E-Life Journal

Our Darling Princess Zaneta :-)

2012-01-10T13:42:00.008+08:00

Finally I have given birth on 31/12/2011. (39 weeks) Yes, my girl is a New Year Eve baby.
I thank God for His faithfulness and covering during my 9 months of pregnancy. Everything went on smoothly. The baby was induced on 30/12/2011 12am as I was already dilating 3 cm. Gynae suggested that I should check in hospital on 31/12/2011 as this is my 3rd baby and labour could be faster than expected.

That is what I thought too.

I took 8 hours of labour for both of my boys and I thought it would be the same or even shorter for my girl. Oh, how I was wrong!

Zaneta took me 17 hours of labour. yes, no joke...17 hours!

I went into the labour ward without any epi as I wanted natural delivery, just the same like I had my 2 boys. However, after 8 hours of waiting, my cervix was still dilate at 3 cm. Gynae was wondering what was causing the delay...I continued to wait for another 4 hours before Gynae came in to check on me again. This time, Cervix dilated 5 cm. He then proceed to break my water bag to speed up the contraction. I could not explain the pain but it was painful.

Dr Kee suggested that I should opt for epi since he predicted I had at least another 5 hours to go before I dilate 10 cm. Finally, I agree...

Dr. C C Loo came to give me the epi...and oh, how I was like in heaven after the jab. The pain was totally gone. I felt numb on both legs and no longer felt the contraction. It was then I was able to rest and fell asleep for few hours.

At about 5 pm, I could feel contraction on my right side of tummy. I called for the nurse as I felt I have an urge to push...Dr Kee came in just in time to check and indeed, the baby head has crowned. I was 10 cm dilated.

Dr Kee did a check and informed us that the baby head was not in the correct position. Hence, causing the delay in dilating. He suggested that I tried pushing as there might be a chance that she will turned her head to the right position.
After much encouragement from Dr. Kee, hubby and nurse, I pushed during each contraction and by the 2nd, the baby turned her head position correctly and out she came from my womb on my 3rd contraction. Thank God!

The moment I saw my darling, tears flowed out from my eyes. it was a beautiful moment to be able to held my child and amazed how God bring forth a life from my tiny womb.

I am really grateful to God for this child and all that He has done to protect me and my baby.

"Lord, I thank you for everything. All praises, honour and glory to you and you alone! Amen!"

38 weeks, coming 39...

2011-12-25T08:22:00.004+08:00

The days are getting closer each day. I am feeling really excited, a little nervous and anxious, wondering when the labour will kick off.

My visitation to the Gynae is now on weekly basis. I had my CTG scan done on Friday (23/12/2011) and the result showed that I am already having contractions. Perhaps the contractions is still very mild and I still can't feel much of it but definitely, it is there.

It is now purely the "waiting"game.

Zaneta, Zaneta...will you be our Christmas gift or a New Year gift? Daddy & mummy are waiting for you :-)

Merry Christmas Everyone:-)

2011-12-25T08:01:00.008+08:00

Wishes all a Blessed Christmas & a Happy New Year!

Our family celebrated Christmas last night. The children really had a great time especially during the time to open their presents. I really loved Christmas. It's a time of giving and most importantly, it's all about Jesus and His love for us!

We love you, Lord..because you first love us and came for us.

Bottle Tree Park

2011-11-18T09:22:00.012+08:00

Since 7/11/2011 was a public holiday, we decided to bring the kids to Bottle Tree Park, together with Cindy & Jeff family.

Our families met at 9.30am to have breakfast at Compass Point, Swenson, only to realise that they are closed for renovation >.<

We ended up trying Burger King Breakfast!

Breakfast @ Burger King

After a hearty breakfast, we headed to Bottle Tree Park, located at 81 Lorong Chencharu Yishun. I googled this place before hand to find out what the kids can do there and realised that they have various types of activities like:

Swan Paddling

Racecraft Infinity Car Racing

Red Dynasty Paintball

Fishing/Prawning

Perhaps we were there too early, only fishing & prawning was available.

Initially, I thought the kids might love to catch Long Kang fish but surprisingly, when I asked my eldest if he would like to try, his response was, "Eee...the water so dirty!" ~Gosh, I guess nowadays, kids are more into luxurious games like Wii, computer games etc...totally different from my time where we played mostly outdoor games like marbles, spider catching, fishing etc...

So, we ended up taking photos and walking round the park

Jeff & Family..

A photo with my lovely boy.

I love this photo! Royce acted well..haha

This is a nice shot!

My favourite pix of all...The beautiful tree

Hubby & me...Looks like it's taken oversea, right?

27 Weeks & Counting...

2011-10-13T09:20:00.003+08:00

This week marked 27 weeks into pregnancy.
Physically, there is not much changes except I look more "rounded". My legs begins to swell if I walk too much during the day. Other than that, I look the same. (I hope..lol!)

How is baby doing this week?
Definitely, she is more active. I could feel her kick getting stronger each day and sometimes, I could feel a tickling sensation...hmm..I am not sure if it is her fingers or her feet but it is kind of itchy tho. However, I enjoyed each movement felt and I guess I will miss this feeling when she is out of my womb. It is like a bonding between us, something which a dad will never experience.

God's creation is really amazing. I am amazed by the fact that He could place a new life and grow them in our small womb. Sometimes, I feel we (Women) should feel honored to be given this task by Him to bring new life into His kingdom. Daddy reading this, don't feel jealous cos you have your role to play too. Haha.

As I google to check on Fetal development this week, I realised that by week 27, there is a lot of visual development all around. The baby is now able to open and close their eyes, with more maturation of their retinas. They have also learn to soothe itself and can now suck its thumb when it wants to. They are still breathing the amniotic fluid in and out of its lungs, practicing for those all important first breathe when it is born. They are less skinny now as fats are forming under its skin and around its vital organs.

28 weeks next and it will mark my end of 2nd trimester.

Finally MT & ENG Paper 1 over....

2011-10-12T10:26:00.003+08:00

The time is 10.23am. Yes! Eng Paper 1 is over!
Finally tonight, I can take a short break before Zen's actual main papers starts end of this month. To be exact, in 16 days time.

I was already looking forward to the end of papers (which is 2/11/2011) before it even started. >.<

I am not stressed out about kid's examination but somehow, I am always thinking...16 more days! Is Zen ready? Has he completed his revision? I mean, are we really ready for the paper?

Last night, while revising some of the useful words which he can used for his compo, I asked Zen, "Boy, have you looked through all the words again? are you ready for tomorrow's paper?" His coming reply shocked me. He said,"Mom, do you not have faith in me?" It sudden dawned on me..."did I ask the correct question? Do I really make him feel this way?"

I guessed I asked the questions because during his revision, I saw him playing around with his highlighters on the desk, I did not see him focus on those book.So, when he asked "Do you not have faith in me?" suddenly, I realised that I am going by sight....

Jesus says that we are to live by faith, not by sight...and here I am, not doing it!
There after realising, I repented. I know I have to leave everything in God's hand.
As he do the natural (revise his work), God will do the supernatural.

All I do for the rest is to pray together with him. I believe God will take care of everything for us. Amen!

The One Whom I Trust...

2011-09-30T09:37:00.002+08:00

Indeed, Jesus...You have the sweetest name of all.

Jesus, You're the sweetest name of all
Jesus, You always hear me when I call
Oh, Jesus, You pick me up each time I fall
You're the sweetest, sweetest name of all

Jesus, how I love to praise Your name
Jesus, you're still the first, the last, the same
Oh, Jesus, You died and took away my shame
You're the sweetest, sweetest name of all

Jesus, You're the soon and coming King
Jesus, we need the love that You can bring
Oh, Jesus, we lift our voices up and sing
You're the sweetest, sweetest name of all

***

Kids need to be reminded at times.

2011-09-23T11:28:00.004+08:00

Conversation started when I stepped into the house after work yesterday...

***

Zay: Mama, sorry.

Me: Sorry for what?

Zay: Sorry. I said bad word in chinese class today. I not purposely...it just come out of my mouth.

Me: What did you say?

Zay: I say "Shit". Mama, sorry...

Me: Remember what I told you the last time? If you said something unpleasant unintentionally, what must you do?

Zay: I forgot how to say that.

Me: Ok, say after me..."By God's grace, I will not say it again."

Zay: "By..God's grace, I will not say it again."

***

I am Half Way there...

2011-09-07T09:04:00.003+08:00

I am currently into my 22nd week of pregnancy.

Perhaps it is due to my growing tummy, I am experiencing pain in pelvic when walking. I consulted my Gynae and according to him, the muscles are all loosening to prepare itself for the birth. I experienced this when I had my first child ( In my last trimester ) but not my second. This time, I have it in my second trimester. I guess it is because of my growing big tummy. My colleague jokingly asked if I am expecting TWIN?!? LOL...

My sleep has also been affected as I have difficulty sleeping on my side. I need to use pillow to help prop me into my left side and to stop me from rolling onto my back at night.

When I told my colleague about my difficulty in sleeping, she looked at me with a BIG EYES look... "How many months now? You have about 4 more months to go!"

Ya, I know that *Sigh*

Hopefully, I am still able to shop for some baby stuff in my later months...I don't want to miss out shopping!

Oh...by the way, my detailed scan showed that the gender of my baby is a GIRL!

Praise the Lord!

Zenden's 10th Birthday Celebration

2011-09-06T21:47:00.028+08:00

Yes. Zenden turned 10 on 3-9-2011.

How time flies....my boy is 10!!

This year we celebrated his birthday @ Hard Rock Cafe together with the family.
We had a good time and Zenden enjoyed himself that night.

The dinner starts @ 6.30pm

We are settling down...

We invited Uncle William & Aunty Amy to join us.

The Whole bunch of US!

Beautiful guitars hanging on the wall

The other side of the walls

Hubby & Me.

Cindy & Ken

Birthday boy & Grandparents

A Pix with the Uncle William & Aunty Amy

Kitty & Jeff...Erm, where u looking at, Ethan?!

Royce with his Angry Bird Tee

Another pix with Grandparents & Ethan

Random Shot

The Bar Counter

Zenden enjoying his Chicken

Ken's order - Beef

Chicken Chicken...Tender!

The 4 heavenly KINGS

Sorry for the blur pix :(

The crowd singing "Happy Birthday" Song to Zen! I love the glasses!

The Car Cake I bought for Zenden.

