I have this small magnet on the net where I put all my photos,
and I like it because it says ...
"Falling in love is easy
but staying in love is something really special."

I have been pondering over the lives
of some couples who are special in my life
and I realized that this sentence is so true.

"Falling in love is easy
but staying in love is something very special ..."

I wondered sometimes when God looks down at us,
he must be thinking why do we make love so complicated.

We need God's love,
we need God's patience,
we need God's grace,
we need God's touch,
we need God.

I re-phase the sentence in my own words:
To fall in love is easy.
It is as easy as ABC.
But to stay in love is really something very special,
because it is God who holds us together.

God is love :)
and we love because HE first loved us. - 1 John 4:19

Today is my husband - Eric's birthday!
Hahaha, he is 30 years old ...
His first birthday with me as his wife.

Woke up late in the morning
and I made him a birthday noodle with an egg.



There will be a surprise for him soon! :)
Guess who ... ?

Violet is finally graduated from her studies!
Well, she finished her degree course earlier in May
but the graduation comes later.

My parents and I are so proud of her!
When my dad showed me Violet's degree script,
she scored so well for all her subjects.
Dad do not understand what they meant
until Eric explained, there I saw a smile on his face.

Congrats to my sister, who worked hard!
She deserves this! And my proud parents! :)

Eric and I realized the small, small 'meatballs' on my neck
have disappeared over the past few months
ever since I started on my new medications
and stopped my old medications.

I think the toxicity in my body
from my past medications are clearing up.
The pain that I experienced on the side of my body
(which I suspected is my liver) is also gone.

But all these gone, other new discoveries came.
My blood pressure has been pretty high -
I felt might be due to the stress that I faced in my life.

I started having chest pain and doctor thinks is air embolism.
It should dissolve on its own but if it does not,
I should still experience chest pain.

I carry with me an A&E referral letter
in the event if I experience severe chest pain.
But then again, I always cannot differentiate
the difference between chest pain and heart burn.

I do experience severe heart burn
because of one of my steriods.

Going to Mount Elizabeth to see my 10-years doctor
has been costing me quite a lot cos I am seeing him every 3 weeks.

Buying the new medications are worse ...
although I bought the medications in SGH,
but steriods are normally more expensive.

I realized how important health is.
Always know that it is ...

I was talking to one of my friends,
what happened if he is sick one day.
He told me that he will cut all connections with everyone, go Malaysia
and refused treatment because he cannot afford.

This made me wonder ...
Seeing people around me getting cancer.
What happened to people who cannot afford the treatment?

I am not in my worse of health,
but with all the checkups, tests and medications,
they are already very heavy on me who is working.
What more for those who cannot work ...

That is why people always says health is important.

Received a sms from the secretary yesterday after service,
I was in shock ...

One of my doctors passed away in a diving accident.
I knew him personally, he has been someone
who is charming, nice and smart.

Life is really short,
I guess we never know when our Father in Heaven
wants us to be with Him.

His wife is going to deliver next month,
I really hope she will not feel so saddened by this news
although I know she is but praying that God
will lessen her pain when she sees the baby of both Marcus' and hers.

Bless them, Lord I pray ...

To have faith is to defy logic.
It takes faith to think positively.
It takes faith to believe that there is a LOVING GOD
who cares deeply about our pain.

To believe in life, the universe,
or your after numerous failures is to have courage.
Faith is an act of courage.

It is choosing to get up in the morning
and face our fears and believe that GOD will help us.

Faith is choosing to believe that even though
we may have failed one hundred times before that
we can succeed the next time.

This post is going to be very hard and broke ...
Noby left us.

When the vet and her assistant came
and said it might be the best for Noby
but whatever they said does not matter.
Whether if it is for her best or lessen her suffering,
my dear Noby has left us ...

My heart broke and
I am 100% that it is worse for Tim & June.
Noby was their first love.

She went for her 3rd surgery this morning,
took a x-ray, discovered there was a jaw locked.
Came home, still recovering from the GA that she went through.
Never knew that things happened so suddenly during the evening.

I was with her throughout, talking to her.
Telling her to be strong, patting her and
prayed for her ... but this time, she chose to give up.
Maybe she was too tired.

I am really affected by it.
Although only 10 months, but she is like my own.
I will remember her and the fun times we had together.

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear
but of power and of love and of a sound mind."
- 2 Timothy 1:7

When a life crisis comes,
we generally have an automatic setting of fear and anxiety.
The good news is that we can change that setting to peace and joy!

HOW?
By counting on God!

1. Count on God to be with us -
We battle stress everyday but God is faithful
and we can count on Him to be with us.

Worry is trying to fix tomorrow's problems with today's resources.
God gives grace in daily doses.

Isaiah 43:2
"When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown!
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you."

2. Count on God for direction -
Life can easily spin out of control in a whirlwind of confusion.
God offers clear direction and guidance
through his word, through his people and through the Holy Spirit.

Psalm 32:8
"I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you."

3. Count on God for provision -
God goes before us in every area of life.
Nothing that happens to us will ever surprise God.

We must be careful to stay away from scenario sickness of "What if".
There are no "what ifs" when we choose to trust God for every need.

Isaiah 65:24
"I will provide their needs before they ask.
I will help them while they are still asking for help."

4. Count on God for protection -
God will fight for us when we are attacked.
When we follow God's agenda,
God fights for us but when we follow our agenda, we are on our own.

Exodus 14:13
"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."


"If God is your Co-Pilot, switch seats!" Great advice!
We have good reason to be afraid when we are in control.

Fear feeds stress.
Stress thrives in an atmosphere of fear and doubt
when our hand is on the steering wheel of life.

We need to move over, surrender control to God
and find the peace only He can offer.