7th Month into the RCIA Journey

Yes, my dear wife, Cecilia has passed the half way point of the RCIA journey, 5 more months and she will be baptised. GOD Bless my family.

Update of City View @Boon Keng

Latest development update, Block 7 & 8: 40th floor base and Blk 9: 40th floor rooftop. Slowed down a bit, but they are moving into the internal of the flats more now. Balconies and windows are beyond the 20th floor. Hope they will complete the 40th floor by end Nov 2009 now instead.

Opening The Door

Day 3 Read: 1 Peter 3:1-12

Husbands, likewise, dwell within them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel.

Look upon your partner's need.
Love demands the loving deed;
Tell her that you love her true,
Prove it by the deeds you do.

We Honour God when we honour one another.

One Day is Not Enough

Day 2: Read: Gensis 2:18-25

He who loves his wife love himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it.

A Marriage that's neglected,
Brings pain and bitterness;
But one that's daily nurture,
Bring peace and Happiness.

The Bonds of matrimony are'nt worth much unless the interest is kept up.

The Miracle of Marriage

Day 1 : Read Matthew 19:1-8

They are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man seperate.

"For better or for Worse," we pledge,
Through sickness and through strife;
Any by the help and grace of God
We'll keep these vows for life.

A good marriage requires the determination to be married for good.

The Commitment to Love

Despite what we have heard in countless fairy tales, there is no guarantee that people who get married will live happily ever after. Things can go wrong - sometimes terribly wrong. Even with the Best of intentions, couples may find themselves in a house full of resentment, hostility, unrest, and misery. There is no heartache quite like the heartache of an unhappy marriage. But married life need not be this way.

It has been said that we marry the one we love, and love the one we marry. Love is not only an emotion we feel, but also a decision we make. In love, we cherish, communicate, listen, encourage, enjoy, forgive, respect, honor, and guard our spouse in the marital relationship.

Check up at KK

Yes, our baby daugther inside Cecilia is at 22 weeks old. All is well. Thank GOD.

Lions Club Hotmeal

Picture Taken with Ms Classic (Mrs Singapore), Sally, Mag, Angel

RCIA Canteen Day

Sunday, 4 Oct was the church RCIA canteen day where the proceeds will go to the RCIA course I am attending til April 2010. Half year more to go.

Edwin prepared his specialty, 60 packets of Nasi Lemak. Yum yum.

Status of Cityview @ Boon Keng

Developing well, have hit the 38 Storey mark. 2 more floors to go. Should definitely complete it by end Oct 09. Hope the flat be ready by Mar 2010. World Cup year. Yes! The new shopping Center @ City Square Mail is already open, Metro, NTUC and many more shops and restaurants can be found there. Nice.....

EUROPA CUP

Yes having played and won the first two matches. Everton is top at Group A with 6pints and a healthy goal different.

Pre-admission Checks and Advise

Accompanied my mum this morning to TTSH after sending ZY to work for her final check up and blood test prior to my mum's knee operation on 15 Oct 2009. Everything going well. After Government subsidy and Medisave deduction, we will have to pay only about $2450 for the operation and 5 days stay there. Praying for my Mum for a successful Operation and she's looking forward for her first grand daughter after recovering and ready to run..ha ha. The check up took about 3 hours then brought her to City Square Shopping Center for Lunch and did some shopping.

Carling Cup

Everton Beat Hull City 4-0 to go into the last 16 for the Carling Cup 2009/2010 season.

Baby's first present

After the check up, brought ZY and our baby girl to Isetan and bought a new baby rocker cum chair. Had a $30 voucher to utilised. Paid another $59 for it. Original was $149.

Our Baby's Gender???

Accompanied my Pepper to KK Clinic at Ang Mo Kio this evening for her 4th check up and our baby is already at the 18th Week. And the gender is....a Baby Girl....oh mine, going have a Queen and a little Princess at home in a few months time.... Our baby girl was very obedient and had her legs open for the Doc to check out her gender. Haha!

Everton Vs Blackburn

Yes, Won 3 nil. Back on track.

Melee- Built to Last Lyrics (To Zhenyuan)

I’ve looked for love in stranger places
but never found someone like you
someone whose smile
makes me feel I’ve been holding back
and now there’s nothing I can do
‘Cause this is real, and this is good
It warms the inside just like it should
most of all (x2), It’s built to last (x2)

All of our friends saw from the start
so why didn’t we believe it too?
now look, where we are
you’re in my heart now
and there’s no escaping it for you
‘Cause this is real, and this is good
It warms the inside just like it should
but most of all (x2), it’s built to last

Walking on the hills at night
with those fireworks and candlelight
you and i were made to get love right
cause this is real, and this is good
it warms the inside just like it should
but most of all (x2) , it’s built to last
‘Cause you are the sun in my universe
consider the best when we felt the worst
and most of all (x5)
most of all it’s built to last

USED VS LOVED

While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times not realizing he was using a wrench.

