Live a Little - I have deserved it.

My 2 sons Noel and Andrew enjoying the bubble jacuzzi at home

Its slightly over 2 years to the day since I had a brush with death, I blacked out during my karate class in June 2006.After doing some light warmups and stretching, Mickey the instructor made us do laps around the badminton hall. After the short runs, I felt very lightheaded and as we were filing up in rows, the whole world around me started to shake
and I felt a huge blackness engulfing me which was very comforting. 

I closed my eyes. 

If death resembles something like this, many people will want to choose the path of greatest comfort, least worry and no pain. The blackness was so engulfing and soothing. 

I heard small voices and still felt like sleeping but the voices were stronger and people were patting my face. When I came to,  several of my karate mates were holding me and preventing me from swallowing my tongue. I had fallen flat on my face and chipped off my front left incisor. My nose was a bloody mess with the cartilege broken and there was a bump or what we in Singapore call a "baluku" on my forehead. 

I called John,my brother, who is a senior doctor at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He rushed
over in 5 minutes and checked my vital signs. I felt more conscious of my apearence than my physical condition. I did not consider then whether I had had a concussion. 

My kids saw me being carried up but when I came to I wanted to continue butwas dissuaded by my brother. He was great, there when I needed him.

I had my medical check with blood test just 2 months before and results seemed OK. I took an MRI a few days later for any internal bleeding and had my teeth fixed. 

I am thankful to God that things seem OK now, but one thingis for sure. 

Life is fragile, unpredictable and short.

Live a Little.
Laugh Some.
Do Things which you Enjoy (getting paid for it is even better !)
Spend time with the people you Love

and 

Carpe Diem