New Book

2011-04-21T14:15:00.002+08:00

I'm glad.. finally, my brother's book is published! My sis and brother in law helped to upload it and my dear hubby designed the cover! Family is important and they play a special part in our lives. I always say, it's My Family Resource Center. I'm blessed!
The link to this book is: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/54238

Enjoyable

2011-04-20T09:27:00.002+08:00

Caylie really enjoys her time here in Melbourne. She loves to read outside, under the warm sunshine on the deck. Joey BBQ delicious steak for dinner. Caleb enjoys the warm from the grill and the fellowship with Ebbie and Joey too.

Cooking is a good way to keep warm too : )

Ryan's Birthday

2011-04-19T12:15:00.005+08:00

We went for dinner to celebrate Ryan's birthday. This is the actual day. The kids had lots of fun playing in the game area.

Caylie had her hand painted for free! It's a beautiful butterfly.

Beautiful view

2011-04-18T14:44:00.003+08:00

Very beautiful scenery. Lovely. Very breath taking moment. As I watch the sunset, I begin to admire natures beauty and I'm in awe of the scene. It's real and it's not a poster! What an awesome God.

Young Archeologist

2011-04-18T14:23:00.005+08:00

Dayson found some bones, like a sea creature bones. Looks like a frog or something. He found it in the sand on the beach and he was so excited. He said, 'Look mommy, I'm an archeologist'. Then he started to do more searching of branches, etc. He was having fun!

One of the best ways for children to learn is through exploring and experiencing.

Trip to Melbourne

2011-04-18T14:01:00.007+08:00

Visit to the Wild Life at Philip Island. It was a great experience!

See the Koalas and Kangaroos. So cute.

The Kangaroos are so gentle and lovely.

Visit to the Chocolate Factory.

Watching the Pelicans. Beautiful!

My Handphone Story

2011-04-14T08:27:00.002+08:00

It's the 2nd night of Planet Shakers Conference at Hisense Arena. It's just a few minutes before it starts when my hubby hand me an Iphone 4 (with the help of Ebbie and Joey) and said "Happy Birthday, It's yours!". This is a pleasant surprise! My birthday is not till in a few days time, but I guess he wanted me to enjoy it earlier. As for me, I'm just happy to receive it!

Bonding time

2011-04-14T08:24:00.002+08:00

This trip has so far been a bonding time for the kids and their cousins. You know, here in Melbourne McDonalds they serve a drink called Freezy Coke or Freezy Fanta.

Robotics

2011-04-14T08:22:00.001+08:00

Anywhere, as long as it's robotics or lego, Dylan gets straight to work!

Penguins

2011-04-14T07:53:00.003+08:00

It was freezing cold out at night and we went to St Kilda to see the penguins. They were so cute! We had a good time. It's hard to take a clear picture because it's dim. The kids totally enjoyed themselves.

Then we walk around the mall at the beach front. It's great to have the mall just on the beach! Lovely! The cousins really had a good time together. We parents became cameraman.

Sunday Part 3

2011-04-12T12:24:00.002+08:00

Before the day was over, right after the pool party, we went (for the first time) to a drive in movie! Interesting and enjoyable experience! We watched the movie 'HOP'. What a day! Totally blessed!

Sunday Part 2

2011-04-12T12:19:00.002+08:00

After church and lunch, we went to join Ebbie and family at Ryan's Pool Birthday Party. I learn a lot from that event and I totally enjoyed it. I watched how the Program Leaders chaired the pool games. I admire their professionalism and creativity. The indoor pool is a heated area, so it's warm and good inside.

Here's Caylie trying on of the games. She swings on the rob then jumps into the water! She's brave! And she enjoys it! She went a few times.

Busy Sunday

2011-04-12T12:00:00.005+08:00

We took a night flight, arrived Melbourne at 8:10am. Our kids managed to sleep through the flight but not us. So we were tired when we arrived, but the Melbourne air and meeting Joey, Ebbie, Ryan and Noel gave us life and energy to last through the day.
Sunday was a good day!
On the way to JIL Melbourne, we admired some classic cars.

Caleb preached and ministered. God is good and His anointing flowed through healing. Caleb prayed for the healing of the gums, and throat (for the lady). Below right: Pastor Bong introducing Caleb.

It was such a joy to meet the Puyats! Our extended family. The picture on the bottom left, is Caleb and little Caleb. Both with the same name.

Trip to Melbourne

2011-04-12T11:45:00.003+08:00

Everything seems to be going smoothly, till we were held back at the boarding gate due to one of our passport. We recently renewed our passport but one of it was not perfectly done. It was out of alignment and the officer had to ensure that we did not forge the passport. We didn't realized the photo was not exactly in the middle. Due to the imperfect production, we were held up for half and hour. It was a good thing I brought all our old passports and the receipts of our new passports!! The supporting documents helped to certify the passport. Lesson learned: The next time you do a passport, check to make sure the main page is done in perfect alignment to avoid problems!

Travel tips begins...

2011-04-06T22:55:00.002+08:00

This is a picture of Dayson's improvisation. His daddy blew up the plastic bag as balloons for the boys to keep them occupied while we were buying groceries. When we arrived home, we were surprise that Daddy's "balloon" became Dayson's bolster! He looks comfortable hugging it to sleep. You will never know what ideas children can come up with all the time.

We will be leaving for Melbourne for a holiday this weekend. I've been busy with packing and preparations for our trip. So I'll be sure to blog our trip! The first tip I learn is not to bring food to Australia, because the queue to declare it will take a very long time.

Little chefs

2011-03-21T21:09:00.002+08:00

Starting young. It was Monday evening, and my kids had a wonderful time learning to cook dinner with their Aunty Anna. Caylie enjoyed it thoroughly, Dayson loves cutting off the fish head and Dylan showed us an excellent quality that he possessed. Dylan was given the task of slicing a bowl of shallots and onions. He started to tear and Aunty Anna ask him to stop as she would take over the task, but Dylan refused, he said 'don't worry, I want to finish cutting them all!'. Such determination! Dayson, seeing his brother tearing, decided to help and he started tearing too. So all three of them were tearing! But they finish slicing all! Dylan showed real determination in his job. We were impressed!

McD Paper Plane

2011-03-12T14:33:00.002+08:00

Nothing can stop creativity. Dylan is a visual person. We were at McD's for tea break, just a 'time-out' for our family after a busy weekend. While we were chatting, Dylan was busy. After a while, he showed us his paper plane made from the "french fries box". I thought it was interesting. He felt proud of his plane! The cardboard made the plane feel firm. Of cause I didn't allow him to keep it. It's too salty for keeping!
Let nothing stop your creativity!

