tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313337512012-01-17T15:59:53.290+08:00DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.comBlogger4711100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-49671803859025649162011-02-24T20:51:00.002+08:002011-02-24T20:54:41.542+08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5E9A3sIcQhw/TWZUyfPhR1I/AAAAAAAABn0/rAZk_secLHA/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5E9A3sIcQhw/TWZUyfPhR1I/AAAAAAAABn0/rAZk_secLHA/s400/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577238414901725010" border="0" /></a><br />"Release ALL to Jesus and He will turn your sorrows into joy."<br />Amen and chin up!<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-4967180385902564916?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-9189827953566875462010-02-24T14:33:00.002+08:002010-02-25T14:59:35.283+08:00<div>2nd day of the week</div><div>24th day of the second month</div><div><br /></div><div>In Cantonese, the number 24 is not a good number - it sounds like the phrase "easy to die". Indeed, this is a date that is not easily forgotten. Moreover, the sad incident happened on the second month of the year - the number 2 sounds like the word "easy" in Cantonese. Combining the two phrases, we get something like "very easy to die." It's an awfully sad day!</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, I'm not being superstitious, and I'm not even a Cantonese. What I'm trying to share is that the date is very significant to what has happened one year ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was not an easy journey - we made it but not without anger, grief, bitterness, fear, uncertainties.</div><div><br /></div><div>Quoting from a friend - "<i>It is a heartbreak that will stay with you to some extent forever, and my own heart breaks for you.</i>"</div><div><br /></div><div>Family, relatives and friends (including colleagues and students), <b>thank you for standing alongside me. </b>The journey has not ended.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-918982795356687546?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-60081029961897424792010-02-23T13:59:00.008+08:002010-02-25T09:46:04.155+08:00<i>Saturday, 13 Feb 2010</i><div>2:30 pm - Arrived at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA)</div><div>- Fetched by Papa and Felix</div><div><br /></div><div>Had fried mee hoon cooked by Felix</div><div>Enjoyed Mama's 'tong yuen' (glutinous rice ball)</div><div>Rested at home</div><div><br /></div><div>8:30 pm - Reunion Dinner at New Wong Kok Restaurant</div><div>Family - Pa, Ma, Me, Seng Chor, Eva, Felix, Alex and Jordan</div><div>Relatives - Aunty Mary, Uncle Jan Fah and cousin Flora (aka Kaubo)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Sunday, 14 Feb 2010</i></div><div>1st Day of Chinese New Year</div><div>Breakfast at home</div><div><br /></div><div>Seng Chor drove to town for a short sight-seeing. </div><div>- Passed by Suria Sabah and One Borneo shopping complex.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lunch and Dinner - cooked by Mama.</div><div><br /></div><div>After dinner, took family photo.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Monday, 15 Feb 2010</i></div><div>Breakfast at home</div><div><br /></div><div>Felix fried mee hoon for lunch.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dinner at the Chungs - Uncle David, Aunty Doris, Michele and Elaine.</div><div>- All home cooked dishes. Mama cooked meat balls in pickled sauce.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Tuesday, 16 Feb 2010</i></div><div>Breakfast at home</div><div><br /></div><div>Mama cooked lunch and dinner.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sent Felix to KKIA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then, to Wawasan Plaza and Asia City to buy handicrafts.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Wednesday, 17 Feb 2010</i></div><div>Breakfast at home</div><div><br /></div><div>Visited Seng Chor's aunty (Sa Ko), cousin Susan and family at Kingfisher III</div><div><br /></div><div>5 pm - To Tanjung Aru Beach - Seng Chor, Jordan and I. </div><div>First time for Jordan to walk and 'play' on the beach - kicking sand and sand castle.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dinner at home - Steamed Fish</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Thursday, 18 Feb 2010</i></div><div>8:30 pm - To Dentist Yong</div><div>Me - filling</div><div>Seng Chor - scaling</div><div><br /></div><div>Take-away dim sum from Foo Phin.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take-away Mee Hoon soup for lunch.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dinner with Jenny at Upperstar, Damai.</div><div>- Bumped onto cousin Susan and family with Sa Ko</div><div>- Raymond (Susan's hubby) paid for dinner.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dessert at Qing Bou Leong - Pumpkin sago drink and Qing Bou Leong.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Friday, 19 Feb 2010</i></div><div>Breakfast at home.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take-away Mee Hoon soup for lunch.</div><div><br /></div><div>2:00 pm - Get-together with Phine-phine</div><div>Had cakes and coffee at Secret Recipe, Suria Sabah.</div><div>Good time of catching up.</div><div><br /></div><div>Family dinner at Supertanker.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dessert at Qing Bou Leong - Seng Chor, Jordan, Eva, Alex and I.</div><div>- Had Mango and Honey Dew Sago</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Saturday, 20 February 2010</i></div><div>Breakfast at home.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mama cooked lunch.</div><div><br /></div><div>4:30 pm - Flight back to PJ</div><div>- upgraded to Business Class because Economy Class was full.</div><div>- Seats more comfortable, and more food.</div><div>- More space for Cheeky Boy to run!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>8:30 pm - Arrived home</div><div><br /></div><div>9:00 pm - To Patrick's house for CNY dinner.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6008102996189742479?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-5718225884130246182010-02-11T15:31:00.002+08:002010-02-11T15:52:02.778+08:00IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO IMPOSE A BEDTIME FOR CHILDREN AND ENFORCE IT<div><br /></div><div>by Rachel Goodchild</div><div><br /></div><div>BEFORE we become parents, we just know that those sleepless nights other parents have would not happen to us. Oh no, our children would know who is boss right from the word go.</div><div><br /></div><div>When they are put to bed, they would go to sleep and around a decent time in the morning, they would wake up and say: "Thank you for putting me to bed. I am so well rested now. May I have some breakfast?"</div><div><br /></div><div>And then, of course, the dream is shattered by actually having children.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you're struggling to win the war on bedtimes, there are some solutions at hand. However, it is going to take a concerted effort to fix it.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are a two-parent family, or live in an extended family situation, your biggest problem often isn't the children, but the other adults in the house undermining your rules and authority.</div><div><br /></div><div>The very first thing you need to do is work out with all the adults what the rules are. If everyone is providing an united front, then half the battle is already won.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bedtimes battles are generally far more about control than anything else. If a child sees you and the other adults are not agreeing, they'll use that to dodge the bedtime bullet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once you have the adults on your side, you can create an environment that's going to get your children sleeping like, well, babies.</div><div><br /></div><div>All through this process, it is very important to remember that you're the grown-up here. Stay calm and loving, keep positive and follow through with the new rules.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>* Sticking to bedtime</b></div><div>Things happen from time to time that can throw this out the window but children thrive on routine. With younger children, especially, you have to make the rule and stick to it.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can give your child the power to choose his/her own bedtime, making the second option only 15 minutes or so later than the first.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you have older children, you may decide to let them stay up longer on weekends as a treat.</div><div><br /></div><div>Teenagers would not like having lights out early, but you can tell them they are expected to be in their own rooms by a certain time.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>* Make it consistent</b></div><div>Develop a bedtime routine that leads up to going to bed every night and stick to it. It helps everyone to wind down and get ready and gives you a routine that becomes familiar with time.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>* Time's up</b></div><div>Give them a warning around an hour or so before bedtime, so they have plenty of time to start winding down. If they have chores to do before bed or homework, they may need a bit more notice. This isn't about creating tension but about making things easier for everyone.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>* Staying in bed</b></div><div>Sometimes your children are just not going to be tired. It can be referred to as adult time, but even so, children need to remain in bed during this period.</div><div><br /></div><div>Older children may want to read, younger children may want to play. Everything is okay, as long as they are in bed, playing or reading quietly. It's their wind-down time.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>* Set down the rules</b></div><div>If they are coming out for drinks, give them a bottle water to take into their bedroom. If they are popping to the toilet, then say it is permissible only if they do not talk to anybody.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep all post bedtime interactions to a bare minimum when they are up.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>* Plan your evening</b></div><div>If you set it up, this could be the beginning of some lovely quiet time for you too. Take back your evenings, and enjoy both the benefits of a well-rested child, and a well-rested you.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>the art of parenting</div><div>theSun</div><div>Tuesday March 24 2009</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-571822588413024618?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-15097901235849118842009-10-17T13:19:00.001+08:002009-10-17T13:24:32.700+08:00<div align="center"><br />Sleep in Peace<br /><em>Psalm 4:8<br /></em><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">I will lie down and<br />sleep in peace,<br />for you alone, O Lord,<br />make me dwell in safety.<br /></span><br /><br />The Lord is My Shepherd<br /><em>Psalm 23:1, 6<br /></em><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">The Lord is my shepherd,<br />I shall not be in want.<br />Surely goodness and love<br />will follow me all the days<br />of my life.<br /></span><br /><br />Show Me Your Ways<br /><em>Psalm 25:4-5<br /></em><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Show me your ways,<br />O Lord,<br />Teach me your paths;<br />Guide me in your truth<br />and teach me, for you<br />are God my Savior<br /></span><br /><br />God’s Song<br /><em>Psalm 42:8</em><br /><br /><span style="color:#6633ff;">By day the Lord directs<br />His love, at night his song<br />is with me – a prayer<br />to the God of my life.<br /></span><br /><br />In God’s Hands<br /><em>Psalm 73:23-24</em><br /><br /><span style="color:#6633ff;">Yet I am always with you;<br />You hold me by my right<br />Hand. You guide me with<br />Your counsel, and afterward<br />You will take me into glory.<br /></span><br /><br />Sing a Joyful Song<br /><em>Psalm 81:1-2<br /></em><br /><span style="color:#6666cc;">Sing for joy to God<br />Our strength;<br />Shout aloud to the God<br />of Jacob!<br />Begin the music,<br />strike the tambourine,<br />play the melodious harp<br />and lyre.<br /><br /></span><br />God, Our Creator<br /><em>Psalm 90:1-2<br /></em><br /><span style="color:#333399;">Lord, you have been our<br />dwelling place throughout<br />all generations. Before the<br />mountains were born or you<br />bought forth the earth and<br />the world, from everlasting<br />to everlasting you are God.<br /></span><br /><br />God’s Love Endures<br /><em>Psalm 106:1<br /></em><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><br />Praise the Lord.<br />Give thanks to the Lord,<br />for He is good;<br />His love endures forever.<br /></span><br /><br />The Lord’s Day<br /><em>Psalm 118:24</em><br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">This is the day the Lord<br />has made;<br />Let us rejoice and be glad<br />in it.<br /></span><br /><br />Hiding Your Word<br /><em>Psalm 119:11-12<br /></em><br /><span style="color:#333399;">I have hidden your word<br />in my heart that I might not<br />sin against you. Praise be<br />to you, o Lord; teach me<br />Your decrees.<br /></span><br /><br />He Watches Over You<br /><em>Psalm 121:5-6<br /></em><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">The Lord watches over you –<br />The Lord is your shade at<br />your right hand; the sun<br />will not harm you by day,<br />nor the moon by night.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">(LullaBible Series)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Written by Stephen Elkins</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Illustrated by Ellie Colton</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1509790123584911884?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-88121640492456524612009-09-10T07:21:00.000+08:002009-09-10T07:22:32.573+08:00If you never felt pain, Then how would you know that I am a Healer?<br /><br />If you never had to pray, How would you know that I am a Deliverer?<br /><br />If you never had a trial, How could you call yourself an overcomer?<br /><br />If you never felt sadness, How would you know that I am a Comforter?<br /><br />If you never made a mistake, How would you know that I am a forgiver?<br /><br />If you knew all, How would you know that I will answer your questions?<br /><br />If you never were in trouble, How would you know that I will come to your rescue<br /><br />If you never were broken, Then how would you know that I can make you whole?<br /><br />If you never had a problem,How would you know that I can solve them?<br /><br />If you never had any suffering, Then how would you know what I went through?<br /><br />If you never went through the fire, Then how would you become pure?<br /><br />If I gave you all things, How would you appreciate them?<br /><br />If I never corrected you, How would you know that I love you?<br /><br />If you had all power, Then how would you learn to depend on me?<br /><br />If your life was perfect, Then what would you need me for?<br /><br />With Love,<br />JESUS CHRIST<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-8812164049245652461?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-4159674008894516412009-06-28T21:58:00.005+08:002009-06-28T22:11:44.724+08:00<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5Svf6CAI/AAAAAAAABmw/ypqHT3_hy4M/s1600-h/Picture+197.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352380045048023042" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5Svf6CAI/AAAAAAAABmw/ypqHT3_hy4M/s400/Picture+197.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5SX4m03I/AAAAAAAABmo/dixXdJFtsi4/s1600-h/Picture+201.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352380038709171058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5SX4m03I/AAAAAAAABmo/dixXdJFtsi4/s400/Picture+201.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5R6eHdgI/AAAAAAAABmg/xFk9K8WKPp8/s1600-h/Picture+202.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352380030813435394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5R6eHdgI/AAAAAAAABmg/xFk9K8WKPp8/s400/Picture+202.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5Rh5jEcI/AAAAAAAABmY/BInC6LH2Jt8/s1600-h/Picture+203.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352380024217604546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5Rh5jEcI/AAAAAAAABmY/BInC6LH2Jt8/s400/Picture+203.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5Rb-90lI/AAAAAAAABmQ/RPZwIoHUaI0/s1600-h/Picture+204.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352380022629716562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5Rb-90lI/AAAAAAAABmQ/RPZwIoHUaI0/s400/Picture+204.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5zpzSVzI/AAAAAAAABm4/2aLFSOKJ7WU/s1600-h/Picture+205.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352380610454378290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Skd5zpzSVzI/AAAAAAAABm4/2aLFSOKJ7WU/s400/Picture+205.jpg" /></a><br />Saturday, 27 June 2009<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-415967400889451641?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-1778725629426586822009-06-28T21:49:00.002+08:002009-06-28T21:58:12.194+08:00Summary of Redang and Mataking Island Trip:<br /><ul><li>Frustrating</li><li>Stressful</li><li>Disappointed</li></ul><p>The only fun part of both trips:</p><ul><li>Feeding the fish</li></ul><p>Holiday? What holiday? There were horrible days.</p><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-177872562942658682?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-65339954731334982472009-04-30T16:00:00.002+08:002009-04-30T16:12:40.418+08:00Seng Chor, Jordan and I will be joining Seng Chor's friends to Redang tomorrow, 1 May 2009. Exactly one year ago, I was there - with Jemimah in my womb. We went diving, snorkelling and swimming together. Af first, I was not looking forward to this trip at all. There will be many memories of her and it will be painful. I was feeling bad for the past few days - cried on and off, at work and home. This morning, I decided to take the happy memories of her with me. I will still be emotional but at least the memories would be special. It will be good to spend time with Jordan as well. He will definitely enjoy himself.<br /><br />Happy Labour Day to all - whether you are working at home (especially, the Mums) or in the office!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6533995473133498247?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-90458327334119678622009-04-30T15:41:00.005+08:002009-04-30T15:57:17.672+08:00Last Day - Monday, 27 April 2009<br /><br />Final touch-up.<br /><br />Before they fixed the roof last Monday, the air-conditioning compressor and the Astro had to be taken down. The compressor was put up last Saturday, and the paint was touched up on Monday. The Astro will be re-installed today. So, poor Jordan couldn't watch Astro for about 2 weeks. He misses his Animal Mechanicals show. And my poor brother Alex couldn't watch his football matches as well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SflYWqetExI/AAAAAAAABmE/iScyx_BIwAE/s1600-h/House+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330388780353131282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SflYWqetExI/AAAAAAAABmE/iScyx_BIwAE/s320/House+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SflYWUiOKzI/AAAAAAAABl8/kl-gunT9wxo/s1600-h/House+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330388774462303026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SflYWUiOKzI/AAAAAAAABl8/kl-gunT9wxo/s320/House+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SflYWClqLXI/AAAAAAAABl0/FX5AcgRDK2E/s1600-h/House+001+Touch-up.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330388769644883314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SflYWClqLXI/AAAAAAAABl0/FX5AcgRDK2E/s320/House+001+Touch-up.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-9045832733411967862?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-26729336369656060572009-04-29T22:52:00.006+08:002009-04-29T23:40:39.038+08:00(Saturday, 25 April 2009.)<br /><br />Painting completed.<br /><br />I was really happy with the blue paint but the finishing paint of the gate and grilles saddens me. We agreed on the blue colour but the supposedly 'brown' colour was chosen by Seng Chor without consulting us. He said that it was brown on the catalogue but it turned to be REDdish brown. We are extremely disappointed. My sister commented cynically - "Our house now looks like a <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Chinese Temple</span>." Visitors will definitely never miss our house - it's the brightest in the row.<br />Urgh!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfhvqIDfjhI/AAAAAAAABlM/T1g7a7V7RNk/s1600-h/p1130298.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfhvqIDfjhI/AAAAAAAABlM/T1g7a7V7RNk/s320/p1130298.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330132928500305426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfhxdprBNcI/AAAAAAAABls/Xvdl2h9nJ2Q/s1600-h/p1130303.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfhxdprBNcI/AAAAAAAABls/Xvdl2h9nJ2Q/s320/p1130303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330134913209415106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfhxdXnkJrI/AAAAAAAABlk/tcmZfnjQQD0/s1600-h/p1130304.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfhxdXnkJrI/AAAAAAAABlk/tcmZfnjQQD0/s320/p1130304.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330134908363089586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfhxc_yzB5I/AAAAAAAABlU/3U23y0LGAgE/s1600-h/p1130306.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfhxc_yzB5I/AAAAAAAABlU/3U23y0LGAgE/s320/p1130306.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330134901967751058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfhvqKgdBAI/AAAAAAAABlE/xyJmitmnokc/s1600-h/p1130299.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfhvqKgdBAI/AAAAAAAABlE/xyJmitmnokc/s320/p1130299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330132929158644738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfhvp_kGPnI/AAAAAAAABk8/p0SXER__lnw/s1600-h/p1130300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfhvp_kGPnI/AAAAAAAABk8/p0SXER__lnw/s320/p1130300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330132926221139570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfhvpt3Hx_I/AAAAAAAABk0/zhJJHxS5pE0/s1600-h/p1130301.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfhvpt3Hx_I/AAAAAAAABk0/zhJJHxS5pE0/s320/p1130301.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330132921469093874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfhvpD5ZydI/AAAAAAAABks/DTCDGx5k7YU/s1600-h/p1130302.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfhvpD5ZydI/AAAAAAAABks/DTCDGx5k7YU/s320/p1130302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330132910204373458" border="0" /></a><br />The new light chosen by Seng Chor is a consolation.<br />(By the way, red happens to be Seng Chor's favourite colour.)<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-2672933636965606057?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-26984875793076857642009-04-28T17:00:00.006+08:002009-04-28T17:12:18.657+08:00<em>Day 4 (Thursday, 23 April 2009)</em><br /><br />Lights were fixed.<br /><br />Painting continues.<br /><br />(No pictures were taken because I was sick.)<br /><br /><br /><em>Day 5 (Friday, 24 April 2009)</em><br /><br />Painting continues...<br /><p>Front view...<br /><br /></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHZnMrK0I/AAAAAAAABkc/nmDUlVlSQwU/s1600-h/Home+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329666451872361282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHZnMrK0I/AAAAAAAABkc/nmDUlVlSQwU/s320/Home+045.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHZYhwnEI/AAAAAAAABkU/GD-0fnJbT4M/s1600-h/Home+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329666447934266434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHZYhwnEI/AAAAAAAABkU/GD-0fnJbT4M/s320/Home+046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHZNNyQJI/AAAAAAAABkM/_YjZpXHknHs/s1600-h/Home+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329666444897697938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHZNNyQJI/AAAAAAAABkM/_YjZpXHknHs/s320/Home+035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHZ9AhUpI/AAAAAAAABkk/eNSaEDDKs4o/s1600-h/Home+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329666457726964370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHZ9AhUpI/AAAAAAAABkk/eNSaEDDKs4o/s320/Home+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHEaL9kuI/AAAAAAAABkE/v0UU8FdH5E4/s1600-h/Home+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329666087602459362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHEaL9kuI/AAAAAAAABkE/v0UU8FdH5E4/s320/Home+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHEEGSfSI/AAAAAAAABj8/BuOPm5cy7P0/s1600-h/Home+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329666081673084194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHEEGSfSI/AAAAAAAABj8/BuOPm5cy7P0/s320/Home+031.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHDwQDJUI/AAAAAAAABj0/JTKsWvCIG28/s1600-h/Home+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329666076345312578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHDwQDJUI/AAAAAAAABj0/JTKsWvCIG28/s320/Home+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHDpv4TpI/AAAAAAAABjs/QCS4Rni01Nc/s1600-h/Home+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329666074599771794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHDpv4TpI/AAAAAAAABjs/QCS4Rni01Nc/s320/Home+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHDe0MeVI/AAAAAAAABjk/OvwrIFfncR8/s1600-h/Home+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329666071665080658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbHDe0MeVI/AAAAAAAABjk/OvwrIFfncR8/s320/Home+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Back of the house...<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbGZoS-e6I/AAAAAAAABjc/BiQbqFSnUe8/s1600-h/Home+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329665352655600546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbGZoS-e6I/AAAAAAAABjc/BiQbqFSnUe8/s320/Home+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbGZeo3-SI/AAAAAAAABjU/zekoafmgGWA/s1600-h/Home+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329665350063094050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbGZeo3-SI/AAAAAAAABjU/zekoafmgGWA/s320/Home+039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbGZEawa1I/AAAAAAAABjM/BtBrMN2nPUE/s1600-h/Home+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329665343024556882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbGZEawa1I/AAAAAAAABjM/BtBrMN2nPUE/s320/Home+040.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbGY8o3tpI/AAAAAAAABjE/lxhWtA-Ig-o/s1600-h/Home+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329665340936271506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbGY8o3tpI/AAAAAAAABjE/lxhWtA-Ig-o/s320/Home+041.