“Let’s go to Shandong for the peonies!” was a statement uttered out of excitement by my good friend May over dinner one fine evening late last year but was one that we took very seriously. And with that earnestness, we put things into motion this year and by late April we saw ourselves heading to…
Going to Sukau along the Kinabatangan River in the east coast of Sabah, North Borneo was one of my two main back-to-the-nature domestic trips for last year. The first one to Tabin Wildlife Nature Reserve in Lahad Datu materialised in early May 2016 and it was an amazing trip to remember (you can read it here).…
We do not have a choir at our church nor do we have a huge team of worship leaders. Apart from the musicians, I think there are only about 7 who actually sing and with their weekly rotations and a couple of them double up as musicians as well, we usually see just 4 –…
First, let me start by telling you a story about people walking on the sea… Matthew 14:22-32 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd.23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later…
I am blessed with a stunning view from both the living room and master bedroom floor-length windows of my condo. The dramatic sky, interesting cloud formations and vibrant colours during some mornings with Mt. Kinabalu in the foreground can be really awesome. Even during rainy days, the dreamy setting with mist-surrounded and rain-washed green hills…
After 13 years and four months of growing together and going through thick and thin, I left my cell/home/connect group (that is the exact sequence of name change for our church small groups over the years with the last one taking effect only this year). I visited a few other groups before I was invited…
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random snapshot 8/2016 an ode to all the phenomenal women out there on this International Women’s Day — Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them,…
James 1:6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. Have you ever had the experience that when you pray for something in specific and later you sense that God has granted your wish, but…
I spotted the dragon’s scale fern the other day at my friend’s garden just before I was about to leave. I delayed my departure and took out my camera again and walked over to the palm tree by the edge of the garden to take a few shots of this interesting plant that grows on…
There are only two days left before 2016 comes to a close and slowly becomes just a distant memory as we turn over a new leaf for the new year. As most are ready to put the past behind them and gearing up with hope for better days ahead, I am pausing and spending time…
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