A dream I wish will come true one day.

So it's the school holidays! And being Little Miss Introvert, I enjoy spending my days just being at home, lying around and doing my own business.

The weather has been really bad this week; the temperature was hanging around 35 - 37 degrees, another words, freaking hot! I feel so sweaty all the time! Sigh, it makes me appreciate winter even more! Well, in this kind of weather, I am very likely to take afternoon naps. This afternoon, I had a wonderful dream. A dream I wish will come true one day.

I dreamt about this little girl who I am currently guiding at the centre. I'll call her "Boo" for the purpose of this blog. She's 5 this year, and could only make random sounds to request for things, help, and etc. In my dream, I was dreaming about my session with Boo. I don't know for what reason I decided to try out verbal imitation program with her.

"Boo, copy xxx (xxx is my team-mate's name, and also Boo's other therapist)" 
"xxx"  

I was shocked that she said it accurately, too shocked that I woke up from that dream. *Note: I was still dreaming at that time as I was dreaming in my dream*. And the dream brought me back to the centre. I couldn't remember what I was doing then but I saw Boo walking towards my direction. She pulled my blouse to seek my attention, and she blurted out "I want water"in a shaky tone. I remember feeling so happy, so happy that she was able to use her language to communicate what she wants. I quickly gave her the bottle and fed her. That was the end of the dream.

The dream was so vivid and seemed very real. So real that I was confused whether it was really happening at the moment or it was just a dream. But I really hope some day she could at least speak a few words to express what she wants. For the past few months, my team mate and I have been focusing on her making the sound 'O' for open. So whenever she wants us to open the door, she will need to make that particular sound in order for us to open it. At the initial stages, we accepted sounds that are close to 'O'. Then, we increase our expectation. Just last week, as I was sending her out to her grandparents, she made a very clear 'O'! I was like OMG! I even turn to my team mate to confirm whether she heard the same! So proud of her!

Can't wait to go back next week to see my kids! Hopefully after the break they'll come back in a good mood as next week is consultation week! Yiks!

Till then!
Flo

Run like there's no tomorrow

Running may be perceived by many as merely a sport, however, to me, I perceived it to be something more than that; Running is my life, it is part of my identity.

When I was younger, my dad would take me and my younger sister for jogs every weekends. He would challenge us by taking long and hilly routes; though every run was really tiring, it was worth it as I got better in it. I remember there was one time we were jogging in this secluded area; my dad and sister were running ahead of me, I stopped as something caught my attention. I looked up to this "cliff" and I saw many wild dogs lying there, including little puppies. They were just too cute! I remember gaining their attention by calling out to them, hoping the cute puppies will come down and say hello. Well, GUESS WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Two fierce ones came down instead and chased after me! At that point in time, I was scared and shocked, didn't know what to do, but my body was like "RUN FLO RUN!!!" and so I did. I managed to run to my dad in time, and he took a long stick and shoo them away. I did not develop any fear/ phobia of dogs that day but I was very proud of my running, the every weekend run paid off. Running actually save my life!

During my secondary years, I was quite active in sports. I participated in sports like Javelin throw, shot put, high jump and long jump. Racing was still something I love doing, and something I was good at. I took part in various races, such as 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m, 800m, 1500m, and 3000m. I love it when the crowd cheered my name and encouraging me to keep going! Besides, it was something to look forward to despite having to face those bullies every single day.

I stopped running when I started college as I had loads of stuff to do. Same goes to uni life. However, I started running again during my fourth year, as I find it therapeutic; it helps relieve the stress I faced. Moreover, I had a group of awesome friends I get to jog with. I really miss our weekly jogs people!!

This year, I took the courage to sign up for Standard Chartered KL Marathon - women's 10 km run. To be frank, I am quite worried for this challenge as I have never attempted 10km before and this will be my very first time! But I have been training "intensively", so hopeful I am able to get through this! 123 days to go!

Thank you papa for helping me to build interests in running! I really appreciate it loads! I will not stop running! :)

Flo

June please be good.

May has been an eventful month; some days were good and some days were just bad.

But thankfully I was able to pull myself up and go through the bad days. 

I really hope the month of June will be a good one! :)

Flo