Bird Bird 再見了...

十二月三十一曰,陰天及寒冷。與我們生活過了五年多的bird bird...今天早上離開了我們,她隨着天使靜稍稍的返回到天父的身邊。可能天氣太冷,她病倒了。又或是百年歸老的原故。無論如何我們整家人都有點兒失落及傷心。

Bird Bird ...多謝您為我們帶來了很多回憶,我們會永遠的懷念您。

He has reminded me...

In the middle of Sunday Service, Jesus has spoken to me, "My dear, it does not matter how many times you have been hurt by others in this year, it does not matter how disappointed are you with the things that have been happening. As long as you look up the cross and remember how I died for you. Anything should not be any matter at all."

After hearing this message, my heart sunk and everything went silent... no more compliant, no more hard feeling, just LOVE.

Homless people

Weather is getting colder tonight and I am thinking of this news when I am staying in a heated and warm home:

A bouquet of red poinsettias atop a blanket of fresh snow marks the spot a homeless woman lost her life trying to keep warm in downtown Vancouver early Friday morning.

Police say the 47-year-old Abbotsford, B.C. woman -- known only as Tracey -- died after trying to stay warm in a shopping cart. Her body was discovered between after 4:30 a.m. at the corner of Davie Street and Hornby Street.

"I've been on 30 years (and) this is probably one of the hardest calls I've had," said Vancouver Police Sgt. Steve Gibson.

Police spokesperson Const. Jana McGuiness says officers approached Tracey at least three times Thursday night, offering to take her to a nearby shelter. Police believe she was trying to keep warm with a candle or heater and her blankets caught fire.

Police don't know why the woman refused to go to a shelter, but said she was "annoyed and argumentative" when approached for the last time around 12:30 a.m.

"She wanted to be left alone," said McGuiness. "I find that hard to believe given that it's minus 10 C, but we have to respect her privacy and independence and leave her alone."

We should be always thanksful to whatever we have. For most of our times, we take a lot of things for granted.

Going to snow..

From the weather forcast, we are going to expect some snow this weekend and it will be very cold next week too. It really feels like Christmas now...=)

大吃一驚!

前幾天太太打電話到我的公司找我。但她的語氣畧帶奇怪,所以我便問她發生了什麼的事。她的回答是:「我...我弄壞了個車輪...」聽完她這樣說之後,內心一沉。心想...「唉!又是破財的時候,至少都要一百幾十。如果個車軸有問題的話,條數仲襟計。」但知道太太也非常之內疚,所以便把所有的不安收起問她:「壞成點啊?行晤行得?」她回答:「斷咗,應該整唔到。」我想:「咁次大件事了。」

靜了數秒太太跟著說:「我唔小心,一鬆手就把它從樓梯掉下來...跟住個輪就斷了。」我便說:「你講乜嘢?」「我話我吸塵個陣時,跌咗個吸塵機落樓梯,個吸塵機的輪就斷咗囉!」

聽完之後,放下了心頭大石。...收缐後,我便安心的繼續工作。

Are you ready for the battle?

If you realize that we are facing different battle every day but are we ready to fight yet?

The Armor of God (Ephesians 6)

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

感謝袮

今早我們有機會去探訪別的教會。Flora 和我也頗担心孝恩及孝詩的適應。尤其是在一些陌生的環境,孝詩的反應就特別的大。但是天父的安排總比人籌算的來得好。他們倆個很快便適應下來。而Flora 和我是第一次可以放下他們,安心的去敬拜天父。

Sleeping

How many hours do I sleep every night... I guess 6 hours... I try to sleep early every night but you always have something to do when you want to go to bed.

In my family, Isaac loves sleeping a lot. He spends at least 11 to 12 hours sleep every night. Eunice is next ... she sleeps around 9 to 10 hours. Flora also spends 8 to 9 hours as well.

陌生

每次出trip去到一些陌生的地方工幹的時候,總是感覺到失卻了那份熟識的安全感。往往是期盼著能回家的那一天快些來臨,因為你能重遇上那一些熟識的面孔。

但有陣時那些你以為熟識和藹可親的面孔,卻令你彷如遇上陌生人一般,叫你驚怕及卻步。我真的不大多喜歡這感覺。

遇見神

遇見神....

