We are 6!

The first song I heard today is "Walking with Jesus", led by Daniel and Cherry at Children Church and we are grateful for Jesus in sustaining our marriage.

Praise the Lord for the wonderful six years with Evelyn. May we keep on walking with Jesus all the days of our lives.

5 Years Later

It's been 5 years and we are thankful to God for watching over us and keeping us together.

Thank God for our parents, the people He put in our lives and our children.

The ride has not been an easy one and it's only Him that we are where we are now.

After today's sermon, I felt that it will be good for us to pray and plan our lives for God for the years ahead.

Praise the Lord for everything.

Looking Back 2011

Flashback of my 2011:

January 4 - Amos first day at school.

February 17 - Zoe walking for the first time.

March 18 - Watched Battle L.A. with my siblings at Genting

April 18 - Amos warded.

May 28 - First DG Men's Gathering.

June 26 - First Basketball match with Evelyn at the Indoor Stadium.

July 4 - The very first topic on "Nothing to do" Group: Half Boil Egg.

August 9 - Gathering with DG on National Day.

September 10 - First trip to Jurong East Swimming Complex.

October 5 - Surprise birthday celebration for Joseph.

November 27 - Amos knocked out during lunch on our last day at Melaka.

December 11 - Amos putting "snow" around the Christmas tree and saying "Thomas cold".

Happy New Year.

How crazy will you go for your loved ones?

I suddenly have this idea about going crazy for my loved ones. Okay, I am referring to my wife.

All thanks to Soon Wee and Shu Min, really felt the rush to crazy things for Evelyn.

Seriously, how crazy can a husband go for their wife.

I dun know but I thought it would be great to do something crazy once in a while. Anyway, we only live one life time so shouldn't we make full use of my time to do crazy things for my wife.

Anyway, I am just thinking about it.....

V Weekend 2010

I suddenly had the thought to take her out over the weekend on Friday night because I had to work on Monday night. So everything planned out within the afternoon.

1st: Book tickets for "The King's Speech" for Saturday afternoon

2nd: Reserve seats at the Brazil Churrasco

Saturday:

Brought for a movie which she hasn't had in a long while. It's been quite a we hang out like this.

This was the prequel to wats going to happen on Saturday.

Sunday:

Told we were going for a wedding dinner which she thought that she had forgotten. As we made our way, I claimed that I needed to pick up something at Sixth Avenue.

Once we reached there, I asked her how something like "Long time no go eat there liao hor". Then she mentioned she rather go to the one a Swiss Hotel. Ha ha, didn't except that.

As we crossed the road (we park at the Guthrie House) she thought I was going to the pet shop. Not sure how come she thought of that.

Then as we enter into Brazil, she was very surprised and happy (at least that's what I thought).

She said this was the first time in a long while she can eat and enjoy her food.

That's how we spent our Valentine's Day this year. Not written in details but she knows.

Growing taller

Evelyn suddenly thought of taking the heights of the kids:

Don't think I will ever paint this part of the house.

Time short?

You might realise I had not been very regular in updating my blog. Other than the kids and the increase in work commitment, it is also because Evelyn & me are trying to sort out our priorities in life.

We have been complaining about lack of time but I was reminded after posting a comment on Grace's recent entry on her post on similar issue. Lack of time is generally an excuse for we already know there's only 24hrs a day so it's a matter of how we use our time.

Without going too long winded, we gonna constantly ask ourselves how are we using our time for God. Have we wasted our time for our own gain and pleasure rather than pleasing God. If we are in Christ, no matter how bad or difficult the situation we can still give thanks to God for He is greatest gift God has given us.

Pray that we will not be blinded or misled by the world's standard of security and remember the great promise for Jesus.

Pray also for those who have yet to know the Lord to open their hearts to listen to His word for the message from Jesus is different from others.

Peace be with all of you always. Amen.

Zoe having her first fever

She got feverish on Tuesday night and was confirm yesterday after seeing the doctor, not to forget Evelyn and my mother also not feeling very good. So the 3 ladies saw the same doctor together.

Back to Zoe, she's very different to Amos. She is so much easier to consume the medicine as compare to Amos, which lead us to wonder did our method towards Amos was wrong or was it character.

Pray for them to recover and that Amos will not fall sick, which Evelyn just mentioned that his temperature is also a little high.

SYOG 2010

I dun know about you but I wasn't looking forward to the SYOG before it started, maybe because I am being deployed.

I am reminded to be more prayerful over the weekend and to be frank my negativeness is something I am not proud of after listening to Chris' sermon.

I thank God I am able to face it now with a more cheerful heart, even when it meant long hours on the road. Thank God that I am able to pray to Him all the time.

Tomorrow I will be bring Amos together with my mother to watch the hockey matches, Evelyn will join us after school. Since this is the 1st YOG, I think it will be nice for Amos to have a feel on such an event. Already looking forward to see his expression tomorrow.

