Hair For Hospice
This entry will stay up here for the duration of the Hair for Hospice Charity Campaign. Please scroll down for new entries.
In those dark hours, the Hospice was like the sun shining through an opening in the clouds after an exceptionally terrifying storm.
September 24th, 2005
The Lesson
“Say thank you to aunty,” I can still hear Mum’s voice instructing me after I was given an ang pau. That was decades ago. I was still a toddler then. That lesson in gratitude was drummed into me again and again by my parents throughout my childhood. It is one of those manners in politeness that will be difficult forget.
The Reason
For the longest time, I thought hard about how I could return the kindness that the Penang Hospice-At-Home-Programme had showered on Mum and me. A kindness received must be reciprocated, no matter what. I am truly grateful that at a time when I had needed help most, the Hospice was there. Their just being there was enough consolation but they made available the resources to help Mum cope with her illness.
The Gratitude
Mum has passed away but that act of unconditional benevolence is one that I will always remember. I am certain that if Mum were still alive today, she would have wanted to do something for the Hospice too. She is not, but I will carry this torch for her, and I have identified how I can achieve that.
The Campaign
I am pledging to shave my head to raise RM5,000.00 for the Penang Hospice-At-Home-Programme. This is removing forty two months worth of uncut hair from my scalp. I have invariably grown attached to them after so many years. It has become part of me, a distinct identity that I have come to be associated with. However, this is all for a cause that I strongly believe in. It is worth the sacrifice.
The Baldies
Two Three Four Five bloggers have pledged to shave their head along with me. They are Buangmasa.net, SapiensBryan.com, Sharizal Shaarani, Devyne and Jason Mumbles who willingly committed to join me when I shared with them the reasons I am doing this. James had coined a name for this campaign called “Hair For Hospice” which is very apt. We have targeted to achieve that amount by the end of October. We will shave our heads in November at a date to be determined later and will be announced in this blog.
The Cost
It costs RM31 for a palliative care nurse from the Hospice to visit a patient at home. The RM5,000.00 will be able to support 161 home visits. This is only a fraction of the RM290,000.00 that was spent in the year 2004 for a total of 9,325 visits to 485 patients. Patients are not charged for these visits and neither are they obliged to reciprocate in any other way. This is truly service from the heart, and one of the great examples of human compassion at its best.
The Donation Part
Donations can be in any amount. Tax exemption receipts will be issued for donations of RM50.00 and above. Please note that all donations by cheques must be sent directly to the National Cancer Society of Malaysia, Penang Branch or deposited into their bank account. No individual is authorised to collect donation in any other form for this cause. For donations via cheque, please write “Hair for Hospice” at the reverse side. For deposits or bank transfers, please email the transaction code, bank, branch, time, date and amount deposited to the Society with the header “Hair for Hospice” for record purposes to ncsmpg@tm.net.my and also a copy to me for updating the list below. Please also provide a mailing address for receipts to be issued and sent to you. For more information, please visit the Hospice’s website at http://www.creatgsee.com/hospice/donation.htm.
The Wish
My fervent wish is that my fellow bloggers and blog readers will contribute generously to this cause. I have experienced their generosity and I was truly touched. I hope others in a similar situation as what Mum went through will be able to receive the same when they need it. This is all I can do for now. Together with your support, many who need the Hospice-At-Home-Programme will get the support they need at the closing chapters of their lives. Please help me help them.
Supporting documents from the National Cancer Society of Malaysia, Penang Branch:
The Letter of Authorization
Donating instructions
List of Pledgers and Donors:
This list only contains the pledgers and donors who have
informed me and is in no way comprehensive or accurate.
