Slowing Down

About two weeks ago, Monte and I were on our way to MacRitchie Reservoir.  On our way, two beautiful cats caught our attention.  While we took their pictures, we were amazed that they kept still and gazed at us.  Whenever, we see a cat, Monte will love to pat and cuddle it.

In the hustle and bustle of living in Singapore, we take time to chill out.  We make a deliberate attempt to slow down.  We make time to smell the flowers, time to soak in the beauty of God’s creation.  Very often, we will lie down on a beach somewhere and gaze into the night sky.  These moments are moments when the Lord will flood our hearts with His goodness and greatness.

We love to enjoy a good cup or Kopi-C Siew Dai or Teh-C Siew Dai (coffee or tea with evaporated milk and less sugar) along with good reading materials at Toastbox and coffee shops.  We just find it relaxing.

We love to walk in the nature reserves like the board walks in Changi, Lower Seletar Reservoir and MacRitchie Reservoir.  Besides that, we love to take long walks.  Oftentimes, we will be praying while we are walking.  God is so good.

Happy Birthday, Monte

Today is Monte’s birthday.  I am very encourage and thankful for every birthday greeting on Monte’s Facebook wall.  I thank God for the blessing of journeying with Monte all these years.  I am blessed with a God fearing man.  Our life together is simple yet so rich.  Our life is rich because of the Lord’s involvement and work in us.  We know that as long as He is with us, nothing else really matters.  All we want to do is to abandon ourselves into His loving embrace.

I pray for the Lord’s favour, grace and strength on Monte as He pursues God with all of His heart, mind and soul.  And that the consuming love of God will envelop and empower him to reach out to all that God has in store.

Lou Hei

This Lunar New Year is a memorable one, Monte and I had two sessions of Lou Hei.  This is where Yu Sheng, raw fish (e.g. raw salmon) is mixed with shredded white radish, carrots, red pepper, ginger, lime tree leaves, Chinese parsley, ground peanuts, toasted sesame seeds, Chinese shrimp crackers and five spices powder.  The dressing such as plum sauce, honey and oil is spread liberally on top of all the ingredients.

Our first session took place at a former cell group gathering and the second after Monte preached at His Sanctuary.  We have enjoyed ourselves having fun in tossing the ingredients in the air.  What we appreciate most is the time of fellowship with people.