WHAT A GIRL!!
What can I say about a girl who made me laugh and cry all at almost the same time? Siew May is such a girl. She is now writing her first book entitled "Who cares wins". It is a book that draws out the best of a girl who has gone through severe trials - trials that would have broken the spirit of any person. She had to endure a life of poverty living in a "kampung" in Singapore and then she had to watch the break-up of her family resulting in a sister who became mentally retarded and a brother who just walked out of her family. The death of her mother and then of her father from lung cancer virtually 'broke' her. Add to that a slipped disc and you have a recipe that combines tragedy with disaster.
SIEW MAY ROSE ABOVE HER DIFFICULTIES
All this would have broken the spirit of any young woman but Siew May is not any young woman. She was not even born normal -she was afflicted with cerebral palsy and grew up under a whole blanket of taunts, ridicule and cruel disdain. Every part of her psyche was damaged by people who disregarded her deep hurts and the pain that cut into her inner thoughts. She contemplated suicide at her darkest moments but God was good. He wouldn't give up on her.
A STORY OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP
She got to know friends who would stand by her and Dr James Chia was one such friend. With their help, she is now publishing her first book. What a milestone of courage and determination. I am now making an appeal to you, my friends to help her with the sale of her books. Just order 10 or more books to give away and I will get it at a special price for you.
LET THIS BOOK TOUCH YOUR HEART AND WARM YOUR SOUL
This book will really warm your heart and touch your soul as you start reading it. It is a well-structured book and it brings out all the emotions of a woman who understands what it is to rise up from total defeat to victory. It is a book that will challenge young people to rise up to their fullest potential and to take defeat by its horns and overcome it. It is a journey to fulfill her dreams and Siew May succeeds in vividly bringing out the best in herself so that her story can inspire us to bring out the best in us as well. She says that there is no excuse for us not to succeed and she is so right.
IT SEEMED AN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TASK FOR HER
"How can I know her so well?" you ask. The answer is actually very simple. I led the group that took her to climb Mount Kinabalu. When I first saw her come out from the Kota Kinabalu airport, doubts filled my thoughts. "This time, my Singaporean friends have taken on too much," I said to myself. How can this limping girl with such an awkward walk make this climb up South-East Asia's highest mountain.
LOVE CAN PLAY SUCH A VITAL ROLE IN SUCCESS
I quietly stayed close through the first part of the climb. Each painful step she took was a labor of love - a partnership taken with her close friends who all were as determined as her that nothing should stop her from making the summit. What a show of true camaraderie & love! Love has this strange way of empowering and enabling.
NO ROOM FOR FAILURE
Instead of growing weaker in her condition, she amazingly grew stronger. When I asked her how she was taking it, she said, "I have no room for failure in my climb." What courage and what determination. Many us cried many times on the climb. We cried because we knew that those of us who had so much so often do so little. We also cried because we saw a little of her in all of us. We cried finally because she made it to the summit of Mount Kinabalu - she showed us that it could be done if only we keep on going and take one small step at a time.
THANK YOU SIEW MAY - YOU WERE OUR INSPIRATION
When I reached out to hug her as we celebrated her success, she stammered and stuttered out the words she wanted to say to me. But what beautiful words they were when they came out from her mouth. It was a testimony of beauty in the ordinary and a celebration of the victory in endeavor. Siew May taught us what it was to never ever give up on our dreams and we were all the richer for having walked with her part of the way. Thank you Siew May - we all love you!!!
What can I say about a girl who made me laugh and cry all at almost the same time? Siew May is such a girl. She is now writing her first book entitled "Who cares wins". It is a book that draws out the best of a girl who has gone through severe trials - trials that would have broken the spirit of any person. She had to endure a life of poverty living in a "kampung" in Singapore and then she had to watch the break-up of her family resulting in a sister who became mentally retarded and a brother who just walked out of her family. The death of her mother and then of her father from lung cancer virtually 'broke' her. Add to that a slipped disc and you have a recipe that combines tragedy with disaster.
SIEW MAY ROSE ABOVE HER DIFFICULTIES
All this would have broken the spirit of any young woman but Siew May is not any young woman. She was not even born normal -she was afflicted with cerebral palsy and grew up under a whole blanket of taunts, ridicule and cruel disdain. Every part of her psyche was damaged by people who disregarded her deep hurts and the pain that cut into her inner thoughts. She contemplated suicide at her darkest moments but God was good. He wouldn't give up on her.
A STORY OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP
She got to know friends who would stand by her and Dr James Chia was one such friend. With their help, she is now publishing her first book. What a milestone of courage and determination. I am now making an appeal to you, my friends to help her with the sale of her books. Just order 10 or more books to give away and I will get it at a special price for you.
LET THIS BOOK TOUCH YOUR HEART AND WARM YOUR SOUL
This book will really warm your heart and touch your soul as you start reading it. It is a well-structured book and it brings out all the emotions of a woman who understands what it is to rise up from total defeat to victory. It is a book that will challenge young people to rise up to their fullest potential and to take defeat by its horns and overcome it. It is a journey to fulfill her dreams and Siew May succeeds in vividly bringing out the best in herself so that her story can inspire us to bring out the best in us as well. She says that there is no excuse for us not to succeed and she is so right.
IT SEEMED AN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TASK FOR HER
"How can I know her so well?" you ask. The answer is actually very simple. I led the group that took her to climb Mount Kinabalu. When I first saw her come out from the Kota Kinabalu airport, doubts filled my thoughts. "This time, my Singaporean friends have taken on too much," I said to myself. How can this limping girl with such an awkward walk make this climb up South-East Asia's highest mountain.
LOVE CAN PLAY SUCH A VITAL ROLE IN SUCCESS
I quietly stayed close through the first part of the climb. Each painful step she took was a labor of love - a partnership taken with her close friends who all were as determined as her that nothing should stop her from making the summit. What a show of true camaraderie & love! Love has this strange way of empowering and enabling.
NO ROOM FOR FAILURE
Instead of growing weaker in her condition, she amazingly grew stronger. When I asked her how she was taking it, she said, "I have no room for failure in my climb." What courage and what determination. Many us cried many times on the climb. We cried because we knew that those of us who had so much so often do so little. We also cried because we saw a little of her in all of us. We cried finally because she made it to the summit of Mount Kinabalu - she showed us that it could be done if only we keep on going and take one small step at a time.
THANK YOU SIEW MAY - YOU WERE OUR INSPIRATION
When I reached out to hug her as we celebrated her success, she stammered and stuttered out the words she wanted to say to me. But what beautiful words they were when they came out from her mouth. It was a testimony of beauty in the ordinary and a celebration of the victory in endeavor. Siew May taught us what it was to never ever give up on our dreams and we were all the richer for having walked with her part of the way. Thank you Siew May - we all love you!!!
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