Living out Faith

I'm going to write about my family today....Something kinda happened in the last few days that I feel that I'm compelled to write about my family. I'm was and am still brought up in a relatively big family. Oh no, my parents don't have tons of kids, unless you count 3 too much. My nuclear family has only 5, Dad, Mum, Joanne, Jackie and me. Dad has 9 siblings and we have lots of cousins. There are some that we're really close to. Here's a list of my family...Sorry, some people, can't really remember their names....and I prefer their pet names...sort of...and sometimes we use their real names for cousins who do not have pet names. Brothers Dad 1st brother - Uncle Steve, Ms Wong (don't know her real name, used to call her that till she married uncle Steve and she became aunty, prior to her was Aunty Serene who unfortunately passed on - 3 kids,Boy Kor (married Yong Lee), Lina (married Shawn) and Shana Dad 2nd brother - Uncle Larry, Aunty Amy - 2 kids, E (mar...

It's our wedding anniversary today. Today is our 4th! To be honest, I'm very proud to say that we have made it thus far. Counting the 4 years of wedded bliss, we have been together for 14 years. I thank God so much for providing WK. I can be a very difficult to live with....my family can attest to it. However, he has always been there for me. He supports my decision no matter how dumb or how bad my decisions can be. A very supportive husband. He stood by me when I decided that I was going to go to Sydney to do my masters and putting myself deep into debt. And when I decided to take up the job in HK, he stood by me knowing that we were going to be apart from each other. He took up the job in HK even though he knew that he's going to be out of his comfort zone but he did it all for me. He's the best!!! Babe...I llloooooovvvveeeeeee yyyooooouuuuuu!!!!!! We don't take much pics but over the few years, I've made a conscious effort to take more pics of the both of us....

Wake up this morning with It is Well with my Soul and when I was brushing my teeth and getting ready, Day by Day popped into my head...And err....blogging at work again...must blog before I lost my trail of thoughts. When peace like a river, attendeth my way; When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul. It is well...with my soul... It is well, it is well, with my soul... Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul. It is well...with my soul... It is well, it is well, with my soul... He lives--oh, the bliss of this glorious thought; My sin, not in part, but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Oh my soul.It is well...with my soul... It is well, it is well, with my soul... And, Lord, haste the day when our faith shall be sight The cl...

Went to church this morning and Pastor Watson preached on,'When Things Go Wrong'. I found the message very apt to my life. Especially now when I look back on my life. He mentioned that when things go wrong, go awry, it's God's way of getting us out of our comfort zone and bringing something better to us. I found it very true. It was as if God was speaking loud and clear to me. There were a couple of verses that he pointed out that struck me very much. Proverbs 16:9 (New King James Version) A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps. Proverbs 19:21 (New King James Version) There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the LORD’s counsel—that will stand. Romans 8:28 (New King James Version) And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. In many ways, I've not forgiven my ex-boss for giving a bad appraisal that eventually lead me to resigning and me in HK right ...

In a couple of hours, E and B will be getting married. E is my cousin and I've known her ever since she was born. E lived in Spore till she was 3 and moved to Manila when Uncle Larry moved there to work. And she went off to States to do her Bachelor and then when she was doing her masters in San Francisco she met B. Mum and dad is attending their wedding. Such a shame that I can't make it. Wish I was there. I wish them all the best and have a great marriage! Remember....a wedding is just a day and a marriage lasts a lifetime. B, welcome to the family! We love you!

Ya! WK called before flying out today to tell me that my Spore mobile number is still working. Apparently, he went to M1 and they manage to calm him down enough not for him not to terminate my line. It may not be a big deal to some but to me....my links are not getting cut off..... WK is on the flight on his way back. It's funny how I tell people that WK has gone back to Spore for business...The 3 days apart from each other is good as I managed to meet up with the girls for dinner and also Simon for dinner last night. I'm going to meet him at the airport later. I've just realised that I probably can qualify for frequent miles to the airport on the airport train if there's such a scheme....I'm at airport, min, once a month...This month counting, today will be the 3rd time. And Christmas is coming...I absolutely love love Christmas! Last Saturday, driving through Orchard and just seeing Christmas lights coming up, brought a warm and fuzzy feeling to me. Even in HK, Ch...

Cynthia wrote about this book in her blog. And I've been wanting to read this book for a while and I never got around to buying the book. On the way back from Spore, I bought this book. And I read it within a day. It's one of the books that I can't put down. Love Mitch Albom . His other book, Tuesdays with Morries got me thinking as well. Not going to talk about the book...but rather the people that I would like to meet that have passed on before me. People that I really miss. The first person that I really want to meet first is Grandpa. I miss Grandpa a lot. He passed on when I was 10 years old. He left a deep impact on me. I remember as a kid, we used to go to Grandpa's house for dinner on Sundays. Grandma would cook dinner and us kids would run wild. Sometimes he'll play these IQ puzzles with us. I want to tell Grandpa thanks for adopting mum and treating us like his own. I want to tell Grandpa that Grandma is fine and she misses him as well. And importantly, I...

