Showing posts with label 心情手札. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 心情手札. Show all posts

Thursday, February 06, 2014

感恩


网络真的很好,我玩面子书、写部落格不是玩无聊、写无聊,从这些管道我认识了很多对我很好的朋友,也拉近了我和亲人的关系,在我喜欢做的彩妆生意上,他们给了我很多赚钱的机会,虽然现在我不得不能暂时放弃我喜欢的工作,但是至少我曾经享受过这个过程。

最重要的是,每当我发生什么事,亲戚朋友都会以行动帮助我、关心我、支持我,还有很多是素未謀面的朋友。

*面子书里有医生朋友,他们不厌其烦帮我解决我的难题和疑惑,让我知道更多有关我病情的资料,帮助我分析好或坏,感激再感激。
*面子书里有我的病友,和我分享她们的经历,给我鼓励,给我正能量。
*面子书里有看着我一路走来的朋友和亲戚,他们很担心我,很不想看到负面的结果,但是他们依然很支持我的选择。
*面子书里有从部落格认识我的朋友,他们从我的故事里知道7年前充满荆棘的那8个多月,感动流泪。
*面子书里有认识不久,喜欢和我一起交流的朋友,虽然他们不懂我发生什么事,还有很多不明白什么是ITP with Pregnancy,但是他们还是很热心帮忙我找了很多提高血小板的办法,很多不清楚我发生什么事,还是给我很大的加油和帮忙。

我需要尽量让自己的心情平伏,无法回答每个人的问题,原谅我暂时无能力一一告知清楚我的问题,我真的让大家都担心了。无论怎样,我是看得到您们真心的祝福,我会好好记下。我很幸运在这里遇到这么多贵人在尽能力帮我,我需要您们的帮忙,我需要您们真心的祝福和祈祷。

感谢亲情,它是人间最令人感动的真爱。感谢友情,它让人间最令人回味的真诚,一种默契,一种感觉,一种心与心的体味,它伴着我们走过风雨,它陪着我们经历风霜,它需要我们珍惜与感恩。

这些记忆注定无法剪去,无法割舍,生活让我懂得这些人,衷心感谢您们!

我希望,很希望在我决定走接下去难熬的7个多月后,我最后能恢复很好的健康状态再见您们。

Saturday, January 07, 2012

妈妈的受难纪念日 7.1.2012

感谢妈妈带我来到这一个美丽的世界,让我感受到这世界的人情温暖,也让我面对到许多波折、阻碍和失败,让我跌倒了再爬起来再面对,虽然很多时候都很不顺利,可是在这些经历上给我成长不少学习不少。

感谢您给我一个端正的五官和完整的体魄,虽然健康上有点缺陷,可是我还是很珍惜和感激您含辛茹苦给我的一切~

11年了,我依然好想念您,我的妈妈,今天是您的受难日,希望在遥远的国度里您还是照耀着我,陪着我一起渡过我的人生,如果有下辈子,再下辈子,下下辈子的话我一定要当回您的女儿,好好报答我今生无法报答的一切,再次谢谢您~我亲爱的妈妈!

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

妈,是您回来了吗?~Jane

清早起来心情难过死了~我又梦见妈妈坐在树荫下,还有婆婆骑着脚踏车,我正站在屋前等着婆婆回来~

小时候一起玩到大的玩伴~瑞霞,她往妈妈坐的树荫下指,告诉我妈妈回来看我了,我的努力她在看着,她是知道的~

我看见妈妈朦胧的身影,我叫了她一声妈~她看见我发现了她立刻起身就走,和往常梦见她一样,她是不多话的~

妈妈样子看起来有一点不一样了,她瘦了许多,衣着也完全不一像以前她常穿的T-shirt,她赶着离开,我很怕她走,在一边忙着喊:"妈妈,您要保重自己,要好好地过,我会想念您的!”

妈妈见我满脸是泪,终于开口说话,她告诉我她不是我妈,我不相信,她伸出手指说:"妳来摸摸我的手指就可以知道我不是妳妈了"

我走上前去,两人隔着一条沟渠,我把手伸出去摸她的手指,一接触她手指就被闹钟从梦中吵醒了~

妈妈,她真的走了。。。妈,您真的要保重!想念您~

Friday, January 07, 2011

比比献给妈咪的生日歌~Jane


我告诉比比今天是我的生日,可以唱生日歌给我听吗?比比很愿意,还唱了好几回呢~我把其中的录起来,他还叫我放进Face Book里面去,呵呵~听了比比献给我的生日歌和对我说的话,真的很甜很甜^^。

谢谢啊比比,你为我带来了阳光、欢笑、希望,一切一切……

妈妈的受难日~Jane

时钟踏入午夜12点,今天是我的生日,也是纪念母亲十月怀胎幸苦把我带到这个世界的受难日。

今年很早就收到朋友的礼物及生日贺语,包括姐姐的,很感动也很窝心,谢谢您们!

像往日一样没有切过生日蛋糕,这一次更加没有庆祝也没有大餐好吃,我会和比比静静渡过。嗯,原本想开开心心自拍人像做个生日的纪念,可是眼睛肿得不行,没办法入镜。。。


许了3个愿~

1. 愿我有个健健康康的身体,这样我才能看着比比长大。早上要再到医院验血了,我很贪心地问:“可以给我一个奇迹吗?”

2. 愿比比也健健康康快快乐乐地长大!

3. 愿我和亲朋戚友们一切都顺意



感谢母亲和父亲含辛茹苦把我养育长大还有长辈们的照顾及关怀,您们的恩我毕生难报~

Sunday, October 17, 2010

KTM KOMUTER PHOTO CONTEST 2010 & 心情手札~Jane

星期二早上来到公司,打开电邮就收到这个惊喜~

KTM KOMUTER PHOTO CONTEST 2010
“HAPPY MOMENTS WITH US”


Salam Sejahtera .

Tahniah diucapkan kepada anda kerana telah dipilih sebagai Pemenang Ketiga Peraduan Foto 2010KTM Komuter bagi bulan Ogos 2010.

Anda boleh mendapatkan hadiah berkenaan di Pejabat Komuter, Aras 2, Stesen Sentral Kuala Lumpur, 50470 Kuala Lumpur mulai 12 October 2010 dari jam 9.00 pagi hingga 5.30 petang. Pihak komuter memberi tempoh sehingga 12 November 2010 untuk pihak anda membuat tuntutan hadiah.

Sokongan dan kesetiaan anda kepada pihak Komuter sangat dihargai dan diucapkan ribuan terima kasih

Sekian . Terima kasih.

MOVING 1 MALAYSIA
AHMAD DAUD ISMAILUNIT
PEMASARAN PERKHIDMATAN KOMUTER


我得了第三奖!奖金有RM300 + 奖品 + 证书!


这是在某天带比比乘搭KTM Komuter的时候用手机帮他拍照留念的其中一张照片。当时车厢很多人,我让了位子给别人,留了一个位子给比比坐。比比特别喜欢坐火车,一路上他都望着窗外,看见窗外有什么特别的就赶快告诉我叫我看,而隔壁坐着的马来妈咪抱着她的女宝宝,女宝宝一直在扯比比头上戴的小白帽玩呢!当时我刚换了新手机,想试试手机的摄影功能,就为比比拍了在火车上的一些照片,而这一张当按快门时并不知道对面迎头来着一列火车,刚好火车经过时就拍了,火车车厢外的蓝、黄、红线条就很贴切象征了KTM公司,可能这就是主要得奖的原因吧!

KTM KOMUTER PHOTO CONTEST 2010其实有分开6月份及8月份的竞赛,真正竞赛的方式我也不太清楚,为比比拍照只是为了留念,没有特别目地去拍这张照片,在无心插柳之下顺便把照片上载去竞赛网站,没想到就得到了第三奖,自己也难以相信用手机拍也能得奖。 得到这个奖的确在摄影上给了我很大的推动力。时常总是喜欢把一切事物记录在镜头内,拍到好的照片就会有一丝丝的开心,摄影曾经是我的梦想,可是现实及梦想真的距离太远了,几乎是看不到靠岸,很多东西自己是不在自己控制范围之下,所以不得不叫我放弃……

近来在自己及身边的朋友周围发生很多不愉快的事,9月16日,我家的抗病英雄Spotty斑点狗狗熬不住病魔纠缠离开我们了,朋友的母亲去世又让我牵起对母亲的思绪,接下来疼惜比比的Uncle Kim也突然离世,还有身边朋友感情上出现问题和一些是是非非,导致我情绪很低落很难过,除了上班照顾比比,每天都似乎过得很恍惚,做什么都不上心,甚至写部落格都拖延了那么久才写到这么一篇,这种感觉真的很难受,自己也不懂要熬多久才能把烦恼放下。

然而在我情绪陷入谷底的时候,朋友一直在给予安慰及辅导,陪着我渡过这难过的时刻。好感谢您们时不时给我的赞美,给我自信心,辅导我以一颗平常心去面对去接受。。。我不说出名字您们也大概都懂,真的,谢谢您,朋友,有您们在身旁,我会懂得怎样去看去体会,相信,很快我会渡过这难熬的忧郁期,我会再站起来勇敢向前走!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

我的计划 & 健康状况~Jane

近半年来,我很努力寻找再把我血小板提高的秘方,很努力做运动,也尝试一些食物看看是否对提高血小板有效,也在这几个星期,一口气做了几个健检及注射疫苗,准备一切进行我的计划。
如果除了血小板有问题,其它健康没问题的话,大约明年开始我可能会实行再计划怀孕,所以在今年我频频出国及到外地畅游,为的是在我有生之年有自由的同时先让自己玩个痛快,因为等第二个宝宝出世了我就没有那么自由,为了不让自己留下遗憾,今年花了不少钱在吃喝玩乐之中,除了与朋友走走拍拍,也尽量拨了很多时间陪比比玩乐,带着比比一起趴趴走。很记得在面子书里回复了Astin给我的激励,我写到:虽然心愿不是那么轻易达成的东西,可是我的心愿未免是比别人难了点,可能是要付出生命的代价来换取。唉……希望心愿达成时,另一个新的明天还会有我的存在~~~~真的,这是我最大心愿,让我完成这次任务,我不会再贪心了!
在这些日子里,我很勤劳做运动,除了因为减肥,也是为了要把身体练好,有个健康体魄准备给肚里的宝宝有个舒服的“温床”,也觉得如果练好强壮的身体在血小板滑落的侵袭下,有强壮身体的话就能让我更加坚强。
除了医生在半年前给我吃的叶酸来调理我的红血球及准备怀孕前对宝宝很重要的叶酸,我也尽我所能吃了很多有关补充血液的营养食物。 也很努力自己亲手弄新鲜的养生蔬果汁,尽量选用补血凉脾的水果为主。

因为有了之前的恐怖经验,所以如果这次决定计划怀孕,我先跟Calvin谈好怀孕、生产以及坐月子的事,以免他每次的疏忽及粗心导致我一次又一次陷入忧郁。

在血液报告还未出来之前我已经差不多做好准备,一旦医生说:“ok!”我就趁着还不算高龄前赶急计划怀孕,以免再拖多2年已是高龄产妇,那时候就更危险了。我不允许在我孕期患上任何疾病导致宝宝不健康,我知道我天生有免疫的乙型肝炎免疫逐渐少了,也在怀孕前注射了免疫,而甲型肝炎疫苗在不久也注射了第一支,注射的时候才知道要相隔半年后才注射第二支,如果在这半年内一旦怀孕就得重新注射了,嗯,我想没关系啦!至少我有了一半的疫苗。还有我临时的牙套,也是时候要去预约做一个永久牙套了,以免怀孕后牙龈一直在流血就不许在牙齿上动手了。