Marita Paige (RM20)
9394 (RM300)
Jahabar Sadique (RM100)
Adam (RM100)
Tan Kah Leong (RM50)
Au Hun Boon (RM50 – paid)
Tang Wan Fong (RM50 – paid)
Wendy Ooi (RM200 – paid)
Wai Quan (RM20 – paid)
Virgorat (RM100 – paid)
FindingMe (RM100 – paid)
Sashi (RM50 – paid)
Lucia Lai (RM50 – paid)
Sharizal Shaarani (RM100 – paid)
BawangMerah (RM50 – paid)
Andrew Wong (RM50 – paid)
CK (RM50 – paid)
Eugene Phuah (RM20 – paid)
Evelyn Phuah (RM20 – paid)
Anonymous (RM10 – paid)
Tan Soon Leong(RM50 – paid)
Lee Cheng Guan (RM50 – paid)
Tan Ah Phong (RM50 – paid)
Loh Kok Teong (RM50 – paid)
How Sok Imm (RM20 – paid)
Tan Soon Aun (RM20 – paid)
Chan Yoot Mooi (RM10 – paid)
Anonymous (SBB 0140) (RM100 – paid)
ReallyBites (RM150 – paid)
Chan Kee Saik/Exabytes (RM1,000 – paid)
Liew Cheon Fong (RM350 – paid)
Allison Lai (RM50 – paid)
Nagula Selvakannu (RM50 – paid)
Anonymous (HLBB525117) (RM100 – paid)
Munirah Cheong (RM50 – paid)
Saw Cheow Lip (RM1,000 – paid)
Tanka (RM200 – paid)
Khoo Ee Fei (RM100 – paid)
Becky Ong (RM50 – paid)
Fat Cat Lim (RM100 – paid)
Kenny Sia (RM50 – paid)
Law Tien Soon (RM50 – paid)
Kervin Chong (RM50 – paid)
CYW (RM200 – paid)
Susan Chiang (RM100 – paid)
Total pledged: RM5,490
Total paid: RM4,920
Blogs promoting this campaign:
Buangmasa.net ~ Going Botak For Charity!
Angels Fly, Devils Rejoice…? ~ Hair For Hospice
Midnite Lily’s Think.Deck ~ Hair For Hospice
Minishorts.net ~ Finally!
Sashi-ism ~ Peter Tan’s Hair For Hospice Charity Campaign
SapiensBryan Blog ~ I Am Going Botak (Bald), Very Soon !
Beyond This Box ~ Shaving There For A Good Reason
Antworten Zum Universum ~ Pimp!
Les Perceptions Perpétuellement Permutantes ~ Shaving for Sharity: The Hospice at Home Programme
Foolish Guy In Action ~ Hair For Hospice
As Suanie Sees It ~ Hair Today Gone Tomorrow
Teh O Ais Limau ~ Hair For Hospice
Hey Adriene! ~ Donate Generously To hair For Hospice
Mental Jog ~ A New Peter At End Of November
Never Been Slim ~ Short Change For Charity
YvonneFoong.com ~ Carnival Of Compassions
Project Petaling Street Blog ~ Hair For Hospice
A Spicy Life ~ Hair-y Tales…
Thousand Words : Snapshots Of Life ~ By The Bedside
jee mee ~ Happy Birthday Dad And Go Away Pontianak
Angels Fly, Devils Rejoice ~ A Hairy Letter
My Magnificent Life Not ~ How Do You Thank?
Just So You Know… ~ A Penny For Your Hair?
Les Perceptions Perpétuellement Permutantes ~ Plug for PPS: Hair for Hospice Charity Drive
Profound Sentiments of the Demented Soul ~ Hair-less Quest
Profound Sentiments of the Demented Soul ~ Hair-For-Hospice: I’d Like A Shave Now Please
blog.kuchingfest.com ~ Hair For Money!!!
fading_sanity ~ Mother, Kena Pimped Pulak…
Eye On Everything ~ How to Force Yourself to Cut Your Hair: An Expert Guide
Stanch.net ~ Hair For Hospice
Push-Button Publishing ~ Hair For Hospice
Life Through Little Eyes ~ Please! Rid Me Of My Sins
Limitations & Latitudes ~ The One About Catching Up…
Lainie :Artword Addict ~ Assignment / Peter’s Hair For Hospice Thing
LiewCF.com ~ Hair For Hospice
Reality Really Bites ~ Hair For Hospice
Pastel ~ Hair For Hospice, and…
The PPS Review ~ PPS Review Episode 10
Avril Chan ~ The Restoration Of Faith In Humankind
dSaint’s Education ~ Good Deed
A Pathetic Attempt At Blogging ~ Rockwills or Webwill?
Little Girl In A Reverie ~ I Can’t Be All About Myself
Oey! ~ I’m Shaving My Head
Sweet Days R Good 4 The Diabetics As Well ~ No Hair!