Had dinner with the girls tonight. It was good catching up with Colleen, Michelle and Nicole and we even met Corrine in the restaurant. And if you're wondering, they're all my NET friends. Funny, thinking that when I was working in Spore, I hardly seem to have time to meet my friends for dinners, and especially on a week night. Although it did remind me of the days when I used to meet Eve for week night dinners when we were in Sydney last year. My 3rd month in Hong Kong, is Hong Kong becoming my home? I really don't know. Was talking to Matt yesterday (one of our close friends in church) and I mentioned something like I'm going back home to Hong Kong tonight. And I caught myself saying that and Matt was laughing and smiling, so HK is now home? To be honest, I don't know. I had an issue with M1, my Spore mobile phone subscriber and well, I've terminated my line with them. I felt terrible, it seemed to me that I'm cutting off one of my links to Spore. And soon...

Back in Hong Kong now. Had a good weekend in Singapore. It was like a whirlwind trip. Fri nite 10.30 pm - touched down, met Stanley Sat 8 am - Breakfast with Aunty Sue 10.30 - Eve called from San Diego 11- 2.30 pm - Ex-colleagues came over for lunch 4.30 - 5.30 - Tea with Pat 7- 8.30 - Dinner with family 9.30 - 10.15 - Sent WK's aunties to the airport 10.30 - 11.30 - Met up with Angie, Ariel and Wan Ling at Scouts camp Sun 9- 10.30 - church 11.30- 1.30 - Lunch with WK, Mum, Joanne, Joe and Stephen 1.45- 2.30 - airport My weekend, met and touch base with most of the people that I miss. Even touched base with Eve. It was nice of her to call. Such a waste that I missed Monster, she was away for the weekend. Was at church and was listening to Pastor's message and he said something that struck me. He was telling an analogy of how some people view their jobs. Here is his analogy. Three men were building a cathedral . The first man that was asked what he was doing, his reply was, h...

In 48 hours, I'll be back in Spore for the weekend. I'm feeling hungry just thinking about eating all the yummy food! Can't wait to see my family and friends and EAT with them. All i can think about is food..... God has been very good to us. Can't thank Him enough. Yesterday, WK called while I was at work telling me that he might have to go back to Spore mid next week for work and he'll probably be travelling a lot this month back to Spore. And I was thinking, that's fine with me, gives me time to go to the gym, meet up with my friends and give me some 'me time'. Then in about 15 mins' time, he told me that he's heading home this weekend with me on the same flight. He told his boss that I was heading home and so his boss thought, might as well send him back earlier for the weekend and let him start work on Monday. It came as a pleasant surprise. WK has been talking about wanting to head home with me and then out of the blue, this came...Saved us ...

Ha...And i wrote that I didn't plan to have a part 2 on life and now, I've a part 3....Things comes in 3s, you know? Like Lord of the Rings, you need a trilogy.... Anyway, yes, I''m blogging from work. I need to blog before I lose my train of thoughts. Blog while thoughts and notions are still fresh in my head. Every morning, my mobile will go off around 7.15 in the morning. And I'll hit the snooze button and 5 mins later, it'll go off again and again, I'll hit the snooze button. It's like a routine or ritual that I have every morning. Actually I set my alarm earlier so that I have time to snooze. And this morning, freaking horror of horrors...In the midst of me hitting my snooze button, my brand new, swanky mobile (the reason why I'm turning broke soon) slipped through the crack between my bed and the wall. And I'm like what??? This can't be happening to me...My precious 5 mins snooze time...Shit...So I've got to get out of bed, move dre...

I didn't really intend to have a part 2 on life....But well, world news....Last night, I was watching news and Saddam is sentenced to death. And this was the conversation that WK and me had. WK: That bastard doesn't deserve death. Me: Why not? He took so many lives and he was a tyrant. WK: Well, I mean that death is too easy for him, he should have life imprisonment. Me: Death is better, he'll go right to hell. WK: That's what I mean....Let him rot in prison for the rest of his life and then when he dies, he'll go to hell. Hmm...that was a good idea. Well, to me, it has always been, well, he deserves death, hang him and rot him to death....Easy way out. Today, on news, Ram Tiwary, the guy that murdered his 2 flatmates in Sydney got life imprisonment without parole. (Err....this is one of the reasons why I rather starve and live alone....I might drive someone mad enough to kill me!) Life imprisonment without parole, that basically gives him no hope. Well, between Sad...

I went to the supermarket to get some stuff for dinner. The wonderful thing about HK, everything is as fresh as it gets. Even at the supermarket. I bought a pomfret to steam for dinner. Well, the pomfret was still swimming in the tank and I pointed to the lady the one I wanted and then....Flounder got scooped out and with a whack or 2 and then descaled and in less than 5 mins, Flounder was passed to me....Dead..... Yesterday I read Cousie's blog and well, she's not in the best of her spirits....She's one one of the dearest and closest persons to me. Cousie's blog http://www.sheylara.com/ Of course, I'm concern....Cousie is not going through an easy time. Have a feeling that it runs in the Sim family...Know of other cousies that emotions go a little crazy...and that includes me, of course. In a way, I'm not too worried for Cousie as I know that she'll pull through. We always pull through and we emerge stronger and it's like my motto...we'll be like p...