the whole family on the tu-tu bike!




















our pet who died recently :(

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my heartfelt congrats to Bernard and Henriatta for their wedding on this day, 070707!

the amazing thing is they are both 7 years and 7 months apart in age!

no prize for guessing how much we gave as a wedding gift for them! :D

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the first week of school is so hectic that the moment i step into school, i am lost in the sea or ocean of work that I never stopped working until it was evening every day, missing lunch and breakfast on most days until i managed to grab a bite at the late afternoon... sadly, most of the work do not involve interactive time with my students... i only managed to say hi and bye to most of them... wished i could just sit down and catch up with them and also with my fellow teachers...sigh...

when i reach home, i told myself that i must not touch any of my work anymore... the rest of the day must be reserved for my wife and kids... though i feel guilty and stressed that work is not completed (it will never anyway), i must not sacrifice my precious time with my family to be so "professional" about my job. sometimes it's really hard and things get delayed and overdued but if i dont block out time with them, i never will... and by then, they would have grown up without the presence of their father or husband...

by the time i put my kids to sleep, my hope of catching up with my wife is slim cos i will be dead exhausted by then... as in i can fall asleep in 1 sec flat... and I can literally sleep anywhere and in any posture (sitting and even standing!) at home... i have to try very hard to really keep my eyes open... maybe i need to do an eye sugery to remove my eyelids (like the goldfish) and my eyes will always be open... :P

ok, it's time for me to get back to work... i hope to eject from this cockpit seat soon...

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time flies...

one more week and school starts again...

i felt that this holiday is so fast and short...

probably because i was enjoying myself...

with my kids and wife...

going to places...

going to thailand together...

first time there...

a wonderful experience...

the floating market,the tom yum soup and lovely sea food, the cheap bargains, the safari world, the siam ocean world, the scary experience on the tu-tu bike, the warm hospitality of the people, the love of the christians there...

too many photos to upload...

too much to say...

:D the end for now...

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I think my students will agree with this!



Did you know?

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A true story...

When Ercan Sengul commited his life to Christ in Turkey, some saw it as turning his back on his heritage and nation. When he said that he would do anything for God, he had meant it then. But what about now?

Ercan sat in a dark, dank prison cell surrounded by cell mates. He had been arrested by local police for distributing books for a Christian publisher.

Ercan cried out to God, beggging to be rescued. He knew that he had done nothing wrong and did not deserve to be there. "You said you would do anything for me," God whispered in his heart. "Did you mean it?"

Broken before God, Ercan wept and worshipped. He told God in his heart, "I really meant it." Ercan begin to preach three hours each day in prison. He learned that God allowed him to be imprisoned to give him an opportunity to share with his inmates about Christ. Ercan was in prison for thirty days until witnesses admitted that police had pressurised them to sign statements and the judge found no evidence of any crime.

Since his release, many who shared his cell have visited his church, asking about the God who gave him peace while locked up in prison. Ercan still joyfully Christian books, knowing that he could be arrested.

Only when I see things from God's perspective, will I be able to see sufferings or persecution as an opportunity for growth, for experiencing the presence of God, for realising the faithfulness of His word and promises amid pain, for courage to obey at all costs.

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