AFC worthy ;)

My wife prepared this and trust me, it tastes even more awesome than it looks! ;)

My "bao-bei"s ;)

Birthday wish ;)

Bath time ;)

Arrogance

Arrogance is not necessarily seen in the person who is correcting someone, but is grossly evident in someone who refuses correction.

Remember, remember...

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

1 Corinthians 9: 24 - 27

Learning to 'fly solo' ;)

time for words...

It's been awhile i guess since i've 'said' anything on my blog.
It's all been pretty much 'picture-blogging' of late and i guess it's about time i 'broke the silence' ;)

i shall refrain from expressing my views with regards to some matters of national interest lately...

God hears my 'groanings' for this nation which i love... and i know He'll make all things beautiful in His time.

So i shall make a conscious effort to 'digress' ;)

Reading 'Systematic Theology' (i'm just beyond the half way mark) has shed light on just how much i don't know and perhaps took for granted with regards to the fundamentals of Christian doctrine and faith. i'm glad i'm equipping myself as best as i can (albeit not as quickly as i would like) and i find myself appreciating more and more the responsibility of not just understanding things better but putting things across sound and true.

i think we could all do a bit better with knowing more about what we think we know before we tell or teach others about what we think they should know.

Looking back, i'm thankful and humbly attribute all the glory to God, that the times that i was entrusted either with teaching, preaching or sharing or simply vocalising my point of view in discussion, that it did turn out 'sound and true'.
There's a new appreciation and respect i have for trusting the Holy Spirit for wisdom as well as understanding and also, perhaps more importantly, for His unction and stirring (i remember times when i only gained understanding of what i was saying as i was saying it).

The point is not just about being right per say.... but being accountable.
Because we will be held accountable eventually.... for every thought...word...deed (or even the lack of either thereof).
And those who teach, well, doubly so!

Thank God that His grace and mercy and love covers the multitude of our misgivings. He somehow turns what we said or did wrong... right.
Somehow He does.
And as we come before Him repentant and in full acknowledgement of our weaknesses with evidence of correcting the wrong we've done... He bestows grace upon grace, mercy upon mercy...and allows us to grow from faith to faith...glory to glory.

So let us beware lest our eyes turn haughty.
Lest we become 'puffed' up with knowledge (or so we think) and become the fool, disqualifying ourselves of His grace...of His mercy... of Him.



i've successfully digressed ;)


i'm in a somewhat 'cathartic' mood (yes, the word generally has a negative connotation to it ... but for the sake of sounding sophisticated why not? hehe).

Chinese New Year is around the corner and i'm looking forward to it even more than i did in the years past (well, to be fair, i only started officially celebrating last year..still) ;)

i think it has to do with how the dynamics are different this year... what with Isaiah and all.
i'm no longer just the new addition to the family.
i'm the new father.

And yes, husband and wife are the basic unit of a family but... with a child... well it feels more like it ;) and so yes, we're the 'new' family.

As it is, when we went back for Christmas and New Year... the 'feel' was different.

Everything seemed to be painted with the colour of 'family'.

Not just my in-laws but even my family seemed to relate to me somewhat 'differently' (and i mean that in a good way).... i'm no longer just the son/nephew/grandson... but the son/nephew/grandson who's a father and the leader of a budding new family.

Don't know quite how to put it into words... but i've definitely embarked on an entirely new 'phase' of life (if could loosely use the term).

i mean i knew in theory before i had a child of my own that when i do... things are going to change... a lot.
But just how much change... well, i think i'm only appreciating that of late (there's way more to come i'm sure).



again, i've successfully digressed ;)

First 'bites' ;)

if he looks a bit 'unhappy', it was only because we weren't feeding him as fast as he would have liked ;) he was practically holding our hands trying to force us to stuff his mouth! =)

Sunglasses model?

by the shoreline...

Methinks...

a life lived for Christ is

most about the being,
more about the doing,

and least about the talking.

"The Gardens" ala Labuan ;)

Having fun with hairstyles on him... haha ;)

Christmas wish? ;)

* vinod tries to stop himself from letting his imagination run wild.... to no avail ;) *

"making lemonade out of lemons" ;)

My wife...

is making me learn and realise more and more each day that it's not my 'skills' that impress and/or please her but rather my spirit, my soul.

What i can do per say takes a far second place as compared to who i am to her and how i am with her.

It doesn't matter what my talents are or how much i 'know'... what matters is how much i care.

And so i'm learning to stop fretting over how 'good' i am and can be at what i do and start focusing more on how good a husband, lover, friend, partner and leader i am and can be to her.

No point being a 'good' anything if i fail to be a good husband.

double dose of Durian! Muahahaha ;)

ARGGGGGHHHHH!!!

Season 5 has been the most nerve-wrecking yet!

Not because it's necessarily filled with loads of 'cliff- hangers' or 'keep-you-at-the-edge-of-your- seat' action sequences (although it does have a gingerly balanced portion of them both) but because it feeds you with the answers that you've been craving for all this while... but only enough to leave you even thirstier for more!

This is really turning out to be one of THE BEST stories i've ever 'experienced' yet.

It's deeply engrossing and superbly intricate and yet only grows in its appeal without ever taking the intelligence of those watching for granted.

Yes, the story does deal with its own fair share of complex concepts but boy, oh boy, do they do it with ever so much care and attention to detail... it's hard to completely 'lose' your way through it.

And i think this is one of the most original and unique standpoints in dealing with the whole issue of time-travel.
Really.

Pure genius.

Perhaps the only downside after having watched Season 5... is that Season 6 isn't immediately available ;)

my wife's perfect blend of wit and affection

a little gift she made for me ;)