Buffet Lunch @ Eastin Hotel

God is GOOD ALL THE TIMES.

For our 33rd Wedding Anniversary, we were treated to a Malaysian Style Buffet Lunch at Eastin Hotel.  We were there from 11.45 am to 2.25pm.

A wide spread of local delicious taste with traditional cooking style, loaded with fresh herbs and unique flavor combinations. 

Give and take for a successful marriage

It’s quite a milestone to reach our 33 year wedding anniversary.  This is the year of wisdom, philosophy and reflection.   It’s a great year to look back and reflect on 33 amazing years.

It won’t have been plain sailing to get this stage, you will have had your ups and downs but reaching this important year means you’ll want to celebrate in a spiritual way.

33 is an important religious number; it’s the numerical equivalent of AMEN, i.e., 1+13+5+14=33; it’s the age of Christ and also the number of miracles that he performed and it’s also the numerical representation of the star of David.

The modern stone for a 33 year anniversary is Amethyst.  Amethyst is often known as the “wisdom stone” and symbolises sincerity and spiritual wisdom.  It is also known for its healing powers and to increase positive spiritual feelings.

Success is not an end goal.  It is about reaching a goal - and through life, the goals will change - and our journey in reaching the goal.  The one thing we all need is a loving, ongoing relationship.

Jesus is the only One who can bring us into that relationship with God that goes on into eternity, because Jesus said, "I am the way"

Mother's love

Your Mother carried you inside of her womb for nine whole months, she felt sick for months with nausea, then she watched her feet swell and her skin stretch and tear.  She struggled to climb stairs, she got breathless quickly and even a simple task like putting her shoes on was a huge struggle for her.  She suffered many sleepless nights while you kicked and squirmed inside of her and while you demanded that she scoffed junk at 3 am, she then went through EXCRUCIATING PAIN to bring you into this world.  She became your nurse, your chef, your maid, your chauffeur, your biggest fan, your teacher, your agony aunt and your best friend.  She's struggled for you, sacrifices her dreams to make your dream come true.  She even cried over you, fought for you, put herself second for you, hoped the best for you and has driven herself insane with worry for you but never has she asked for anything in return because she loves you and did it all on love alone!  Most of us take our Mum for granted but there are people who have lost or have never even seen theirs.  If you have a loving Mother who did all of this for you, you are very lucky, never devalue her worth because one day, you'll wish you hadn't!

Dinner @ Yi Ting Huo Xia in Tai Chung City, Taiwan

Treated to a dinner at Taiwan largest chain restaurant by the Ong's family. This restaurant is famous for its prawns, cooked in various style, such as garlic, shaoxing wine or purely steam.

Hsinchu, Taiwan in April 2019

We were blessed with good hosts, Prof. Chang and Associate Prof. Hsieh.  They took us to a good authentic Taiwanese cuisine which include sea food and minced pork rice.

Lunch at HAKKA LAO CAFE @ CRC

After more than four decades, met up with an old class mate, Guan Chye for lunch at Hakka Lao Cafe with Thuan Hee.  We had a good time sharing about the good old memories of school days.

Growing Old

As we grow older, we can dwell on the failures and hardships of our past, or we can remember God's faithfulness, accept His discipline, and keep looking to the future in faith.

Just like Moses, when he was 120 years old, he stood with the Israelites before they crossed the Jordan River and entered the Promised Land.  He could not go with them because he had disobeyed the Lord when in anger he struck the rock in the wilderness。 (Numbers 20:12,24)

Happiness or Joy ?

As of March 2019, Finland was ranked the happiest country in the world twice in a row.

So what is happiness to you?

Happiness is when your life fulfills your needs.  In other words, happiness comes when you feel satisfied and fulfilled.  Happiness is a feeling of contentment, that life is just as it should be.  Perfect happiness, enlightenment, comes when you have all of your needs satisfied.

Happiness usually depend on happening and circumstances and can change at times.

Happiness is a choice.  You can choose to be happy.  There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not.

It is important to know the difference between being happy and having joy. ... That is because happiness is an emotion in which we "experience feelings ranging from contentment and satisfaction to bliss and intense pleasure," whereas joy "is a stronger, less common feeling than happiness and is based on internal well-being or the anticipation of well-being.