另外我当然会有害怕ITP +妊娠给我带来生命的风险,我也担心一天到晚躺在医院久久不能出院 ,闷着在病床上会胡思乱想,也把辛辛苦苦存到的钱买了一架能方便上网的手机,签了一个便宜的上网配套,让我在医院任何时刻都可以上网找寻资料和打发时间。这个我觉得很重要,试想下如果自己每天无所事事躺在陌生的地方,又对着医生告知你血小板下滑的坏消息,难过的心情加上像坐牢般的状况,你会不会觉得很无助?这一些我已经受够了,要我再次重新面对,我真的要做好好的准备。 这是非常昂贵的保健产品,这是一位孩子患血癌的朋友介绍给我的,她告诉我孩子持续喝着这《千禧泉》,血小板及红血球就立刻提升到正常水平,她建议我尝试《千禧泉》。

早前Augustin介绍了一位治好他弟弟急性I.T.P病症的中医,到现在我还迟迟未去上门接受医治,因为诊所也是设在KL,就好像以前使用针灸治疗那样每个星期必须上KL医治,这个还好,比上次的针灸便宜很多,每星期必须领取RM100的中药服食,虽然比上次的针灸每星期便宜了好几百块,可是也是一个负担,加上每个星期必须来回KL,我真的有点心疲力尽,上一次的针灸不但治不好,反而因为疲倦而导致血小板更加严重滑落。一来曾经医院的医生千吩咐万吩咐如果一旦怀孕,不要自行服食中药或补品,我的血液非常敏感,分娩时一旦大量出血,他们就找不到源头了。所以Augustin的中医先KIV,为了不让自己疲劳,接受了尝试《千禧泉》的测试,托朋友把一包《千禧泉》转卖给我,这一包只供喝大约2个星期的保健饮品需要花马币2百多块!在曼谷回来的第二个星期休息充足后,开始每天饮用《千禧泉》,一个星期后到验血中心看看血小板有否增加。

饮用前,我在网上搜寻得知《千禧泉》是真对于癌症病人最有效,而且对于刚做完手术的能够帮助伤口复原更快,另外也对小孩大人或孕妇有很好的保健效果。想到朋友告诉我她孩子一旦没有饮用这《千禧泉》 ,血小板就跌得很低,就会持续发烧,而我也搜索到它针对手术后的伤口复原很有效,伤口复原是与血小板有关,可知这含有浓缩仙人掌汁的《千禧泉》有一定帮助血小板提升的作用。我除了自己每天早晚各一汤匙把《千禧泉》喝下,也让比比与我一起分享,没想到比比很喜欢喝,在2个星期里面胃口明显好了很多,那天看他有点儿咳嗽,睡前给了他一大汤匙服下,第二天竟然没有咳嗽了,而且还会主动要水果吃!准备怀孕前的疫苗、妇科、身体检查、牙科东东等等已经花去了很多钱,为了要尝试《千禧泉》,用了很多口水说服了Calvin买给我试试,还硬硬要朋友分一半的《千禧泉》给我,只需付200多,不必花400多来试喝。 饮用《千禧泉》一个星期还有让自己每天有足够的休息后,我就到验血中心测试我的血小板到底有没有提升。谁知验血中心延迟把血液化验,我担心血液延迟几天化验报告会有相差,先前也请了年假要拿着这张报告去见私人妇产科还有顺道检查子宫颈。等待了好几天才取得报告,幸好报告出的当天刚好是见私人妇产科医生的那一天,不然我就白白浪费年假了。可惜因为血液耽搁了好几天,一部份Full Blood Count里的一些血液化验不到了。

有充足的休息也可能加上饮用《千禧泉》和服用其他营养食品,血小板报告是58k(正常150k~400k)比半年前提升了10k,可是我的红血球一直以来都偏高,真的搞不懂到底是什么问题。


8月10日,请了年假到KPJ医院做了子宫颈及乳房检查,也顺便拿了三月份和刚做的健康及血液检查报告给Dr. Ivan看看他的意见如何。

Dr. Ivan出了名是位细心的妇产科医生,每次的子宫颈检查我都很怕见他,因为看他的妇女实在多,需要很耐心在等待,刚好当天他为病人动手术,呆呆等了3个多小时才轮到我。检查一切顺利,子宫颈及子宫一切正常,没有任何肿瘤或水瘤,胸部也没任何硬块。当我拿出最近健康及血液报告呈给Dr. Ivan,可以看出他表示极不乐观,我直问他意见,他还是不肯给予明确的意见,只是说...:“如果ITP病人的血小板平均在100k,我是鼓励她们计划怀孕的,因为怀孕前拥有100k虽然不是正常水准,可是至少可以当作“筹码”,妳都知道ITP病人一旦怀孕,血小板会因为荷尔蒙改变而做出变化,有些人血小板反而会奇迹般提升,有些人就一直滑落。妳本身未怀孕前血小板已经在于40k之间,先前怀孕的情况是一直滑落,试问妳现在只有40k,怀孕后怎么办?不是更加少了吗?

我告诉Dr.Ivan半年前政府医院血液专科告诉我放心去计划怀孕,到时候他们会尽量帮我,Dr. Ivan就说了一句:“妳怀孕一定要对政府医院(因为我的状况没有私人医院肯接受我在私人医院分娩),既然政府医院的医生那么厉害,那你就听他们的就好了。”很明显知道,虽然Dr. Ivan不直接跟我说明确的意见,在他言谈之中可以了解他不鼓励我怀孕,因为实在太危险了。

我了解注射子宫颈癌疫苗对每个女性非常重要,我向Dr. Ivan询问注射子宫颈癌疫苗的资料,他建议我既然有意思再度怀孕,就等生完孩子后才注射疫苗,不要注射半途然后就怀孕,所以暂时省下600多块的疫苗,等一切决定之后才做打算。去见Dr. Ivan的前一天,我依照政府医院给我的预约,到医院抽了血,准备星期四复诊的报告。为什么我知道政府医院会帮我抽血化验,而我也要去私人验血中心再做化验呢?因为我担心政府医院又遗失我的血液报告,我做好准备休息好好喝了一个星期的《千禧泉》,如果万一报告遗失,我的测试就白费了,所以我宁愿花一点钱先到私人验血中心先做检验。这两次的抽血,私人和政府都一样,由于我的血管细小,看见好像有血可是针插进去却没有血液被吸出来,在私人验血中心好不容易才抽到少许血液,在政府的也一样,当天那位帮我抽血的医务人员因为我根本没有血流进针筒,就把针越插越深最后才把血抽出来,当他把针拉出来时简直痛得要命!我还忍不住叫了一声痛!专业的抽血医务人员告诉我,我的血真的很难抽咧~~来到了8月12日星期四政府医院血液病的复诊,也在那里呆呆等了3个多小时,还好利用手机上网给我打发许多时间,我也闲着无聊在同一楼走走看看,走去检查看看妇产科的医生排列,看看以前着手我的病例的妇产科医生还在不在。妇产科的专科医生布告板上看不见我熟悉医生的名字在上面了,他们都离开了政府医院了吗?还是布告板没去更新呢?而血液科的专科医生大多数都还在,至少还有帮过我很大忙的Dato Dr. K Sree Raman以及Dr. Peter都还在这间医院为人民服务。

这次复诊会见的是Dr. Raymund Dass,他是一位健谈的血液专科医生,他给了我很大的鼓励叫我鼓起勇气怀孕。他说每一个人的命运是很难确定的,就算是一个健健康康没有病痛的人,谁知道他第二天会发生什么意外就这样走了。他说他了解ITP病人怀孕上接受治疗的痛苦及风险,他们可以做到的就尽量帮忙,人活在这世界上就是要尽量实现所要的梦想这样才有意义,他也说很少看见ITP病人怀孕及生产时而死亡的事件,死亡率不会很高。

可能因为前一天去KL玩了一整天身体累了,这次在政府医院的血小板只有42k,Dr. Raymund Dass发现我的红血球还是偏高,他怀疑我可能患上三种之类其中一张疾病,第一种我已在半年前化验的血液里证实没有患上某个疾病,我也忘了是什么疾病,超长的病名我听不明白,,既然没有也不加以询问了。而第二及第三类,就是怀疑我患上甲状腺肿大(大颈包)或者是恐怖的红斑狼疮(SLE)。由于医院再次把我半年前的血液报告遗失,我无法在复诊那一天知道我到底有没有患上这两种其中一个疾病。

直到现在还未能知道自己到底有没有怀孕的条件,我告诉医生别再耽搁好吗?因为我年纪不轻了,再等的话我就变成高龄产妇了。医生看了看我就翻查我的资料才得知我将近33岁了,便安排我三个月后再回来抽血化验,不必再多等半年的时间,到时候等一切确定没问题的话,我就可以比较放心计划怀孕了,只需要随时随地注意血小板的水平,听从医生的话准时检查准时吃药就行了。Dr. Raymund Dass安慰我别担心,他的妻子也已经35岁了还怀孕,而且妻子患有哮喘病,哮喘病病人怀孕也是高风险的。

现在所担心的,除了血小板问题,也要解决为什么我的红血球会超高,我真的患上了甲状腺肿大吗?医生问我是不是自己说话比以前慢了拍子?这我却没有发觉,因为工作问题,每天都需要用嘴巴讲话,讲话的速度也快,并没有发觉有慢了拍子。医生问我是否胃口超好,而且体重很难瘦下来,吃一点东西就容易发胖?这个我不能否认,不是我心理作祟,我老觉得我的体重难以控制,平时尽量控制自己只吃一点点可是体重却节节上升,需要花时间拼命做运动才能恢复正常体重,而且这几年来我突然很怕冷,一点点冷就受不了,所以每次逛百货公司都穿上冷衣保暖。听说患上甲状腺肿大的人也很难受孕,我也有很多朋友因为有这个病症而好几年都不能实现有宝宝的梦想。

至于如果不幸患上红斑狼疮(SLE)情况就很不堪设想。系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)是一种好发于年轻女性的风湿免疫性疾病,病人大多处于生育年龄,妊娠会影响病情。我怀比比时到医院见综合医生,认识了一位患有SLE兼妊娠的漂亮妈咪,她告诉我前一胎因为SLE病发而保不住肚里的宝宝,那时候已经怀孕5个多月了,面对生命危险在医院住了3个月,SLE对身体各器官带来很大影响,血小板低下也是被影响之一。虽然医生说ITP和SLE是两个不同的疾病,可是在网上搜寻,很多医科还是把这两种病症同类,很恐慌、很害怕我到底是不是患上了这一种病?如果真的不幸,我得放弃一切计划了。 医生给了我叶酸、维他命B还有铁质的药片给我补充营养,看看是否能把红血球调好,三个月后再来复杂看看到底身体里面发生了什么事。希望希望,医院别再出错把我的血液报告弄丢,一次再一次重复做过血液检验,也希望我自己做了那么多准备,而Calvin他自己也要爱惜身体,不要再吸烟喝酒了。

平时睡觉前比比就会痴痴缠我要我陪他聊天和玩乐一会才肯睡觉。前几天陪他睡觉前谈天,我心血来潮突然问他如果妈咪有baby的话,比比想要弟弟还是妹妹呢?比比回答我说:“我不要弟弟,我要妹妹!”我反问他为什么呢?他说:“弟弟坏蛋,妹妹不可能坏蛋!”我听了觉得好好笑,就作弄他道:“如果妈咪有了妹妹,因为妹妹小,所以妈咪会疼妹妹多一点,不会那么疼比比了,ok吗?”比比听了,很快就回答我说:“啊……这样我不要妹妹和弟弟,我只要妈咪!”哈哈!原来比比会吃醋,为了要我疼疼他,他宁愿什么都不要,选择我疼他就够了。

比比蛮疼奶妈现在顾着的男宝宝,像一个大哥哥般帮忙奶妈照顾宝宝。做父母的不能永远都在孩子身边,希望有一天我能带给比比一个小弟弟或小妹妹,以后有弟妹在一旁,有什么事情都能容易解决,如果我们老年离开世界了,至少在上比比还有至亲陪伴在这个世界上,不会那么孤独寂寞,希望曙光能再次降临,再给我一个新生命的曙光!

