Donate your books ? Or buy from M.A.D.E :)

There will be a charity books & CD sale on September 6th. Location yet to be confirm. Will keep you updated once it's confirmed. The effort is initiated by M.A.D.E (aka Make A Difference Everyday) a small group founded by a friend of mine together with her pals.

A million thanks to PPL who took the trouble to pack and pass over some books to me (I'm collecting on behalf of M.A.D.E.)

Sneak preview on what I've in my car boot got for now.

Massive collection of Taiwanese novels. Some are originals bought in Taiwan! Let me know if you are fan..they are all in my car boot. I can get permission to start selling right away :p So that I can lighten the burden to the car :D

She even gave away some of these to me ..her precious collection of ....err...nail art magazine..I think lar. Very beautiful stuff. Originally priced around RM30-40..if I'm not mistaken. Will probably sell them off at half price (to be confirmed..have to check with my "bosses" :p)


Besides these, there are about 750 books collected by the rest of the volunteers.

I will update soon on the location of the sale..meanwhile give me a shout if you are interested in the above..or if you have any good books or CDs to give away to us.


Quick brief on what MADE is all about:


Make A Difference Every Day (MADE) started out with a small band of friends asking ourselves how we can make a difference in the life of our friend Coreen Paul who's son (John Paul) has been diagnosed with a variant of Dandy Walker Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy.

We have come together to start MADE as a way to remind ourselves that sometimes the world that we all want to change is right next to us – in a neighbour, a friend, a little child.


About John Paul:

This sweet, little baby arrived in the world prematurely with a complication the doctors call a variant of Dandy Walker Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy. The doctors predicted that the infant would live for no longer than 10 hours. Yes, 10 hours!

Today, more than 43,000 hours later, little John Paul continues to defy the odds the doctors gave him at birth. We cannot know for sure whether John Paul comprehends the miracle of his life, because Dandy Walker Syndrome affects the brain in complex and damaging ways. In 2004, an MRI of John Paul’s brain revealed an undeveloped cerebellum and minimal corpus callosum resulting in challenges to integrate function between both hemispheres of the brain. What does that mean? Well, for John Paul, that means he struggles to support himself when he sits, and he is unable to register the concept of body-balance in his brain. He is still unable to walk. He has got under developed motor coordination skills. He is able to hear but his brain takes a considerably longer time to connect words to meaning. And while he has adequate hearing, he is visually challenged...

Needless to say, our friend Coreen’s life has changed dramatically since the arrival of John Paul. Coreen has to work to raise her two children (John Paul has a little sister) as she is a single income earner. The financial demands for John Paul’s Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapy, along with his Special Education needs are in the upwards of RM$2500 a month. As with any parent with a child with such a challenging (if not, consuming) degree of special needs, Coreen sometimes feels that this call to give John Paul all the he needs to live a fulfilling life is beyond her.

In our own, small way, we want to let Coreen know that she is not alone.

Read full article HERE or visit or join MADE's Facebook page HERE