Well I don't think I can stop studying. Learning is so much fun. I am still praying that I will have an opportunity to do my masters overseas. It's been 3 weeks of children ministry class on Tuesdays. Although its been rather tiring rushing up and down but it's nice to just sit and learn. 

Lots of interesting ideas but for me I think what u have really learned from the class is the person of my Heavenly Father. That's what make class really worth it.  

Was also glad for the mini holiday that my sis and I went for. Nothing but a time to relax and rejuvenate. Looking forward to more trips!! Love travelling... 

I appreciated how the Year 2013 ended and how I started the Year 2014. Took 3 weeks leave which gave me time to meet up with friends, family members, house chores and enjoy the much needed rest.

I never had such a long leave since I left university so the long break was really good as it gave me time to reflect, think, and just pause. I got a bit restless on the days where I had to stay at home and can't go out to the gym. Miss the gym much so the hols was a good time to catch up on all the exercise as well. This are the moments I wish I have longer leaves =)

I learn that you don't need to travel to have a good time, all you need is good company which is much more satisfying.

Went for a Corporate preview of Dialogue in the Dark. It was good being able to understand the blind a bit more. It was also a good team building event especially since the group of us that went are not yet so close.

Carol's Hens Lunch in KLCC. Same day that we celebrated Grace and Sherah's birthday (Colleagues)! Lunch time was split. First half with the new staff and the second half with the old staff. Accomplish quite a lot in that short lunch time.

Had the privilege to see Lake Toba with my family. A good relaxing time! God is really one magnificent God.

The Old Folks CF reunion at KLCC. How we never change after 3 years +. When bros and sis in Christ meet up.

AMA Gals finally had our meet up after so many years.... The gals from Melaka and Singapore made their way to KL and we had a really good time just catching up on each others lives.

Went out with our 3 little nieces as well. They enjoyed themselves and I am glad that they did.

Eleanor's 1 years old Birthday! iKids teachers first baby!

Our friends from Sibu came down to KL. We had a good time. The gals are not used to our western food but loves Chinese food. Meeting friends along the way is always nice.

Old HSBC staff meet up. Managed to meet up with Christine, Kelly and Karen who has left the bank. We had a crazy wild time just sad that it was a rather short one. Also had the opportunity to meet up with Eu Pui after ages... My big sis that has been a blessing to me in my CF days. Though we disagree at times but I learned a lot from her. Times with her always are always uplifting. Because we brought back one group of nieces, 7th aunts grandchildren also wanted to come over. So we had the nephew and niece sleepover at our place. Looks like my house is becoming a nursery.

It has been a rather busy few months. From weddings (Andrew, Christine, Aimi, to farewells. Its really sad to see people that I have become so accustomed to leave the bank. Well, that's how things I supposed but nevertheless am glad that they have found something better for themselves and am glad to have known Christine, Su Chan and Karen.  I also managed to do a short catch up with Jerusha beginning of September after nearly a year. Its refreshing to catch up with friends who are like sisters to you. You just walk away from each gathering feel more recharged, blessed and encouraged.  Thanks to Christine's wedding on 15 September, we had a mini outing in Penang. A rather interesting experience since we saw the Malay side of Penang trying the various Malay food that the Pearl of Malaysia had to offer. Malaysia is indeed blessed with a rich culture and yes lots and lots of food!

Enjoyed the company and the entire wedding celebration! Glad to see a good friend tying the knot.

1st Team Lunch

Su Chan's Farewell. Going to miss knowing such a great 'tai kah jie'

Karen's Farewell. Going to miss another good friend in office. We had a good lunch with lots of laughter and I learned how to eat Northern Indian Banana Leaf

Too lazy to write. Enjoy the pictures below!! Work + Leisure is the way to go! Hopefully I will get to go for more of such conferences or work related things. An eye opener as well as a good time to see the different cultures. Love the richness of culture the world has to offer. Need to be a different place each time though. :p

Now there's nothing extraordinary in Hong Kong but the things that lead to this trip has been extraordinary. To sum it up I received my credit card few hours before my flight to Hong Kong, book an accommodation for the extra night in Hong Kong in about 2 days earlier and Levina agreeing to come to Hong Kong with just a few weeks notice. Oh and also nearly had the trip cancel the week before I was suppose to fly off. Seriously, to be able to go to Hong Kong and come back to tell the story is beyond this world. The timing can never be so precise. Well, all glory be to HIM.

1. FOOD

2. Family Reunions (& Noisy Aunties)

3. Festive Mood

4. New Clothes & Shopping!!

5. Catching up with long lost friends

6. Extra pocket money (It's a blessing to be Single!)

7. No Traffic Jams to Work and Empty shopping Malls!! =)

8. and since Chinese likes the number 8. The final one. This year is a Dragon Year and I am born in the year of the dragon (hmm.... not that it changes anything but well since the parents in China and Hong Kong are busy ... I feel so wanted.) :P

Looking back I just realised how much I complain about work. Still do....However, my outlook of work has since quite change realising that the main reason of my existence is to glorify HIM. If you would ask me how I would summarise the year 2011 well the one word I would use to describe 2011 is humbling.

