Had great fun cycling with Daniel and Joycelyn in the late afternoon. The track is really fun. It's cool and not crowded. I'm glad to get the kids out of the house instead of watching TV or playing computer. After cycling we went shopping(marketing). It's nice that they can do that with me and help carry the basket and picking up stuff.
Daniel's school workload is getting heavier. Both Chinese and English spelling in 1 week and the words are getting tougher! But I'm happy that he is coping very well. He is improving his piano playing too! He is at the stage of playing with both hands and I'm having difficulty coaching him. Good thing Ting is available to go through with me and I can guide him slowly. Once, I taught him the wrong thing and it took a while to help him correct it. So now I make sure Ting goes thru' first before I teach. It's so fulfilling to see him make progress and sometimes he'll came and hug me and say thank you for teaching me! I enjoy my mornings with Daniel a lot and he likes the bible story time each day. i wish I had this kind of time with the rest of my kids too...

My daughter was upset with the teacher's decision to line up the students for a performing examination. The weaker ones goes first and the entire schedule runs for 2 weeks. In her mind, the weaker ones would need the extra time to polish up. I really do not appreciate the teacher banding student according to their performance because it will really shatters the confidence. I guess she don't feel good that she is among the weaker ones and everybody knows it based on the line up. I do not know what happens to" I believe you can do it" type of teachers.
Anyway, my child, our God is greater than '2 weeks of practice' It's really no big deal. Let's put our trust in Him alone!
I know it is difficult when people tell you right in the face you are weak. Ask God to remove these negative thoughts and remember:
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength Phil 4:19
Do not let what people may think of you to determine your performance. Surprise them and give the glory back to God!
I know that God is in control no matter what. I want to grow through each difficult situation and emerge a victor. Yes you can! Yes I can!

I helped our office to organise a trip to Kukup, Malaysia on 7th July. I had been looking thru the internet for info on Kukup since 2 years ago! It's nice to see the fishing village for myself. Life there is almost like the 70's but we were rushing thru since the kids need to come back and get ready for school the next day. Saw some interesting fish in the Kelong; especially the archer fish. it spits out water to get the ikan bilis on the platform to drop into the water!
Witness the fisherman scooped out loads of fishes and they were knocked out in the box containing some chemical? it looks bubbly like soap water. Visited the Visitor Center which showcases the living things and plants in the mangrove. The lady at the center kept telling me not to eat the various types of shells even though they are edible because the water is so polluted nowadays!
I guess moderation is still the key.
We also had some branded durians which our Malaysian friends recommended. They were great.
It was a nice outing and I'm glad that Davy, Joycelyn and Daniel enjoyed themselves!

It's been a happening July! It was great organising the surprise party for Ting! It was very difficult to keep it a secret. But the secrecy of it kept our hearts pumping so hard waiting for her to come home from her tuition to start the party! Ting was totally overwhelmed but I'm sure she appreciates the love we shared with her on this special day.
Thank you so much for helping us form great memories together. It was fun watching Abner, Jh and Shawn perform the play. When we did that more than 20 years ago during camps, the audience almost always thought that the fishing action is pulling the flush in the toilet! This time round, nobody associated that. I was telling my husband that people uses push button or lever to flush...not pulling the chain type in the squat toilet! That reminds us how time had changed the way we live!
Meeting our GBC youths, Bruce and Kian Yoon made us realised how much we had missed them. We had great times together in the past and will treasure it in our hearts.