Boys with cake

We hope you enjoyed yourself, Son!

Blessed Birthday....

Love always,

Mom,Dad & Zay.

I thought of you today, Lord Jesus...

2011-09-05T10:31:00.002+08:00

As I played this song this morning, I felt His love for me....
Tears can't help but flow down my cheek, as I embraced in His love...I am so thankful for what He has done for me & my family.

"Lord, no words can express my gratitude for what you have done. All I can do is to receive all the blessing you have died to give us. I am thankful for these.Amen."

Toy Convention @ Suntec 21.8.2011

2011-09-01T20:56:00.006+08:00

We brought the boys to the Toy Convention after church service. The kids enjoyed themselves and thanks to Chris, we got in for free. :-)

I was surprised to see such a hugh crowd and quite a number of them were working adults. All I can say is Toys are for all ages!

SUPERMAN!!!

Smurfs Posters!

Picture with Stormtrooper!

This is my favorite pix!

Mom-in-law Birthday 15.7.2011

2011-09-01T20:46:00.005+08:00

All the grandchildren summed up to get grandma a birthday cake this year.

Theme: Mahjong (Grandma's favorite)

It's a chocolate cake layered with blueberries from Ecreative. The cake tasted GOOD!

My Birthday Celebration @ Park Royal Hotel

2011-09-01T19:50:00.014+08:00

Hubby decided to celebrate my Birthday @ Park Royal Hotel this year. Actually, we planned to have a simple dinner but in the end, the whole family came along.

Sorry...my age is a secret...so you don't get to find out here. HAHA!!

Gosh! something happen to the uploading..the video failed to load. *Sob**

Ethan & Jeff

Cindy, Ken & Royce

Mom, Mom-in-law & Father-in-law

Darling Zay & me

Zay & Cute Ethan

The two "Roosters" Both love shopping!

Darlings Zen,Zay & Cindy

Kitty,Ethan & Jeff

Grandchildren with grandpa

Grandchildren with Grandma

As promised....Cruise Photos

2011-09-01T19:11:00.022+08:00

Sorry for the long delay in uploading the cruise photo...erm, since June?! Woah, time flies. But still, it is better late then never, right? Ha!

Boarding the ship.

Mom & her lucky Room Number!

That's our room! 5532. Double Grace...Nice!

Zay, Zen & Royce

Nice view!

Cindy & Ken

Zayden so proud of his game cards.

Cindy & the Boyz

Daddy & Darling Zay

Who's sleeping on the upper deck tonight?

Golden Horse?!?! Woah!

Mom & the boys.

Daddy trying out the golf. How's the pose? Cool right? Ha!

Here comes Royce!

It's so nice to rest here!

Sea View

Finally, we arrived @ Rendang

The beach is amazing! Clear Blue Sea @.@

Another view taken from shore.

A final look @ Rendang.

2nd Trimester

2011-07-25T08:56:00.002+08:00

I am into my second trimester.

In case I did not mention, yes, I am expecting a baby...my 3rd actually.
I thank God for this precious one because it is He who give me this child.
Although I am not sure if I can managed well with 3, but I believed if He made me a mother, He will grant me His grace to be a good one.

I have been slowing down in blogging lately, not that I have nothing to blog about ( In fact, I have a lot to write about for the past months) but because I was having quite a challenging first trimester...my morning sickness was in full force. I am glad it has come to pass...Praise Jesus.

Not forgetting all my care group brothers and sisters, who constantly keeping me in their prayers.

For the next few posts, I will be back tracking the events that happened during the last six weeks.

Meanwhile, enjoy this song :-)

Back from Cruise...

2011-06-15T12:04:00.002+08:00

Our family were back from cruise.

Took some pictures which I promised to post up soon.

Had not been feeling well lately but I will try to write soon... stay tune.

What I have for Mother's Day

2011-05-08T21:41:00.006+08:00

This year, I received 2 lovely cards from both my boys - Zenden (Elder) & Zayden (Younger)

Mother's Day has never been the same ever since they were borned.

Before being a mother, I used to plan my own schedule... I go where I wanted to go, do whatever I wanted to do but ever since the birth of my 2 boys, my priority changed. Now, It is the reverse...I go wherever they want to go, do whatever they want to do. Surprising, I enjoyed being surrounded by them.

They are times when they misbehaved. Boys being boys...but I have learnt to ask God to teach me to be a good mother and He has been teaching me since then.

I am not a perfect mother but I do know that if God can give me the grace to be a mother, I will be able to steward them as I leaned on Him. Parenting is never easy, I have my challenges but I know that I can take each step at a time, with Him as my guidance.

I thanked God for giving me these children. It is Heaven's most precious gift and I thanked God for making me a steward to nurture them. I know He has entrusted me with the children and I will always remember that they are not just my children but they belongs to God.

"Thank you, Abba, for Zen & Zay!"

Zay, Me & Zen

Zen made this card in Church for me. I Love what he wrote! This is really priceless..

This butterfly card is from Zay. I love what the card says...

The heart of a home is a mother

Whose love is warm and true,

And home has always been "Sweet Home"

With a wonderful mother like you!

Happy Mother's Day

2011-05-08T21:21:00.007+08:00

"Happy Mother's Day" - To all mothers visiting this blog!

Last week, Hubby decided to treat our mothers for a treat at Kintamani Indonesia Restaurant located at Furama Riverfront Hotel.

This is my first visit to this restaurant and the food is really nice! Glad that Hubby recommended to bring them there this time round.

Food is great and price reasonable :-)

Father-In-Law

My Mum

My Parent-In-Law

My Hubby

CG Gathering ~ 22.4.11

2011-04-25T20:54:00.032+08:00

As promised, here's the upload of the pictures taken on 22.4.11 - CG gathering.

Tess & Chris

Alicia & Ramesh

The Love Birds - Gina & Eugene

Soon to be Bride & Groom -Tanny & Kevin

Fresh Fruits

Evan's Daughter

Calvin & Kevin

Evan & Sam

Hmm..What's the discussion ??

The beautiful - Daughter Chole & Mummy Mande

Children's favorite - Uncle Charlie & Auntie Carol

Calvin & Alicia

Sweet Candies

Golden Chocolates....

"Ling Ling Ling....Assemble time !"

Cake Cutting

Birthday Cake for Calvin

Family Photo Taking

Gina & Joy

Have a Break, Have a Kit Kat

Classic Picture...The Wise Man :-)

Easter Day Celebration

2011-04-23T12:32:00.003+08:00

Yesterday was a public holiday. We celebrated our Good Friday (Easter) day here, right in our home, together with our care group - our brothers and sisters in Christ.

What an awesome day as we gather together in unity to celebrate this eventful day.

Despite having to clean up the whole house after the guests left, I still enjoyed every bit of it because I know God is allowing us to bless others. God blesses us to be a blessing, I believe!

I will be posting up the pictures sooooon :-)

Trusting God

2011-04-09T08:58:00.008+08:00

I saw the white figure but I think it was too late. By the time I focused on the overhead bridge, I saw this figure busy snapping, there and then I realised it's the traffic police AGAIN!

I stepped on my brake and tried to slow down (I was travelling like 70 plus km/hr) but this particular lane limit is ONLY 60 km/hr)...Darn! You may be wondering how would I know the limit is 60 km/hr?? That's because just a few weeks ago, I got a similar experienced and eventually received an "Official Letter" serve as a warning to me to keep watch of my speed limit.

Honestly, I do not understand why this particular road only limit at 60 km/hr? It is not a 2 lane road but 3. I was in the middle lane & the speed limit for this lane is 60 km/hr ????....

For some reason, I felt that SA Tan has something up his sleeve again. I literally have this inward feeling and the feeling is pretty strong. I pray that God will shield me with His protection and remove any darkness that is coming against me, in Jesus mighty name, Amen!

My eyes fall on this verse in Psalm 91 when I opened my bible...

"....I will protect those who trust in my name." (Verse 14,NLT)

SuperStar Virgo

2011-02-28T09:07:00.003+08:00

Finally, Terence and I decided to bring the kids on a 3D2N cruise during the June school holidays. One of the reasons for this decision is mainly because we wanted the children to experience taking different mode of transportation. They have tried the planes but not ship and so, we decided this holiday will be a good one to bring them.

Of course, they were excitedly about it and definitely looking forward to this trip. We made our bookings at the Star Cruise centre last Saturday. This time round, my sister-in-law and her family will be joining us, together with my mom and helper.

The ship will bring us to Redang Island, located in Malaysia and we will stop over for a period of 6 hours where the children can experience sea sports like snorkelling and diving as well as discovering beautiful corals.

I know the children will enjoy themselves as they soak under the bright,warm sun! - Just like under the bright, warm arms of our heavenly Abba :-)

God Abundant Grace...

2011-02-21T08:32:00.004+08:00

I have wanted to write on this some time back but somehow, it was delayed.
Perhaps, I know why it is so now…

Have you experience God’s grace?

I do. In fact, many times we just allow good things to happen without reflecting or asking ourselves “How it happened?”
You know, we are just so busy with our daily routine and our mind is so occupied with things that we hardly find a time to reflect…

I finally got a chance to sit and quiet myself before the Lord as my mind flashed back recent events.
Remember I wrote on NPVC Art Competition in the month of Nov last year. Zenden’s artwork won the top 10 prizes. Besides the trophy, he walked away with $110 Popular voucher and a full set of art materials. That is God’s grace and I am thankful for that but little did I know God has more for us. Last month, I received a surprise email from NPVC informing me that Zenden’s art piece has been selected by Singpost (Singapore Post Office) to make into stamps!

WoW, that’s really a surprise to us. Deep within our heart, we know… that is not only God’s grace, it is Abundant grace (Unearned, unmerited favour) and as a child of God, we received His grace with open hands.

And just right before writing this post, one particular verse caught my attention.
That is Proverb 10:6 where it says…

Blessings are on the head of the righteous.

And I know what the Lord is trying to tell me…Because we are the child of God, we are made forever righteous in Christ and because we are righteous, Blessing are on us…Blessings are on THE (definite article) head of the righteous. Hallelujah! Thank you, Jesus!

Here’s the picture of the stamps. The one marked “Red” is Zen’s work. They are available for sales @ all Singpost outlet. :)

In His love always...