At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his father..... with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?' The man was so hurt and speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times. Devastated by his own actions....... sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches; the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.

The next day that man committed suicide. . .

Anger and Love have no limits; choose the latter to have a beautiful, lovely life & remember this: Things are to be used and people are to be loved.

The problem in today's world is that people are used while things are loved.

Let's try always to keep this thought in mind: Things are to be used,People are to be loved.

The Reasons I Love You

The Reasons I Love You
by Carrie Sue

I love you because you make me happy

I love you because you make me feel safe and secure

I love your smile

I love the way you say my name

I love the look in your eyes when you tell me you love me

And how you laugh at me when I do something stupid, when others would put me down.

I love the fact that when I'm around you I can be myself and not worryabout what you may think of me, because I know you love me for who I am.

No matter what my faults may be.

I love being able to wake up with you by my side...

It makes my days better

At night I love watching you sleep, hearing you take each breath, and

feeling your heart beat with the palm of my hand...

reality hits that you are not a dream

YOU ARE MINE.

I love the way you wrap your arms around me and hold me really tight,

like there is no tomorrow

And I love the way I feel when your lips barely touch mine for a kiss,

the love and emotions that go through me at that moment are unexplainable.

I love your laugh

I love hearing your voice

I love that you get along with my family and friend, no matter how much you dislike them, or who they are.

And hearing you tell me your stories, you could tell them to me a thousand times, and I will never get tired of them, because they are a part of you.

But the main reason I love you is because.....

You are you!

14 Weeks

Went with ZY to KK Hospital this morning for scanning and to get the result for the blood test to check the risk of down syndrome. Everything was good. So cute, the baby has grow so much in a few weeks, 7.28cm now. The baby was sucking his/her thumb and was playing with his/her finger as if waving at us saying Hello Dad & Mum. HAHA crazy me....Very active baby the doctor told us.

Friends

Friends....

They love you,

but they are not your lover

They care for you,

but they are not from your family

They are ready to share your pain,

but they are not in your blood relation.

They are........FRIENDS! !!!!

True friend...

Scolds like a DAD...

Cares like a MOM...

Teases like a SISTER...

Irritates like a BROTHER...

And finally loves U more than a LOVER...

To all my Dear friends, thank you for companying me through certain stages of my life.

Zhenyuan

Diner at Indulge in the Park to Celebrate Father's Brithday 23 Aug 09

Nice family diner at Indulge in the Park. Wide buffet spread of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia food. All of us ate so much. Edwin had been there so many times. Hehe the manager gave us 2 slices of strawberry chocolate ice cream cake with candle to sing Happy Birthday song to my Father-in-Law.

ZY

Nice Baby Pic

I use my camera to take this pic off the Mothercare magazine that my colleague, Stephenie gave me. So cute looking. Now must look at lots of cute baby pics.

Baby officially 3 months le. Now can tell people. Just hoping that my morning sickness will get less often. Smell and taste bud very strong. Can't stand strong food smell or toilet smell. Sure wanna puke. For food wise, no food that will leave an after taste in the mouth. Lost 2 kgs with the vomitting and small appetite sometimes. Looking a bit too skinny with a slight protuding tummy. Sorry.... made my hubby gain quite some weight cos he always company me to eat and eating my share too when I can't eat.

Everton Poor Start

Oh my...Everton lost again to Burnley this weekend. Hope they will start to pick up soon at the home front and do better with Wigan Next week. Come On You Blues (COYB)

12th Week

Today marks the 12th week of our baby. Went for the 3rd checkup on Thursday, waited for the doc as he went to help deliver a baby earlier. Our baby is developing very well at 51mm, due date brought forward by a day to 6 Mar 2010 (Sat).

Our Home

Went to check out our new home (CityView@BoonKeng), current status is that Blk 9 (35th Floor) Blk 7 & 8 (33th Floor). Really hope that they will complete and reach the 40th Floor by end Sep 2009. Just receive the 2nd letter for the released of an0ther 5% for the housing payment. Yes, the development progress is going on smoothly.

High Blood Pressure

Oh mine, my health been really bad of late. Past two months, my BP has been fluctuating between 135 to a high of 175. Normal is below 120. Getting bad. Getting lots of headaches. Been trying to catch up with my running again. Eatting less salt and watching my diet. At time, just feel like so many thing comings at the same time for me to deal with. Worst is having to cope with stress factors at work. Sick of things being managed, to me, having to work there is like having nightmare everyday.