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbGYjDSLnI/AAAAAAAABi8/oZbET6YReDI/s1600-h/Home+043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329665334067736178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbGYjDSLnI/AAAAAAAABi8/oZbET6YReDI/s320/Home+043.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-2698487579307685764?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-60288486168914936582009-04-28T16:52:00.003+08:002009-04-28T16:57:30.211+08:00Roof is done.<br />Painting for the front part of the house has started - scraped old paint.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbEfPpSY2I/AAAAAAAABi0/AOUaatSDyr8/s1600-h/Home+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329663250094252898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbEfPpSY2I/AAAAAAAABi0/AOUaatSDyr8/s320/Home+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbEewZ-kVI/AAAAAAAABis/vstP99NUm1E/s1600-h/Home+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329663241708540242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbEewZ-kVI/AAAAAAAABis/vstP99NUm1E/s320/Home+023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbEeoWkykI/AAAAAAAABik/iCeTpAV_TF8/s1600-h/Home+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329663239546784322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbEeoWkykI/AAAAAAAABik/iCeTpAV_TF8/s320/Home+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbEeXC8MeI/AAAAAAAABic/O8Gm7WmJmEg/s1600-h/Home+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329663234901029346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbEeXC8MeI/AAAAAAAABic/O8Gm7WmJmEg/s320/Home+025.jpg" border="0" /></a>Wednesday, 22 April 2009<br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6028848616891493658?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-73750311028475634152009-04-28T16:43:00.002+08:002009-04-28T16:49:02.675+08:00Roof is almost done...<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbCTylbtOI/AAAAAAAABiU/7qZJTD6DHw4/s1600-h/Home+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329660854291641570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbCTylbtOI/AAAAAAAABiU/7qZJTD6DHw4/s320/Home+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbCTnP3ITI/AAAAAAAABiM/JIFrj8qPt4w/s1600-h/Home+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329660851248374066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbCTnP3ITI/AAAAAAAABiM/JIFrj8qPt4w/s320/Home+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbCTVEa1jI/AAAAAAAABiE/yY6nxQf43zU/s1600-h/Home+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329660846368544306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbCTVEa1jI/AAAAAAAABiE/yY6nxQf43zU/s320/Home+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbCTHqkbYI/AAAAAAAABh8/S6kWilxkhzg/s1600-h/Home+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329660842770460034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbCTHqkbYI/AAAAAAAABh8/S6kWilxkhzg/s320/Home+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tuesday, 21 April 2009<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7375031102847563415?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-17400954211057170752009-04-28T16:17:00.006+08:002009-04-28T16:50:37.901+08:00Old green sun-roof was torn down.<br />Paint work at the back of the house has started...<br /><br />Comment from Jordan - "Mummy, people mess my house.!"<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfa-zTz7_oI/AAAAAAAABhQ/-AhgbvHsvlE/s1600-h/Home+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329656997740281474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfa-zTz7_oI/AAAAAAAABhQ/-AhgbvHsvlE/s320/Home+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfa-y2IAfuI/AAAAAAAABhE/qguZV86NVAs/s1600-h/Home+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329656989771398882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfa-y2IAfuI/AAAAAAAABhE/qguZV86NVAs/s320/Home+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfa-ysSJeDI/AAAAAAAABg4/Q5MTz2apxkk/s1600-h/Home+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329656987129575474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfa-ysSJeDI/AAAAAAAABg4/Q5MTz2apxkk/s320/Home+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfa-yOg8NPI/AAAAAAAABgs/tvDtMH6DwGA/s1600-h/Home+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329656979138557170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfa-yOg8NPI/AAAAAAAABgs/tvDtMH6DwGA/s320/Home+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfa-x-F03eI/AAAAAAAABgg/85EqLTr0_Jw/s1600-h/Home+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329656974729862626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfa-x-F03eI/AAAAAAAABgg/85EqLTr0_Jw/s320/Home+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbBB6OAL8I/AAAAAAAABh0/4Hr3BhGkPvE/s1600-h/Home+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329659447591579586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbBB6OAL8I/AAAAAAAABh0/4Hr3BhGkPvE/s320/Home+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbBBvByFQI/AAAAAAAABhs/AQ8MUyHuOTo/s1600-h/Home+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329659444587533570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbBBvByFQI/AAAAAAAABhs/AQ8MUyHuOTo/s320/Home+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbBBfIEdYI/AAAAAAAABhk/RYm422pEtTM/s1600-h/Home+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329659440318936450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbBBfIEdYI/AAAAAAAABhk/RYm422pEtTM/s320/Home+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbBBNOjFEI/AAAAAAAABhc/uzxz4ZuCg8w/s1600-h/Home+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329659435514270786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfbBBNOjFEI/AAAAAAAABhc/uzxz4ZuCg8w/s320/Home+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Monday, 20 April 2009<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1740095421105717075?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-71511966133428570922009-04-28T15:02:00.004+08:002009-04-28T15:33:44.689+08:00<div>After taking the medication for my fever and throat infection for 2 days, I developed blisters and rashes (non-itchy) on my fingers and soles. I checked with my cousin who is a doctor and she suspected it was caused by a type of penicilin called <a href="http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Amoxicilin">Amoxicillin</a> prescribed by my doctor. I was also feeling nauseu and dizzy for about 4 days. I went back to see the doctor yesterday. It is confirmed that the blisters and rashes are caused by Amoxicillin. From my past medical records, she found out that I have been prescribed the same medication before but I didn't react to it. It was odd. Anyway, I don't need to take the Amoxicillin anymore. She gave me medicine for the allergy instead. The photos below were taken today. The blisters are drying up, and there's no more pain.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfas2m0ZMUI/AAAAAAAABgQ/apzzW31TNbw/s1600-h/Fingers+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329637263172776258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfas2m0ZMUI/AAAAAAAABgQ/apzzW31TNbw/s320/Fingers+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfas2ivv2vI/AAAAAAAABgI/OyB652Yxq0E/s1600-h/Fingers+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329637262079548146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfas2ivv2vI/AAAAAAAABgI/OyB652Yxq0E/s320/Fingers+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfas2KLw_EI/AAAAAAAABgA/96759IqINT4/s1600-h/Fingers+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329637255486176322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfas2KLw_EI/AAAAAAAABgA/96759IqINT4/s320/Fingers+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfas11vdPOI/AAAAAAAABf4/X2475ZnvB2w/s1600-h/Fingers+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329637249998732514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfas11vdPOI/AAAAAAAABf4/X2475ZnvB2w/s320/Fingers+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfas1pikzkI/AAAAAAAABfw/KR4DVRtFa_8/s1600-h/Fingers+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329637246723477058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/Sfas1pikzkI/AAAAAAAABfw/KR4DVRtFa_8/s320/Fingers+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfaxETLN_nI/AAAAAAAABgY/vmskok4EMJ0/s1600-h/amoxicillin500mg-ran.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329641896464481906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SfaxETLN_nI/AAAAAAAABgY/vmskok4EMJ0/s320/amoxicillin500mg-ran.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7151196613342857092?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-18584933946126938712009-04-25T09:53:00.001+08:002009-04-27T15:39:28.888+08:00Two months – that’s how long Jemimah has departed from us. 24th of every month is a depressing day. There are still more sad memories than happy memories of her.<br /><br />On Thursday (23 April 2009), I was down with a high fever. I felt a bit uncomfortable in the morning but still carried on with my lecture. During the break at about 10:30 am, I was shivering. I knew that I would have a fever. I still lecture until 12 noon. I had Maggi mee for lunch at about 1 pm at the canteen. After that, Seng Chor came to the College to take me to the doctor in Centrepoint. My fever was 39 degrees. The doctor advised me to take the medicine immediately even before I leave the clinic. I was also having a headache and feeling dizzy. I was given medical leave for two days – Thursday and Friday.<br /><br />I slept the whole afternoon. Yesterday, I slept the whole day as well but still felt dizzy. The fever went up to 40 degrees. My throat was really painful. It is still painful but no more fever.<br /><br />I realized that I haven’t been drinking much water for the past two months. I used to take 2 bottles of water to work. But now, I take only one bottle and yet didn’t even manage to finish it. It’s depressing.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1858493394612693871?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-3775608479186171522009-04-17T10:30:00.004+08:002009-04-20T14:25:19.884+08:00This was how I felt this week...<br /><br />Monday - bad<br />Tuesday - better<br />Wednesday - bad<br />Thursday - better<br />Friday - better<br /><br />Normally, I feel awful during weekends.<br /><br />I felt better on Tuesday when I thought of my precious Jemimah loving God and being with her Beloved.<br /><br />On Wednesday, the KBU CF students prayed for me. Selvi also dropped by at my house to chat with me. I felt better in the evening and yesterday. For friends who don't really understand or don't know what to say, please don't try. It's better to keep the silence. Otherwise, it may hurt me more.<br /><br />I miss her.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-377560847918617152?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-826318512581062552009-04-07T22:14:00.002+08:002009-04-07T22:16:48.714+08:00I had nine pounds of Heaven<br />that I rocked to sleep at night,<br />and I often watched you sleeping<br />long after turning out the light.<br /><br />I'm sure the angels missed you<br />although crazy as it sounds,<br />Heaven must have felt quite empty<br />when they loaned me those nine pounds.<br /><br />My heart is now that empty<br />and I miss you day and night.<br />But as I hold onto your memories,<br />I know now, Heaven is alright.<br /><br />I'll always hold you in my heart,<br />'til once again I behold your face<br />in a Heavenly celebration<br />when He calls me to that place.<br /><br /><br />(A Beautiful poem from a dear friend. The original author is unknown.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-82631851258106255?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-55069974771303556702009-04-07T10:07:00.003+08:002009-04-07T10:10:39.755+08:00** Remember her present, and not her past. Jemimah is with God. Jemimah is happy.<br /><br />** Focus on God and others. Don't focus on my emotions, feelings and circumstances.<br /><br />** Allow God to comfort me and strengthen me.<br /><br />** Pray and be prayed for.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-5506997477130355670?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-12775418770514573692009-04-01T11:51:00.001+08:002009-04-01T11:54:27.046+08:00The tune of this nursery rhyme is credited to Eliphalet Oram Lyte in the publication The Franklin Square Song Collection (1881, New York) which also indicates that he adapted the lyric:<br /><center><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Row, row, row your boat,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Gently down the stream.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Life is but a dream.</span><br /></center><br />Extracted from<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Row,_Row,_Row_Your_Boat:<br />The lyrics have often been used as a metaphor for life's difficult choices, and many see the boat as referring to one's self or a group with which one identifies. Rowing is a skillful, if tedious, practice that takes perfection but also directs the vessel. When sung as a group, the act of rowing becomes a unifier, as oars must be in sync in a rowboat.<br /><br />The idea that man travels along a certain stream, suggests boundaries in the path of choices and in free will.<br /><br />The third line recommends that challenges should be greeted in stride while open to joy with a smile.<br /><br />The final line, life is but a dream, is perhaps the most meaningful. With a religious point of view, life and the physical planet may be regarded as having equivalent value as that of a dream, such that troubles are seen in the context of a lesser reality once one has awakened. Conversely, the line can just as equally convey nihilist sentiments on the meaninglessness of man's actions. The line is also commonly sung as "life is like a dream" rather than "life is but a dream", possibly to sound happier, less meaningful, and more appropriate for its audience of young children.<br /><br />================================================<br /><br />The last line of the song strikes me few days ago – “Life is but a dream.”<br />I asked myself –<br />“When can I get out of this nightmare?”<br />“When is this nightmare going to end?”<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1277541877051457369?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-77696984494914243592009-03-31T09:34:00.004+08:002009-03-31T09:41:48.993+08:00One month has passed since we laid her to rest…it’s still tough.<br /><br />I don’t feel like answering the question most of the time. I know that people when meant well when they asked how I am. But, I just don’t know how to respond to them. I remember replying by saying, “Better.” That’s it. But deep down inside me, I am wounded, hurt and broken. That was the first week. In the second week, my feelings were up and down. So, I replied, “Up and down.” Now, I have a standard answer for all:<br /><br /><center><em>Some days are better, some days are bad.</em></center><br /><br />I still cry everyday. There are times that I couldn’t accept and let go. I broke down when Seng Chor dismantled the baby cot last Saturday. Is she really gone? Yes. Must we keep the cot away? Yes. Why can’t we leave it there and wait for her to come back? No, she’s gone. She’s gone. It was so painful.<br /><br />It did not console me when people say that she’s with God. Nicholas Wolterstorff’s book on Lament for a Son has helped me to articulate my pain. Like him, it did not console me to be reminded of the hope of resurrection. Does it mean that I grieve as one who has no hope? No, I know that I will see her again one day. Yet Jemimah is gone, she was here and now she is gone; <strong><em>now</em></strong> I cannot hold her, <em><strong>now</strong></em> I cannot see her, <strong><em>now</em></strong> I cannot kiss her, <em><strong>now</strong></em> I cannot hug her, <strong><em>now</em></strong> I cannot look into her eyes and say that I love her. That is my grief – my sorrow. The hope does not put Jemimah back in my arms <strong><em>now</em></strong>. What consolation can there be other than having her back <strong><em>now</em></strong>?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7769698449491424359?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-43378685506973456052009-03-15T11:57:00.000+08:002009-03-15T11:59:22.199+08:00<div> <p><span style="font-family:新細明體;"> <p><span lang="ZH-TW">愛外孫女善美已在二月二十四日</span><span lang="EN-US">(</span><span lang="ZH-TW">星期三</span><span lang="EN-US">)</span><span lang="ZH-TW">傍晚六時左右靜悄悄的離<wbr>開了我們。她出生只有</span><span lang="EN-US">56</span><span lang="ZH-TW">天，就這樣的忍心離開了我們。在</span><span lang="EN-US">56</span><span lang="ZH-TW">這<wbr>天裡她經過父母、<wbr>婆婆日夜細心辛苦的照顧和親戚朋友與教友們的關懷祝福下已漸漸成<wbr>長，她深黑的頭髮、黑溜溜明亮的眼睛、紅潤的笑臉，天真活潑、<wbr>健康的身體，更令人人見人愛。</span></p> <p><span lang="ZH-TW">二月二十四日</span><span lang="EN-US">(</span><span lang="ZH-TW">星期三</span><span lang="EN-US">)</span><span lang="ZH-TW">的傍晚六時半左右，我們接到一個壞消息，<wbr>消息告訴我們外孫女善美已經離開了人間，真有如晴天霹靂，<wbr>令我們感到非常的傷心和難過。</span></p><p><span lang="ZH-TW">二月二十五日</span><span lang="EN-US">(</span><span lang="ZH-TW">星期四</span><span lang="EN-US">)</span><span lang="ZH-TW">上午十一時許，<wbr>教會在八達嶺再也華人義山教會墳場為外孫女舉行土葬儀式。<wbr>愛外孫女善美已入土為安。在這短短的</span><span lang="EN-US">56</span><span lang="ZH-TW">天的相聚裡，<wbr>她的離去真是令我們難免有依依不捨之感！</span></p> <p><span lang="ZH-TW">善美已變成了小天使，她已和「主」在一起，<wbr>我們不必為她太過傷心和難過，「主」會永遠、永遠的照顧她。</span></p><div><span lang="ZH-TW">　　</span><br /></div><p><span lang="EN-US">勉勵女兒和女婿：</span></p><p><span lang="ZH-TW">人死不能復生，太過傷心會傷害身體，無濟於事。你們還年青，<wbr>還有孩子要照顧，在爸爸、媽媽、弟妹、親戚朋友、教友們的勸導、<wbr>鼓勵和關懷下，你們應化悲傷為力量，為你們和孩子的將來，<wbr>繼續努力的奮鬥下去。以期創造一個更美好的將來。</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">為愛外孫女善美逝世而寫之感言　</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">二００九年三月一日</span></p> </span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-4337868550697345605?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-78229413806106909092009-03-11T13:51:00.000+08:002009-03-11T14:00:36.405+08:00I miss her so much.<br /><br />I love her so much.<br /><br />Everyday, I ask God to tell her that I love her, and to give her a kiss for me.<br /><br />It's the <em>neverness</em> that is so painful -<br /><br />Never again to be here with us.<br />Never again to carry her.<br />Never again to hold her.<br />Never again to kiss her.<br />Never again to feed her.<br />Never again to see her smile.<br />Never again to hear her cry.<br />Never again to sing to her.<br />Never again to play with her.<br />Never again to see Jordan playing with her.<br />Never to see her first crawl.<br />Never to see her taking her first step to walk.<br />Never to hear her calling me, "Mummy".<br />Never to dress her up.<br />Never to tie her hair.<br />Never ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7822941380610690909?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-89450053402745765672009-03-05T17:52:00.003+08:002009-03-05T18:01:47.084+08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Suffering is a compulsory part of human existence. The difference for believers is that suffering need never be in vain.</span><br /><br />Lord, as I consider what You do, I find myself feeling at times like the writer of Ecclesiastes: Who can straighten what You have made crooked? When times are good, I am to be happy. But when times are bad, consider: You have made the one as well as the other (Ecclesiastes 7:13-14).<br /><br />According to Your Word, Lord there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2, 4).<br /><br />Truly, You are the Creator and Sustainer of time. Nothing is “untimely” to You.<br /><br /><br />From Praying God’s Word – Day by Day<br />A Year of Devotional Prayer<br />By Beth Moore<br /><br />================================================<br /><br />Tuesday, 24 February 2009 - It was Jemimah’s appointed time to depart.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-8945005340274576567?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-66801298084140544842009-03-03T05:04:00.002+08:002009-03-03T05:16:58.122+08:00It could have happened at home but it didn't. God spared me.<br /><br />Whenever friends asked about Jemimah, I would say:<br /><ul><li>She is well</li><li>She is fine</li><li>She is an angel - just drink and sleep</li></ul>She was a healthy and beautiful baby. She was a good baby. <br /><br />What was the cause of her death? It's uncertain. According to the doctors, there were two possibilities - milk aspiration (drowned in her own milk) or S.I.D.S (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) / cot death. They did all they could to revive her that fateful day. They were just pumping out so much milk from her lungs. They resuscitated her for 25 minutes. Jemimah didn't respond at all. She was certified at 6:15 pm.<br /><br />Perhaps it's best that we do not know the actual cause. It was God's time to take her HOME. There was nothing that we could do - absolutely nothing.<br /><br />Jemimah arrived with a loud cry but she left us peacefully.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6680129808414054484?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-53143654021366237862009-03-02T10:50:00.002+08:002009-03-02T11:10:19.368+08:00I still can't believe that she's really gone but I have to believe.<br /><br />I still can't let go but I have to let go.<br /><br />I still can't accept it but I have to accept it.<br /><br />When Seng Chor and I visited her grave last Saturday, 28 February 2009, I wished that someone would have heard her crying, and dug her out. Or, Seng Chor and I would hear her crying. We would dig her out and I could then feed her. I know that these thoughts are crazy. I just can't help myself from thinking about it. I know that she is not in the grave. What's inside is just her mortal body. She is with the Lord Jesus Christ. The angels are taking care of her.<br /><br />I know that I have to move on. Healing is a process. Grieving is a process. It is natural to feel what I'm feeling. It may takes months or even years but God will heal. The pain is indescribable. There are still so many questions in my mind. There are regrets and guilt as well. Some are answered and addressed but I still look for assurance.<br /><br />I'll be strong. Sometimes I wish that I'm not that strong. Perhaps I'm not. I'm weak. But God is strong. God's strength is in me to carry on.<br /><br />I don't want to stop thinking about her. She will always be in our heart.<br /><br />I am asking God for a vision/dream - to see my precious daughter Jemimah in Heaven, to hear her calling me "Mummy".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-5314365402136623786?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-77598901920411673392009-02-28T22:18:00.001+08:002009-02-28T22:20:19.736+08:00Today, Jemimah would have turned 60 days old.<br /><br />I miss her so much.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7759890192041167339?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-62581769778801430532009-02-27T08:24:00.003+08:002009-02-27T08:29:04.680+08:00She's gone. <br /><br />I can't hold her in my arms anymore.<br /><br />I can't feed her anymore. <br /><br />I can't change her anymore. <br /><br />I can't bathe her anymore. <br /><br />I can't wash her hair anymore.<br /><br />...<br /><br />BUT<br />...<br /><br />I hope to see her again someday.<br /><br />I miss my precious and beautiful daughter, Jemimah.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6258176977880143053?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-4656130586197432202009-02-24T11:15:00.003+08:002009-02-24T11:38:35.606+08:00Yes, I'm still alive and well. I've got a deadline to meet end of this month. So, no time for blogging and Facebook at the moment. To be blessed is hard work!<br /><br />God is good, and I thank God for all that He has done for me and my family. I can still be thankful and praise God during times of difficulties, trials and temptations. <br /><br />"Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" <br />(Job 2:10)<br /><br /><br />Psalms 86<br />2 I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;<br /> I will glorify your name forever. <p> <sup id="en-NIV-15298" class="versenum" value="13">13</sup> For great is your love toward me;<br /> you have delivered me from the depths of the grave. </p><p> <sup id="en-NIV-15300" class="versenum" value="15">15</sup> But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,<br /> slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. </p>Amen!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-465613058619743220?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-74239240046242392242009-01-16T10:43:00.002+08:002009-01-16T19:10:35.388+08:00It must be tough for him. So many adjustments for little Jordan in such a little time – arrival of Jemimah, schooling, taking van, sleeping in a different room and lesser play time with Mummy.<br /><br />Jordan cried when he was left at the babysitter last Tuesday, 6 January 2009. It was the first time for him taking the van to the babysitter's place after school. He was okay in the van but when Seng Chor was about to leave him at the babysitter, he started to cry and say that he wanted to go home. Seng Chor called me to talk to him. It was pitiful to hear him feeling so sad. Tears kept flowing occasionally the whole afternoon that day.<br /><br />When he came home that night, I managed to spend some time with him – playing Thomas the Tank Engine and watching the Thomas DVD. I made milk for him, and slept with him in the room for awhile.<br /><br />He was okay the following days. He seemed to enjoy school very much at the moment. I would ask him to tell me what he did, what he learn, etc. It's fun to hear him talk about school and the activities he did. He would try to sing songs to me and scribble on his Doodle Pro. He loves to ask me draw for him – 3 little piggies, spider, shapes, fish. Nowadays, I have been spending time with him every night before he goes to bed with Seng Chor – drawing, watching VCD/DVD/TV, reading and playing. Once he reaches home, he would almost immediately come upstairs to see me. Sometimes, he would drag me downstairs to play with him.<br /><br />I missed him when we had to leave him at the babysitter over the weekend because Seng Chor and my mother-in-law went back to Penang to attend Seng Chor's cousin's wedding. He spent 3 nights and 4 days at the babysitter (Friday to Monday). <br /><br />Seng Chor fell sick when he came back from Penang – bad runny nose. So, on Monday (12 January 2009) night, I had to take Jordan to bed, and sleep with him. It was tough. I was heartbroken when he repeatedly said, “I don't want Mummy. I want giant Daddy”. Eventually, I said, okay and left the room. After awhile, he came into my room, climbed next to me, made pitiful sound to persuade me go back his room with him. He fell asleep quite late night – after 10 pm. Seng Chor slept in the living room that night.