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(This is a guest post written by Simon)

To most people, MAKNA does not mean much, except for some who have seen their volunteers selling bookmarks or other knick-knacks as part of their fundraising. MAKNA is the Malaysian National Cancer Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to fight cancer and help the people suffering from one of the most devastating and debilitating diseases known to us.

Cancer has always been a distant concept for me as a person, always hearing, ‘oh, so-and-so has lung cancer, he’s been smoking for 10 years’, or ‘remember that lady, she passed away last year of cervical cancer’. Probably all that changed when 2 years ago when my own brother was diagnosed for nose cancer. He was 38 then, never smoked a single fag, or drank any alcohol at all. He had only been married for 2 years at that time, but without children.

And so he endured a year of radio therapy, which thankfully was successful. But as a result of the treatment, he was always sick, and suffered continuously from sore throat and coughs. People always say that radio therapy is ‘not as worse’ as chemotherapy, but if you have a personal involvement then you will probably see it differently other than as a disconnected observer.

Late last May, my brother was diagnosed with leukemia, or cancer of the blood, as a result of the radiotherapy carried out for his blood cancer. In a short two weeks, he passed away after a difficult yet futile battle that robbed him of his dignity.

Support MAKNA. I do, because it can make a difference to those still with us.

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Yes, who doesn’t know Freethinker? He is the new speculator in town, baby! He usually speculates on politics. Yikes! Not-my-cup-pa. Hehehe. If you are into politics or current affairs, do check out his blog.

The latest figure shows that the total amount pledged is around RM1,500. That’s 50% more than what I had targeted earlier on. Pledges and donations are still open. You may still pledge and donate to MAKNA.

Remember: No pledges/donations will be too little. Every single ringgit and cent counts. Thanks!

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To survive 24 hours blogging without sleep and much rest, you need energy. I get hungry so quickly throughout the night, I had to stop for a minute or two to get myself some light snacks. To be honest, there wasn’t much time but I still managed to get a short break here or there.

My mom cut some mangoes and put them in the fridge before she went to bed last night. I love mangoes. These are pretty sweet. They cost only RM2.99 per kg.

This next one is my latest addiction. Just pour it into a bowl and top it up with 1/3 chocolate milk and 2/3 white milk. Yummy I tell you. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the time to snack on those yet.

Lastly, there is IKO biscuits. This is what I call the “quick-and-dirty” fix. If I’m hungry, I just tear one open and munch away the two biscuits in it. This tastes real good too.

(Now, I have to admit this post may sound a little out of place. My gf dropped by a while ago to do some printing. So, I didn’t have much time to think of something to write. Sorry.)

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