Marriage is a 3nity

K showing off the bronze medal he got today for Sports day. Team event called Hoppity Hop. There were eight teams with ages varying from 7 to 9. :)

They've finally gotten married! I am not a huge fan but I am happy for the two of them. It is not easy for relationships to last in the Media Circus, but they have done so well. It is always really nice to watch people getting married. Makes me feel teary haha. Yup I am the sentimental sort. Also it makes me think of my wedding with Ian. Sure it was not as glam lah but hey it was OUR special day and there were so many wonderful moments because of our friends and loved ones & their presence on that day. I remember sitting on my bed waiting for Ian to arrive and grinning to myself coz I could hear all the commotion outside. And the LOL that escaped from me when Charmaine came in to express a disatisfaction with his Ang Bao. Giggles. I recall how we camped it up in the London Cab - we posed like Fann Wong and Mark Lee in their movie where she was this gangster bride and he was this effeminate groom. We had so much fun. I recall the wedding dinners we had - how each of them was fil...

"I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest." - Jesus to His disciples in Chapt 4:38 Reading that verse, I suddenly felt the HS inside me tell me - UNDESERVED FAVOUR. =) I really praise God for this wonderful gift of GRACE through Christ Jesus. It means that today, it is not for me to labour to enjoy my life. What is needed of me is to have an attitude of Praise and Worship, and to receive His gift of Grace, knowing that it is ALL of Him and none of me. I am wondering how to apply this in the way I teach Kae though. I am first to admit that it gets tough because on one hand, I dun wan to bark at him the way my parents did - "You better study HARD or else your exams how???" I have sadly said similar things in recent days as his exams draw nearer. I want to tell him to rest, Daddy God has gone ahead and conquered it all for you. But then I am concerned he will take it to mean - just pl...

The national stadium. Wonder when it will disappear from our skyline.

Megan- Beauty, brains and quick reflexes.

K and his twin cousins, Matthew and Megan.

Matthew, my cute nephew...Megan's twin, does his best CHEESE pose.:)

My cousin, Imelda, and I. ;) She's a lean, mean, running machine. :)

Kae and his cousin, Megan. :)

Matching Parent-Kiddo wear. Lol.

It is quite easy for people to enter into death, but it is impossible for them to come out of it. People may reject life but they cannot reject death. But there is one man who came out of death- Christ Jesus. HE IS LIFE, thus all who believe in Him shall never die. There is a power which can enter death and come out of it and that power is the power of God. Satan on one hand works through darkness and, on the other hand, through death. Yet there is a power which comes from God- it IS able to pass through death and NOT be held by death. The power of the devil can't overcome it, neither can the power of Hades swallow it. It IS called resurrection. That which can pass through death and not be affected by it is called resurrection. And the power that is in us is this very power! This power also made Him to sit on God's right hand in heavenly places (see EPH 11: 20-22.) -- Watchman Nee Take heart. No matter how dead circumstances may seem right now, you'll pass through it vic...

(We pray) that you may be invigorated and strengthened with all power according to the might of His glory, (to exercise) every kind of endurance and patience (perseverance and forbearance) with joy. - Col 1:11 Joy enables us to enjoy the journey. That's why Paul prayed for the Colossians to endure with joy. Joy, and the expression of it, is a weapon of spiritual warfare, as well as a fruit of the Holy Spirit (see 1 Thess 1:6). If we remain filled with the Holy Spirit, He will inspire or energize us to be joyful, in spite of our outward circumstances. The lack of joy is why many times we give up when we should endure. The presence of joy gives us the endurance to outlast the devil, overcome our negative circumstances, and inherit the land. In John 16:33. Jesus said BE OF GOOD CHEER...! One definition of the Greek verb translated as "cheer" in this verse is "to be of good courage". When the Lord was giving Joshua direction, see Joshua 1:6, He repeatedly told him ...

Seen outside a PAP opposite K's school- from the people who say "I Rove You" and "Orcerd Load". It's "Chan Mali Chan" by the way. ;)

I take heart that no matter how dead our circumstances are and how we might have spoken wrong words over them, Daddy God still has grace for it all and our dead circumstances still come to life in Him. Amen.

"Yes," the woman told Gehazi, "everything is fine." - 2 Kings 4:26 I've always loved this account in the bible about Elisha and the Shunemite woman. If you read the earlier part of the chapter you'll know that this lady showed kindness and courtesy to Elisha. Elisha spoke over her barren condition and she got pregnant and had a son as Elisha had said. Note, power of believing and speaking. She must have seen the power of the tongue and what we speak over ourselves and others, for when her son fell ill and died, she went to Elisha and take special note of what she speaks over the tragedy. The first thing she said to her hubby was- "It will be alright." She didn't even tell him that their child was dead! And when Gehazi asked her if everything was okay with her hubby and her son, she didn't speak the situation. She spoke the result. She didn't whine and say, "No, nothing is fine. Everything sucks. My husband doesn't understand gr...

Cousins enjoying Champagne grapes! :)

Cousins enjoying Champagne grapes! :)

My bear family...

So happy to be altogether again. :)

Agar Agar mooncake by my Aunt Pat aka Coco. :) Red Bean filling and custard "egg" makes it look realistic.

