JaclynVictor.net was launched on 28th August, 2007

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!

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Best Birthday Presents - Celebrating Life

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 and no fussy celebrations. This year, the best remains the amount of love and care my family and friends have shown me. 10 days before my actual birthday, I was shocked when family bought me a Mac Book. They secretly went off to a Mac shop and brought it to the hospital at night! I was angry as usual! I must say now, it is such a wonderful gift for I am able to (or encouraged to) actually share a voice on a blog that was never used AS a blog!



I am healing fine, went to see the doc at GlenEagles yesterday morning (Thurs) where the bandages were taken off, thus revealing the 18 1/4 inches scar where the operation took place. They run from my hip down to above the side of my knee. We were all making guesses to what the scars look like: fish bones, zipper, cakar ayam, railroad, staplers, baseball stitches, bicycle trackmarks, etc! Will see doc again in 3 weeks with new Xrays to be taken. Am doing my 30 mins to 1 hr physio daily in order to prevent muscle wastage and permanent lost of movement range. Now and then, I do feel sharp drilling sensations in my bones but have gotten used to it. Still cant bend my knee entirely but am half way there. I should be able to walk after as little as 3 months or up to 6! Being on a wheelchair can be fun!



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Naughty Birthday Surprise!

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 unable to come. Hugs again to the naughty fellas!


(Too much fun, even the little one couldn't get away in time!)

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Out of Hospital

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 before the accident... some free of charge insurance for 2 months and it just happened that it covers 9 days of my hospilisation. In short, I may get RM900. (Update: No RM900. MAA said that I was admitted 3 days too early! Insurance, figures!) Doesn't sound much but with the scarcity of jobs from last Dec, '06 and with my current disability, I am already on a deficit of 25k.

I have just missed out on some jobs like the McDonald's TVC I was choreographing, the Digi Cultural Randai Project, acting in a featured movie, the Merdeka NGO performances, the handbook design-layout for Women's Aid and so on. Sad sad, I need work! However, just to let you all know, I am still incredibly thankful for the blessings and graces God has bestowed on me. Really... I am all smiles in my heart. You all have shown me so much love I could just cry!!!

Hugs to all....


(Picture of the bandages hiding the 'curry-puff' folds of stitches and scars...)


(Sorry for the gore...)


(From bandaged to redressing to removal of stitches)

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Thanks (Weds 2:45 am, 22-08-07)

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, Cheryl Toa, Audrey/SMI Alumni, Fook Sun, Tsu Ming, Kok Hou, Soon Yoon, Vincent Lim, Aris, Petra Elaine, Kevin, Dylan, Cindy/Jenny and families ... sorry if I had missed out names. Remind me please cos I am blur)

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Mishap at 8:20 PM, Sunday, 12th August, 2007

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 during my bike's dragging along the road. The roads were semi-wet from an earlier rain. Earlier in the day, I was with a bus of charming children from Kg. Gagu, Negri Sembilan. We had a workshop at KL PAC and later watched the matinee of Tunku - The Musical. I went home in the rain to prepare for Putra Jaya, spicing up the banner I created for Jac with sequins and all. In fact, all along the ride from my house to Putra Jaya, I was lifting up Jac in prayer with the live version of Gemilang playing on my Ipod Nano.

Back to the middle of the highway. I made sure Mr Wan got my sister's and best friend's numbers.... in case I faint, I told him. The police were called but I never saw them! I was calling many people but no one answered! I was calm and collected, no fear enveloped me.... in the end, I was conscious right till my major operation 12 hours later. I realised I lost much blood coz a day later, I had to have 2 bags of blood for transfusion. Before 9 pm, St John's Ambulance had arrived from HUKM and I was taken to Gleneagles Intan Hospital, my choice (due to Hospital card policies).



To date, I have had the major operation that lasted about 5 hrs - a broken femur bone with a permanent titanium nail inserted into my thigh bone. They operated on my hip area for the nail entrance but discovered that my femur bone was narrow. So they opened up another 7 inches lower to squeeze the nail in.

In case you guys wonder how I shall dance in the future, no worries... you know me, God is Awesome, He will show me new ways to dance! Doctors will always be optimistic for the healing health of the patient but I will be accepting of future 'down' times.

I was lying in the middle of that highway and no fear entered me. God has given me so many gifts... especially of friends and loved ones, not counting the immense talents and graces He shower down. I was lying there with this gentle smile on my face... deep in my heart, I knew and still know that everything is gonna be alright.

Thanks for all the prayers and kindest wishes.... I wish you LOVE.





(The banner I was carrying behind me in my backpack for Jac on the way to Asean Ikon, Putrajaya)

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Backpacking!

(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, Czech Republic)


(The Backpacker Pack in Istanbul, Turkey: The Italian Pinoy American,
the Mongolian, gua Malaysian Chinese and the Swiss)

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