<br /><br />My mother-in-law was in my room with Jem. So, she would come over to Jordan's room to call me to feed her. Jordan was also awaken during the feeding time at around 5 am. So, he didn't sleep after that. He must be tired in school that day. Poor boy! Seng Chor also passed on the runny nose to him. Thankfully, it was a mild one.<br /><br />Almost every morning, I would help him to get ready for school – prepare milk, change him, bless him and give him a kiss before he leaves. What I can do now is to pray for him unceasingly to adjust well. My precious son is learning more and more each day.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7423924004624239224?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-12857867814688614322009-01-10T14:13:00.001+08:002009-01-10T14:15:14.211+08:00One of my desires for Jordan is to build Bible-based character in him during his formative years. I've heard that King's Kids in SS Gospel has a strong curriculum in this area, and so I wanted to place Jordan there. He finally got in after months in the waiting list but because there was no day care in King's Kids, we had to look for alternative.<br /><br />When we finally decided on Tadika Grace Community, I still wasn't sure whether that's the best place for Jordan, until now...<br /><br />On the first day of school (5 January 2009), Seng Chor brought back a letter from Tadika Grace Community. It contained their vision statement, mission statement, rules and regulations. I got the confirmation when I read their vision statement. Yes, Jordan is in the right school. Praise the Lord!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vision Statement</span><br />Tadika Grace Community is committed to provide resource in partnership with parents and church to educate our children on a Bible-based character building from 2 to 6 years old.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mission Statement</span><br /><ul><li>To provide a Godly environment for the child to develop Christ – like character and relationship with God, parents, community and nation.<br /></li><br /><li>To provide educational resources, supervision, counselling and training for holistic development.<br /></li><br /><li>To provide resources and coaching in sports, aesthetics, camps and educational excursion for the physical well – being of the child.</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1285786781468861432?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-87416679625842318072009-01-08T18:14:00.002+08:002009-01-08T18:25:10.241+08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWXUDVnxb9I/AAAAAAAABZg/Tob9DIuyieA/s1600-h/p1120664.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWXUDVnxb9I/AAAAAAAABZg/Tob9DIuyieA/s320/p1120664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288866491225173970" border="0" /></a>Left hand - for drip<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWXUCwJuMlI/AAAAAAAABZY/OemAWCi7Hok/s1600-h/p1120668.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWXUCwJuMlI/AAAAAAAABZY/OemAWCi7Hok/s320/p1120668.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288866481167020626" border="0" /></a>From my lower back - for pain killer<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWXUCRVm-iI/AAAAAAAABZQ/PgCr0DsGv50/s1600-h/p1120669.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWXUCRVm-iI/AAAAAAAABZQ/PgCr0DsGv50/s320/p1120669.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288866472895380002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWXUCKbxYRI/AAAAAAAABZI/pP-jLRgNk7Y/s1600-h/p1120670.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWXUCKbxYRI/AAAAAAAABZI/pP-jLRgNk7Y/s320/p1120670.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288866471042179346" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-8741667962584231807?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-57756339634456212542009-01-08T15:38:00.006+08:002009-01-10T14:06:22.189+08:00At around 3 am, I experienced minor contractions. After an hour, I called Seng Chor and told him that we may need to go to the hospital earlier. So, I decided to take a shower first. I felt better after the shower. I rested on the bed until 6 am. Then, I got ready to go to the hospital. Jordan was still sleeping. My mum accompanied him.<br /><br />We left the house at around 6:30 am. Seng Chor drove through McDonald's to get himself the RM 4 breakfast. We arrived at the hospital before 7 am and waited outside the Admission Office for about 5 minutes. One lady staff arrived. We let her settle down before we entered the office. The registration was smooth. I checked into a double room – 207.<br /><br />The nurse made preparations for my c-sect – checked my blood pressure, temperature and heartbeat, etc. The baby's heartbeat was also monitored for about half an hour. The anesthesian, Dr Wahida came to check me and ask me a few questions as well. I like her – sweet and polite. My previous anesthesian was a male.<br /><br />Time really flies. Before I could think about anything, I was ready to be wheeled into the operating theatre. It was probably slightly after 9 am.<br /><br />Seng Chor was asked to wait in the waiting area outside the operating theatre. He will be called in together with my gynecologist.<br /><br />In the operating theatre, my left hand was poked for the drip. My heartbeat and blood pressure were monitored throughout the procedure.<br /><br />Then, I had to sit up, hugging a pillow. Dr Wahida poked my lower back a few times to administer the epidural (pain killer) and anesthetic. It was a bit painful. I was told to breathe in and out.<br /><br />Next, I lay down. My hands were stretched to the each side – like being crucified. A heater was placed onto my right arm. The gynecologist was called in – I was ready to be slaughtered.<br /><br />The gynecologist and Seng Chor came in after 9:30 am. Only the lower half of my body was sedated. So, I was conscious throughout the procedure. I kept asking Seng Chor to describe to me what he saw – how my skin was like being torn apart, lots of blood everywhere. Finally, I heard a loud cry – my baby Jemimah aka Jem. She cried so loud. Jordan didn't cry much. What a joy! I couldn't wait to see her.<br /><br />During the procedure (after I was cut opened), I shivered. Dr Wahida gave me something to stop the shivering. After removing Jemimah, the cleaning up started – 'spare parts' were removed. Next, the gynecologist proceeded with the stitching – 3 layers to stitch. Seng Chor got to 'enjoy' this part as well. In the previous cesarean, he was asked to leave after Jordan was cleaned up.<br /><br />Baby Jem was brought to me. What a beautiful baby with lots of hair. The first thing I asked was her weight but they hadn't weigh her yet. Hehehe!<br /><br />According to Seng Chor, the whole procedure was rather roughly carried out – skin being torn apart, the stitching was rough too. Twice, I saw the gynecologist's blood-stained left hand holding the needle and thread. Seng Chor was asked to leave when the gynecologist started to stitch the outer layer.<br /><br />(The gynecologist, anesthesian and nurses were making small talk during the stitching. They talked about the death of the Sultan of Negeri Sembilan. I found out that the Datoship for my gynecologist was awarded by him. Actually, he was awarded 3 Datoship Titles. One of them is from the Sultan of Brunei. He briefly mentioned about the wealth of the Sultan of Brunei, etc.)<br /><br />It's all over now. Praise the Lord that everything went well. There were no complications at all. Baby Jemimah was healthy and normal. The healing was much faster this time. I could get up and walk without assistance the very next morning. All the walking in Kota Kinabalu and climbing in Langkawi must have helped. Hehehe! Though I didn't have a supernatural birth, I had a supernatural healing. God has answered all my prayers for Jem – beautiful baby, lovely eyes with double eye-lids.<br /><br />Now, Jem and I are being well taken care of by my mother and mother-in-law. Both of us eat and rest well.<br /><br />Praise the Lord!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-5775633963445621254?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-11792548124958171712008-12-29T22:04:00.003+08:002009-01-07T12:40:09.953+08:00On Friday, 26 December 2008, we had our annual Christmas gathering cum exchange gift at our home. During my last check up on Christmas eve, the gynae suggested that I have the cesarean on Boxing Day (26/12/08), but I said no because I want to party first. :)<br /><br />This year, besides the usual gang (my family, Yoke Kheng, Kevin, Kenny, Sahaya and Pei Lu), we had my Mum, John and Wan Yi joining us. Food was excellent. <br /><br />How did we exchange gift?<br />We sat in a circle, each one holding a gift. Then, we sang 3 songs - Jingle Bells, Joy to the World and We wish you a Merry Christmas. Once the singing has stopped, we get the gift that we were holding at that time. Cool, eh? Something different.<br /><br />Thank God for the great fellowship. We were able to catch up more with John and Wan Yi. I'm really glad to have this simple celebration before the birth of Jemimah.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQt--f0r_I/AAAAAAAABYs/oIzk6EfYhXE/s1600-h/p1120621.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQt--f0r_I/AAAAAAAABYs/oIzk6EfYhXE/s320/p1120621.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288402422391418866" border="0" /></a>Lu Kenn's Famous Pasta Sauce<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQs7UomvJI/AAAAAAAABX8/QZ9agiHzybQ/s1600-h/p1120620.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQs7UomvJI/AAAAAAAABX8/QZ9agiHzybQ/s320/p1120620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288401260102728850" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQt-akZW7I/AAAAAAAABYk/B1-1zWrlRa4/s1600-h/p1120624.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQt-akZW7I/AAAAAAAABYk/B1-1zWrlRa4/s320/p1120624.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288402412746922930" border="0" /></a>Roast Chicken<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQs9GvrD-I/AAAAAAAABYc/LmI1Xx7I9iU/s1600-h/p1120616.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQs9GvrD-I/AAAAAAAABYc/LmI1Xx7I9iU/s320/p1120616.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288401290734014434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQs83Cer4I/AAAAAAAABYU/-UwdxHNWCV4/s1600-h/p1120617.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQs83Cer4I/AAAAAAAABYU/-UwdxHNWCV4/s320/p1120617.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288401286517927810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQs8T6aOiI/AAAAAAAABYM/u3LTgIdGQ1c/s1600-h/p1120618.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQs8T6aOiI/AAAAAAAABYM/u3LTgIdGQ1c/s320/p1120618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288401277088840226" border="0" /></a>Yoke Kheng's famous salad<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQs7_8qsnI/AAAAAAAABYE/m7HP4tRHOJI/s1600-h/p1120619.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQs7_8qsnI/AAAAAAAABYE/m7HP4tRHOJI/s320/p1120619.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288401271729599090" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1179254812495817171?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-27391187228470609212008-12-29T21:19:00.001+08:002009-01-07T12:02:32.729+08:00We are truly blessed by my Mum since she arrived on 6 December 2008. She would normally cook 3 dishes and soup for dinner. Though the dishes are simple, the love and effort put in preparing the meals make every meal appetizing and sumptuous. We are very grateful indeed. <br /><br />Jordan also enjoys the rice with soup. He has been eating more and even take naps during weekends. Praise the Lord!<br /><br />Thank you, Mama!<br /><br />29 December 2008 - My last 'normal' meal before confinement.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQoMzh_H8I/AAAAAAAABXw/VpIA78reejM/s1600-h/p1120655.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQoMzh_H8I/AAAAAAAABXw/VpIA78reejM/s320/p1120655.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288396062896103362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQoMtabXuI/AAAAAAAABXo/CLIWh0aLyN0/s1600-h/p1120656.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQoMtabXuI/AAAAAAAABXo/CLIWh0aLyN0/s320/p1120656.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288396061253787362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />23 December 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQgzK3q2GI/AAAAAAAABXQ/UOO0_BkJElQ/s1600-h/p1120584.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQgzK3q2GI/AAAAAAAABXQ/UOO0_BkJElQ/s320/p1120584.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288387925903071330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQgyV0F6SI/AAAAAAAABXI/6GxjNAk3ER4/s1600-h/p1120585.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQgyV0F6SI/AAAAAAAABXI/6GxjNAk3ER4/s320/p1120585.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288387911660988706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQgx4MyuNI/AAAAAAAABXA/qtpa3nf9xzE/s1600-h/p1120586.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQgx4MyuNI/AAAAAAAABXA/qtpa3nf9xzE/s320/p1120586.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288387903711525074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />21 December 2008 - 'Tung' Festival<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQeUXPE40I/AAAAAAAABWg/4qiCoE4W-5s/s1600-h/p1120563.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQeUXPE40I/AAAAAAAABWg/4qiCoE4W-5s/s320/p1120563.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288385197623272258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQeT5dDuDI/AAAAAAAABWY/EkpawsTzeCo/s1600-h/p1120564.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQeT5dDuDI/AAAAAAAABWY/EkpawsTzeCo/s320/p1120564.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288385189628852274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQg0B-I6lI/AAAAAAAABXg/v6uVq7-kBm8/s1600-h/p1120565.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQg0B-I6lI/AAAAAAAABXg/v6uVq7-kBm8/s320/p1120565.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288387940694157906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQgzgawkII/AAAAAAAABXY/LwvffGfZ5HM/s1600-h/p1120567.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQgzgawkII/AAAAAAAABXY/LwvffGfZ5HM/s320/p1120567.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288387931687391362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />19 December 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQQPsuBxUI/AAAAAAAABVw/-mzm33f6VCc/s1600-h/p1120523.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQQPsuBxUI/AAAAAAAABVw/-mzm33f6VCc/s320/p1120523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288369724328101186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQeV4kSYSI/AAAAAAAABW4/Pb2HqY5_dZM/s1600-h/p1120524.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQeV4kSYSI/AAAAAAAABW4/Pb2HqY5_dZM/s320/p1120524.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288385223750476066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQeVL5_2xI/AAAAAAAABWw/TU79bNiOaIM/s1600-h/p1120525.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQeVL5_2xI/AAAAAAAABWw/TU79bNiOaIM/s320/p1120525.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288385211761941266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQeU8HqvkI/AAAAAAAABWo/J2pipWvtfGw/s1600-h/p1120526.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQeU8HqvkI/AAAAAAAABWo/J2pipWvtfGw/s320/p1120526.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288385207524310594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />18 December 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQQR6ekDbI/AAAAAAAABWQ/Ejb0x_sVJQU/s1600-h/p1120504.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQQR6ekDbI/AAAAAAAABWQ/Ejb0x_sVJQU/s320/p1120504.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288369762381073842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQQQxpsr0I/AAAAAAAABWI/GMYAzJGM0BA/s1600-h/p1120505.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQQQxpsr0I/AAAAAAAABWI/GMYAzJGM0BA/s320/p1120505.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288369742831988546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQQQWbHj6I/AAAAAAAABWA/WN9nvjRXGuA/s1600-h/p1120506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQQQWbHj6I/AAAAAAAABWA/WN9nvjRXGuA/s320/p1120506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288369735523078050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQQQEYGXjI/AAAAAAAABV4/r_-Zey5rXbk/s1600-h/p1120509.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQQQEYGXjI/AAAAAAAABV4/r_-Zey5rXbk/s320/p1120509.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288369730678578738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />17 December 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQNisAT8iI/AAAAAAAABVo/kwSQ5hKXlcM/s1600-h/p1120490.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQNisAT8iI/AAAAAAAABVo/kwSQ5hKXlcM/s320/p1120490.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288366752018985506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQNgfIIb1I/AAAAAAAABVI/bQ_IpjP29v8/s1600-h/p1120489.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQNgfIIb1I/AAAAAAAABVI/bQ_IpjP29v8/s320/p1120489.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288366714202386258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />16 December 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQNiKB8WMI/AAAAAAAABVg/zCPhgsK9x0k/s1600-h/p1120486.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQNiKB8WMI/AAAAAAAABVg/zCPhgsK9x0k/s320/p1120486.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288366742899022018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQNhgcNi4I/AAAAAAAABVY/I0lpeL8Jp0U/s1600-h/p1120487.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQNhgcNi4I/AAAAAAAABVY/I0lpeL8Jp0U/s320/p1120487.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288366731734911874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQNhCUgJKI/AAAAAAAABVQ/IX1yPLQZJEc/s1600-h/p1120488.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQNhCUgJKI/AAAAAAAABVQ/IX1yPLQZJEc/s320/p1120488.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288366723649512610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />12 December 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQK7XFC_rI/AAAAAAAABVA/muZxiZZmSq8/s1600-h/p1120328.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQK7XFC_rI/AAAAAAAABVA/muZxiZZmSq8/s320/p1120328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288363877363547826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQK64_vcMI/AAAAAAAABU4/HS6_UhxzPXs/s1600-h/p1120329.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQK64_vcMI/AAAAAAAABU4/HS6_UhxzPXs/s320/p1120329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288363869288231106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQK6LuARVI/AAAAAAAABUw/ArXVPWdfPso/s1600-h/p1120330.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQK6LuARVI/AAAAAAAABUw/ArXVPWdfPso/s320/p1120330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288363857134241106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQK5edPfoI/AAAAAAAABUo/vgcIKURoK5c/s1600-h/p1120331.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SWQK5edPfoI/AAAAAAAABUo/vgcIKURoK5c/s320/p1120331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288363844984340098" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-2739118722847060921?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-23803123209434237942008-12-23T14:48:00.002+08:002008-12-28T15:29:52.261+08:00Most of us were impressed by the nativity scenes that Uncle Chris set up in his home. The figurines and ornaments are really unique, collected from different parts of Europe including Germany.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVcjr8uBI2I/AAAAAAAABT4/Hq7Fx7e_wnc/s1600-h/p1120204.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVcjr8uBI2I/AAAAAAAABT4/Hq7Fx7e_wnc/s320/p1120204.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284731925683053410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVcjscJw_GI/AAAAAAAABUA/YHSOB7sz0zc/s1600-h/p1120203.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVcjscJw_GI/AAAAAAAABUA/YHSOB7sz0zc/s320/p1120203.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284731934120934498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVcjrcr2rpI/AAAAAAAABTw/qVihKoeWrdc/s1600-h/p1120205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVclQOX5hjI/AAAAAAAABUY/Cr1oVA8xDTk/s320/p1120208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284733648409036338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVclPoemMNI/AAAAAAAABUQ/HeQu_NrjaAg/s1600-h/p1120210.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVclPoemMNI/AAAAAAAABUQ/HeQu_NrjaAg/s320/p1120210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284733638236582098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVcjs2Qk2UI/AAAAAAAABUI/Q5KcF9qCxr4/s1600-h/p1120202.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVcjs2Qk2UI/AAAAAAAABUI/Q5KcF9qCxr4/s320/p1120202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284731941128821058" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-2380312320943423794?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-29885865448201590112008-12-22T20:30:00.000+08:002008-12-27T21:04:35.240+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYiRNoyC9I/AAAAAAAABSY/xzQRRXz24ug/s1600-h/p1120510.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYiRNoyC9I/AAAAAAAABSY/xzQRRXz24ug/s320/p1120510.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284448891879689170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYiQdPG3TI/AAAAAAAABSQ/W7UVH5F6SFE/s1600-h/p1120511.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYiQdPG3TI/AAAAAAAABSQ/W7UVH5F6SFE/s320/p1120511.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284448878887099698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYiP1EOKGI/AAAAAAAABSI/DB5bMaWwbiQ/s1600-h/p1120512.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYiP1EOKGI/AAAAAAAABSI/DB5bMaWwbiQ/s320/p1120512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284448868104022114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYiPhwpkRI/AAAAAAAABSA/hORI-HeBo0Y/s1600-h/p1120513.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYkntQcAiI/AAAAAAAABS4/5YE8qgOT5bI/s320/p1120516.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284451477347893794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYkk8veyKI/AAAAAAAABSw/NAOpQ2ra8Fc/s1600-h/p1120517.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYkk8veyKI/AAAAAAAABSw/NAOpQ2ra8Fc/s320/p1120517.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284451429965023394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYkkjEeD9I/AAAAAAAABSo/V-nr5Z9qk8s/s1600-h/p1120518.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYkkjEeD9I/AAAAAAAABSo/V-nr5Z9qk8s/s320/p1120518.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284451423073734610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYl3fhKVhI/AAAAAAAABTI/uomD_8bpXD0/s1600-h/p1120522.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYl3fhKVhI/AAAAAAAABTI/uomD_8bpXD0/s320/p1120522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284452848049477138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYkkFKuoqI/AAAAAAAABSg/mDHlNmSzEog/s1600-h/p1120519.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYkkFKuoqI/AAAAAAAABSg/mDHlNmSzEog/s320/p1120519.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284451415046922914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYnMN4eXAI/AAAAAAAABTg/-D0eWYq4rfU/s1600-h/p1120520.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYnMN4eXAI/AAAAAAAABTg/-D0eWYq4rfU/s320/p1120520.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284454303604300802" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-2988586544820159011?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-57158979844424305052008-12-21T19:18:00.005+08:002008-12-27T19:55:49.111+08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">11 December 2008</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYV5ZZbXOI/AAAAAAAABRw/t1Q-3VlfxmA/s1600-h/p1120307.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYV5ZZbXOI/AAAAAAAABRw/t1Q-3VlfxmA/s200/p1120307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284435288580119778" border="0" /></a>Lunch - Mee Hon<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYV4miqWzI/AAAAAAAABRo/exP1bW7E0Fo/s1600-h/p1120308.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYV4miqWzI/AAAAAAAABRo/exP1bW7E0Fo/s200/p1120308.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284435274928642866" border="0" /></a>Minced Pork<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYV2Ru7pqI/AAAAAAAABRg/LHr-fentgU8/s1600-h/p1120309.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYV2Ru7pqI/AAAAAAAABRg/LHr-fentgU8/s200/p1120309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284435234983224994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYV1yPTdGI/AAAAAAAABRY/n1dU04gce3g/s1600-h/p1120310.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYV1yPTdGI/AAAAAAAABRY/n1dU04gce3g/s200/p1120310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284435226529068130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10 December 2008</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYT2HPwFII/AAAAAAAABRQ/BGxXGjn0E48/s1600-h/p1120298.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYT2HPwFII/AAAAAAAABRQ/BGxXGjn0E48/s200/p1120298.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284433033144833154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYT15vV3SI/AAAAAAAABRI/3P4v1unMRbI/s1600-h/p1120299.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYT15vV3SI/AAAAAAAABRI/3P4v1unMRbI/s200/p1120299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284433029519236386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYT1ji1EkI/AAAAAAAABRA/y_glAcWezyE/s1600-h/p1120300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYT1ji1EkI/AAAAAAAABRA/y_glAcWezyE/s200/p1120300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284433023561175618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYT02nQVpI/AAAAAAAABQ4/FPGTNGken-8/s1600-h/p1120302.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYT02nQVpI/AAAAAAAABQ4/FPGTNGken-8/s200/p1120302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284433011500144274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYT0exuBSI/AAAAAAAABQw/pm5bfrcSpdI/s1600-h/p1120303.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYT0exuBSI/AAAAAAAABQw/pm5bfrcSpdI/s200/p1120303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284433005101581602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9 December 2008</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYQ-ncSqZI/AAAAAAAABQo/GE2MVeNYe6w/s1600-h/p1120293.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SVYQ9mU2DeI/AAAAAAAABQQ/X538zHM2R58/s200/p1120296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284429863211896290" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-5715897984442430505?