Ear Piercing

2011-03-12T14:18:00.002+08:00

I was surprise when Caylie asked to pierce her ears, on her last birthday. So on the 1st March 2011, while we were in the mall, I decided to get her ears pierce and I didn't inform her till we were at the shop. She was happy and the tension was short. If I were to inform her before lunch, she probably would not have enjoyed her lunch. So she enjoyed her lunch, had her ears pierce and she is happy with her new butterfly earrings!
She pierced her ears when she was about 5 years old at a gold smith. But it the earring stat was too tied, causing her ears to swell up and then having infection. I thought she would never have courage to pierce her ears again. This time, i check to make sure the earring stat was not tied, and it's not. It's not pinching her ears. It's just nice. And by evening, it didn't hurt. The pain slowly subside. Today, she's enjoying herself, even trying on my earrings! I'm happy for her. So, be sure to check the earring stat the next time you or your child pierce their ears.

Spinach appears.

2011-02-19T21:41:00.004+08:00

As we continue to fill our flower box with compose from our juicer, a plant started to sprout out. Then one day, to our amazement, healthy spinach was growing in our back yard! What a wonderful surprise! Spinach is one of the most healthy vegetables when juiced. Freshly juice it with orange, green apples, carrots and lemon. It's tasty too, the lemon helps to get rid of the raw vege taste.

Creativity

2011-02-08T18:30:00.002+08:00

As our little ones grows, it's important to encourage creativity. Dylan is one that is very creative, here he builds a merry-go-round out of LAQ set. (Something like Lego pieces) We went for a Merry-go-round and he enjoyed it, then when we came home he did this! Amazing!
Children learns through experience as well, both good experience and bad ones. We were blessed to be able to visit a bread factory during the CNY holidays. It's very educational for the kids and for us too. The smell of fresh bread filled the air.. simply delicious. We enjoyed the 2 loaves that were given to us to bring home! Yummy! This was an unexpected, unplanned trip! But we were blessed.

Happy Chinese New Year 2011

2011-01-31T19:44:00.002+08:00

The festive season is here. Time flies and before you know it, it's been a year! Wishing everyone a happy Chinese new Year 2011. My kids love art and crafts especially using "Ang Pau packets". Somehow I can't seem to remember some of the origami. We had fun doing some of them.

Caylie's art and craft

2011-01-12T16:30:00.001+08:00

I was spring cleaning my work top and found Caylie's card. It was a Home Coming Card. I think I was away for a number of days and she designed it just for me. Caylie took after the mummy's nature: Always caring. Always considering. Always sweet. I am totally blessed to have them in my life.

Chores can be fun.

2011-01-08T00:52:00.001+08:00

Today I learn to work with my kids in doing house chores. Usually I prefer doing it myself because I can get things done quicker and the way I want it to be done. But today, I realize they are growing and they need to learn basic living skills. So I started them with house chores and I'm surprise to see their willingness and joy in setting the table, dispersing the groceries, etc. It's fun to them and it's time to help daddy and mommy. I guess they feel older too. Dylan and Dayson helped my hubby to set up the clothes line. Caylie helped me with the groceries. It was fun and enjoyable seeing the whole family working together. I thank God for having them in my life. They have taught me many precious lessons of life. I learn to see things differently too. I learn to have patience as I work with them. I learn to allow them to get things done in their own way. I learn to encourage them.

Dear Diary..

2011-01-06T21:20:00.003+08:00

There's so much that ones experience in life and so much to share. Just yesterday, Caylie and I had a good talk about keeping a diary. She started to write in her diary, 'Dear Diary...' and express herself there, so she shared with me and gave me to read it. What a privileged! I then pitched the idea to her about addressing it to "Dear God,.. then share her thoughts. She agreed and thought that was a good idea and asked if I kept a diary. So today I started my diary with Dear God.. and I added a verse too. Then I told Caylie she could read it whenever she wants too. She too felt special and immediately started to read my diary. So I guess this year we'll be exchanging diaries. I learn that some of us express better in writing then talking. Exchanging diaries is one way I learn to log in to Caylie's world and shares her world, and she shares mine. She's 9 years old but in her diary.. she sounds matured. When we address our daily issues to God, He is faithful to read it too. Just as we get excited reading each others' diary, God is excited too.

Reflection 2010

2011-01-05T22:55:00.004+08:00

As I look back at photos of 2010, I see my kids and say to myself, "Oh, how they have grown!". Parenthood is about investing in our kids as I've to learn to invest in my 3 little ones life for the future generations to come. It's rewarding!
I've learn so much over the past years and I will always be learning. Somethings I've learn as a full time mother is to learn to understand my kids. The key to this is Effective Communication. I've to learn to use various tools and styles of communicating to a 9, 7 and 6 year old. They all have various learning styles and I discovered that one is highly visual, one is highly kinetic and the other is highly audio! None of them learn the same way, all three learn very extremely different way. I am challenged to raise each of them differently and it will be an exciting journey.

New Year's resolution

2010-12-31T14:16:00.002+08:00

As my hubby asked me to write out my new years resolution, I took sometime to sit back and think... think.. i realize that it's important because it also helps in providing a focus and an aim in life for 2011. So it's good to take time to think it through.

Keeping kids occupied.

2010-09-12T15:03:00.006+08:00

It's the holiday season and with daddy not around, the kids really needs interesting programs to keep them occupied. I learn that it's important to plan interesting programs and projects. This fun times makes the time flies especially for kids. One of the projects we are doing is making a Volcano. It comes in a Volcano kit. It's really easy to make and it's educational as well.
Today, they have play and fun time with Debra.
Planning is important, so everyday there's something to look forward too. Caylie, Debra and Grace calls themselves "the triplets".

Waiting for Daddy's return..

2010-09-12T14:46:00.002+08:00

Two more nights before Caleb arrives home. Time seems so long when we miss someone. Our kids says a prayer for daddy every night. I've paste up his itinerary on the wall, when the kids miss him, they will look at his schedule and know exactly where he is and what he's doing. We know that God is watching over him as He is watching over us too.

Miri Trip

2010-09-11T11:43:00.002+08:00

Caleb is on a trip to Bakalalan (A place where revival once happened in a most miraculous way) He will be going to Miri then fly to Lawas then fly to Bakalalan. Despite of a pack program and traveling, God has given him strength to share and minister. Do keep him and the team (David Ng and Siow Chen are with him) in your prayers. I know God will use them in a mighty way.

Last day, new beginning

2010-09-03T14:38:00.003+08:00

Today is Caleb's last day at work and then we start our new beginning. Life is a journey and our life is very driven by God. He has prepared us in advance of a new season and a change in our lives so we are ready for a new season. God is good and He has open doors for us to minister and business. There's an open door for Caleb to teach dance. It's going to be interesting. Also, we would be traveling more to the branches to minister as our time is slightly more flexible especially over the weekends. It's a fresh start for us.

