A Pain in the Neck

by Grace Chow...



I'm currently reading an autobiography of a very inspiring lady who was dying of a rare tumour in the neck...a chordoma...

She was borned and educated in S'pore but couldn't wait to leave the country after her tertiary education...
She finally managed to escape to Netherlands where she found her first and last love...Ton...
Unfortunately, she was struck down with a rare, slow-growing tumour, not long after...
This book is an attempt for her to share her thoughts...before she succumb to the the cancer...

Here's a description of the book I got from Amazon.com...

"A Pain in the Neck is a humorous, ironic, autobiographical story about a young, well-educated Chinese girl who desperately plots an escape from Singapore, and finds love and happiness in Europe. The moment that she finally has the world at her feet, however, she is struck down by an incurable disease that only occurs in one in a million people. This book invites the reader into the grungy world of Singapore politics and the intricate dreams of a girl growing up in a family she detests for their sheer mediocrity. It is written in a unique style that combines story-telling with essay. Each chapter has a different theme, but this eye-opening journey remains led by the constant, strong voice of the author’s narration. It pursues the poetry of life with Schopenhauer, Descartes, and The Smiths as chorus; it does philosophy to a soundtrack of pop music."

Grace Chow also started a blog...approximately 2 weeks b4 she was peacefully taken away...on the 6th December 2004...hmm...that's one day b4 my 24th b'day...ok...out of point :P

Do check out the blog and the book...it can be humourous yet very inspiring :D