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-51895575399794088762008-12-20T17:03:00.001+08:002008-12-23T17:05:01.790+08:00Adult to a Kid: How old are you?<br />Kid: 6+<br /><br />Comment by Adult:<br />Kids tend to add, “+” when asked about their age. They want to feel older.<br />Adults (especially those above 30) would most probably reply with something like, mid 20s, late 20s, early 30s, etc.<br /><br />Well, whatever your age is, be proud of it. Yes, I have just celebrated my 37th birthday. Most people don’t believe that that’s my age. I would get the same expression almost every year – mouth wide opened, big eyes staring back at me.<br /><br />It’s been an amazing year – more traveling, first dive, second pregnancy. It didn’t start well, but I think it’s going to end with a blast. (I’m carrying a ‘time bomb’ that can ‘explode’ anytime.)<br /><br />Just one day before my birthday, I was kind of upset, and even told one of my closest friends, Yoke Kheng that I didn’t feel like celebrating. Amazingly, God renewed my joy on the eve of my birthday with a smiley face in the sky. I was so thrilled that I sent out almost 100 sms to friends and family to look at the smiley face. Two of them actually said that it’s God’s birthday gift to me. Wow!<br /><br />On my birthday itself, Dolly, Yoke Kheng and Grace took me out for lunch at Bon Bon in Damansara Jaya (Atria). We had a good time of fellowship. Food was good too – I had soup, honey yogurt chicken, ice cream and cakes. When I went back to the office, I got a chocolate cake from some of colleagues. What a wonderful surprise. Then, later in the afternoon, a group of students came into my office, sang the Birthday song and presented me with a gift. I was really touched and blushed. <br /><br />Throughout the day, I received lovely messages through sms, Facebook and email. I was overwhelmed.<br /><br />For dinner, Seng Chor came back very late – almost 8:30 pm, and we still had to pick Jordan from the babysitter. I chose not to be upset but just enjoy the remaining day. Dinner was satisfactory. I was glad to see Jordan eating happily and enjoying himself. After dinner, we went home for the cake which my sis bought. It was a simple celebration with my family – hubby, son, sister and brother.<br /><br />That’s how I spent my 37th Birthday.<br /><br />Thank you, God.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-5189557539979408876?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-62615957825840570692008-12-18T11:30:00.004+08:002008-12-18T13:36:19.733+08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUnFGQHK6VI/AAAAAAAABQI/Spgf9QofaQo/s1600-h/Top+Pages+Trend.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280968749263546706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUnFGQHK6VI/AAAAAAAABQI/Spgf9QofaQo/s400/Top+Pages+Trend.bmp" border="0" /></a><strong>Total Hits:</strong><br />Default Page = <span style="color:#3333ff;">453</span><br />2008/07/scouting-for-child-care-center-pre = <span style="color:#3333ff;">75</span><br />2008/05/duphaston = <span style="color:#3333ff;">78</span><br />2007/09/my-tooth-is-dying = <span style="color:#3333ff;">45</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6261595782584057069?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-17739290876576012552008-12-18T11:06:00.003+08:002008-12-18T11:13:41.100+08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUm_pztUt1I/AAAAAAAABQA/7gc7IR5us3U/s1600-h/Website+Statistics.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280962763044468562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUm_pztUt1I/AAAAAAAABQA/7gc7IR5us3U/s400/Website+Statistics.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Website Statistics, Web Analytics, Hit Counter - HitsLink.com/report</div><div align="center">(Click image to enlarge)</div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1773929087657601255?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-48396389973319043802008-12-16T15:50:00.004+08:002008-12-16T16:06:44.569+08:00Below is our Christmas gift to our friends - Quotes on Prayer from "Give Me 40 Days" by Freda Bowers. I have prepared the gift earlier this time. A big thank you to my Mum for helping me with the punching and sorting.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUde9lIiNaI/AAAAAAAABP4/RvmlOHyA2TQ/s1600-h/xmas+(5).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280293500148135330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUde9lIiNaI/AAAAAAAABP4/RvmlOHyA2TQ/s320/xmas+(5).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUde9Yu3wJI/AAAAAAAABPw/r3f-RRyDHIE/s1600-h/xmas+(9).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280293496819269778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUde9Yu3wJI/AAAAAAAABPw/r3f-RRyDHIE/s320/xmas+(9).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUde9FJFRyI/AAAAAAAABPo/2IVdtqC8Kuo/s1600-h/xmas+(4).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280293491560498978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUde9FJFRyI/AAAAAAAABPo/2IVdtqC8Kuo/s320/xmas+(4).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUde8SQTbLI/AAAAAAAABPg/RWa_PAgRiaQ/s1600-h/xmas+(6).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280293477900577970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUde8SQTbLI/AAAAAAAABPg/RWa_PAgRiaQ/s320/xmas+(6).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUde7S75u2I/AAAAAAAABPY/7-FlGZLXuGg/s1600-h/xmas+(7).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280293460903574370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SUde7S75u2I/AAAAAAAABPY/7-FlGZLXuGg/s320/xmas+(7).jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A Blessed Christmas to all!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-4839638997331904380?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-60448536495515744362008-12-10T14:24:00.002+08:002008-12-16T14:28:54.832+08:00The KBU Christian Fellowship is proud to have organized the N.O.W. concert at the KBU Multi-Purpose Hall on Saturday, 6 December 2008.<br /><br />Preparations and concert practice started after August/September. The band members practiced twice a week – Tuesday and Friday at FGA Kepong. Thank God for the use of the venue and the equipment. God has done an amazing thing with the band members and the CF overall. It was the first evangelistic concert by the CF. It was a step of faith. God has seen the faithfulness in each of the member. I believed that they would remember this significant event forever, and continue to reflect upon the goodness of God.<br /><br />I have uploaded eight videos of the concert into my YouTube account. Click this link - <a href="http://www.blogger.com/”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5dTNGYBy9U”">Amazing Grace</a> to view my personal favourite. The video is also embedded in my precious blog post. When I first heard the song sang by Sarah during one of the concert practices, I had goose bumps. I experienced the same thing on the night of the concert. Sarah’s voice was really beautiful. It touched my heart and I felt the presence of God. Yoke Kheng shared that she had tears in her eyes. She recalled how the CF started with a very small number at the beginning of the year, and how God has brought the students in, and used them to organize this concert. It is really awesome. Only God could do the impossible. With God, everything is possible. God has united the team and strengthen their faith.<br /><br />Though the crowd was out of our expectation (and it rained), I have learned to give thanks to God no matter what the circumstances and outcomes are. There were a few good responses from the feedback. God knows our limit and our ability.<br /><br />I would like to share this thought by one of my Growth Group members:<br /><br /><em>“I have come to acknowledge that Expectation can have both positive and negative aspects. We need to embrace the positive aspect of Expectation and discard the negative aspect. This is because positive Expectation helps us to stay focus on God and nurture our prayer life. Negative aspect of Expectation mainly is a fruit of our own flesh and manifests itself in terms of disappointment, discouragement, self pity, etc. when things do not happen according to 'our' ways.<br /><br />I believe when our Lord Jesus taught us to pray 'Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven', there is the positive element of healthy expectation.<br /><br />When it comes to reaching out to the lost, I believe the Lord is more eager than we could ever imagine to bless us. We just need to stay in tune with His Spirit and Expect great things to happen.”</em><br /><br />Yes, it is okay to have big expectations. The important thing is to remain faithful and believe God. The KBU Christian Fellowship has sown the seeds of salvation. We commit the people to God, and continue to trust God to work in their lives. God is marvelous, amazing, awesome, wonderful, and mighty to save!<br /><div align="center"><br /><strong>Acknowledgement<br /></strong><br /><em>The Band Members<br /></em>David Woong - Lead Singer and Bass Guitar<br />Jabez Ho - Lead Singer and Acoustic Guitar<br />Samuel Lee - Lead Singer and Electric Guitar<br />Dwayne Ong - Second Electric Guitar<br />Jonathan Choong - Keyboard<br />Ho Poh Hui - Second Keyboard<br />Nicholas Eu - Drums<br />Danny Ler - Lead Singer and Backup Vocalist<br />Sarah Sim - Lead Singer and Backup Vocalist<br />Calvin Yong - Lead Singer and Backup Vocalist<br />Andrew Yem - Lead Singer and Backup Vocalist (imported)<br /><br /><em>Behind the scenes</em><br />Jason Pang - Logistics<br />Law Yit Mun – Logistics and Publicity<br />Jasmine, Venetia and Michelle – Posters, Invitation Cards and Wrist bands<br />Jason - Logistics and Projection<br />Ushers – Jae Von, Edwin, Franky, Leong, Parthiban and KDU CF<br />Intercessors from ANC, FGA and DUMC<br />KBU Student Services Department<br />Major Seven Music<br /><br />Our deepest gratitude to our amazing speaker - Pastor Shawn Kong from Eagle Point Covenant Fellowship.<br /><br />We also want to thank the KBU Management for their support.<br /><br />Thank you for the love gift from staff and students.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">All glory, honour, thanks and praise to<br />our<br />Almighty God!<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6044853649551574436?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-81346750076405619522008-12-09T16:28:00.004+08:002008-12-10T15:17:03.594+08:00<p align="center"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t5dTNGYBy9U&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t5dTNGYBy9U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><p align="center">A lovely rendition of Amazing Grace (Chris Tomlin) by Sarah Sim and Calvin Yong</p><br /><br /><p align="center">Saturday, 6 December 2008</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-8134675007640561952?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-37337557267608430002008-12-09T16:06:00.003+08:002008-12-09T16:20:04.985+08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/ST4nb_GBxnI/AAAAAAAABPM/fzAj8aP1Vso/s1600-h/Ooi+(23).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277699175071467122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/ST4nb_GBxnI/AAAAAAAABPM/fzAj8aP1Vso/s320/Ooi+(23).jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">I know, I know, it's big and round!</div><div align="center">I have put on another 2 kgs - 60.10 kgs now.</div><div align="center">That means I have put on about 12 kgs in total.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Jemimah is now about 2.7 kg.</div><div align="center">If there is not sign of early labour, the caesarean (c-section) will be performed on Tuesday, 30 December 2008.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Indeed, both Jemimah and I are growing well.</div><div align="center">Praise the Lord!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> (Monday, 8 December 2008)</div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-3733755726760843000?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-2691318054269410112008-12-09T15:23:00.003+08:002008-12-09T15:56:35.415+08:00On Wednesday, 22 October 2008, on behalf of the School of Engineering and Computing at KBU International College, I initiated a Forum on Technopreneurship. It's a simple forum to gather some of the ex-KBU Engineering and Computing students who have successful set up their own business upon graduation.<br /><br />Two speakers shared their success stories to the KBU students. Each speaker spoke for about 30 minutes sharing about their business/company, their aspirations on technopreneurship, how they started, struggles encountered and advice. Then, it was followed by a Question and Answer session.<br /><br />The speakers were:<br /><ol><li>Mr Melvin Wong, CEO of Just Mobile Sdn Bhd (MSC Status Company)</li><br /><li>Mr Vince Tan, author, software developer, business consultant and most of all an evangelist in Internet Marketing.</li></ol>Actually, I invited four speakers. Unfortunately, the other two couldn't make it. Though the crowd was small, it was a good start, and a good exposure to students on technopreneurship. I'm pleased with the coverage featured in the various local newspapers. Personally, I enjoyed the session. It was a good time of catching up with them. I'm really proud of them.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/ST4dlnskRNI/AAAAAAAABPE/y4PUYJsrMRA/s1600-h/Nanyang_15Nov.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277688345473074386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/ST4dlnskRNI/AAAAAAAABPE/y4PUYJsrMRA/s400/Nanyang_15Nov.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><center>Nanyang - 15 November 2008</center><center> </center><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/ST4dlN6ShaI/AAAAAAAABO8/ulxVNYaOU1U/s1600-h/BorneoPost_161108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277688338551309730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 351px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/ST4dlN6ShaI/AAAAAAAABO8/ulxVNYaOU1U/s400/BorneoPost_161108.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><center>Borneo Post - 16 November 2008</center><center> </center><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/ST4dkwrXv1I/AAAAAAAABO0/GtVTAvQYsoE/s1600-h/NST_191108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277688330704109394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/ST4dkwrXv1I/AAAAAAAABO0/GtVTAvQYsoE/s400/NST_191108.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><center>New Straits Times - 19 November 2008</center><br />(Click on image to enlarge)<br /><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-269131805426941011?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-4610852609660803742008-12-06T12:09:00.002+08:002008-12-06T12:14:54.327+08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STn7ZGXt3OI/AAAAAAAABN8/qd7Zxh4PWIg/s1600-h/The+Curve+(1).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276524847066635490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STn7ZGXt3OI/AAAAAAAABN8/qd7Zxh4PWIg/s320/The+Curve+(1).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STn7YfiII5I/AAAAAAAABN0/xU_1GyK39WE/s1600-h/The+Curve+(2).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276524836641317778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STn7YfiII5I/AAAAAAAABN0/xU_1GyK39WE/s320/The+Curve+(2).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STn7X7DZXHI/AAAAAAAABNs/xtEotuiDDzA/s1600-h/The+Curve+(3).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276524826848746610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STn7X7DZXHI/AAAAAAAABNs/xtEotuiDDzA/s320/The+Curve+(3).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STn7XjBdfrI/AAAAAAAABNk/57fLqOERCXw/s1600-h/The+Curve+(4).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276524820398177970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STn7XjBdfrI/AAAAAAAABNk/57fLqOERCXw/s320/The+Curve+(4).jpg" border="0" /></a> Comment: Last year's decoration was more impressive.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-461085260966080374?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-60679250859767938982008-12-05T16:34:00.003+08:002008-12-05T16:54:00.664+08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjojXJF1RI/AAAAAAAABM0/lwv8s-JTxDk/s1600-h/Jordan+124.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276222657669747986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjojXJF1RI/AAAAAAAABM0/lwv8s-JTxDk/s320/Jordan+124.jpg" border="0" /></a>@ Onsen Japanese Restaurant</div><div align="center">Palm Springs, Damansara</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjojJdJ9TI/AAAAAAAABMs/VOh0LBR6EvI/s1600-h/Jordan+125.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276222653995808050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjojJdJ9TI/AAAAAAAABMs/VOh0LBR6EvI/s320/Jordan+125.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjoi62yMqI/AAAAAAAABMk/MzGjp5cB-2k/s1600-h/Jordan+136.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276222650076770978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjoi62yMqI/AAAAAAAABMk/MzGjp5cB-2k/s320/Jordan+136.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjoilQoa-I/AAAAAAAABMc/7hq19FkwHkw/s1600-h/Jordan+152.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276222644279602146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjoilQoa-I/AAAAAAAABMc/7hq19FkwHkw/s320/Jordan+152.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjoiDSxaZI/AAAAAAAABMU/fdh2a1W-hHo/s1600-h/Jordan+153.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276222635161774482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjoiDSxaZI/AAAAAAAABMU/fdh2a1W-hHo/s320/Jordan+153.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjpf2gQQnI/AAAAAAAABNc/l7uQbK1G1_A/s1600-h/Jordan+154.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276223696880550514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjpf2gQQnI/AAAAAAAABNc/l7uQbK1G1_A/s320/Jordan+154.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjpeablAiI/AAAAAAAABM8/p61jp866Fww/s1600-h/Jordan+155.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276223672164876834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjpeablAiI/AAAAAAAABM8/p61jp866Fww/s320/Jordan+155.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjpe8IyUFI/AAAAAAAABNE/r9HhimrDxf4/s1600-h/Jordan+156.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276223681212862546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjpe8IyUFI/AAAAAAAABNE/r9HhimrDxf4/s320/Jordan+156.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjpfYBvckI/AAAAAAAABNM/w1gos8C33Uw/s1600-h/Jordan+160.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276223688699507266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjpfYBvckI/AAAAAAAABNM/w1gos8C33Uw/s320/Jordan+160.jpg" border="0" /></a> Another chocolate cake from Colleagues<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjpfiQohtI/AAAAAAAABNU/CGaSfM_1nxw/s1600-h/Jordan+161.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276223691446322898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STjpfiQohtI/AAAAAAAABNU/CGaSfM_1nxw/s320/Jordan+161.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6067925085976793898?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-1977491823465666252008-12-04T13:16:00.002+08:002008-12-08T13:27:55.729+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STyv4EyZGgI/AAAAAAAABOk/WaKMufqMQek/s1600-h/p1120140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STyv4EyZGgI/AAAAAAAABOk/WaKMufqMQek/s320/p1120140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277286241264015874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STyv3yRJt6I/AAAAAAAABOc/S29QjXYTgd8/s1600-h/p1120138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STyv3yRJt6I/AAAAAAAABOc/S29QjXYTgd8/s320/p1120138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277286236292757410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STyv3H2UF6I/AAAAAAAABOU/BcTkT4MDwbY/s1600-h/p1120137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STyv3H2UF6I/AAAAAAAABOU/BcTkT4MDwbY/s320/p1120137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277286224905901986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STyv2-k_NKI/AAAAAAAABOM/UGcBA7l2L4k/s1600-h/p1120136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STyv2-k_NKI/AAAAAAAABOM/UGcBA7l2L4k/s320/p1120136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277286222417310882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This group of students from the BSc (Hons) Software Engineering, Year 2 also sang the "Birthday" song to me in my office.<br />I blushed. Hehehe!<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-197749182346566625?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-66079207250891041742008-12-02T15:37:00.000+08:002008-12-02T15:39:24.381+08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STTl1f5MDGI/AAAAAAAABLM/iKhytWv2xdw/s1600-h/PaMa01a.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275093770814884962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STTl1f5MDGI/AAAAAAAABLM/iKhytWv2xdw/s320/PaMa01a.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STTl1WHLF5I/AAAAAAAABLE/Sn3c6Xi224I/s1600-h/PaMa02a.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275093768189187986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STTl1WHLF5I/AAAAAAAABLE/Sn3c6Xi224I/s320/PaMa02a.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STTl1C-ihtI/AAAAAAAABK8/KI4boBCBEkk/s1600-h/PaMa03a.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275093763052701394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STTl1C-ihtI/AAAAAAAABK8/KI4boBCBEkk/s320/PaMa03a.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6607920725089104174?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-88598557125403671432008-12-02T12:05:00.004+08:002008-12-02T12:20:56.116+08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STS0WyOcHFI/AAAAAAAABK0/kYpALUwnZq4/s1600-h/smiley+face+1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275039367090150482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STS0WyOcHFI/AAAAAAAABK0/kYpALUwnZq4/s400/smiley+face+1.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://herestolife.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/jupiter-venus-moon-smiley-face/">http://herestolife.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/jupiter-venus-moon-smiley-face/</a> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STS0W2Cj18I/AAAAAAAABKs/J5QYgkuBJ7U/s1600-h/smiley+face+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275039368114067394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STS0W2Cj18I/AAAAAAAABKs/J5QYgkuBJ7U/s400/smiley+face+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://hkdigit.blogspot.com/2008/12/venus-jupiter-and-moon-create-smiley.html">http://hkdigit.blogspot.com/2008/12/venus-jupiter-and-moon-create-smiley.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br />I felt really blessed to see the Smiley Face in the sky last night.<br />(A Big Thank You to my colleague who called me about it)<br /><br />I asked God for joy and peace yesterday morning, and He showed me this amazing phenomenon on the eve of my birthday. Praise the Lord for His goodness! He has restored joy in my heart. I am really thankful for His love for me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>Indescribable</em><br />(Chris Tomlin)<br /><br />From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea<br />Creation's revealing Your majesty<br />From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring<br />Every creature unique in the song that it sings<br />All exclaiming<br /><br /><em>Indescribable, uncontainable,</em><br /><em>You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.</em><br /><em>You are amazing God</em><br /><em>All powerful, untameable,</em><br /><em>Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim</em><br /><em>You are amazing God</em><br /><br />Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go<br />Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow<br />Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light<br />Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night<br />None can fathom<br /><br />Indescribable, uncontainable,<br />You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name<br />You are amazing God<br />All powerful, untameable,<br />Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim<br />You are amazing God<br />You are amazing God<br /><br />Indescribable, uncontainable,<br />You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.<br />You are amazing God<br />All powerful, untameable,<br />Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim<br />You are amazing God<br />Indescribable, uncontainable,<br />You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.<br />You are amazing God<br />Incomparable, unchangeable<br />You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same<br />You are amazing God<br />You are amazing God<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-8859855712540367143?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-55739582747486189892008-11-28T16:49:00.006+08:002008-11-28T17:14:32.343+08:00Because Seng Chor's handphone got problem, we have decided that he takes my SonyEricsson, and I get a new handphone for my coming birthday. It is a Nokia 7280 - also known as the Lipstick Phone or Candy Bar.<br /><br />This GSM camera phone sports a unique form factor and interface. A spinning jog wheel and extensive voice-control features replace the traditional keypad. Key features include Bluetooth, EDGE high-speed data, a VGA still camera with lens cover, FM radio, speakerphone, and infrared. The status of this phone is discontinued, and so we bought it at a very low price - RM399.00.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS-xt51QNwI/AAAAAAAABKA/bgtId_ZEvlU/s1600-h/Nokia+(1).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273629090850551554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS-xt51QNwI/AAAAAAAABKA/bgtId_ZEvlU/s320/Nokia+(1).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><center>Front View</center><center></center><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS-xuPg7IgI/AAAAAAAABKI/6rsk9AIL3p4/s1600-h/Nokia+(3).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273629096670863874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS-xuPg7IgI/AAAAAAAABKI/6rsk9AIL3p4/s320/Nokia+(3).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS-xuVHrehI/AAAAAAAABKQ/DadSeadUG7o/s1600-h/Nokia+(4).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273629098175592978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS-xuVHrehI/AAAAAAAABKQ/DadSeadUG7o/s320/Nokia+(4).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><center>Back View</center><center> </center><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS-xulBMSNI/AAAAAAAABKY/3DNSMuoGBUM/s1600-h/Nokia+(5).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273629102443350226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS-xulBMSNI/AAAAAAAABKY/3DNSMuoGBUM/s320/Nokia+(5).