會心微笑

太久沒寫blog, 不是沒什麼好寫， 而是太忙了 ...

但有一件令我會心微笑的事，不得不寫 ...

我跟Ken每個禮拜到星期五都累到ready to collapse. 那個星期五，我說好晚飯後會過他家，

但是，說真， 當你showered, 吃過飯， 換了衣服，再要出去真是有點點不願。 後來， 我告訴他我不過去了 ...

收線後，我再想，那熱的晚上，我去買紅豆雪條到他家給他都幾好bor

結過，我開車買完紅豆雪條再到他家，看不了他的車子在Carport ... 心想不妙

打電話給他 ...

他一接電話就說:“你在哪？”

我說： “我在你家”

他說： “我也是”

我說： “我以為你累透，就不如我到你家嘛”

他說： “我也以為你累透， 就不如我到你家唷！”

哈哈哈哈 ... 結果，我們也選定在我家分享紅豆雪條 ...

再加 d d 很關心大家的會心微笑 ...

Duty-free Day

Yup, first duty-free (task-free, appt-free, work-free) park-tall day in many many many many many weeks! Hahaha ... Ken and I Hi-5 when we first saw each other today ... with much lighter shoulders from our exams and papers (endless). 

I took a very nice ride to UBC to drop off some books ... and on my way, I just prayed aloud thanking God and singing praises to Him. Back down to Rmd, went finalized our wedding pictures to send off to printing in Taiwan. Then, went to so many other places which we've missed for a long time!! (of coz, Ken's favorite ... AUTOMALL!) He was checking out cars inside ... I was playing with bunnies outside ... they were so fluffy and cute! Then then ... went Ironwood to check something out! Then then, had a nice drive along the dyke! Then then, drove by Oval and remembered it grand opened ... so quick found a parking space and went in! wah ... I love the ceiling a lot!!!! I didn't know they have public ice skate slots today ... if not, I could have brought my skates and go on the ice!! Ken shopped in the gift-shop since all their logo-ed-anything is 50% off the lowest ticket price!!! Ended up he got some nice polo shirts for $5! hahaha! went for a quick dinner ... off to Zellers ... Winners ... 

hahahaha ... WOW ...

But somehow ... Ken and I had that post-exam, post-paper syndrome ... felt 'something' was missing while there's nothing missing ... grr ...

I kinda anticipate for my last term for my MA. 

but anyhow ... a day well spent with Ken and God! 

Healing work in mission

When I got up this morning, I felt dizzy ... after taking half a bottle of chicken essence ... off I went to worship.

It's church's annual mission conference this weekend. Oh boy, the message was so strong. It's nothing like those hard-sell 'go go go mission' but such a motivational sharing by Rev. Wong. He started off the message by sharing a story of how his heart was moved in seeing brokenness is people's lives ... and his basic mentality about mission is to have a compassionate heart to minister to those who are so wounded and bring them to Christ for healing. After all, healing is a huge part of mission work. OH BOY ...

God keeps on knocking and knocking my heart ... same question came to my mind. Ken and I exchanged eye contact and surely God has spoken to our hearts in the same way. We will keep on praying in where God will lead down the road in serving in His Kingdom together. All these messages lately have been ... pointing to the same direction ... 

Father, Your calling in my life has become my identity somehow ... and that I will yield for you to take the lead in this whole ... 'thing' ...

a short post, but gotta note this down before I head back to my papers ... 

明年今日

一早就收到Ken的點話，好開心打來恭喜我 ...

一來又不舒服，R晒頭 ....

哈哈哈哈哈，對的對的，

明年今日唷 ...

好多好朋友來我們婚禮一同來敬拜 ...

明年十一月二十一日 

天父，天父 ...你是最好的！

還有390日 - 影相日

哈哈，對呀對呀，上個禮拜影左相 lu ...

<-- 因為，要用手機偷影，所以，quality也是這樣吧！！

其實，影相開心之餘，我同亞Ken也上左一課信心的功課呢。A week before the photoshooting day, the wedding shop owner called us and asked if we want to take the picture within 24 hours, as the forecast said it would rain on the day that we booked for photoshoot. 

Ken and I went for a little field trip in the park we were planning to take our pictures. As we walked, we prayed aloud to God and trusted that whatever He provides on the day we originally booked, we would have happily take that as a gift. It sounds stupid, but somehow, we both felt even it turns out to be a cloudy (unless it's a thunderstorm) day, we would still do our happy pictures. 

