Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Transfomer

Every time when we walk through the toy section in the department store, Isaac always wants to play with the transformers. I am not sure how much he knows about the transformers but he loves to press their sound buttons and hears what they are talking.

Be honest, I am not a big fan of transformers but I have learnt one thing from them is...I have to keep on transforming...especially in spiritual sense.

White Truffle

I was totally shocked this morning when I heard about this news. "A Macau Casino Tycoon - Stanely Ho spent 1 million HK dollar to buy a white truffle."

If you are rich, you can spend money to buy whatever you want...

迷失

每逢十二月走進購物商場內,都會有一種「迷失」的感覺。雖然自己並不喜歡它,但是無奈地...現在自己卻處於這個狀態。

December

Although I am not a big fan of cold weather, December is one of my favor month of the year. It is because....

(I saw the similar beautiful scenery tonight)

一個好的提醒

今天從一個分享中得到一個好的提醒。

歌 林 多 前 書 8
"...我 們 曉 得 我 們 都 有 知 識 。 但 知 識 是 叫 人 自 高 自 大 ， 惟 有 愛 心 能 造 就 人 。
若 有 人 以 為 自 己 知 道 甚 麼 ， 按 他 所 當 知 道 的 ， 他 仍 是 不 知 道 。
若 有 人 愛 神 ， 這 人 乃 是 神 所 知 道 的 。"

An email to share

Today I received an email from my friend and it is a good one to share with everyone too.

I AM THANKFUL: FOR THE WIFE
WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME,
AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

FOR THE HUSBAND
WHO IS ON THE SOFA
BEING A COUCH POTATO,
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME
AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.

FOR THE TEENAGER WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME, NOT ON THE STREETS.

FOR THE TAXES I PAY BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM EMPLOYED .

FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.

FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.

FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE

FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING,WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING,AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME .

FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IT MEANS WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

FOR THE PARKING SPOT I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION .

FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM WARM.

FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH WHO SINGS OFF KEY BECAUSE IT MEANS I CAN HEAR.

FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.

FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES AT THE END OF THE DAY BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.

FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.

AND FINALLY, FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF ME.

2012

Today I took a day off. Flora and I decided to watch a movie "2010". This is a movie which talks about how the earth is going to end in 2012.

After watching this movie, a lots of reflections have flown through my minds. If the world was really going to end in 2012, what should I do, how should I prepare?

These kind of thoughts fall into the same question that I had asked God yesterday. At least one thing I can sure that... we will not like the end of the movie, the world flooded with water again.

祂的...一個問题

今天開車回家之時,望著雨後的天空,不禁地便問了天父一個問题:「袮幾時會回來呢?」祂卻友善地反問了我:「孩子啊!Are you ready to see me yet?」

Very Tired...

Today is a long day again... 12 hours straight. Tired and my stomach pain has not gone yet....

Food Bank

我和太太都有這個習惯。就是每隔一段時間,便會買一些食物放在Food bank的食物收集箱內。今天晚上我們很想把這「習惯」傳給我們的的孩子。所以今天晚上在SuperStore shopping 之時,我們多買了一箱罐頭湯。是要叫Isaac學習一吓。在付款之後,我和Isaac走到Food bank的食物收集箱前,讓他親手放下去。還對他說這些食物是要幫助一些有需要的小朋友。他聽完之後,微笑的點了一吓頭。「施比受更為有福」

草地的淪陷

那些可惡的烏鴉將我們家的前yard弄到體無完膚。牠們每天勤力的在啄,把好好的草地変成一片滄涼。晚上去Home depot 嘗試找方法對付,但他們說太遲。因為我的lawn has already infested with grubs and (烏鴉最喜愛以此小虫為食糧)。So the crows ripped up my lawn every day to feast on the grubs.頭痛!頭痛!

Appointment day

Today was an appointment day. Doctor appointment with Isaac in the morning, Eunice's school teacher appointment,then another eye doctor appointment with Eunice and last one was ... ICBC appointment for the van... Long day...tired but thanks God everything was done.

Let go...

I guess sometimes we are so stubborn to let go something in our lives. However, if you want to have a new chapter in your life or have a new perspective to look at things. You should learn how to "LET GO". It may not be easy but I believe it is worthy.

