My 15 seconds of fame, his 30 minute rule, 4 days to liftoff

tomorrow.sg has seen fit to highlight one of my posts. And just like that my visitor log has gone tits up after having the visitor counter jump by 100%. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want the exposure but I really didn't expect it so soon after I just started the blog. I would have wanted a little more meat on the table before I opened for business. There's a metaphor in there somewhere, go fish. Anyways, wow, I is famous now, for my next trick, I TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD

Thank you gentle folk for dropping by, yes, all 5 of you. Kindly drop me an email or a line in any of the comments section so I know who bothers to read the crap I generate or simply to rag me on anything you think needs improvement. I don't own any cows hence nothing is sacred. I await your comments with bated breath. Pander to the nihilist in me why don't you?

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Mr. Robert Yeo, 84, cannot remember when was the last time he took a bus, let alone a car ride.

The sprightly man, who has been caring for his 82-year-old wfe Yeo Mui Neo since she lost her eye-sight to glaucoma 10 years ago, lives by a "30-minute rule".

He will only go to places - usually coffeeshops where all their meals come from - which are within a 30-minute walking distance from their one-room Toa Payoh flat.

"I can't leave her alone," he says.

He is her her eyes, hands and legs. "He does everything for me. He's a very good husband." says Mrs Yeo, who is bedridden because of weak legs.

When she has to use the toilet, he has to life and carry her from the bed to the wheelchair and back again.

"He's a one-man show. He never complains. The minute she calls 'Bert', he'll be there next to her." - relative Mrs Molly Seow, 71.

Mr. Yeo has declined suggestions to place his wife in a nursing home, opting instead for regular visits by health professionals from Touch Home Care.

Asked if he ever feels burnt out or worries about the future, he says: "My greatest joy is taking care of her. I don't worry about tomorrow. We'll just take everything in our stride."
- The Straits Times, life! (April 27, 2005)

Words fail me, it's a wonder people like him still walk among us in times like these, there is hope yet for the human race. You da man Mr. Yeo, I want to be like you when I grow up. I had wanted to post something this up sooner but something else got in the way, seeing I've hit my monthly quota of raging against the machine I thought I'd do my sanity a favour and focus on what's good in this world.

In other news everything goes smooth for our Tuesday blastoff, the pad's been booked, Mission Control briefed and prepped, the mothership is ready in all respects, the payload is rattling about like she just don't care and me, well, heck, I got the easy part, don't look, don't faint. Night all.