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By the grace of God, I bring to you my world of thoughts, my humbled self. These are my ramblings which go on as the time flees, with love that stays.
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Saturday, 26 December 2009

What a Wonderful Christmas!

Photo log is the easiest when it comes to explanation of what happened. I had a great Christmas celebration, though not with 101 friends in a huge Christmas party. But with true friends for sure!

After Christmas mass, taken with Chris and Golo - the Altos.



With Evelina, my student. Her sister, Adelina, is in the choir...



With the brothers, Lionel and Charles. I hope I got his name correct..


My anak Vania... So cute right, she?


Another shot with her. I only get to see her twice a year, during Christmas and Easter, when she comes with her uncle. But I enjoyed every single minute spent with her, though it is short. Hehe! Wish I could spend more time with her, but well... I'm not close to her real family... Wait till she grows up to be a lovely young lady... Oh my... then I will be a real Aunty Cindy eh~ Haha!


Cheryl Chan and Cindy Chan. Hehe.. I think we can pass off as sisters, don't you think so?


Ahah! Kor kor Adrian and me... The bass/baritone in Choir.


Joanna siao mei mei and me! Hehe!


With Mrs. Wong, Ian, and future fadoo Joshua (lama lagi but it is a hope). Hehe!!


Von Teo and me after mass...


Conz and me after mass! Love her yellow dress!


Bishop asked us to reflect on the birth of baby Jesus as the beginning of our salvation. This is the real gift of Christmas. May Christmas begins not only in the crib but deep inside our hearts.


My another anak - Ian Sebastian, and his two front teeth.


While opening present... Ian and mommy - Josephine.


Nice potrait of the year!


With my twin, Irene, in friend's house.


It was a deep reflection time during this Christmas. To have come to where I am now, there were struggles and difficult decisions to be made. I survived, thanks to the Lord who is always there to comfort me. These struggles still exist in my life and there will be more and more difficult decisions to be made as I journey along into year 2010. It will be challenging year ahead, but I know it is also a good year for transformation and changes. And I do hope that showers of blessings will be upon me, if God wills it. Bishop urged us during Christmas eve mass to ask God to cleanse our hearts to be the temple of the Holy Spirit. Then again, on Christmas day, he encouraged us who have received the Light, who is Jesus, to be the light to the world who is dead and in darkness. This is an urgent task, but also a role of all Christians.

I pray that you who are reading here will be the light to the world and radiate the love of God in all that you do. I also pray the person whom I'm waiting to come back is safe and sound while doing whatever the person has to do at the moment.

May God be the centre of your life, now and forever. Amen!

Sunday, 1 November 2009

Birthday Post

Yay! I'm finally 27!!! LoL! Many people would be lamenting for being 27 and wish that they could be 2 years younger or even maybe 5 years younger? My students probably will be having a wide-eyed expression and a thought of "wow, I can't imagine I'm 27 now eh~" when it comes to imagining they are 27 years old. Neither could I, when I was 17, frankly speaking.

I was deliriously happy throughout 30th and 31st October (my birthday) and I'm still experiencing the post-birthday joy at this moment... While trying to get my photos uploaded on Facebook, I'm also composing mentally what I should write here...

Let's see... Firstly, I have to thank the people who spent time (some even to the extent of blocking the date in advanced) with me despite their busy schedules on my birthday... Those people include a Doraemon (sorry I have to keep this person unknown because of individual's preference to remain anonymous), Yvonne Teo & Felix Wong, Lidz, Josephine Hiu, Dot Leong, Aunty Cecilia and Aunty Marie...

My chain of birthday celebrations started with a late night movie with Doraemon in 1Borneo. We watched "Time Traveler's Wife", a love drama movie... It's nice of Doraemon to pay for the movie... Hehe... So my pressie from Doraemon is a "time traveling machine". LOL! Unfortunately, I'm not Nobita~ LOL! I got home at about 140 am, happy and touched. I really praise God for sending Doraemon to friend me for movies, though I found out that it wasn't Doraemon's genre of movie for sure and poor Doraemon was fidgeting all night because of boredom (maybe!) and definitely of cold. Really thank God for such patience and loving Doraemon, who assured me (author's presumption) that we watched the movie was I really wanted to watch it so Doraemon also checked out that movie.

The next morning I had quiet breakfast of my favourite breakfast at my favourite breakfast shop in Kingfisher, reading the book "Called to Worship" about my favourite biblical character, David, and his worship... Next was my running errand time (drove to Likas to take money, then to UOB and Maybank in KK, then to Tupperware in Alamesra). After that was lunch with Von Teo. Then Lidz called and chatted with me for almost an hour after I sent Von Teo back home. Geez... I really appreciate her effort of calling me on my birthday~

Attended Novena and All Saints' Day mass in SHC prior to dinner. It's lovely to be able to attend mass especially on my birthday where the Church celebrates All Saints' Day.

Birthday celebration ended with a glass of fresh shandy at The Funks and a chat with Aunty Cecilia. I really had fun, and lots of joy and love for sure! Thank God for all His amazing love through these people who spent time with me, either face to face, or through phone calls, or even spending that one short minute typing a birthday sms to me, which cost RM0.15... I see so much love everywhere and I feel so loved by these people!