Walking with Jesus

If you were a disciple with Jesus in the ancient days, you spent much of your time walking on he dusty road with Jesus, talking along the way. You might stop at an inn for lunch and eat with Jesus. You would have shopped in the market with Jesus. When it rained, you would have huddles under a shelter with Jesus. In other words, you would have lived every part of your life with Jesus

This is what we mean by following Jesus as his disciple. This is not a religious activity. It is not something you only do in church on Sundays. Jesus is a real living person. Walking with him is very real action. It involves every part of our life, not just our inner or "spiritual" nature. (quote from A Passionate Life)

After reading the above passage, God has asked me how often do we walk with him? Do we really care this or not?

Today I feel...

Helpless..!!

Forgive & Forget

Everyday is a new lesson for us to learn and grow. Forgive and forget is one of the hard one for us. I still remember when I was studying at University, one of my brother in Christ had shared this with me "Forgiving without forgetting, it is not a true forgive".

So I guess...

Forgiving is allowing another person to be human for faults, mistakes, or misdeeds. Forgetting is putting these behind you; they are no longer brought up and no longer remain a barrier to your relationship.

Forgiving is letting another know that there is no grudge, hard feelings, or animosity for any wrongdoing. Forgetting is the lack of further discussion, with no ongoing negative references to the event.

Forgiving is letting the other person know that you accept as genuine the remorse and sorrow for actions or words that hurt or disappointed you. Forgetting is promising that this deed, whether of omission or commission, will not be brought up again.

Forgiving is accepting the sincerity of penance, sorrow, and regret expressed over a grievous personal offense; making it sufficient to clear the air. Forgetting is your commitment to let go of anger, hurt, and pain over this offense.


Forgiving is the act of love between you and a person who has hurt you; the bandage that holds the wound together long enough to heal. Forgetting is also an act of love; in rehabilitation therapy, helping the wounded return to a full, functional, living reality.


Forgiving is the God like gift of spiritually connecting with others, touching their hearts to calm the fear of rejection, quiet the sense of failure, and lighten the burden of guilt. Forgetting is the God like gift of spiritually touching others' hearts with the reassurance of a happy and full life with no fear of recrimination, remonstrations, or reminding of past offenses.

Forgiving is the act of letting go of temporary ill will, disappointment, or the disgust that arises from the break in your relationship. Forgetting is bridging this gap in the relationship, eventually strengthening it against such a break in the future. (from coping.org)

Dear Lord, thank you for letting us to have this opportunity to learn and grow in you. I may not fully master this skill but I am willing to learn from you, Jesus. amen

Question???

Question....does not mean you have an answer for it. Only when you face to face with God one day, then you will fully understand what have happened.

The only one....

I am the only one in my family cannot do this.... Roll up the tounge...

Poor me...!!!

The seventh day

"We are to work from our rest, not rest from our work"

"Rest is not optional if we are to walk in the lifestyle of a disciple."

"By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work..."

What do we miss in a week? A Sabbath day that we can relax and enjoy the goodness that we have been given by Him.

Your heart

Eunice, Issac, Flora and I made a heart on the sandy beach two weeks ago. We love it very much since we made it together by collecting different shape, size and color of the stones that we found on the beach.

This heart has reminded me the following passage:

14 耶 和 華 的 話 臨 到 我 說...

19 我 要 使 他 們 有 合 一 的 心 ， 也 要 將 新 靈 放 在 他 們 裡 面 ， 又 從 他 們 肉 體 中 除 掉 石 心 ， 賜 給 他 們 肉 心 ，

20 使 他 們 順 從 我 的 律 例 ， 謹 守 遵 行 我 的 典 章 。 他 們 要 作 我 的 子 民 ， 我 要 作 他 們 的 　 神 。

21 至 於 那 些 心 中 隨 從 可 憎 可 厭 之 物 的 ， 我 必 照 他 們 所 行 的 報 應 在 他 們 頭 上 。 這 是 主 耶 和 華 說 的 。

以 西 結 書 11

Pray that we will have a new heart with a new start again.

Prayer

When we pray, a lot of things are going to happen. That's the power of prayer.

God's Word

Isaiah 37

31 Once more a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.

以 賽 亞 書 37

31 猶 大 家 所 逃 脫 餘 剩 的 ， 仍 要 往 下 扎 根 ， 向 上 結 果 。

So...can we find any fruit within us?

Isaac & ER

For the past two days, we spent more than 16 hours in Children hospital ER. It is because little Isaac was really sick. Isaac got a cold from Flora or grandma. He was coughing for couple days and none of the cough medicine worked on him. And he became very sick on Friday morning. He vomited eight times and coughing non stop. Flora and I decided to bring him to ER.

