And Man Will Live Forever More Because of Christmas Day...

This year we had our usual gift exchanges in the office on the 24th Dec. It was a nice feeling to give and receive presents which will later fill up our workstation.



No one was really in the ‘working’ mode so we went out for an early lunch at Brekos Holland Village.

Hawaiian Chicken - nice!

After lunch, we continued with some photo takings and doing tile-art before knocking off. Thank God Baoyun gave some of us a lift to Commonwealth MRT because I managed to reach home earlier with my 2 bagful of presents.

For dinner, wifey and myself had white pepper crab at Alexandra Village. It was the first time we had our crab done this way after tasting it at Tioman and it was good too although it taste a bit different from the Paya Beach Resort’s version.

Yummylicious white pepper crab

After dinner, we went IKEA for awhile to see if we can still get the EXPEDIT but promotion has already ended. Oh well... headed home and transform ourselves into couch potatoes. It was very cosy to just laze at the sofa on a cool night and just watch TV programmes, eating tidbits and drinking a bit of red wine. It was showing 4 Christmases, Michael Buble’s concert etc... we seldom had this luxury of spending a quiet Christmas eve as we usually have some parties going on so this us-time is much welcomed.  

Rod Stewart on TV

We then unwrapped our presents after 12 am and the very first present I unwrapped from wifey is a NERF Retaliator... so cool ;o) the presents i gotten this year are nice and useful. Thanks to all who bless us with the gifts. We slept about 130am that night.

Christmas Day! Woke up early and played awhile with MMGG before they headed out to watch Wreck It Ralph than we went with folks for lunch at Bukit Merah View and did some grocery shopping at NTUC. Then wifey and myself went in search of the wardrobe at Star Furniture. Did not manage to find one we like so we went over to Vivo City to get the toys for the kids. Spent quite a long time at Toys R US and finally decided to get a Playdoh Kitchen Set for G&G and a set of Hex Bug Warriors for M&M. I simply love to look at toys!!!

We than had our Seafood noodle soup dinner at Seah Inn Hawker Centre before heading home. Wifey then wrapped up the prezzies and we just placed it under their Christmas Tree to surprise them.

wifey with her new bag (a present from me!)

This Christmas is one of the more relaxing one I have spent as compared to the previous years and I really appreciate the amount of time I get to spend with wifey and my family just doing simple things like watching TV, chit chatting over simple meals, opening presents and enjoying the cool December air as we strolled along the neighbourhood...

Long time ago, in Bethlehem

Christmas Service 2012

This year, folks once again joined us for Christmas service, together with Deb's in laws. It is really special to be able to attend service with your own parents. I pray that they have somehow been touched by the message of the cross and the love of God even though outwardly they may not display much.
Personally, i am very touched by the drama which depicts the love of a father.
Dad did mentioned he was touched by the testimony of one of the lady who suffered a stroke but managed to recover and how her life has been transformed after that incident.

After the service, I had a quick gift exchange with the rest of the LG and then rushed off for lunch at Yan Palace.

wifey with Gigi again with mouthful of food ;oP

could have been ours

After lunch, we went back to IKEA fully intent on getting the Expedit shelf at a discounted price of $79. However, after careful deliberation, we came to a conclusion that there is no way we can bring it back without incurring the exhorbitant delivery charge of $55. Hence, the painful and disappointing decision to let it go was made. May there be another sale on that shelf and hopefully we will have a way to bring it back when the time comes... by hook or by crook.

Sub D BBQ

On saturday, we again started the day early to bring Daddy to the clinic. After that, we brought him to the barber as well. Lunch was pork porridge cooked by mom using her slow cooker. After luch we went home to rest a bit before heading out again to May Ling's auntie's condo at Lakeshore for a swim and BBQ.

Lakeshore is a realy nice condo with a huge pool and hot water jacuzzi. Superb for cold weather like Saturday. It was raining by the time we went into the cold pool so the hot jacuzzi was really a welcome relief



Wifey relaxing inside the warm jacuzzi

we spent about an hour or so in the pool before washing up and going over for the BBQ. The rest of the LG and some of the Sub D are already there.



only Aung Leng can be so cruel



delicious durians with compliments from Ang

designated griller of the nite

It was a fun time of fellowship but my attention was divided between this and the match that was happening in Bangkok. Thank God the lions held on and brought the cup back... 4 stars! yeah!!!


with this cup, they silenced their critics.. well done Raddy and Duric and thank you! 



Last Leave of 2012

Last Friday was my last leave of 2012 so Wifey and myself decided to spend it at East Coast Park cycling. We woke up at 550am (I somehow forgot to set my alarm at 5am) had a quick wash up and took a train down to Bedok where we had our breakfast of chwee kueh, and a toast set.



taking some pics in the train to keep ourselves awake



It’s really nice to start the day early because by the time we reached East Coast Park, it was only 9am.

nice view of the sea in the morning

@ Bedok Jetty

taking a break

We rented 2 bikes for 2 hours at $16 in total and had a leisurely ride till Bedok Jetty area. It got a bit hot by the time we finished cycling about 11 plus so we went to Marine Crescent Hawker Centre to have our lunch. They sell nice fishball noodles there ;o)

After lunch, we took a bus back and slept along the way. It was a rather long journey. We stopped at Ikea and did some shopping and ended up with some nice little additions to our humble abode.