Ian's flight vf506... :) Same flight, same stewardesses... Same thankfulness upon touching down. It's good to be home.

Ian, relieved to be home & looking very sleepy, and an overjoyed K!

Then He touched their eyes and said, "Because of your faith, it will happen."- Matt 9:29 A lot of times, people think that when they have a need, if God wanted to, He could just automatically meet it. But Jesus didn't say, "Because of your need, it will happen"; He said, "Because of your faith." That's why it's so important to have an attitude of expectancy every single day. If we want God to move in our lives, we have to constantly and continually approach each day filled with faith and hope. The Word tells us in Romans, that faith comes by hearing the Word of God. The more you have the Word of God in your life, the more your faith will grow, and the more you will see Him working on your behalf. How do you know when you have God's Word in your life? Because you will find yourself thinking His thoughts and saying His Words, not your own or your feelings, regardless of your circumstances.

K studying in Coffee Bean pamphlets he picked up on tea leaves and coffee beans.

K's CA2 score sheet. ;)

I'm not anti-Catholic. I'm pro-Christ. I don't hate Catholics. I just don't agree with the Vatican's doctrines. I respect that Mary, like many of the apostles, are worthy of our respect for their loyalty to God's finished work in Christ. However, I do not agree that Mary's a co-redemptrix nor do I agree that she is the Queen of Heaven or the Mother of God. These titles given to Mary as well as her vatican declared appointment to these positions can't even be found in the bible. Neither did she remain a virgin after Christ She's had other kids. The vatican will have us think they are actually Jesus's apostles or cousins. I'll touch on that in my next post. The only times the phrase Queen of Heaven is mentioned in Scriptures, it's not in a pretty way. "The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that...

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From: Geraldine Tan To: Ian Wee Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2009 10:51:01 Subject: The house is messy but the heart is not =) Dearest YummyHubby, I am so sorry our house never looks like a perfect show flat. (T.T) I try but maybe not hard enuf? Lol. There is a 7 year old with his Lego and drawings sprawled all over the house and I am a bookworm that has books everywhere too. Oh dear. Clutter throwing time!! =)) I am sorry it won't look like a grand hotel suite when you get back, but I can promise you lots of cuddles, warm food cooked with love and the sounds of laughter. =) You know how far we've come? This used to be me: "If I were thinking clearly, Leonard, I would tell you that I wrestle alone in the dark, in the deep dark, and that only I can know. Only I can understand my condition. You live with the threat, you tell me you live with the threat of my extinction. Leonard, I live with it too." - Virginia Woolf to her husband in The Hours (yea that show hahaha) Now ...

I have to admit I have a problem keeping the home spick and span, show flat like, whilst juggling writing assignments, teaching the kids in Kae's school, housework and being a DMW (Daughter Mother Wife lol). Like right now, I am looking around my house and thinking - I really should just take a huge box and just throw more things away without taking a second look. I admit I am a hoarder. Lol. I used to collect postcards like crazy - those free ones. People take one or two cards but I'd take a ton. I've since stopped coz I realise I have no one to send them too haha and no, they are not going to be collector's items some day (yea... i was partly deluded right??? Lol.) The good thing is I dun hoard up on my emotions. I used to as well. I used to hoard up on my sadness, my anger because I thought that they were 1) harmless 2) fed my creative energy as a writer. As a result, I suffered from depression and well-ed up so much pent up anger, grief and other dark emotions insid...

In Rumah Sakit Krakatau Medika, they are still using mercury filled thermometers as well as hand pumped blood pressure measuring devices. The facilities are not as modern but it is the best hospital in the area. They had brought him to another medical facility initially but the meds were not helping. Interestingly, the same medication was administered to Ian and it was only 2 days later that they switched to stronger meds. It took 2 days for them to diagnose acute tonsilitis- something my neighbourhood GP could have done in 5 minutes or less. I slept on the sofa bed in Ian's room and helped him about because he was on a drip and it was very inconvenient to use the loo, bath and to do anything at all. There was nothing much to do really and we'd listen to Joel Osteen sermons on our phones. TV was mostly in Bahasa Indonesia with only the evening movie being in English. =) We had great fun trying to make sense of the ads and programmes. Sometimes we'd even come up with fake di...

Carita, West Java, Indonesia.

I have not been blogging much because I am in Indonesia and today is the first time I am able to properly blog on a computer with Wifi access. Ian had been hospitalised a week ago because of Acute Tonsilitis. I heard the news on midnight Sunday and took a plane in the evening (earliest flight I could get) to join him by nightfall at the hospital he had been brought to - Rumah Sakit Krakatau Medika- which is in Cilegon, West Java. It was a 3 hour plus bumpy drive from the airport in Jakarta to the hospital. I was very calm throughout the call from Kah Hui. I know it can ONLY be the shalom peace, grace, contentment of Christ. The hospital is an international hospital but reminds me of the now-defunct Toa Payoh Hospital. It is a single storey facility joined by walkways. Ian was housed in the "flamboyant" ward ie their first class ward. It was a simple set up and I only realised how "flamboyan" his ward was after checking out the rest of the hospital some days later. T...