And now... It's PHOTOS TIME!!!

Pressie from myself to myself: Novel - Time Traveler's Wife, 30th Afternoon, bought in Popular City Mall. Photo taken in Fresh Cafe, City Mall by Jo Hiu (nice place to hang out)...



Watched Time Traveler's Wife with Doraemon in 1Borneo, 30th night - Late night show.



Lunched with Yvonne Teo in Coffee Friend Cafe, Tanjung Aru Plaza, 31st noon - Dangerously delicious and sinfully pleasure. Oh well, reminds me of my routine exercise!~



Ladies' Nite Out (Part I) - Aunty Cecilia & Aunty Marie in Top Rock Restaurant. I totally forgotten about taking photos of the sumptuous dinner because of my undeniable attraction and total focus on the dinner. I was, of course, deliriously happy!



Ladies' Nite Out (Part II) - Dot Leong and Jo Hiu. The menu was white rice with fried sambal kangkung, wet butter prawn (sinfully pleasure again!!), braised pork (another to-die-for dish) and homemade tofu (melt in your mouth, not on your spoon!)



Birthday cake specially from Cecilia's Home Bakery. This is one of the best butter cakes ever!







I like it this colour, looks more authentic than the original colour... I'm officially "ONE YEAR OLD"!! Wakakakakaka!!! Hehehe!!!



Blowing the candle as I wished. My wish was............ <<<S.E.C.R.E.T.>>> ........ Hahahahaha!!!



My "big bouquet of roses". Hehe! Remember my dream birthday? It didn't materialize. Nevertheless, I still get my roses! Eatable too!



It's a time to give and share the blessing and gift I received! I was so ecstatic by then! Aunty Cecilia kept saying, "she's so obviously happy." I was!!!



My accomplices for Ladies' Nite Out - missing Mel Nic and Mel Aud lahh... I hope LT Life Nite went on great... Oh well, we can have another celebration (joint belated birthday celebration), isn't that right, Mels? Hehehehe!



Second part of celebration involved bringing back the cake and got Laetitia, Maryanne and Rachel for cake-munching!!



Opening pressies time! So before I ruined anything, a shot first!



I got blue colour angel from Aunty Marie~~~



F.O.S. Butterfly Bag from Dot Leong...



Another rainbow bag from Dot Leong...



Books from Jo Hiu...



Candid shot taken when I was flipping through the book ^^



The three girls who sat patiently as I unraveled my pressies - Laetitia



The three girls who sat patiently as I unraveled my pressies - Maryanne



The three girls who sat patiently as I unraveled my pressies - Rachel



I had so much of fun that I almost couldn't sleep though I was tired... My being was filled with so much of love from God through these people who spent time with me. I noted down on my prayer journal this: My love tank is so full now, my heart is light and I desire You more than ever! My Lord, my God! I really thank You and praise You for a day so filled with love and joy. And deep inside me, I couldn't and can't stop praising You every moment! Dear Lord, who am I to deserve so much of blessings from You? And I have heard You telling me... "You are my child, the beloved."

Indeed, I feel so blissful. Thank YOU for making my day so joyful, so loving~ Even God was loving me so much that He gave me exactly the right weather at the right time of the day...

Monday, 3 August 2009

Sandakan Trip 01-03 Aug 2009

Despite the fever which started on Friday morning and lasted until early morning of Sunday, I took a short vacation and sneaked to Sandakan to visit my ex-housemates for a weekend...


I first was brought to Sim Sim, a village built on water...

Had nice "kon lau springy noodle" with seafood soup... Yummy!

Only to find the side of the village on water... RUBBISH!!!

A visit to the oldest stone building in Sabah - St. Michael & All Angels Church.

The Altar; Apparently I was blessed according to my friends as many times they brought their friends to visit the church but never once they managed to enter to see the inside of the church. Amen to the God who loves us so much!!!

The stone wall in the church...

Time capsule - I found it standing outside the church... To be opened on 2038 and 2088~

Next destination was Agnes Keith House

I didn't go in, so it is the nearest I could go...

The grand entrance of Puu Jih Shih, a chinese temple in Sandakan

The rich chinese culture~

Great view of Sandakan from the temple

Black pepper pork with rice, delicious!

Braised yi mien with passion green tea, nice~

Freshly baked egg tarts, thin and crispy crust

St. Mary's Cathedral, after Sunset Mass celebrated by Bishop of Sandakan
The next day... A visit to Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre

Human Skull vs. Orang Utan Skull

Monkey on food trail

"Heya! Wait up!!"

Orang Utan feeding time

Orang utans feeding... Note: A tiny monkey stealing food at the side~

Sunset on Sunday

Steamboat buffet in Ocean Steamboat Restaurant, Sandakan

Yummy~~

My favourite prawns!!!

Contented look!

Checking-in in Sandakan Airport, Air Asia counter

Interesting rooftop of the airport - Super hot morning!

Waiting area of departure hall

Time to say Good bye~~~

Lovely visit, more than words can explain. I'm thankful to Fui Man for hosting me during this trip... And her wonderful friends as companions. Despite the fever and cough, I had fun. Thank God for journey mercy, and for Lidz and Jocelyn for sending and fetching me from airport, respectively.