How we begin or end every day is very much depending on our choices and attitude. We have the choice to give every day the chance to be beautiful and if we care to look, there are magic moments and beauty in every ordinary day. The world might be in a chaos right now and…
On being unique — The funny: I tried to be normal once. The worst two minutes of my life! The lighthearted: Not everyone has to like you. Not everyone has taste. The philosophical: I’m a limited edition! The wise: It takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything to stand alone. The truth: Psalm…
This is tonkin jasmine/cowslip creeper/telosma cordata/夜来香. These small flowers in clusters on vines are unassuming in appearance but they emit a strong yet amazingly delightful and truly exquisite fragrance, and I absolutely love them! Looking at these little fragrant yellow blooms, I am led to ponder on ourselves the Christians with reference to 2 Corinthians…
After we concluded our short medical mission trip to Tataluan in the interior of Sabah and before we bid farewell to the villagers and headed home (the photo blog of our amazing journey is here), we spared some time to take a boat ride to see a natural wonder in the area, the Batu Punggul pinnacle.…
(photo journey of a short mission trip with medical service to Nabawan and Tataluan, interior of Sabah, Malaysia 15 – 17 July 2016) – part 1 here The roosters crowed way before dawn, life sure starts early in the rural village. We got up before 6:00am, queued for the bathroom while still feeling slightly groggy, packed,…
(photo journey of a short mission trip with medical service to Nabawan and Tataluan, interior of Sabah, Malaysia 15 – 17 July 2016) Dad said he would pick me up at 6:00am on Friday morning for breakfast before dropping me off at church to meet up with the rest of the team. 6:00am!!! It definitely…
I love travelling and only if I had the time to do so whenever the wanderlust sets in, I believe my family and close friends will have a hard time keeping track of my whereabouts. However, with the various vicious terrorists’ attacks on foreign soil recently, the first thought that comes into people’s mind when…
This elephant family sure can teach us a thing or two on family values — Family value one: encourage and help one another, and no one gets left behind Family value 2: one of the best gifts parents can give to their children is a good example, so lead by example Family value…
I have been contemplating on expressing my thoughts on this particular topic for a long time but never got round to actually putting all the thoughts together as I was not quite sure if I would do a good job of it. Today, as I pondered upon it my final thought was, what the heck,…
Uncommon Women 非凡的女性 We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free. — Kavita Ramdas, the India country representative for the Ford Foundation, former President and CEO of…
Colourful Threads of Life 