We turned down that offer and trusted in our Lord. But it's true scary, as we were following the weather forecast, it said it would have 100% rain. OOPS! there were moments when I turned to Ken and said "Opppps ... dim suen dim suen". Ken would say "Hey, where's the faith!?" ... We kept on trusting ...

2 days before that photoshooting ... hahaha ... the forecast suddenly said "0% rain, cloudless, sunny, +13C" ... hahaha ... God is good ...

During the whole day taking outdoor pictures ... Ken and I kept looking up to the cloudless blue sky thanking God for the smallest thing that He prepared. It was such a warm day in the midst of the chilly autumn weather. We can't ask for more ...

Throughout the whole day, I kept having a saying in my head "Long, you and Ken have to have this kind of faith in the path ahead of you. I will always prepare the best for you ..."

The next morning, I was prompt with a scary question since the moment I opened my eyes on my bed ... (will be continued ...) 

Something that takes 2 ...

Since I was little, I was trained to be independent and be self-sufficient. I learnt to be organized, I learnt to find my own way out in face of adversities, I learnt to take care of people around me, I learnt that it was okay to abandoned and ignore me, I learnt to cover up my own darkness, fears, weakness ... any signs of dependence would consider as a sign of weakness and would never be acceptable.

These are good survival skills to have and have served me well over the years ... covering up to avoid pain, to avoid reality, to avoid the deepest longing and desire of my very own heart ... that's to be accepted and loved. 

... but as I came to a closer walk with God, I learnt to be more vulnerable and bring the core of my own being in face of my own weaknesses. It was a fearful process, as I have to continually admit my shortcomings and imperfections. In return, God replaced the emptiness with the presence of His very own and the freedom that brought forth through His Cross. I started to learn to let go the most familiar surviving skills that I acquired and served me effectively over so many years ... and learn to live freely in His grace. 

God has never promised that the growing journey in Him will forever be smooth and sunny. There are just times when you felt like abandoned by Him  ... yet ... during the journeys in the valley ... He showed me that He knew what was going to happen and that He was already waiting for me in the valley to catch me in case when I fall ... and I did ... numerous times ...

... on and on He changed me ... on and on He prepared me to embrace ... on and on ...

When He brought my fearful heart to once again experience the love He intended me to embrace, I walked on and just trust that He will be there for me even when I fall again. Walking down the new route with a new buddy is fascinating ... not only that he would pay more attention to the cars on the street than anything else (haha ...), but God granted him with the many good characters that I longed to see in my buddy for life. 

Moving from 1 to 2 is a huge step ... 

and now ...

moving on from 2 to 1 is an even bigger step ...

which requires a much greater faith in Our Creator ...

... longing to dwell in His presence ...

God answered a prayer I made yrs ago and prayed for over a long time ...

" Dear Lord, ... I am grateful that as I wonder about my future, I can also take comfort in the fact that You are more concerned about the details of my life than I am. I thank You for the dreams You have given me – to marry and to have a family someday.... To be honest, Lord, sometimes I feel like it’s not very important to You. Give me the faith to trust that You will provide Your will in Your time.... I pray that you would ground me in the present even as I anticipate my future. I ask that You would show me today what I can do to please You and become more like the woman You want me to be. I pray for my future husband and ask that even today You instill in him a desire to be a godly husband and father. I ask that You would teach him even now how to develop that character. I ask that You would give both of us a purity of heart, mind and body as we wait to meet and marry each other. I ask that You would make that day come quickly! I seek Your blessings on my future marriage. I ask that you would protect it and guard it so that a healthy heritage will begin through it ..."

That's a prayer that the Holy Spirit gave me ...

and He answered ...

... marriage is something that takes 2 to build ...

Lord, teach us as we walk ... all to you, Jesus

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ... thanks for sharing our greatest joy and excitement and thanks for walking with us as we grow!! You guys are angels in our lives!!!!!!! 

... so now ... with the 'when and how' ... wait till I write next time ... quite a few papers to rush for in the coming days ...! hehehehehe ^_^

 

IMAX海鮮

受難節崇拜後，Ken竟然真的記得我說過想看IMAX的Deep Sea (他的記性真係要給他十個0力) ...

明明已跟團契吃完個飽飽午餐，但一邊看，一邊唔知點解個肚gulu gulu想吃的樣子 ...

再想想，在IMAX中見到好多深水動物 ...