RCIA Fellowship @ Balestier

After checking, we went to our RCIA Group "Saint Justin" for our first group fellowship gathering at Isaac's home at the condo BBQ pit area and swimming pool, had lots of food, Ribeye Steak from Western Chow (Lucky us, the BOSS is in our group), 4 types of Sandwiches from Takashimaya (unit 02-11), Siew Mei and Roasted Duck from Chinatown. What a feast, eat and eat....BP going up again.... was there until 9pm before we all part our way. Thank you GOD for a wonderful weekend.

Day 2 @ Meritus Mandarin

Woke up at 8am before heading down to the Grand Ballroom (Nicely renovated) for the breakfast at 845am, good spread and enjoyed our lazy morning there till 10am before ZY getting back to bed while I read the papers. She woke up at 1pm and we went to the Chatterbox Restaurant to taste the famous Chicken Rice @ $25++ per set which was included in the hotel stay otherwise I could have good chicken rice at $2.50 per plate at Ghim Moh market. Haha! Nice view though at the restaurant, that's the peck! After lunch at about 2pm, went back to the hotel to rest again before waking up at 4pm to pack and prepare for check out before 6pm.

Perfect 10

Yah! Today is our Baby's 10 week in development. Thank you GOD, I Pray for your protection to both my wife and our baby.

Singapore 44th National Day

Today marks the 44th National Day since Independence back in Aug the 9th, 1965. Celebrated this day together with my beloved wife at Meritus Mandarin where we held our wedding on 6th Dec 2008. Arrived at the hotel at 1030am and had burger king breakfast at Cineleisure followed by shopping at John Little (bought lots of beauty stuff for my dearest) and Orchard Central where she bought herself a white bikini before checking in at 230pm. Relaxed and rest till 4pm before heading to Taka, Wisma and Orchard ION. Went back to the hotel in time for the NDP parade 2009. After which went back to Orchard Central for dinner at the new Quizons Sub for sandwich and view the Today's Newpapers Old pictures gallery on display. Final went back to the hotel to watch the Charity Shield between Chelsea and Man United. What a match with Chelsea beating Man U on penalty after drawing 2-2.

9th Week

Time flies, today marks the 9 week of my beloved. My dear Wife is still adapting to the morning sickness, feeling really tire in the afternoon and feeling hot in the evening. Vomiting, lack of appetite. So gross, just a week back, when about to leave for wrk with ZY, she handed me a drink which she could not finish but not first having vomited into it accidentally. And guess what! I drank the whole come down, only when I was in office when I called and asked her if she remember vomiting into the cup and wah, she say yes. HAha ha wah lau ay...just drank a cup filled with a mouthful of my wife vomit, no wonder when drinking it tasted funny...face REALLY TURN GREEN! At that moment is just drink never think, then realise. Damn!

SAF Overseas Service Medal Presentation Ceremony

What a close to my weekend. The third and final Ceremony that I had to oversee and ensure it is conducted in order after months of preparation. 20 Mar 09 was the first to mark the closure for SAF deployment to Iraq. 3 Jun 09, the return of our medical and engineering team from Afghanistan and 31 Jul 09, the homecoming of our LST Ship from the Gulf of Aden for piracy. Really tired but happy to be given all the opportunity and exposure. Thank you God!

More Great Singapore Sales (Cellini)

Today after work went to the Hub21 near Jurong Town Hall Road Area and did some window shopping for some furnishing ideas at Cellini, found this beautiful 2 pieces L-Shape 5 seater Leather Sofa and a living room Black and Wooden Series of Coffee Table, Side Table, TV Console, Display Cabinet & Side Console.

Wonderful Sales Manager, gave me a good deal and bought them all plus two more side tables to match my previous bedroom set which I bought for my wedding last year. All 9 items at a discounted prices of $5500 ( Normal $8790). Okie, Settled my Living room, left minor renovation for the house and some other purchase. Another Thing completed and off my head.

Great Singapore Sales (Katong Mall)

Went to Katong area to shop this afternoon with ZY and end up did some advance purchase for my new home. Just bought a new Panasonic 42" Plasma TV C Series at $670 (Normal price was $1699) and Philip Sound Bar Home Entertainment System 8140 at $870 (Normal price was $1699) at Mega Store at Katong. Too good to miss.

My Empress Dowager

Oh mine, this past few weeks, have been treating my Pepper with much care. What she wants to eat and do. Been sleeping for longer hours as her body go through changes. Tummy is still small. Vomit almost on a daily basic but she's getting the hang of it. Eating more smaller meals nowadays. Sometime when i looked at her, can't believe she is going to be a mum. Haha! Last month went out for lunch with my friends and they thought she is 10 year younger than me at 24. They could believe it when I told them she is already 30 yrs old. Haha I bluff young girls.

7th Week Old

Brought ZY back to the clinic for her second check up this evening. Did another scan of the baby. Everything going well, and we could see the baby's heart beat. What a miracle how life is created. Next appointment, 17 Aug 09, 1st trimester almost over. Praise GOD for his continueous blessing and protection.