Friday, June 25, 2010

妈妈的雪条~Jane

某天突然想到很久没有寄一些大马土产给移民到英国好几年的前任上司了,猜想他一家人一定非常想念大马美食,便买了一些土产告诉他一有时间到邮政局时就寄给他……

说到这位前任上司,他可是我工作以来最好的一名上司,虽然来公司上班前因为一些谣言他曾经对我品格有所怀疑,但是一起工作相处久了终于了解到这只是一些无聊的人制造的是非。真的非常感激这位前任上司在我工作上遇到难题时不停给予援助,甚至在离开到英国后,得知我怀孕遇到种种挫折,还时常传信息给予鼓励及打气,也告诉我应该多吃什么。由于他了解公司的政策,更了解其他同事的性格,他协助了我如何应付公司对于我因为高风险怀孕需要暂时休息、多天住院还有不停会见医生花去的上班时间的不满意,就是因为他还有从事人事部职位的Angie的指导下我才保有这份工作,这一点我都不会忘记。在比比出世后上司还特地从英国寄了一个大红包及卡片来祝贺,我在医院住一个多星期,比比的报生纸又急着取名,他还不停传信息给在医院的我知道许多许多宝宝的英文名让我挑选还解释是什么意义,最后虽然我还是没有权力选我想要的,可是他的有心真的令我感动!

回到正题吧!当我准备寄出一些土产,上司传信息给我叫我顺便帮忙他买一些制作冰淇淋的塑胶袋子,他实在太想念以前在大马吃的红豆冰条,托我寄塑胶袋给他自己做红豆冰条来吃。

很久没买制作冰条的塑胶袋子了,以前小时候看母亲买的是有只大金刚的画像牌子的冰条塑胶袋,现在还是这个牌子,只不过比以前买的份量缩水了一倍,我一口气买了2包。别小看这超迷你装的冰条塑胶袋,其实里面的袋子数量可以制作很多的冰条。原本想把2包塑胶冰条袋都寄过去,可是装土产的邮包已经满满了,只能勉强挤进一包塑胶袋。看着剩下另外一包的冰条塑胶袋就想起了妈……这些冰条也是我和母亲回忆的一部份,童年的某一段日子就是陪着母亲,看着母亲制作这些冰条与母亲渡过了一起互动的日子。

我们喜欢把这种塑胶袋制作的冰条叫做《雪条》(客家话),小学时期某段日子母亲总喜欢制作酸梅雪条给我吃。母亲买了这些金刚牌的冰条塑胶袋和红色的酸梅,用一些温食水加入一些白糖,过后把2粒小酸梅放进冰条塑胶袋里,再把糖水倒进冰条塑胶袋里,留大约半个手掌的空袋封口,然后把绑得紧紧装满酸梅水的冰条塑胶袋泡在开水里让开水洗去袋子外面的糖水以及让酸梅在糖水里混得更加均匀。一个接一个做完后把它藏在冰箱里结冰后就是一只只酸甜解渴的酸梅雪条了。

以前新村地方就是这样,婆婆每天都与好几个乐龄婆婆及伯伯在我家赌六虎用用脑筋过日子,而母亲也与安娣们在家旁边的红毛丹树下聚赌消磨时间,安娣也带了孩子来我家,我家另一边也种了2棵好大的陈年老树,许多小朋友常聚在我家附近玩乐。母亲做的酸梅雪条好好吃,当时母亲身体弱已经没在胶园里割胶了,想到做一些雪条赚点小钱。就这样每当母亲制作雪条,我总爱陪在一旁为她把绑好的雪条浸泡在水里,顺便再慢慢为雪条里的酸梅调开一个距离,看见母亲制作越多的雪条,心里就越有满足感,因为可以赚钱了,以前的思想就这么的简单,小小一件事就可以很快乐了。记得,每当我放学回家吃饱饭就很自动拿功课到厨房,把功课放在放吃饭桌上做,一面做功课一面守着厨房的冰箱,安娣及孩子们要买雪条时就会走到靠近饭桌的铁花窗,告诉我要多少支酸梅雪条拿给他们后就收钱,刚开始是10仙一支,后来母亲发现赚来的钱都不够买料的钱,后来由10仙调到20仙酸梅雪条还是每天都售完,一些刚放进冰箱不久还未结冰的雪条都被扫得一干二净。

令我印象最深刻的是瑞霞的姐姐——瑞桃来买雪条,每次她在铁窗口叫我时,我就很没有礼貌用客家话回她一句:“ 涩麻婆(跳蚤婆),要买多少支?”这不礼貌的行为都是跟其他人学到的。当时瑞霞的姐姐头上生很多跳蚤,传给了瑞霞和瑞云,甚至传给了我,害我被母亲带去剃光头,好几年头发不是光头就是陆军头,所以瑞桃姐有个绰号叫“涩麻婆”呵呵!

每一个月母亲都可以在制作雪条赚一些私己钱,除了红色的酸梅雪条,母亲偶尔还会制作薏米雪条、红豆雪条甚至cendol雪条呢!而给我印象最深的还是这个时常做的酸梅雪条。后来,母亲尝试用婆婆泡了一整壶喝不完的咖啡O来制作咖啡O雪条给自己吃,可能母亲家族有遗传性的糖尿病,母亲吃了藏冰的咖啡O雪条很快地就患上了糖尿病,从此母亲的心情变得更不好,也结束了制作雪条的小生意。

6月10日,是母亲离开我第九年的日子。在没有比比的4年前,我每天都在想她好多好多次,4年前的我我还不能接受母亲真的离我而去,直至有了比比后,精神寄托于比比了,才慢慢接受母亲离去的事实。母亲去世后,每天脑子不断浮现与她一起的记忆、入院昏迷前与我说的话还要去世时的那一幕……

2001年6月9日的这个时候,我正在医院拼命为昏迷将近一个星期、呼吸急促,双脚已变冰冷的妈妈按摩着她的脚板,轻轻摇她叫她醒来……凌晨12点30分,急促的呼吸声没有了,妈妈突然开了一开双眼望一望我,只有短短那一两秒,眼角掉下一滴眼泪,就这样永远离开我了……

我与母亲一起相处23年,家里没有一位成员比我与她相处最久,甚至是父亲,父亲常年在外地干活儿,从小在我心目中只有一个母亲,似乎有点像单亲的感觉,母亲去世当即也是孤苦伶仃的,原本打算父亲从外地回来带她一起去温泉浸风湿的双脚可是已经没有机会了。母亲去世当年我去了热浪岛,她说她未曾搭过飞机,叫我带她一同去,当年我预定的热浪岛酒店并没有码头,得从船上跳下水,半身浸着水慢慢走向酒店,因为这地方不适合病弱的母亲去,打算第二年带她去别的地方,可是可是~已经没有机会了,所以母亲的去世怎叫我不难过呢?

想念妈是我每天必有的事,曾经一位佛学者告诉我说,他用了3年的时间才能让自己放下,不会太想念妈妈,他告诉我这3年会很难过,可是我却超过5年还是放不下。

6月11日,我做了一些酸梅雪条试着怀念以前有酸梅雪条的快乐日子。我没有母亲买的红色酸梅,用了白色的话梅,加入有机糖水做成了好几支酸甜带点咸的雪条。吃着雪条,冰冰的酸梅冰刺激了我的味蕾,令我仿佛回到了陪母亲一起制作雪条的日子……

我也做了一些给奶妈、Ms. Ho、父亲还有婶婶她们吃,他们人都说好吃,只有挑剔的Calvin从来未吃过一支,还未尝试就没兴趣要吃了,连害怕吃冰的比比至少好会舔一舔,吸一吸冰凉的酸梅冰,挑食的Calvin真的令我很失望~~ “妈,您还记得我吗?9年了,我脑里还深深记着您还有藏着我们一起生活的记忆。但愿,在另一方的您一切都好!”

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

I Love You,妈咪!& 比比幼儿班学习情况~Jane

五月,我活在一个极度不开心的月份,面对工作上种种的不公平对待令我心灰意冷,幸苦做回来的却没有得到应有的酬劳,曾经有一股冲动很想离开这个岗位,好想另寻发展,可是芙蓉这里消费力低,就业机会更少,尤其是我这一行业的,比较靠得住的旅游社5个手指都数得完,几乎90%都是家族生意,找别的行业我没工作经验,低酬劳却维持不到每个月的支出,到外坡去得与比比分离……所以为了比比我只好忍受~~

不公平,我唯有无声抗议,公司职员小猫两三只,全都是女人,我年纪最小职位也是最小,再反驳的话“脸左左”更加令人讨厌我。为工作病倒了,心情糟透透忍不住在面子书发泄我的不快乐。不过,最后还是敌不过道理,我终于得到应有的福利,这是暂时听到,可是没确定是不是真的有,目前为止我什么都没得到,不过总比完全失言好。唉……再次再次看清楚以及学到,以后做事不要再相信有另外的特别佣金,狼来了的故事不断在上演。 五月天虽然工作上不开心,可是每天回到家看见比比开心的笑容,一到家就大声呼喊“妈咪!”然后再黏着我讲话,乖乖做功课及静静在看电视的可爱模样,无形中抚平了心中的低落的情绪。特别是5月7日的那一天,中午趁着吃饭时间接比比放学,比比的老师教他做了一个写“I Love You"的心形棒给我,比比一见到我站在学校门口等他就冲前来抱着我说:"mommy, i love you!" 我知道这是老师教的,可是看见其他小朋友的父母来接他们放学都没有这样抱着父母说“I Love You”的动作,比比的表现真的令我感动,我听了眼眶也忍不住掉下泪水,感觉到他突然间长大了!这也是自从母亲去世那么多年以来第一次感受到母亲节来临的温馨!比比真的很贴心,接他之前在公司又发生某件事令我心情低落,病了多天又不好还要上班,也不吵闹我下班后在家休息没顾他,我告诉他妈咪病了要休息,你自己一个人玩,他还贴心在我身边说:“妈咪生病了要睡觉!”,不打扰我休息就下楼自己看电视去。看见比比那么乖,真的恨不得把他抱得紧紧亲亲他啊!

