Happy New Year!

last year we welcomed the new year with the young adults at Paterson Tower which was demolished few months ago.... tonight we had a full house! Hannah's turkey turned out beautifully and everyone had a great time!

Christmas gathering

a great way to celebrate Christmas was having a meal with some old friends - there were eight families gathered at the Gohs' new home with plenty of food, fun and fellowship.

Merry Christmas

On Christmas Day last year we found ourselves wandering the streets. Everything seemed foreign to us despite the beautiful light up along the main road in the heart of the city.

The boys lamented, “No snow.” “Not Cold.” “Don’t feel like Christmas at all.”

We felt a sense of “loss”, as would anyone in the midst of transition. Whatever we used to do on Christmas Day is all in the past, and the people we’ve come to know and love were all so far away. One thing we know for sure is that we need to start a new family tradition on Christmas Day!

But the true meaning of Christmas will not change despite how displaced we felt that day. The Good News of “A Savior is born” in Luke 2:10 – 12 still brings hope to many who are in despair of life.

We were greatly encouraged by the joint effort of many churches here retelling the Christmas story to the crowd that flocked to see the light up; amongst them were the foreign workers in Singapore.

Are you aware that for every four people living in Singapore today one is a foreigner?

Ginger

this cat showed up on our doorstep when we first moved in to our new apartment.
she was gone during the renovation of the place.
we often spotted her at the foot of the nearby blocks and obviously someone must be feeding her.
i'm a cat person but my better half is allergic to cats - so i was delighted that Ginger make herself at home on the broken chair outside our apartment these days.

gone fishing

my better half booked a chalet near the beach just to get away and fish with the boys. it was great to look out of the window in the morning and be greeted by the lush green trees! i'm a beach person too so it worked out well that the boys like fishing!

game night

it's Friday night, the young adult group gathered at our place for food and fun.
my eighteen year old came back from camp earlier than usual, and he brought his army buddy along.
we had spaghetti and salad for dinner and my thirteen year old bake a batch of chocolate chips cookies for dessert - it was yummy!

summary of the month - October

the highlight of the month was my nephew's wedding -
i used to babysit him when he was little, how time flies!
i was not around for the past three weddings in the family so it was nice to be home.
i just love being with my sisters, and this time round all seven of them were present - and the last time i saw my Sixth sister was 18 years ago!