Faith Noodles

#1 My lecturer called me "A-bi-gel", English isn't her first language.. but it's so nice to hear my name being mispronounced! Can't help smiling thinking about it. I grew up having most of my teachers from primary through to high school pronouncing my name incorrectly. My teachers' versions of it were, "Ah-bee-gail", "A-bee-gay-yel", "A-bee-girl", and "A-bee-gall". I've always enjoyed hearing different versions of my name. Less amused with the extremely creative ways my classmates played with my name though -__- But since leaving home, everyone's got my name spot on.  #2 One of the boys I work with at the disabled unit in school didn't like how I'd cut my hair so short. He's normally the first one to hand out compliments, "Abby, I like your long hair" or "Abby, you look nice". Hahaha, but today, he was like: "Abby, you cut your hair. It's so.... short." Awww, you ca...

The story about the baby in China (named Baby 59 after his incubator number) really moved me and many hearts across the globe. The baby's received donations from his rescuers and countless offers were made within China and overseas to adopt the baby. It really angered me - what mother in her right mind would flush her baby down the toilet. Watching this video footage of the firefighters rescuing the baby from the pipeline really made me cringe. But there is a somewhat happy conclusion to this story! Two days after the baby was found, his 22-year-old mother came forward. Apparently, she had slept with a man, and hid her pregnancy from her neighbours, friends and family. Initially suspected of homicide, police now believe her account that her baby had slipped from her fingers (right after she'd given birth) into the squat toilet bowl (is that what you call it?). While she was trying to retrieve him with a stick, the water was too murky (with blood) so she decided to flush th...

Yesterday night, I learnt that I'm very bad at asking for help when I really need it because I really hate troubling people and I would rather suffer in silence. But yesterday I also learnt that sometimes, it's quite important to put my pride aside and ask for help especially  when I need it. And there are kind souls out there who are willing to go out of their way to help, even if they don't know you.