Happy birthday Honey and the gift of yourself

To my dearest wife,

The strength of your love in kindness, gave me a haven where fills my heart with every sense of warmth and precious memories. Your kindness is the touch, the look, the beat of heart, and the act that seeks to cherish and guard the one whom you say "I love you".

Here's a poem from Samuel Zwemer that helps me to put to word who you are to me :)

Her love was like an island
In life's ocean, vast and wide
A peaceful, quite shelter
From the wind and rain and tide

'Twas bound on the north by hope
By patience on the west
By tender counsel on the south
And on the east, by rest

Above it, like a beacon light,
Shone faith and truth and prayer;
And through the changing scenes of life
I found a haven there.

Happy birthday!

love,


YY

A tribute to mum!

Words do not suffice
Nor adequately describe
With tears in my eyes
My heart was beaming with pride
Sitting amidst the crowd
I heard them clear and loud

With each gesture of honest appreciation
With each heartfelt tear
With each thunderous applause
As they celebrated you,
They were already feeling the loss.

Each child knows he has been loved
Each student changed by what he has been taught
Each teacher has been inspired
By someone who gave her very best
Her heart, her mind and her soul

It was an honour
A privilege
I wouldn't miss for the world
To know someone so dear to me
Made such a great difference
And showed them
love on this side of heaven

As you embark on a new chapter in your life
New places to traverse
New paths to walk
I pray God's abiding presence
His abundant love and peace
His strength and His promise
To continually follow you..

Love you, mum!











She had her straight hair permed since she was 9 years old. She's got gorgeous eyes and the sweetest smile. She's got a photographic memory. She's brilliant when it came to studies. She could have been a chemistry professor, or a chemical engineer, but someone told her that teaching was the best career path at that time, she believed them. And so, for the past 31 years, she gave her very best, she gave her life to teaching. In her own words, "if i had a chance to do this all over again, I would. I love teaching. I love children."











So last week, mum celebrated her much anticipated retirement from government service. If there were 3 words to describe mum, it would be LOVE, PATIENCE and DEDICATION. Mum loves each student as if they were her own children. With great patience and incredible dedication, she toils to help each student understand, to lend a listening ear to new teachers, and to inspire each one to excel.










As mum embarks on this new and exciting chapter of her life, we look in anticipation all the amazing things that God has in store for her.


P/s: If you were the photographer who took the photos of mum when she was in her teens and youth, please contact me. I personally think your photography is amazing. =)

The T's of March

I can't believe the month of March has just whizzed by. So much has happened, but i hadn't had the time to actually sit down and collect my thoughts in a selah moment. =P

So a brief summary of life as i recollect them.. =)

1. A Tsunami Politically- Well, it was interesting to vote for the first time in my life. For once, I felt like a true Malaysian - serving my country, making a difference. And it was also the first time i got enlisted as a polling and counting agent. Yup, that too, was an experience. Seeing things from a different perspective. I guess the results was amazing - an answered prayer of sort, but there is still much to pray for the new government - that justice and righteousness will truly prevail.

2. A Transformers Birthday Party

I had the privilege of helping to organise a birthday party for Ernest, an ex-CG member's son. His dad, Gary, passed away a few days before his birthday a couple years back. And so, each year, we look forward to making little Ernest's birthday special. We can't bring his dad back, but we can give him the blessing of a special birthday party. =)

It's amazing and truly heart-warming to see how Ernest has grown over the years, to see him smiling and playing so heartily. I pray that the Lord will continue to carry him, and bless him so abundantly, and mould his character and faith. Blessed birthday, Ernest!

3. A Touching reminder of a tremendous sacrifice

Good Friday crept silently in the busyness of life. While we lamented it not being a holiday unlike in neighbouring countries, I wondered if it would have made any difference otherwise? In the midst of work and other aspects of life shouting for attention, God's incredible and life-redeeming sacrifice gets little focus if any. So preparing for the communion bread and wine gave me a little time to pause and reflect. It was much more significant - with each slice of the bread into squares, i was reminded all over again God's grace and mercy bountiful, enough for all to taste.

With each cup of wine filled, i was reminded of Jesus' overflowing love, blood poured out to save, to heal, to forgive and to ransom what was lost.

Wee Lee's powerful video presentation brought floods of tears, touching and reminding us of Jesus - His love, His sacrifice, His death and His redemption. Which other God dare say, "I have done it all for you"? Watch here.

4. A Treat for Pa's Birthday

We celebrated YY's dad's birthday in BP. It was a simple but sweet occasion.

We pray God's blessings of good health and peace, joy and strength only He can bestow, and the wonderful knowledge of Jesus as His personal Lord and Saviour on Pa.

5. A Tummy and Trigger-Happy CG retreat

Cafe@ Subang had it's first CG retreat to Melaka last weekend. It was truly a tummy treat and a trigger happy occasion for me. We ate, played and ate, and ate and slept and ate and.. oh did i say we ate? Haha.. but it was a great bonding time. =) Needless to say, we bond over food and lotsa laughter.. =)

The Esthers and Daniels of today

I think i'm probably one of the least political-savvy people on earth, hence that would most likely make me the last person you'd expect to ever talk politics, much less blog about it. =)

But the recent years of being married to a political savvy husband who has political savvy buddies have probably rubbed off on me slowly but steadily. I recently attended a political "ceramah" by DAP held at my housing estate. I was initially very sceptical about their agenda. I wanted to be convinced about their policies and plans. So when Hannah Yeoh the upcoming DAP candidate spoke, she got my ears. Learning that she was a Christian, who was passionate about making a difference, in a bid to fight for the rights of the marginalised, to be a voice for the people and to speak up for what was right - she certainly got many people's vote, mine included.

I believe that God has raised a new generation who is close to His heart, who desire to make a change for what is right, and who dare to stand up, speak forth and be counted. I pray that they will never bend to temptations and pressures to comply to the norms but to be the Daniels, Josephs and Esthers of this generation, born for such a time as this, called to make a difference.