Quiet time

After couple days off from work, I have re-gained some of my "energy" back. I just found out there is too much "noise" around me, too much worry flying around my head as well and it is totally unhealthy to me.

Last night, I heard his gentle voice again. So I turned off my TV, switched off my computer. Do not think about my work....

Just relax,lay back and read my unfinished book.... Suddenly, everything went quietly...Such a good feeling.

Thanks for your kindly reminder.

背後的...祝福

現在所經歷的一切,真的有點兒令自己快吃不消。但是心裏總是覺得這一切「鍛練」的背後是一個個的祝福。

希望今次的gut feeling 是正確啦!

生病了...辛苦了父母

每每當孩子生病時,父母就辛苦了。孩子的發熱、咳漱及打噴嚏,往往令父母猶如熱碢上的螞蟻。巴不得生病的是他們自己,而不是孩子們。

真的要向那些不眠不休的父母說一聲:「你們真偉大...辛苦了!」

What 's happened ...Toronto?

City of Toronto... how can you proud of this? Do you think you are doing the right thing to celebrate?

You have been forgotten...Reading

Nowadays, I find out that people have lost their appetites on reading. They have too many other attractions and forget how much they can learn from the books. It is a sad story because...書中自有黃金屋,書中自有顏如玉.

I do not like this feeling...

Recently I always feel like there is a big heavy stone has been put on my chest. Sometimes, I feel that I cannot breathe smoothly. I know it is a signal to tell me that my stress level is up...

I need some breaks from work... Lord, please help me out.

It is time to leave...

It is not easy to say goodbye but I guess it is the time for me to cut the tied ... bye Agape and wish you will keep grow in Him daily.

Yesterday I dropped off my car in Richmond for replacing the front brake pad. Therefore, I had to take the new Canada line back to my office.

I have not taken any public transit in the morning for since I left BCIT. So it brought back a lot of memories. I felt that I was back to those old school days...backpack, umbrella, a cup of coffee and a walkman.

However, this kind of feeling did not come cheap... two of 2 zones tickets... $ 7.50

Breakthrough

I am longing one... hope it is coming soon...

Every Friday morning

There is a church near our home. Every Friday morning, they will hand out some food to the needed people. The past Friday I had to go to work early, I left my home around 5:40 am. When I passed by this church, I was shocked by what I saw, a group of people had already formed a line and waited for the door opened.

Sometimes we easily wasted a lot of food and do not feel guilty at all. May be it is time for us to think about it again.

My blessing

Every time when I am getting tired and frustrated at work. I think about my two little angels at home and suddenly everything seems to me is not that important anymore. I can re-focus and have a smile on my face again and move on...

This is a blessing that God has given to me. Thanks

Autumn

After the Labor day long weekend, you always feel that Summer is gone and Autumn is here. Do I like it? Not really... it means Winter will be coming soon.

No more sunny and warm weather.... !!!

祂的祝福...

手術後的第二天,詩詩需要囙醫務所覆診。太太整晚在擔心猛烈的太陽會使詩詩的雙眼受不來。但當早上起床之時,細心的天父已經把太陽好好的收藏在厚厚的雲層裏。

向來在早上難找車位的百老滙西街,居然在醫務所前我們找到一個空置的車位。正當我們推開醫務所的大門時,內裡是擠滿了等侯的病人及家屬。太太和我不其然的在想,這次我們必須等侯一句鐘以上。於是在登記後,我便打算帶恩恩到下面的Tim Horton 吃早餐以打發時間。誰料不到一分鐘之後,護士便喊著Eunice 的名字。叫她進入等侯室內。

經過十分鐘之後,她們從房間走出來說:「詩詩的手術很好。只需要按時滴眼藥水便可以,下星期再來覆診吧!」本應要一句鐘以上的appointment現在十多分鐘便好了。所以祂的祝福,在今天來說..特別為詩詩而度身訂做一般。

謝謝祢的安排!

Children Hospital Symptoms

Every time when I step into the Children Hospital, there are lot of thoughts flying around my head. Most of the times, you feel worry, afraid, anxious, helpless and tired. Trust me, if you can quietly observe every parent who walk into the hospital, they all share with these common "symptoms".