Have A Nice, Steamy Of ShutTheF*ckup ~ Bye Bye Weekend
DustyHawk :: Broken Mirror ~ 30 Seconds To Change The World
AegisRyan’s Island ~ Hair For Hospice! Your Little Help Means A Lot To Other
Profound Sentiments Of A Demented Soul ~ Another Reason To Go Bald
Loc Kee Trading ~ Let Go
Somewhere Between Nowhere And Goodbye
The Sanctuary
Jeremy C
Ah Ok Lah
Nine3Nine4
The Trash Can
The Chronicles Of A dreamer’s Life
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October 6th, 2005 at 21:44
I’m really proud to know you. I’ll pledge.
October 6th, 2005 at 22:19
I would like to donate RM100. Please let me know whether I should make a direct bank transfer or send a cheque. Good luck.
October 6th, 2005 at 22:25
marita,
Thank you.
virgorat,
Thank you. Whichever mode is convenient for you. I am not sure how much the banks charge for transfers.
October 6th, 2005 at 23:58
can we transfer fund via Internet banking?
October 7th, 2005 at 00:00
Peter, I have a new level of respect for you man… Level Up!!! RM 100 for Hospice… Anyway you can keep the hair ? Maybe if someone donate RM 10,000 and you get to keep it until next year….double that again the next year.. whoa major commodity man
October 7th, 2005 at 00:05
LcF,
You have to check with your bank.
FindingMe,
Thank you. The hair has to go. A pledge is a promise.
October 7th, 2005 at 00:21
hey peter, remember i told you i have a friend who looks like a younger version of you? long frizzy hair included and male as well… he’s supposed to cut off his long mane soon but he hasn’t metioned going bald, does this pledge require those who are involved to go completely bold or just to cut it, cause he may consider joining you, also, would you by any chance know of any organization who may want the cut off hair? there is one in us, collecting to make wigs for cancer patients, any such groups in malaysia? cause he doesn’t want to put it to waste…
October 7th, 2005 at 01:14
emily,
Everything must go. We are not cutting or trimming. We are shaving. Regarding the hair for wigs, I will check and get back to you. Good idea.
October 7th, 2005 at 08:29
[...] But it’s finally going. Going going going. And it’s going for a DAMN GOOD CAUSE. See lah, if I let my hair grew for forty two months I could have done the same thing too. Actually Uncle Peter did ask me to cut my hair too for the Hospice… but you see hoh, I also thought [...]
October 7th, 2005 at 11:18
all the best!
October 7th, 2005 at 11:31
I am loss for words. I’ll pledge RM200.00. Will send cheque to Hospice. Great work.
We see a new u.
October 7th, 2005 at 11:47
can we hand in the donations personally?
since the hospice had a hand in caring for my uncle before, i will most certainly pledge a donation.
October 7th, 2005 at 12:13
Peter Tan’s Hair For Hospice Charity Campaign
Support Peter’s Hair For Hospice Charity Campaign. Please donate as much as you can.
…
October 7th, 2005 at 15:18
Bald Bold move Peter. Good luck and all the best.
October 7th, 2005 at 16:52
adriene,
Thank you.
Wendy,
That is very generous. Thanks.
lucia,
Yes, you can hand over the donation to their office personally.
mahagurusia,
Thanks.
October 7th, 2005 at 17:32
[...] Peter Tan’s Hair For Hospice [...]
October 7th, 2005 at 18:03
high respect to you Peter.
All the best to u all guys
300 for the Hospice
October 7th, 2005 at 18:52
Shaving for Sharity: The Hospice-at-Home Programme
or Charity… OK I tried to do a little literation but I ended up in bastardising HM Queen’s english.
But the story that needs to be told is an initiative started of by my friend Peter Tan.
He has started a campaign to collect RM5,000.00 t…
October 7th, 2005 at 19:57
[...] I see many of this topic coming out in Malaysia blogosphere. From forum to blogger’s blog. Very good campaign indeed. I like to get a bold hair as well, but my mother don’t really like it. I like to get the head more fresh on air you know? [...]
October 7th, 2005 at 22:48
I will donate RM200 to Hospice directly. The office is very near my place. You have my respect.