A year that I am brought back to ground zero. After all the achievements, positions, titles and knowing the ins and outs of whatever I do, I am brought back to a place where I know nothing, no experience, the youngest as well as 'no voice'. Learning to rely on HIM more than my own knowledge and experience.

It has been the year of 'First' of many things as well.

It was a one week tour to Southern China. Below is a short summary of the trip if any of you are interested to go as well. Well, my apologies that it starts from Day 8 instead of Day 1. One thing for sure from one town to the next our routine goes like this. Sleep....Toilet...... Eat..... Sleep....Toilet.... Eat..... :)

Quite sad that we woke up, had breakfast and went straight to the airport. Felt that we should have departed from Guilin airport instead of traveling 6 hours plus to Nanning just for the city feel. (Travelling time a big ripped off).

Finally visited Wal-Mart. Super pack with people. Managed to do a little shopping with the 1 and the half hour allocated time. The tour guide was super nice to stop for us so that we can shop at Wal-Mart. Of course there were a lot of unhappy officials yelling because there's no place to stop in the city. The park at Nanning was nothing much to shout about after seeing Guilin and Yangshou. Nevertheless, the last dinner at Nanning was one of the best meals.

Very early in the morning we took the bus to see eagle catches fish. I really thought I would see an eagle but its a duck like black bird with his neck tied with some string to avoid the fish that the bird catches to be swallowed down. Its the old traditional way of catching fish. The morning breeze was just right. The old man managing the raft allowed us to have a hand in rowing the raft and we had to sing songs during the little trip as well. They even "berpantun with songs" .

After that they took us to see the Silver Cave, its a limestone cave something like Gua Tempurung but its much older and very well maintained. They lit the cave up with colourful lights and had sign boards to help people with no imaginary to see the stalagmite and stalactite in a different light.

One thing that amazed me was that you could pay to be carried through the more than one hour steep steps to view the majesty of the cave. A big salute to the porters.

Oh but one scary thing is the ladies all dressed in traditional costumes will haunt you. Thank God I am not a guy, if I am they would have pulled my arms and shoulders off. I should have taken photos of the people grabbing the guys to take photos with them for a price of course. If you have been to China, you would probably understand what I am trying to say over here.

Next, it was a trip down the West Street also known as Foreign Language Corner. Over here, you'll see tones of "Ang Mo Kia". Things over here were of course much pricier but it was nice just to walk and see different things. We then took Green Lotus Peak. We saw a Big Banyan Tree and they explained some history but sadly, couldn't understand much due to the language barrier.

It was supposed to be a bilingual tour but the tour was mostly in Mandarin. The tour guide from China did her best to simplify everything for us which was really very considerate of her. The tour guide from Malaysia which should have been translating was of course not doing her job in translating. Her usual response was to tell the other guides or those briefing us to speak slower. Quite funny because if you do not know the language speaking slower will not help. Its like saying f...u....n...n...y..... really slowly and telling someone who can only understand Italian to understand.

Anyway, that night we watch the Impression Liu San Jie. Frankly, everyone seems to know about Liu San Jie but of course I know nothing about this person before I joined this tour. However, the moment we left nanning to Guilin, there is no way you can leave the place without knowing who Liu San Jie is.

I initially thought its some opera singing kinda stuff and wasn't really looking forward to it. I was so impress that it was an outdoor theatre with the hills as its back drop and the river as its stage. A total cast of more than 700 people perform that night and I was telling my sis its like you are watching Beijing Olympics opening ceremony again. Its that big a scale and it was really spectacular. A trip to Guilin will not be complete without this. Is a must watch!!! Of course it cost 180yuan per person if you are on tour or 220yuan if you are not on a tour. Total audience that day was 3000 people and on other times they have 3 shows which is about 9000 people watching the show. Seriously massive!! You can really feel China's labour power here.

We visited another park in Guilin. It had bridges, lake and big trees. There were many groups dancing by the lake. Its something you see in Taiping. The aunties were really so graceful that if you didn't look at their wrinkled face they would have passed of as any young ladies.

Lunch was at another tasty restaurant in Guilin. Food were nicely carve but they usually serve lots of vegetables instead of meat. The pork served is fatty pork. Nothing but thick layers of fat.

Then we proceed to Lipu where there was a river cruise waiting for us. Spectacular scenery once again but it was so so cold. With the rain and wind blowing it was difficult to stand outside for long. Since it was freezing cold they postponed the Impression Liu San Jie to the next day to avoid the 9 of us being block of ice.