2011-02-19T09:58:00.001+08:00

As I made my way to work this morning, as usual, I listened to worship songs and singing along…looking out of the window…enjoying the beautiful clear blue sky, I felt God is near.
I felt He is watching over me. A joy sets within me…I can’t explain…it is a joy from within and I felt loved. So, I started to pray aloud in the car, “Lord, thank you for blessing me. Thank you that you have blessed my day. Lord, I rejoice because this is the day you have made and I will rejoice in it. In Jesus name, Amen!”

The moment I arrived and get settled in the office, took out the bible and started my quiet time with Him. Today’s devotion brought me to – Roman 8:23

He who did not spare His own son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

Isn’t God awesome?
Just a moment ago, I felt His love and right here, He is assuring me of His love!

As I began to read this verse slowly and repeatedly, the more I felt His love for me…I felt He is embracing me…it is an amazing experience!

I feel good, really good! Thank you, Lord!

Especially when we go through a trial, when situation seems unfavorable to us, when the devil set in us thoughts doubting God’s love for us…it is time to dive into God’s word and bring in the cross, for God’s love is displayed forever at the cross!

Never ever allow anyone to tell you God doesn’t love you because it is a lie!

Simply look to the cross and you will see His everlasting love…

A Fall..

2010-12-15T10:43:00.002+08:00

Zayden fell down yesterday...

No one witnessed exactly how it happened as he was alone in his room. The moment I heard him crying, the first thing that came on my mind "Oh dear, he must have fell!" True enough, I saw him facing down on the floor, crying. When I went near to him, I got a SHOCK! I saw blood gushing out from his chin and there was a deep cut at his lower chin. I started shouting for the helper and mom.

Everything happened really fast, it was like a drama....

We started to use tissues to press against his chin, trying to add pressure to stop the bleeding. Then I got the helper to carry him while I rushed down to the car park to get the car. In less than 10 minutes, we arrived at Dr Low Clinic and he attended to him immediately. After examined him for awhile, Dr Low told me that Zayden might need to get some stitching done as the cut was deep. He wrote a reference letter to KK hospital and then, we landed ourselves at KK Children A&E Dept. The doctor in charge confirmed that a stitch is needful and the procedure took about an hour, including 30 minutes of waiting for the numbing cream to work. There was a slight whining in between the procedures but overall, he is controlling well.

Despite of what happened, I really want to thank God...

I thank God that I was around when this happened. I could not have imagine what will happen if only the helper and mom was around after seeing how mom reacted when she saw the blood!

I thank God that the way to the hospital was smooth and there was not much waiting before he was attended.

Lastly, I thank God that Zay managed the stitching procedure well, just with the numbing cream alone. ( A mother of 2 seated near us suggested that we should asked the doctor to put him to sleep during the procedure.)

Now, I just pray and ask God to grant Zayden a speedy recovery and that the wound will heal beautifully and the scar will not be noticeable. In Jesus' mighty name, Amen!

Alive! Outta This World Camp 2010

2010-12-10T08:56:00.002+08:00

Dropped off Zenden @ YWCA Fort Canning Lodge this morning. He definitely looking forward to this 2 days camp with all his church friends. (He woke up super early this morning!)
I know he will have an awesome time with his friends and teachers and importantly, an intimate encounter with Jesus..

Recent Activities : Hard Rock Hotel & Universal Studio 24.11.10 - 26.11.2010

2010-12-05T16:45:00.092+08:00

Few months back, hubby decided to book a 3 days stay with Hard Rock Hotel + a day visitation to Universal Studio for the family since we have no plan to travel this December holiday. This will be a short trip for the family. The children really looked forward to the day we checked into the hotel...."WoW! Cool!!" was the first word that came out once the lift opened and out we stepped into the Hard Rock Hotel lobby.

Day 1: Hard Rock Hotel Check-In

Of cos, I was busy snapping away ....

The nice picture right behind the reception counter

Hey, this is how the ceiling look like. LOL!

Just outside the hotel enterance

This Rock shop does not belong to our church tho :-)

See my prince relaxing on this cool chair!

"One beer, please." - Like real....

What's these Bling Bling? Diamonds in the lift??

Our room 521

Cozy bed...the bed is EXTREMELY nice to ZzZzzz

Toilet

Nice background but who would guess it is a Male Toilet..

We had our lunch @ Hard Rock Starz Restaurant (Buffet)

Salad, anyone?

After lunch, the children head straight to pool...

We went for a walk in the evening, this was taken in Festive Hotel, aren't they beautiful?

Help!!! This snake is eyeing on me *cry*

Are you that hungry, boys?

Err...What is Adam & Eve doing here??

We are heading to Sentosa...

The Underwater World...

Heading for the kart...

Shopping around and spotted this nice candy shop...

See, I have lotz of candies to eat :-)

Our dinner @ Hard Rock Cafe...

Day 2: Universal Studio...

Group Photo

Giman Beauty & Wellness

2010-11-13T09:48:00.005+08:00

My sister-in-law blessed me with a facial & massage session in Giman Beauty & Wellness last month. However, due to the children examination, I only get to use it 2 days ago. I booked the session at their new outlet located at Boon Keng.

I did the Oxygen Moisturizing Treatment (facial) which took about 1 hr 45mins and Lymph Drainage Treatment (massage) which took 45 mins.

Here's my review :

The lady (Judy) who did my massage is a Filipino. Her gentle hands stroke to & fro my tired body and all of a sudden, I thought I landed in heaven...seriously. It has been a long time I had a whole body massage and as she tackled my problem areas, I felt some pain tho but like she said, "No pain no gain. Why pay money to get people to touch touch you only!" She told me many of her customers complained and even scolded her for the first time when she attended to them (bec. the massage is causing them pain) but she stick by her principle, to give the best service to the customers...she wants them to be well. And true enough, after a few session, the pain lessen and eventually they enjoy every session with her then. An old lady with walking problem is now walking better...from her conversation, I learnt something. Many people give up on something because it cause them discomfort or inconvenience. Many of them still struggling with their problem today but only those who persevere, they bear fruits that give them greater relief like the old lady who cannot walk at first and now walking well. I believe God will us to persevere, be it in our walk with him, be it in any problem or trial in our life, be it an yet to-be answered prayer...God will us to persevere. In Roman 5:3-4, it says We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance [perseverance]. And endurance [perseverance] develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.

God wants to build our character, maybe we don't see or understand His way but the bible says His ways is higher than ours so I learn to place my trust on Him.

Back to the review before I got carried away...haha!

For the facial, it is more or less the same offered in other beauty centers. The extraction of blackheads is bearable. The only thing I don't really like is the mask which they used - the rinse off type. I personally preferred the peel off type and they do not masked the neck area :-(

Overall, I am pretty satisfied with their services, the only thing that hinder their perfection is they only entertain package customers (exclude first timer), which means they only takes in customer who sign up package with them. They do not provide Ala-Cart service.

NPVC Art Competition Prize Ceremony

2010-11-03T21:44:00.011+08:00

We attended NPVC Art Competition Prize Ceremony @ Lasalle College of Art on 23/10/2010.

Zenden was given a free workshop by Lasalle College of Art for winning in their recent Art Competition. This was our first time there and by the look of the building structure, you know this is the place where ART comes alive.

To our surprise, besides the trophy, NPVC also awarded him S$110 worth of Popular vouchers and a beautiful set of Art materials. We jokingly told Zen..."Good lah, can use that money to buy you assessment books for next year." I bet you can imagine how his face look after hearing that right? haha...

Top 10 winners trophy

Group photo together

Lasalle College of Art

Zayden's 5th Birthday Celebration

2010-10-22T20:57:00.014+08:00

We celebrated Zayden's birthday in school today. It's an early celebration for him since he is not able to celebrate it on 29/10/2010 due to school rehersal for coming concert.

We thank God for good weather today. Though it was raining in the afternoon, the weather was cool :) and I could see the children exciting faces especially when Charlie started his balloon performances.

Brother Charlie is good with kids and he can really made the children go "Wild". We got to know him as we attended the same care group together. He was kind to bless the children with extra time, showing them some magic and the children was really enjoying themselves.

Here's some pictures we took...

Friends singing "Happy Birthday" songs for children celebration their birthday today

Blowing Candles..."Yeah! I am FIVE!"

Hee Hee...C-H-E-E-S-E!

Here's Uncle Charlie..

All listening attentively :-)

Funny shots...my teeth nice??

Oh dear...what is Uncle Charlie going to do to me??

My Zenden Kor Kor is here too.

I look like BOSS anot?

My Toy Story Birthday Cake

Cake cutting ceremony.

Friends singing Birthday song to bless me..so happy!!

Holy Spirit - Spirit of Truth.

2010-10-18T09:27:00.004+08:00

John 14:26 ( Amplified Bible )

But the Comforter (counselor, helper, intercessor, advocate, strengthener, standby ), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name (in My place, to represent me and act on My behalf), He will teach you ALL things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.

The first part of this verse sound no stranger to me. For some reason, my eyes set upon John 14:26 this morning. So I looked and read this verse.

I said in my heart, "Yes, Lord...I know God send the Holy Spirit to teach me ALL things and I know All means ALL."

My heart prompted, "Read Again" and I was like...?????...

I am sure I know this verse but since my heart felt prompted, I read it once more.

Same.Still very much the same... I thought.

Then came the prompting..."Is that all? See carefully."

I started to question myself from within...did I miss out something? So I read it once more, this time, S-L-O-W-L-Y.

"I saw something, Lord!". You said, "The Holy Spirit will also REMIND me everything You have told me!"

Hey, this last line has been there but I don't seem to notice it till this morning.

Thinking back, indeed. When I am faced with a situation in the past, somehow, I am reminded of a certain verse in the bible. I am reminded of what God has to say about my situation in His word. It is the Holy Spirit working and He is reminding me of all that God has said in His word.

Awesome!

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth and He will guide me into all truth. And not only that, the Holy Spirit will remind me that everything Jesus have told me. Amen!

"I Sing Hosanna"

2010-10-17T20:42:00.002+08:00

Had an awesome time in church yesterday evening.

We attended "I Sing Hosanna" Live Praise & Worship event for the first time...the whole atmosphere was awesome. Everyone lifted Jesus' name in unity, giving our best to the Lord. In the midst of singing, I pictured the Lord smiling from heaven and angels singing alongside with us! This is indeed a wonderful time we had.

Sacrifice by Bob Fitts...

2010-10-12T09:14:00.003+08:00

Wanted to share this beautiful song here...first time heard in church on Sunday and I can't help but tears....