My Buddy Baby Girl

Oh mine, we are really getting older, my buddy Ming Hui and his wife, Corrine just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on 14th Jul 09 at Mount Avernia Hospital where I myself was born there back in 1975. Haha. Bumped into my buddy at the lobby and went up to see Corrine. Got more information from them on the process and experience. Nice. Congrats to you Minghui and Corrine on your new born. GOD bless your family.

Note to God

First time watch this video. It was shown during the RCIA session last night. Nice. Found it on youtube too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9y_enq0XCs

Confirmation of our Love

Wah, Zhenyuan made a few calls this morning and was lucky to get a slot for 550pm appointment with a Senior consultant at the Ang Mo Kio KK Clinic. Left my office early and pick her up from her office before heading down to the clinic. Within an hour, the doctor confirmed that she is 5 weeks pregnant and the baby was conceived about 3 weeks back. Baby is expected to be due during the first week of Mar 2010, baby Tiger (Cub) haha. Sweet!. Next Appointment in two weeks time. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MY LORD JESUS CHRIST. Please continue to watch our my wife zhenyuan and our first baby. :o) I can't believe what blessing and the good things that has happened in this past one year. Love you my dear Pepper! This is double happiness for me, promotion to Major and promotion to be a dad in due time. Haha. Wow.

A Whole New Beginning

This morning was Zhenyuan Rites of Acceptance into the Roman Catholic Faith at our church in Immaculate Heart of Mary at Highland Road. From an Inquirer to a Catechumen after 10 weeks of wonderful session with GOD.

Wow! Tonite went to celebrate my father-in-law birthday together with my extended family at lucky prata at lucky plaza for curry fish head. Nice yum yum.

After that went back home and my dearest Zhenyuan took her first ever pregnancy test. Guess what, Yes, Strike 1st prize. The kit show up positive, you are pregnant. Tears roll down from her eyes and down her cheek. So sweet, my lovely wife is pregnant. Wow! I am simply speechless with so much joy and happiness. What a day.

Another Step in my Career

Today is the 1st of July 2009, the first day I be wearing my new rank for my promotion to Major. Felt so happy and do feel that more responsibility will follow shortly. Thank you GOD for everything you have given me in my career path that I took 12 years ago. Praise the lord.

Progress of CITYVIEW @ BOONKENG

Constructions are really ongoing over at our new place. All three Blocks have hit the 30th floor mark. Hope at this rate, the house be ready by Mar 2010. Can't wait to have our own home sweet home.

The other half of me

We've been through a lot

Together, you and me,

But that confirms it even more

That we are meant to be.

Our love wouldn't be complete

If challenges didn't arise.

We know our love can last

And bounce back from our past.

You've always been there for me

Through thick and through thin.

I know if you're on my side

I will always win.

You complete me

In every single way.

Sometimes you finish things

I'm trying to say.

You are my other half.

The true love of my life.

I am glad

For you to be my husband, and I your wife.

Thank you Husband

I love you because you make me smile
like I have never smiled before

I love you because you make me laugh
until I cannot laugh anymore

I love you because you make me sigh
when you do those things you do so well

I love you because you make me yearn
for so many things I cannot even tell

But most of all I just love you
because you are the best thing to come into my life

I love you with all of my heart and soul
and I am proud to be your wife!

A Honest Daily Effort

Christ: My CHILD, so often your thoughts are on unimportant things. You do not center them enough on Me nor on your greatest need. After a few moments of recollection, your thoughts go right back to useless distractions. As a result you rarely get a good look at yourself and your actions. You hardly know your real worth because you take so little notice of your desires, motives, and intentions. You fail to be impressed by your many faults because you are blind to what is going on within your heart. Your interior motives are often selfish and corrupt. Consequently, your external actions are very imperfect and unsatisfactory. From a pure heart come the fruits of a good life, but from an imperfect heart there can only come an imperfect life.

External activity proceeds from the internal vigor. If you serve Me only by external observances, you are no true follower of Mine. You must apply the Ax to the root of your troubles. Learn to control this selfish nature of yours, and you will possess My Peace. I daily offer My grace for this divine purpose. Do not keep looking at your weakness. Do not be afraid to make the attempt. Nothing is impossible to Me. Fix your eyes on Me and make a sincere effort to follow My Will. Your difficulties will gradually vanish.

Try as you will, you will always make a number of unavoidable mistakes. Still, with a little violence to yourself, you will gradually be able to serve Me with more ease. If you rooted out of your life one single fault each year, you would soon become a perfect man. Nowadays, however, people seem to be at their best at the beginning of their conversion. They consider it a great accomplishment if they do not become worse with time.

