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Sunday, April 30, 2023

My Cornea Journey

This year, I have decided to get over with contact lenses and spectacle. I’m getting tired and fed-up, so I badly need a break-up. 

So I started to look into places and check the offers for eye surgery. Not really a ‘surgery’ but something like lasik. Then I found out about TRANSPRK - google it (this got nothing to do with trans ⚧️)


Here’s my cornea journey:


7/1 - I went to 2 places to do eye screening. And finally chose Advance Vision in Damansara. The reason - cheaper price, of course. Also, my power only 200 so I don’t need to spend more money to do other procedure. Besides, the doctor - Dr. Yeoh is so kind, comforting and explained the procedure very clearly. 


There were several tests done during this eye screening. But it took only a few mins, kerana teknologi terkini sudah terlalu canggih. Hanya guna mesin untuk check rabun dekat, jauh, silau, ketebalan kornea, suitability etc. Lepas guna mesin, baru jumpa Dr. Yeoh. Doktor buat lagi some tests and check mata in more details. Masa process buat test ni, kena letak a few eye drops. Lepas settle semua, da bole balik, da bole pilih date nak buat surgery tu. Tapi yang tak berapa best, ubat ni buatkan mata jadi blur, tak selesa, nak buka mata pon tak bole sebab nampak silau sangat. Terpaksa tunggu dalam sejam baru bole drive home. Tapi itu pon mata tak bole nak bukak sangat sebenarnya. Sampai rumah, terus tido jela. 


16/2 - Paid deposit RM400 online and booked surgery date on 3/3


1/3 - Went for another eye checkup before surgery. Buat test yang sama guna machines tu.  Test sekejap je tapi biasa la, menunggu lagi lama. If you choose to do at Advance Vision, you have to prepare to be patience about the waiting time. 


3/3 - Surgery day. No makeup, no perfume allowed. Went with bare face. 

Appointment at 3pm. Tunggu punya tunggu, pkol 415pm baru betul2 duduk kat surgery room tu. Laser took around 30 seconds for each eyes. Tak sakit, tapi ghisauuu, suspense, nervous. Mata kena grip, bola mata kena cuci dengan air sejuk. Tanjat sekejap. Masa laser tu pulak, boleh bau benda terbakar. Da settle, bole terus balik, makan ubat then tido. 


Lepas hilang bius dalam 2-3 jam, baru la rasa sakit. Not gonna lie, it’s really painful. Dalam mata rasa macam ada pisau. Dorang kata, pedih macam lepas potong bawang. Betul la jugak. Tapi bayangkan, rasa pedih tu non-stop sepanjang 48 jam. Ko rasa? 


12/3 - Check up after surgery. Sekejap je. Doktor said, all good. Itu je. Dapat MC seminggu. Balik la rehat, tido dan tido lagi dan jangan lupa letak ubat. At this point, vision is still blurry. About 50% 


After a few days, vision got better. Probably reach 85% at some point. And no more pain after 2 days. 


On the 2nd week, vision still inconsistent and dropped to 60% - as expected. I read review and was told in advance. So I was a bit relax about it. 


3rd week, vision got better again. About 90% I can say. But it got blurry a bit especially after putting the eye drop. 


Now it’s already 5th week, I’m quite satisfied. I can read signboards while driving, see clearly when watching movie, also no problem to read books. Some say it will get better after some time. So I’ll wait patiently. I’m grateful enough for now. Alhamdulillahh 😊

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Salam Ramadhan 1444AH

Bulan penuh rahmah

Bulan penuh keberkatan

Juga bulan penuh hiba

Penuh syahdu dalam jiwa

Sendu di mata


Ini tahun ke-4

Masa berlalu begitu cepat

Namun beban masih digalas

Tidak pernah lepas

Beban menanggung rindu

Beban menyongsong waktu

Beban memori mengucup

Beban untuk terus hidup

Beban yang tak mungkin lupus

Tak mungkin terhapus


Aku harus jadi cahaya

Setia terbit setiap hari

Memancar motivasi

Untuk teguh berdiri

Biarpun sendiri

Friday, April 10, 2020

#stayhome


Wherever in the world you are, I know you’re aware about what’s happening now and most probably you are also in a lockdown like us here in Malaysia. Eventho it’s called Movement Control Order, but it feels like a lockdown already because we’re no longer want to go out. It’s like a scary world we’re living in, the virus are flying everywhere. However, thank Allah that situation is still in control and everyone is calm at home.

