Saturday, February 09, 2008

Old helper (maid) left and new helper is here.

Today, my helper ("kakak" = sister) left for her home.

I believe my son missed her and is really sad that kakak has left. His eyes were red but did not cry loudly. Actually me too, I felt a sense of loss for someone who lived and worked for almost four years here and took over most of the household chores and the task of looking after my son.
When I returned home in the afternoon, suddenly reality sets in. Oh, my helper has gone back with her things, things in the house are abit different from the normal school days. In her short four years, there are ups and downs, but she has been a blessing to this house. ABBA Father in heaven, bless her.

Suddenly I tried to recall the good things she has done and i realised that it is the mundane everyday tasks so that my wife and I do not have to worry about and ensuring that my son is taken cared of and brought to school and back safely. It is nothing extraodinary but when these are not done, it will get on your nerves.

The downs includes conflict with my wife's grandmother and conflict with my mother and of course my wife's sisters. I guess that conflicts are bounded to happen when people are together everyday and every minute, just like our workplace. But we can leave our workplace to go home, but for a helper, she cannot leave the workplace......

She left a Thank You card before she left, saying sorry for everything and to everyone and thanked my wife and I and it is appreciated. It is like losing a family member....

To YaYuk, goodbye, GOd bless you and your family and Thank you

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Totally blessed DAY Praise GOD for PSP slim and HTC TyTN II


At last, I received my belated birthday present form wife. Heeeeheeee. I got the PSP slim at a bargain, $300 for a PSP slim (mod version 3.71) with 4Gb memory stick. The salesman at the mobile phone shop at FAR EAST PLAZA decided to sell his PSP slim of 1 week old. How true is that?? I do not know, but when i check the condition, it seems new, scratchless. Praise GOD. Anyone interested to get me a screen projector??? or a casing for it??? To top it off, I got myself a new PDA phone that is really top of the line. I have done my homework and think it is best in terms of functions (7.9 out of 10 on cnet review) and most importantly comes with GPS. I will not get lost again (as if i get lost at all). Just to make you people drool, it comes with 3.5G (latest and fastest) 3MP camera with flash, GPS, WIFI-g, keyboard and all the functions of PDA calender calculator and windows mobile 6. Of course, I do not forget to not pay everything. Interest-free installment with a credit card is a must, why pay the whole amount when i can pay bit by bit interest-free, right?? Moveover, I can use the LDS money to subsidise this purchase. Heehee......

Today I will not dwell on it because it is late and I need to sleep to go to school on time tomorrow, three more days before Lunar New Year. Hallejuyah for the long break, I need time to breath, to feel alive and not working all the time. I am tired and there are issues that I have been praying and fasting since the beginning of this year.

To a fellow colleague and new teacher, I know you read this, I am not stopping you from leaving because I am also praying and fasting about it myself. But I want you to know that the Joy of the LOrd is in you, leave when you know it is the will of GOD and not because you are not happy.
The Lord is my shield, my strength, my resting place in time of need, my comforter, my healer, my provider, my LORD, my JOY, my LOVE .......Amen

16But I will sing of Your mighty strength and power; yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy and loving-kindness in the morning; for You have been to me a defense (a fortress and a high tower) and a refuge in the day of my distress.
17Unto You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; for God is my Defense, my Fortress, and High Tower, the God Who shows me mercy and steadfast love.
Psalm 59 (Amplified Bible)

16 But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
17 O my Strength, I sing praise to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God.
Psalm 59 (New International Version)