My husband had been travelling quite a bit lately. After a 6 days trip to Malaysia, he returned at 9+ pm and had to get ready to pack for his next trip to Taiwan/HK leaving the next morning at 4+
Daniel was not aware that daddy will be leaving so soon and asked for him. He mentioned he doesn't want papa to travel anymore because he'll have more 'chops' in his passport compared to his. Other than that, life moves on for him. The other kids seems to be acting up quite a bit this time round especially the Sunday when he left for Taiwan. I know Dads play an important role in the lives of the kids. It makes me wonder what it will be like if he needs to be base outside Singapore next year. It is going to be a journey of FAITH!

Cannot believe my first baby is turning 18 soon....She is in the midst of prelim and is in no mood to party. The family celebrated together in a restaurant of her choice in early August. It was really fun to enjoy the good food especially the dessert and the live music performance that evening.
Ting is such a darling sister. She brought a brochure from some donut place for the birthday girl to choose 12 flavors. She is delighted and all at home gets to enjoy it too! Thank you so much,Thoughtful Ting!

Been busy reading books on prayer. Very challenging to cultivate a more vibrant prayer life. Glad to be involved with a parent from kid's school to pray. Making some headway to recruit others to pray.
Personally, my faith had been challenged lately. My mum was discovered to have 2 spots on her kidney after some annual checkup. She is feeling down and anxious. As I prayed for her, I felt led to ask God for a miracle. I had prayed for my pa's salvation for ages! Honestly quite discouraged. Is God in His mercy going to reveal Himself to my pa thru mummy's situation? I had been asking God to show pa the reality of His existence....Pray with me?

Recently, I met a lady while waiting to pick Daniel back from Kindergarten. She too has a son in Sec 1, same school as Davy. As she had been actively involved in the parent support group of the school, she felt the burden to do something meaningful.
After praying about this, I sense God's leading to form a prayer ministry among the parents. It had since been a whirlwind of ideas! God provided Ting to help with setting up a blog for our Partnering Through Prayer ministry. You can visit at ptprayer.blogspot.com
Ting is very busy but somehow she is available at the time that I needed her most. Thanks Ting, I really appreciate you!
This ministry is not launched officially. We are still waiting for an appointment with the relevant authorities although we had started meeting to pray for the school. Thus far the people she shared this prayer ministry with welcomes the idea. Some even echoed ideas that we discussed previously. There is even an invitation for us to join the teachers to pray in the exam hall for the 'O' and 'N' level. We are really excited to be involved and anticipate God's work in our midst!

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!