Despicable Me!

I haven't been to the cinema for a very long time and I recall vaguely that last time I was there for the Avatar (which was an excellent movie). Then, yesterday afternoon, after a few weeks talking about it, we decided to take the early show of Despicable Me in 3D. I must admit, nowadays, only 3D films can draw me into the cinema, and believe me, I can be there for days after days, watching all these 3D movies.

The story is a relative simple one, a bad guy is transformed into a good guy by the warm hearts of a few cute little girls. Surely you would agree that you are there NOT for the story line, but more to appreciate the details of the character and 90 minutes of visual and audio effects that allow you to escape from the real world temporary. And you may be able to leave the cinema with a few lines that you treasured most, or even pretended that you are one of the characters. (*I actually like Victor a lot, and his little belly underneath the exercise suit, and not pajama!)

It's a lovely movie and brought good memories to us and I encourage you to also find time to enjoy this movie (or anyone else you like, e.g. the Inception, I was told is very good too!). Relaxation can be in the form of "gently breath in and breath out", and relaxation can be enjoying a movie with someone you care and love, or relaxation can be just half an hour walk in a park nearby. Keep in mind "Relax" is difficult to learn, but as soon as you can master this skill, you will be able find already 50% of the joy of life. I am still learning but I am glad that I am making good progress in this direction.

The Key Five Contributors

 

In the past few days, I continuously receiving greetings and blessings from friends and relatives. Of my spines and skeletal bones are still under stress and I am still under the medication of pain-killer (morphine), and like most of you said correctly, I still need to be caution about what I do and eat. BCCA is going to monitor my blood indicator and another CT-Scan in two months' time. Only then I can be ascertain that my condition is stable. Again, even if my condition is stable, I still need to be caution that now I have cancer with me and I need to learn how to live with it (and be prepared that it will come back any time as per it's wish). 

In summary, there are five key contributors in my so-called "recovery", or I prefer to call it "improvements":

1) A positive attitude: This is of prime importance. To me, this one stand out significantly. Imagine no matter you are sick or not, if you are having a positive attitude, everyday of yours will be happily lived. This positive attitude can also be contagious and very powerful.

2) The diet change: As recommended by another cancer survivor, I adopted the "alkaline" diet, i.e. to drink a lot of fresh juices and eat mostly (fresh) salad. It is important to avoid red meat and seafood with shell. In a reduced amount, I do eat fishes and white meats. White sugar should be avoided.

3) The health supplements: After careful selection, I decided to take ONLY multi-vatimins and YunZhi (Oncozac), to help on my immunology system. 

4) Appropriate exercise: Keep yourself active and move your muscles whenever you can. Even if you are immobile and confined to the bed, you can still move your muscle one by one and keep them active and keep the blood circulation.

5) Qi Gong: I didn't believe in this in the past. But this time I learned it. Basically, it is about relaxation and breathing. It's a very natural activity that most of us can do with ease and it really helps. It also help you mentally (as it's also like meditation).

In future postings, one by one, I shall share with you my experience on above in details. The objective is to provide you with some reference in case you may be interested in them. It's also good for those who are healthy as in my opinion, they are also useful for preventive purpose. 

Wish you and your family all the best and good health!