还有,从那天开始,我几乎每天都向比比说:“Baby,I Love You!",比比就很快回应我说:"I Love You, Mommy!"听了真的很窝心~~ 关于比比幼儿班方面的事,比比很爱学习也喜欢书本,去年为他在学校庆祝生日后每一天都很开心去上课。可是今年开学不久就一直生病好几个星期没去上课后,从那天开始每天早上很抗拒到学校去,但是每次接他放学问他上课开不开心他总是告诉我说上课好好玩,告诉我有什么功课要做,还会唱老师教他唱的歌给我听。可是却不明白每天早上哭哭闹闹害怕上学,反而向他说会带他上Kindermusik他却那么开心。我猜想可能他有点不喜欢他现在的级任老师的关系吧?!比比曾经也这么跟我说过,还会用baby话投诉给我知道老师骂他不小心把课室黏在墙壁上的兔子弄掉了下来,我和Calvin听得蛮幸苦才知道他说印度老师骂他。他也时常念念不忘说要去年的Teacher Agnes和Teacher Shirley教他读书,Teacher Agnes还对我说比比平时看见她都会主动向她打招呼的,可是对于现任印度籍的级任老师就有恐惧感。

有时候看见比比对去学校的恐惧,送比比去上学时还没到上班时间想待在那里一会儿看看级任老师怎样授课,可是每一次都被她们叫我们离开,不让我们站在外面看孩子上课情形。从老师口中告知,比比在班上属于文静型,不会与其他孩子玩得很疯狂,也不会与别人争东西,总喜欢坐在一旁看其他小朋友玩乐他也会很开心。我的比比啊!希望你在学校会好好的,不要像我那样一直被欺负,每天看你哭哭啼啼不敢去上课一直吵着到奶妈家,真的不忍心看见你对到学校去那么地害怕,如果几个月后还是一样的话可能打算为比比转校看看情况有没有改变了。

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

我的健康状况&捐献器官~Jane

很久没有谈谈我的健康状况了。自去年开始,我的血小板数值都在4万至5万之间,虽然不是很理想,也距离5万的安全水平只差一点点,医生说在这几年的监察里,从前年年尾开始我的血小板都没有大跌或升高很多,血小板数值似乎都已经定了在4万至5万之间,我也不需要每三个月就去检查血小板,只需要准时半年回到医院做血小板检查,让他们记录我的病例,好让他们有个报告,以防一旦发事故他们也有我的病史报告。
4月3日,是我回到医院做检查的日子。这次医生安排得非常好,我不必分开两天到医院来,验血及复诊一次过在同一天做完。

很早我已经到医院等待抽血了。我比较喜欢医院负责抽血的医护人员为我抽血,虽然是有点痛,可是他们因为长期为病人抽血,我的血管细小却多数很快能把血抽出,抽血的速度也比较快,手上很少留下大片的瘀青。我不怕抽血的痛,只害怕看见手上留下的一大片瘀青。
因为当天抽血当天就做化验及复诊,抽了血我必须自己把血拿去化验室。感觉上医院里的医护人员大多数不会像以前那样对病人呼呼呵呵了,虽然效率还是有点慢,但是至少不会受到无理的责骂以及秀臭脸给你看了。
把血交到化验室得等至少半个小时的时间。坐在椅子上呆呆等着,突然想起一件一年前就想做的事,可是每次到医院复诊后就赶着回公司都没有机会办到,这就是办理捐献器官的手续。
捐献器官的部门不好找,问了化验室的人,化验室叫我们去捐血部门,到了捐血部门那里的职员都不知道在哪里签署,后来问了一位医生,医生叫我们到深切治疗师找一位护士长。由于过了探病时间,病房楼下都禁止进入了,向保安人员道出护士长的名字,他才让我们进入。抵达深切治疗室又被另一位保安人员询问,最后见到了另一位护士长,她给了我们捐献器官表格让我们填下资料。
Calvin一直在犹豫不决到底要不要签,他担心的是如果有什么事故的话,要是还剩下半条人命,医院会不会因为他签署了捐献器官而不想急救他,好让别人享有他的“福利”,让其他人健康起来。我觉得应该不会这样吧!医院应该不会因为他们想要得到器官而不尽力急救要捐献器官的人……

我觉得人死后就算保留着肉体及器官也没有用处,肉体始终要归于土地或化为灰烬,倒不如把还能用的器官捐出来,让活在世界上的人更健康,而我的器官被捐给别人,虽然生命已经结束了,可是我身体的某部分还是继续存活在这世界上,我的精神还未死呢!不过我只担心的是被法医剖了某一部份出来会不漂亮,哈哈!我用了那么多好心人的丙种球蛋白、鲜血及血小板,既然我完全做不到善事到医院捐血救人,唯一做到的就是签署捐献器官的同意书,好让我回馈社会一下,希望可以帮助需要帮助的人。希望大家也能做到这一点,这样世界上就少了很多病痛!

签了同意书,护士长把另一张小卡递给我们叫我们把小卡放在钱包里,我把小卡放进钱包后就回去化验室索取血液报告了。
拿到报告就赶快看一看血小板的数值。当天的血小板位于4万8千,虽然与15万的正常数字遥不可及,可是拥有4万以上我已经感到欣慰了,至少4万不会像以前2万多那样动不动就流血瘀青,心里感到恐惧及担心。

除了血小板一直以来是不正常之外,生了比比后,我的红血球就变得不正常,待会会见医生时把问题提出来。
那天来看病的病人超多啊!我大概等了3个小时多才轮到我会见医生。 在等着的同时,我再次看见帮了我好大一个忙的爱心医生教授——Dato Dr. Sree 。Dato Dr. Sree冲冲忙忙与我擦身而过,他笑容满面与我点了点头,我一时感触及感激涌上心头,鼻子酸酸的,翻过头来问一问Calvin,不知Dato Sree还记得他救过我这位病人吗?Calvin说人家每天救那么多人,谁会记得你是谁呢?虽然Calvin说的如此,可是却觉得很欣慰,Dato Sree还是和以前那样健健康康的,默默地为医院的病人服务,造福人群。

医生把我的血液报告记录起来后,她告诉我I.T.P已经越来越多人患有这种不知原因的病症,着手I.T.P病症对于他们来说已经越来越普遍也有一定的经验。

医生问我有否再打算计划生多一个宝宝?在他们的经验里妊娠免疫血小板减少性紫癜对他们来说也有相当多的经验了,他们也不阻止风险高的人怀孕,只要有生育能力的他们都尽量帮助。她说只要我听从医生的话,在怀孕的十个月里别碰伤会受伤就应该没事。医生告诉我她曾经见我血小板比我更低的孕妇,当她们分娩时输入血小板及IVIG来提高血小板数值就可以安全分娩了,她告诉我,血小板低不是容易出血,而是如果导致出血,因为缺少血小板凝集功能,血液就难以停止,怀孕时只要不要给任何部位受伤应该会没事的。我想说是容易不要碰伤,可是怀孕时单单一支抽血的小针孔就会导致差不多像手掌般大小的瘀青,可见血小板几乎没有凝集的功能似的。

虽然医生说的话如此,以前计划要比比之前询问过医生,甚至包括私人医生,他们都很洒脱说吃药控制血小板就行了,谁知道一旦怀孕后,血小板数值不受控制一直下跌,他们就心慌又紧张了,只有Dr. Lie因为不想我想太多,每次回见我都以轻松的问好带过……医生说如果要计划怀孕就要趁早了,我的年龄也不小,加上这是高风险的事,如果年龄进入高龄风险就更大。

至于我不正常的红血球,医生怀疑可能是黄疸病或是系统性红斑狼疮 (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, SLE) ,医生检查了我的双眼,眼白并没有发黄,她需要我再抽血做详细的SLE检验。见了医生,拿了信再回去抽血处再度抽血,这次不小心鲜血溢了出来弄脏了手。SLE检验需要长时间的化验,这次的抽血需要等到六个月后才知道答案,其实生了比比后都有做过SLE检验,很自然血小板不正常就会联想到SLE,幸好几年前的化验成绩是没事的,希望这次也一样。 医生说可能我缺少叶酸也会导致红血球不正常,给了我叶酸片来补充。半年后的抽血及复诊不能同一天做完了,8月9日及12日需要分别来到医院做血小板检验、黄疸病的检验及复诊,SLE报告也会在复诊当天知道。
三个星期前去做了每年一次的健康检验,除了血小板位于3万4千,红血球还是一样显示不在正常数值,其他的检验可算是及格啦!我没有尿血了,体格分析告诉我身体欠缺水份及肌肉不够结实,不良低脂胆固醇有点超出正常数值,我可要加强锻炼身体及多吃青菜水果啦!
一直以来自生有的乙型肝炎抗体却减少了,乙型肝炎抗体不够,也没有甲型肝炎的抗体,我得存些钱接受甲乙型肝炎预防针,还有子宫颈癌预防针。因为生病了,才知道健康是人生最大的财富,预防胜于治疗,虽然健康检验不是检查后身体没事就不会患病,但是我们可以从健康检验里了解我们的健康,清楚知道自己身体缺少了什么来尽量救或改进,不是随便买些营养食品或维他命来吃就等于保健。
与I.T.P“相伴”了那么多年,多多少少都会知道血小板在什么时候会下跌。每逢血小板低下的时候自己的身体就会出现一些状况,如牙龈突然出血、刷牙时牙龈大量出血、牙龈肉出现血疱以及身体上或手脚出现大块的瘀青,尤其是劳累过后就会有这些症状。不过这种情况已经很少出现了,偶尔只是出出牙血,瘀青也不会很大片,除非真的很疲倦。

至于怀孕一事,我需要慎重考虑,我承认上次生比比时令我留下很大的阴影,我害怕再次面对妊娠免疫血小板减少性紫癜的风险,我怕害怕孤单一个人面对种种医药与治疗的问题,我害怕吃类固醇,我害怕输血以及输IVIG的风险,我担心因为需要抽时间会见许多不同的医生及屡次入院而影响我的工作被公司警告,我害怕宝宝出生后要与我分开好几天,我害怕没人去看看在婴儿房接受检验的宝宝,我害怕Calvin贪睡不接我和宝宝回家,我害怕从医院回到家没有舒服的休息空间,而是整个臭气冲天的家,我害怕被陪月安娣欺负……我害怕死亡,因为怕见不到比比成长,可是我在想,只要给我十个月时间,忍受在在这十个月里的煎熬,安全渡过的话就可以实现我的愿望了。看见比比渐渐长大,没有小朋友陪着他玩时觉得他好孤独,我希望为比比添个弟弟或妹妹,这样无论发生什么事他都不会像我那样时常感觉到无助,没有安全感。

不管如何,我所做的一切都是为了比比,一切都在考虑中……

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

我的比比&骑摩哆兜风去+突然想念~Jane

很久没有管理我的部落格也很久没有谈及比比了。比比现在开始有功课做也有测验,得抽点时间在他的学习上;我在工作上一整天嘴巴不停地动,应付各种各类的客户,所以晚上累得很少上网写写部落了,比比最近要我陪着他睡,我也时常陪着他睡不知不觉自己也入睡了。