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><center>Top View</center><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS-xvDFuwpI/AAAAAAAABKg/GOIOk1WRhV8/s1600-h/Nokia+(6).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273629110515450514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS-xvDFuwpI/AAAAAAAABKg/GOIOk1WRhV8/s320/Nokia+(6).jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Side View</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> (Bought on Monday, 24 November 2008 @ 1 Utama)<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-5573958274748618989?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-35019780616236801782008-11-27T19:41:00.004+08:002008-11-28T09:45:09.400+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS6IPO4XYjI/AAAAAAAABJ4/weThMn5s0kw/s1600-h/Pa+and+Ma+02.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273302008971354674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS6IPO4XYjI/AAAAAAAABJ4/weThMn5s0kw/s320/Pa+and+Ma+02.png" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS6IPF5O5hI/AAAAAAAABJw/Q2uYupHjQbg/s1600-h/Pa+and+Ma+01.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273302006559073810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SS6IPF5O5hI/AAAAAAAABJw/Q2uYupHjQbg/s320/Pa+and+Ma+01.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Few months ago, Nai Kyn discovered a photo of my parents on this web site - <a href="http://www.kotakinabalu.com/cmarter.asp?doc=2473&amp;node=2712">http://www.kotakinabalu.com/cmarter.asp?doc=2473&amp;node=2712</a><br /><br />They were captured walking on Gaya Street - my dad was walking in front and my mum followed from behind (in pink). My mum hardly go there. So, it is really a big surprise how their photo ended there and coincidentally found by Nai Kyn. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">My Pa and Ma has just celebrated their 38th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, 23 November 2008. May God contine to bless their marriage with love and joy.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">We love you, Pa and Ma.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-3501978061623680178?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-66172530612356017572008-11-25T22:17:00.005+08:002008-11-25T22:42:09.114+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSwJ-MhBchI/AAAAAAAABJo/U8IBxBLFgUg/s1600-h/p1110983.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSwJ-MhBchI/AAAAAAAABJo/U8IBxBLFgUg/s320/p1110983.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272600227860279826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSwJ9791POI/AAAAAAAABJg/gyeTopRHbKE/s1600-h/p1110985.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSwJ9791POI/AAAAAAAABJg/gyeTopRHbKE/s320/p1110985.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272600223417711842" border="0" /></a><br />Ingredients: Chicken drumstick, Carrot, Tomato, Potato, Onion and Corn.<br /><br />I have been cooking ABC soup (Jordan calls it "Yummy soup") whenever I can on Saturdays for the past 2 to 3 months - its lunch for the whole family. Unfortunately, Jordan doesn't take it all the time. I would mix the soup with rice to feed him but he rarely eats. :( Last weekend, he drank one or two spoons only. He didn't want to eat the rice even though he helped me to wash the rice. So far, he has helped to wash the rice twice. Cool, eh?<br /><br />What he ate most last weekend was chicken rice. He ate about half of my rice and 3 pieces of chicken. We always rejoice whenever he eats. The other type of food he eats is pizza with pineapple and chicken. Like most kids, he enjoys French fries. Oh, he likes hash brown too.<br /><br />He is not putting on much weight. Why? He doesn't sleep much. He still sleeps after 11 pm or midnight, and he can get up between 6 to 7 am the next morning. Almost every night, we have to threaten him with the 'cane' (plastic stick to hold balloon) to get him to lie down quietly on the bed. He also hardly eat solid food during the weekend. <br /><br />We seldom cane him nowadays but threaten him with the cane. He would listen almost immediately when he sees the cane. He would say things like, "Sleep already, no need cane." or "Good boy already, no need cane." I will post more of his amusing, smart and interesting responses in his blog soon. He is super smart, and often correct us.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6617253061235601757?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-75759186191156138162008-11-25T21:52:00.005+08:002008-11-25T22:10:30.176+08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSwFl8080_I/AAAAAAAABJY/MK6hTQ7v2ag/s1600-h/p1120004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSwFl8080_I/AAAAAAAABJY/MK6hTQ7v2ag/s320/p1120004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272595413285524466" border="0" /></a><br />Our Christmas Tree was set up last Saturday (22 November 2008).<br />There is one big present at the bottom - its Jordan's birthday gift.<br />We have also bought Christmas gifts for him which are not wrapped yet.<br /><br />Jordan likes to see the lights blinking on the tree. Whenever he is around, he requests for the lights to be turned on. Actually, he helped me to put up some of the Christmas decorations. Its fun to involve him.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7575918619115613816?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-81099561044774502052008-11-21T10:58:00.000+08:002008-11-21T11:01:00.648+08:00You'd better watch out<br />You'd better not cry<br />You'd better keep cash<br />I'm telling you why<br />Recession is coming to town!<br /><br />It's hitting you once,<br />It's hitting you twice<br />It doesn't care if you've been careful and wise<br />Recession is coming to town!<br /><br />It's worthless if you've got shares<br />It's worthless if you've got bonds<br />It's safe when you've got cash in hand<br />So keep cash for goodness sake, HEY!<br /><br />You'd better watch out<br />You'd better not cry<br />You'd better keep cash<br />I'm telling you why:<br />Recession is coming to town!<br /><br />Finance products are confusing<br />Finance products are so vague<br />The banks make you bear the cost of risk<br />So keep out for goodness sake, OH!!<br /><br />You'd better watch out<br />You'd better not cry<br />You'd better keep cash<br />I'm telling you why<br />Recession is coming to town!<br /><br /><br />(<em>Unknown Composer</em>)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-8109956104477450205?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-70331349613757630082008-11-19T21:22:00.006+08:002008-11-20T18:18:59.029+08:00Last Saturday, 15 November 2008, I dropped by at Wisma Genting to give some moral support to my students who took part in the <a href="http://egpc.genting.com.my/">E-Genting Programming Competition 2008</a> - 3 students from the BSc (Hons) Software Engineering and 1 student from the BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronics Engineering. I'm glad that they willingly agreed (after much persuasion for 2 of them) and registered for the competition. <br /><br />The competition was held from 10 am to 6 pm. I didn't stay long. At around 10:30 am, I walked over to Pavilion. I had a good exercise - doing window shopping. I bought a Disney magazine and nail clipper for Jordan. Then, I had a cup of refreshing juice (orange + carrot). Seng Chor was supposed to pick me up at 2:30 pm but then he called me around 12 noon and said that he was on the way to pick me. So, I had to abandon my students earlier.<br /><br />How did they perform? Most of them did at least 2 out of 4 questions. It is not compulsory for them to attempt all questions. The task was not easy. I don't have high expectations. They have done their best. Now, just wait for the results. The award presentation will be held in Genting on 17 January 2009.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQW8OW27uI/AAAAAAAABJI/_SpE6Qn8-UE/s1600-h/p1110896.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQW8OW27uI/AAAAAAAABJI/_SpE6Qn8-UE/s320/p1110896.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270362687832256226" border="0" /></a><br />BSc (Hons) Software Engineering, Year 2 students<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQW7usCjFI/AAAAAAAABJA/FZKUO292qkQ/s1600-h/p1110897.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQW7usCjFI/AAAAAAAABJA/FZKUO292qkQ/s320/p1110897.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270362679331163218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQVW1hd-iI/AAAAAAAABI4/oxqa1t8MrI4/s1600-h/p1110898.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQVW1hd-iI/AAAAAAAABI4/oxqa1t8MrI4/s320/p1110898.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270360945999084066" border="0" /></a><br />The four participants from KBU<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQVVRr19BI/AAAAAAAABIw/dfsZ3qTJkfQ/s1600-h/p1110899.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQVVRr19BI/AAAAAAAABIw/dfsZ3qTJkfQ/s320/p1110899.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270360919199052818" border="0" /></a><br />Auditorium<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQVVIv135I/AAAAAAAABIo/owhcLT2igRk/s1600-h/p1110900.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQVVIv135I/AAAAAAAABIo/owhcLT2igRk/s320/p1110900.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270360916799905682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQVUudQwtI/AAAAAAAABIg/l2hOCvq7deo/s1600-h/p1110901.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQVUudQwtI/AAAAAAAABIg/l2hOCvq7deo/s320/p1110901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270360909742654162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQVUVemY2I/AAAAAAAABIY/tDFxH5zgZhs/s1600-h/p1110902.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SSQVUVemY2I/AAAAAAAABIY/tDFxH5zgZhs/s320/p1110902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270360903037379426" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7033134961375763008?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-41182535447242064002008-11-19T00:00:00.001+08:002008-11-19T18:59:00.049+08:00List of things to do before the arrival of Jemimah:<ol><br /><li>Complete the writing of 2 chapters of a textbook.</li><br /><li>Set up Christmas tree.</li><br /><li>Prepare Phase Test question paper and assignment for the module Introduction to Programming.</li><br /><li>Conduct YouthAlpha at the KBU CF every Friday.</li><br /><li>Plan the KBU CF first concert on 6 December 2008.</li><br /><li>Plan Jordan's 3rd birthday on 14 December 2008.</li><br /><li>Attend 5 days training on Mainframe Technology – 15 December to 19 December 2008.</li><br /><li>Prepare for the arrival of Jemimah:</li><ul><br /><li>Clear the room downstairs for Seng Chor and Jordan during confinement</li><br /><li>Wash her clothes</li><br /><li>Buy a new set of drawers, baby toiletries, etc</li></ul><br /></ol><br /><br />I pray for God's strength everyday – The Joy of the Lord is my Strength (Nehemiah 8:10b)<br /><br />Psalm 28:7<br />The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.<br /><br />Philippians 4:6-7<br />6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.<br />7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-4118253544724206400?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-51911740603594259632008-11-18T23:36:00.001+08:002008-11-19T18:41:15.032+08:00Jemimah also known as Jem is now about 2.2 kg. The gynecologist predicted that she will be about 3.4 or 3.5 kg at birth. Yes, she is going to be a big baby. Yeah! That's what I want. She is growing well. Her head is facing downwards. She has been kicking quite a lot – pretty strong. It's a wonderful feeling indeed. She stretches every now and then. She is now about 33 weeks old in the womb – 7 more weeks before she enters the world.<br /><br />We didn't set any date for her delivery. The actual due date is 5 January 2009. I am open to the mode of delivery – natural or cesarean. According to the gynecologist, the scar in my womb seems to be getting thinner. So, if Jemimah is big, it is not advisable to try natural birth. He will perform an internal checking in 3 weeks time, and see whether it is okay for me to go through natural birth. If cesarean, it will be performed between 26 December 2008 to 30 December 2008. Then, we may choose 30 December 2008 as the delivery day. We commit this matter to God. May God's will be done.<br /><br />I have put on another 2 kgs – 1 kg for Jemimah and the other kg is mine. She has put on about 1 kg since last month. So far, I have put on 11 kgs. Now, my weight is 58.1 kg. I don't think I would reach my weight during Jordan's time – which was 67 kg! I put on more than 20 kgs at that time. I was fat! For this pregnancy, I lost a bit of weight at the beginning. I did more walking (and climbing). I could control my appetite better. In the third trimester (which is now), I don't feel hungry all the time. I eat less at night – take very little rice.<br /><br />On my sleep, sometimes I sleep well, sometimes I don't. Last week, was pretty bad. Maybe because it was bad last week, this week seems better. I couldn't sleep on my left side at all. Jemimah would kick non-stop if I sleep in that position. I could now lie down on my right. She is okay with that position now. Previously, she didn't like it too, and I could only lie down on my back.<br /><br />Last night, Jordan actually sang a song to Jemimah as I lied down on the bed. He invented the song himself, and even invited Jemimah to play with him, and share the toys with him. I can't remember how the song goes. But it has words like Jemimah and baby. It was a lovely sight indeed. So sweet. As suggested by Selvi, I will buy a gift on behalf of Jordan to give to Jemimah on her day of birth. I am thinking of getting a gift for Jordan from Jemimah. So, they can exchange gift. Hehehe!<br /><br />Occasionally, we would ask Jordan to 'kiss' Jemimah and 'pat' her. We encourage him to start showing love to her. Hopefully, Jordan would adjust well to the arrival of Jemimah.<br /><br />As the delivery date draws closer, I feel more and more excited. There is also more assurance of peace. I have been really busy. I am still very busy. I have just met a deadline. As a reward for my effort, I am now writing this post, and hope to share what I am busy with at the moment in my next post.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-5191174060359425963?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-38957231517289809162008-11-12T13:25:00.005+08:002008-12-08T13:31:13.967+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STyw8hBEfbI/AAAAAAAABOs/crgNdn3fY0A/s1600-h/NOW.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/STyw8hBEfbI/AAAAAAAABOs/crgNdn3fY0A/s320/NOW.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277287417072876978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SRppSv-eauI/AAAAAAAABIQ/11wp4RfgYEA/s1600-h/NOW_Poster.jpg"></a>Thank God for the KBU Christian Fellowship. God has blessed us tremendously. God is faithful. He has enabled us to reach out to many students through this work. We desire to do more, and we have taken a step of faith to organise this concert. We believed that God will do amazing things through this concert.<br /><br />The band was formed about 3 months ago, and they have been practising twice a week. We have also managed to book the PA system and musical instruments. Amazingly, this person is actually one of our students in the BEng (Hons) EEE Year 3. He assists his father to run the business to rent sound system and musical instruments. Thank God that he has quoted a very good price for us. Thank God for the funds (love gift) that we have received so far. Thank God that we have also got a very good speaker from Eagle Point Covenant Fellowship.<br /><br />This work does not belong to us but belong to God. We acknowledged that God is the one who has initiated this and put the desires in our heart.<br /><br />The details of the concert are as follows:<br /><br />Date: Saturday, 6 December 2008<br />Time: 7 pm to 10:30 pm<br />Venue: KBU Multipurpose Hall<br />FREE Admission<br /><br />The theme of the concert is "N.O.W" (No Other Way).<br />We felt convicted by the verse:<br />2 Corinthians 6:2 –<br /><br /><br /><center>For he says,<br />"In the time of my favor I heard you,<br />and in the day of salvation I helped you." </center><br /><br /><center>I tell you, </center><br /><br /><center>NOW is the time of God's favor, </center><br /><br /><center>NOW is the day of salvation.</center><br /><br />Furthermore, God has reminded us few times during the CF that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life (John 14:6). Indeed, there is no other way but through Jesus.<br /><br />All glory, praise and honour to our Almighty God!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-3895723151728980916?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-20179279985526952262008-10-30T18:35:00.001+08:002008-11-04T15:36:33.922+08:00My pregnancy is progressing well. During the check up, Jemimah looked fine and the water surrounding her looked good. She weighed about 1 kg.<br /><br />The gynecologist asked whether I would opt for caesarean, I said yes and suggested 31 December 2008 as the date to perform the operation. He asked whether there is any preferred time. We said no, but preferred to have the operation in the morning. <br /><br />After the check up, I happily announced to my family and friends that Jemimah will be delivered on 31 December 2008 – same birthday as my sister. This is the date that I wanted. The other option is 1 January 2009.<br /><br />But…now, there is a change. My parents-in-laws disagree with the date. According to the Chinese calendar, the date clashes with my animal zodiac – Pig, and it brings some kind of bad luck. Mum-in-law suggested that 24 December 2008 is the best date. As Christians, of course, we don’t believe in this. However, out of respect for my in-laws, we will consider changing the date.<br /><br />My next check-up is on Monday, 17 November 2008. We need to confirm with the gynecologist on the actual due date, and work from there. If I STILL opt for caesarean, it has to be done at least 10 days before the actual delivery date.<br /><br />Well, we will keep seeking the Lord for His perfect will and timing for Jemimah.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-2017927998552695226?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-19956041467384239802008-10-29T23:40:00.002+08:002008-10-29T23:45:24.765+08:00(Grace Community Kindergarten)<br /><div align="center"><br /><em>Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. </em></div><div align="center"><em>(Proverbs 22:6)</em><br /></div><br /><br />On Wednesday, 15 October 2008, I registered Jordan for school next year at the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/”http://www.grace-intl.com/tadika_grace.asp?SectionID=1000010”">Tadika Grace Community</a>, Taman S. E. A. 3, Petaling Jaya. The semester will commence on 5 January 2009 (Monday).<br /><br />(Tadika Grace was established in 1995, with the purpose to develop young children through a holistic approach in education. It aims for academic excellence as well as strong stamina, emotional maturity and physical fitness. Together with other qualified staff, Tadika Grace Community promises a proper, well-balanced child development programme for children's educational requirements.)<br /><br />Finally, after months of prayers, we have decided to place Jordan at Tadika Grace. Our first choice was King’s Kids at SS Gospel, SS2. Unfortunately, until today (17 October 2008), Jordan is still in the waiting list. I actually made the booking early this year but their waiting list is extremely long. Moreover, later, I found out that King’s Kid do not provide day care which we may need in the near future. So, I had to look for an alternative place.<br /><br />Initially, we thought of placing Jordan at Q-dees but a Christian based kindergarten is still one of my (not Seng Chor’s) main priorities for the school. (The swimming pool at Q-dees is so tempting.) I desire for Jordan to develop strong Christian values during his formative years.<br /><br />It was Dolly who popped out this idea of placing Jordan at Tadika Grace. So, I decided to check it out and immediately register Jordan. I was quite anxious because almost everyone that I know, who has a child born in the same year as Jordan has either registered for school or started schooling. It’s October, and I was afraid that Jordan would not have a suitable school to go to.<br /><br />Thank God that there are still vacancies at Tadika Grace. They have 2 classes for 4 year olds. The first class is already full, and so Jordan is in the second class. The maximum number of children per class is 18.<br /><br />Though their programme seems academic, it will help prepare Jordan for Chinese primary school as Chinese schools are known for giving students a lot of homework. He will not have homework next year. Children will be given homework and provided with Chinese classes when they are 5 and 6 years old. For 4 year-olds, the focus is to develop their motor skills in writing and colouring. The programme includes Bahasa Malaysia, English, Mathematics, Science, Art &amp; craft, Music &amp; movement and Physical Education.<br /><br />The time is from 8:30 to 11:30 am. Day care is until 7 pm with an additional charge of RM 200 a month. The school fee is among the lowest as compared to others – RM 180 per month. Miscellaneous fees (insurance, snacks, books, worksheets, exercise books, stationeries, art &amp; craft, library and games) are about RM 80 per month. Overall, we saved about RM2000 (including day care), which according to Selvi, is about the price of a flight ticket to Perth. Hehehe!<br /><br />Praise the Lord!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1995604146738423980?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-13202827441424167982008-10-29T23:34:00.001+08:002008-10-29T23:38:09.702+08:0026 September 2008<br /><br /><strong>The Lord says…</strong><br /><em>Glorify Him<br />Bless His Name<br />The earth is filled with His glory<br />He is Almighty</em><br /><br /><strong>The Lord says…</strong><br /><em>Trust in me and lean not on your own understanding</em><br /><br /><strong>The Lord says…</strong><br /><em>Be bold and be strong</em><br /><br /><strong>The Lord says…<br /></strong><em>I will provide you the strength to make that turn<br />I will give you anything that you ask, just have faith in me.<br />The train is arriving, get ready<br />The seed is small, but it will grow<br /></em><br /><strong>Christine, the Lord Jesus says…<br /></strong><em>You are a beautiful Christmas bauble to me, colourful, sparkling, beautiful in My sight. I love you. I adore you. You bring me great joy. Let your beauty shine forth to reflect my own. Let our colours light up the night. Let our light, yours from mine outshine darkness around you.<br /></em><br /><strong>The Lord says…</strong><br /><em>I will give you peace in your heart and shine a light to you.</em><br /><br /><strong>The Lord says…<br /></strong><em>In peace I come. It is peace I want to give to you.<br />Do not be anxious for I am with you all the way, to love you and to protect you and prosper you.</em><br /><br /><strong>The Lord says…</strong><br /><em>You are My precious pearl drop, so beautiful in My eyes, so pure and crystal clear.</em><br /><br /><strong>The Lord says…</strong><br /><em>You are precious and the apple of My eye<br />I am with you always<br />No matter how small the things that you do for me, it is significant to me.<br /></em><br /><strong>The Lord says…</strong><br /><em>You will do mighty acts for me<br />I will give you strength to fly like the eagles.<br />You are significant to me.<br />Seek me at all times.</em><br /><br /><br />29 September 2008<br /><br /><strong>Visions/Words/Impressions received through seeing, hearing and feeling …<br /></strong><em>Queen Esther<br />• Position to exercise authority<br />• Influence<br />• Authority<br />• Represent God<br />• With God’s authority<br /><br />Book with blank pages<br />God fill up the pages<br />The pages represent things done for God<br /><br />Deep sense of peace<br />Not shaken<br />Fix eyes on Jesus<br />Jesus is my strength and source of peace<br /><br />Precious child<br />You have done well<br />God is pleased with you<br />God sees your faithfulness<br />You will finish strong<br />Remain in me and I will remain in you<br />Psalm 37:4<br />Do not be anxious<br /><br />Children<br />Happily playing together<br />Difficulties are small<br />Big things ahead<br /><br />Worth so much in the sight of God<br />- Never doubt that<br />- Believe it<br />Enable to do much for Him within the family<br />God will answer<br />Press on<br />Fight for your family<br /><br />Baby cot with baby inside<br />Everything is pink in colour<br />Hospital – holding baby.<br /><br />Piece of jewellery (locket)<br />Precious in His sight<br />God will use me<br />God will bring people to me to share the good news<br />Bring beauty into others life.<br /></em><br /><strong>Others</strong><br /><em>Fountain<br />Bridge<br />Diamond<br />Sunflower<br />Joy<br />Silver necklace with ornaments<br />Rule<br />Waterfall<br />Strength<br />White colour<br />Bunch of grapes<br /><br />Garden<br />Peace<br />Strength<br /><br />Crystal<br />Sword<br />River<br /></em><br /><br /><strong>In summary…</strong><br />What I’ve received during that 3 days were consistent.<br />There were 2 main areas that God spoke to me:<br />* God will give me <span style="color:#3333ff;">PEACE</span> (with respect to Jemimah)<br />* I am a <span style="color:#3333ff;">PRECIOUS</span> child of God<br />(Christmas bauble, diamond, necklace, pearl drop)<br /><br />I am really encouraged and blessed.<br /><br />Praise the Lord!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1320282744142416798?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-42557770408583197552008-10-29T17:14:00.002+08:002008-10-29T17:21:18.950+08:00About one month ago, Pastor Serena from the Baptist Church in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah conducted a workshop on Ministering Spiritual Gifts in my church. It was held from 25 September to 27 September 2008.<br /><br />The materials were compiled by Dr Bill Hamon. In this post, I would like to share what I’ve learnt during the workshop. The workshop was divided into 3 main parts:<br /><br />Part 1 Teaching and Activating the Prophetic<br />Part 2 Teaching and Activating Revelation Gifts<br />Part 3 Teaching and Activating Songs of the Lord, Warfare songs<br /><br /><strong>Session One – Gift of Prophecy</strong><br />On the first night, Pastor Serena laid down the foundation on the Gift of Prophecy.<br /><br />There are 2 types of Gift of Prophecy:<br />• Foretell<br />• Forthtell<br /><br />I was reminded of the purpose of gift of prophecy from 1 Corinthians 14:3 -<br />But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort.<br /><br />These are 3 main purposes of Gift of Prophecy:<br />1. Strengthening<br />2. Encouragement<br />3. Comfort<br /><br />Pastor Serena also shared from 1 Corinthians 12:4 -11 on the type of spiritual gifts.