Lord Jesus, I just wanna thank you for so loved us.....

Random..

2010-10-02T10:10:00.005+08:00

Zenden was in the hospital for the past 5 days for high fever and finally he is discharging today. Praise God!

For the past five days, I have been rushing to and fro from the hospital as Terence was away on a business trip. Yes, it is tiring, especially having to stay overnight in the hospital and rushing to work the next day. Although I was physically drained, yet I find myself sustaining well. I find strength somehow...and I know it's God who is backing me from behind. I prayed and ask Him for strength and He is faithful to do that.

My sis-in-law said I am stronger now a days and she even called me "Wonder Woman" but what she didn't know is How great my God is. I have changed to be stronger ever since Jesus entered my life. I used to cry and worry when children are not feeling well and ever since Jesus lives in me, I learned to cast all my care to Him. I know He will take care of everything for me because He loves me.

I may not understand why things are happening but I know that God is on my side. The bible says so and I believe. I serve an Awesome God. All praise and glory unto Jesus alone!

Food We had in Hokkaido...

2010-09-25T17:14:00.013+08:00

seafood, SeaFood & SEAFOOD!

For seafood lovers, Hokkaido is definitely a place for you cos you will get to eat all you want especially Hairy CRABS!

Sorry for the long delay...yes...Journey is long from Ainu Museum to the seafood area. *Just Joking*

Have a good look at the seafood...drool right?

Squids..

Can you see, the crabs are BIGGER than my head! >.<

My Favourite Strawberries.

You get to choose the seafood you want & the restaurant will cook for you.

Fear Factor??

Warm, yummy steamboat.

It's a SURPRISE!

2010-09-09T20:44:00.014+08:00

Backdated Post: 3th Sept 2010

We gave Zenden a BIG surprise on Friday. :-)
We secretly made arrangement with Mr Yeo to give him a surprise party in school today. Nice Mr Yeo even extended the recess time to 45 mins for the celebration.

Woke up early in the morning to prepare the food, together with my helper. How's the presentation, pass?? keke...
I am so happy that the children ate up most of the food. No wastage.

I got to chat with some of Zenden's friend and it was nice to mingle around all these chatty boys.

So did Zenden caught in the surprise? OF COURSE! haha!

Egg Sandwiches, Nuggets & Fish balls

Fried Bee Hoon

Goodie Bags

Group Photo

Cake Cutting.

I CAN READ!

2010-09-09T09:27:00.003+08:00

2 days ago, I took Zayden to ICR for an assessment. After some researched, I decided on ICR. I Can Read (ICR) provide continuous programmes designed to support children from a young age who are just starting out on their (reading) literacy journey and to empower older children who need to learn how to use phonological awareness in order to become good readers.

The assessment took about 15 mins and 2 teachers were in the room with us. One teacher (Catherine) actually took out a list of word and tested him a few base on it. Zayden managed to answer some. Catherine then told me that Zayden will be suitable to be place under their PRP (Prelim Reading Programme).

Does it sound like I am a Kiasu parents? Some may feel that I am starting him off too early but personally, I know my main purpose of enrolling him. I wanted to encourage him to have the interest in reading because giving him a right foundation in his early childhood will help him in the later part of his primary school life.

I realised nowadays, many children speak good English. However, a child who speak well doesn't mean he can write well. A lot of time, a child who do well in creative writing spend time reading..and reading is one way to help a child in his writing. I believed in nurturing children.

The course fee is not cheap but I think it is worth the investment.

But of cos, I truly depend on God's grace and I believe God provides my children with wisdom. I know that as I do my part to steward them, God will do the rest because He loves us.

Zenden's 9th Birthday @ Marina Jack's Place

2010-09-08T22:06:00.019+08:00

The family celebrated Zenden's 9th Birthday last Saturday @ Marina Jack's Place.

Zenden's Birthday Gift - Chelsea Jersey from dad & mum.

NPVC Children's Art Competition 2010

2010-09-07T09:32:00.002+08:00

Praise God for His favour.
Zenden won the top 10 in the NVPC Children's Art Competition 2010.
The school submitted the artwork without me realising it and last week, NVPC contacted Zenden through the school number and informed him about the winning. They will post a mail soon to advise further on the details of winning.

It is indeed God's unmerited favour. Thank you, Lord!

The Ainu Museum (Porotokotan)

2010-07-19T19:04:00.028+08:00

Come, let me bring you to our next destination, The Ainu Museum!

"Ainu" is originally an Ainu word meaning, "Human". The Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido with their own culture and language, had lived in Hokkaido, the northern part of Japan's Tohoku region, Southern Sakhalin and Chishima Island before those areas were developed by Japanese and Russian settlers.

The Ainu settlement, which originally in Shiraoi's urban district, was moved and restored at the shores of Lake Poroto in 1965 to form this outdoor museum to preserve and exhibit the Ainu's cultural assets. The facilities include five cises (a thatched house), a museum, a botanical garden and an animal barn. This museum is popularly known as Porotokotan, which means a large lakeside village.

Take a pix b4 entering..

Hmm...let's look at the map for direction

Aren't we fierce?

Traditional Ainu Folk Dance

Enjoying the Vanille Milk Ice Cream

Beautiful Lake...

The bears look like REAL, right?

Royce

How abt this bear? Look real? It is REAL!!!

Garden

Look @ the calmness of the stream...Beautiful....

Hee Hee, That's all for today..Stay Tune!

Tokyo Narita Airport

2010-07-19T18:29:00.014+08:00

These was taken in Narita Airport while waiting for transit to Hokkaido...

Our Japan Trip Photos~!

2010-07-18T20:29:00.007+08:00

Hi all, finally...and so sorry for the delay in posting these photos. When I opened up my photo folder, I got a SHOCK! Don't worry, the photos are still intact :-) only that I did not realise we took so many pictures during this trip and wonder how long it will take me to upload all of them here. So, I guess I will have to do it in parts..hope u don't mind :-)

Needless to say, below was taken in Singapore Changi Airport...

Queuing to Check In

On the Plane

Parents & aunties..

Landed in Japan!

Facebook

2010-07-18T20:17:00.002+08:00

Just signed up as Facebook user. Hmm...wonder if I will sign in often tho, cos I still prefer to blog. Ha!

Well oh well...I guess it's no harm to sign up for one since everyone claims that it is good. Ask me again in a month time, I will tell you how I feel abt it ya :-)

Racing with TIME

2010-07-16T10:17:00.005+08:00

Tons of work left undone.

I felt like I am in a race with TIME this week.
I wanted to accomplish all the work but the more I rush myself, the more like “It was undone”. Have you been there before?

I asked Lord for strength, something I needed most from Him this week and He is faithful to do so. Whenever I felt drained, I drew strength from Him. Otherwise, how you think I can “TAHAN” till now?

Zayden was admitted to hospital last Friday for vomiting & stomache. It all happened on Thursday when he came back from school. Around 5 plus, he started complaining tummy pain. Without delayed, I fed him some medicine but the pain did not seem to go. Later that evening, he started throwing. He vomited badly until there was "nothing" left for him to throw out but acid juices. The poor boy looked pale, his face is as white as snow.

We brought him to TMC 24 hrs clinic and doctor admitted him later that same evening. I thank God that he felt better after that and the pain gradually lessen. As I was coping between hospital & work, I thank God for His grace and His words. The word that rises up inside me was..."Take a step at a time, My grace is sufficient for you."

As I learned to rest on these words, I realised every needful work is done one by one. At times when we are at our weakest, God's word give us strength. It's like taking medicine. As I feed on His words, His power is working inside me, strengthen my spirit, guiding me to victory. All Glory unto God~

Prayer

2010-07-08T09:24:00.005+08:00

Lynette Hagin’s message spoke to me this morning. In her message, she brought my attention back to prayer. As I read on, I realized that I am just one of those she mentioned.

She said too often, things aren’t accomplished in our life because we don’t ask! Some people only ask God for things when they get into trouble. Sound familiar? I am one of them.

I know I need to pray as much as I could and I do pray but still, sometimes, prayer became my last resort. I paused and think…why is it so? I realized many times, I tend to try to solve the problem myself. Be it at work or handling children, I tend to try this and that and….then finally; I knew I just had to pray about it. Finally had to pray about it? You see, prayer became my last resort when it odd to be the first. Even at this point of writing, I have to keep reminding myself about what God says about prayer.

Prayer is so important that God commanded us in His word to pray.

1) Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit…(Eph 6.18)
2) Pray without ceasing (1 Thess 5:17)
3) I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting (1 Tim 2:8)

When God keep repeating His point, there is something really important that He is trying to put across to us. I truly believe that our God is all out to bless us. The bible says that the Holy Spirit will show us things to come (John 16:13), but how can God warn us something if we never talk to Him? If we spent more time in prayer, we would be able to pray on the offensive instead of having to pray on the defensive when problems arise. When we enter into a life of prayer, the Lord will show us things to come!

So, let’s make prayer a source of continual communication between God and us. Let’s pray without ceasing. Amen.

Children's Season @ Singapore Art Museum

2010-07-05T09:57:00.023+08:00

Singapore Art Museum entrance

Walter's Garden

Floribots - Giant Flowers

Resting area

The Enchanted Forest!

Resting @Mushrooms area :)

LifeGuards on Duty!!!

Merlion? Whoo...

What's the Score? Good Jump!

Eeeee....What's that?

Rest again ?!?

Hey, can u see us?

Mirror Mirror on the Wall, who is the fairest of them all?

Not again....oh...it's made of resin...I learnt something!

Woah...Gucci bag!

Yum...Chocolates, who left it here!?!?

Bugs...hmmm...interesting!

The Funky Forest & Daisies

We can 'grow' our own trees...Amazing!

Stream of water, we can use it to 'water' our trees.

Last Saturday, we bought the children to the Singapore Art Museum. There is an exhibition going on from now till 18th July 2010 for the kids - Art Garden.

Surprisingly, the crowd was more than what I expected but my reason for bringing them there was to let them expose themselves to contemporary art in a fun and relaxing environment. It was indeed an eye-opener for them and myself too.

We ventured into The Enchanted Forest where sheep fly and imaginary animal roam freely. Next, we hopped into The Funky Forest and Daisies, and discover how movement will make streams 'flow' and trees 'grow'.

We then marched down into this surreal world of stop motion animation that blur fact and fiction. Oh yes, not forgetting Floribots, an award winning work featuring over 100 giant robot flowers that 'grow' before your very eyes from a bud until they 'bloom' pink and yellow.