Experience

2010-08-12T17:16:00.004+08:00

Learn through play and experience. It's important to allow kids to learn through fun and play. We were trying to make Gingerbread man from butter cookies recipe. Taste nice!

Smells good too!

We are learning to care for the environment by

making composed. The kids get to experience it.

Full recovery

2010-08-10T17:41:00.004+08:00

It was a weekend of rest for me while Caleb took care of the kids.
Praise God for the full recovery. Today, is the last day of finishing my antibiotics. Personally and as a family, God is moving us to face a new chapter in our lives. Somehow God has been leading Caleb since April and preparing for a change and a new journey. God has been opening doors for us. Pray that we will walk in His ways and be obedient to Him and to be faithful to our calling. Life is a journey and there are crossroads that we have to take. I know God is leading us to something new. It's going to be a new season and we have prophetic words guiding us. It's exciting times.
Dylan has a new discovery, he used a straw to make sounds like blowing a whistle or a flute.

visit the doctor

2010-08-06T17:51:00.002+08:00

After a long struggle and tiresome days and nights, I finally decided to see the doctor for antibiotics. Today, I slept and slept and slept.. even tough it feels like I've slept for hours, when I woke up, i realized that I've slept for only 1 hour. It was a good sleep. Then after lunch, I slept again! The medicine really knock me off to sleep but I guess I need the sleep too. I'm recovering. I never want this flu ever again!! It's so time consuming and energy draining. It's exhausting.

Still fighting the bad flu

2010-08-04T16:38:00.004+08:00

Still down with a bad flu.. still recovering. My throat is so itchy! I feel like using a baby's bottle brush and scrub it from itchiness.. Terrible.. coughing makes me tired too, but the worst is the tremendous pain in my throat. I can't sleep at nights because each time I swallow, i'll be woken up by the pain! so i've been sleeping at 2am the last few nights.. these nights feels long and draggy.. I try not to be too restless less I ended waking Caleb up as well. So my day's not good my nights are worst! : ) but i'm ok. Take it a step and a cough at a time and I'll reach full recovery!
In all these fighting flu battle, I thank God for a great family. In my struggle to rest from the tiredness of the day and from coughing, I've learn to observe my family and appreciate their help. Thanks to my mom and dad who helps me with my kids and give me time for a nap. Thanks to my kids for helping me and giving me time to rest. They even pick up my phone calls and take messages for me! : ) My own little helpers. Thanks to my dearest hubby to try and help me out in every way he can. Thanks to my brother Vic and my sis Anna who helps me to fetch my kids around for church and class. In all these, I've so much to thank the Lord for and I'll reach full recovery.

Last night, I learn another natural remedy from Philip Tan, that is to drink pear juice. (Thanks Philip!) Surprisingly, mom and dad came home with 3 cups of pear juice for me! And when I told them what I learn from Philip, they had no idea what pear juice does but they said they just ask the shop keeper to recommend. Wonderful! Thank God for His goodness, He watches over us even if we are not aware of Him.

Flu in the air..

2010-08-02T15:27:00.002+08:00

This is an awful experience trying to flight a bad flu. I've got the whole package! From block nose to sore throat. No fever (which is a good thing) However it's been a few days with sleepless nights. The worst is the pain in my throat. Sometimes I wake up because every time i swallow my throat hurts! With more rest and fluids, I'm learning to fight it the healthy way.
One interesting remedy I learn is to put a dash of salt in an orange. First slice the top of the orange, then put a dash of salt into the orange, steam the orange for 20 minutes. Then scoop the orange with a tea spoon and eat! It doesn't taste too bad, it's sweet and salty. But it helps to reduce the soar throat.

Dino biscuits from heaven

2010-07-16T11:29:00.003+08:00

Yesterday afternoon, May come back and found a packet of Dino biscuits in her shopping bag. She was surprised and gave it to my kids to enjoy. The kids happily enjoyed it and ask if they could have more. So, today, I asked May for a favor if she could get some more. When she went to the same shop, she couldn't find it and no one in the shop has ever seen it. Strange huh? She didn't buy it either. That was a strange blessing. My kids said, 'God gave us Dino cookies!' .. hhmm

Father's Day 2010

2010-06-22T14:18:00.002+08:00

After a season of months, I decided to try to update our blog. Time flies..
We are recovering from flu. I caught a flu, had fever for 2 days, now I'm recovering but then Caylie caught the flu too. Today, Dayson's down with fever too. My hubby said, " it's like world cup, everyone's catching and passing the ball (flu)."
We are on the road to recovery!

Still with all these going on, we had an enjoyable Father's Day celebrating with Ps. Daniel, Ps. Nicholas and Ps Theresa along with my parents and my family.

Happy Chinese New Year to you!

2010-02-12T09:02:00.002+08:00

These New Year has taught us a few new art and crafts. Caylie is very fond of Origami, so she went straight to decorating the house with "Ang Pau" Fishes (something we learn from a friend, "thank you Uncle Andrew"), stringing them together and hanging it at the door. I've learn the butterfly ("thank you , May") Dylan and Dayson join in too. They helped to make the fishes and paste them all around the house.

So smart, so funny.

2010-02-10T13:45:00.002+08:00

Just now, during lunch, my kids and I were talking about the importance of studying.
Dylan said,"we stop studying, till we start working". So i said, " no, we'll never stop learning and studying, less our brain becomes slow and brain dead". Then dayson ask, "mommy, what are you studying?" Surprised by that question, I stayed calm and said "Raising Families.. " He gave me the blur look. (Dayson raised one of his eye brows)
Then he ask, "mommy, what is daddy studying?" Again totally unprepared, I answered, "err.. leadership and spiritual formation.." It sounds so complex, my kids just replied: "Oooh.. " as if they understood it.

Dylan

2010-02-10T13:08:00.004+08:00

Dylan loves to build and create designs. Recently he was so happy of his new accomplishment building a helicopter by following the instruction guide. He also build the car from his LaQ. He build those all by himself and that to him is an accomplishment. Just yesterday he asked me, 'Mommy, who is Bill Gates?' Hhmmm I think my children are learning a lot faster then me.

Time Flies

2010-02-09T17:22:00.002+08:00

January came and gone. Time flies. It was a month of preparation and planning for the year. I noticed 3D games are a part of our kids life. The DS is not only an electronic babysitter but it helps to stimulate the minds of kids to work with 3D images. I get dizzy just following the movements on the screen. I'm still trying to research further.
Thanks Paulyn for helping us catch the fish and Caylie totally enjoyed the fishing : )

Welcome 2010

2010-02-08T15:48:00.006+08:00

It's always good to start a new year spending time with our parents and family. We like to reserve the first few days of the year for a special time with them. Its one of our way of honoring them. Here are some pictures of my mom-in-laws flower garden. She's a woman with many talents and I love her garden. She always take time to change the flowers and every time we visit them, there's something new in her garden. I'm learning from her, now she has a herbal garden too. Somehow my flowers don't seem to bloom, but the herbs that I planted are growing well! Yahoo!! I guess I don't really have green fingers like my dad and my mom-in-law.