October 8th, 2005 at 00:19
all the best peter!!! =)))
October 8th, 2005 at 03:54
hair today, gone tomorrow
My friend Peter Tan has finally decided to do the inevitable, this time for charity in aid of the Penang Hospice-At-Home Programme (under the National Cancer Society of Malaysia).
PETER’S GONNA HAVE A HAIR CUT!!!
It’s about time anyway…
October 8th, 2005 at 13:37
I just donated, though the Southern bank branch in Seremban was a bit hard to find. Kudos to you Peter, and I hope the 42 month old hair does good
Psst.. you don’t mind making it into wig later on so that I can act like a rockstar. heheheh.
October 8th, 2005 at 14:35
this morning i just went to the national cancer society penang branch in KOMTAR to pay my donations of RM50.00. it seems that for the receipt issued, they had to add in ‘blogathon’ (with ‘hair for hospice’ in bracker, following after it).
October 8th, 2005 at 16:53
Hey Pete, great work!
BTW you can give your actual hair away after you’ve cut it too..if you’re not too attached to it.
http://www.locksoflove.org/
October 8th, 2005 at 18:05
I pledge RM100 x 12 months for Peter to remain bald for 1 Year. (Nov 2005 – Oct 2006)
Each month RM100
Total RM1200
October 8th, 2005 at 19:34
Peter why don’t you have a auction for your shaved hair that is going to be made a wig for those rockers wannabe or Peter Tan wannabe out there… that will raise an entire new amount for the shaved hair…what do you think ?
October 8th, 2005 at 21:47
9394,
Thank you.
Tanka,
Thanks.
Reta,
Want to join us?
BawangMerah,
My hair on your head? Hehe…
lucia,
Thanks. I understand that of the RM5,000 pledged for the Blogathon, only RM1,000 has been received so far. I hope that those who have pledged for the Blogathon will remit their donation soon.
ShaolinTiger,
I am attached to my hair, on or off my head but I am willing to part with it for a good cause like the url you posted. I will check. Thanks.
FindingMe,
What is your bid?
October 9th, 2005 at 01:24
locks of love, yeah, the one in US that i was talking about…
October 9th, 2005 at 12:31
Shudder!!!…. I am trying to imagine your hair although soft and silk and all…. Pantene ? Rejoice ? On my HEAD… shudder again…. eewww!!!! But I will start bid at RM 10… I will work it up .. so that I can give to charity and not win the Peter’s Wig Auction… ewwww… Damn… now I can’t get the image out of my mind… HELP!!!!
October 9th, 2005 at 12:42
Peter, that’s great work. I also pledge RM100/
October 9th, 2005 at 18:25
kiamkiam 4 ni boh kah tau mou!? You trying to make our contemporaries in school who’ve either lost their hair or have receding hairlines jealous? I can name more than a few!
will pop by & see u around sin chneah!
ps. how bout growing a Mohican for charity next?!
October 10th, 2005 at 00:43
emily,
Do you want to contribute to the Locks of Love project too?
FindingMe,
Pantene!
Adam,
Thank you.
King Rat,
If you do the same, I am game!
October 10th, 2005 at 12:45
i got pic liao
its in the blog
October 10th, 2005 at 14:02
Peter,
for this, you just gotten a very good seats straight to heaven, sitting next to jesus. I am really glad to know you.
Terence&Saint
October 10th, 2005 at 16:50
peter,
are you asking me to shave my head??
you siau ar?!?!?
October 10th, 2005 at 19:54
peter: May Cheong-Mizuan’s cheque was for RM 50
October 10th, 2005 at 22:10
Jason,
Why look so sad?
Terenceg,
To me, what I do while I am still here is important. The rest I leave it up to God.
emily,
It is all for a good cause.
Sharizal,
Noted and rectified.
October 11th, 2005 at 02:02
Dear Peter,
Yet again you have shown what one person is capable of doing to change someone’s life. Giving back by gathering a charity drive for funds to the Hospice is a noble and courageous cause. Thus I am pledging RM30 to the programme, I know it is but a small amount and I wish there was more to give, I hope even with such a paltry sum someone out there will benefit from it’s use. I’ll send the payment as soon as I can get the detail transfer from my bank to the account, I’ll inform you and the programme once this is done. I hope your target will surpass itself. Good luck and Godspeed. The world needs more people like you.