Think:
Many admit that they have faults. when, however, any particular fault of theirs is pointed out to them, they will immediately justify themselves. They simply refuse to come face to face with any particular fault of theirs. As a result they live a lifetime with little progress in virtue. To better my life I must see and admit what is wrong. Then I can proceed to improve myself.

Pray:
My God, make me brave enough to face my faults, honest enough to acknowledge them, and strong enough to fight them. I think of many things each day, but so many of my interest are unimportant and useless. Give me the strength and the generosity to make definite resolutions against definite faults. May I never be so selfish as to stop trying to please You more each day. Though my faults seem to continue, still my efforts must remain firm and I must go on trying to become daily a better man. If I will go on trying, I cannot help becoming better each day. A continued effort will slowly destroy my selfishness, and my faults will gradually weaken and die. Lord, on You I depend for the light and strength for this daily battle. Amen.

Great Effort by Everton

Well Done Everton FC, you have done us proud, Runner up for 2008/09 FA Cup. Created a new record of scoring the fastest goal in FA Cup Final History in 26 Seconds by Louis Saha. 2009/2010 here we come as we prepare ourselves for the New Season and maybe win the first ever Europa Cup formerly UEFA Cup.

08/09 EPL Season

What a great year for Everton FC, they are currently 5th on the table and will be playing Fulham tomorrow, as long as they win, they will be guaranteed 5th and they are already thru to the New Europa League next season. Ont op of that, they will be playing Chelsea FC in this season FA Cup Final at Wembly Stadium on 30 May 09, you go Blues.

1st Year Anniversary

This Month is also my blog first Anniversary. Time truly flies passed. What a year indeed. Enjoyed it very much. Looking forward to more good years.

Our 1st Anniversary Since our First Date

Yes today is the day that we both met for the first time exactly a year ago at Plaza Singapura. Happy 1st Year Anniversary to my dear Pepper Zhenyuan and myself. 17 MAY 2009.

Last 12 Months

WOW!, time really flies, come 17th May 09 on this coming Sunday, I have met Zhenyuan exactly one year. So many things have happened for both of us:
We met for the first time on 17th MAy 08,
We dated for a week, We went for our first photo shoot after two weeks,
We hooked up as BF and GF, We got engaged within 3 weeks,
We bought our new car in Jul 08, We booked the Hotel for our Wedding and Bed set in Aug 08,
We did our Wedding Prep, Invites, Wedding Photo, Wedding Customs, etc in Aug/Sep 08,
We parted for three week due to my overseas exercise in Sep/Oct 08,
We took our Wedding Photos in Oct 08 and We also found our Video and Photo Graphers, We chose and collected our Wedding Pics for our Album by Nov 08,
Collected our Wedding Montage 3 days before wedding and We got married on 6th Dec 08,
We celebrated our Birthdays, Christmas, New Year, Chinese New year, Valentine day, Fathers' and Mothers' Days,
We shopped and finally bought our New home between Feb and Apr 09,
We collected our wedding Tea Ceremony/ ROM/ Dinner pictures late Apr 09,
We started our journey of the RCIA on 29 Apr 09 and in four days time it our First Anniversary since we first met.
Done all this in less than 365 days. Oh My GOD! Only with GOD's Guidance could such arrangement be made possible. Thank you GOD once again.

RCIA 2009/2010

Thank you GOD, my wife, Cecilia Chiang have decided and have now join the RCIA course at the church we are attending at Immaculate heart of Mary. First lesson was on 29 Apr 09. I am joining her with the journey to rejunevate myself and rediscover my faith again. Wonderful feeling. GOD BLESS us all.

FIREPROOF

Say "I Do" ... All Over Again!
It was the No. 1 independent movie release of 2008, confounding movie-industry experts with its strong showing week after week after week at cineplexes across the country. Much more importantly, the movie touched the hearts and marriages of more than 4 million people!Now, FIREPROOF is available on DVD! The Special Collector’s Edition DVD is available exclusively from Christian retail stores and sites. With exclusive bonus features, FIREPROOF fans will enjoy hours of entertainment and impact.

http://fireproofthemovie.com/

Both Zhenyuan and myself love this movie so much which we happened to purchase at church for $24.80. Its a great movie for all married friends. Very moving and help made our marriage even stronger. Go see it and believe.

Reflections

Choices & Time!

In truth, people can generally make time for what they chose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking.

When you make the right choice, you will make enough time.

To Act or Not to Act?

Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.

If everyone waits, nothing happens.

Quality Time (Love Language)

Quality time is more than mere proximity. It’s about focusing all your energy on your mate. A husband watching sports while talking to his wife is NOT quality time. Unless all of your attention is focused on your mate, even an intimate dinner for two can come and go without a minute of quality time being shared.

Quality conversation is very important in a healthy relationship. It involves sharing experiences, thoughts, feelings and desires in a friendly, uninterrupted context. A good mate will not only listen, but offer advice and respond to assure their mate they are truly listening. Many mates don’t expect you to solve their problems. They need a sympathetic listener.