I thank God everyday for great parents who raise us and train us in the right way so that we too will learn from them to be great parents too.

Below right, is a picture of the herbal lefts when its dried.

Christmas 2009

2010-02-08T15:41:00.003+08:00

Our Christmas this year was special as we visited many beautifully decorated places in KL. We managed to take some nice pictures too.

GInger Bread Train

2010-02-08T15:27:00.014+08:00

Finally, I'm able to pen down a few words on our blog. Starting with Christmas 2009. It was a wonderful Christmas in Malaysia with friends and love ones. One of the highlights was when we did a project called, 'Ginger Bread Train'. It was suppose to be Ginger Bread House, but then in our creativity, it turned out to be a Train. It was fun and most importantly, the kids had fun.

Lots been happening..

2009-11-16T13:55:00.002+08:00

Lots' to update, lots have happened.. we've been busy..
Ebbie's back from Melbourne for the holidays. We're glad to have them back. They are a bundle of joy and fun! Also, the picture was taken during the Ascend Concert when the Filipinos were here for 3 days. Roanna is such also a spark of joy to be with. Will keep updating.. soon..

Thank you for praying

2009-11-10T14:29:00.002+08:00

Back to Caleb's bone condition. Last night, the Chiropractor treated his back bones. His shoulder bone dislocated due to the spine 'senget' (LOL, trying to figure out the right words) His spine actually slightly slanted to the left because his right hand muscles are stronger then his left. Anyway, he will have to go for another treatment this Friday night. Do keep him in prayer.

Caleb's Performance

2009-11-10T14:19:00.005+08:00

Finally, here are some pictures of the musical performance Caleb did for 'Two From Galilee'.

Prayer Needed

2009-11-09T21:25:00.002+08:00

Caleb is at the Chinese Doctor to treat his dislocated shoulder bone. He noticed it 2 days ago that his shoulder bones looked wired/ out of proportion. So Sam kindly took him to the doctor. Pray that all would be well and pray that it would be a smooth and painless treatment.
: )

Organized Age

2009-11-04T17:19:00.002+08:00

I believe that there's a prime time in a child's age that it is easier for them to learn to be organized and learn orderliness. I notice that in all 3 of my kids, somewhere between 2 to 3 years old they become more organized. I notice this when they play. I then set a system for their toys. I use boxes, Tupperware/ containers and now drawers to keep their things organized. Today, they arrange their toy box on their own and when they can't managed to maintain the order, they will call me to help them. I realized that it's become a healthy habit. And they are less untidy. Labeling boxes are also useful and it helps them to read and recognize the labels/ words too. The top picture, is arranged by Dylan himself. Pictures below is done by Caylie and Dayson.

Caylie's now 8.

2009-10-21T15:53:00.003+08:00

Caylie turned 8 and as I watched her, I realized how much she's grown. Amazing! She wants to be a designer but she's not sure what type of designer. There's so many and there's such a wide range. So we're learning, researching and discovering more with her. We are proud of her and just last Sunday she share to all of us that during the service, she was shy to dance for the Lord, then the Spirit of the God touched her and He took away her fear and shyness and she danced. What an experience.

Booster Statement from children.

2009-10-12T17:17:00.006+08:00

I was totally exhausted after a long day's work. So I told my kids to wash up and we'll all sleep early because mommy is tired. Then they ask me why I was tired, so I explain that I woke up extra early at 6am to cook for Caylie's birthday Party, then we had to hurry to be at church by 8:30am, then lunch party, and clean up. So I was tired. Then they ask me, why mommy work so hard? So I went on to explain that I wanted Jie Caylie to have a great Party and I wanted to be the best mommy I can ever be. ( I was so tired.. I just shared what was my intentions to my kids.. hhmm..) To my surprise, immediately Dylan said, 'But you already are, mommy.' I was speachless."Yes, mommy, you already are." said Dayson and Caylie. I was so touched.
Today, these words keeps me strong and going. And I'll always treasure these words.
My kids taught me an important lesson in life that WORDS are powerful, it can give life and are like boosters, or energy force. If use wrongly it can bring damage to others.

CRNT Registration Form

2009-10-09T12:21:00.001+08:00

This is the final copy of CRNT [Church Reformation Nation Transformation] registration form. You may compare the previous post entitled "CRNT Flyer: Draft" with this.

Client: Latter Rain Church of Malaysia and LEAD
Concept Director: Elijah Low
Artistic Director: Caleb-Aaron Tan
Designer: Caleb-Aaron Tan
Photo: iStockphoto

Kingdom Eschatology Audio CD

2009-10-05T17:40:00.000+08:00

This is one of most recent work - Audio CD album.

Client: Apostle Jim Hodges
Concept Director: Caleb-Aaron Tan
Designer: Caleb-Aaron Tan
Photo: iStockphoto

Discovery

2009-10-03T16:39:00.002+08:00

It's a time of personal gifts discovery. So I've been trying to explore and observe my kids as they play and pick up new skills along the way. Trying to figure out their strengths. I got Dylan to post for me a picture, and he did! Caylie enjoys art and crafts. Dayson decided to pick up guitar lessons. Interesting. This is all part of our discovery journey as a family. Caleb is busy cooking dinner, yup. Saturday is my day off the kitchen! And Caleb cooks for the family on Saturdays. So, tonight we're having herbal chicken soup. Today's soup is for the strengthening of the lungs. Interesting, I didn't know there are so many types of herbal soups for different purposes.

Creativity

2009-10-03T16:22:00.002+08:00

Creativity. This is something I'm not good at, really. But I'm so surprise with my kids. It all started when Dylan said, 'mommy, I want a boat to play with in the water/tub.' I replied him, I don't have a toy boat but maybe you can make one?' And he took the challenge and make it out of his toys. Dayson followed too. At first, Dylan's first boat prototype sank because it had holes. But his second attempt it float! Dayson learned from his elder brother and they boat had fun creating their boats that floats. And testing it to make sure it floats.

Youg Ambassador Holiday Program: Cert.

2009-10-02T11:29:00.008+08:00

Experience:
I attended the event where a number of orphanage homes participated in it. The children had great time and fun over a 3 full days program. It was truly a profitable moment because these children were blessed by various volunteers. I am sure the life and time spent together over the 3 days meant a lot to them.