<br />4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.<br />7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.<br /><br />We can divide the spiritual gifts into 3 categories<br /><ol><br /><li>Utterance Gifts (Mouth)</li><ul><br /><li>Tongues</li><br /><li>Interpretation of tongues</li><br /><li>Prophecy</li></ul><br /><li>Revelation Gifts (Mind, Eye)</li><ul><br /><li>Word of knowledge</li><br /><li>Word of wisdom</li><br /><li>Discerning of spirits</li></ul><br /><li>Power Gifts (Hands)</li><ul><br /><li>Gifts of healing (physical, emotional)</li><br /><li>Miracles (instant)</li><br /><li>Faith (to believe the impossible)</li></ul></ol><br /><br />I was enlightened when Pastor Serena highlighted the chapter in between 1 Corinthians 12 and 14. What’s the chapter? Of course it is Chapter 13. Chapter 13 in 1 Corinthians focuses on Love which is the environment and motivation of the activation of gift. Isn’t this something beautiful? LOVE is the environment of the activation of gift. We need LOVE to motivate the activation of the gift.<br /><br />3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.<br /><br />13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Session Two – “GOD WANTS TO COMMUNICATE”</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>I) WHY GOD WANTS TO COMMUNICATE</strong><br /><br />Psalms 139: 17 – 18<br />17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!<br />How vast is the sum of them!<br />18 Were I to count them,<br />they would outnumber the grains of sand.<br />When I awake,<br />I am still with you.<br />God is continually thinking about us. 1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love. He is motivated by love, and communication is an integral part of God’s personality and love for us (See Psalm 95:7 – 8)<br /><br /><em>A) IT IS COMMON FOR GOD TO COMMUNICATE</em><br /><br />Throughout Scripture we see God communicating to mankind and to His entire creation. He spoke to young, old, to sinner and to saint.<br /><br />i) Illustrated in Genesis – God communicates through the spoken word, visions and dreams.<br />ii) Illustrated through the entire Bible – God speaking to individuals was a common occurrence throughout the Old and New Testaments. Below are just a few examples of God speaking to men and women, both the righteous and unrighteous.<br /><br /><em>B) HEARING THE VOICE OF THE LORD BRINGS US MANY BENEFITS:</em><br /><br />i) It brings purpose to our corporate existence<br />ii) It brings revelation of His plan for us<br />iii) It brings protection to our lives<br />iv) It brings provision<br />v) It brings peace into our hearts<br />vi) It brings intimacy<br />vii) It brings transformation<br /><br /><strong>II) METHODS OF COMMUNICATION</strong><br /><br />Old Testament Prophets – God’s Communication Channel<br />Jesus – God’s Ultimate Revealer<br />The Bible History – God in Written Form<br />The Holy Spirit – God’s Voice, Teacher and Agent of Truth<br />New Testament Prophets – God’s Spokesman<br />Prophecy – The Voice of the Holy Spirit<br />Angels – The Messengers of God<br /><br /><br /><strong>III) GOD CREATED US TO HEAR HIS VOICE</strong><br /><br />Proverbs 20:12<br />Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Session Three – “DISCERNING THE VOICE OF GOD”</strong><br /><br /><strong>I) LEARNING TO DISCERN GOD’S VOICE</strong><br /><br /><em>A) DISCERNMENT COMES AS A PROCESS OF GROWTH</em><br /><br />Hearing the voice of God is not hard, but each individual must continually exercise his/her spiritual senses in order to grow in his/her “receptive” abilities (see Hebrew 5:14). The key to discerning the voice of God is to continually exercise our spiritual ears to hear. As we spend time with the Father and extend our faith to hear from Him, His voice becomes clearer and more distinct, and we become more familiar and attuned to how He speaks to us.<br /><br /><br /><strong>II) DIFFERENT MEANS OF COMMUNICATION</strong><br /><br />Isaiah 21: 2 – 3<br />2 A dire vision has been shown to me:<br />The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot.<br />Elam, attack! Media, lay siege!<br />I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.<br />3 At this my body is racked with pain,<br />pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor;<br />I am staggered by what I hear,<br />I am bewildered by what I see.<br /><br />Isaiah demonstrates different means of divine communication: a vision, a physical pain and hearing.<br /><br /><em>A) GOD SPEAKS DIFFERENTLY TO EVERY PERSON<br /><br />B) LEARN TO DISCERN<br /></em><br /><br /><strong>III) SEEING</strong><br /><br />The ability to “see by the spirit” can be divided into three categories: mental image (by the Holy Spirit), visions and dreams (night visions).<br /><br /><strong>IV) HEARING<br /></strong><br />Hearing can come as an audible voice to the human ear or it can come as a strong mental thought which has originated from the Holy Spirit to the human spirit.<br /><br /><strong>V) FEELING (IMPRESSIONS OR SENSING)</strong><br /><br />Some receive from the Holy Spirit through impressions. The impression can be physical, emotional or in their spirit.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Session Four – “CHRIST’S COMMANDS CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS” </strong><br /><br /><strong>I) COVET EARNESTLY<br /></strong><br />1 Corinthians 12:31<br />“But earnestly desire the best gift. And yet I show you a more excellent way.”<br /><br />1 Corinthians 14:39<br />“…desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues.”<br /><br /><br /><strong>II) DESIRE SPIRITUAL GIFTS<br /></strong><br />1 Corinthians 14:1<br />Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.<br /><br />Mark 11:24<br />Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.<br />(Desire – Pray – Believe - Have)<br /><br /><br /><strong>III) STIR UP YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS<br /></strong><br />2 Timothy 1:6<br />For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.<br /><br />1 Corinthians 14:14 – 15<br />14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. 15So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.<br /><br /><br /><strong>IV) EXERCISE AND USE<br /></strong><br /><em>A) IT IS BY REASON OF USE THAT BELIEVERS DEVELOP THEIR SPIRITUAL SENSES<br /></em><br />Hebrews 5:14<br />But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.<br /><br /><br /><em>B) OUR ABILITY TO DISCERN HAS ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES<br /></em><br />(see Malachi 3:16-18; Revelation 5:10, 20:6, 22:5; 2 Timothy 2:12)<br /><br /><em>C) THE PARABLES OF STEWARDSHIP REVEAL OUR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>V) BE NOT IGNORANT</strong><br /><br />1 Corinthians 12:1<br />Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.<br /><br /><strong>VI) NEGLECT NOT</strong><br /><br />1 Timothy 4:14<br />Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you.<br /><br /><strong>VII) DESPISE NOT<br /></strong><br />1 Thessalonians 5:19 – 20<br />19 Do not put out the Spirit's fire; 20 do not treat prophecies with contempt.<br /><br /><strong>VIII) BECOME ADDICTED</strong><br /><br />1 Corinthians 16:15<br />15You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. I urge you, brothers,<br /><br /><br /><strong>IX) MUST MANIFEST MEMBERSHIP MINISTRY</strong><br /><br /><em>A) EVERY SAINT HAS MEMBERSHIP MINISTRY<br /></em><br />1 Corinthians 12:27<br />Romans 12:6<br /><br /><em>B) COMMANDED TO MINISTER TO ONE ANOTHER</em><br /><br />1 Peter 4:10<br />1 Corinthians 12:11<br /><br /><em>C) MANIFESTING THE GIFTS BRINGS EDIFICATION AND GROWTH<br /></em><br />Ephesians 4:16<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-4255777040858319755?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-75891235404879676032008-10-29T17:13:00.000+08:002008-10-29T17:14:31.750+08:00MEN, WHO ARE OPTING TO BE THE HOUSE HUSBAND TO SPEND TIME WITH THEIR CHILDREN, ARE LOVING IT BUT THEY NEED TO KNOW HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THIS ROLE<br /><br /><em>By Rachel Goodchild</em><br /><br />IT used to be a rarity, only happening when the dad was, for some reason, unable to work and the mother was able to find something to keep the family going.<br /><br />However, roles are changing and more and more men are finding themselves not only at home with their children, but quietly pleased they got to be there.<br /><br />Today, more men are opting to be the stay-at-home parent. But although they do a wonderful job of it, they lack the maternal instinct and patience that many mothers seem to be born with.<br /><br />As a result, it can be very helpful to a stay-at-home dad or one seeking to be one in the future to have some tips and tricks for keeping himself sane and the children happy.<br /><br /><strong>Don’t try to be mum.</strong> Mothers and fathers are very different in their nurturing styles and care-giving and one should never try to be the other. Simply put, be dad and be yourself. The children love you for who you are.<br /><br />Like a boy scout, <strong>you need to be prepared.</strong> Children get hungry, cranky and bored very easily. Carrying all the needed essentials on trips will help make daily life a little easier for all to cope with.<br /><br /><strong>Meet with other parents who stay at home. </strong> You may be surprised to find that many communities offer play groups for parents where you can get some adult time and the children can meet and play with other children.<br /><br />Just like mothers needing <strong>time for themselves </strong>when they are sole care-givers, the same holds true for dads. Find time to go to the gym, out with the boys or just generally time for yourself. A dad with a lower stress level can care for the children better.<br /><br /><strong>Routine is key. </strong> You will very quickly learn why the mother is always nagging about getting children home in time for bed and naps. Children are rather inflexible in their schedules and will show it to you quite loudly and quickly when over-tired or hungry.<br /><br /><strong>Live in the moment</strong>. Get down and dirty with the children. Children look at the world through eyes of innocence and often by the time we reach adulthood, we forget how truly amazing the world can be.<br /><br />By getting down to the child’s level, not only are they happier in their interactions with us, but we also get to relive a littler of our innocence.<br /><br />When first undertaking the role of being a stay-at-home dad, <strong>lower your expectations.</strong> No one expects you to jump into the role and be able to balance all the housework and the children right away.<br /><br />Let the dishes sit dirty till after the children are in bed or make do with whatever you have till you have adjusted to the stress that comes with taking care of children.<br /><br /><strong>Be prepared for the stereotypes.</strong> Although the number of stay-at-home dads is on the rise, it is important to be aware of the judgement you may face from those around you.<br /><br />Though times are changing, many still find it odd and refer to stay-at-home dads as Mr Mum or other such names. Fathers are fathers, and they can care for their children just as well as mothers.<br /><br /><br />(If you have parenting tips to share with Rachel Goodchild, write to her at www.drumedia.co.nz)<br /><br />The art of parenting<br />theSun<br />Tuesday, September 30, 2008<br />Page 20<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7589123540487967603?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-83904329264160680232008-10-06T17:28:00.000+08:002008-10-23T17:29:32.457+08:00PARENTS SHOULD KNOW HOW TO TURN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS INTO HELPING THEIR CHILDREN DEVELOP A SENSE OF BALANCE AND WELLBEING<br /><br />By Rachel Goodchild<br /><br />FEAR is a normal part of childhood. It comes with children learning about the world around them and discovering themselves.<br /><br />As parents, we often seek to soothe our children of whatever troubles them and we approach fear in the same way. It causes discomfort in our children, thus we seek to remove it from their world.<br /><br />But this is something we should not be doing!<br /><br />Fear is an essential part of life. It teaches us how to deal with stressful situations and how to overcome them. Ultimately, it can develop a sense of balance and wellbeing in our children.<br /><br />How can we best help our children to cope with their fears? The first step is to know the things we shouldn’t do.<br /><br />We should not focus too much on it. Children learn in simple ways. We often allow our own anxieties and stress about certain things to interfere with getting the message through to our children. This is wrong.<br /><br />The more attention that is given to a child’s fear, the more he may turn to it as a way of getting attention from his parents. In fact, the younger the child, the less time we should dwell on the fear.<br /><br />It is also important to understand the fear itself. Children have wild and vivid imaginations and many of their fears, especially during the pre-school and early school years, are imaginary, such as monsters, ghosts and boogymen.<br /><br />Reassuring our children is essential. No matter how little or insubstantial the fear may seem to us, we need to assure our children of their safety.<br /><br />For a child who is afraid of the dark, he may not realize that his room is the same whether in the light or in the dark. Explanations about shadows and light could help him overcome his fear.<br /><br />Do not enforce the fear by suggesting that the boogyman would get him if he gets out of bed when he should be sleeping as this would confuse him. It would also shake his trust in us.<br /><br />Showing them that they are not alone in their fears can also help. If the child is old enough, talk to them about the fears we had as a child and how we overcame them. Let him know that we were afraid of and what we did or what our parents did to help us overcome it.<br /><br />Childhood fears are a normal part of growing up. If we do not help our children to cope with it or learn how to deal with it themselves, it could become a bigger issue in the future.<br /><br />Many of the fear we had as children grow into bigger issues in adulthood without us even realizing it.<br /><br />By being well-prepared and open with our children about their fears and the coping mechanisms can help to ensure they are not plagued by fears that may grow into full-blown horrors.<br /><br /><br />The art of parenting<br />theSun<br />Tuesday, 2 September 2008<br />Page 20<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-8390432926416068023?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-43888987737966211482008-10-05T16:11:00.002+08:002008-10-05T16:34:23.509+08:00For the past 2 – 3 years I have been buying clothes from one boutique – Fify in Centerpoint. The owner is from China – Fen Fei and she was an ex-KBU student who studied B A (Hons) Interior Architecture. Her husband, Ge Wei Yang was my student in the BSc (Hons) Software Engineering programme. She gave birth to a son last year. It was not easy for her to take care of her son and handle the shop at the same time. So, they decided to return to China for good. Furthermore, the husband need to find a job as well.<br /><br />I got to know Fen Fei when she was working as a part-time salesgirl at a Korean boutique in 1 Utama. The boutique has closed down. After her graduation, she decided to open her own boutique. She knows my style, and often give me ideas to mix and match my clothes.<br /><br />I did my final round of shopping on Monday, 29 September 2008. I spent RM 34:<br /><br />3 baby girl’s pants – RM 5 each<br />1 blouse – RM 15<br />1 Jeans – RM 2<br />1 red skirt – RM 2<br /><br />The boutique was officially closed down on Tuesday, 30 September 2008. Well, there goes our shopping spree (as my colleague puts it.) Hmm…where can we shop at now?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOb46NYS9bI/AAAAAAAAAzM/4VTarztuKoI/s1600-h/29-09-08_1320.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253159694281930162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOb46NYS9bI/AAAAAAAAAzM/4VTarztuKoI/s320/29-09-08_1320.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOb46TbV--I/AAAAAAAAAzU/ZiDUCAyZM3o/s1600-h/29-09-08_1326.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253159695905324002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOb46TbV--I/AAAAAAAAAzU/ZiDUCAyZM3o/s320/29-09-08_1326.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOb46SPVjZI/AAAAAAAAAzc/OY3iu0iT--w/s1600-h/29-09-08_1327.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253159695586528658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOb46SPVjZI/AAAAAAAAAzc/OY3iu0iT--w/s320/29-09-08_1327.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOb46hZ6BPI/AAAAAAAAAzk/_RZ1Pr59Vks/s1600-h/29-09-08_1328.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253159699657393394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOb46hZ6BPI/AAAAAAAAAzk/_RZ1Pr59Vks/s320/29-09-08_1328.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOb46vjCkuI/AAAAAAAAAzs/hfaPFHSI27s/s1600-h/Fify.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253159703453799138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOb46vjCkuI/AAAAAAAAAzs/hfaPFHSI27s/s320/Fify.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-4388898773796621148?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-25059514806807336642008-10-04T11:36:00.004+08:002008-10-04T11:42:41.185+08:00Jemimah Teoh Shang Mei - http://teohshangmei.blogspot.com<br /><br />I have set up this blog few months ago but didn't post anything until today. It will be recordings of Jemimah's progress. Photos and videos of her in the womb will be posted as well.<br /><br />Happy reading!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-2505951480680733664?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-4038897260479158422008-10-03T09:25:00.001+08:002008-10-03T09:27:36.612+08:00<em>Seng Chor:</em><br />“If you have climbed up to the Seven Wells, I would have to deliver food to you up there for 2 weeks.”<br /><br /><em>Colleague:</em><br />(In Cantonese) “Please don’t do that anymore. You are making us worry. It was a high risk to climb to the waterfall.”<br /><br /><em>Mama:</em><br />“You could have a premature birth.”<br /><br /><br />Thank God that I have fully recovered from the <a href=” http://doctorcabokia.blogspot.com/2008/09/underwater-world-waterfall-langkawi-and.html”> climb.</a> Bumpy roads and humps no longer cause me great pain. The backaches that I am experiencing now are pretty normal. This is my 26th week of pregnancy. She has been moving actively and stretching herself every now and then.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-403889726047915842?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-88302468055679051372008-10-01T22:17:00.003+08:002008-10-01T22:45:31.621+08:00This academic year is the first time I'm teaching Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Year 1 students. The module is Introduction to Programming, which is, actually C++ programming - my forte.<br /><br />The photo below was taken during my 4th lecture with them at the newly renovated ECAD Lab (Electronic Computer-Aided Design), Level 6. There are about 32 of them (the number is not stable yet) and no girls in the class.<br /><br />What do I think of them? Their attendance is good so far, and they seemed attentive throughout the lecture. Their attitude seemed good as well.<br /><br />The first lab session that I had with them went well. It was an introduction to the Microsoft Visual C++ Integrated Development Environment. I was on medical leave for the second lab session but I arranged the lab exercises to be printed for them to do during my absence. Surprisingly, the attendance was even better than the lecture in the morning, and all of them completed the lab exercises. What an encouragement!<br /><br />However, quite a number of them struggled in the last lab session. It was related to program design. The limited number of PCs in the lab was not helpful at all. Almost half of the class had to share computer. Problem solving tasks are always difficult for students. I will need to revise with them next week. I have told them that the topics will be getting more and more difficult. They must practise more.<br /><br />I’m glad that I have managed to arrange a better computer lab for them starting next week. Thank God that the lab is available during my slot. It is usually fully booked.<br /><br />I hope that they would continue to show interest in this module, and be motivated to learn.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOOHdaF7kXI/AAAAAAAAAy8/I5t1keRP0sQ/s1600-h/Jordan+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252190529734283634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOOHdaF7kXI/AAAAAAAAAy8/I5t1keRP0sQ/s320/Jordan+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOOHdl8olvI/AAAAAAAAAzE/WNb6wpqiIsI/s1600-h/Jordan+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252190532916516594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SOOHdl8olvI/AAAAAAAAAzE/WNb6wpqiIsI/s320/Jordan+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><center>(Wednesday, 24 September 2008)</center><center> </center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-8830246805567905137?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-32741011649641910922008-10-01T17:21:00.001+08:002008-10-01T17:22:54.843+08:00EARLY MUSIC EDUCATION CAN AID IN DEVELOPING DISCIPLINE AND FOCUS AMONG CHILDREN<br /><br /><strong><em>By Anna Tham</em></strong><br /><br />WHEN is comes to music education, there are parents who are divided about its benefits to their children’s development. Should it be given priority equal to that of academic subjects like history, mathematics and science for example?<br /><br />Many studies have been done over the years and the general conclusion is that music is good for children. However, research and tests are still on-going to determine the specifics of its benefits.<br /><br />A study done in 1993 by scientists at the University of California at Irvine, found that listening to classical music before a test could improve one’s memory.<br /><br />However, this study, known as the ‘Mozart Effect’, has been conducted by other researchers could not provide the same findings. While there is no evidence that music enhances memory, it does not mean that music education is not important.<br /><br />According to Kindermusik, a popular children’s music programme, learning music “encourages self-discipline and diligence traits that carry over into mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history and geography”.<br /><br />Findings from a study conducted at Sam Houston State University in Texas reports that early music training can improve intelligence.<br /><br />It’s said that “strong correlations were found between musical abilities in young children – particularly the ability to match vocal pitches and reproduce rhythmic patterns – and abstract reasoning abilities”.<br /><br />Apart from intellectual benefits, I personally think that music education helps children develop discipline, focus, self-esteem and confidence.<br /><br />My daughter is currently enrolled in a junior music course. Like most children, she has problems concentrating. However, she knows that in order to receive praise and applause, she has to focus and practice consistently, and does try to do that sometimes.<br /><br />At the end of each semester, there is a mini concert where each child sings and plays individually for the audience. They also perform an ensemble. This develops confidence and team spirit. Even the most reserved and shy child can be seen performing without any problem.<br /><br />Music also helps the child develop his fine and gross motor skills and rhythm sense when he participates in music and movement activities, for example jumping and skipping to music and using his fingers in action songs.<br /><br />Research ahs found that the human brain has specialized parts to process music. As such, exposure to music developed cognitive skills, visuo-spatial capabilities, and perception, thus improving intelligence.<br /><br />According to a youth arts project by the US Department of Justice National Endowment for the Arts, arts education has a measurable impact on youth in deterring delinquent behaviour and truancy problems.<br /><br />It also increases overall academic performance among those youth engaged in after school and summer arts programmes targeted towards delinquency prevention.<br /><br />If you do not wish to spend too much for music education initially, you could simply start at home by more consciously engaging your child in singing and moving to music, and listening to various types of music from ethnic and classical to jazz and rock.<br /><br />Bouncing your baby on your lap in a rhythmic way while singing is already exposing him to music. Make musical instruments such as drums and shakers in craft projects, clap and dance to different rhythms. Find free and useful resources from the Internet to help you get started.<br /><br /><br />Bringing up children<br />theSun<br />Tuesday, September 23, 2008<br />Page 20<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-3274101164964191092?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-293332290366022952008-09-25T16:41:00.000+08:002008-09-25T16:42:34.703+08:00SHARING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR CHILDREN IS NOT ONLY HEALTHY BUT ALSO OFFERS A CHANCE TO SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY<br /><br /><em><strong>By Rachel Goodchild</strong></em><br /><br />EXERCISING can be a daunting task but it becomes all the more difficult when you add children to the mix. By the time your day is done, rarely do you have the energy or a moment to yourself to fit in exercising. But wait, there is a solution. What about exercising with your kids? What if, as you are getting in shape and exercising, your kids are content and enjoying themselves and the older ones are even burning some of that extra energy they seem to have so much of?<br /><br />Exercising with kids can be a fun family-involved time. There are great deals of easy exercises your children can join in with. So let’s get started.<br /><br />One of the easiest exercises is simply walking. Children love going for nature walks and it gets you out and about in the fresh air. It provides a cardio workout as well. Try having a race with the kids, let them out run and you speed walk for a block. Take the next block off and then begin again the one after. Your kids will be enjoying themselves and getting exercise without even knowing it, and it is a great outing for an afternoon. If you have younger children who are not yet walking, you will receive an even better workout by pushing their stroller or pram.