The children also had a good time @ Walter's Garden, a creative playground where children can learn about colours, shapes and develop psychomotor skills through play.

Happy Anniversary, Dear!

2010-07-03T08:59:00.002+08:00

Happy Anniversary, Dear!
2nd July 1998 - The day I said, "I Do". *Smile*

For these 12 years as husband and wife, I thank you for your understanding and love towards me and the family. Of cos, there were times we argued, times we disagree with each other, times we had cold wars but despite of that, your love towards the family and me never go any lesser.

Now with Christ as the center of our life and marriage, which I really thank God for...LOVE, PEACE, JOY filled our home more and more. :-D

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Last night, we left the children at night and went on a date together. Something which we don't do quite often ever since we have children. Well, I must say the feeling was good...hmm...like going back into courtship time.

Yesterday was a special day for both of us. It's our 12 years Wedding Anniversary so hubby decided that we should take a break and go for a simple dinner + movie together. So we ended up in Bishan, catching the 8.30 show - Karate Kid. Had a simple yet satisfied dinner at Din Tai Fung. It is not really about where we go or what we had. It's really about the quality time we have even if it is just a short few hours. I thank God for blessing our time together.

By the time the show ended, it was almost 11pm. I did not expect the show to be that long really. But It was a nice show. The kids were asleep by the time we reached home. Perhaps it's because we told them that we will be out celebrating, not a single call from them while we were out last night. Haha!
We wanted the children to know the importance of celebration, be it Birthdays or Anniversary because in God's kingdom, there's always celebration. Most importantly, they will learn and do likewise with their families in the future.

We're Back!

2010-07-01T09:45:00.002+08:00

Hi Guys, We're back!!!

Please forgive me for not able to post up all the pictures now as this week I am super.....super....busy. Having to clear my office work and having SIWW show (Singapore International Water Week) this week is too much at a go.

Hey, but I promised I will do it soon once the SIWW is over. By the way, I do managed to take pictures of Lavender. One word - Beautiful!

So stay tune...once again, my apology for the delay.

Count Down to Hokkaido

2010-06-16T14:42:00.003+08:00

Just 2 more days our family are leaving for Japan. The children are really looking forward for these trip. They have been counting down since last week. This time, we are covering Hokkaido. Do you know why the kids are excited? What else...they have been told that they are able to play Animal Kaiser over in Japan! Compare to Singapore, Japan is way ahead in version. They are currently at version 10 now where Singapore is only version 3. Aiyo, I can already imagine them can't take their hands off the machine there.

Oh well, to be positive, it's really not a bad idea too if they have them in the shopping mall cos that would mean I will have time to do my SHOPPING. Haha!
I told hubby just few nights back, "Dear ar, if they have game arcade in the shopping mall, you bring the kids there to play hor, then I can have peace shopping." keke...

I really love Japan not because of all the nice stuffs there, tho I do love it but most of all, I love the weather, their friendly customer service and Food. I love Japanese food the MOST! and one good thing is both children love Japanese food so I won't have much problem settling their meals. I heard that the Hokkaido Crab is super duper NICE! Something I must try.

We will also be visiting the Kitaichi Glass shop, Music Box Museum @ Otaru as well as the famous Chocolate factory @ Sapporo. Hopefully, I will be able to capture nice pictures of Lavender, like the one I posted here...it reminds me of our Father's creation.

I will bring back more pictures to be posted here and share with all of you. So, stay tune ya!

~Beautiful~

My favourite Japanese food!

Our Spirit, Our Soul

2010-06-10T10:36:00.002+08:00

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You are the peace that guards my heart
my help in time of need
You are the hope that leads me on
and brings me to my knees

For there I found You waiting
And there I found release
So with all of my heart I worship
And unto You I sing

For You alone deserves all glory
For You alone deserves all praise
Father we worship and adore You
Father, we long to seek Your face

For You alone deserves all glory
For You alone deserves all praise
Father we love You
And we worship You this day.

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Before I got saved, I used to think soul & spirit are the same. Whenever people say "soul", I would think that they are referring to our spirit. But after I got saved, I began to see that they are different because the bible say so.

"Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thess 5:23)

Here, it clearly states that they cannot be the same. It would be just as scriptural to say that the body and the soul are the same (Of Cos, we know a body is a body...it can't be soul), as it would be to say that the spirit and the soul are the same.

The truth is further elaborate in Hebrew 4:12 where the bible says the Word of God is so powerful that soul & spirit can be divided. So now it is obvious that spirit and soul are 2 different dimension.

Many people in this world are still not knowing these but the Truth is in God's Word. Only when you truly understand, it will help your spiritual growth immeasurably. Only then, you understand why the bible emphasis so much of our spirit - our inner man.

Kenneth Hagin simplify these to help us understand the three dimensions of Man.

1) With my body I contact the physical realm.
2) With my spirit I contact the spiritual realm.
3) With my soul I contact the intellectual and emotional realms.

Do you see the different?

Man is a spirit. The spirit is the part of man that knows God. Man possesses a soul - the intellect, the sensibilities, the will. And man lives in a body.

So why are our spirits important? Because the spirit is the part of man that knows God (God is Spirit ~John 4:24). With my spirit I contact my Father in the spiritual realm.

Random Pictures

2010-06-08T20:37:00.007+08:00

These pictures were taken @ home while playing...

These pictures were taken some time back at Bishan Park Restaurant, together with Cindy & Family.

These pictures were taken over the weekend. Had dinner with my brother and his family at Newton Circle, followed by shopping at United Square.

Letter to God

2010-06-01T15:07:00.003+08:00

Dear Lord,

I want to thank you for your grace. The grace which you have given me this morning to put the right word across to my child. I want to confess that I am at a lost this morning but I thank you that you have reminded me that you are with me and I can always bring up my request, my concern to you through prayer. Truly, after casting my burden unto you, I feel the peace inside me. I never forget what Pastor Lian said..."We have a big God, don't live like we have no God." Indeed, Abba...you are the maker of heaven and earth, nothing is too big for you.
I am so glad that I obey the spirit to pray. Only when I am restful, I can be led by the holy spirit and follow whatever He place in my heart to speak. Throughout the conversation, there was no raising of voice, only gentle speech and it brought both of us tears.

The word of God says "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways..." Lord, I believed because Your words are truth. Amen.

Nothing Without Faith

2010-05-15T10:32:00.003+08:00

I love what I read this morning. Here is what it says:

Grace is God's hand giving; Faith is man's hand receiving.

Faith possesses what Grace provides.

Grace is God's part; Faith is Man's part.

Everything God demands of man can be summed up in one word: Faith.

Without Faith it is impossible to please God.

The just shall live by Faith.

~Blessing~

.Snap, Snap, Snap Part 2 .

2010-05-13T16:27:00.009+08:00

Zayden went 2nd round of shooting today cos the Director,Christine, was not satisfied with the first round shots. So, here it is...Round 2!

That's all for now, Folks! Stay Tune~ *Smile.Wink,Smile*

SA1 This Week

2010-05-10T10:45:00.002+08:00

SA1 starts this week. Today is English Paper 2, follow by Chinese P2, Mathematics & Science.
At the time of my writing, English P2 has ended. *Hurray!*

I can tell that many parents are stress out during this week. Well, I understand cos I myself, honestly, are tired. Not so much of "Stress" but having to sit at the study table revising schoolwork with Zenden daily after returning home from work is really tiring.

Sometimes, I really wish that I can have that "Bo Chap" attitude, leave him to handle his own schoolwork but in the end, I always end up "Chap~ing"..Haiz...I believed I am not the only one lah, many parents are just like me. We "Care too much".

I don't remember my mum "chap~ing" me so much in my schoolwork when I was young and I still survived, still managed to pass and move on. But now, my turn being parent, I seems to "Chap" alot...LOL! No wonder people say, "No matter how old are your children, in your eyes, they are always children." - Guess it is right.

I always remind myself to care for their schoolwork but not "Stress" in their schoolwork. God's word plays an important reminder...

All your children shall be taught by the Lord..Isaiah 54:13

Only knowing that, I learn to rest because God say so himself, He will teach them, He is their Teacher, He is their Wisdom. As for me, my part is to coordinate with the Lord by flowing along with Him.

.Photos .

2010-05-08T20:27:00.010+08:00

So...finally I got back 8 photos from the agent. :-) & as promised, here it is....

SIL said Zayden was tired at the end of the taking. Overall, he followed instruction well & he enjoyed himself very much :D

.Snap, Snap, Snap .

2010-05-07T11:36:00.002+08:00

Zayden was busy busy choosing his favourite clothes since last night. He was excited as my Sis-In-Law (SIL) is going to bring him to the model agency to have his photo done up this afternoon. Thank God, this is for free. The agent will then place his picture in their portfolio for production house selection for any future advertisement or magazines modelling.

This boy really loves posing and since the time when he knows that he is going for the photo shot, he has been posing at home for us to see. LOL!

Well, I take it as a good experience for him to expose himself and since he loves to pose, I believed he will enjoy his time there. And if God is blessing him with an assignment, his first fruit (paycheck), we will tithe back to the Lord, to bless the Lord and thanked Him for everything.

** I hope I get to keep 1 or 2 pictures. Promise to share if I do get..heehee.

Have A Break, Have A Laugh!

2010-05-05T17:13:00.004+08:00

Here I am now counting down to next Thursday (13th May 2010) - End of SA1!

Just a video clip for you kids who are taking examination...have a good laugh and study hard :)

Throw Off The Burden to Him!

2010-05-03T11:11:00.004+08:00

I am in the midst of reading this book "How to live Worry-Free", a book by Kenneth Hagin Jr.
I believed I did not pick up this book at the Rock Book store by accident. As I began to read, I felt God has something to say to me which I have seem to miss many a time.

I know God's word clearly states that We are to cast ALL our care upon the Lord, for He cares for us. (1 Peter 5:7) I knew this verse long before, but I have missed something and that is I DID NOT obey completely! Many times, I only cast certain issues upon the Lord, issues which I think is important enough...but I have missed the point!

As God opened my eyes to read AGAIN, I realised that He did not say "Certain issues" but "ALL". And when God says "ALL", He meant EVERYTHING!

And what happened when I obey and do that?

Cast your burden on the Lord. and He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
- Psalm 55:22 -

This is the first time I SAW that. Thank you, Lord!