There are 2 variants on the Certificate of Appreciation and 1 Certificate of Completion.
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Client: PJ Live Arts & Palm Spring Educenter Sdn. Bhd.
Concept Director: Caleb-Aaron Tan
Designer: Caleb-Aaron Tan

CRNT Flyer: Draft

2009-10-01T12:24:00.011+08:00

Dear friends, I've decided to ride on this blog and gather, share all my design works with you. I'll slowly compile other design works. Feel free to comment. Any sort of comments are welcome [good, bad and even ugly are accepted here].
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Client: Latter Rain Church of Malaysia and LEAD
Concept Director: Caleb-Aaron Tan
Designer: Caleb-Aaron Tan

All are invited!

2009-09-21T10:30:00.002+08:00

Hi, Everyone is invited to watch Caleb's performance in the musical 'Two from Galilee' starting on 23rd October. There will be 8 performance. Click on the side bar of our blog 'Caleb Aaron Tan Ann Sen fan Page'. Open the flyer for more information on the time and ticket price. You can get a ticket at RM38 per head. Caleb is playing the role of "Jacob". Come and enjoy!

Kids having fun

2009-09-21T10:24:00.001+08:00

Joy Ride!

Weekends

2009-08-07T15:54:00.005+08:00

We've been busy the last couple of weeks and unable to update our blog. Every Saturday is time where Caleb works with the kids and teaches them how to maintain their tortoise and the aquarium. They have to learn to clean it and wash it and feed their tortoises. Can be interesting, but it's a daddy's job! : ) So far, so good!

Boyz are down with cough.

2009-07-12T10:43:00.003+08:00

Both Dylan and Dayson are down with cough. Dylan also has a mild fever. I'm giving them Spirulina often besides lots of water. It's said to help bring the fever down and it seems to be working on them. Pray that they will recover fast. Thanks! Caylie is strong and healthy.

Our time at JB

2009-07-11T14:05:00.004+08:00

We had an enjoyable trip to JB and Singapore. We took some youth workshops and had some great time with the Sims. (forgot to take pictures with the Sims la.. the fellowship was just special.)

And we had a durian feast too! There's Anna trying to open the durians.

Travel tips 2

2009-07-08T16:49:00.004+08:00

I've learn some things during this trip, it took us about 4 to 5 hours back to KL. It was a fulfilling trip to JB and Singapore. We managed to catch up with theSims who we miss dearly. Ok, back to the travel tips for kids.

1. Bath towels are amazingly handy. My mom taught me this tip. Towels can become blanket for the kids when it gets cold on rainy days. Towels can dry the kids if they dirty themselves and need a bath (emergency case). Towels can use as umbrellas to wrap ourselves on a rainy day. I stuff our bath towels into a pillow case, to keep it clean and it becomes a pillow. Towels can become bolsters. We always travel with 3 bath towels in a pillow case.

2. 100 plus is good to bring along as well. On the way back, Dylan felt sick and wanted to throw up. We gave him 100 plus, that helps to reduce nausea, even with adults. I shared a can with Dylan, I get carsick too. A good stop is important. Caleb managed to get us a good stop place and we got the children to get down and have a walk, this breaks helps to reduce the sickness too. Speaking of car sick, because I get carsick and have to see to the kids, I've to avoid myself bending down when the car is moving to avoid feeling sick. So all my travel tools need to be handy and convenient. This brings us to the next point.

3. Handy tools: Plastic bags for trash and unexpected emergencies (in case kids throw up). I always hand a plastic bag behind the front seat in front of me. The children knows that's the trash, and the car is kept clean. Wet wipes and toilet paper or tissue paper is a must. They are at easy reachable places like beside me.

4. The handy surprise I got for my kids this time is a set of markers and coloring book. It helped to keep them occupied for the 4 days trip and especially in meetings and while waiting for food in restaurants.

5. In travels, make sure children get plenty of water and fluids. I'm not so concern if they can't eat much, but rather they drink plenty.

6. Of cause it's good to have family or friends on the journey. Especially for me with 3 kids, my family are a blessing and help. With mom, dad and Anna with us. It was fun!

I will share more as we go along... and learn...

Travelling with Children

2009-07-01T16:22:00.003+08:00

As a family we travel a lot. In our travels we have our program which includes meetings and appointments. In all our programs, our children are apart of it too. I've learn that it's very crucial to prepare our children before hand. Since Caylie was as young as a baby, we've spoken to her to prepare her for all our travels near and far. We constantly communicate to her to prepare her of what to expect. I remember saying ' mommy and daddy is bringing you to the shopping mall and there's lots of things to see'. Caylie's first travel was to Pangkor Island when she was 6 weeks old for a Youth Camp.(we had to take the ferry across too!) That was my first time travelling with my little one. I even did a check list that carried me through Dayson's travels. We also did the same with Dylan and Dayson since they were babies. Dylan's first travel was to Convention at Gentings when he was 12 weeks old. Dayson's first travel was also when he was 8 weeks old.

The most important part of the travel is the preparation. Before the travel. I would and still drawing our program so our children will know our schedule and flow along. We discuss with them and we also add in fun and special surprises for them. They are prepared knowing that we have to go for a meeting, then later that day, we'll take them out or spend the evening with them or we'll have supper time with them. So they have something in the program to look forward too. And it prepares them for the meeting as well, as they have to keep themselves occupied. When the kids are happy.. we'll all have a great time.

Another important area is to pack 'home' along. Every child has something special that they are attached too. Like a pillow or toy. Even favorite snack food, books, etc. All these needs to bring into consideration when packing. We'll be going on a short travel, so I'm packing and while packing, decided to share a few things that I do that maybe a help to others planning to travel too. It's going to be a 5 hours drive, so I'm packing for the road activities for kids. (I'll share more on the road helpful tools on Next)
Oh, it's helpful to do a check list to reduce the risk of forgetting something, especially if it's a 'can't leave home without it' type for the kids.

Work Out time!

2009-06-25T13:47:00.005+08:00

Like Father, Like Son. For the first time we bought Dylan and Dayson singles as it's hot here in Malaysia. The singles got our boys started to realized that they wanted to show off their muscles just like daddy's. So it was in then that they started their work out with daddy as their personal coach! To save cost, i gave the boys bake beans cans as dumb bells. They were satisfied and since then it's easier to put them to bed at nights too!

Of cause, daddy had to do his work out too. As he became the human exercise playground. So, keep kids fit while they are young!

Our visit to Grandpa's Orchard.

2009-06-23T16:05:00.003+08:00

It's harvest time!! Lots of yummy ripe fruits. It was a windy day. We managed to harvest Rambutans and give to the fathers in church for Father's Day. Just as we finished, the rain came. It's a joy to see so many happy faces receiving those Rambutans, for me it's a greater joy to taste them!! Yum!!

Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-22T12:17:00.005+08:00

Thank you for praying for Caleb, he has fully recovered and we had an enjoyable Father's Day celebration together.