听说比比就读的幼儿园不是很好,原本想为比比再寻找其他幼儿园可是又害怕他再次面对新环境的恐惧,所以1月开学还是让比比念回同样的幼儿园。比比开学时并没有哭闹,只是偶尔赖床不想起身上学就哭泣,可是到达学校就会自动推我出去课室,向我说再见叫我离开。

比比的4岁半级任老师是位印度老师,比比一时不适应肤色不同的老师教学,刚开学时会随着Teacher Shirley进去3岁班课室上课。现在他懂得他的级任老师是那位印度老师了,可是他老记得以前的Teacher Shirley和Teacher Agnes,却不记得印度老师的名字,每次叫老师为:“Teacher黑黑”,想不到他会以老师的肤色为他们取花名来形容。

觉得比比越大越顽皮了,顽皮讲不听的样子开始显露出来,脾气也开始臭。以前他不听话时,我拿起藤条他就开始发抖缩在一旁了,现在开始无动于衷,鞭他时只会哭,不会赶快改正过来,还硬对我发脾气,要人迁就他就是了,真的很头痛。还有还有,他最喜欢把篮子里的玩具全部撒满地,玩了过后叫他收拾他却假装听不到,拿起藤条就哭给我看,真的想不到还有什么方法命令他收拾那些残局,满地玩具弄得整个家凌乱不堪。 不知哪位小朋友生日,也给了一包小礼包给比比,里面的小礼物很丰富啊!其中有这个很特别的荧光棒棒糖,当打开荧光棒棒糖,扭一扭把柄美丽荧光就出现了。好好吃的棒棒糖比比却不会欣赏,舔了一两口丢了给我,有时候怀疑他到底是不是小孩子,为什么没有小孩子好奇的胃口,看见什么都想吃,而他却不是。



因为看见周遭发生许多不幸的事,觉得保险真的很重要,尤其是对于我们这些经济有限的人。虽然钱买不回来健康,可是如果患病了没有钱医治也不行。我不想有能力生下比比却没有能力保护他,看见身边的人一件件不幸事实摆在眼前,我为比比加保了。可是保险公司还是怀疑比比的健康,担心他有我的ITP遗传,叫我们带比比做健康检验。

比比开学不久,趁着我午饭时间,比比放学后就带他到Dr. Bee那儿做健康检查了。Dr. Bee总是讨厌保险公司的麻烦,以前已经写了信证明比比是健康的,现在又来query,觉得很无奈。再次为比比抽血做full blood count,再次证明比比的血液,包括血小板都一切正常,没有异常数值,我也放了一块心头大石。

无聊的比比在等着做健康检查时,无聊乱唱乱跳舞起来,整个诊疗所最吵就是他,四周的安娣安哥笑他也没有发觉。现在要录他也很难了,他当我是狗仔队那样,一旦被他发觉我在录影,他立刻就抢我的手机或录影机。某次我录他坏蛋不听话在哭闹,被他发现后连忙抢我的录影机,哭着命令我上楼上去不要录他,脾气真的臭得很。




比比超爱上Kindermusik课程,由于学费不便宜,想为他停学看他那么热忱却不忍心不让他上课。Kindermusik的老师及院长都那么喜欢他,每次看见比比害羞害羞就喜欢逗他。每次Calvin提早到奶妈家来我的办公司等我下班,比比就知道有Kindermusik class了。有时候因为工作忙得不能准时离开办公司而误了上课时间,比比会很不开心,有一次还哭了起来连晚餐都不吃,直叫我带他到Kindermusik去。







上个星期天带比比出外办年货。到处人潮拥挤真的令我受不了,还了一大堆上个月欠Calvin的债没钱买东东了,没钱没有心情购物,匆匆去了2间购物中心时间还早得很,就顺便到父亲家坐坐。

很久没有在白天拜访父亲,每次到访时都是在晚上时候。难得父亲在家天还亮,父亲骑着摩哆(电单车)载着比比和我到婶婶家兜风去,我趁着这个机会,叫了佩玲堂妹为我们录了一小片段,谢谢佩玲堂妹!

我是乡村小孩,还未念幼儿园我已懂得骑脚踏车,小学一年级时不管够不够高已经会骑母亲骑着去割胶的大型老铁马;电单车在我11岁就开始学会,是由一位9岁的小孩教会我。9岁小女孩也是懵懵懂懂的,因为不知道电单车还有排挡就会很难推得动,问她为什么她也不清楚,也没告知我踏油之前先检查排挡,结果父亲以前那辆超大的Suzuki,我的双脚却不到地面,踏油时右手就会很自然扭动开动引擎,某次电单车在第一个排挡下我不知道,踏了油整辆电单车冲向邻居后院的楼梯处,眉毛处撞及楼梯角,当场发觉很多血从眼睛上面滴下来,幸好可以止血,可是眉毛处留下了小小的疤痕。得到这次教训后才真正明白如何操作电单车了。过后因为年纪太小,还未真正考取电单车执照就与瑞霞到处去兜风而被交通警察捉个正着送进警局,还有拿到执照后就敢敢载我到市区看病遇上了车祸伤了脚,当时害怕到哭得稀里哗啦,瑞霞还镇定得很呢!电单车故事真的给了我不少的回忆……

因为那辆超大的肇祸电单车不适合矮矮的我,父亲特地换了一辆Yamaha sport,以便他回去沙巴工作时,我也可以用。就这样,从中四开始我就骑着电单车到3公里处的学校上课;从芙蓉来回KL念旅游课程时,每天早上骑着电单车到巴士总站,把电单车泊在巴士总站然后塔巴士到KL去。拜六礼拜在百货公司做兼职也是骑着我的电单车去上班,被同事看见我骑电单车都觉得很讶异,没想到斯斯文文长得矮小的我竟然会骑电单车。我是在百货公司做兼职才认识到Calvin的,那时候他还帮朋友载别的女孩上下班,别人很好奇问为什么让我一人骑摩哆而不载我,他还回答说我很独立,我可以骑摩哆就让我骑,别的女孩不会就让他载咯!哇,真的搞不懂我为什么依然选择他,就连我每次回验血中心及诊所检查我的血小板,或者是生病时看医生,都是自己骑摩哆到市区去的,从我爸家到市区中心有好一段路程,想起以前真的佩服自己胆子那么粗,有时候差点遇车祸就会很期望有一辆汽车,不用受着风吹雨打的痛苦,舒舒服服吹着冷气驾驶,不用求助邻居,可以载患上老人痴呆每天吵着要去看医生的婆婆去看病,又可以载着家人出去,而且骨包皮总比皮包骨来得好啊!




到家咯!到达我这间拥有大约70年的老屋,我从小就在这里长大的家!父亲的老摩哆载着我和比比上斜坡时感觉有点儿吃力啊!哈哈!将过年了,自然而然又情不自禁想起童年往事,无端端越讲越远,还顺便贴上公公的大头照,哈哈!

很记得这张大头照是我叫公公去拍的,想不到过几天就看见公公拿着这张照片献给我看。小时候父亲到遥远的沙巴工作,每天傍晚吃饱饭后公公就会骑着摩哆载我兜风去,虽然他不是我亲公公,亲公公在我还未出世前被日本兵砍头了。这位公公知道母亲怀孕后,告诉母亲她希望母亲生个女娃,因为他知道叔叔坏蛋很难教,女孩比较听话。我果然是个女的哦!母亲很失望,可是公公却很开心哦!公公当我是亲孙女般疼我,照顾我,还教未上幼儿班的我写字认字,从小就会看繁体字都是从这位公公这里学来的。公公年轻时参与许多舞台演出,我在小学歌唱比赛或讲故事比赛得到的冠军,都是在这位公公启发下得到奖项的。很感动在我小时体弱多病时,婆婆公公两人时常陪在我一旁照顾着我。真的很怀念他在的日子,我想啊!如果公公还在的话,在他严格的管教下,我可能现在是大学教育背景了,呵呵! 除了我,姐姐也是公公最疼爱的人,我也在想啊!如果公公长命百岁的话,姐姐年轻时就不会那么过分叛逆不听话了。



话说回来……在办年货时,百货公司的推销员给了比比事实美乃滋沾面包吃,看见比比难得吃得津津有味,我赶快买了一罐回家。拜访父亲回家后比比一点饭都不要下口,便弄了和百货公司一模一样的面包沾美乃滋给他吃。那只是一片面包的分量,看见比比吃下几片面包我感到好开心,一会儿发觉他对美乃滋沾面包有点提不起劲了,真的不到几口他就说不吃了。唉……要怎样才能使比比开胃呢?
我的比比啊!三个星期前看他咳两声赶快带他看医生不一会就痊愈了,今天上学前突然大咳把喝下肚子的奶都呕了出来,现在还开始发烧了,明天得带他看医生,希望比比赶快康复过年!

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

遇上变态客人的埃及公干~Jane

我回来了!在1月1日下午已终于回来了!在埃及,我遇到很多不如意的事。

一直以来在公司的受训下,我一直抱着每位客人愿意付那么多钱去旅游,目的地是为了有个开心假期,有个开心美丽的回忆的想法。可是从这一次开始,我清楚知道并不是每个客人都是一样去旅行为了是找开心的,原来还有一些客人去旅行的目的地是要搞事的。

这是我带团以来第一次遇到变态客人太过空闲故意搞事,以为有钱就可以把我们当狗那样命令,处处服从他们。为了公司,我和导游忍着不跟他们吵,一路上一直都在忍他们过份欺负。其他客人说,这家人在别人的国家特意搞事来刁难人,埃及人脾性蛮暴躁,幸好我们的导游脾气好,要不然别人趁他们离团时要怎么对付他们都很容易不过。这姓Lee的一共有6人同行,其中一人是她的朋友,她还自爆这位友人与她其中一位中年女儿搞同性恋,客人也向我投诉她们在车上做出不雅行为。客人也说她的她的2个女儿都学到她没教养,以她们这样时常得罪人,不知哪一天会得到报应,小心她2个女儿还年轻,被人报复的话她们一生就毁灭了,家族其他2位男士(她的老公及女婿)看见她们不对却不敢出声,我想可能因为女的有钱的关系,男的只有静静不敢出声。最没道理的是她那位中年女性朋友自创司机偷窃她Prada手提包的经过,说司机没注意到她手提包里的拉链,发觉包包里面装了很多东西,就用力扯开包包里的布,欲偷窃里面的东西。看看我拍的照片,包包里的拉链那么大个,我们下车至少有45分钟,难道司机会慌乱起来看不到拉链就割开包包的布进行偷窃吗?她的包包真的装了一大堆吃的东西,拉链里的东西重得不得了,没证没据就这样诬赖别人,我的马来客人在同一个时间下车时也把相机及金钱留在车里,为什么没有不见呢?她直说她的Prada包包是从意大利买回来的,价钱不便宜,不会那么容易就坏的,我听了真的想吐,难道从意大利买回来的包包就不会因为裝太重的食物弄坏吗?看看她的包包残旧不堪,看似用了不知多少N次。这个姓Lee的,到处向人说这次去埃及买了RM800的猪肉干肉丝来送给客人吃,整只猪都被她买去埃及了,时常在马来客人面前大吃猪肉干,好几箱行李装着的都是食物,幸好她运气好,没有被海关扣留她的食物及行李。她投诉油轮很差,一直拿她之前乘的Alaska cruise来比较。在埃及,这些油轮可说是高级油轮,她的Alaska cruise花去了马币2万多,埃及配套才马币7千多,怎么来做比较?如果要Alaska Cruise那么豪华的话,对不起,埃及没有这样的油轮给妳。

