Whopping Success!

On behalf of the Children's Cancer Foundation, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to everyone for your generous donations. I think that my head shaving experience is well worth the effort.

From my colleagues alone, I have collected a total of S$2,850.00. The company that I'm working in will then make a two-for-one match so the Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF) will receive a total of S$8,550.00 from my colleagues and the company.

From my dearest family members, I have collected a total of S$663.00. I will try to get the company to match this too.

So in total, I have helped CCF to collect S$9,213.00 (or maybe more, if they match the S$663). These will go into some cancer research, helping kids with cancer and their families etc.

Thank you all...

Sincerely,
teary-eyed Yi

Monetary Pledge

In my excitement to shave and record my experience in words/ pictures/ videos, I have totally forgotten about asking the public to support the Children's Cancer Foundation. Therefore, those of you who couldn't shave your head to show support to children with cancer due to work, because your parents wouldn't allow it, perhaps you look horribly awful without hair, or just because of any other reason - please pledge your monetary support by clicking on the links below:

- To make a donation in support of the Hair for Hope program, click here. Remember to select Hair for Hope in the "Donation for" box.

- To make a general donation to the Children's Cancer Foundation, click here.

Please read my next entry to find out what CCF does with all the donations that they receive.

The Straits Times - Tuesday July 3, 2007

Hair For Hope 2007

So many volunteers! Can we find them?	Hey I think that's Yi's hair.
Oh there they are! Hey Marcus! Hey Yi! Look here... To your left – at the camera!	Nice smiles

Finally Yi gets a seat after queuing 3 hours!	The lady's helping her tie her hair so that she can donate the whole lock of it to Locks of Love
Regretting your decision to shave eh?	No, she's happy to do it. Look, she's hysterical. Probably going mad. Ha! Ha!

Oh no... there it goes. Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz Yi says that the machine creates a buzzing sound and vibrates so her head feels fuzzy.	Hmm... not bad, she looks like she's getting a Mohawk cut.
I'm so nervous I can't stop laughing, Yi says.	Is it really gone?

I'm scarier than Darth Vader. I've got a stare that can burn you and hair that will choke you to death. Grr...	Hehehe That tickles!
Oh wow! There's a certificate of participation. Cool! Or is that a Masters in Baldness? *grin*	Don't they look like spiky footballs to you?

Final Hair Pictures Before The Shave

1st July 2007

It's here! This is the day I go bald. To be honest, I don't really feel sad or scared. Not much emotions coming from me. I don't know why. Maybe it's because I've had so much time to prepare for this. I really salute cancer stricken kids as they're not given any warning at all. Or any other patient undergoing treatment that causes them to lose hair. My Mother was one such person, bless her.

Perhaps I'll freak out later when I'm sitting in front of the mirror and the hairstylist is holding the shaver, all ready to remove my hair. I might break out in cold sweat or I might just smile non-stop cause that's what I do sometimes when I get nervous. Truth be told, I think that I might lose it the last minute but right now... I am still calm.

Countdown: 1 day

Feeling
Exhausted! I went wakeboarding for the first time today and my arms are aching and feels so sore. I am so unfit. Anyway, it felt good that the wind was blowing in my face/ hair. It felt nice. I felt all "woman" and sexy. However sometimes, the hair flew into my face and stung my skin - so in a way, I'm glad that it's going. See, my subconscious mind is making up excuses again. Ha! Ha!

Pictures