October 11th, 2005 at 02:27
yeah well… locks of love… i love my locks
maybe later lar, when it grows long enough for me to keep hair on my head and still have enough for the minimum lenght…
sorry lar, shave my head?!?!?! maybe in the next ten millenniums… that also i’m not sure yet!!
October 11th, 2005 at 11:13
actually i don’t mind shaving my head for a very good cause… a cause i strongly believe in, a cause i felt so moved deeply in my heart that it is very deserving… but not this time… well maybe next time… one day.
peter, i am now using jason’s banner to put up in my blog for the promo. it’ll be there for the duration of the campaign.
October 11th, 2005 at 15:12
it was a candid pikchure… nobody told me to say CHEEEEEEESE
October 11th, 2005 at 15:55
Kervin,
Thank you. No amount is too small when contributing to a good cause.
emily,
lucia,
Thank you again.
Jason,
Remember to say cheese on November 6.
October 12th, 2005 at 01:52
[...] <a href="http://www.petertan.com/blog/index.php/2005/10/06/hair-for-hospice/"><img src="http://www.petertan.com/images/hair_hospice.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="75"></a> [...]
October 12th, 2005 at 21:12
WOW! Pretty awesome Peter! You have such long, beautiful hair….I sheared mine very very short oncce, after having grown it to nearly my waist and it had taken many years…I cried with shock to see the shorn locks, yet I felt freed, lighter…and YOUR reason has great merit and I truly applaud you! You will look beautiful with or without your long locks and your inner light will always shine! I’ve missed reading you, as I’ve been offline a couple weeks due to moving to a larger apartment. I just got my internet connected yesterday. Take very good care!! Hugs!
October 14th, 2005 at 00:00
Let me know if you need someone to look after the donations
October 14th, 2005 at 07:13
shheeeet rm2100 already ah… oklah u guys can pledge/pay faster or not hehehe my facial hair is as long as the hair on top of my head (i havent shaved or cut my hair for 5 weeks already because of the accident) and i really wanna shave it all off and look pretty pretty for hari raya
October 14th, 2005 at 07:24
[...] Since PPS was down during the time Peter Tan started this campaign here’s the missing ping for the Hair for Hospice Charity Drive. [...]
October 14th, 2005 at 13:47
KODA,
Take care mate.
A larger apartment… must be fun.
JC,
The Hospice can manage that. Thank you.
Sharizal,
Impatient huh!
October 14th, 2005 at 15:30
[...] Peter Tan will be known as a botak for a good cause, He is doing this to raise money for a "hair for hospice" campaign. The target is RM 5000for your "Digital Awakening", Please support this by donating. For further information on how to donate your money, please check in to Petertan’s blog for this Digital Awakening. [...]
October 14th, 2005 at 18:00
Yea I am “joining” you guys; apparently the highest bidder gets to ‘date’ me..hehe but i’ll date you Peter for your honorable ways!! =))
October 14th, 2005 at 21:56
Well done, Peter and god bless you for your good efforts..:)
October 15th, 2005 at 01:50
Reta,
Are you paying for all expenses incurred for the date?
Drama Queen,
Thank you.
October 15th, 2005 at 10:54
may double portion of blessings be upon you always =)
October 15th, 2005 at 21:37
WAHHHHHHHH damn mengada mannnnn.. got date some more i have to pay.. =P I don’t simply ‘date’ ppl you know =P
sorry ah the post promoting your campaign damn chialat.. let’s hope the pimping post works!!
October 16th, 2005 at 01:46
sue-n,
That is very kind of you. May you be blessed too.
Reta,
Set a date in November for our date. Where do you want to go?
October 16th, 2005 at 07:29
since i am botak anyway – can i contribute to the cause by shaving my goatee which i have kept for the past 3 years?
its not long but its well maintained
October 16th, 2005 at 09:11
great idea.. will find a way to donate.. sorry that i cant put an amount down right now.. i’m working out how to get it there from melbourne :S perhaps through net banking.. but great job!
October 16th, 2005 at 13:17
earl-ku,
Is that a pledge? You are most welcomed to join us.
feryx,
Thank you. I am sorry I cannot provide more information on how you can donate from overseas as I am unfamiliar with that.
