Abandoned ..

What were the parents of these school-going children be thinking when they decided to abandon them heartlessly in such a state?? No food. No decent living quarters. No basic neccessities.

CQ hopes that the relevant authorities will deal with the parents ...

source: KB Happening

It is so disheartening to read about the unfortunate plight of these children on the pages of SenorPablo, KB Happening and Iskandar World.

These children have bright and promising future ahead of them. Therefore, let us join Senor Pablo, Princess Nashwa and Iskandar to help these young children in any way we can.

To those who wish to donate monies, food or any form of neccessities, please email to babelizcious_78@yahoo.com . Let us give these children the life they deserve!

Today is World Lupus Day and May is the Lupus Awareness Month.

Often known as 'The Disease with a Thousand Faces', lupus can be difficult to diagnose by medical professionals. More than 80% of people diagnosed with lupus are women who are in the prime years of their lives - between the ages of 15 and 45 years. Lupus is an autoimmune disorder. Test yourself for Lupus. Read more here ...

CQ would like to dedicate this post especially to a dear friend whom CQ got to know her on the blogger-sphere by chance. She is Azura.

Azura is a lively and ambitious young lady who has a wonderful life ahead of her before being stricken with lupus about three years ago. Getting to know her through her blog, CQ learnt how she coped with the pain, stress, mood swings, sadness and happiness times and many other unexpected turn of events in her life.

Nevertheless, Azura is always surrounded by her devoted families and caring friends. A strong-willed lady who has a passion for cooking, Azura runs her own Absolute Gourmet Malaysia Cafe.

CQ hopes to meet Azura some day in Kuala Lumpur. As for you, my dear friend - Azura ...stay positive and believe in yourself. May Allah bless you always ...

3rd Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 2008
in Singapore

Complimentry Pap Smear screening for all

Singaporean & PR women aged 25-69

will be offered from 1-31 May 2008

Click here for more information

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Shower your Mom with Love this May

One of the Best Photo Awards by National Geographic

Autism Awareness

It was by chance that I read a blog on Anak Brunei, the personal journey of a boy named Raiyan - an Autistic child, written by his beloved pweshes mama.

The word 'pweshes' itself reminds me of a Kurdish word
'peshmerga' which means freedom fighters. Therefore, in my own thoughts, these Autistic children may or are 'fighting' in their different ways to be accepted or to be able to fit-in into our normal society.

Truthfully, I do not really know how to define or explain what Autism means or how to identify an individual who has Autism. But somehow, many years ago, my family and I encountered an incident with an Autistic child which made us aware about Autism.

Farid, the only son of the President of Smarter Brunei - Yang Mulia Hj Malai Abdullah, is a special child and is well-loved by his family. We knew Farid since he was a baby and have been updated what Autism is all about ..well in a way for us to understand a little bit of it. Somehow, we followed the journey of Hj Malai Abdullah's effort in educating the public about Autism.

Few years ago, during a Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Farid and his family came to my house for Hari Raya visiting. Farid would always stay in the car with his family's helper (nanny) while his family do visitings. Farid would not want to go into any houses. But that particular year (can't remember when) Farid made an unexpected entrance into my house - climbing three storeys high - while his family were having some festivities' dishes. Even his family was quite surprised.

Farid came in and walked around the house and finally settled in one of the living room sofas. His nanny offered him 'kueh-kueh raya' and he did eat ...but littered pieces by pieces on the floor. The nanny tried to picked them up but I reacted by letting him do what he's comfortable with ...so as not to 'annoy' him that will make him want to go home.

To have Farid visiting my house on that Hari Raya without being 'forced to' ..is really an honour ...in a way I see it as special. I understand that at times you have to patiently 'negotiate' with an Autistic child. I hope Farid will visit me again at this year's Aidilfitri or any other day.

Since April is Autism Awareness month, I would like to give my support by dedicating this post to Farid and Raiyan.