Caleb has been an extraordinary father to our children, Caylie, Dylan and Dayson. He has been sacrificial in many ways and he has been a pillar of strength to me and our kids. The responsibility of a father is great and it can be pressurising at times, but Caleb demostrated the love of God and brought our family through rough times with joy. He made our lives complete. "Happy Father's Day, Honey! And Thank you for sharing your life with us". We love you!

As we celebrate Father's Day, I am truly grateful to my dad who raised me up in the ways of God and he has taught me many principles in life. He is a very patient father and he makes effort to understand each of our different personalities. Today, he is a grandfather to my children and I am proud of him.

Please pray for us...

2009-06-16T21:59:00.002+08:00

Today, Caleb fell sick. Vomiting and flu. The doctor said it's a stomach virus. So he's on medication. Do pray that he will recover quickly. God is a God of miracles. I believe He heals! Amen!!

Time with Daddy

2009-06-15T22:23:00.003+08:00

As young as they are they are proud to learn from their daddy. Here, daddy took some time to introduce sword to them, just to hold it, my 3 kids are overwhelm. It's good to pass down skills and talents to our children.

It was an exciting fun filled holiday

2009-06-15T21:58:00.007+08:00

This school holidays were exciting for us as we got the privileged to spent school holidays with some outstation youth. This camp brought us closer to them.

We ended the holidays with Leadership Apostolic Seminar by Apostle Jo Bowes. We enjoyed the time with Ps. Jo Bowes. We learn a lot from him.

We had a full program and we were not able to update this blog.

What a Show!

2009-06-08T10:18:00.003+08:00

Friday, May 29, 2009 - UCSI
to continue from previous post by Debbie, as regards to UCSI Got Talent Nite! It was awesome moment.

Just yesterday noon, I had lunch with the Event's Organizer cum Head of Student Council of UCSI. She was feeding me comments about the night. Those attended were impressed by the moment when I chaired the two events. Many said, they were super-charged and the atmosphere was so high. It lasted until the entire event. Some said, even the judges said, "That guy is very happenings!"

Many were wondering who am I and what am I? They were eager to find out more about me. *Smile...* Thinking to myself... am only another human being with talents from above.

=)

What a show!

2009-06-04T14:24:00.004+08:00

Last Friday, Caleb was invited to be the host some interactive games of the "UCSI got Talent" show. It was held in the University Auditorium, about 200 students came for the show. He chaired the 'ice breaker' with 2 games. It was fun filled and totally entertaining show. The feedback we got was the students totally enjoyed it!!

It was a wild time!!

Happy Gawai!

2009-06-03T14:09:00.002+08:00

It is an honor for us to be invited by the Arok family to join them for the Gawai Celebration. There's still so much we need to learn about the Gawai Festival (Harvest Festival, celebrated by the East Malaysians). We enjoyed the food, simply delicious and songs sang by Richard Arok. The costumes that we managed to get Richard to model for us was simply beautiful and it was handmade by his mother. Amazing! Thank you Richard, Sharon, Sarah, Michael, Daniel and Deborah for having us over. You all are an amazing family and we cherish the relationship we have with all of you. God bless you all and Happy Gawai!

Sunday leisure time

2009-06-01T14:50:00.003+08:00

Sunday is usually a day of rest and fellowship. We love spending time with our cell after church just to hang out and catch up with one another. It's a time we look forward too. Everyone feels at home even little Janson!

Chocolate Fondue

2009-06-01T14:26:00.005+08:00

Yummy! This reminds me of my stay in Melbourne... delicious! I finally found a simple yet reasonable Fondue bowl. What a desert!

It's never wasted.

2009-05-29T17:09:00.007+08:00

Few weeks back, we were in my in-laws house and I saw all Caleb's and his brother's prize and achievements in Wu Shu. I know it's not wasted but God will redeem and restore his talents for His kingdom. As a child we may not understand all the training we go through but one day, we'll look back and thank God for this opportunity to learn and succeed and then use it for His glory to redeem the Arts for Him.

Coming Next...

2009-05-28T16:45:00.004+08:00

Caleb will be starting Sunday Exercise Workshops to build stamina, tone up and shape up!! Don't miss it.. only RM 40 per month, 45 minutes workout. Limited intake only. So simple, everyone can do it. More info will be up Next...

Mommy's little helper

2009-05-28T16:17:00.004+08:00

I was ironing when Caylie asked me if she could learn to iron too. So very carefully and slowly she learn. Today is her 2nd day ironing and she is getting the hang of it under close supervision. Children are much more capable then we think they are. Soon, my boys will grow to learn these living skills as well.

Family Time

2009-05-26T17:19:00.005+08:00

The most valuable time for us as a family is the night time. Every night, we'll gather around and have supper time. Cookies dipped in hot milk or Milo. We just snack and chat and share how our day went. Everyone gets to share and we as parents get to know each of our children better because all 3 of them are very different. They are more vocal now and discussion time is a healthy habit.

Breakfast Marathon

2009-05-23T11:51:00.003+08:00

Pic: Bottom-Right, Jen Jen Restaurant. Top and Bottom-Left, 'Hakka Noodle'.

Saturday, May 23, 2009
William is with theTANs. He is a tremendous man and great blessing to Debbie and me. He helped baby-sits our 3. He helped fix the wireless system in Sue Yih’s house. Great brother to us! Thanks William.

This morning, theCHOOs took us to ‘Jen Jen Restaurant’ for breakfast. I tried their Ipoh Hor Fun during one of my trip there, and it is really A++. Thus, I insisted that William (a food lover) to try it too. So, I quietly arranged with Gerry to give him a surprise-breakfast treat. True enough, William enjoyed it 101%. He told me he had been craving for Prawn Noodle since past 2days. So, his dream came to fulfillment with an A++ prawn noodle!

I thought the breakfast stopped there. But…

The another shocking surprise was…

Gerry insisted us to drive to another restaurant for ‘Hakka Noodle’ with Ipoh white coffee. There we go, another stop for breakfast!!!

No kidding! The ‘Hakka Noodle’ was excellent!
No kidding! The white coffee and tea was excellent!!
No kidding! The garlic-chili mix was excellent!!!

No kidding! They almost took us to another stop for ‘Hakka Lui Char’!!!! and I almost ‘pengsan’ = collapse in Bahasa.

Dinner at Ipoh

2009-05-23T11:38:00.003+08:00

Friday, May 22, 2009 – Ipoh
Debbie and I joint LRC Ipoh LT for dinner. We had great fun and good time catching up with each other. I discovered something new. It is new to me but may not be new to you. This new thing (to me) is a local food TV program, entitled 'Ah Xien' (this may not be the right spelling but the program sounds like this).

What interest me and Gerry most was… Most of the recommended locations carried a few decades of experience in this industry. These are authentic-one of its kind type of local food. Man… if you are a food lover, please watch that show. Otherwise, try to sit around Gerry Choo from Ipoh.

