Author: yoongz

A Singaporean family living in Switzerland; sometimes loving, sometimes hating, always living the differences we see each day.
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Supporting A Friend… Goal Reached and Beyond…

i wonder if you remember me writing about my friend, Karen Cheng, back in July. She was getting ready, training daily for a 200km ride to raise funds for cancer research. Read about it here.

People were so wonderful that she quickly reached her goal of AUS$10,000. So she upped her goal to raise AUS$15,000. i gave her another little shout-out here.

Ride To Conquer CancerWell, i just want to thank you so much for supporting her… she managed to raise a total of AUS$16,910!! However small an amount you contributed, thank you. It all added up.

She has done the ride and had a great time. My favourite line from her post was: “…hey – they were here, riding for a cause. And really, this was a ride not a RACE.”

Please read about the whole ride here: Karen Cheng’s Fashion and Life » Blog Archive » The Sunsuper Ride to Conquer Cancer – Perth 2012.

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PS: Please do remember my current fundraising effort – the Precious One Giveaway for Wesley. Every little bit adds up so no amount is too small. Thank you.

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1st Day of Nano 2012…

Ahh… in 5 minutes the 1st day of Nanowrimo would be over. i supposed to have written 1677 words and i have…

… 0 words…

i have a storyline, i have characters i quite like so why didn’t i write. Well, there are many reasons; today is a public holiday and we are lazing at home, husband just back from a long business trip, enjoying family time, wasting time on FB, etc…

One of the many reasons is i hate the title i have given my story. Ok, so it is not the most important thing when starting a story but you have to admit a good catchy title can signal a good start – yes?

Anyhow, here’s a nice little article about ideas for story titles; my favourite is “10. Eavesdrop on people’s conversations, in cafe’s, shops, sometimes, someone will come out with a gem.”. Have a read, i hope it will help you too; Generating Titles | The View Outside.

Now off to begin Day 02 of Nano – hopefully to catch up on lost words.

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Wesley Thanks You…

The Precious One Giveaway for Wesley started yesterday (30 Oct 2012) and we have had our first donors! Thank you so very much. i thank you, my son thanks you and most of all Wesley thanks you. Thank you to Julia @ ConvenantBuilders and Char @ JoyInTheMoments.

i also want to thank some wonderful bloggers and orphan advocates who have blogged about Wesley and shared this giveaway on their blog. Thank you Tersea @ Sleeping UnderGod’sWings, and thank you Kristi @ OneChildOneVoice, and thank you Chelsea @ YouWillGoOutJoy. Also thank you Jackie B. Mulholland @ MyJourneyThroughLife.

i am very touched by the response of all these people. Thank you once again.

According to the WordPress Stats, we have had 24 views of the Precious One Giveaway page. Now that isn’t much but that is a start and i believe seeds have been sowed and i choose to think that each of these 24 said a little prayer for Wesley.

My sweet Wesley thanks you for your contributions. Please keep them coming!

i hope and pray that more will come by, read and take part and share Wesley‘s story, share this Giveaway and make a difference to a little boy living in an orphanage in Asia.

If this is your first time hearing about the Precious One Giveaway for Wesley, please go here to read the details.

If you wish to know more about Wesley, please click on his picture or his name to go to his profile page on Reece’s Rainbow.

Do continue to pray for Wesley and do continue to share this Giveaway so that, together, we can make a difference to one little boy. Remember our target is to get his grant to grow to US$500!

Thank you.

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