Christmas 2010

 

Hey there, how did you celebrate or spend your Christmas?

Did you have a great Christmas?

I had a wonderful Christmas =) tho I was really busy like a Christmas bee…hahaha..

Here is some highlights of my Christmas events:

Christmas eve:

Worked from home:

Went Christmas grocery shopping at 1plus in the afternoon…and last min Christmas shopping and wrapping present and preparing food for 40 carollers…

Mum prepare most of the major dishes whereas me and my sis prepared the fingering food so that the caroller could eat in within their tight schedule…

At 8pm Mum, dad and elder bro’s family arrrived bringing in the yummy food…

Church mate…Nic, his family and gf came….

Carollers arrived while we were still busy preparing food…

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We settle down to enjoy the Christmas carols and Christmas message follow by prayers by our Pastor Tang.

As the carollers left..its our family’s turn to feast…we had so much food left over since carollers are in the rush couldn’t really get to eat much..but they love our house and the food…hee..

We shared our food with our neighbours..knocking at their doors…sharing with their our delicious food for christmas….

Then we did gift exchange at 12am (midnight) –Christmas 25th Dec..(tho in actual fact Christmas doesn’t really falls on 25th Dec..)

We had great fun!!!

Christmas Day

Went to attend Church Christmas Service at our Mother Church –Zion Presbyterian Church at 10am…there were lots of performance…bringing glory to God…and Jesus Christ our Savior..Thereafter its banquet with 1000 people at Singapore Expo Chinese Restaurant..

Its our norm…

Evening we went to Aunt house for her Christmas party…its another session of testimony sharing, thanksgiving to God and games…we had great fun!!

Thereafter we went for supper with our elder brother..nearby…our place..haha…seems like a norm for supper since we shifted near his place..hahaha…its not hard to catch us at Jalan Kayu for prata…

We love this Christmas and our Christmas tree which we have put up,,,,My hse is sooo filled with Christmas….hee…

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Have a Wonderful Christmas and a Blessed New Year!!!

p.s. I missed Sandra’s family….text me ya…if you see this…

Mickey and Pal Merry Christmas!!!

Disney Christmas Song

What is Christmas all about???

Christmas mood..

 

Hey friends, are you in the Christmas mood?

I love Christmas, its my favourite season of the year!

Christmas is a season of love and thanks giving…

And most importantly a season to share the greatest Love of all which is given by God Himself…Because God loves all mankind…so He gave His only begotten son (one and only son-Jesus Christ) to us 2000years ago….to be born as a baby in the manger to be the saviour of all mankind. Greatest gift of this Christmas is not gold or silver or branded goods..etc…but its the Sacrificial Love of God…giving us His precious son Jesus Christ to come to this world so that He could die for our sins on our behalf so that you and I can reconcile with God and enters into Heaven the wonderful place which God has prepared for you and me.

So my dear friends and love one…today…I am going to share with you this greatest gift of all…the gift of eternal happiness, love, joy and Peace.

Believe in the Lord today and receive the greatest gift of all this Christmas.

May the true meaning of Christmas born in your heart today……

Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas

Love..forever,

Angeline

(We love because God first love us)

Tales of the Three Trees

As I was preparing for this Sunday’s Children Worship message, suddenly a story came to my mind. You have probably read or heard about this story before.

As majority of the people are celebrating this Christmas season, whether knowingly or unknowingly about the true meaning of Christmas, let us quiet down ourselves…spend some quiet time to read and ponder about the truth which this story wants to bring to us.

Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty."

The second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull."

The third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to

my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me."

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees.

When one came to the first tree he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter," and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.

At the second tree the woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true.

One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree, so I'll take this one", and he cut it down.

When the first tree arrived at the carpenter's, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for.

The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end.

The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark.

The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams. Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do.

The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.

Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and He stood and said "Peace" and the storm stopped.

At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.

Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill.

When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that when things do not seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts.

Each of the trees got what they wanted, but not in the way they had imagined.

We do not always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best.

May God bless you, this day... and every day…

Have a meaningful Christmas & a Blessed New Year!!!

HK conference

 

First time in my life I missed a flight…

Initially planned to visit HK 2 days in advance before the conference for my holiday…ended up I missed the flight…was too tired…after the shifting of house and exams…Supposed to reach the airport 2hours in advance i.e. 4.45am but was too tired so thot I can go an hour .earlier as sis suggested..

Who knows I couldn’t book Comfort cab…the line was bz…thus called SMRT cab after a long try…still ended up reached the airport at 6.05-6.10am. But they refused to let me in…

I am tremendously disappointed…had to pay S$100 extra to take the next flight which is on the next day 3.45pm….that goes my two days holiday…

returned home sadly….and texted my HK friends abt this bad news…

However thank God the W hotel in HK which the conference was held is great!

only one prefect word to describe that is W for WOW!!!!

The hotel svc is Fantastic…Design, ROOM everything is Fabulous….

The stay there is really unforgetable….

Thot no shopping but the two days in Hotel…makes everything Worthwhile :))

Thanks Bosses!!!

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Photo Albums

Since the invention of digital camera, people hardly develop the picture they take anymore....so is technology Good or Bad?
Environmental friendly people would say that technology is good because we save the trees...less trees being chopped down to make into photopapers..

As I was sorting some of my old pics into the huge albums which I bought...
I realised that there isn't much pics which I developed over the years...
Most pics are taken during the period of time when I was teaching in the childcare centre...those were that days which was filled with lots of smiles and laughter..
I love children as they are pure, innocent and simple...
But children are like a white sheet of paper....they are easily painted with beautiful pictures or destroyed by what is bad...
Thus teaching a child is really an important lesson never to neglect esp the foundation years..the first 3-4 years...

Chinese has a saying "san sui ding zhong seng" meaning at three it will destine the child's entire life.
Seeing many parents do not discipline their children and let them do what they want..this really irritates me...those children are ill mannered...

What gets me irritated is that as a trained teacher in Children, I know what can be done and what cannot be done...these children can be well behave and well manner if they are handle correctly. Children under my hands are often well discipline..
they are love me and hate me at the same time..

Among the pictures which I took in the past...there are some which I do not want to recall...or associate with...some people who betrayed me....
looking at those pictures which these people took with me.....those were so happy pics..but at that moment...no one knows that life will develop the way it is...
close friend may betray you, lover may change their hearts...of there are people who you appreciated and could have been your life partners but you did not accept them back in the past...if I am given a chance again...will my decision still be the same?? I believe it will because I am who I am....

Picture helps to keep beautiful memories...and memorise that will stay forever even if the person is no longer with you.....
Perhaps I should start taking pics again and develop them to keep into albums so that I can refer to...if I ever grew old.... :))

Thank you Lord for everything in life...the happiness..the sadness...the different seasons of life....which makes my life sooo meaningful and exciting.....and most of all..thank you Lord for always staying with me.....and never depart from me.....
What does your photo Album tells you????