So, God is saying...I hold up my end of my bargain, so to speak, by casting my burdens on Him, and let Him [God] hold up His end of the bargain. My part is to do all the casting, and He is to do the sustaining! Hallelujah!

Our God Heals...Hallelujah!

2010-04-26T16:49:00.003+08:00

MY JESUS is AWESOME!

Praise be to God.

Mom attended the Healing service in church for her first time. She was led by Holy Spirit to move forward to receive healing during the service. Thank God for her obedience and who knows, God had planned to restore her health to wholeness. Thank you, Jesus.

Mom had problems with digestion of food for many years. At times, it turned out so bad that she could hardly eat, fearing the indigestion burning sensation around her chest area. It is either she would skip a meal or she would just take some light snack whenever this happen. She has been to doctors and no medication helps completely heal her of this problem. The healing is all temporal and the problem will comes back all over again.

During the service, I believed she simply received God's goodness by putting her faith in Jesus' finished work and her healing manifested! Just like THAT!! Too good to be true, right? but it's TRUE!

She did not tell me she was healed until weeks later. Oh man! How could she not share this awesome testimony! She simply told me, "I am healed and God healed me. Now I eat what I like and no problem at all. No more bloatedness, no more feeling the burn at the chest."

WoW! I am so happy and thankful to Daddy God for His Grace.

Here, let me share this Awesome Song by Bob Fitts. He was leading us in worship during last 2 weeks service and this is one of his beautiful song. Enjoy!

2010-04-13T17:06:00.002+08:00

This is my favourite song.

It never fails to make me tears each time they sing this during service.

And true enough, no one can compare to you Lord Jesus! You are.....Magnificent!

Press on.

2010-04-13T08:59:00.007+08:00

This photo reminds me that our God's hand is never too short to reach out to anyone. Beautiful photo, isn't it?

This morning I have much comfort after reading my daily devotion. The message came at the right time. It is written in Acts 16:31

So they said," Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."

It goes on saying that when God got me saved, He didn't just have me in mind. He had my whole family in mind. How gracious and loving our Lord is!

As I looked back, I saw His marvellous work done for our household .We have certainly opened a big door for God to move into our family's life and to touch every member of our family which include our parents and siblings!

We will not cease praying for the salvation of our extended family members. We continue to lift them in prayers, truly trusting God because He knows how to reach out to them. So like us, if you have love ones whom have yet to come to the Lord, don't be discourage, continue to pray and trust God. Trust His word in Act 16:31 because our God cannot lie! ( My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. -Psalm 89:34-

Something to think about..

2010-04-09T13:15:00.003+08:00

I received this in my mailbox this morning and so wanted to share with all...

“I had intended …”
David had wanted to build a temple. And who better than he to do so? Hadn’t he, literally, written the book on worship? Didn’t he rescue the ark of the covenant? The temple would have been his swan song, his signature deed. David had expected to dedicate his final years to building a shrine to God.
At least, that had been his intention. “I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and for the footstool of our God. So I had made preparations to build it” (1 Chron. 28:2 NASB).
Intentions. Preparations. But no temple. Why? Did David grow discouraged? No. He stood willing. Were the people resistant? Hardly. They gave generously. Then what happened?
A conjunction happened.
Conjunctions operate as the signal lights of sentences. Some, such as and, are green. Others, such as however, are yellow. A few are red. Sledgehammer red. They stop you. David got a red light.
I had made preparations to build it. But God said to me, “You shall not build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.… Your son Solomon is the one who shall build My house and My courts.” (1 Chron. 28:2–3, 6 NASB, emphasis mine)David’s bloodthirsty temperament cost him the temple privilege. All he could do was say:
I had intended … I had made preparations … But God …
I’m thinking of some people who have uttered similar words. God had different plans than they did.
One man waited until his midthirties to marry. Resolved to select the right spouse, he prayerfully took his time. When he found her, they moved westward, bought a ranch, and began their life together. After three short years, she was killed in an accident.
I had intended … I had made preparations … But God …
A young couple turned a room into a nursery. They papered walls, refinished a baby crib, but then the wife miscarried.
I had intended … I had made preparations …But God …
I had intended … I had made preparations … But God …
What do you do with the “but God” moments in life? When God interrupts your good plans, how do you respond?
The man who lost his wife has not responded well. At this writing he indwells a fog bank of anger and bitterness. The young couple is coping better. They stay active in church and prayerful about a child. And what about David? When God changed David’s plans, how did he reply? (You’ll like this.)
He followed the “but God” with a “yet God.”
“Yet, the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me from all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a leader; and in the house of Judah, my father’s house, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.” (1 Chron. 28:4 NASB)
Reduce the paragraph to a phrase, and it reads, “Who am I to complain? David had gone from runt to royalty, from herding sheep to leading armies, from sleeping in the pasture to living in the palace. When you are given an ice cream sundae, you don’t complain over a missing cherry.
David faced the behemoth of disappointment with “yet God.” David trusted.
His “but God” became a “yet God.”
Who’s to say yours won’t become the same?

Lord is with me.

2010-04-08T10:35:00.004+08:00

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. - Psalm 107:19

I took this verse and give thanks to the Lord.
This was what happened to me yesterday. I was in trouble.
I thought I was smart. I bought a one way air ticket to KL yesterday to attend an exhibition in the afternoon. All along, I thought I will have no problem getting a return ticket back to Singapore in the evening over at the shuttle counter. I did it many times before and I HAD NEVER experience what I was about to experience.

I took a cab from the exhibition center in the evening to the airport. It was an hour journey and by the time I arrived at the shuttle counter, there was this gentleman sitting right at the counter saw me and asked, "What do you want?" Of cos, I told him I need to purchase a return ticket to Singapore. He then replied, "Full. All flight full." Now, he definitely was not an angel...very unhelpful and rude!

He then added, "Late flight, business class maybe."

Before I could say any...he continued, "I cannot sell you."

At this point, I really feel like strangling him...It was like build up hope and crashed it right on my face.

"Are you serving SQ only?" I asked.

"Yes."

"So, where can I check for Malaysia Airline?"

"You go down to level 3 to ask." He replied.

I then prayed within myself...not formal prayer...but just spoke saying,"Lord, I need you now..I need help, Lord." I made His presence very real, it was like He was really standing next to me.

When I arrived at level 3, I went to a counter and started asking. This time, the lady attended to me was very warm. She took the phone and started checking. Although she spoke in Malay language but from her expression, I knew it was not going to be a good news for me. True enough, she told me all the flight was full.

I was disappointed but under my breath, I was "Lord....."

Just then, one gentleman came...he asked the lady about the situation and then spoke some Malay language among themselves and turned to me smiling, "10.40pm flight, please wait I check."

Guess what...other lady sitting next to him said, "Ok..7.30pm flight." Hallelujah!
The man turned to me and say.."You are lucky."
I knew straight away...It is not, It's the Lord!
The lady told him that one customer last minute cancel his/her flight and so they are able to place me in for the 7.30 flight. PRAISE GOD!

It is not about Luck, It's whom you know you belong to. Amen, Thank you, Jesus!

Let's Sing..

2010-04-03T22:05:00.005+08:00

Ever hear Zayden sing Chinese song? Here's your only chance!

@@Well Done, Boy!@@

Woah~~~~!!!

2010-04-03T22:02:00.003+08:00

Eh...don't ask me who is the one standing next to Zenden. I don't know. His name is soooo difficult to pronounce...ask Zen if you got a chance, he knows the name!

Some Random Pictures

2010-04-03T21:56:00.007+08:00

Finally I took time to download these pictures from my handphone. These were taken months back, during one of the weekends... :- )

Keeping Coooool....

2010-03-22T09:18:00.002+08:00

Ice Cream. Most kids favourite. Likewise for Zen and Zay.

I used to control their intake on ice cream but lately, I have been giving them alot...and sure, they loved it and kept asking for more. What to do...both were down with HFMD and doctor advise me to feed them with cool stuff..."Err...like ice cream" to soothe their throat.

I followed the doctor advise and they happily intake, ask, intake more, ask for more...zzz. Honestly, I cannot deny that it does help and they are recovering well.

I want to give thanks to God for He is good, really good. During this tough week, He sustained hubby and myself. He gave us the strength to handle both children and most importantly, He answered prayers. Indeed He kept what He promises "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." (Mat 21:22)

Having ulcers in your mouth (especially the throat or tongue areas) is no joke...it can really cause you to lose your appetite and the feeling is painful. We prayed that God will remove the pain and discomfort and He really did! He is so awsome.

Throughout the week, they do not feel any discomfort or pain and Praise God, they still feed. The only discomfort they had would probably be the fever which took a few days to subside.

All in all, they are recovering well. All Glory to Jesus!

God's Grace

2010-03-15T09:46:00.002+08:00

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you,

that you, always having all sufficiency in all things,

may have an abundance for every good work.

~ 2 Corinthians 9:8 ~

I had this verse this morning and spent some time mediate on it. Each time I repeated, this verse goes deeper, deeper into my heart. I feel really bless.

I thank God for yesterday church service, which brought my awareness about meditating on God's word. Pastor taught us how to make every verse "our own" so that no one can steal that away from us.

"And God is able to make all (not some, is ALL) grace abound toward ME that I, ALWAYS HAVING all sufficiency in ALL things, may have an abundance for every good work."

I sowed this verse into my heart and it is now mine. Hallelujah!

Bad Sore Throat

2010-03-09T11:20:00.003+08:00

I am down with a bad bad sore throat this week.Urgh! Went to the doctor twice, to get my antibiotic changed. Sigh x2.
So what was wrong? This irritating sore throat just doesn't seem to go despite taking the antibiotic and the GP was suspecting that there might be ulcer around the throat area. He made me open my mouth, wide as a hippo, but still sees nothing :S

"The throat area is red...hmmm...maybe the ulcer will appear in another 2 or 3 days time. If it is so...*Sigh*...you need to suffer for another few more days!"

Oh man...that is the worst thing I ever want to hear! (Those of you who had this ulcer experience before would understand what I mean, IT IS PAINFUL!)

I am now refraining myself from talking so to let the throat rest & pumping in tons of water to soothe this painful throat!