October 16th, 2005 at 23:31
I should be free between 7th and 24th Nov
drop me email.. ah wait i find your email add la… should be somewhere here..
October 17th, 2005 at 01:17
Hi Peter! Sorry am so slow to get going on supporting your campaign. Have put your button up on my blog Limitations & Latitudes and assure you that I will mobilise our old school mates to put in a penny or two. Its a cause very much worth fighting for and I’m proud to see you spearheading the challenge!
October 17th, 2005 at 16:41
http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/2005/10/i-am-hungrrrrrry.html
peter, you need to teach this girl some civil consciousness… seriuosly….
October 17th, 2005 at 17:38
Hey Friend,
Take a second look! http://matakecik.blogspot.com/
Cant wait to shave you bald!
October 17th, 2005 at 23:21
????????????????????
??????PETER?GANBATTE KUDASAI???
October 17th, 2005 at 23:22
http://lovecreator.blogspot.com
?????????
October 18th, 2005 at 01:05
Reta,
Okie.
Eugene,
Thanks for the plug and thank you for mobilising our school pals to donate to this worthy cause. Labor Omnia Vincit.
emily,
I cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
Rick,
matakecik,
Blogbuster go go go!!!
October 18th, 2005 at 10:38
I pledge RM100 to the Hair For Hospice Charity Campaign
October 18th, 2005 at 16:09
Hi Peter..Ive put the button up on my site, just below my header, where everyone can see it. I admire you, and thanks for everything, you restored the faith in a lot of us..=)
October 18th, 2005 at 21:12
good day! i’m happy that i could even offer a little help by coming accross this meaningful thing while blogging and surfing as usual. i will online transfer my donate to the bank account provided within days. and i’ve also put up the campaign banner in my weblog’s sidebar. i sincerely wish this campaign will turn out success and great. thanks uncle peter, for the alert and endless effort. god speed! and god bless!
October 18th, 2005 at 22:20
Donation: Hair For Hospice
The monthly charity donation for September 2005 goes to PeterTan’s “Hair for Hospice” charity campaign.
…
October 19th, 2005 at 05:38
theres a plug in the hair for hospice at pps review podcast here http://ppsreview.blogspot.com/2005/10/pps-review-ep-10.html
October 24th, 2005 at 14:57
this reminds me of something in the US called Locks of Love.
October 24th, 2005 at 17:24
[...] 30 – Pray 29 – Dig your nose with your finger and save a tissue paper 28 – bathe for 30 seconds …. just think how much water you can save. 27 – gather candle wax and reuse them 26 – use a fish bone as a toothpick …. save a tree 25 – give your old clothes to your younger sibling 24 – instead of driving, how about public transport ? or use bus number 11 (your legs and walk) ? 23 – shut up and let someone take the air 22 – offer your seat to a stranger 21 – pick up rubbish and throw them in the appropiate place 20 – shave your head for charity 19 – pay for the people who is lining up behind you. 18 – write a check for $100, sign it , close your eyes for 30 seconds (less if you’re impatient) open your eyes and give it to the first person you see. 17 – instead of tissue paper to wipe your ass, use water. 16 – hurdle together with your friends/family/love ones and save on heater cost 15 – give your husband/boyfriend a blowjob 14 – give your wife/girlfriend a cunninlingus 13 – plug a hole 12 – pick-up a child and say to the child, that “she/he is wonderful” 10 – hang a mistletoe in your house,car,office…anywhere. 9 – offer your wifi connection 8 – when on bittorrent …remember…SEED yourself 7 – reuse everything and anything that can be reused. 6 – tickle someone 5 – hug a tree 4 – smile and show your pearly whites even though yours maybe as yellow as yellowstone park 3 – offer a wordpress.com invite to a stranger 2 – tell a stranger that his/her life has changed your perception on life. 1 – for the love of god, tell your family, friend, enemy, wife, husband, dog, cat, girlfriend, boyfriend …this 3 words :- I LOVE YOU. // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } [...]
October 24th, 2005 at 18:43
Yes! we can see Peter’s bald head!
October 24th, 2005 at 22:43
It’s glad to see the amount donated is reaching the target.