Because of his history with ER, Isaac was admitted to the ER room right away. They started to give him steroid and Ventolin for intake. His condition was getting better after 6 hours stay in hospital. So he was discharged back home. Once we arrived home that night, he was coughing again; however,we thought that his condition might improve in the next morning. We tried to hold him up and let him sleep.

During my company picnic on Saturday morning, we noticed that his coughing was getting more frequent and he had a hard time to breath. Without any choice, we had to bring him back to ER one more time. Once we arrived the ER, the nurse gave him the steroid (which relaxes his airways) and Ventolin (which relaxes the muscles around the airway) immediately. After the first treatment (2 hours later), his condition was not improved much, they decided to give him another dosage.

However, the second one also did not improve his condition. Then the doctor had to give him the third one and see whether it would improve the oxygen level in his blood stream. If not, he had to stay until his airway condition was better.

After spending more than 9 hours in ER, we could finally go home @ 11:30 pm. Four of us were so tired. Eunice and Isaac missed their home so much.

Thanks God that Isaac's condition has been improved a lot which allowed us to spend some times at PNE this afternoon. However, he is going to miss 2 of his swimming lessons next week... Poor him! He does not like it at all.

謝謝您...太太!

謝謝您這十年來的照顧、忍耐及支持。也感謝您用心的去take care 孝詩及孝恩。

Change

As followers of Jesus, we are called continually to change how we think. The Christian’s life has an ongoing aspect of change. Walking as a disciple of Jesus means constantly growing and changing inwardly as you take on more of the character of the Teacher. (quote from A Passionate Life)

Are we ready to be changed or are we willing....

Sunset

I love sunset very much. It makes me feel peace and harmony.

Two new books...

Nowadays, it seems to me that a lot of people have lost their appetite to read book. They turn their attention to TV, Internet and etc. However, I still love to sit down quietly and read.

I just bought two books from a Christian outlet in Seattle.

"The beloved Disciple" by Beth Moore ( John the apostle must have thought he had seen everything. Having been with Jesus all the years of his ministry.... Just as Christ took John on a lifelong journey into depths of His love. He will do the same for you. The bridegroom's' love is unmatched and inexhaustible, and He is waiting to lavish it on you, He beloved. You will not be the same )

and "A Passionate Life" by Mike Breen and Walt Kallestad (Countless people today are disppointed with the way their lives are going. Although they truly believe they were created for a Divine purpose, deep in their hearts, they wonder What's so great about knowing God?....May be you go to church every week, only to go away empty and thinking There's got to be more )

When Christ-"ian" is not a Christian

Christ-"ian" literally means Christ follower but if Christian...
Do not spend time with Jesus daily;
Do not worship Jesus;
Do not pray;
Do not love one another as Jesus told us to do;
Do not put Jesus in the center of their lives;
Do not know what they believe;
Do not follow His great commandment;
Do not ...

Do they still claim themselves as a Christian??

多放一點...

當大家享用食物之時,一定會有這種經歷。「如果這碗湯能多放一點鹽的話就非常美味;如果這杯熱朱古能多放一點糖的話就非常可口;如果這碟菜能多放一點辣的話就非常刺激。」

其實我們每天的生活態度與享用食物的心態沒有多大的分別。「如夫妻之間能多放一點體諒,這段關係就會變得非常甜蜜;如家人之間能多放一點溝通,這個家就會自然變得非常溫馨; 如同事之間能多放一點接纳,工作就會變得非常順利; 如主內弟兄姊妺之間能多放一點關懐及愛心,天父這個家就會變得非常融洽和興旺;...」

所以如我們能每天能多放一點有建設性的調味料,我們每天活在的世界就會變得非常美麗和和諧了。

心靈的病

因為近日工作太忙的關係,身體有點兒抱恙。我覺得生病並不可概括說是一種咒咀,而是您的身體直接地向您說話。"你近來有些事out of order,需要停下來注意一吓。"

現代的城市人,除了會有肉軆上的疾病之外。心靈上的的生病,也是見怪不怪。可惜的...便是我們沒有好好的處理及面對。往往只是把它收收埋埋。最後便病得一發不可收拾了。

A quiet morning

Last Saturday morning I had a meeting in the Brentwood mall, I went there early so that I could spend some quiet time with God. After half an hour chatting and talking with Him, I felt so relax and comfortable...Have not had this kind of feeling for a long long time. This picture was taken @ this quiet and lovely food court.

