauts to the Moon.

We are still a long way from the Superman concept.

We need to move beyond the Solar system to check things out, please!

Fo Guang Shan P.J Charity Dinner 19-Nov-2011

Fo Guang Shan (P.J), Fund raising for Monastery Construction for P.P.U.B.Fo Guang, JB.

千心万众报佛恩，爱心慈善千人素宴。

Date Time: 19-Nov-2011 (Saturday), 6pm.

Location: SJK (c) Sg. Way, Jalan SS 9A/1, Seria Setia, 47300 P.J, Selangor.

Price: RM 100 per ticket (for 1 seating). There are 10 seating in a table.


Would you like to attend ?

佛说疗痔病经

佛说疗痔病经，神咒。

http://www.bskk.com/viewthread.php?tid=56285

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIuZCI5KA-c

原记载于中华大藏经, 第一辑第五集一六八六八页。

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如是我闻，一时薄伽梵在王舍大城，竹林园中与大苾刍众五百人俱，时，有众多

苾刍身患痔病，形体赢瘦，痛苦萦缠，于日夜中，极受忧恼，时具寿阿难陀，见

是事己，诣世尊所，顶礼双足，在一面立，白佛言，世尊，今王舍城，多有苾刍，

身患痔病，形体赢瘦，痛苦萦缠，于日夜中，极受忧恼，世尊，此诸病苦，云何

救疗。

尔时佛告阿难陀，汝可听此疗痔病经，读诵受持，系心勿忘，亦于他人，广为宣

说，此诸痔病，悉得除殆，所谓风痔、热痔、瘖痔、三合痔、血痔、腹中痔、鼻

内痔、齿痔、舌痔、眼痔、耳痔、顶痔、手足痔、脊背痔、粪门痔、遍身支节所

生诸痔，如是痔廔，悉皆干燥堕落消灭，必瘥（念chai，四声）无疑，皆应诵持，

如是神咒，即说咒曰：

『怛至他。额兰帝。额兰米。室利卑。室里室里。摩羯失质。三婆拔都。梭哈。』 发音

阿难陀，于此北方，有大雪山王，中有大婆罗树，名曰难胜，有三种华，一者初生，

二者圆满，三者干枯，犹如彼华，干燥落时，我诸苾刍，所患痔病，亦复如是，勿

复血出，亦无脓流，永除苦痛，悉皆平复，即令干燥，又复若常诵此经者，得宿命

住，智能忆过去七生之事，咒法成就，梭哈，又说咒曰：

『怛至他。占米占米。舍占尼。舍末尼。舍占尼。梭哈。

佛说是经已，时具寿阿难陀，及诸大众，皆大欢喜，信受奉行。

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23-Aug-2011: 佛光山“爱与和平宗教祈福大会”

佛光山“爱与和平宗教祈福大会”. 由台湾总统马英九、佛光山开山宗长星云大师、天主教枢机主教单国玺、道教、一贯教、天帝教等宗教领袖共为国家、社会及世界和平祈福的祈福会，于周二下午在台湾高雄佛陀纪念馆隆重举行.

马英九、星云大师、单国玺枢机主教共同点亮地球仪揭开祈福大会序幕

http://www.kwongwah.com.my/news/2011/08/24/114.html

http://www.fjnet.com/hwjj/hwnr/201108/t20110824_183823.htm

真的好难得。

世界和平后，人类就可以往银河系东南西北上下方发展。充满期待！

Master Chin Kung Dharma Lectures (净空老法师弘法大会) September 2011 Malaysia

净空老法师弘法大会。

Location: Malaysia International Exhibition & Convention Center.
Date and Time: 24-Sept-2011 (9:00am to 9:30pm), 25-Sept-2011(8:00am to 9:30pm)

24-Sept-2011		25-Sept-2011
Time	Program	Time	Program
09:00	Mr. Tsai Li Hsu presents: Lessons from the Qunshu Zhiyao for the Modern Individual (Part 1) 群书治要对现代人启示（1）	08:00	Mr. Tsai Li Hsu presents: Lessons from the Qunshu Zhiyao for the Modern Individual (Part 3) 群书治要对现代人启示（3）
10:30	Break	09:00	Break
11:00	Amitabha Buddha Name Recitation	10:00	Speech by YABhg Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamed
12:00	Lunch	11:00	Speech by Ven Master Ching Kung
14:00	Mr. Tsai Li Hsu presents: Lessons from the Qunshu Zhiyao for the Modern Individual (Part 2) 群书治要对现代人启示（2）	12:00	Lunch
15:30	Break	14:00	Mr. Tsai Li Hsu presents: Lessons from the Qunshu Zhiyao for the Modern Individual (Part 4) 群书治要对现代人启示（4）
16:00	Chanting Sutra: "Infinite Live Sutra" 无量寿经	15:30	Break
17:30	Amitabha Buddha Name Recitation	16:00	Amitabha Buddha Name Recitation
18:00	Dinner	18:00	Dinner
19:30	Crisis resolution via sacred teachings by Ven Master Chin Kung (Part 1) 神圣教育拯救危机 （1）	19:15	Speech by Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew
21:30	End of program	19:30	Crisis resolution via sacred teachings by Ven Master Chin Kung (Part 2) 神圣教育拯救危机 （2）
		21:30	End of program

We Must Even Let Go Our Perceptions

We Must Even Let Go Our Perceptions.