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed....For You are my praise. ~Jeremiah 17:14~

Art

2010-02-26T13:59:00.003+08:00

I recently brought Zayden to our nearby CC to have a look at the art classes there. Surprisingly, I am rather impressed with their set up. Neat rows of tables and chairs with wall filled up with Children's artwork, in a nice air-conditioned room. After much consideration, I decided to sign him up at the CC last week & last sat was his first day there. He was really excited.

The class size was about 10, made up of age group from K1 to P3. Some were existing students and some were first timer just like Zayden. I stayed till the teacher arrived, just to get to know her and ensure that Zayden is comfortable to be under her guidance. Well, thank God, he seems to like the teacher. I left him shortly after reminding him to "Listen to the teacher".

The lesson lasted for 1.5 hours and when I got there to pick him up, I peeped through the window and saw him giving his artwork a final touch. I was happy to see that he enjoyed his lesson. Before we left...the teacher told me, "hmm...not bad his drawing..see?" (showing me his work). I thank God for encouraging teachers because their encouragement is important for building up a child's confident.

Zayden @ TMC 170210-190210

2010-02-19T16:40:00.004+08:00

First post after CNY...guess you are expecting some goody pictures from me but nah...I was busy for the past 2 days cos my young boy was warded to TMC for fever, diarrhoea and vomiting. That left both hubby & myself sleepless night as we attended to him.

Zayden was feeling unwell on the 2nd day of CNY. He started having fever in the afternoon and by night time, he was complaining about having tummy ache. We drove him to TMC 24 hours clinic and the doctor prescribed some medication to ease him. Throughout the night, he did not sleep well as the pain comes & go, followed by diarrhoea. We decided to head back to the clinic again, this time, took back more medication. The medication did not work well and he started to vomit this time round. We waited till morning to see how was he feeling but he seems to be whining more. Then again, we decided to go back to the doctor again.

This time, the doctor suggested that he should stay in since we have been going back to the clinic 3 times. Hubby was reluctant so we signed off a document to leave "at our own risk". Things did not get better for him, the cramp was attacking on & off that he started to cry... I felt so helpless that I could only watch & not able to help him in any way.

Finally, at 11 plus, hubby decided to bring him to Dr. Ang but her clinic was flooded with patients! In the end, we went back down to the clinic to request for admission. (This is a faster way since we already have the record there) Dr. Ang came later in the ward to examine and in no time, Zayden was put on drip. His stomach was too upset to take in any food or drink, putting on the drip was the only way to let his stomach REST. By night time, the pain was gone and he could intake a little bread and Milo. The next day, his drip was remove and we fed him some porridge to "Test the Market", his stomach was recovering and Dr. Ang finally said, "Discharge today!"

新年快乐

2010-02-12T08:57:00.004+08:00

Goooooood Morning! Today is the last working day before I take a 5 days break for the CNY. Yeah! Not so much on celebration but to truly REST. For the past few days, I have been busy delivering oranges to my customer located at North,South,East and West of Singapore.Yes, it is very "siong" to run around like this! Then, back at home, we were also preparing for the new year stuff like the goodies & packet drinks etc etc.

My father-in-law blessed us with NTUC voucher and that is a great saving for us this year. Thanks, Dad!
We had some new deco at home...first time ever, I bought pussy willow to display in our living room to add a little more "spark" to this NY season. (I realised it really brighten the mood of NY..hee)

Tonight, I will be preparing the ingredients for cake making tomorrow. As requested by my sis-in-law, to make a strawberry cake to bring over to my in-law house for makan. I have decided to make 2 since Zenden love to eat this too. That will keep me busy in the kitchen tomorrow.

Last but not least, my family wishes all a HAPPY & PROSPEROUS CHINESE NEW YEAR!

祝愿身体健康,心想事成

Oatmeal Cookies

2010-02-06T15:38:00.004+08:00

This week was really a busy week for me at work & home.
Our principle from UK was in Singapore and hence, I was busy entertaining him while he was here the last few days. Zenden was also having his topical test in school this week and we were busy revising all the schoolwork to prepare him for the test.

Finally, I have some time this afternoon to bake some cookies. I tried new stuff today - Oatmeal Cookies with Cranberries. Below are the pictures of the freshly baked...just out from oven.

Oatmeal with Cranberries

I just realised...1 more week to CNY! That's FAST!

And oh yes, Zayden had his first trial art lesson today. He really enjoyed himself and he brought home his crayon drawing, titled "funny house".

For sure it look funny... hmm...I can't really tell much from his drawing (that it is a house) but I can sense that his so called "Funny house" is full of laughter and joy...just by looking at the colour he chose and that is how it suppose to be in a children's world - Colourful, isn't it?

Funny house

Shopping @ Marina

2010-02-01T22:05:00.004+08:00

Finally I took the time to download all these past month pictures to blogger. Below are some pictures took last month while we were shopping @ Marina, using the mobile phone.

Cool huh..

I Love this Bike :-D

How do I look?

How about this angle?

Kinderart

2010-02-01T14:37:00.003+08:00

I was looking around for Art Classes which is suitable for Zayden's age group. I googled and a super long list of Art schools came rolling in for my selection. I short listed a few which I think is good and started to make phone calls to find out more.

After much consideration, I decided to bring Zayden for a trial class offered for free from Kinderart. Kinderart specialised in teaching young children from age 4-9. They worked with many kindergartens around Singapore. The Lady who attended to my call was really patient and I was impressed by their service. One additional advantage about Kinderart is that the teachers do arrange monthly outdoor excursion to allow the children to have a feel of outdoor painting. Parents are allow to join in and take it as a family gathering as well.

I have booked a place for the trial this weekend. Let's see if Zayden enjoy his trial lesson there...

Disney On Ice Is Coming!

2010-01-30T10:51:00.002+08:00

Disney On Ice is coming again in March 2010!
Not wanting to disappoint Zayden, I decided to bring the boys to the show during their term break in March. Zenden had been to watch Disney on Ice for a few times when he was young but not Zayden. He wasn't born then. So to be fair...I decided to bring him this time. At least, he experiences how it was like watching Mickey & Minnie skating on ice in the Indoor Stadium.

I browsed through the Sistic Website to check for discount (if any)...but found none. *LOL*
So, the terrible me decided to give a call to Sistic just to confirm..haha! (& YES, Confirm NO DISCOUNT! :-( ) I remembered having discount in the past but not sure why it is so different this time round. Anyway, with or without, I will still need to purchase the tickets.

Gave a call to hubby to confirm if he is coming along and his reply was funny!

Me: "Dear..Disney on Ice, u coming along?"
Hub: "Eh...how much?"
Me: "$40.50/ticket. Why ask...also not you paying.."
Hub: "No mah, if expensive, I don't go, at least can lighten your burden mah."
Me: "No different lah."
Hub: "then ok lor."

So thoughtful of him tho...haha...but going together as a family will certainly make the trip more fun for all. Bonding time is precious!

Sprained Right Ankle

2010-01-29T22:12:00.003+08:00

Zenden sprained his right ankle during his PE lesson yesterday. When Mr Yeo, his form teacher called, the first thought was "Oh, no..." cos usually teacher will only contact parents when our child is unwell or misbehave in school. Likely the case, unwell cos Zenden was on MC just 2 days before due to fever & stomach pain.

When Mr Yeo told me that he sprained his ankle, I thought it was just minor but I was wrong. When I arrived at the General Office to pick him, I was shocked to see his right foot bandaged like a dumpling! He couldn't stand and walked by himself. Luckily, his PE teacher, Mr. Guffur came to the rescue. He assisted me to carry him to the car. Wasting no more time, we (my MIL, Ah Yi & me) hurried him to the Chinese 跌打.

We waited for almost 40-45 mins before the 跌打师父 attended to us. Having looked at his leg, he untied the bandage and started using his mighty strength to pull his toes one by one. At this point, Zenden was already screaming + yelling + crying in the room. 2 more assistance came over immediately to assist. They were trying to hold on to his leg as he was struggling hard to resist. The cool look 师父 ignored him totally, continued to rub his ankle despite his screaming. In a while time, he said, "好了. 站起来走!"

I helped him out of the bed but Zenden was reluctant to stand properly, fearing the pain. When he placed his injured foot on the ground, the 师父 asked him to move forward. After much coaxing, he managed to move a step. Although it may be painful to walk, he will still have to try moving else, recovery would be more difficult.

Today, he is much more better. At least, he can walk slowly by himself in school.

Busy Weekend

2010-01-27T21:44:00.005+08:00

Not wanting to waste my weekend away, I settled to bake some cookies and here are some pictures of them.

Cornflakes Cookies

Close up

UM...Yummy "Quoted by Zenden"

Chocolate Cookies

Close Up

CNY Vs Valentine

2010-01-27T11:36:00.003+08:00

Valentine Day is drawing near. Yet, I hardly hear anyone talking about it. Instead, everyone is talking about Chinese New Year is coming soon...in just 2 more + weeks. Do you realise that? Perhaps, we are Chinese & so, Chinese New Year is more "Important" in the sense? I don't know. Personally, I don't really fancy CNY. To me, it is just a rest week for me, that's all.

Of all the occasions, I love Christmas Best. The overall feel of Christmas is just so nice. I used to enjoy Valentine's Day during school days. I remember all the girlfriends exchanging Rose with one another..weird right? not boys to girls but girls to girls..Haha! Then, as I entered into work force, I find not worthy to spend $$ buying flowers, especially on Valentine's Day tho it is nice to hold it while scrolling along Orchard Road. *LOL*

Of cos, there are people who think otherwise...else the Florists will all close shop:p

I would rather exchange the $$ spend on flower for food. Say I'm 贪吃 or whatever, I feel that it is more worthwhile to spend on food than something that will wither.

However this year, I don't think we got the time to celebrate Valentine Day mainly because there will be house visiting, a new way of celebrating Valentine with others.

Prince Of Peace

2010-01-25T09:56:00.006+08:00

I personally agree with the above. Have you ever experience to be in a absolute quiet room, a so called "peaceful" environment but yet you don't feel the peace which you should have? I have that feeling before. That time, I had a hard time getting to sleep in the middle of the night because inside me...I was worried. I was worried for Zayden blood test result which will reviewed to me the next day. My bedroom was quiet & peaceful but yet...I don't feel the peace.

I know I shouldn't be worrying because I serve a BIG God & He is in control of EVERYTHING.

But sometimes, when circumstances arises, it is hard and I believe God knows and that is why He give us a bible to fall back on. And the bible is God's word.