<br /><br />Another family friendly exercise is bike riding. Going for a bike ride works a whole bunch of different muscles and again can give you a great bonding experience with your children. Take them for a bike ride to a park a little further away from home, to give them a change of scenario and a few more minutes of exercise. Little ones love to be in bike trailers and the extra weight of the trailer and tot can prove quite the workout for mom or dad.<br /><br />Or if you have a child who loves water, hit the local pool. Children love to play and splash and swimming provides a family fun environment for children and adults alike. You can have fun in the sun, while working on those extra calories.<br /><br />There are other alternatives, of course. Try some good old fashioned childhood fun. Lot’s of the games we play outdoors with our children provide a lot of calorie burning moments, without us even realizing it. What is an easier exercise than one you don’t realize you are doing! A good old fashioned game of tag can provide an afternoon of cardio, jumping on a trampoline with your children can give you both quite the workout. Or even simple games like jumping jacks can get your heart pumping and the excess pounds melting away.<br /><br />Of course, if you have a younger child you can easily keep them entertained while you workout. Try using them as your weight. Lie on your back with the child on your legs and slowly extend and give them an airplane ride. You will have a giggling little baby and burning legs and abs in no time flat. Our infants and toddlers love to cuddle and be picked up. Simply playing a game of squatting down, lifting them into the air and squatting back down again is the same as squats but baby gets to join in on the fun.<br /><br />Having children alone can burn a great deal of calories. It is often the parent of a toddler who is commented about, wondering where they have the energy to keep up. By exercising with your children, not only will you be providing them the building blocks of a healthy lifestyle, you will also be giving them some great bonding time. What is easier than exercise you don’t realize you are doing because you are having too much fun being active with the ones you love.<br /><br /><br />[You can get in touch with the writer at www.rachelgoodchild.com]<br /><br />The art of parenting<br />theSun<br />Tuesday, August 19, 2008<br />(Page 22)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-29333229036602295?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-10196279638433588022008-09-25T16:22:00.000+08:002008-09-25T16:23:47.155+08:00LEARNING TO HANDLE THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF YOUR CHILD’S GROWTH IS ALL PART OF BEING A PARENT<br /><br /><strong><em>By Rachel Goodchild</em></strong><br /><br />BRINGING your new baby home can be one of life’s most thrilling experiences. But wouldn’t it be great if they came with an instruction manual?<br /><br />Since they don’t, it might be a good idea to read up on various forms of children’s behaviour and how to get off to a good start. In years past, parents turned to books by such well-known authors as Dr Spock, but parents today are lucky to have the vast amount of information available on the Internet.<br /><br />Of course, each child is different, and it will take a lot of trial and error to find what works best for your child. The most important thing is to curtail resistant behaviour before it gets out of hand.<br /><br />A newborn human child is the most helpless of all mammals. Unlike a pony, it can’t jump up and walk at birth; it needs about a year to do that. So, it is totally dependent on its parents for survival, since it has no way to obtain nourishment.<br /><br />At first, the major problem with having a new baby in the house is that it makes it difficult for anyone to get a good night’s sleep.<br /><br />Whether mum nurses, or gives the baby a bottle, it will be weeks or even months before baby will sleep through the night.<br /><br />Your pediatrician is the best source for advice on handling feeding problems.<br /><br />Resistant behaviour is going to become a problem as babies learn to sit, crawl, walk and talk. It’s not surprising that a baby’s favourite first word is “No”.<br /><br />What parents need to do is inform children what is going to happen and not give them a choice. Don’t ask the child if he is sleepy; simply tell him cheerfully that it’s bed time, pick him up and out him to bed.<br /><br />It’s important to establish a routine, such as brushing teeth, a bedtime story and other, comforting rituals. Then, it’s lights out, and the toddler remains in bed.<br /><br />If he tries to climb out and come in the parent’s room, he must gently, but firmly, be guided back to his room. Once parents let a child climb into their bed in the middle of the night, it’s a hard behaviour to stop.<br /><br />Potty training is also an issue which can cause a lot of resistance. Again, you might want to look to the Internet for suggestions. The most frequent mistake parents make is to try to potty-train before the child is ready.<br /><br />New parents may be surprised that to learn that 25% of children are still not trained by age three or even four. Parents should look for signs of readiness such as staying dry for two hours at a time and being uncomfortable in dirty diapers.<br /><br />Sometimes it’s okay to let the child make choice. For example, if your daughter wants to wear an orange, striped blouse with purple-flowered pants, it really does no harm to let her do that unless she’s going somewhere special.<br /><br />It would also be a good teaching moment to show your child what colours go together.<br /><br />Children are people, too, and they need a chance to express their feelings, but they should never be allowed to feel they are the boss.<br /><br />Punishment often doesn’t work, because it doesn’t stop the resistance behaviour. One mother, when he daughter threw herself on the grocery floor store and started kicking and screaming, promptly fell down, too, and emulated the girl’s behaviour. The girl jumped up, embarrassed, and that was the end of the tantrum.<br /><br />Toddlers want to now who’s in charge and you must lovingly show them that it’s you.<br /><br />[You can get in touch with the writer at www.rachelgoodchild.com]<br /><br />The art of parenting<br />theSun<br />Tuesday, July 22, 2008<br />(Page 20)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1019627963843358802?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-86277916083232121512008-09-24T16:25:00.004+08:002008-10-02T11:12:58.131+08:00On the second day (15 September 2008) of our Langkawi trip, we visited the Underwater World. Overall, we enjoyed the exhibits especially the penguins. We also watched a diver feeding the fish. The 3D show was rather crappy. It was the first time for Jordan in a theatre and he behaved well. He sat down and watched the whole thing and commented certain parts of the movie.<br /><br />At night, we had a lovely dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Kuah. Then, we went back to the chalets for more games.<br /><br />16 September 2008<br />I suggested that we visited the Waterfall and the Seven Wells which are near the resort. It turned out to be a bad suggestion for me. I climbed almost 300 steps to reach the waterfall but it was quite worth it. The air was refreshing and I love the sound of the waterfall. If Seng Chor had not stopped me, I would have climbed another 300+ steps to reach the Seven Wells. Thank God, he did.<br /><br />After the climb, we had cold coconut. It was cooling and refreshing. However, as I was finishing the coconut, I felt my stomach getting more and more painful. I walked to the car first. Seng Chor and Jordan were already in the car. After waited for the rest for about 5 minutes, we decided to drive back to the resort first. My pain was getting more and more intense. I walked slowly to the chalet. I thought that I would faint before I could reach the chalet. I stopped to rest. The pain was almost unbearable. It felt as if I needed to pass motion but nothing came out. I was in excruciating pain. It was so difficult to get in and out of bed. It took me about 1 – 2 minutes to get up. I didn’t feel hungry. All I felt was pain. I just lay on the bed the day. My stomach muscles were really painful even though I was lying down. I couldn’t move side ways.<br /><br />The rest of the gang played games in the next room. They went out for dinner after that. They came with fried rice for me after 10 pm. I couldn’t really eat much – just a few spoons. I vomited. I thought that I would not be able to take the flight back to KL the next day.<br /><br />Thank God that I was slightly better in the morning. I walked really slowly. Sahaya had to drive slower because a slight bump would give me great pain.<br /><br />Overall, the flight was ok for me. But the journey in the van from the airport was terrible. The road was rather bad. It was a bumpy ride. I couldn’t stand the pain. I cried. Seng Chor told the driver to stop so that I could change seat with Sahaya who was seated in front. It was better - not so bumpy.<br /><br />At night, I went to see the panel doctor and requested for 2 days of Medical Leave. There was not much difference for the next 2 days. My situation improved on Saturday and I was a lot better on Sunday. The muscle pain is still there until today but not much. It will take probably another week for me to fully recover.<br /><br />Jemimah was moving really active after the climb to the waterfall. It felt as if she wanted to come out of the womb. She was stretching all the time which caused even more pain every now and then. She was fine when I went for my regular check up at the gynecologist on Monday. The gynecologist commented that she is happy. I wonder how he knows – probably she was like moving every now and then.<br /><br />Thank God for protecting Jemimah and me throughout the trip.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SNn6Q9IWrEI/AAAAAAAAAyg/MHoopNXFs_I/s1600-h/Langkawi+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249502009871477826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SNn6Q9IWrEI/AAAAAAAAAyg/MHoopNXFs_I/s320/Langkawi+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><center>The steps I conquered to reach the Waterfall - almost 300!</center><br /><br /><div><embed style="WIDTH: 426px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-7d.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=lt&amp;il=1&amp;channel=288230376170166653&amp;site=widget-7d.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 426px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&amp;at=un&amp;id=288230376170166653&amp;map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-7d.slide.com/p1/288230376170166653/lt_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&amp;at=un&amp;id=288230376170166653&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-7d.slide.com/p2/288230376170166653/lt_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&amp;at=un&amp;id=288230376170166653&amp;map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-7d.slide.com/p4/288230376170166653/lt_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-8627791608323212151?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-91031982240222886542008-09-23T18:21:00.006+08:002008-09-26T11:23:16.381+08:0014 September 2008 - 17 September 2008<br /><br />It's our annual Berjaya resort holiday. This year, we choose to go to the <a href="http://www.berjayaresorts.com/beachresort_langkawi.htm">Berjaya Langkawi Beach and Spa Resort</a> in beautiful Langkawi Island, Kedah. This is my second time in Langkawi, and first time with Jordan.<br /><br />Previous Berjaya resort trips:<br />2004 - <a href="http://www.berjayaresorts.com/beachresort_tiomanbeach.htm">Berjaya Tioman Beach, Golf and Spa Resort</a><br />2005 - <a href="http://www.berjayaresorts.com/beachresort_redangbeach.htm">Berjaya Redang Beach Resort</a><br />2006 - <a href="http://www.berjayaresorts.com/beachresort_tiomanbeach.htm">Berjaya Tioman Beach, Golf and Spa Resort</a><br />2007 - <a href="http://www.berjayaresorts.com/beachresort_redangbeach.htm">Berjaya Redang Beach Resort</a><br /><br />We didn't do much on the first day. We had lunch in Kuah Town. Then, we checked in to our chalets - 2127, 2128 and 2129. <br /><br />Next, we had a lovely refreshment and relaxing time at <a href="http://www.theloaflangkawi.com/">The Loaf Bakery</a> which is owned by Tun Dr Mahathir. It is strongly recommended to try the famous ice Latte at the bakery. The scenery outside the bakery is beautiful.<br /><br />After tea, we had dinner at the Ramadhan Bazaar in the Kuah Town. Finally, we visited a duty free shop and went back to our chalets for games.<br /><br />That was the first day at Langkawi.<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-5a.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=lt&il=1&channel=288230376170166618&site=widget-5a.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=288230376170166618&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5a.slide.com/p1/288230376170166618/lt_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=288230376170166618&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5a.slide.com/p2/288230376170166618/lt_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=288230376170166618&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5a.slide.com/p4/288230376170166618/lt_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br />Berjaya Langkawi Beach and Spa Resort<br /><br />===================================================<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-6b.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=lt&il=1&channel=288230376170166635&site=widget-6b.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=288230376170166635&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6b.slide.com/p1/288230376170166635/lt_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=288230376170166635&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6b.slide.com/p2/288230376170166635/lt_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=288230376170166635&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6b.slide.com/p4/288230376170166635/lt_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br />Our Food<br /><br />===================================================<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-72.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=lt&il=1&channel=288230376170166642&site=widget-72.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=288230376170166642&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-72.slide.com/p1/288230376170166642/lt_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=288230376170166642&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-72.slide.com/p2/288230376170166642/lt_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=288230376170166642&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-72.slide.com/p4/288230376170166642/lt_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br />The Loaf Bakery<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-9103198224022288654?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-623342596512858882008-09-23T15:15:00.002+08:002008-09-23T15:45:05.078+08:00On Sunday, 7 September 2008, I attended the graduation ceremony of my final year students in the BSc (Hons) Software Engineering programme from Nottingham Trent University, UK. Congratulations to them - BSE3F!<br /><br />The new academic year commenced yesterday. It's the beginning of another new year with my students. Hopefully, they give me less problems and excel in their studies. :)<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-e7.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&il=1&channel=288230376170166503&site=widget-e7.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170166503&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-e7.slide.com/p1/288230376170166503/un_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170166503&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-e7.slide.com/p2/288230376170166503/un_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170166503&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-e7.slide.com/p4/288230376170166503/un_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-62334259651285888?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-3879138807589765462008-09-18T22:44:00.002+08:002008-09-18T22:46:55.455+08:00Cabokia and Seng Chor,<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Here’s wishing you a ‘Very Happy and Blessed 8th Wedding Anniversary’.<br /><br />May God continue to shower both of you, son Jordan and ‘baby Jemimah’ abundantly with blessings of good health, love and harmony, joy, peace and material well-being in your family lives.<br /><br />Have a memorable day.<br /></span><br />Affectionately,<br />Pa and Ma / Kungkung and Popo.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Happy 8th Anniversary.<br /><br />God bless your marriage…<br /><br />May it be like wine – more mature + better with the years!</span><br /><br />Dolly and David.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Dear Mr &amp; Mrs Teoh<br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">A very blessed anniversary to both of you!<br /><br />May God's richest blessings be upon you both.</span><br /><br />Love<br />Yoke Kheng<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Dear Seng Chor and Christine!<br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">Wishing you both a blessed and happy anniversary!<br />May Jesus continue to be the center of your marriage.</span><br /><br />Selvi, Roy, Reuel and Ariel<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Happy 8th anniversary, Seng Chor and Christine.<br /><br />God bless you both with increasing joy and patience.</span><br /><br />With much love from the Wongs.<br /><br /><br />(Tuesday, 9 September 2008)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-387913880758976546?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-89754819350031591432008-09-12T23:50:00.002+08:002008-09-13T00:06:01.112+08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqTPfEnLlI/AAAAAAAAAyM/cRlmO0XCFUM/s1600-h/1+Sabah+095.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqTPfEnLlI/AAAAAAAAAyM/cRlmO0XCFUM/s400/1+Sabah+095.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245166610274528850" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqTPki1JiI/AAAAAAAAAyU/pIb4oZTTz6Q/s1600-h/2+Sabah+096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqTPki1JiI/AAAAAAAAAyU/pIb4oZTTz6Q/s400/2+Sabah+096.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245166611743450658" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqRmAVbmDI/AAAAAAAAAxs/j7E_kMxCIMQ/s1600-h/3+Sabah+091.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqRmAVbmDI/AAAAAAAAAxs/j7E_kMxCIMQ/s400/3+Sabah+091.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245164798137309234" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqRmaDBRhI/AAAAAAAAAx0/EesHtnoXpUI/s1600-h/4+Sabah+092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqRmaDBRhI/AAAAAAAAAx0/EesHtnoXpUI/s400/4+Sabah+092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245164805039408658" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqRmuVA7VI/AAAAAAAAAx8/ePqtu2OqZv4/s1600-h/5+Sabah+094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqRmuVA7VI/AAAAAAAAAx8/ePqtu2OqZv4/s400/5+Sabah+094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245164810483592530" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqRnB4TURI/AAAAAAAAAyE/Mi4LInPCSVE/s1600-h/6+Sabah+093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqRnB4TURI/AAAAAAAAAyE/Mi4LInPCSVE/s400/6+Sabah+093.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245164815731872018" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-8975481935003159143?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-6653987677305472782008-09-12T23:37:00.003+08:002008-09-12T23:47:23.295+08:00<div><embed src="http://widget-88.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&il=1&channel=288230376170117768&site=widget-88.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170117768&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-88.slide.com/p1/288230376170117768/un_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170117768&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-88.slide.com/p2/288230376170117768/un_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170117768&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-88.slide.com/p4/288230376170117768/un_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqOu5DvnqI/AAAAAAAAAxk/2qyrORO9laU/s1600-h/IMG_1616.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMqOu5DvnqI/AAAAAAAAAxk/2qyrORO9laU/s400/IMG_1616.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245161652268015266" /></a><center><br />From Left: Chee Keong, Seng Chor, Jenny, Yoke Kheng, Dr Cabokia and Jordan (sleeping)<br /><em><strong>The @tmosphere</strong></em></center><br /><br /> <br /><div><embed src="http://widget-93.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&il=1&channel=288230376170117779&site=widget-93.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170117779&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-93.slide.com/p1/288230376170117779/un_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170117779&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-93.slide.com/p2/288230376170117779/un_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170117779&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-93.slide.com/p4/288230376170117779/un_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><em><strong>Veda Blue @ City Mall</strong></em><br /><br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-97.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&il=1&channel=288230376170107031&site=widget-97.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170107031&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-97.slide.com/p1/288230376170107031/un_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170107031&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-97.slide.com/p2/288230376170107031/un_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170107031&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-97.slide.com/p4/288230376170107031/un_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><strong>Kinabalu Rose Cabin</strong><br /><br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-3f.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&il=1&channel=288230376170107199&site=widget-3f.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170107199&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-3f.slide.com/p1/288230376170107199/un_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170107199&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-3f.slide.com/p2/288230376170107199/un_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170107199&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-3f.slide.com/p4/288230376170107199/un_t014_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><em><strong>Mount Kinabalu Heritage</strong></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-665398767730547278?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-62178515400055755632008-09-09T11:41:00.001+08:002008-09-09T11:43:13.464+08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMXwjofIvZI/AAAAAAAAAxc/Enin4pvuARs/s1600-h/P8302700.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243861836096912786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SMXwjofIvZI/AAAAAAAAAxc/Enin4pvuARs/s400/P8302700.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Kinabalu Rose Cabin<br />(Saturday, 30 August 2008) </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6217851540005575563?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-18583844320442919422008-09-09T11:19:00.003+08:002008-09-09T11:40:35.418+08:00This is my Papa's 3rd time to climb Mount Kinabalu. His first climb was in 1996. He was 56 years old. This year, he climbed twice - January and August/September. He is 68 years old this year. He keeps himself fit by climbing the small hill near our house in KK almost every day. He enjoys it.<br /><br />At first, we thought that this would be his last climb. But when he heard that Seng Chor and his friend, Chee Keong hope to climb again using a different route, known as the Mesilau Trail, my Papa got excited again. <br /><br />He was really excited about the last climb. He was packing and re-packing his stuffs many times - at home and at Kundasang. He showed Seng Chor and Chee Keong the stuffs that he was taking. He would take the stuffs out from his backpack and check through a few times. It was rather amusing to see him doing it - just like a little boy packing his school bag for the first day of school.<br /><br />He didn't expect the strong wind. He had a slight fall and scratched his face and left leg slightly at the peak. He enjoyed perfect weather on his first climb in 1996. In his second climb, he experienced the rain. So, my Papa has overcome different types of weather at the mountain. Overall, he had a good climb.<br /><br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-9c.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&il=1&channel=288230376170099612&site=widget-9c.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170099612&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9c.slide.com/p1/288230376170099612/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170099612&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9c.slide.com/p2/288230376170099612/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170099612&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9c.slide.com/p4/288230376170099612/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><em>From the Tempohon Gate to Laban Rata Rest House</em><br />Sunday, 31 August 2008<br /><br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&il=1&channel=288230376170099653&site=widget-c5.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170099653&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/p1/288230376170099653/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170099653&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/p2/288230376170099653/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170099653&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/p4/288230376170099653/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><em>At the Peak of Mount Kinabalu</em><br />Monday, 1 September 2008<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1858384432044291942?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-65776416611785418082008-09-08T18:56:00.002+08:002008-10-02T11:15:33.903+08:00It’s our annual dental check-up. As usual, my Mum booked the appointment for Seng Chor and me. We did scaling for our teeth. Seng Chor was apparently tortured for about half and hour. He still has gum problems. Mine lasted for about 10 minutes. No major problem except for a tooth which requires filling. I will have to get it done in KL as my gums were slightly swollen after the scaling.