Family & Friends

(browsing through old pictures)

(My canadian "grandma")

(My mum's childhood friend from Bangkok Primary School)

Last weekend we had a belated celebration of my mum's 60th birthday. We had family friends from Canada who came and celebrated with us.

United Nation

My friends, here is a testimony that despite of all the commotion in the malaysian politics, there is hope. HARAPAN KAMI ! the hope of being united and the arising of a new generation with a new voice declaring HIS SUPREMACY ! He shall never leave us as orphans. Let us lift our heads up high to acknowledge that God is at work, and He shall establish what He has promise to do with our land.

Flat Stanley's world trip

My niece Sanfran studies in a Thai Chinese International School, and for her fifth grade Geography project, the class has been reading of a story from Jeff Brown call Flat Stanley.

Flat Stanley will be send around the world and those who received Flat Stanley will write back to the fifth graders in Bangkok about his adventures in that country. So the doll finally arrived Zurich and I have been taking pictures and writing a short story of her adventure before I send the doll around to my friends around the world. What a good idea to teach kids of the countries of the world, in today's world where multi gadgets and internet are available, we seems to lost touch of simplicity. A simple doll, a stamp, a story and then send the doll to another person.

That is creativity in teaching !!!So if some of you receive Flat Stanley, please help make this project a success and make my niece proud of her aunt. Thanks !

Slumdog Millionaire

It has been years since I actually sat down and began reading a book or a novel. Each time I try to read a book, my mind drifts away and I cannot concentrate on a story line. So instead of reading a book, I constantly figet around with my hand phone, writing sms or listening to mp3s.

But recently, it was one of those perfect day where the sun is out bright, the sky is crisp blue. I took a trip to the local library again and was grazing through all the books, and wished how I could just dive and indulge myself into all these books. It is actually pure luxury to have time to take up a book and read. To quieten oneself and just take a book and browse through and it is even more relaxing if one does not have any one waiting for a hot meal at home, or clothes to wash. I could just enjoy as much time I like to sit down and slurp a hot coffee and dive myself into the world of stories and plots. Lets say it is a luxury of a single life.

My favourite corner in the library is the coffee couch, where you can take a few books and just read excepts of each book before taking it home. This time I wanted to experience the thrill of reading an exciting book once again.I have heard about slumdog millionaire and thought the name was a bit vulgar, but the pink and vibrant covers with beautiful bollywood actress caught my attention. So I thought of giving it a chance, well I can always return if the book is flaky. So i took my book home and started to read, soon I find myself reading into late nights, turning page after page as I emerse myself to India. The author Vikas Swarup has a way with words to describe a place or a situation. His sentences transcends me on flights and it felt that I was somewhere in an beautiful colonial coffee house in Bombay slurping my black coffee listening to his story. I could nearly smell of New Dehli. Or hear the children playing. Such vivid descriptions that makes my heart miss a beat, I just could not put down the book. I felt a part of me was with this boy in his journey to reveal the truth about his correctly answered question during "Who will win a billion" show. Each time I put down the book, I started to think of the life in India and how painstakenly this boy has to go through his life as an orphan.

Later I found out that this movie has won 10 accademy award this year. So if you want to read a book again after a long pause, I would recommend this book as it is easy to understand, exciting and it covers many areas of life e.g death, life, poverty, love, friendship and family. Tumbs up !!

So I shall definetly make it a habit to do more reading and just find out what are my favourite authors has been publishing all these years.

Malaysia Day - 1,000 Christians nationwide at Sabah prayer 'do'

This historical event of Hari Malaysia shows how much our heart yearns for unity of the nations.
Read more report on this link http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=67666

Read how we can make a difference in history. Nation transformation comes forth from a humble heart. A vessel that is willing to bow down to the Sovereign Lord and not seek it's own glory and light. How priveledged are we to be in that position to witness this great unity of christians.

Father... change our heart, heal our eyes, hear our cries for a united Malaysia.

At work...

Cha Chà Catering, a new wave to Switzerland, offering Thai Street Food.

http://www.eatchacha.ch/bern/westside/#/de/home/ The Swiss people love the Thai culture and especially Thai food. Danny is the culinary advisor in Cha Cha and the company will be pioneering more branches here in Switzerland. He currently works in Bern. As you can see he works with a team of Thai employees and he trains them to work and present food according to the Swiss standard. It has been an asset that he speak both Thai and German.He loves his job as it is multilingual and he can use his creativity in creating great food.