An important aspect of quality conversation is self-revelation. In order for you to communicate with your mate, you must also be in tune with your inner emotions. It is only when you understand your emotions and inner feelings will you then be able to share quality conversation, and quality time with your mate.

Quality activities are a very important part of quality time. Many mates feel most loved when they spend physical time together, doing activities that they love to do. Spending time together will bring a couple closer, and, in the years to come, will fill up a memory bank that you can reminisce about in the future.Whether it’s sitting on the couch and having a brief conversation or playing together in a tennis league, quality time is a love language that is shared by many. Setting aside focused time with your mate will ensure a happy marriage.

Extracted from http://www.fivelovelanguages.com/learn.html by Gary Chapman

My Realisation

I have been missing out on giving quality conversation to you.
Miss out on telling you I cherish your being around me.
Miss out on telling you this is the way I love you.
Miss out on knowing that this is one way you feel my love.

Too little words from the mouth can kill a relationship.
Words express your interest that you want the other person to know about you, your experience, your thoughts and your feelings.

Too little words just like my dad.
Much better at writing than talking
Now the quieter one in this relationship.
This is no excuse not to learn to speak more.
Now I want to learn this way to communicate my love for you

This also encourage me more to speak as a way to tell you I love you.

Zhenyuan

MEN & WOMEN II (JOKES)

WOMAN
When she's 18, she's a football, 22 men going after her.
When she's 28, she's a hockey ball, 8 men going after her.
When she's 38, she's a golf ball, 1 man hitting on her.
When she's 48, she's a ping pong ball, 2 men pushing to each other.
When she's 58, she's a punctured ball, her man keep her for good memories.


MAN
At 20, a man is like a coconut, so much to offer so little to give.
At 30, a man is like durian, dangerous but delicious.
At 40, a man is like watermelon, big round and juicy.
At 50, a man is like mandarin orange, the season will come but once a year.
At 60, a man is like a raisin, dried out,wrinkled and cheap.

MEN & WOMEN (JOKES)

Women are unpredictable.
Before marriage, she expects a man.
After marriage, she suspects a man.
After death, she respects him.

There was this guy who told his woman that he loved her so much that he would go thru hell for her.
They got married and now he's going thru hell.

A man inserted an "AD" in the classified: "Wife wanted".
Next day he received a hundred letters.
They all say the same thing: "You can have mine"....

When a man opens a door of a car for his wife.
You can be sure of 1 thing: either the car is new or his wife.

Its easy to tell if a man is married or not.
Just watch him drive a car with a woman sitting beside him.
If both his hands are on the wheels, you can be sure he's married.

A man received a letter from kidnappers.
The letter said "If you don't promise to send us a $100,000, I swear we will kidnap your wife."
The poor man wrote back: "I am afraid I can't keep my promise but I hope you will keep yours."

What's the matter, you looked depressed."
"I'm having trouble with my wife."
"What happened?"
"She said she wasn't going to speak to me for 30 days."
"But that ought to make you happy."
"It did, but today is the last day."

CLOUD 9

Yes! Got called into my Boss's Office today to conduct the Annual Feedback Report. Very happy with my banding :o). Plus News on my promotion to MAJOR this 1 July 2009. Yuppie! Thank you very much GOD for his blessing all this years. MAJOR IRONMAN!

SOMEONE (2nd Perspective)

There is always someone for everyone. To stay together as a couple.
Someone whose faults and weaknesses you can live with
and goodness and strengths you can't live without.

Continue to love one another and see your relationship blossom.
Pray to GOD for his blessing and guidance.

SOMEONE

There is always someone for everyone to live as a couple.

Someone who is bad that you can live with...

or someone who is good whom you can't live without.

LUSTFUL MEN, PROUD WOMEN

Vatican City: Lust leads men to sin. For women, pride is their biggest downfall.

This is how the sexes struggle differently with the seven deadly sins of pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth. Men and Women sin in different ways.

Women are not adverse to lust, but primarily occupied with pride, envy and anger. Sloth does not set in until after gluttony and greed.

Lust: Excessive thoughts or desire of sexual nature.

Gluttony: Over-consumption of or overl indulging in anything to the point of waste.

Sloth: The failure to utilise one's talents and gifts.

Anger: Inordinate and uncontrolled feelings that can manifest as denial of the truth or self-denial, or generally wishing to do evil or harm to others.

Pride: The desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to compliment others and excessive love of self.

Envy: Resentment of another person for having something one lacks, and wishing the other person to be deprived of it.

Greed: Excessive acquisition of material goods.

