"Hairy Business"

I was fascinated by Hollywood's version of Samson and Delilah when I first saw it at the movies (after Ten Commandments, I guess the suspense and romance in this one must have hit the roof?). The Bible's (and authentic) version, however, brought more questions to mind than answers:

1. Was Samson allowed to be involved with prostitutes and women from the enemy camp?

2. Was it alright to take 'revenge' or vent your anger on someone else? (30 men were killed for their clothes)

3. Were his parents over-indulgent towards their only son? (his mother was barren prior to that)

In spite of the above, Samson was still Israel's judge and God's power did not leave him..until his hair got chopped off! Does that mean there is a so-called 'cut-off' point for each one of us? When will God's anointing and favour no longer be with us? How much playing field do we have before we step out of the boundaries to the point of 'no-return'?

But one thing for sure, 'nagging' seemed to work for Delilah...ha ha ha! So all women folks, please take home this important lesson. However, a word of caution: Only use this tactic IF and only IF all else fails (which is very often).

Moments of Truth

Countless people have given me that quizzical look when I tell them what I do for a living. For the record, I am an Occupational Therapist by profession. And they usually go..."What's that???" What a relief in this day and age, to be able to finally ask them to look it up in the web. Ha ha...Looking back at 15 years of work experience, I must say I have no regrets. Ever experience those moments of truth where you go "AHHHH..." and really, really felt a true sense of satisfaction? Here are a few of mine...

1. I was a fresh graduate and a little doubtful of whether Asian folks valued independent living as much as the Westerners did? But when I strapped a modified spoon to hand of a guy with spinal cord injury, he said it was the happiest day of his life since the accident, because he could feed himself and need not rely on his elderly mum to do this simple task for him.

2. I found it very difficult to motivate an elderly man with severe head injury to do his exercises. One day, I came across a mahjong set and brought it to the standing-table. Immediately his eyes lit up and he began to use his hands and fingers to touch and feel the tiles...just like a pro. Therapy became fun and meaningful for him from then onwards.

3. Currently, I provide therapy for children with special needs e.g. Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome etc. It's pure joy to see them cross significant milestones...the first step without support (Look mum! No hands!), giving eye-contact during play, saying 'Goodbye, Auntie Jaclyn' spontaneously, having a discussion about trains while building with Lego bricks, climbing up and enjoying the swings, no more crying in the ballpool...and many, many more...

I have a great job and it's fun everyday...well...almost...:0)