God is our Provider

Remember the loss of our passports? (post below)


Good news!! Kang Wei's HR said that we are covered by this company insurance. So two days ago, he made a report on the loss online (the offices here are too high tech, they prefer online reports rather than calling them). Two days later, the insurance company replied him, which is today, and they approved our claims for the loss of passports, bag and camera lens!! PRAISE GOD everything is fully covered!!!! :) And the best part of it is that when Kang Wei submitted the report on the loss online, they never asked for any police report or receipts. They work based on trust.


Just wanna leave you readers with this - when the enemy plans to steal, kill and destroy, do not be discouraged or dismayed. Put all your worries and trust in God and He will pull you through, and bless you out of your socks! :) 


Psalm 55:22

Cast your burden upon the Lord and he will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

The most adventurous Easter holiday

We made an Easter holiday plan to visit Keukenhof, Leiden and The Hague in Holland and Brussels, Belgium from 19 to 23 April 2011.

Keukenhof was super awesome! And funny part was, we bumped into Julia & Jessica Wong in Keukenhof! Such a huge flower garden, and of all places, we bumped at each other under a huge tree without flowers! HAHA!!

I will post up photos of Keukenhof very soon.

Little did we know that the NH Leeuwenhorst hotel we stayed has a HUGE tulip farm just next to the hotel. Simply breathtaking, no words could express our feeling when we stood at the farm that evening. The sunset makes it a whole lot more special. :) Definitely recommend this hotel if any of you guys are planning to stay in Holland in Spring! :)

We enjoyed every bit of our holidays even when we were in Brussels, where we managed to have a free night stay in Stanhope Hotel because of the Thon Member points when we stayed a month in Thon Hotel, Oslo last February. Again, little did we know that Stanhope is a 5-star boutique hotel! Service was excellent, and the room is superb! This pretty yellow flower display is one of the beautiful thing we saw at Stanhope Hotel. I love how they placed the quail egg together with a pearl on this flower display. Soooooooooo pretty! :)

In Belgium, we had the best rum & raisin ice-cream on Belgium waffles in the park, best strawberry waffles at the shopping area, and bought so much chocolates!

After a great holiday and adventure well spent, it was time to get back home to Oslo on 23rd April, 2010 (Saturday) and spend Easter BBQ-ing with our OIC church friends. Our flight was at 8.50pm, so we took the train at 3.22pm from Brussels station all the way to Schiphol airport, Holland to catch our flight.

And, little did we know again, our great adventure didn't end there. Just three hours before our flight, of all things that could have happened, our passports were STOLEN!!

Now, how were the passports stolen :-

Different, but united for God

We joined this Oslo International Church (OIC) for almost 2 months already. It's a cosy little church with about 30 regulars from about 12 different countries. We really enjoyed ourselves with the OIC folks. And since there's only two Malaysians, a girl from China and a guy from Korea, Asians are just a minority among the Europeans in this church. But the sincerity and warmth of the people is just so amazing that we didn't feel awkward or out-of-place. It was just an amazing feeling of God's love in this small community.

Hold My Hand

When I got the news of Kang Wei being offered a job in Oslo, Norway for a year, lots of things started playing in my head. The house, the cars, our parents, loved ones, our dog, financial woes, etc. There was excitement, but fear is far more distinct as the date of departure approaches. I will be so so far from home and won't be able to come back as often as I wish. The amount of tears I cried during this time can already fill a bucket. As I carried these heavy burdens and cares, I longed for a strong hand to hold mine to keep me steady and secure. Isaiah 41:13 came to the picture. I kept assuring myself that God will take care of everything and everyone in Malaysia. Indeed, He did, by settling the house, cars, Kang Wei's taxes etc. in His perfect timing.

Happy Anniversary, Darling! :)

Our 4th year together as husband and wife...

Looking back at life, I just wanna thank YOU for being there with me for the five years of courtship and the four years of marriage. We have been through so much ups and downs, knowing each other more, and we are definitely growing stronger together each day.

I thank God for you! May the Lord bless our marriage and lead us. :)

I love you.

xoxo~

of love and hope

Came across a posting on Facebook. These are must read short stories from Twitter.

Indeed super touching and heart warming to know that there is still so much love and unselfish thoughts in a person.

Go JAPAN! :D Our prayers and thoughts are with you. May you come out a stronger nation from this storm :)

Japan Quake as Seen from Twitter (Translated by me so quality questionable)

By: Jun Shiomitsu

White as snow

It's still snowing in Oslo almost daily. Every morning, as I look out my window from the 8th floor and enjoy the quietness, I see the whole city covered in a thick blanket of snow - each scene more beautiful than the previous day. I couldn't see potholes, grass, rubbish or any dirt. Everywhere I looked was white, clean, unblemished snow. Simply beautiful.

One Saturday afternoon when Kang Wei and I was at the Holmenkollen ski jump area, the whole place is practically covered with thick blanket of snow. Every time the sunlight hits, the snow sparkles, like beautiful tiny diamonds all over. Even more beautiful when snowflakes fall on our faces, they were like sprinkles of tiny diamonds falling from the sky. It was indeed a marvelous sight and reminder of God’s awesome hand in Isaiah 1:18 (NKJV) - “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson,they shall be as wool.”

"Ingen bur er store nok"

Was walking back to the hotel from City Kirken church on Sunday evening and this poster caught my attention. I couldn't understand a thing so I've decided to snap a photo and visit the website.

"Ingen bur er store nok" means No cage is big enough. You guys should check out this website and stop wearing furcoat: www.forbypels.no

Dog in a box

This was taken in sometime in January 2011 when we had to pack our essential items for this Oslo trip.
Leone just loves jumping into boxes and get himself all comfy and warm inside. It's as if he was trying to tell us, "Can you bring me along, daddy and mummy?"
Sigh... wished we could, but looking at the strict regulations and requirements, and no pets are allowed to travel by flight in February because it's still winter season (something to do with the temperature control in the cabin area). Plus, we are not sure if he is able to withstand the 16-hour long flight. It was a tough decision for us, really.

View from the 8th floor

It feels great to be looking at this beautiful scenery from our hotel room everyday. Simply breathtaking. It finally stopped snowing for the past two days, but the city is still covered in snow.

On a separate note, am missing this little fur-ball of ours everyday. Wished he was here playing with snow, and pee-ing on the snow. Now, that would've been a great experience for him!

We shaved him [yup, we personally shaved him!] just before bringing him back to Kuantan on 2 February, 2011 (Wednesday). 

Doesn't he look like a little puppy again? :) 

[mind you, he's actually four and a half years old now!]

Manja-fied look as always. He just loves belly rubs!! :)

OK... just staring at this photos is definitely making us miss him more. Hang in there, Leone boy~ We will be back very soon before you know it! :)

Transit at Schiphol Airport

We left Malaysia at 11.45pm (7 Feb 2011, Mon), and reached Schiphol airport at 6am (8 Feb 2011, Tuesday). The flight was about 14 hours. T'was a long journey, but praise God we flew by KLM business class (our first time! :) photos here: our seats & toiletry pack) and the seat could be reclined to a bed position. :)