主 耶 和 華 ─ 以 色 列 的 聖 者 曾 如 此 說 ： 你 們 得 救 在 乎 歸 回 安 息 ； 你 們 得 力 在 乎 平 靜 安 穩. (以 賽 亞 書 30:15)

Help!

For these few weeks, I am totally tired and stressed out. People are enjoying their vacation but I have to fill in to do their works... The R&D work has not be completed yet... too many uncertainties to solve but too little time to play with. Due day has already passed, bosses are eagerly waiting for my answers...

Lord, I need more wisdom and help... Please help me Jesus.

Love

I heard this message from God tonight...and would love to share with everyone again.
Can you hear as well?

1 Corinthians 13

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Why we remember? Why we forget?

Why we keep on remembering other people faults?

But on the other hand,

Why we also keep on forgetting how God has forgiven us when we have done something wrong?

Interesting uh?

Eunice's story

Eunice drew a picture of herself.









Eunice is a shyly girl when she sees some strangers, she always stands behind us. She does not like to be by herself and she always wants mommy beside her. She loves to cry but she also loves her dear friend Jesus. She does not has a good eye sight but she does has a good heart to care for others. She is afraid of height but she does not fear of water. She likes singing and dancing but she never do them in front of a crowd. Drawing is her favorite daily routine work but sleeping by herself is a challenge for her every day.

Thank you Jesus for this funny girl who keeps us busy every moment.

Moses

Moses answered God, "But why me? What makes you think that I could ever go to Pharaoh and lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?"

"I'll be with you," God said. "And this will be the proof that I am the one who sent you: When you have brought my people out of Egypt, you will worship God right here at this very mountain."

Moses raised another objection to God: "Master, please, I don't talk well. I've never been good with words, neither before nor after you spoke to me. I stutter and stammer."

God said, "And who do you think made the human mouth? And who makes some mute, some deaf, some sighted, some blind? Isn't it I, God? So, get going. I'll be right there with you—with your mouth! I'll be right there to teach you what to say."

He said, "Oh, Master, please! Send somebody else!"

God got angry with Moses: "Don't you have a brother, Aaron the Levite? He's good with words, I know he is. He speaks very well. In fact, at this very moment he's on his way to meet you. When he sees you he's going to be glad. You'll speak to him and tell him what to say. I'll be right there with you as you speak and with him as he speaks, teaching you step by step. He will speak to the people for you. He'll act as your mouth, but you'll decide what comes out of it. Now take this staff in your hand; you'll use it to do the signs."

Sometimes, I do feel like Moses... afraid of lots of thing and always ask "why me?" Plus try to find all sort of excuses to hide from His face.

Always Grace

If you notice that you can always find Grace around you every day. I am not talking about your friend or your co worker who's name is Grace. What I am talking about is God's Grace. In a very fast pace and business world that we are living, it is very easy to miss the Grace of God that has been given to us( cause we are too busy to notice all of them) . However, I can guarantee that if you are willing to sit down for a moment and reflect, you are able to see lots of graces which have been poured upon you daily.

And I have a good one in this evening. Flora cooked a fish tonight for dinner. Fish is Isaac and Eunice favour dinner dish. As a parent, we have to be very careful when we are feeding our kids with fish, especially some of the them have lots of bones. Tonight, I gave some pieces of fish (try my best to remove all the bones that I saw) to little Isaac and placed them into his bowl of rice. He ate almost the whole bowl of rice unitl the last bit that he could not finish. So I let him to move on his next favorite task -- eating fruit.

Since I did not want to waste the rice that was left, I ate it. When I started to chewed on it, I felt a sharp object within the rice...Uh...O! As I expected, I found a small pieces of fish bone within the rice. At that moment,I totally felt that God's Grace is always around us. He takes care of us in a big and small ways.

Thank you God... You are my hero of today!

野草燒不盡，春風吹又生

因很久沒有除野草，前院的草地已經長滿了很多帶有黃花可惡的野草。如果你有打理草地的經驗，你一定對這些野草恨之入骨。皆因它們是非常困難的去除掉。它們生長得如八爪魚般，而且具有極强的生命力。正常的小草被它們擠得透不過氣來，而漸漸的死掉。

聽到小草苦苦的哀求下，我不禁跪下地上，用雙手把那可惡的野草拔出來。可是拔了不到數分鐘，看到遍地還是一堆一堆的黃花，不禁便想放棄了。但是內心突然萌起了「堅持」兩字，所以便繼續下去。不到一陣子，有一個老伯走過大門前，對著我說：「你這樣是不得的，弄到明天天亮也沒可能完成的。」跟着微笑地便走了。自己又繼續看到遍地還是黃花，猶疑了一陣。但是「堅持」兩字仍然浮現出來。所以便又跪下來，像禺公移山般繼續地拔野草出來。