As for Zoe, still thinking if I should bring her but surely will bring her along for the swimming leg on Wednesday morning, which Evelyn will be on duty to bring her students to attend too.

Thank God for the opportunity to do something that does happen very often together as a family. But I am just so grateful to the Lord for letting us spend time together. Praise the Lord!

Mr and Mrs Tan

Really had a great time helping out Gab & April's wedding over the weekend. Thank God for their union and pray that they will have a great honeymoon. Hope to see them back soon.

It's been close a year since I help out in a wedding. Think I may not be able to help out much in any future wedding as Evelyn is finding it more and more difficult to handle the kids.

Amos can speak

Finally after 2 years & 5 months. Not that he can't, just that when he call daddy not sure if he is really calling me or just using it for everything.

Last Saturday before going for NDP duty, I finally heard him call "Mummy" and "妹妹" when I point him to them. And he is also fall asleep at night when I tell him to, which wasn't the case before.

Thank God for helping Amos grow. Now we're entering the next phase for Amos. Pray that we will be good parents that teach him the way of the Lord faithfully.

Store Make Over

Took me 2 hours to clean up my storeroom. Managed to throw away many things that "moth and rust" destroy together with Evelyn around midnight.

Was telling Evelyn next time when we buy things we must consider carefully if not many things will end up in the storeroom again.

An advice on what you should throw if you can make up your mind. If something is there and you never use them, chances are you will never use them anymore. But of course it depends lah. But surely you can throw at least 60% of the untouched things.

Remember, moth and rust will get to them one day so buy wisely. Thou I still want to get the Iphone.

New beginnings

6 months passes by quickly and now we are into the 2nd half of the year.

Evelyn going back to work soon, Amos in toilet train camp, Zoe is getting nosier and we are looking around for new DG, but to be exact actually already found one.

Pray that as we move forward we will continue to be faithful in serving God.

30 years and counting

Thanks to all for the SMSes, facebook messages, phone calls and people who gave me a surprise birthday party at my place.

For someone whose job is to create surprises, it doesn't really come as a surprise to me on this special day. BUT.. I'm really touched by everyone's effort to celebrate for me. Thanks.

Although it's my big thirty, the main thing I am very thankful for is that God had watched over Evelyn and she is still by my side.

I also thank God for all of you who had journeyed with me all these years.

I'm looking forward to the many years to come and another wonderful session of "Guitar Hero". Hopefully they will have a Mandarin version by then.

Back to NS after 10 Years

I went to the Camp during my NS days 10 years ago to conduct a talk. Still can remember how I first went to the camp then.Also saw my CSM and some of the old company mate there.

Apart from the "wonderful" memories I had at Blk 12 (I stayed there for 2.5 years), I remembered how Evelyn would travel down to Tampines to meet me in the train during my nights off. Even if it was only for a very short while.

I remember that, even after 10 years.

Flip at 3 months and 5 days

According to Evelyn, our daughter flipped today.

Thank God she is growing healthily.

Someone and someone got married 3 years ago

Someone sang this song to another someone 3 years ago. Tho not the full song but the meaning is there.



And now that 2 someone are thankful to the Lord for the great three years together. Pray that in the many years to come we will live out our lives meaningfully for the Lord.

Thanks to all of you who has been with us all these while. Life in this meaningless world is meaningful only in on Lord Jesus. May God's peace be with you all the days of your life.

Last DG for the 1st half of 2010

We attended the last study for Eccl last night:

Evelyn keeping Amos occupied.


Burping Zoe.

Lesson to be learn? Life is meaningful in Christ. Make full use of yours for God!!!

Btw, thanks Fang for taking the pictures. Now everyone in the Tuesday DG knows that you are not a full time photographer. Ha ha ha ha!!!

How are they doing?

What my kids did during the last week of April 2010:

Amos painting at home.


Zoe suddenly smile at Evelyn.

Busy with the babies

Last night was one of the few nights where by I spent "quality" time with the 2 little ones as Evelyn went for her lesson.

It was not easy at all. I didn't know the Zoe's behavioral pattern so she ended up making a lot of noise the whole night until Evelyn returned. I manage to make her catch short naps here and there but I had to carry her all the time. Thankfully my helper was around to help. Not to mention Amos was running and climbing all over and I had to make sure he didn't hurt himself.

It's not an easy task for parents to handle their children that God had entrusted. Each parent has their own strength in taking care of their kids and I am grateful for Evelyn that she make up the other half, maybe more, that I am not gifted or capable in the area.

I pray for those who are parents and parents-to-be to work hand in hand with your spouse to bring up your kids in the way of the Lord.

Keep each other accountable and may you find joy in bringing them up, with the help of the Lord, together with your spouse.