Men: 1. Lust 2. Gluttony 3. Sloth 4. Anger 5. Pride 6. Envy 7. Greed
Women: 1. Pride 2. Envy 3. Anger 4. Lust 5. Gluttony 6. Greed 7. Sloth

Everton Vs MiddlesBrough 8 March

Well done Everton! We have beaten MiddlesBrough 2 goals in the 6th round FA Cup. Semi Finals here we come!

Marriage Vow

This woman whom you hold by the hand is to be your wife
She had given you one of the most sacred things under heaven
A woman's life and a woman's love
You may bring her great joy or cause her deep sorrow
It is not what you bring her in the material way that will make true happiness
Riches without love are nothing
Gifts without the giver is bare
The practise of those virtues as husband that you have shown her as a lover will keep her heart wane to your heart
Do you take her to be your lawfully wedded wife
To live together in the bonds of marriage
Do you solemnly promise before these witnesses that
you will love, honour,comfort and keep her
In sickness and in health
In adversity and prosperity and forsaking all others
Keep yourself only for her and be faithful to her as long as you both shall live

A beautiful piece given to us by Reverend Joshua Lim
Thank you Reverend Lim for being our Solemnisation. You made it so meaningful to both of us.
Taken from the video of our solemnisation ceremony.
Thank you Sean for doing up our video so well and capturing all the precious moments.

Cecilia

Our Dream Home

Went back to City View @ Boon Keng this afternoon together with parents to have a look at the showflat. Two MRT away from parents place at Serangoon and 3 stations to Dhoby Ghuat MRT with the Boon Keng MRT within walking distance. Plenty of facilities around and the upcoming City Square Mall to be opened by year end.

Nice City view too during the day and at night. Yesterday before we went, from the web, I flagged out the Block and unit which I will consider and oh are we lucky, those available was one of those I wanted. Nice Block (8) and Nice Unit No (148) with interesting Poster Code 330008. I am 33 and Cecilia 30 and this place is classified as Central just like our Wedding Venue, 333 Orchard Road. So coincidence. No way to run man...

With all those good pointers, both Cecilia and I decided on the purchase of our idea unit! Yes! We have booked a 5 Room Unit 1216 sqft (113sqm) going for $591,000. The flats are half way done up till the 20 floor with max at 40 floor. Have also apply for the HDB Grant to be offset with the booking fee of 5%. Earliest expected TOP in Jun 2010, just nice if earlier better.

Thank you GOD for helping with our house hunting! Another big project completed for both of us in just 9 mths! Fast! Ironman and Pepper have found our Loft! http://hoihup.com/brochure.pdf

House Hunting

Hooray! Went house hunting today at Bishan: Natural Loft & Clover@ Bishan and finally City View @ Boon Keng. Left only 7 quota for Chinese applicants with 90% sold in the last two launches.

Everton Vs West Brom 28 Feb 2009

We will trash WBA tomorrow. 3 goals to nil.

Sweet Valentine's Day

With My dearest Ironman in His No.1 uniform at friend's wedding


This is our 1st Valentine's Day together. A very sweet weekend for us where we chose to really spend time just with each other.


We also got to celebrate this special date together with his friend as we attended his friend's wedding. Wow what a day. Felt extra sweet and blessed as we shared the happiness of the couple and renewed our memories of our own wedding day. Very sweet indeed.


Haha the best of all. I had to see my husband in his No.1 uniform again which I only saw during my own wedding for a short while. This time for a longer time. Sword bearer this time. So smart looking. Never had I thought of in the past to marry a miltary officer and having a miltary wedding. Felt like a princess with my prince charming I want to live the rest of my life with beside me that day.




From Pepper

Mum's Birthday 08 February

It was my Mum's birthday on 08 February. My dear Edwin is very thoughtful. He had put aside the whole day to spend with my family. Planned out the day itinery. Shopping at harbour front, then Sentosa and off to East Coast for cycling. Spent a great day out and some quality time with my parents and sisters.

Outside the museum taken by Edwin

My parents are so happy and found the Museum walk to be very interesting. We walked through the history of Singapore and took quite some photos. This is the 10th time my dear had been to this museum.

My mum enjoying herself

Us with the baby cot. Our parents' wish for a grandchild soon. Hehe

One not so serious picture of us

Thank you dear for giving my parents a wonderful son-in-law and a son that they always want. A loving and understanding husband to me. Someone who guide me towards marriage life. Taking effort to help each other into acceptance and understanding of each other.

From the deepest of my heart, I want to tell you how much I appreciate you so much for everything. Especially the time when you stood by me quietly while I was in the madness of my accounts closing and the other times I was busy with my work. You took care of the big things like the wedding preparation and after the wedding, you chose to company me in my office while I was working on the last weekend of Dec and the New Year's eve and New year day.

Want to walk the rest of my life with you hand in hand

Pepper

Both Managers & Companies

Both are crucial to the survival of any employee...
Both have power over you as much as how much you allow them...
Both have impact on your life...home life...
Both have a purpose of keeping you...
Both can determine your climb up the cooperate ladder...
Both can lead you to the dream lifestyle you choose...