另外那一家印度人,出发之前没有清楚知道我的同事如何处理他们房间安排,等到当天才对我说他给full fare可是不要三人房,说来说去他还是不听full fare意思是双人房及三人房的价钱,单人房另加钱,第一天就已经闹僵了。大家都是付马币7千多来到这里的,大家都一样公平对待,客人的要求我尽量做到最好,可是有时候是我控制以外的事情,因为航空公司及酒店不是我开的,我怎能客人要求什么可以保证一定做到呢?何况当时是超级旺季,还说自己是frequent traveller,如果是frequent traveller的话,应该明白所有的request都是depend availablity的。

除了生气那家姓Lee的变态行为,最生气的是我所为这个印度家族做的一切,牺牲睡眠带他们看医生,找他要的房间以及拨电回到马来西亚要求航空公司提供轮椅,他不但没有一声感谢,还处处威胁我给我脸色看,令我难顶的是他骂我说:“如果是你的亲人弄伤了脚,却没有得到你要的要求,你的感受怎样?!!”我听了并没反驳他,我心想:“你的老婆脚伤了走路很慢,你从来没在一边扶持她,让你的小儿子及我扶着她走,还骂你的老婆走路慢,这样你会心疼你的老婆脚伤吗?”这不是我一个人这么想,其他客人都说这印度人没良心而且大男人,做印度人的妻子真的很可怜,尤其是有钱的,女人根本没地位,连他的儿女也不敢哼一声。

在我拨电回大马向tour operator要求轮椅时,operator说不能直接确定给轮椅,航空公司需要当天看病人的状态才能决定给不给轮椅。我明白这是航空公司决定的事,可是客人不明白,威胁我硬硬要我拿到轮椅给他,那位印度客人脚伤的情况不是很伤,以上次Jimmy跌伤脚的情况来比较,Jimmy比她严重得多,她可以自己爬楼梯走上2楼餐厅吃饭,也可以上下快艇以及下车参观,所以我担心一旦航空公司不给轮椅,他又来责骂我。当我拨电回去时,告知所有一路上客人特意搞事的问题时我伤心哭了起来,连导游——Sam看见我哭也吓了一下,连忙安慰我不要让这些人看见妳难过的样子,妳越难过他们就越开心,遇到什么困难一定要笑给他们看好好处理。公司叫我记下所有一切事情及时间,包括拍下照片做证据,有谁没上下车参观或谁离团都要记下,所以一回到来我就需要做一份很详细的报告告知一切事情。我没心情拍照,烦闷时只是乱拍,我的相机及手机主要拍的都是为了证据,可恶的客人离团剩下其他友善的客人跟团时,我那时是最快乐的,也开心与我的客人拍照,真的很希望每一天他们两家人都离团。

我很气,为了他们我在埃及好几天没睡了,回来后因为时差,心理时钟适应不来,一回到来就撑着疲劳开始不停写报告,写到累就倒下去继续睡,第二天又要上班还睡迟了,完全没有时间观念,甚至老同学在3日结婚我也差点给忘了。

因为这些变态及不讲理的客人,我带团的薪水被公司搁了下来,直到公司调查完毕才付我薪水。将近新年却遇到这种倒霉的事,幸好还有一班谅解及看不过眼我和导游被过份欺负,最后还愿意为我做证人接受公司的调查,另外还遇到了开罗酒店的经理为我解决困难,虽然那可恶的印度客人拒绝了,总之我已经尽力做好了我要做的事,他不接受是他的问题。

在埃及被变态客人欺凌,一肚子气真的很难受,想上网吐苦水上网的价钱很贵,酒店经理邀我到他办公司无限上网我推辞了,他帮了我那么多还送我两大盒我喜欢吃的乳酪,不想受人那么多恩惠。埃及是个好玩的国家,邮轮的行程安排得非常悠闲不会赶鸭子般匆忙,可是那个时候我真的很想回家,因为工作关系不能反抗客人的欺凌,很想回家看我的比比,让比比给我一个安慰,也很想回来大家这些变态人的行为,生气得更想把他们的照片公布于世blog衰他们,其他客人还搞笑说我是不是长得小小只,样子可爱可爱,所以才被欺负。现在我还是很愤怒的,气得我很想拨电给保险公司告知那家印度人拿到2份original报告及收条来索取两边意外保险及我公司提供免费的旅游保险来欺骗保险公司赚钱,可是我并没那样做但我心里暗爽是他们很崇拜那位从伦敦留学回来的埃及医生,最后被医生狮子开大口,随便用残旧的X光机照一照膝盖以及拿药就已经花去了300元美金,其中100元美金并没有拿到收条,这是他女儿的意思说不用收条,没想到却被狮子开大口;我带另一位食物中毒的客人到医院去打点滴及打针只不过用去马币200而已,也愿意为她提供一切资料做医药索赔的手续。

回来后,很多关心我的亲戚朋友问我的情况,我无法将一切委屈向每一位问候我的人一一道出,一回来就要开始忙着公司的事务,我直接将我做的报告post上部落格来,让大家看看这些客人有多过分,注意日期时间,我有两天多是因为这些客人导致我没有时间睡觉,第二天七早八早还要带团知道傍晚。唉,漂亮的埃及却令我有一个毕生难忘痛苦的经验。

由于关于到公司名誉,不能指名道姓在部落格里,客人姓名不是正确姓名。

Post Tour Report (PTR)
Tour : 10Day 7 Nights The Ancient Egypt
Airline used: Qatar Airways
TM’s name: Jane Chin
Submission date: 03Jan2010
Group size: 29 paxs

Grading: G-Good A-Average P-Poor


Date of briefing to customers: 20.12.2009
Since 20.12.2009 after I have called up all customer on their briefing, every day I have picked up at least 3 calls from Mdm Lee Xiao Moi x6paxs pertaining to water issue.

Before the departure, Tour Operator,Ms. Arene previously briefed me to remind customers to bring extra bottle of mineral water for their trip. And because of this water issue, Mdm Lee Xiao Moi called me up daily requesting our company to provide her family mineral water for their entire journey. I then feedback to tour operator and was told it is not possible. After I have told Mdm Lee that it was not possible for us to provide free mineral water for the entire journey, she requested me to call directly to our Egypt counterpart and request for free mineral water.

Their booking was handled by Ms. Sylvia. Sylvia has previously informed that this customer of her is very troublesome and in the end told her customer to boil water instead. (Note: Inside Nile Cruise, boiling of water is strictly not allowed. Also, water from Egypt is not safe from drinking too. Guide told me even brushing of teeth is best using mineral water.)

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Date: 23/12/09 – 11:55pm check-in at KLIA
There was a lot of group doing individual check in during that day. After I have done the group check-in and took their boarding passes, I quickly arranged seats for customers in order for them to be able to seat next to their family. When I met up with Mdm Lee Xiao Moi (6paxs), she hurried me to pass their boarding passes to her so that she and her family can proceed to the golden lounge for their meal. Hence, I pass their boarding passes to them first and then to the rest of the customers. Their seat number for KUL-DOH sector are: 33A, 33B, 33D, 33E, 33F and 33G and DOH-LXR are: 34A, 34B, 34C, 34D, 34E and 34F. Both sectors are front seating of the group seating.

In additions, Mr Balan (5paxs) told me that during his last 2 trips with our company, on both occasion he was given 2 rooms. 1 twin room and 1 triple room (Same for this trip). When he suddenly told me that he does not want 3 ladies sharing 1 toilet as he felt it would be a waste of time and inconvenience for them.

At that point of time I was very puzzled, as he paid full fare for his trip and previously did not make request for sharing or paid extra for additional single room upon booking or payment. As I am busy doing the check-in, I just told him that his room arrangement is same as previous, 1 twin and 1 triple room and after that did not have the time to explain to him.

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24.12.09-Day1
Flight:
QR625 KUL-DOH 333-Airbus A330-Seat 305
QR518 DOH-LXR 321-Airbus A321, Seat 305
Grade: G
Hotel: Luxor-Nile Ruby Cruise
Grade: A
Restaurant: Lunch & Dinner – Nile Ruby Cruise Restaurant
Grade: A
Coach: Luxor – Bus No. TS Bus LUX 634 – 49 seaters
Grade: G
Driver: Mr. Ahmad
Grade: A
Tour Guide: Mr. Sam (Samer)
Grade: G

After arriving at Luxor Airport, Mdm Lee Xiao Moi complained to me that their seats are lousy and would want me to arrange for them to be seated on exit row for their return flight. I told her that the possibility of me getting the seat is very slim as they are normally being blocked by Airlines for specific customer to seat. She said to me no matter what, their return flight better arrange for them properly, otherwise, upgrade them to Business Class regardless of the amount needed for top up.

During our conversation, Mdm Lee told me that their family in actually fact does not like to come to Egypt for holiday. They are here to accompany her husband, Mr Tam Kio Poon.

11:00am – 12:30pm: Karnak Temple

12:30pm – 1:45pm: Luxor Temple

2:00pm: Lunch in cruise
During our meal on the cruise, Mdm Lee kept complaining the cruise is bad and small as compared to her previous trip on Alaska Cruise. Next, she brought out a few boxes of BBQ pork (Bak Kwa), biscuits and other food stuff and gave it to the rest of the customers to consume. After that, she tries to influence other customers by keeps saying the product offered by my company is of low quality especially the cruise.

On every table, we are being served with 2 bottle of 1.5L of mineral water. That day after Mdm Lee had finished her 1 bottle and the remaining to be kept inside the room, she walked over to my table with the empty bottle and told me this: “You as a Tour Leader should give what customer need”, and then she just took her empty bottle and swap mine.

When I allocate the room number to customers, Mr Balan complained that he had paid full fare for it and does not want the triple sharing room as he does not wish 3 people sharing 1 toilet. I then further explained to Mr Balan that the full fare he paid for 5 paxs, their room pair are 1 twin and 1 triple room sharing. If he wishes for a single room, additional fee RM1699 will be incurred and all these request to be made in advance and not during the trip.

He argued that he does not take this type of room since he had paid full fare, should not have offered his triple sharing room. He comment that he does not mind paying more to get another room(he don't know got to pay extra RM1699 for additional single supplement, he think additional single supplement fare is not much.) or his daughter to share room with other guys, so long not 3 person sharing 1 toilet.

Due to super peak season, all the rooms are fully booked, hence, unable to help him to secure another room. As my single bed room is on a different level, I can’t share my room with her daughter, he then proceed to scold me and said: “ You as a travel agent, you should know how to do. If meeting time I always later for 1 hour, don’t blame us for being late, because you gave us 3 people sharing 1 room”.

According to the rooming list provided by Tour operator, I noticed that Mdm Lee has requested for 1 double bed and adjoining room. The guide, Mr Sam told me that on this cruise, they are only 3 rooms with double bed and adjoining room. On that day, there are 3 other groups and every group are given 1 room each. Hence, I allocate the room to Mdm Lee on the 2 floor. Their room numbers are: 215, 217 and 219. As for me, I am staying on the same floor with them (Room 222).