A plate of potpurri to freshen up our washroom

Dinner was at Ah Pang, where wifey and I shared a delicious steamboat in the cool night... what a great way to end the fun day

... And The Gift Goes On... Part 2

Finally, the dust has settled and after weeks of meetings, preparations and watsapp exchanges, we have concluded our 2013 Comcare “...and the gift goes...”

Once again, the day started early for wifey and myself as we reached Toa Payoh central at 930am. We were also there on Friday evening to tie up some loose ends. ( thank God I was on leave so am not so tired)

Waited for Abel to arrive before we proceed to block 58 pavilion.

Once there, and a short prayer to start off everything we all got down to work. The guys were mostly doing the shifting of tables and chairs and setting up the multimedia equipment while the gals were working on the deco. The Uband were also having some last minute practice.

Time flies when everyone were engaged and soon it was time to bring Woon Yeet and Angeline over. We had a briefing by Aung Leng and David as the beneficiaries started streaming in at around 1pm. We started off with buffet and then there were a series of song performances and lucky draws. We also conducted a bingo game as one of the programme.

There were some minor hiccups along the way ( such as the bingo set being left in the RC even though the game is about to start ) but overall it was quite a success as the beneficiaries and volunteers are both blessed being the receiver and the giver, respectively.

Some thanksgiving point

1. God bless us with good weather again, although it rained a bit in the midst of the event, it stopped quite fast and did not really interrupt with our programme

2. Financial blessing. Even though Aung Leng has set a faith donation target of $4000 which seemed such a unattainable one at the beginning of the campaign, we managed to reach that amount.

3. Chance to work together with the rest of the subD. Experience some true teamwork as I work together with the committee who cover each other well and everyone contributed with their time, treasure and talent. Rather dynamic committee we have here.

4. Blooming friendship with some of the bro and sis ;o)

5. Wifey and myself grew closer as we serve together



After the project ended, there is a real sense of joy and satisfaction. Most importantly, it once again remind me of this powerful truth

God’s work, done God’s way, will never lack God’s provision....

The Story of the Fire Engine

There was once a fire engine.


He was created to go out and fight fire and rescue people.

Initially the fire engine was very clear about his purpose and mission.

He was not afraid to get himself dirty while out on the field and took delight with every fire that he fought and every person that he rescued.

However over the years, the fire engine began to stay away from the fires.

He was contented to polish himself and keep his body looking shiny and brand new.

He has forgotten why he was created and he has lost the passion to save people...

Have we become like this fire engine in our walk with God?

... And the Gift Goes On... Part 1

..And The Gift Goes On... got off to a great start last Saturday as we embarked on the distribution and invitation session.


Indeed, God blessed us with a nice cooling weather which made our job that much easier. Sure, it drizzled a little before the start but it never really threaten to develop into a shower ;o)

Wifey and myself set off a little earlier and reached the RC at about 11:30am hoping to be able to receive the bread delivery earlier if possible. Thankfully there were no hiccups and everything went on smoothly.

Deliveryman came at about 1145am and I was happy to see the 3 boxes of breads which we can bless 77 households.. Thanks Gardenia for agreeing to let us have it at a low cost of $0.80

After receiving the breads and moving them into the RC, Wifey and myself left to link up with Patrick at Toa Payoh MRT. We had our lunch at Kou-fu together with Liyin and Abel and after that went in search of Coffee Bean or Starbucks for Liyin to get her daily coffee fix. We walked and walked but couldn’t locate any of the coffee joint. (funny how when you are not looking for them they will be everywhere..) Anyway, we finally located one hidden deep inside HDB hub and Liyin got what she wanted. It was also at that time that Faith came over to join us.

We proceeded to the RC and the rest of the team is already there. After a round of introduction , we finally got off to pack the goodie bags and breads. I was not involved in the packing as I was discussing with Aung Leng on the beneficiaries list. Due to the fact that there are no packing of hampers this time around, the packing was completed relatively fast as compared to last year.

Once Packing was done, we had a role play to loosen things up a little. David played the role of a difficult old man while I played the role of volunteer. After that it was Cindy’s turn and she was definitely way better than me in dealing with the “Old Man” ;o)

I brought a team consisting of Wifey, Liyin, Faith , Abel and Patrick and was given block 29 and 31 which has about 23 households.. After going door to door, we managed to give away about 70% of our bread. The units in block 29 is really in very run down conditions and it does bring some realisation to us that there are really very needy families out there and that the loaf of bread and vouchers they will receive next week will really go a long way to bless them...

Anyway, we finished our bread distribution in less than 2 hours and walked back to the RC for a rest and a bit of debriefing... all ready for the actual event on the 15th December 2012....

Let the Gift goes on!