Reaching Out: In Memoriam
A friend and mentor who still has the memories of his late niece, Yvonne lingering in his mind called me over a week ago (before my second weekend at LP) to ask me if I could do him a favour. A simple one, to post a video that he did of himself dancing all over landmarks in Beijing on my blog.
This was what he said in the e-mail:
I really hope many people will log in my niece blog after see me dance crazy. I still don't know does this works. I really shy..but because love my niece so much i did it when I have a short holiday in Beijing with my family.
The video shooting is done by a digital camera..so it turn out not so good.
Video editing done by myself and it took me 20 hours just for a 4 minute video.
For some reason the hilariousness of this cha-cha dance video is a glaring oxymoron against the message he intends to send out. Yvonne was a young and promising lady having the time of her life when being diagnosed with cancer changed everything. By the time she passed away, she had left a legacy of life so strong that even in their grief, her family members (and my friend included) made a firm promise to keep on living life joyfully and to the fullest, doing crazy things and enjoying every moment, knowing that this was what Yvonne would have wanted.
Life is really about living it out, a hundred per cent, a hundred per cent of the time.
June 13th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Where’s the link to his niece’s blog?
June 13th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Yeah, I was gonna ask the same. Where’s his niece’s blog?
June 13th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
At the end of the video the url for the blog is posted but I’ll include it here anyway http://yvonnetannz.blogspot.com/
June 13th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Sigh. It’s tragic to have ppl leaving us before their time. It’s senseless.
Hopefully, her short stay has changed the world, or at least the worlds of ppl around her…..
RIP.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:59 am
[quote]Sigh. It’s tragic to have ppl leaving us before their time. It’s senseless.[/quote]
are you kidding anyone?before their time?senseless? How do you propose to know when the “right” time is? Your statement sir/ms is senseless.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
“Life is really about living it out, a hundred per cent, a hundred per cent of the time.”
i like that
June 15th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
I like the way Steve Jobs talked about death inspiring life:
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Upon reading her blog, I have to say that although tragically cut short, it appeared that she lived life to the fullest, and I’m proud of her for that.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
He deserves a medal for spreading joy around.
loved the video!
June 16th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
hey cool blog…. just dropping into other blogger checkin them out…
drop by mine too k..its called:
“Malaysian Mind”
p/s: link me n leave comments pls.
cheerz
June 16th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
He should be part of Do you think you can dance competition.
June 22nd, 2007 at 1:00 am
Watch the following video to understand more about Yvonne’s life and her struggle before passing on.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/video_popup_windows_skin/789685
Inspirational for me, do watch.