October 25th, 2005 at 02:19
Fashionasia: Locks of Love is a program that allows people to donate actual HAIR to make wigs for cancer patients (well, I guess they take donations of money too). I gave them 11 inches and got a free haircut =) Wonder if they’ve got a M’sian branch…
October 25th, 2005 at 08:49
It’s good that you are doing such a great thing for charity… keep up the good work.
October 25th, 2005 at 17:53
I pledge RM50. Will be sending the donation by cheque.
October 26th, 2005 at 03:24
Jason of jasonmumbles also volunteered to shave.
October 26th, 2005 at 11:21
Damnit… I saw this post and then I realised that I didn’t have enough. Will pledge. Wonder what will happen if I showed up for work bald? :p
October 27th, 2005 at 00:09
Dear Peter,
I’m glad you have reverted to easier posting, instead of the other system which was intimidating, even though allowing some form of screening without making it a hassle for people to post would be wise.
On another note, while I admire your sacrifice of your hair for charity, I feel you could have done it another way — IE. get people to pledge an amount for every centimetre of your hair measured from scalp to tip at the longest point.
Imagine how much you could collect if people pledged RM10 per centimetre or RM25 per inch?
Start an Grow Your Hair Long for Chairity drive.
Anyway!
Cheers and God Bless!
Charles
October 28th, 2005 at 14:31
[...] Hair-For-Hospice initiated by Peter, something that he passionately believes in and take big grattitude towards. Here I am with three other bloggers joining Pete in his quest for charity. We’re all going to shave our heads. I am honoured to be doing this with them. [...]
October 29th, 2005 at 01:08
[...] After reading Peter Tan’s Hair For Hospice Campaign from his blog, from Jason Tee’s blog, from newspapers like Sin Chiew Jit Poh and The Star, I immediately knew I could do something about it and for it. [...]
November 1st, 2005 at 01:25
[...] Well, the reason that i am writing this post is to promote this “Hair For Hospice” campaign. If you are reading this post, please give a little help to them. With your little help, it means a lot to other. From Peter Tan’s post, Buangmasa.net, SapiensBryan.com, Sharizal Shaarani, Devyne and Jason Mumbles are together with Peter Tan to shave their hair for this campaign. Donations can be in any amount. Tax exemption receipts will be issued for donations of RM50.00 and above. Please note that all donations by cheques must be sent directly to the National Cancer Society of Malaysia, Penang Branch or deposited into their bank account. No individual is authorised to collect donation in any other form for this cause. For donations via cheque, please write “Hair for Hospice” at the reverse side. For deposits or bank transfers, please email the transaction code, bank, branch, time, date and amount deposited to the Society with the header “Hair for Hospice” for record purposes to ncsmpg@tm.net.my and also a copy to me for updating the list below. Please also provide a mailing address for receipts to be issued and sent to you. For more information, please visit the Hospice’s website at http://www.creatgsee.com/hospice/donation.htm [...]
November 5th, 2005 at 16:56
I think I saw your shining head in Low yat today at a camera shop..hahaha just joking I mean the head thing..
November 6th, 2005 at 12:29
[...] In the twenty one years since being disabled, I have never had such a desire to accomplish something as I have done recently. Mum was the reason. Suanie gave me the impetus. Jason got it going when we talked about it in IRC. Four more brave generous souls joined in. This is more than I could have asked for. The Hair For Hospice donation drive has managed to garner RM5,170 in pledges to date. Thank you all for your generosity. And thank you all for allowing me to realize a two-year dream of doing something for the Hospice-At-Home Programme. [...]
November 8th, 2005 at 00:51
yee??? y i oso got link to here ka… hehe thanks hoh.
but me belum send out my check leh…..
November 9th, 2005 at 18:06
[...] As I have “declared” in this post before, I have shaved my head as promised for Peter Tan’s donation campaign – “Hair For Hospice”. [...]
December 12th, 2005 at 20:23
[...] P/S: Peter Tan is having a charity drive and he’s SHAVING HIS HEAD FOR HOSPICE, please do lend your support, thanks thanks thanks. [...]
January 28th, 2008 at 19:46
[...] Dee, Bryan and Jason who were benevolent and crazy at the same time. They supported my cause by shaving their heads together with me to raise RM5,000 for the Hospice-at-Home Programme in Penang. I could not have asked for better [...]