But... both will never remember you once you leave the company for another...
But... both will never remember you once you are sick...
But... both will never care if you are happy or not...
But... both will never care if you have enough money to live by...
But... both will never be there for you if fall...
But... both will never sacrifice themselves for you...

Because... both will never think twice if they need to save their own skin...
Because... both will drain you dry for their own good...
Because... both will want you to be under them for as long as possible...
Because... both will jealous if you are better or a threat to them...
Because... both will hope that you will never be wise enough to leave them...
Because... both want to have an easy life too...

Blatantly... Both of them need you to work so that the company will stay afloat and your manager have someone to do his/her work for him/her...

Built to earn a relatively comfortable life but not earn just to pay for a lifestyle that may not be built to last as you could drop dead any time due to the work stress and ridiculous demand.

The Choice is yours!

Everton Vs Aston Villa

Well done Everton! We have beaten Aston Villa 3 goals to 1 in the 5th round FA Cup. Quarter Finals here we come!

Check up at KK

Yes, our baby daugther inside Cecilia is at 2 weeks old. All is well. Thank GOD.

LIFE & WORK

How long more do you have?
Do you think that your boss will cry and be at your bedside when you are ill?
Do you think that your company will close down because you are not in office?
Do you still think about your colleagues who have left the company months/years ago?

Have you even spoken to someone who have lost a love one?
I should have spend more time with them.
I should have done this.
I should have done that.
I should not have said that.
I should not have done that.
Why have this happened to me?
Why God allow this to happened?

Too late for regrets? What have you done today for your love ones? Have a meal with them? give them a hug? Spend time with them? Making them worry? Pissing them off? Living your life as it you are alone in this world? Time Flies...before we know it, we are...part of history.

Selfish Act VS Selfless Act

You decide, you manage, your create your situation and execute on your own actions without thinking about how it may affect others.

You feel, you discuss, you share an opportunity and follow your actions together with others in your heart and mind.

Which Act will you choose for today?

SILENCE / ACTION

• Keeping Silence can prevent unnecessary conflicts,

• Remaining Silence is a double edge sword that cuts both sides,

• Prolong Silence is a disaster in waiting.

• Fast Action could prevent a disaster from happening,

• Prompt Action by both could heal all wounds,

• No Action...Good luck to all!

Fa Cup 4th Round Result / BPL 08/09

Wonderful EVERTON has beaten LIVERPOOL 1 goal to nil 2 mins before the end of extra time.

In addition, EVERTON beat BOLTON 3-0 during the weekend, new Striker Jo score twice on his debut and end a penalty during the first half for Arteta to score.

Our Wedding Pics are Finally Out.

Check out the link for Edwin & Cecilia 6 Dec 2008. http://lightboxproductions.blogspot.com/2009/02/edwin-and-cecilia-06-dec-08.html

FA Cup 4th Round

Yes, Tonite, EVERTON will host LIVERPOOL at Goodison Park for the replay. You go Blues. Everton to win by a goal is all that I ask.

Things will turn out Right.

You are Unique.

My Current Version of Working Attitude!

Since I met my dearest Zhenyuan Aka "Pepperoni", I am back to my usual self.

Tasks given is an opportunity to shine,
Minimum instruction is that your boss believe in your ability,
More job given is that you have good track records and someone to be trusted.
Letting you run the event with no supervision means that you are able to excel and stand on your own two feet.

Thus Continue with the good work and promotion and recognition will follow. Counting down the days to 1st July 2009.

My Once Version of Office Life and Politics

Arrow continue to come...
Work never stop continuing...
Shit continue to drop...
Objectives continue to be unclear...
Responsibilities continue to mount...
Time continue to run out...
Manpower continue to deplete...
Morale continue to be going down hill...
Reinforcement continue to be postpone...
Bills continue to come...

and so we continue to

accept the arrows,
work your ass till it shit,
despite vague objectives & responsibility,
little time and manpower, couple with low morale with no reinforcement in sight but tons of bills to settle!

Bottom line, SUCK Thumb!

Busy time at work!

Wow, have been taking a break after a day's work, been a month since I blogged.

Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner

Brand New Beginning 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 to all our friends and relatives! GOD BLESSED!
Looking forward to a wonderful new year together with my dear wife Cecilia.
Was at my office department year end party and won the 3rd prize, a Food Grill/ Hot plate Cooker! And was presented and given the SAF Wedding Gift pack from my Big Boss at the Event, a letter signed by Department Head, $300 and a Book, "Partners in LIFE" Your Guide to lasting Marriage by Anthony Yeo, a local author writing on marriage in Singapore. Nice! Plus an invitation letter to my wife to join the SAF Officers' Wives Club!