令我想起很多食物唷！哈哈哈哈哈哈哈 ... 只不過我慣了看牠們個「死樣」

海鮮演員包括：

會夾夾夾gua gua聲逃出八抓魚的capture的帶子 ... 令我想起 ... Chopped Scallop Hand Cones!

在珊瑚礁上扮死的八抓魚 ... 令我想起 ... 飲茶時吃的炸「遊」魚! In fact, 明天就去飲茶!

給條好怪怪樣白色大魚吃了的蟹（吃完了還吐骨） ... 令我想起 ...在一朗亭的soft shell crabs!

一大條呆呆樣子好重磅的星斑！

好好好好好大堆海膽！

Casting真的好有"taste"! yumm ...

看完了好想有點guilty feeling因為人真是broke了很多天然food chains. 心想以後不吃牠們了！

結果，晚飯時我們一家吃了十多磅Alaska蟹（四食添）！OOPS ... 

Stonegrill

Everyday is a valentine's day when you found someone that you could walk alongside with on both wide and winding roads. With this late dine-out season, valentine's day is good excuse to fill our bellies with good food ... and so we picked Stonegrill. The food was quite good actually, but the conversation was even better :). We are not huge keeners for food (most of the time), eCanteen or public market can basically satisfy us ... but it was a lovely dinner :)

生日快樂 ... 他的

Uncle生日，就到他愛的店子吃飯了 ...

妹妹愛上拍照，什麼也拍，然後也說：「這個不行，那個太光 ...」

祝你快快買到你愛的相機 ...

wait wait ... this picture was taken in the midst of a spoon fight ... Ken stole my spoon and I took his back ...

明明是生日，點解變了聖誕照？

哎喲，我的褲腳因為滿地雪弄得滴水 ...OOPS ...

Or ...2008年的願望是要長得高一點 ... this is called "Unrealistic goal"... haha

話說，我跟妹妹要拍拍照 ... 笑!!

拍完後，她看回我們剛拍下的，就說：「好像兩個亞婆...」

打落幾分鐘也笑過不停，拍不到照 ...

okok ... 我們再來一個 ...笑 ...

也是兩個亞婆 ...

其事，我覺得要Create memories for families好重要 ...

Something that you can draw back when you forget what love is ...

Something that you can draw back when you are not feeling loved ...

Something that you can laugh at when you are feeling distant and sad ...

Something that can make your heart sing ...

走得好快 ...好快 ...

漫天風雪，又不想困在家，結過，就跟Ken到Walmart走走看。
真是有點在Calgary的感覺，白茫茫的飄雪，路面就像溜冰場，加上四方八面的太太開車 ... 好像在看花式表演一樣唷！

忘記是跟一位愛車之人行街，我明明想左轉去看我愛的東西，怎料我右手被大力一拉往右邊的Auto department走。OOPS ...忘記了！
林林總總，五顏六色的liquid, 什麼什麼的護理 ...
簡直像是女孩子的護膚品 ...怪不得男人看到車時眼想發光唷 ...

誰說男人沒感覺 ... Maybe I should develop a car-therapy for male clients to help them to associate their inner feelings ... 

事關前幾天Subaru仔'tart'不到，我就向Ken求救，他樂意得很為我開始check out the price for batteries ...

在Walmart 見到有關車的東西 ...就用九秒九的去看 ...

等埋唷 ...

終於跟這位奧運選手跑得上了 ...

你已經finished checking out the price ...

謝謝 ... ^_^

Trip to Seattle

Jodie and I organized this Seattle trip on our short week. The day started at 615am until 2am the next morning! WOW ... I felt like fallen apart the next morning. But it was a fun and good trip ... mind off from everything ... and focused in ... browsing for goodies in the Premium Outlet.

I can't believe how much guys LOVE cars ... Oh boy ... ... I feel that the guys can make so much emotional connections with cars on the street. I mean ... EMOTIONAL! Haha ... Guys' emotions are manifested through seeing cars on the street. Finding it really funny ... I need to make some more observations!!! haha ... perhaps this will help me to understand my male clients more ...

Ken, thanks for driving all the way through the trip ... that is something that I cannot do at all. Driving up to Lake Louise from Calgary is pretty much about my limit. Plus ... American drivers seemed soooooo much more aggressive.

... to be continued ...

多謝

這兩天聽到「恭喜」這兩個字多得猶如一個老人家擺九十歲大壽一樣！

多謝

戰兢 ... 叫我更依賴神
平安 ... 叫我知到天父與我們同在
感恩 ... 因為多了位好好同路人

又是一個新旅程了 ...