Bila duduk rumah dan selalu tengok news pasal Covid, korang ada rasa senang nak nangis tak? I don’t know but I do. Ada masa rindu dan teringat masa-masa dulu dengan famili. Pastu senang je nak mengalir air mata bila tengok orang share gambar-gambar frontliners yang kepenatan, gambar-gambar mereka yang terpaksa bekerja dengan pakai PPE yang panas dan bila baca luahan hati mereka yang positif Covid, dan yang paling teruk bila baca cerita mereka yang kehilangan ahli keluarga. Ya Allah je tahu perasaan sedih tu.

Dan situasi skarang, buat ramai orang tertekan sampaikan macam-macam perangai buruk yang terkeluar. Contoh yang meludah kat button escalator tu. Pfft! I thot orang kat China je yang ada prangai tu, rupanya kat Malaysia ni pon ada. Pastu yang degil namapuih tanak duduk umah, maki hamun polis lagi. Pastu golongan T20 yang dengki bila B40 dapat bantuan. Rupanya kita bukan je kena sama-sama fight Covid tapi jugak stupidity ni.

Tapi kan, sbenanya kita masih boleh tengok ramai lagi orang yang baik kat Malaysia ni. There are many act of kindness, even a small one buat aku nak nangis jugak. Macam aritu tengok news, ada peniaga sayur yang sanggup drive lebih 3 jam untuk derma ke penduduk di pedalaman. Pastu ada tukang kasut offer repair free to all frontliners. Banduan di penjara dan some tailors jahit PPE untuk dibagi free. Big companies also take part to contribute to society. For example, Telcos give free 1GB everyday. Astro free all channels until 14th April. This may look a little but it’s a very much appreciated.

Dan tak sangka government kita banyak duit rupanya. Dengan bantuan prihatin stimulus pakej kepada golongan B40, M40 dan juga untuk SME, itu agak mengagumkan. Gelandangan juga dijaga baik, di beri tempat dan diberi makan secukupnya. Students IPT yang terkandas kat asrama juga diberi makan free. Tempat-tempat kuarantin pon bukan calang-calang. If we want to compare with a few other countries, actually we’re far better.

Tu belum cerita pasal our frontliners and healthcare. Baru sekarang ramai yang bukak mata dan tau betapa bagusnya sistem kesihatan kita. Dan betapa dedikasinya setiap doktor, nurse dan semua yang sama-sama jaga pesakit kat hospital tu. To add more, if you don’t know, Malaysia ranks number 1 in Healthcare last year. 
I’m a proud Malaysian.
Tapi apa yang kita kat uma yang rasa macam takde apa-apa contribution ni bole offer to society? Well, if we have extra money, we can donate to some organization or fund to our frontliners. There are many NGOs that need our help. Bole google untuk tengok charity mana yang berkaitan dan pastikan bukan yang menipu ye.
Lagi satu, bila kita tau ada jiran atau orang terdekat yang cari makan dengan jual food online, sekali-skala tu order la dari dorang. Dan kalau keluar dan nampak orang meniaga tepi jalan jual goreng pisang ke, singgah la beli. You don’t how much it makes a difference to them.
And most importantly, the best contribution we can give back to society is JUST STAY AT HOME. We all can work together to break the chain of this pandemic. We all can be a hero.
So please stay safe and stay home, everyone!
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