So that night, God's word helped me through. I did not open my bible because I do not want to disturb hubby rest. Tho I do not have my bible with me, God is still able to help me. He gave a verse that came in my mind and that is in John 14:27 - "Do not let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid."

Why did God say do not let our heart be troubled? Because He knows that if we allow that, peace won't flow in. In verse 26, God say "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives." Right after this verse, he continued by saying "Do not let your heart be troubled..."

Tho these are the verses that came to my mind, they are so real asif God is speaking right into me that night. I thus clung onto it and repeatedly repeat the verses in my head. Slowly, I felt the calm in my heart and fell asleep...

Good Stuff To Share

2010-01-22T08:47:00.005+08:00

Many of you know what is a Lady Finger and how it look like. Do you know the other name of Lady Finger? Yes? No? It is alright if you don't cos I am going to tell you now :-)
Lady Finger is also known as Okra. You can easily buy them from the market or any supermarket. It is easily accessible and maybe because of that, I have miss out the very valuable source of it's nutrition.

Last 2 weeks, I attended Delia's Church Wedding and I happened to be place seated together with Josie,David, Evon & Suat Ngoh. As usual, we eat and chat. I cannot remember what is the topic about but somehow or rather, we started to talk about food. It was during this time Evon began to share with me the Goodness of Lady Fingers. She asked if I did receive her email about this, I did but I was like holding that "Don't bother to read" attitude, thinking it was just another ordinary email. I told her honestly and I thank God that she wasn't unhappy with my reply but instead kindly told me, "oh..since we are here, let me tell you about it again."

She shared with us her testimony and soon...the whole table of us were all ears listening to her. You know what follow after that...all the "Wow", " REALLY!", " I GOT TO TRY IT" response were floating around the table.

Hubby and my mom began to try out and just last Monday, when my mom went for her routine check up, her blood pressure dropped from a high point of 150 to 106. A good sign!
Her sharing blessed us and so I hope to share this with you here so that you will be bless too.
Here is what you do...

1) Prepare an empty cup.
2) Take 2 Ladyfingers, Wash clean, cut both the head & tail off, leaving only the middle body.
3) Now you have got 2 pieces of middle body.
4) Further divide the middle body into 2. Now, you should have 4 smaller parts.
5) Place these 4 parts into your cup.
6) Fill it up with normal (room temperature) drinking water.
7) Make sure the water cover the entire lady fingers cos the fingers will kind of float after water is added.
8) Cover the cup & let it overnight. (It is the best to do it at night before you go to bed)
9) Drink the water the next morning when you wake up. (No need to eat the Lady Fingers, only consume the water.)

*Repeat the above steps daily.

It can help with the following health condition.

1) It helps relieve constipation.
2) It helps control blood sugar as it curbs the rate at which sugar is absorbed from the intestinal tract.
3) It helps in healing acid reflux.
4) It helps in treatment of urinary tract infections.
5) It contains insoluble fiber which keeps the intestinal track healthy.
6) Lady Fingers helps in reducing risks of deadly diseases like cancer.
7) Lady Fingers are especially beneficial for the control of colo-rectal cancer.
8) Human body is recommended to have a certain level of Vitamin B and Folic Acid. Half a cup of Lady Fingers provide nearly 10% of the recommended levels of Vitamin B6 & folic acid.

Some nutritional facts of Lady fingers:-

Half cup Lady Finger contains:
* Calories: 25
* Dietary Fiber: 2 grams
* Protein: 1.5 grams
* Carbohydrates: 5.8 grams
* Vitamin A: 460 IU
* Vitamin C: 13 mg
* Folic acid: 36.5 micrograms
* Calcium: 50 mg
* Iron: 0.4 mg
* Potassium: 256 mg
* Magnesium: 46 mg

My Father-In-Law has Diabetes and we encourage both parents to try this drink. They have just started this week. We will be able to share their result after their next routine check.

Side Note: You may drink this even you do not have any health condition. It can be for your general health care.

Singing Saints

2010-01-21T08:30:00.004+08:00

The P3 are given the privilege this year to explore their interest in any CCA. The boys have the chance to join any groups to see if they like that particular CCA before they give their confirmation by next year. For the past 2 weeks, I have been looking around for CCA which Zenden can join. Maybe you are wondering, why am I the one looking out for him? Isn't him suppose to go for what he like? Perhaps you may feel that I am not giving him much choice but to be honest, from his schedule, I guess it is only right for me to narrow down the list of CCA for him, else...he may be drain out in time to come.

I have opt out all the uniform groups because out of 5 school days, he need to stay back at least 2 days after school ( That have not include Sat )...So to say, out of 7 days...3 days are set aside for his CCA. One thing about St. Andrew is that they have longer schooling hours compared to the other schools. Every Monday to Thursday, they dismissed at 1.25pm and Friday 3.00 pm. Can you imagine, to stay back for afternoon practise for 2 more days can really tired him out. Moreover, all the P3 are having extra lessons after school every Thursday till 3.30pm so if I will to let him join those CCA, he is basically staying in school from 7am to 3.00pm almost everyday.

I thank God that Zenden is obedient to listen to my advise. After much consideration, I decided to let him go for Choir. My reasons :

1) The CCA timing is ok. Every Friday morning (During school hours) + 2 hours on Sat. morning.

2) The Choir include Drama stage performance, something which Zenden like.

3) St. Andrew is well-known for their Choir besides Rugby. The boys will also have the opportunity to embark on overseas exposure trips. They have been to Sydney,Brisbane and Japan in the past years.

After making the decision, I spoke to some of the parents. I found out they too have the same concern as me (so I am not the only one..Haha!) Guess what, most of them placed their boys in the Choir also. *LOL*

Zenden have attended 3 lessons thus far and as of today, he enjoy himself during his Choir practise. :-D

Spongebob

2010-01-20T09:10:00.002+08:00

The children love watching Spongebob cartoon. we have several CDs at home and it is almost like the children are so familiar with the cartoons till they are able to memorise the lines. Sometimes, I do watch together with them. I kinda of like Spongebob too because he gives me an impression that no matter how life is going or will be, he is always holding that Positive Big Smile on his face. His smile remind me of God. God will make all things beautiful in His time and we need to trust Him for that. :-D

"If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it." I hope you will feel blessed today.

Big Smile :D

2010-01-19T08:38:00.003+08:00

"Taaaaaaaaa-daaaaaaaa, Can anyone spot the difference?" No prize for those who got it right...haha! I made Zenden to have a quick shot with his mouth wide open....to show that his second incisor was extracted. Of cos, I have his permission to post this picture here. I took this picture to keep this cute look in memory. It's so call "Once in a lifetime" event. :-)

Gossip

2010-01-18T09:12:00.003+08:00

Have you ever gathered together with another 1 or 2 friends to show "Concern" about another friend of yours? Many times, we thought our discussion is a way of showing "Concern" to the other friend of ours but truly, most of the time, it is gossiping. Perhaps we don't realise that or perhaps gossiping is so common in this modern world, that we feel that there is nothing wrong to gossip.

Like many others, I also gossip. Sometime, it comes so natural that...I don't even realise it. I used to think it's ok, who don't gossip anyway? It was until I held a devotion book 2 nights ago that I began to realise "It is not OK!". The book belongs to Zenden and was on our desk. Thinking of doing some reading, I took it and flipped open the book and my eyes fell on this...

"But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken." - Matthew 12:36

These are the actual words from Jesus...and all along, I seems to miss out this sentence when reading the bible. However, that night, these words seem to "Shine Out" from the entire chapter. I paused. I paused for quite a while...reflecting on these words and started asking myself in my heart...Is that how I want when I come face to face with Jesus on my judgment day? Definitely NO!

Then, I was led to another in Proverb 11:13 which says "A gossip betrays a confidence...",
"When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise."-Proverb 10:19.

I think God want me to learn something. He is trying to tell me, what I think is OK, is not OK to Him even though the gossip seems harmless. He said it clearly in His words.

Now that He made His word clear, the ball is in my court to obey. Of cos, it is not going to be easy and that is why I need Him to help me to walk in obedience.

Birthday Celebration for Jeremiah

2010-01-17T17:01:00.005+08:00

Today, our class celebrated Jeremiah birthday. Together with the rest of the kids, we sang him the Birthday song. I did not get a cake this time round, having in mind the trouble to cut and distribute. So, decided on mini donuts so that the kids are able to take & go. Save time + Save paper plates = save environment. Yeah!

Lighted candle

Birthday Boy (first from the left)

Funny faces..

Simply Sweet!

2010-01-16T11:13:00.004+08:00

I love cupcakes, do you? I enjoy baking and giving these cuppies to others too. I realised when you give someone something which is "Sweet", they tend to be happier or at least, the smile on their face would be brighter. Agree?

Well, this is why I got my blogskin change. Wanted to brighten my readers' mood thru looking at the beautiful cuppies and of cos, wanted to share wonderful thoughts here. Nevertheless, we do at times blog something sad but afterall, who would want sadness > than happiness? None, I believe.

So, here it is. A brand new look *WINK*

Ollie & the Slurge

2010-01-15T11:22:00.002+08:00

Brand New & Original Production by I Theatre!

It's open for booking and tickets are selling fast!
Another production by I theatre which I will not miss to bring the boys.
I always feel that it's worth the money to bring them to watch such educational show. It teaches them to love environment and care for the earth.

Don't know where to bring your kid during March holiday? Why not, go for this..I am sure they will love it!

Having said that, I better book mine fast before it's too late. *hee hee*

"Ugly Ducking" Stage

2010-01-13T09:27:00.004+08:00

Zenden's deciduous teeth (aka milk teeth) was extracted out on Monday. His maxillary central incisor was very shaky since weeks ago. I asked him to get it out once and for all in his school dentist but he simply refused.
He left me with no other choice but to make an appointment with DP Dental to get it out on Monday afternoon. I must say the dentist who attended to him - a real professional. What makes me say so? cos she can make up story while she is working on his tooth, just to distract him from the pain. It takes her abt less than 5 mins to get it done. In other words, I am paying $45 to listen to her 5 minutes story. *LOL*
After examined, she told me that his other incisor is also going to fall out soon, in about another 1 to 2 weeks time. So I turned to Zen...

Me: "Boy, how about extract the other one now since we are here?" (Actually I wanted to save on the consultation charges...haha)

Zen: " No............" (knitting his eyebrown)

Expected to get that response. >.<

So next Monday will be another round of story telling. *LOL*