Another week of losses - weekending 31st July

There must be something about what we eat, the air we breath, the water we drink - that is causing higher incidences of cancers in the urban population. There must be something about the way we work, the expectations from the employers and the nature of work itself that causes many to be stressed to the max.

Early in the week, an arguably talented and brilliant film director (by Malaysian standards), Yasmin Ahmad passed away due to a stroke. She had undergone emergency surgery on her brain but still succumbed to the condition. She was only 51. Many of her works transcended racial boundaries which Malaysian seems overly obsessed with.

Then another friend Noeline C passed away after battling with cancer for 2 years. She was only 49. For Noeline's family and relatives, this was the second death in as many months due to cancer. The first was her cousin Siew Lin.

For both Yasmin and Noeline, may you rest in peace.

At work, the IT department finally instituted a no access policy for access to games (notably games on facebook). So for many lunch time FB games enthusiast, there is nothing to occupy them except .... lunch. What else?? Somebody should tell those powers that be that a little access to games especially during lunch hours or after office hours can be stress relieving!.

And today, my sister in London tells be that she just had a biopsy done on some growths on her neck, shoulder and arm. Hoping for the best that they are just benign growths. Her physician advises her to keep herself covered from the sun at all times, even in winter. She will need to put sun block on the exposed areas.

Bummer!