When the cruise start to sails, Mdm Lee walked over to me and complained that the cruise is very noisy, and why did I put them on the 2nd floor and the rest on 3rd and 4th floor respectively. Is it because the fare they paid for is lesser than the rest and thus put them on the lower floor? I then explained to her is that due to her request, I can only put them on the 2nd floor. She then scolds me and said: “I have never made any request for adjoining room, only request for double room. You don’t ever say I have made such a request. I may be old, and please do not bully me. If you wish to bully, don’t overdo it!”. As I am staying on the same floor, the noise made by the cruise is not very loud. I have also asked customer on different floor and was told they too experiences the same level of noise.

Mdm Lee brought a lot of thermal flask for her trip. Mr Sam had informed her that the restaurant on the 1st floor does not have hot water facilities, if she wants, she can obtain them from the bar on the 3rd floor. She then further complained she does not wish to climb the stairs to take hot water and the restaurant below, their service is very lousy as they do not give them hot water.

I encountered a lot of problems beside Mr Balan and Mdm Lee issue. During the rooming, a lot of couple and family told me that they have made request for double bed and adjoining room. However, my rooming list only stated that Ms Catherine (4paxs) and Mdm Lee have made special request, the rest did not.

Like for example, Ms Ong Lim Nge (4paxs) has requested front counter for Adjoining room and double bed, but the front counter told her upon arrival in Egypt, the Tour Manager will arrange for them, hence, no request is needed.

Ms Lim Zhen Li (2paxs) also make request for double bed.

Also, when we are having our 1st meal, Ms Catherine only then informed us that her daughter, Ms Sim Wai Gim is a vegetarian and take vegetables and fish product only.

After which, I tried to ask Mr Sam to assist me to exchange the room but was told that due to the super peak season, all the room have already been allocated with room number and are fully booked. It would not be possible for us to exchange the room.

After visiting Karnak Temple, Mdm Lee’s daughter, Ms Tam Chaw He told me that her friend, Ms Tham Sao Kian black Prada bag bought from Italy had been cut opened by the bus driver on the bus and try to steal her stuff. Luckily, nothing is lost as her bag contains food stuff, and only the fabric inside is being cut.

I then highlighted this issue to Mr Sam. He told me it is not possible as he had worked with the driver for 4 years. His bag also contains a lot of money and other customer had left their valuable on the bus before and never been stolen.

So the next day, Mdm Lee and her family told the whole bus that Ms Tham bag had been cut opened by the driver and tries to steal money from her. Ms Catherine also told me that her bag too was opened on the bus (Note: Ms Catherine and Mdm Lee are old friend).
From the commotion, the rest of the customer told me that they also left their valuables on the bus but none of them got stolen.

So the next following day, I went to Ms Tham’s room and took some photos of the bag as a proof of evidence. I noticed that the small compartment of her bag contain a lot of heavy items, she also told me that time she put a lot of heavy stuff to her Prada bag.I believed that her bag was torn due to the items is too heavy.In order for Ms Tham to make an insurance claim, I request Mr Sam to make a police report or run a company stating that Ms Tham’s bag was damaged during her journey. But Ms Tham insists that the driver tries to steal her stuff, thus the bag was damaged. Mr Sam refused to do that as there is no evidence stating that the driver had stolen her stuff, otherwise the driver will be force to stop working for investigation. The only thing he can do is to write to the company stating that her bag was damaged during the journey so that she can file an insurance claim or reimburse money to her for the damaged bag.

However, Ms Tham refused his suggestion. She claimed that her Prada bag is very expensive and bought it from Italy. She does not want his money, and all she wants is a police report stating the driver stole her stuff (Attached company letter by Temu Tour).

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25.12.09-Day2
Hotel: Luxor-Nile Ruby Cruise
Grade: A
Restaurant: Lunch & Dinner – Nile Ruby Cruise Restaurant
Grade: A
Coach: Luxor – Bus No. TS Bus LUX 634 – 49 seaters
Grade: G
Driver: Mr. Ahmad
Grade: A
Tour Guide: Mr. Sam (Samer)
Grade: G
Shopping stop: Albaster Factory

6:30am: Morning Call

7:00am-7:50am: BBF

8:40am-10:50am: Valley of King
(No camera is allowed to be brought in. Due to Mdm Lee and her family keep complaining about the driver for stealing, I personally stayed behind to look after customer belongings. She further requested to look after the damaged bag (Note: the bag is very heavy), as she afraid that the driver might put laxative in her food stuff. Hence, she passes the bag to me to look after.

10:50am-11:30am: Albastar factory
Mrs. Balan accidentally sprained her kneecap last night while applying lotion and started to feel pain at the factory.

11:45am-12:40pm: Hateshpsut temple
Ms. Tam Chaw He & Mr. Lin Kok Sheng (Mdm Lee‘s family) late 15mins for boarding.

12:45pm 2 colossi of Memnon
Due to Ms. Tan Chaw He & Mr. Lin Kok Sheng arriving late for boarding, the cruise basically was just about to start sailing. Hence, we can only allow the customer to take picture of the 2 colossi of Memnon from inside the bus. If we allow customer to step out of the bus to view and take picture, we will never make it on time to board the cruise.

Due to this reason, Mdm Lee and her family started to make noise saying our company cheated them for not allowing them to visit the 2 colossi of Memmon. They felt very disappointed and keep using this to complain and affect other customer telling them our company cheated them.

1:00pm: Lunch + sailing

2:30pm: Meeting in the Bar about next day activity and optional tour to Nubian Village on 27Dec09.

4:00pm: High Tea at sundesk.

7:00pm: Dinner
That night suppose to arrange Mrs Balan to see doctor, but due to the medical facilities at the country side is very run down, Mr Sam arrange for a doctor to go onboard of the cruise on 26/12/09 for check up after we reach Aswan at night.

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26.12.09-Day3
Hotel: Edfu & Komombo-Nile Ruby Cruise
Grade: A
Restaurant: Lunch & Dinner (serve Oriental food) – Nile Ruby Cruise Restaurant
Grade: G
Coach: horse carriage to Edfu temple
Grade: P
Descriptions: Customer complained that the stableman stopped halfway asking for tips.
Tour Guide: Mr. Sam (Samer)
Grade: G

6:00am: Morning call

6:30am-7:20am: BBF

7:30am-7:50am: horse carriage

8:00am-10:00am: Edfu temple

10:30am: Sail to Komombo

1:00pm: Lunch

3:30pm: Tea Time

4:00pm-5:50pm: Komombo Temple

7:00pm: Dinner

9:00pm: Egyptian theme dinner
*Nobody attended the Egyptian party due everyone got to wake up by 2.30am

10:00pm: Arrived Aswan

10:00pm: Doctor onboard on cruise and suggest Mrs Balan to go down to his clinic for X-ray.

11:00pm: Mr. Balan & Ms. Gumuta(their daughter) and me accompany Mrs Balan to the clinic, but halfway to his clinic, the doctor‘s car had one of his tyre burst . Hence, we have to wait for more than ½ hour for fixing before we can continue.
11:29pm: X-Ray taken. 11:59pm-1:30am: Meet up with the doctor and obtained 2 of the same reports plus receipt, 1 claiming Mrs Balan’s PA, and the next claim Group Travel Insurance, Consultation fee of USD200 (Attached Doctor report and receipt). On the way back, the doctor help them to purchase medicine at the pharmacy and Ms Gumuta told doctor not necessary to obtain receipt. Starting at first, the doctor told them that they do not need to pay for the medicine but they insist on paying. Hence, in the end, the doctor quoted them USD100 but without receipt.

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27.12.09-Day4
Hotel: Aswan-Nile Ruby Cruise
Grade: A
Restaurant: Lunch & Dinner – Nile Ruby Cruise Restaurant
Grade: A
Coach: Aswan – Bus No. TS Bus BZ1600 – 49 seaters
Grade: G
Driver: Mr. Nagy
Grade: A
Tour Guide: Mr. Sam (Samer)
Grade: G

2:30am: Morning Call
*Note: Mr and Mrs. Balan & Ms. Gumuta and Mdm Lee whole family didn’t join Abu Simble tour.

2:30am-3:10am: Tea & coffee in the bar

3:15am: Depart to Abu Simble + meal box

1:00pm: Lunch

2:30pm: Felucca Sailing around Elephantine Island and Botanical Island + Optional to Nubian Village.
*Mdm Lee whole family and Mr and Mrs. Balan and Mr. Brasath Balan(their son) didn’t join.

7:30pm: Dinner
Mdm Lee obtained a lot of soap and shampoo from housekeeping in order for them to wash their clothing. But when she further tries to take more, housekeeping refused and Mdm Lee complained their service is lousy for not giving her soap and shampoo for their clothing. Hence, I pass my soap and shampoo for her to use.

9:30pm: Pay bills at the receptionist counter.
Mdm Lee starts to ask me room number for the other customer. She then went to their room complaining us that we arrange early morning for them to check out, and can only use the public toilet on the cruise when they came back in the evening time. Shower is also not allowed as they will be onboard on the train that night and check in at Cairo hotel in the afternoon. Hence, they can only able to shower at night. She then told us not to check out early in the morning and wait till they finish their sightseeing, come back shower then check out.

She even lectured me not to damage or loses their luggage when moving them as her luggage is not those RM700 – 800 luggages. It is RM8k luggage, and will hold me responsible should anything happens.

10:00pm: I haven’t had a wink the previous night. From 10pm onward, Mom Lee, Ms Them and Ms Catherine consecutively call and knock on my door complaining to me about luggage issue, shower issue, itinerary and Ms Tham’s Prada bag got cut issue.

I have complains from other customer saying that Mdm Lee keep pestering them, complaining about the whole itinerary and also not giving them to step out of the bus to take picture. Customer further feedbacks that they are very excited during the journey. But when Mdm Lee constantly complained to them, it actually affects their mood. As Ms Catherine was one of those that was affected by her, she also keep calling to me room and complained about the arrangement of the itinerary.

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28.12.09-Day5
Hotel: Sleeping Train to Cairo
Grade: P
Restaurant: BBF – Nile Ruby Cruise Restaurant Grade: A
Lunch – El dokka (Grade: G)
Dinner – nitetrain (P)
Coach: Aswan – Bus No. TS Bus GZ1342 – 49 seaters
Grade: G
Driver: Mr. Ahmad
Grade: A
Tour Guide: Mr. Sam (Samer)
Grade: G
Shopping stop: Alfayed Perfume Factory

8am: Check-out
Mdm Lee and family refused to return room key and insist of staying till 9.45am before returning the key, as they said departure time is 10:00am.

Mdm Lee then further told Ms. Ong Lim Nge that their previous trip to Taiwan, they purposely late for boarding and alighting just to play the guide and leader. Even then nobody dare to lecture them.

9:00am - 9:45am BBF

10:10am - 11:00am Depart to high dam

11:32am - 12:00pm Unfinished obelisk
Mr Sam made a call to Cairo Pyramids Park Resort and re-arrange customer room request. He also made a special arrangement for Mr Balan and family to stay in the biggest superior room (Room 469 and 467).