經過一小時搏鬥之後，塑膠袋裡已是滿了一袋黃花野草。雖然並不是有什麼大不了，地上仍有野草，但是可憐的它已經輸了一大袋的戰友。哈哈！真是大快人心。我抖胆的向它們說：「明天你們可能傷亡更大！」便收拾一切回家休息了。

天父，多謝您教曉了我這一課。

Vision

Tonight, I had a chance to share with few brothers about " Vision ". As a Christian, sometimes we lost our focus and our vision and even though we do not realize it. We just look like a machine routinely working daily in and out, up and down. Without thinking about changes or the dreams and visions that God has planted in our hearts.

So... after a long discussion, we came up our own vision and would like to spread it around and affect others one day. So...brothers....add oil! Pray for our vision and dreams. I believe it will come true soon!

"Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law"(Proverbs 29:18)


"沒 有 異 象 ， 民 就 放 肆 ； 惟 遵 守 律 法 的 ， 便 為 有 福 。"

Solomon prayer & God answer

"Solomon said, "You were extravagantly generous in love with David my father, and he lived faithfully in your presence, his relationships were just and his heart right. And you have persisted in this great and generous love by giving him—and this very day!—a son to sit on his throne."

"And now here I am: God, my God, you have made me, your servant, ruler of the kingdom in place of David my father. I'm too young for this, a mere child! I don't know the ropes, hardly know the 'ins' and 'outs' of this job. And here I am, set down in the middle of the people you've chosen, a great people—far too many to ever count."

"Here's what I want: Give me a God-listening heart so I can lead your people well, discerning the difference between good and evil. For who on their own is capable of leading your glorious people?"

"God, the Master, was delighted with Solomon's response. And God said to him, "Because you have asked for this and haven't grasped after a long life, or riches, or the doom of your enemies, but you have asked for the ability to lead and govern well, I'll give you what you've asked for—I'm giving you a wise and mature heart. There's never been one like you before; and there'll be no one after. As a bonus, I'm giving you both the wealth and glory you didn't ask for—there's not a king anywhere who will come up to your mark. And if you stay on course, keeping your eye on the life-map and the God-signs as your father David did, I'll also give you a long life."

"The word of God came to Solomon saying, "About this Temple you are building—what's important is that you live the way I've set out for you and do what I tell you, following my instructions carefully and obediently. Then I'll complete in you the promise I made to David your father. I'll personally take up my residence among the Israelites—I won't desert my people Israel."

I wish all of us has a heart to pray like this....

Identity Equation

Recently I am reading a book which is called "Victory Over the darkness", it states a very important equation to us.

I quote some of the paragraphs in here and share with you," We also tend to buy into the negative side of the worldly success-equals-meaning formula by believing that if people have nothing, they have no hope for happiness.... Happiness is equated with good looks, relationships with important people, the right job and a fat bank account. Life devoid of these "benefits" is too often equated with hopelessness.

What about life in God's kingdom? The success-equal-happiness and failure-equals-hopelessness equations do not exist...Because wholeness and meaning in life are not the products of what you have or do not have, what you have done or have not done. You are already a whole person and possess a life of infinite meaning and purpose because of who you are - a child of God.

The only identity equation that works in God's kingdom is you plus Christ equals wholeness and meaning."

我的心哪！你為何不安？為何在我裏面而淚？

真的不能再翻閱下去了，真的不能...眼淚不禁從兩頰落下來。而桌上的那份報紙更因此而留下了一點點的痕跡。

地震發生了這麼的久，今天是真正的第一次坐下來，去看一宗又一宗的報道。而這些報導所描寫出來的境況，有如在自己眼前般出現。每看一編的報導，內心的掙扎便更大，疼痛的感覺便越是更重。心裏不斷的問：「究竟發生了什麽的事？」更當看完這篇名為「孩子快抓緊媽媽的手」的詩之後，情感更是崩潰下來。