Perceptions（见濁） on who is right, who is wrong. For everything has two sides of truth, there is a reason behind every truth.

五濁： 见濁，烦恼濁，命濁，生濁,劫濁。

Captain America - From Childhood Hero To Hopes

I was borned in 1970(s).

Like many others, I grew up reading comic books such as spiderman, fantastic four and of course Captain America. Captain America was really popular when I was in my primary school, not sure why, I even had a costume of it; I remember.

Now, after 30 years, Hollywood finally made a film out of it and it is played by an actor younger than me.

Captain America; The First Avengers is a great movie, you should go and watch it. It comprises of mixture of drama, love story, fantasy and probably scientific hopes for mankind evolution.

The actors played their roles well, especially Hayley Atwell who plays Peggy Carter; love interest of Captain America.

Chris Evans performs well too, he is able to portray a sickly young man who understands pain and later being transformed into a 'superman' figure who demonstrated the great strength, compassionate and humanity. For some reasons, Evans has that kind of look. I think he is a great actor.

In terms of acting, my favourite is between Tommy Lee Jones (who plays Col. Chester Phillips) and Stanley Tucci (who plays Dr. Abraham Erskine). I think I will pick Tucci for the oscar.

Also, Hugo Weaving plays the villain really well, he is a very talented actor.

For my part, the entertainment values come more from Hayley Atwell. She is an absolute success in this movie; A+++.

This movie tells that love story in the oldies are much better, even though clouded by wars and etc. Love stories then were more pure and happy as contrast to today's complicated humanity.

The one thing I want to stress about is hope. I have a reason to believe that ultimately, all mankind should strive to improve themselves. If you are weak in one area, you should and can always strive to improve on that area. It is the answer to every questions in this human age. And if you mixed it with love, political wars, friendship, science, idealogy and humanity, it is called life.

Fundamentally, it parallels with religions which touch on the reincarnation focusing on the point that what lies ahead is for becoming a more superior beings. From Animal realms to human being realms to heavenly realms and so on and so forth. Means, if you are now a human, you don't really want to become a fish, you prefer to go up with higher intelligence capability. If you are a fish, you would most likely wanted to become a human being. So, the right path is always becoming a stronger and better beings with higher level of consciousness.

Also, I think there is something to cherish that the world has to wait for more than 30 years, in order for Chris Evans to be borned, and to play this role. To me, that is called amazing. Why don't they let me play the role ? You know what I am saying ?

You should watch it. Thumbs Up :D

Yesterday Was Another Meaningful Day

Yesterday (14 Aug 2011) was another meaningful day.

Overall, I would say that the vibe was pretty great.

I was at FGS Jenjarom attending a ceremony.

Can we move on beyond the C.I.M.B ?

Refer to 'Start of Lim’s Malay dilemma'

I am in my 30s now, and I have heard this same old story for over 20 years, perhaps even more than that. It is just same old.

Can we move beyond the C.I.M.B ?

The was a joke that the CIMB Bank was formed by 3 Malaysians, and they go by the name of Chin_a,Ind_iana and Mal_ik.

So, they call the bank as CIM Bank.

On a serious note, Malaysia is still same old.

Yesterday Was A Very Special Special Day

Yesterday (6 Aug 2011) was a very special day.

Life itself gave me surprises.

Simply unforgettable.

Let me tell you that your true friends may not accompany you always

Let me tell you that your true friends may not accompany you always.

But they are your true friends.

They care for you.

心灵的世界是无尽的

有宗教，没宗教 ？

你有没有心灵？

Makna - Volunteers Activities Aug 2011

Makna

3rd - 4th August 2011 Wednesday - Thursday	Cancer Awareness & Fundraising & Homevisit Venue: USM, Penang Time:9.00am - 3.00pm Volunteer:Dr. Ishak
5th August 2011 Friday	Cancer Awareness & Volunteer meeting Venue: Bukit Bertajam, Penang Time:9.00am - 1.00pm Volunteer:Sister Vimala
6th August 2011 Saturday	Cancer Awareness Exhibition & Fundraising & Homevisit Venue:Kpg. Seberang, Penang Time:10.30pm - 2.00pm Volunteer :Mdm. Saudah
6th August 2011 Saturday	The breaking of fast ceremony with Amir & Family (Late Mother is a Ca Survivor) (Organized by MAKNA-UTP Volunteers and Perak Volunteer Leader Mdm. Azlina Abdullah) Venue:Taiping, Perak Time:Break Fasting Time Volunteer:UTP Volunteers & Mdm. Azlina

For participation, please call Mama Gie (Senior Volunteer Coordinator) at 019-289 4717 or email her at fadzilahwan@makna.org.my and Ms. Monica (Volunteer Executive) at 014-8872026 / 03-21611645 or email her at monicadius@makna.org.my.

Lee Was on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) for five years before he underwent a transplant

Taken from NKF Shared Issue 2 2011 (PP9314/08/2001 (028834)).

Lee was one of the lucky ones when on July 27 1996, his fortunes changes for the better. An American expatriate died of stroke at the age of 56 and the most eligible recipient at the time turned out to be Lee. Lee therefore received a new kidney and with that came a new lease of life for his wife and twin daughters.