1:00pm Lunch
Since her injury, it is the first time that Mrs Balan steps out of the cruise. She managed to follow us to visit the Unfinished Obelik and took the speedboat to the restaurant for our meal. Walking up to the restaurant is not a big problem for Mrs Balan, even though her pace was slow and most of the restaurants are situated on the top floor. Mr Balan and his 2 daughters often left her alone at the back slowly walk. Hence, most of the time, me and her son got to help Mrs Balan to walk.

1:45pm Ms Koo Yoke Mui down with food poisioning, Ms Ang Lai Nyuk and me send her to the hospital and was giving a drip.
3:30pm-4:00pm waited the group at the perfume factory after visit to the hospital.

4:00pm-5:35pm The group arrived at the Albaster Factory. After the introduction and massage session, Mdm Lee and her family call out to the group and head to the next door instead to buy the aromatherapy oil as they are offering 50% off. The family told the group saying Mr Sam and our company team up together and cheat customer money by charging them high prices. Luckily, none of the customer listens to them.

*Report by Mr. Sam during the time when I left my group to accompany Ms Koo Yike Moi to the hospital
2:00pm-3:30pm Philae temple.
*Mdm Lee stayed on the bus.

5:40pm-7:00pm Head back to the Ruby Cruise to use the public toilet facilities.

7:00pm Head to the Train station.

8:30pm Me and Mr Sam bought mineral waters for the group and gave 1 each (600ml) to every cabin. Mr Sam got angry when Mdm Lee asks for more.

While I was recording a video on the condition of the train, I happened to witness Mdm Lee along with a few of her family member scolding Mr Sam (Refer to video 28122009211). This is one of the few confrontations that we are facing every day. According to Mr Sam, he told them that the train ticket is of a high price when the cabin does not justify the price. He later told me that he purposely did it just to make them angry because he is quite angry with them due to the fact that they are constantly unhappy with whatever arrangement we have done for them.

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29.12.09 - Day6
Hotel: Pyramids Park Resort, Cairo
Grade: G
Restaurant: BBF – Overnite Train
Grade: P
Lunch – Sahara Oasis
Grade: G
Dinner – EL Saayad Seafood
Grade: G
Coach: Cairo – TS Bus GZ-1892 – 49 seaters
Grade: G
Driver: Mr. Mohamad
Grade: G
Tour Guide: Mr. Sam (Samer)
Grade: G
Shopping stop: Papyrus Institute

7:38am Mr. Norbahli approach me and told me Mdm Lee went into his cabin again and complain our company providing them with such a lousy night train to them.

9:00am Breakfast at train

10:30am Reach Cairo

11:12am Depart to Pyramids and the Sphinx

11:50am-12:00pm Outsides view of Memphis
According to the schedule,customer only has an outside view of Memphis and are not paid for entrance. Mdm Lee and her family quickly take this chance and complain our company's itinerary cheating them. Ms Catherine follow suit and questioned us why is the main reason that they are not allowed to enter. Hence, I took out my itinerary and show it to her that they are only viewing the Memphis from outside. She hit back at me and said: “ Don’t show me your itinerary to prove I’m wrong”, because she felt it doesn’t make sense for them just to view it from outside.

12:00pm-1:00pm Visited Sakkara.
*Mr. Balan x5 stayed in bus

1:00pm-2:15pm Lunch

2:45pm-4:00pm Pyramid Giza + Camel ride
*Mdm Lee Xiao Seow Moi stayed in bus
*Mr. Balan x3 stayed in bus

4:30pm-4:45pm Sphinx

5:00pm-5:45pm Papyrus Institute
Mdm Lee’s daughter, Ms Tam Chaw Ming threatens -Ms. Tam Chaw Ming and said: “If you do not wish your company name to gone down the drain, you better arrange our room nicely. We do not wish to have corner lot or right at the back, otherwise, be prepare to receive my complaint letter”.

5:30pm Mdm Lee and her family waited impatiently on the bus and told me to get out of the bus and get the rest to board the bus. She said it is my responsibility to get them back and shouldn’t let them wait too long. I then head back to Papyrus Institute and check if the rest are still viewing the paintings. Actually, the rest of the group had already made their purchase but purposely stayed there and not board the bus. They told me they did it because Mdm Lee and her family often last to board and last to alight. So, they gang up to teach her a lesson.

7:00pm Dinner

7:40pm-9pm Ms Catherine making a fuss that the timing for their Egyptian Museum tour on the last day is insufficient. She requires more time for viewing and requests us to cancel the itinerary to Citiadel, Mohamed Ali Mosque. We rejected her request and to stop her from complaining, we shifted the visit to Khan Khalili Bazzar from the last day to today.

9:00pm Check-in hotel
Upon arrival at the hotel, both Mr Balan and Mdm Lee pester me to give them their previous request of room arrangement.
*I have arranged 1 twin, 2 double for Mdm Lee and her family. Their room numbers are: Room 165, 166 and 167. She rejected the arrangement, stating that she does not wish to sleep with her husband, nor her daughter, Ms Tam to be sharing with her friend, Ms Tham on a big bed (Claiming her daughter not a lesbian). Luckily, Ms Tey Sia Nee (2pax) agreed to swap their twin bed with them. However, after swapping Mdm Lee came back to me and requests the double room back from Ms Tey.

As for Mr. Balan, I have made special arrangement for them. Their room numbers are Room 467 and 469 (Biggest superior room). Due to the hotel is of a landscape hotel, customer would need to walk a distance before they can get access to their room. As Mr Sam unsure the distance of their room, hence, I told them to check in to their room and I would later visit them. If they are unhappy with their room, I will try to find another better location for them.
(Hotel do provides transport and wheel chair services for those that are handicapped or walking disabilities.)

10:00pm-2am After I have done my check-in, I straight went to individual room and check on the customer. The hotel got 2 levels only, and due to ground floor is on renovation, all my customers are situated on the 1st floor.

When I check on Mr Balan, he scolded me and said Mr Sam did not do a good job and allows them to stay on the 1st floor. On top of that, the location of the room to the hotel lobby is very far. Mr Balan then went on and scolds Mrs Balan till she cries.

I explained to him that due to the design of this hotel, all of our hotel rooms are on the 1st floor and are also equally far. However, there are transport services provided to them. In fact, Mrs Balan has the ability to climb the stair, as restaurants mostly situated on the upper floor and she can also get up and down the bus.

Mr Balan then went on and blames us again for giving them the triple sharing room, causing them to wake up at least 1 hour early for shower, thus lack of sleep. He also refuses to accept that the room we giving them is the biggest and the next room just require a few walking steps.

As Mr Balan is not satisfied with the room arrangement, I asked Mr Balan why not he follows me to the lobby and request from the receptionist directly. However, he refused to follow. When I arrived at the lobby around 11pm, I got to know the hotel night manager, Mr Abdel Fatah Khaled. With his help, he managed to get 2 side by side rooms on the ground floor closest to the hotel lobby. After which, he took me along with him to inspect the room.

Basically, it took Mr Abdel quite some time to find the room as all the hotel rooms are fully book. When I informed Mr Balan on my finding and ask him to standby so that we can change rooms for them. He told me that he no longer require the rooms or the wheelchair. However, Mr Abdel still helps me and pushes the wheelchair to their room. He then further informed Mrs Balan that wheelchair is made available to her anytime she wishes to use them or call for transport service, therefore, staying on the 1st floor shouldn’t be any problem for her. To my surprise, she did not scold us and keep thanking the night manager.

In order to help Mr Balan to get his room and wheelchair, I had to entertain the night manager have a drinks till 2am in the morning. During that period, I didn’t even have the chance to take my shower and I have to wake up at 5am the next day.

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30.12.09-Day7
Hotel: Pyramids Park Resort, Cairo
Grade: G
Restaurant: BBF – Pyramids Park Resort
Grade: A
Lunch – ATNII IEOS AOHNEOE
Grade: G
Dinner – 圆山饭店
Grade: P
Coach: Alexandria – TS Bus GZ-1892 – 49 seaters
Grade: G
Driver: Mr. Mohamad
Grade: G
Tour Guide: Mr. Sam (Samer)
Grade: G

*Mdm Lee Xiao Moi whole family & Mr. Palan x3 didn’t join for whole day Alexandra tour.Frankly,without them, tour went off smoothly.

5:30am : Morning call

6:00am: BBF

6:30am : Depart to Alexandria

10:15am-11:15am: KataKombs

11:20am-12:00pm: Pompey’s Pillar

12:00-12:14am: Qeit Bey outside view

1:00pm-1:50pm: Lunch

2:00pm-3:20pm : Alexandria library

3:50pm-4:15pm : Montazah Gardens

4:15pm: Back to Cairo

8:00pm: Dinner

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31.12.09-Day8
Flight:
QR515 CAI-DOH Boeing B777-200LR-Seat259
QR624 DOH-KUL 332-Airbus A330-Seat200
Grade: G
Hotel: Pyramids Park Resort, Cairo
Grade: G
Restaurant: BBF – Pyramids Park Resort
Grade: A
Lunch – Hard Rock Cairo
Grade: G
Coach: Alexandria – TS Bus GZ-1892 – 49 seaters
Grade: G
Driver: Mr. Mohamad
Grade: G
Tour Guide: Mr. Sam (Samer)
Grade: G

6:30am : Morning call

7:00am : Check-out
Again Mdm Lee and her Family refuse to hand over the hotel back till 8am when we are about to leave.

8:00am : Depart

8:35am-11:00am: Egyptian Museum
*Mr&Mrs Balan stayed in Bus.

11:30am-12:40pm Lunch

1:00pm-2:00pm Citadel, Mohamed Ali Mosque
Mdm Lee and family late for boarding, hence, I went out to look for them. When I managed to locate them, I noticed that when they are about to purchase some fake papyrus, a sudden big group of hawkers rush toward them trying to get them to buy some more. Ms Tham quarreled with them and almost had a fight with one of the hawkers as they came too near to them, hence, she pushes him off.

2:40pm Reach Airport
Once we arrived at the airport, I quickly check in and made seating arrangement for the group. Mr Balan approaches me, threatened and warned me that I must provide wheelchair for his wife. So when his son brought Mrs Balan to the counter, I then make a request for wheelchair service stating that Mrs Palan is seriously injured.

Along the way, only I and his son accompany Mrs Balan. I only handle other customer check in stuff till I assist Mrs Balan through the boarding gate also when doing transit flight(Mr Balan nowhere to be seen).


Mdm Lee also constantly bug me for exit row seating (seat normally reserved for specific customer), hence, I have no choice but to bring her to the check in counter so that the staff can confirmed that the exit row is taken up. Later, she makes noise again requesting to upgrade their seats to business class. However, business class seating is also fully booked. She stops making noise only when I bring her back to the check in counter to verify.

During the sector DOH-KUL, Mdm Lee complained Air Stewardess for not giving her blanket.
For the return flight back to KUL, I allocate Mdm Lee and her family on seat number:
CAI-DOH: 35D, 35E, 35F, 34D, 34E and 34F
DOH-KUL: 22D, 22E, 22F, 22G, 25A and 25B

I understand that Mdm Lee sure to be displeased with her seating arrangement. But to ensure fairness to the rest of the customer, I assigned the front row seating to other customer as they have previously been allocated with front row seating for their departure flight.

*I have managed to obtain a few customer contact number. Should any clarification is needed, you may contact them at the following number.……