"孩子，快抓緊媽媽的手，去天堂的路太黑了，媽媽怕你碰了頭，
快抓緊媽媽的手，讓媽媽陪你走，媽媽怕天堂的路太黑，我看不見你的手，
自從倒塌的牆把陽光奪走，我再也看不見你柔情的眸。
孩子你走吧，前面的路再也沒有憂愁，沒有讀不完的課本和爸爸的拳頭，
你要記住我和爸爸的模樣來生還要一起走。
媽媽別擔憂，天堂的路有些擠，有很多同學朋友，
我們說不哭，哪一個人的媽媽都是我們的媽媽，
媽媽，哪一個孩子都是媽媽的孩子。
沒有我的日子，你把愛給活的孩子吧！
媽媽媽媽，你別哭，淚光照亮不了我們的路，讓我們自己慢慢得走。
媽媽我會記住你和爸爸的模樣，記住我們的約定，來生一起走！"

身為兩位孩子父親的我，又怎不能明白詩中的意境呢！天父，孩子不明白祢的心意是什麽？又要我們從這地震中去學習一些什麽的功課？天父，只願您的憐憫臨到這些無助人之中，您的慈愛與他們同在。阿們。

My Savior My God

This is one of my favorite song...Enjoy!

Power of Prayer

Today I have a chance to share this message to a sister in Christ, "
Satan uses a lot of ways to attack or distract us daily. The purpose of this is ... satan does not want us to walk with Jesus closely nor listen Jesus voice clearly. It especially loves to use discouragement or disappointment to attack God's precious children. Sometimes we are very fragile and easily fall into its trap. However, God has already given us a powerful tool to fight back and which is Prayer.

So if you are despaired or under attack, remember you have a power tool to use and do not just leave it in a closet. Ask for more grace and strength, ask for His guidance and protection, and claim all the promises that God has given to us ." Amen

電腦

隨著電腦的普及化，現代富俗的大都市裏，每一個家庭至少有一部電腦在家中。而電腦已經不知不覺地成為了我們生活上不可以缺少的「日用品」。

電腦的確為我們帶來了很多的方便，也有人說通過它的運作及各種配套，人與人之間的關係也變得接近很多。例如我們的電郵便是一個好例子了。

但是究竟電腦真的能另人在關係上變得接近或是變得疏遠？

現今的確有很多人花很多的時間在一台台的電腦面前。Check email, MSN, 上 facebook, 看網上報紙, 打機, surf the web...etc 但是卻少了與真人面對面的接觸及溝通。也把與家人相聚的時間同樣地放棄了。

唔!似乎現今的人，也應該找出一段時間來，安靜的去想想...怎樣找出一個平衡點來罷!

Trip to U of Guelph

Last weekend, we had a chance to bring Eunice and Isaac back to University of Guelph where Flora and I both graduated from.

We shown Eunice and Isaac where we used to hang around, where we used to attend classes and where we used to study together. They were very excited to see all the "new" things that they have not seen in their lives yet.

Flora and I have not been back to Guelph since 1992. So both of us were so excited too. Especially when we sat on the same food court table that we used to sit there 16 years ago. It really brought us back with lots of memory.

I do miss the time that we spent in Guelph... all the happiness and sadness. We do miss all of our good friends from Guelph too. No matter where are you right now, you are still our best friend forever. May God bless you and your family.

Fourth Day...Lakefield, Ontario

Today is the last day to stay in Lakefield, I feel a bit better when I wake up this morning. Thanks God...

Try to wrap up all of my work and gather whatever I need. Anyway, I do learn something from this trip and hopefully it will be useful in my lab.

After saying goodbye and thanks to everyone, I am heading back to Toronto. It took me two and half hours drive. The highway traffic jam is very common in here. Luckily I am not living in Toronto.

Third Day...Lakefield, Ontario

When I woke up this morning, I feel really sick... Too tired to go to the lab today but I did anyway. Running nose, headaches, sneezing all over me. Weather was strange today too, Sun, snow, rain and sun again.

I tried to learn as much as I could, photocopied material as many as I could, wrote notes as many as I could too. However, I am not sure how will it turn out when I am back to Vancouver next week... Money has spent on me already and my boss will expect to see some return from me as well...Pressure...!

I left work early today since I am too tired to stay. After watching TV in the hotel, I went to a Chinese Canadian restaurant for dinner.

Am I crazy, having a Chinese dinner in a small village? But I just want to see and taste how is the food look like.. So typical Canadian Chinese food... ! The owner told me that she has been here for 25 years and she was from HK. Wow! (I heard that she spoke to her husband chef in Cantonese, so I started to talk to her in Cantonese too.) She also told me that if there is no SGS Lakefield in here, this little village should be dead already. Anyway, out of respect, I did finish my dish.. Chicken stir fry with bok choy, bamboo shot and water chestnut.

I will drive back to Toronto tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully I will be better and have more strength and will not get lost again.