CT came home early

This morning, CT went work later. He woke up at about 620am and left at 7am as he said there is not much to do at work. So anyway, after I made breakfast for him, I went back to sleep. As usual, he would kiss goodbye to me before he left.

I slept till 9am. Then woke up and did the usual morning stuff. Did some reading today and watching of TV. CT came home at 530pm. Very early. His usual is about 6 plus. SO I was pleasantly surprised. After dinner, we watched many TV shows one after another. The first one was "Nanny 911". It is a reality show about a family in distress who the parents are unable to manage the kids. So, they call in a Nanny and the company will select a nanny from a group appropriate for the job and goes to their rescue to re-organise their house and lives.

So, today's story was about 4 kids who expect their mum to do everything for them-to wear their socks, change etc..and their house is in a total mess so much so that their kids always miss the school bus because the mum cannot find their shoes and none of their many clocks in the house are working. So, the nanny laid down a lot of rules for each of the kids and expect them to dress on their own, make their own bed and keep their toys etc.. So after a week (which is the time limit), the nanny is supposed to save the day...and after a week, the kids have learnt a lot and the house is very neat and organised. The kids gave her a big hug and all of them cried when the nanny had to leave. Me and CT were watching the show and learning a lot about handling kids as the mum was way too attached to her kids that she wants to do everything for them...and that is why they do not take control of their own responsibilities.

Anyway, it was an insightful show... After that, we watched another reality show called, "Hell's Kitchen". It is about a famous chef in UK who is heading the restaurant and wanting to pick a chef out of the many people to run his restaurant. It is something like "The Apprentice"..but it is to do with cooking.

After the show, me and CT continued on to our next show. It was a documentary which I always wanted to see but always miss it. Glad they have repeated it so many times that I could watch it tonight. It is entitled, "The boy whose skin fell off". It is a true life story about a guy named Jonny Kennedy. He had a terrible genetic condition called Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) - which meant that his skin literally fell off at the slightest touch, leaving his body covered in agonising sores and leading to a final fight against skin cancer.

his last months Jonny decided to work with filmmaker Patrick Collerton to document his life and death, and the result was a film, first broadcast in March, that was an uplifting, confounding and provocatively humorous story of a singular man. Not shying away from the grim reality of EB, the film was also a celebration of a life lived to the full.

I was amazed at his life and how they showed him planning for his funeral-choosing his coffin, telling the carpenter what to carve on his coffin, who to speak during his funeral, who to sing in his funeral and what song to play...etc. He said that dying is part and parcel of life, so why can't you plan it as if you are planning for an anniversary or birthday? I feel that is quite true. It reminds me of a church friend whom I know and she has planned who to preach in her funeral and she even chose the songs to sing during her funeral. But the reality is, death is something everyone wants to avoid and run away from..or choose to ignore. It is like a taboo word which no one should speak about.

But why?? Why should we avoid it WILL come sooner or later? Is it because we are afraid to die?

This was the question that troubled me when I was young and it was this question that brought me to Christ.

For more info about the show, click on these links
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-1040286,00.html
http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/boywhoseskinfelloff/boywhoseskinfelloff.html
http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/B/boy_whose_skin_fell_off/