Jesus Heals.

2009-05-20T08:52:00.002+08:00

Monday May 18, 2009
As usual, after family time with light supper, Debbie and I will take turns to pray for our kids. But that night was different…

My 4year old went to mummy and said, “Mummy, my mouth pain.” Then he shown the mummy something hard and it was painful on his gum.

When the mummy saw it, concern and worry came upon her. She then quickly called me and my 4year old came to me. He showed me his gum.

On the left side of Dayson’s gum was a red dot – an ulcer while on his front right tooth, directly above it grew an extra tooth. It was hard and painful to him.

Debbie was very concern because she was not ready to see the 4year old boy go through surgery and he will not be able to bear with that trauma! As a family, I told Caylie and Dylan to lay hands on Dayson. They were very serious and focus on Jesus as we were praying.

I prayed and I felt such peace of God as though He will do the right thing according to our prayer. After the praying, Dayson felt better and he was calm. Looks like the peace of God came upon him.

Tuesday May 19, 2009
Early in the morning, Dayson went to the mummy and said, “Mummy! Jesus healed me because Jesus loves me.” He showed the mummy his gum and miraculously, the ulcer and extra tooth disappeared!!! They were all gone! Totally healed!!!

Praise the Lord for healing my 4year old and delivered him from the dentist attention. Instead of him going through a season of trauma, Jesus granted him a moment of miracle. Through it, his faith and conviction in Christ grew stronger and deeper.

Dayson testified during the night worship service. He said to the church, “Jesus loves me. Jesus healed me.”

I witness a miracle!

2009-05-19T16:36:00.004+08:00

I can't believe my eyes!! Last night, we discovered Dayson had some sort of growth and ulcer on his upper gum. The growth actually looks like a teeth. So Caleb got all of us (me and our 3 kids) to prayer together. Caylie and Dylan actually lay hands on Dayson. I was so worried, thinking to myself, 'How do I prepare Dayson for the dentist? What if he needs to take out that teeth?' Then I was full of imaginations and concerns. This morning, I asked Dayson how he felt, he said, 'ok'. Then I ask him to open his mouth and show me the ulcer, (he had an ulcer on the left and white 'teeth' looking growth on the right). When I look at it, I was amazed, it was all gone!! Both the ulcer and the 'growth' were gone!! His gums looks normal! It was all like a nightmare. I was completely shock!
I told Dayson, Jesus healed you! He replied, 'Jesus loves me'. I was lost of words, I told my kids, 'Look Jesus healed TiTi, lets pray and thank Jesus for this miracle.' Dayson understood the love of God. He knows that Jesus loves him and He is sure of it! "Thank you Lord for your love to us. Thank you for healing Dayson miraclously. We love you!"

The Voice Boys!

2009-05-19T16:23:00.008+08:00

I'm still learning to post photos on the blog.. so bare with my photos. Last Sunday we were blessed to see 3 of our Voice members wearing the T-shirt. Caleb and I just can't resist to take a picture. To us, it encourages us every time we see someone wearing theVoice t-shirt.

This time it's 3 of them! Proud members of the Voice. So cool.Then later that day, MJ came to us and showed us the Voice logo template on her cell phone. Imagine that! These are the Voice and the Voice will always be in them.

Our little dance girl!

2009-05-15T11:42:00.004+08:00

I'm surprise with Caylie's dedication in dancing. For the past week, she plays music and songs and choreograph her own dance steps for both fast and slow songs. Then she calls me to watch her dance. (she definitely got this from her dad) My joy is watching her dance so freely. No one ask her to do so, but it's a passion. Even as I'm typing this, she is dancing and I can see her at the corner of my eyes. I'm sure God is totally blessed watching this. In Matthew 15:34, "And Jesus said to them, 'How many loaves do you have?' And they said, 'seven, and a few small fish'. This is my mornings devotion and when I saw my little angel dance, I had a revelation on this verse. God is asking me, 'Debbie, How many loaves do you have? How many talents or gifts? How much time can you give Me? How much of your talent can u use for Me?' When I saw Caylie's dance so freely, I knew the little she has, she used it to dance to God with passion, with love and with joy. 'Lord, teach me how to be childlike in my service and worship to you. Remind me Lord, of how simple children are in their worship and not conscious of those around because they do it to You. ' I do not have much to offer, but all that I can, I will. Let my worship bring joy to You Lord. Amen.

A funny discovery

2009-05-14T09:58:00.004+08:00

It was 2 nights ago when I was having a chat before our kids slept. I took the opportunity to share with them on the value of sharing because our boyz were fighting over toys and refuse to share. I mentioned to them, 'Boys we need to learn to share just as Jesus shares. We are His friends and we need to be like Him too. Jesus wants good friends too, those that can share!!' Then Dayson said, 'But Jesus had a bad friend, Carrot'. I was confused 'huh??' I ask them, 'Who's Carrot?' then I thought to myself, I don't remember mentioning about Carrots in the bible. (I was sleepy too.. and we were all lying down in the dark room chating..so I'm half awake) Suddently, Dylan said, 'That guy who let the bad people catch Jesus' Then with revelation I said, 'Oh! Judas Iscariot!!! ' Yes!! replied the boys. And I had a good laugh.. 'He's name is Judas Iscariot and not Carrot. Dylan said, 'But mommy, you said Judas is carrot!' Oh dear, I spend a good half and hour trying to explain to them that name. So funny! Children are so simple.

5 mins for a child is like 5 hours long!!

2009-05-13T11:21:00.006+08:00

As a parent, it's hard to keep kids still.. just to sit for 5 minutes can be a torture especially for little ones. Sometimes I need to crack my head to come up with ideas to keep them busy and in one place. We have to attend many meetings and we do not have babysitters all the time. One useful technique that always works is an 'electronic babysitter' (laptops, DS, DvD player). It's those things that you'll never leave home without it. But it can be too noisy at times especially when they are watching a show and sitting beside us, it's hard for kids to watch a silent movie..

I found IQ games helpful.

Even daddy gets into the game and Brenda enjoys it as well! It's good for kids and adults too.

Another kind of games are the small packaged legos where the child can build their own little boat or bike from the legos. Every piece needed is in the small box with pictorial instructions for kids to follow. These are very handy for age 5 and above. (at times they would little help from daddy too) But it can keep them occupied for a while.
I'm still in search of more interesting tools in keeping children occupied and quite in meetings. It's not an easy task, different age requires different techniques. Work books does wonders too. Especially sticker books, maze, puzzle book and coloring books. So it's best to pack a few types because their attention spent is very short! Snacks are a treat for kids, never leave home without snacks and drinks!! Like the saying goes, 'A hungry man is an angry man' imagine kids!! It's like stretching our patients to the limits. Despite of all the challenges, our children will learn and adjust and they will grow as they are exposed to meetings and all.
Mark 10:14 'Permit the children to come to Me, do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'
God loves every child and they are precious to Him. This verse always strengthens me, because I know that even tough there's some hassle at times but it's all worth it because God looks forward to meet them.