We had another experience in this morning. Eunice had her second eye operation since she was born. The eye operation is try to re-attach her eye muscles so that her brain can gain back the control of her eye ball movement. Although it is not to be considered as a big operation, but as a father, you never say that it is not a big deal to you.

After a six hours stay, Eunice was discharged from the hospital and allowed to go home. Even though she still feel pain and uncomfortable on her eyes, Flora and I are so thankful it is over and pray that she will have a speedy recovery.

Lovely Gifts from...

For the past couple months, Flora and I would like to get Eunice and Isaac some gifts which they were longing for a while. However, we had to carefully do our mathematics first before their dream could come true. Financially, it was very tight since they were not cheap.

Eunice and Isaac love the TV games so much, they always stand in front of those games stations and watch others how to play the games. So we would love to buy them one so that they can enjoy at home(even though I do not like kids always play games in front of the monitor but forget they can have lots of fun by playing other activities too).

Another gift we would love to give it to them is a piano. However, we cannot afford a brand new or expensive brand one. So we turned into looking for a second handed one with a reasonable price. Finally, we found one and its condition is good and the price is $800. Although, it is not a famous brand name nor super good in sound, but it is a lovely little one that we can afford.

So... how do we get all the money from? It was a good question, Flora and I thought for a while and also put these need in our prayers. Last Thursday when I was doing my devotional time, I heard a voice and told me," I will take care of this and you should not worry, just believe."

On Friday morning, our prayers were answered. Couple months ago, we invested some money on a stock and we set our desire selling price. The stock reached that price on Friday and it was sold. The amazing part is the money that we earned, is almost the cost of two gifts that we would like to get for Eunice and Isaac. Our hearts are full of thanksgiving and joy.

This is a most cheerful moment that I do not have a while since my work has been given me a tremendous stresses and pressures. So I would like to say thanks to You a million times.

Work

Since two weeks ago, I have been so tired and stressed. The workload has been doubled. It seems to me that whenever I catch up with something, other things will drop on my desk right away. I guess this may be part of my job description... "work never end".

Battle to fight....

When we are in "spiritual sleeping", we seem to forget that we are called to be a solider for Christ. We are only focus or concern our daily routine life and work.

It is not a sad story but it is a true story for all of us. We do not how to pray, we do not how to worship and we do not how to connect with each other. To make it even more a laughter, eventually we do not know how many books in our Old and New testaments.

Can we change these? YES, we can... as long as you are willing to take an initiate to make a move. It is not easy but it will be rewarding.

Stand up and be the Watchmen of the Lord and start to pray for the changes in your life, in your spouse, in your family, in your fellowship, in your church, in your city and in your nation. I believe that the whole world will be shaken when you start to pray.

So are you ready to fight...?

A story of geese

This is a story that you may hear it before, but it is a good one to read it again...

Next fall, when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying
along in "V" formation, you might consider what science has discovered
as to why they fly that way.

As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in "V" formation, the whole flock adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.

In a church people who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.

When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone - and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those people who are headed in the same direction as we are.
When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back in the formation and another goose takes its place and flies point.

No church community should have only a few people doing all the work.It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs, whether with people or with geese flying south.

Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their
speed.

In a church we should continually encourage one another rather than
criticize and tear down.

Finally and this is most important - when a goose gets sick or is
wounded and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out with that
goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They stay with
the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies, and only
then do they launch out on their own, or with another formation to
catch up with their group.

In a church we should surround the sick and wounded with love and care
until they rebound and can in return do the same for others.

Rock or Jade

I always thanks God that I have chance to know them personally. Some people may think that they are just a whole bunch of "normal" people who do not have any sense of mission and may not able to carry the torch. Others may think that they are not a committed group or they are not mature enough to handle or solve any problem.

However, I do not agree how the world looks at them. I truly believe all of them are gifted people. Right now they seem to be "raw, rough" and do not look good at all. But one day when craftsman starts to work on them, they will become a group of shiny and beautiful jades. Their values are unpredictable. So we should not lose our faith n them and believing them will be shine one day. I pray for the craftsman will pick up his tools and start to work on them soon.

