MXV • Views from a KAPJAI

JACLYNVICTOR.NET is the new Jaclyn Victor Fan Club Website that was launched coincidentally on my birthday. Go register yourself at jaclynvictor.net. You can find me there chatting with the community and joining them on their activities once a while. The fans are pretty International! •

IT IS OF course impossible to say what can be regarded as the best birthday present. No doubt, the gift of life precedes all. When the fall happened, my prayers immediately took me back to 1975 when I had my first fall. I was riding pillion with my sister where the bike hit a small cow which rushed onto the road. I was thrown off it and my face hit the road first and broke half of my 2 front teeth and had stitches on my eyebrow and top corner of my upper lip. I was rushed to the hospital in a Samaritan's car while I was reciting the Hail Mary. That day, my brother was 12 days old as he was being baptised at St Michael's Church. Upon hearing the news of the accident, my mother thought she may have lost a son while having just given birth to another. It's amazing how life is... that was my major flashback while I was lying in the middle of MRR2 (right after the flyover of Taman Connaught). I thought I received the best birthday present last year - an OSIM hand held massager a

THE FANS OF Jaclyn Victor planned an advanced surprise birthday party for me on Saturday night. The naughty ones included Kenny, Leon, Milo, Idolfan, Kristin, Arjuna, Arviena, CM and silent accomplices like my sister Irene, Calvin and nephews. Usually I would be the one springing from one end to another taking pictures and arranging for fans to meet their Idols at birthday bashes from karaokes to restaurants and pubs. This time it was different, felt weird... haha. They all brought food which included a most delicious chocolate cake (I didn't give hoots about my diet, oops), chicken, specially prepared salads, Pizza Hut and much more. Thanks for the gifts, the great effort and sacrifices you all have made to come cheer me up. I was indeed touched beyond words. I was in my pink and red pyjamas... and that was a SHOCK and not a surprise to the gang! Well, at least the colours covered the Jac and Daniel fans part! God bless you all ... including those who had sent wishes, were sick or

JUST A QUICK note to say that I was released from the hospital on the night of 23rd August, Thurs, 2007. Upon release (bill amounted to almost RM21k) I rushed to the wake of Uncle Lai. Surprised to have met Julie Lai (Daniel's Fan) and Cheryl Lim (Christian Songwriter and vocalist)... small world eh? This morning, I was at the funeral service and proceeded to the Christian Cemetery in Cheras by noon. Later I had gone home to pack essentials and bills/letters to transfer to my sister's where I'll be recuperating for the next month or so. Also dropped by the bike shop to leave notice about my bike and a police report to be done when I am able. My loving sister Irene and Bro-in-law Mark helped me to do all these all day... carrying me in and out on wheelchair and crutches! Love you all! Some good news - while I was ransacking my bag of "junk" mail yesterday, I realised that by chance, I had stumbled across an insurance letter from MAA which I'd received just befo

DEAREST FAMILY & FRIENDS I am so touched by the love and kindness all have shown - through calls, msgs, visits, gifts, thoughts and prayers. Tuesday was a low day but it ended up cheery by many of you. Thanks sis and Stu for the love and massages, thanks Fook Sun and Sam for the massages too, thanks Hon Ning for the wheelchair and pushing me out and around for a breath of fun and relaxation. I thank all for your continued prayer, I should be released in 2 days. Will stay with my sister for a while till I am more mobile. These 6-8 weeks would be crucial for my bones to join up. Am currently doing physio daily. To those who only heard of the news late, I apologise... I just couldn't think straight to call everyone from the bed. Thanks for all your kindest thoughts and prayers... may God richly bless all of you... Michael MXV (Collage of those who visited... some didn't get their pics taken - Deborah Michael & Joel Grossman, Mark, Chan Nyim, JP Thong, Sam Tseu, Allan Yap,

AM SITTING ON my hospital bed on Monday night 11:05 PM (20th Aug, 2007). My buttocks are in such a sore when I sit too long. But I better get this done before my sleeping pill kicks in. (Taken by Mr Wan, a kind Samaritan) SO, MORE THAN a week ago, I met with an accident on MRR2, 15 mins out of my house on my way to Putra Jaya to support Jac in ASEAN Ikon. I fell from my bike when my front wheel's brakes were applied stronger than the back, so I lost balance and fell about a stone's throw away. The bike ended up on my right thigh. I did not hit the car in front and neither was I hit by the car behind me. The good Samaritan came out of his car (Mr Wan) and directed traffic and then lifted the heavy bike off me. I then scooped myself off to the middle of the highway by dragging my left hip. I soon realised that something was wrong with my right leg as it was completely numb and sore. I couldn't move it. I suspected something was broken. Mr Wan described having seen sparks fly

(Inside Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey) JUST ADDED 10 new countries from my recent backpacking trip to Eastern Europe and Balkan. Repeat countries were Austria and Serbia. New ones were (in the order of visit) Czech Republic, Spain, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia & Poland. (Sleeping in Eurail train passing Slovakia enroute to Bucharest, Romania) (Passing Creepy Transylvania and Breathtaking Mountains of Brasov, Romania) (Train view of station in Bulgaria) (Sunny Thessaloniki, Greece) (Disallowed entry into Serbia at Presevo, Serbia Montenegro) (Skopje, Macedonia. One of the newest countries) (Gaudi's Sagrada Familia. Barcelona, Spain) (Majestic Churches. Warsaw, Poland) (Polish Children. Warsaw, Poland) (Dark past of Nazi occupied Poland at Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Krakow, Poland) (Favourite. Krakow, Poland) (Classical Vienna, Austria) (Beautiful Sound of Music, Salzburg, Austria) (Athens, Greece from the Ancient Acropolis) (Amazing Prague,