Prayer starts at home

2009-05-12T10:10:00.003+08:00

Eph 6:4 "And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord."

I was deeply moved when I saw this! (so, I stole a picture) Caleb initiated a new habit in our family which is to kneel and pray together before bed time. This teaches our kids to honor God, to respect Him in our prayers and to thank Him for all He has done for us and to acknowledge that God is watching over us. I'm sure God see this picture of us every night and smile!

Mother's Day

2009-05-11T15:17:00.006+08:00

An eventful Mother's Day for me. I enjoyed it! After church we had lunch
party to celebrate Mother's Day!

Jan did a lovely Peach Jelly dessert. Yummy!

William trying to break the ice (Ice Kacang dessert)

After shopping, it was dinner. Caleb cooking dinner! I'm blessed to have a wonderful man in my life. I thank the Lord for such a good husband. Having a good husband does contributes a great deal to enlighten the load of a mother. Thus, being a mother is such a joy!

Vic put on the 'electronic babysitter' to entertain the kids while we all enjoyed dinner!

We realized Anna and mom wore the same color code!!

Mother's Day- at Church

2009-05-11T15:01:00.006+08:00

These are some pics I took at church. Dayson was saying, 'mommy, you like my post?'. So I grab out my camera and took that precious moment!

Here's Dylan posting too.

Here are the daddy's fellowshipping while waiting for busy mommy's to go home after church. Well, it's mother's day so.... : )

Girl time

2009-05-08T16:08:00.001+08:00

This post is created by Caylie and mommy. It's our mommy- daughter time together. So for today we decided to blog together. So here's our post!

Every week, I reserve some special moments to spend time with my kids individually. I'm learning to play with my boys (Dylan and Dayson).. wah.. need a lot of strength!! I feel it's important to put aside time for each one of them not just with them altogether but some special moments to understand them and to know more about each of them. Well, I've 3 beautiful kids and it's a joy to raise them.

Visit to MIA

2009-05-07T13:37:00.007+08:00

After 14 years, Caleb went to MIA to get some documents and to show the kids the arts exhibition. (to find out that they are renovating and no exhibition hall) MIA had some new renovation and refurnishing done to the place, so in terms of going down memory lane, Caleb said the old hang out place is gone. So not much of memory searching for him I guess. We ended the trip with some yummy ice-cream and fries at McDs.

HHmm.. Olivia must have taken this pic!

Our kids wondering what happened to the exhibition hall.

The MIA building.

And Olivia joined us in the adventure!

Dylan new hobby

2009-05-07T10:38:00.004+08:00

Dylan just turned 6, and he received a real guitar from a special aunty. He enjoys it, soon we'll be sending him for classes. The guitar is real, it's black, it's cute and so cool! He loves it!

Baby Max

2009-05-06T16:03:00.005+08:00

During Janson's birthday, I got the privileged to carry Baby Max (Danielle's Baby) for the 1st time. This is a long awaited moment as I've heard so much about him from Danielle and she was pregnant with Max when I left to Australia last year. So, finally we met, and as I carried him, he slept! So cute!
Every baby is God's gift.

Baby Max needs your prayers, he has a hole in his heart and he is due for check up in July. We are believing God for a miracle that the his heart will be completely whole. Do say a prayer for Baby Max and lets experience this miracle journey with Danielle and Max. Let's believe that the next check up the cardio will find that his hole in the heart is no more there! Amen!

At Janson's Birthday

2009-05-04T14:22:00.003+08:00

Olivia was such a blessing to us and the kids too. With her at the table, all the kids were happy to join her and that gave us, parents a break at the table! Thanks Oli!

What Happens When Your 4years Old Said This to You?

2009-05-02T09:47:00.001+08:00

I woke up this morning and my 4years old came and said to me, “Daddy!”

I can tell the amount of excitement from his tone. And he continued saying, “God said I can buy toys.”

I was so astonished by such ‘proclamation’. I could only gently respond with a smile and said, “OK. Let me discuss with mummy and Jesus.”

My 4years old is so cute…

Mom's 60th Birthday

2009-04-30T15:34:00.009+08:00

Going back in time to the month of March, here are some photos of a great time at her beach party. We're all doing the Limbo Rock! Real fun and cool to watch!...everyone had a great time of laughing and trying..and limbo rocking!

Ti William and the kids are so spotting!

Caleb was amazing! So flexible!

Starting out..

2009-04-16T16:13:00.002+08:00

Photo taken by Caylie.
Our one thing in life.. both Caleb and I are putting out hearts and minds together to pursue the One thing in our lives. (Dad preached few sundays ago) We found out there is a new program offering from basic to degree in Performing Arts, from UK. He can sit for his exams here. So I've encouraged Caleb to pursue his degree part time. Pray together with us as Caleb prepares to take his exams next year. He will be tested on a few areas. It's a start of something..

Easter

2009-04-12T15:48:00.004+08:00

Happy Easter to you!
Over the weekend, Caylie had a slumber party with some of her close friends. The girls had fun all night! It was a joy having them over. All 3 of them had a little dressing up party too.. it's a girl thing! Here are some pictures i'm glad my hubby took.

We also celebrated Deborah Arok's birthday.

A Dramatic Lunch Incident

2009-04-08T21:21:00.001+08:00

You’ll never know how sharp your mind is until unexpected incident happens to you when you’re not aware, in public place. This was what happened to me this afternoon. Please read on…
It was during lunch hour. Rachel and I decided to eat at a Chinese shop at SS2. The place was packed (as usual, especially during lunch hour).

As soon as I walked into the shop and scanning for a perfect seat. A senior couple caught my attention. I have no clue why it was so but my eyes began to fix on the senior man. Everything happens within seconds. By the time I was approaching their table, this senior man’s countenance went blank and he gradually felt from his chair.

Immediately, the wife trying to hold him but he fainted opposite direction, away from her. She was panicked! She shouted aloud and calling his name, hoping to get his attention. By this time, I was standing right in front of him and as soon as he slides from his chair and landed on the floor. I responded instantly, not caught by surprised neither was I panic, squared down and held him with my arms.

There and then, a waiter and I were trying to give him aid-support. After the invisible seconds, the crowd began to realize what had just happen. By then, this senior man slowly gaining his consciousness. I assisted him from the floor and gently helped him to sit.

He and the wife were deeply touched and impressed by my instant-superfast response. Now as I looked back, I was pretty amazed about the ability to discern the incident too. I sort of saw the event happened before it actually happens. Awesome experience…