That's why, in Chinese we always say," 玉不琢,就不成器 "

Painful...Experience!

For the past few days , I was bored at work and nothing special things happened. So I had a such dumb thought..." wish for some excited things happen".

Unbelievable my wish was granted today. When I was working in the lab this morning, my right index finger was cut badly by a broken glass rod. I tried to push a glass rod through a holed rubber stopper. But the glass rod got stuck and could not move back and forth. So I used a bit more force... then the glass rod broke into pieces and my finger was cut wide open. The blood was coming out rapidly.

After a brief first aid treatment from my workplace, they drove me to the hospital emergency room to get stitches. During the two hours waiting period, the blood kept on coming out since the cut was very wide and the nurse kept on asking me to put the pressure on the wound by using my left hand.

When bearing the pain and the blood soaked through the gauze, I felt for my Savior who died on the cross for us. My little cut could not even compare with what He had gone through on the cross.

Finally, the doctor showed up and tried to sew the wound together. The painful part was... when he injected the " freeze" around the cut. It took six stitches to close the wound. After wrapping up with more gauze and getting a shot, I was free to go back to work for couple more hours.

So next time, you should be careful what you are hoping for....

Miracle...or Perseverance ?

Couple months ago I decided to cut off some leaves from my African violet plant and see whether the leaf will grow into another new plant if I put it into a new pot of soil.

After the winter, there was still no "growing" sign at all. Flora said that it might be died already. Disappointed but I did not give up and keep on watering the plant.

Few days ago, I had a surprise. A few small green leaves start to dig their way out of the soil and want to show me that my perseverance is paid off.

I learn a precious lesson from this little leaf. Never give up easily, we should keep on pursuing what we believe and dream about. One day you may be surprised.

My Friend 2

Hi my friend! It is me again... Life is challenging everyday. Sometimes it makes me feel tired and helpless. Plus uncertainty is not a good friend of mine either who always makes me feel worry. It seems to me I have to go back where I have met him and ask for his wisdom again. I am longing to listen his soft voice which can comfort me and give me strength.

By the way, how are you doing? Still have not heard from you.

My Friend

We have not connected to each other since you left here five years ago. I always wonder how are you doing in the other side of the world?

I really miss the time that we spent together. It is hard to find someone like you who can share our daily struggles and visions. It seems to me that everybody so satisfy their lives and do not want to take up any new challenges. People stop believing that they can make the world different if they want to. You cannot see the fire in their eyes any more. Most of the time they just want to stay in their routine. Be honest, I do not understand what has happened to them and I have become confused too... May be I should live like one of them or may be there is something wrong with my head (think too much).

If I recall it correctly, we are called to make changes and take up the yokes that we are asked for. And also be the light of this world. However, why... it seems to me that we are dimming. Because of our laziness or we are too comfortable and satisfy our current stages.

Although someone thought that we were crazy in the past, we were pursuing and running towards our dreams and visions and which I never forget and regret.

A wisdom prayer

Proverbs 30

7 "Two things I ask of you, O LORD;
do not refuse me before I die:

8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.

9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
and say, 'Who is the LORD ?'
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.

Plants grow at the back yard this year

Again, we are trying to take the easy ones this year. Tomato, Zucchini and some Gooseberry. However, we not sure whether growing gooseberry will be successful or not because this is the first time we try it.

California Trip Day 8

Finally, we were leaving California and had to go back home. We bought a souvenir to Isaac and you can tell how much he loves it. When we arrived San Diego Airport, we found out that our flight had been delayed for four hours... We were sitting at the airport waiting and waiting. The plane arrived at Bellingham was already 1 am in the morning. Everyone was so tired. However, there was no traffic and it did not take much time for us to drive through the border and reached home safely.

Eunice and Isaac missed the Disneyland and asked, " Are we going back soon?" Actually, I missed it too since I have to go back to work...So I prefer to stay with Mickey Mouse la...

California Trip Day 7

Finally we were heading to our last stop of this trip - Uninversal Studio. We drove 45 minutes to Los Angeles. The studio was closed so earlier and we could not finished all the rides and saw all the attractions.