<br /><br />Why did we do our dental check-up in KK? The price is actually about the same. The main reason – no time for both of us to go for check-up in KL. It’s more convenient to do it during our holiday in KK. Hehehe!<br /><br />After the check-up, Mum took us for Dim Sum at Foo Phin which is very near to the dentist. Yoke Kheng accompanied Jordan at home. So, we packed Char Siew Pau and Siew Mai for Yoke Kheng.<br /><br />We didn’t do much for the rest of the day – just packing. Mum cooked a simple and lovely lunch for us – ABC soup, scalded vegetables in oyster sauce, steamed prawns and Char Siew/Siew Yuk (BBQ roast pork from the market). The prawns were extremely fresh. Dad went to the market early in the morning to buy them. Jordan enjoyed them too. He ate quiet a lot of rice but didn’t drink much soup. Yoke Kheng and I had 2 bowls of soup each. Yummy!<br /><br />Later, Mum boiled barley that she bought from Kuching. It tasted slightly different but very nice. We had it before leaving for the airport at 4:45 pm.<br /><br />Our flight was at 6:20 pm. We reached the airport in good time. I was in Mum’s car. Seng Chor, Yoke Kheng and Jordan were in Dad’s car. Jordan was sleeping. He was also sleeping when we left KK last year. What a coincidence! Anyway, he woke up before we boarded the plane.<br /><br />This is the first time I had meals in an Air Asia plane. Yoke Kheng and I ordered chicken rice. Seng Chor had nasi lemak. Jordan enjoyed the anchovies in the nasi lemak so much that we had to order a separate meal for him. Seng Chor and I shared the rest. According to the air steward, it was the last pack of nasi lemak on the plane. Phew! Otherwise, Jordan will be complaining.<br /><br />It’s amazing that our plane arrived KL half an hour earlier! Seng Chor commented that the pilot should be summoned for speeding. Hahaha! It was good for us.<br /><br />I was already in tears before we left the house. I cried again at the airport. I miss my parents so much. Mum will be here in December before I give birth. Dad will be here during the Chinese New Year next year. Looking forward to see them again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6577641661178541808?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-75078003904777130562008-09-04T16:19:00.003+08:002008-10-02T11:14:39.476+08:00We spent the next 3 days at Kundasang. Mum, Dad, Jordan and I in Dad’s car, while Seng Chor drove Mum’s car with Chee Keong and Yoke Kheng. We left the house at 10 am and arrived at Kundasang before 12 noon.<br /><br />We stopped by some handicraft stalls for toilet break and snacks. Then, we headed straight to the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/”http://www.mtkinabaluhotels.com/index.html”">Kinabalu Rose Cabin </a>- our accommodation for the next 2 nights.<br /><br />My Dad has actually booked 3 rooms but then because of miscommunication, they reserved only 2 rooms for us. Finally, we settled for one family room – with 2 single beds, one double bed and a double decker single bed. It was a big room. No complaint about the room except for the heater. It is rather difficult to adjust the temperature – it’s either too cold or too hot. Somehow we managed after a few tries. Some of us used the bucket to mix the water before bathing.<br /><br />After lunch, we visited the Mount Kinabalu Heritage. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/”http://www.perkasahotel.com.my/”">Mount Kinabalu Heritage Resort and Spa </a>(formerly known as Perkasa Hotel) sits graciously atop a hill 5000 feet above sea level with a spectacular view of the majestic Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in South East Asia. Unfortunately, it was drizzling. So, we were not able to see Mt Kinabalu. About 45 minutes later, we returned to Rose Cabin to rest.<br /><br />Dinner was lovely. I would strongly recommend Rose Cabin because of the food. The restaurant offers the best of Local, Chinese, Western cuisine and fusion. I will miss the corn soup and French toast. Nice!<br /><br />That night, all of us slept after 9 pm. The guys had to wake at 6 am to prepare for their mountain climbing the next day. As for the ladies and Jordan, we joined Jenny’s church for worship at the Mount Kinabalu Heritage. Coincidentally, they were having their retreat in Kundasang. Jordan was active as usual. He spent most of the time playing with one of the boys there. Praise God that I was able to sit through most of the sermon by the camp speaker – Rev. George Ong from Singapore. He spoke from Jeremiah 1:4-10 with the title “Compelled by the Call”. Below are the 3 points he shared:<br /><br />1) An amazing call in the light of insignificance. (v. 4 – 5)<br />2) An affirmative call in the light of inadequacy. (v. 6 – 9)<br />3) An awesome call in the light of impossibility. (v. 10)<br /><br />Rev. George is a humorous guy. He shared quite a few of jokes throughout the message. He has actually written numerous books on jokes. Jokes aside, the message was simple, straightforward and meaningful. God’s call was amazing because He knew Jeremiah even before Jeremiah was formed in the womb. It was an affirmative call though Jeremiah felt inadequate. The call was awesome because Jeremiah felt that it was an impossible task to accomplish. Indeed, like Jeremiah we should be compelled by God’s calling in whatever we do – whether we are serving or being served.<br /><br />We didn’t join the group discussion. Instead, we headed for the Kinabalu National Park.<br /><br />Kinabalu National Park is designated as Malaysia’s First World Heritage site in December 2000. A botanical paradise, it is home to over 1,200 species of orchids, 26 species of rhododendrons, 9 species of nepenthes, 100 species of mammals and 326 species of birds. In the midst of it stands the majestic Mt Kinabalu measuring some 4,095 m tall. ( Lily Kugan)<br /><br />At the National Park, we visited the exhibition hall. Jordan enjoyed looking at the stuff animals and butterflies. After lunch at the Liwagu Restaurant, we went back to Rose Cabin.<br /><br />In the evening, we had a good view of Mount Kinabalu and managed to capture some photographs.<br /><br /><div><embed style="WIDTH: 426px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-29.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&amp;il=1&amp;channel=2594073385374456873&amp;site=widget-29.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 426px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&amp;at=un&amp;id=2594073385374456873&amp;map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-29.slide.com/p1/2594073385374456873/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&amp;at=un&amp;id=2594073385374456873&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-29.slide.com/p2/2594073385374456873/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&amp;at=un&amp;id=2594073385374456873&amp;map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-29.slide.com/p4/2594073385374456873/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><br />That was the second night at Kundasang.<br /><br />The next day, I had a wonderful English breakfast – toast (strawberry jam and butter), egg, sausages and baked beans. We didn’t do much for the rest of the day. We checked out at 1 pm after lunch. Then, we went to National Park to wait for the guys to come down. They arrived at the base at almost 4 pm. After collecting their certificates, we drove back to Kota Kinabalu. We reached home around 5:30 pm.<br /><br />Once again, we had a sumptuous dinner at Supertanker. Mum and Dad invited Uncle David and Aunty Doris (family friend) as well. Jordan was once again treated with a special privilege. The owner of the restaurant gave him 2 pieces of jelly at one time. He really enjoyed it so much.<br /><br />That was our last night in Kota Kinabalu.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7507800390477713056?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-78146978668918208442008-09-03T17:09:00.004+08:002008-10-02T11:13:54.417+08:00The Teohs and Yoke Kheng left for Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on Thursday, 28 August 2008 at 9:20 am. We arrived at the Terminal 2 at around 12 noon. My parents greeted us.<br /><br />For lunch, I requested my Mum to cook porridge – I had 3 bowls – medium-sized. Yummy! We didn’t do much for the rest of the day. Seng Chor and his friend Chee Keong drove around the city. They were supposed to buy milk powder for Jordan and get some stuff from the pharmacy but didn't. In the evening, my Dad took them hiking on the hill near our house as a prelude to the Mt Kinabalu climb on 31 August 2008.<br /><br />At 6:30 pm, we (Seng Chor, Yoke Kheng, Chee Keong, Jordan and I) left the house to pick Jenny (my ex-University mate) for dinner. We had a lovely dinner at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/“http://www.atmosphererestaurant.com/”">The @mosphere</a>. It is situated on the 18th floor of the Menara Tun Mustapha (formerly known as Yayasan Sabah). The restaurant revolves a full circle in one hour, giving a sweeping 360 degrees views of Kota Kinabalu. Cool, eh? The food was not too bad. I enjoyed my mushroom soup. I had a sip of the drinks ordered by Seng Chor and Yoke Kheng. Nice! It was a peaceful dinner because Jordan slept throughout on the sofa. Hehehe!<br /><br />After dinner, we went to Veda Blue at City Mall for ice cream – thumbs-up for this local ice cream store – Made in Sabah. Unfortunately, there was no durian ice cream. I settled for mango and ? (I forgot – Hahaha.) I think it was some nuts with chocolate flavour. Anyway, I enjoyed it.<br /><br />That was the first day.<br /><br />On the second day, we went to our favourite Dim Sum place – Foo Phin. I ate quite a lot – siew mai, char siew pau, pai kuat, chee cheong fun, fish ball, carrot cake and lo mai kai. What a satisfying meal! Next, we went to CKS Hypermarket to do a bit of shopping for snacks.<br /><br />We had the famous fish paste noodle soup from Tien-tien Restaurant for lunch. After lunch, we (Mum, Seng Chor, Chee Keong, Jordan and I) went to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/“http://www.1borneo.com/”">1 Borneo Hypermall</a> for window shopping. It was our first visit. Well, it was not exactly window shopping. Seng Chor bought gloves, ear mittens and long johns.<br /><br />For dinner, we went to my Dad’s favourite Chinese restaurant – Supertanker. Food and service were excellent. My Dad ordered steamed fish cooked in teochew style, ostrich meat, Sabah vegetables and special sauce pork ribs. Jordan enjoyed the jelly dessert very much. Because he enjoyed it so much, the owner of the restaurant gave him another one! It was entertaining to see him gobbling up the jelly. There was a charming smile with every bite.<br /><br />That was the second day in Kota Kinabalu.<br /><br />Next post – Trip to Kinabalu Park, Kundasang.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7814697866891820844?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-10959087679573672142008-09-03T16:01:00.000+08:002008-09-03T16:03:06.622+08:00My last check up was on Monday, 25 August 2008 before my trip to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah – my hometown. It was my 5th check up. It’s 100% confirmed that we are expecting a girl – Jemimah. Praise the Lord! Her due date is on 9 January 2009.<br /><br />After the 4th month, my appetite improved tremendously. I have started to eat the caterer’s food about 2 weeks ago. No more feeling nausea. I seldom eat ice cubes nowadays. Throughout the pregnancy, I didn’t really crave for anything. I gained 3 kgs! Overall, I gained 5 kgs so far. I’m half way there. I can feel the weight of the baby getting heavier. Sometimes, I find it difficult to get up from the bed. There were strong movements every now and then. Once, part of her body actually ‘jutted out’. I had the same experience with Jordan as well. I am enjoying it. <br /><br />May God continue to protect baby Jemimah.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1095908767957367214?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-11765715055787064382008-08-27T15:57:00.002+08:002008-08-27T16:05:52.012+08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SLUKkVmBcuI/AAAAAAAAAxM/mSY6L0K45nI/s1600-h/Cabokia+(7).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SLUKkVmBcuI/AAAAAAAAAxM/mSY6L0K45nI/s400/Cabokia+(7).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239105360903631586" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SLUKkmM8J0I/AAAAAAAAAxU/7BDDT-sSEAk/s1600-h/Cabokia+(18).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SLUKkmM8J0I/AAAAAAAAAxU/7BDDT-sSEAk/s400/Cabokia+(18).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239105365361829698" /></a><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-36.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&il=1&channel=288230376170017846&site=widget-36.slide.com" style="width:426px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:426px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170017846&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-36.slide.com/p1/288230376170017846/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170017846&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-36.slide.com/p2/288230376170017846/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&at=un&id=288230376170017846&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-36.slide.com/p4/288230376170017846/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-1176571505578706438?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-64236414446200097232008-08-27T15:00:00.003+08:002008-08-27T15:16:17.224+08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SLT8BzWrilI/AAAAAAAAAw8/ZB8lm-OgeJA/s1600-h/United+Daily.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239089374434134610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SLT8BzWrilI/AAAAAAAAAw8/ZB8lm-OgeJA/s400/United+Daily.JPG" border="0" /></a> United Daily - 9 August 2008</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SLT8CH9nsSI/AAAAAAAAAxE/4D-fYJrHP20/s1600-h/Cabokia+(22).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239089379966169378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SLT8CH9nsSI/AAAAAAAAAxE/4D-fYJrHP20/s400/Cabokia+(22).jpg" border="0" /></a> theSun - 5 August 2008<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6423641444620009723?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-70453038314403242332008-08-20T13:27:00.005+08:002008-08-20T13:33:29.195+08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKusRcDchzI/AAAAAAAAAws/oHnck8mAKfk/s1600-h/Traffic+History.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236468407336732466" style="DISPLAY: block; 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Dinner at home. Have repeatedly asked Jordan to pray. We even taught him the famous chant – “Malaysia Boleh!” Whenever we said, “Malaysia”, Jordan said, “Boleh!” We encouraged him to say louder throughout the game. Occasionally, he would say, "Malaysia Boleh!”<br /><br />We were in high spirit before the game. However, as the game progressed, our dreams were gradually diminishing. I have nothing more to say except that Lee Chong Wei has done his best. Congratulations to him!<br /><br />Below are images of the Victory Ceremony for the Badminton Singles Men captured from my TV:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkpwLrIrcI/AAAAAAAAAvs/SZEEtU_IER8/s1600-h/Olympic+(2).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235761949539085762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkpwLrIrcI/AAAAAAAAAvs/SZEEtU_IER8/s320/Olympic+(2).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkpw3JEMOI/AAAAAAAAAv0/NS7e1W6L5RQ/s1600-h/Olympic+(5).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235761961207345378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkpw3JEMOI/AAAAAAAAAv0/NS7e1W6L5RQ/s320/Olympic+(5).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkpxMBf8MI/AAAAAAAAAv8/g_6LOvDz-Cw/s1600-h/Olympic+(8).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235761966812754114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkpxMBf8MI/AAAAAAAAAv8/g_6LOvDz-Cw/s320/Olympic+(8).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkpxbyokgI/AAAAAAAAAwE/-Nq5ge8mcGE/s1600-h/Olympic+(12).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235761971045372418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkpxbyokgI/AAAAAAAAAwE/-Nq5ge8mcGE/s320/Olympic+(12).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkod-TEGMI/AAAAAAAAAvM/TijRZAZf4_M/s1600-h/Olympic+(24).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235760537199188162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkod-TEGMI/AAAAAAAAAvM/TijRZAZf4_M/s320/Olympic+(24).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkoe0nINiI/AAAAAAAAAvU/erBjDzdghk8/s1600-h/Olympic+(27).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235760551778858530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkoe0nINiI/AAAAAAAAAvU/erBjDzdghk8/s320/Olympic+(27).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkofVqmuEI/AAAAAAAAAvc/WQtVDEDCn-I/s1600-h/Olympic+(30).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235760560651810882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkofVqmuEI/AAAAAAAAAvc/WQtVDEDCn-I/s320/Olympic+(30).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkogAfjBHI/AAAAAAAAAvk/dH9HuqcDE64/s1600-h/Olympic+(31).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235760572148155506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKkogAfjBHI/AAAAAAAAAvk/dH9HuqcDE64/s320/Olympic+(31).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-4040042921382422485?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-32628355096281468822008-08-14T17:10:00.002+08:002008-08-18T16:04:20.129+08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKP21ZdxDzI/AAAAAAAAAu8/dUkPprjL9AE/s1600-h/Jordan+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234298589163884338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKP21ZdxDzI/AAAAAAAAAu8/dUkPprjL9AE/s320/Jordan+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKP214IVC0I/AAAAAAAAAvE/G79P1AlwjL8/s1600-h/Jordan+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234298597395467074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SKP214IVC0I/AAAAAAAAAvE/G79P1AlwjL8/s320/Jordan+030.jpg" border="0" /></a> Finally, after 8 years, I've got a signage for my office.</div><div align="center">(I have removed the Mashimaro poster from the door.)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">(Monday, 11 August 2008)<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-3262835509628146882?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-29918075483437811282008-08-06T14:24:00.000+08:002008-10-04T10:50:40.068+08:00This second baby is really special to me. Why?<br /><ul><br /><li>She (by faith) has gone diving and swimming at Redang with me</li><br /><li>We have travelled to Genting, Penang, Gopeng and Kundang</li><br /><li>We went to Passion World Tour together. So cool!</li><br /><li>We will be going to Sabah and Langkawi</li><br /><li>Her god mother is my close friend, Yoke Lai. God ma is already planning something special for her. She has 2 daughters of her own already and she doesn’t mind another one. Hehehe!</li></ul><br /><br />I have been declaring the Word of God to this precious baby…<br /><br /><em>Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. </em><br /><em>(Jeremiah 1:5)<br /></em><br /><em>For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.<br />(Jeremiah 29:11)<br /></em><br /><em>For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.<br />(Psalm 139:13-14)</em><br /><br /><br />She is loved and will be loved as much as I love Jordan.<br />God’s love is upon her too.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-2991807548343781128?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-48005761119235446662008-08-06T13:46:00.006+08:002008-08-06T13:53:37.466+08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SJk7PVoOgKI/AAAAAAAAAus/cNQmw5PYKMk/s1600-h/MBS+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231277576857485474" style="FLOAT: center; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SJk7PVoOgKI/AAAAAAAAAus/cNQmw5PYKMk/s400/MBS+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SJk7PTrbT5I/AAAAAAAAAu0/UJbSFVBZXsg/s1600-h/MBS+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231277576334036882" style="FLOAT: center; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XGl3TevuPK4/SJk7PTrbT5I/AAAAAAAAAu0/UJbSFVBZXsg/s400/MBS+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><center>In the restaurant, we were rather fascinated by the little fans on the ceiling.</center><br /><br /><div><embed style="WIDTH: 426px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-8f.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&amp;il=1&amp;channel=288230376169750671&amp;site=widget-8f.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 426px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&amp;at=un&amp;id=288230376169750671&amp;map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-8f.slide.com/p1/288230376169750671/un_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&amp;at=un&amp;id=288230376169750671&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-8f.slide.com/p2/288230376169750671/un_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&amp;at=un&amp;id=288230376169750671&amp;map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-8f.slide.com/p4/288230376169750671/un_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><br />MBS Recreation Center - Big Swimming Pool!<br /><br /><br /><div><embed style="WIDTH: 426px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=un&amp;il=1&amp;channel=288230376169750682&amp;site=widget-9a.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 426px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&amp;at=un&amp;id=288230376169750682&amp;map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/p1/288230376169750682/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&amp;at=un&amp;id=288230376169750682&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/p2/288230376169750682/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=un&amp;at=un&amp;id=288230376169750682&amp;map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/p4/288230376169750682/un_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><br />Dinner @ Kundang (1 August and 2 August 2008)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-4800576111923544666?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-20542653641050241172008-08-05T15:43:00.002+08:002008-08-05T16:07:18.359+08:00Louie shared a very simple and yet profound message on Sunday night - just 3 statements: <ol><br /><li>Christ has died.</li><br /><li>Christ is risen.</li><br /><li>Christ will come again.</li></ol><br />The Christian faith is about one person - Jesus, and our relationship with Jesus.<br /><br />Louie shared a beautiful testimony from a journal of a 22 year old girl, Ashley who has passed away. There were a lot of brokenness in her life but yet Jesus healed her, and her testimony became an impact to the whole world. The journal was not just about her but also about a Christian (aka Fruitcake) who has shared the Christian faith with her in such a gentle way. It was a sad ending. Ashley did not make it to her graduation. But she has left behind a great story, and she is with her Creator.<br /><br />The coolest thing about Passion World Tour is that the previous city prayed and gave to the next city the Passion Team is touring. As we entered the convention centre, we exchanged our ticket with a wrist band. The wrist band states the next city and the date they are touring. Manila prayed for Kuala Lumpur, and Kuala Lumpur prayed for Jakarta and gave 55,000 Ringgit (over $15,000 US). It is a powerful thing indeed.<br /><br />All glory to God!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-2054265364105024117?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-66446782924192437032008-08-04T16:24:00.002+08:002008-08-05T15:41:42.955+08:00THE PASSION MOVEMENT IS CIRCLING THE GLOBE, UNITING A WAVE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WHO ARE LIVING TO MAKE JESUS FAMOUS IN THIS GENERATION. IT’S ALL ABOUT HIS NAME AND FINDING YOUR PLACE IN A STORY SO MUCH BIGGER THAN YOUR OWN.<br />(www.passionworldtour.com)<br /><br />How was it? It was AMAZING, AWESOME, WOW!<br /><br />With the help of Yoke Kheng, I managed to arrange 2 cars (Kevin and Yung Ling) for the KBU students. We met at Centerpoint at 3:30 pm together with the rest of the Antioch Network Community youth and KDU students. The event started at 6 pm.<br /><br />Kevin picked me up from the house at around 3:25 pm. Jordan was still sleeping. I asked my brother to watch over him until Seng Chor returned from his training. <br /><br />We arrived at the Sunway Convention Centre before 4:30 pm. It took us almost half an hour to find a parking space. We reached the convention center at around 4:45 pm. It was packed! We queued up at gate 2. The doors were supposed to be opened at 5 pm, but they delayed it until 5:30 pm. I nearly had a blackout. Just I was about to faint, the doors were opened. Praise the Lord! Jia Yein and Hui En shielded me as we pushed ourselves into the hall. I think Hui En said something like, “Pregnant woman coming through”, “Protect the baby”. I find it amusing. Hehehe!<br /><br />Yoke Kheng managed to reserve a seat for me. Our seats were facing the center of the stage, in the middle of the hall. Cool! We couldn’t sit together, and so were scattered. Anyway, I was standing half of the time. I wished I could jump. The crowd really went wild when the music started at around 6 pm. <br /><br />Louie Giglio, Chris Tomlin and Charlie Hall were awesome! The songs they sang included Your Grace is Enough, Mighty to Save, Amazing Grace and How Great is Our God. They also introduced some new songs. All the songs were fantastic. Louie shared a testimony through a journal. He is a great speaker, truly inspiring. <br /><br />The event was supposedly for youth age between 19 to 25. Eh…we (YK, Kevin, Kenny, Elder Chris and I) felt young. Hahaha! Well, we were there as ministry leaders. After the event, I counted the number of KBU Christian Fellowship students who went – 11 of them! It could be more. The message touched the heart of one of the pre-believers. Praise the Lord!<br /><br />It ended before 10 pm. Those from KBU had dinner cum supper at McDonald’s. I sent some of them back, and eventually arrived home at around 12:30 am.<br /><br />What a day! GOD is indeed my STRENGTH!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-6644678292419243703?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-38613952874664225642008-08-04T15:36:00.004+08:002008-08-04T15:44:32.084+08:00By faith, I took Jordan to the church Prayer Advance at Kundang, Rawang on Friday night. We left in Hok Seng’s car together with Lai Leng. Seng Chor couldn’t make it because of a company training over the weekend. I almost decided not to go because I know that it would be tough taking care of Jordan on my own. I was praying that Jordan would behave extremely well and that I would not need to move around too much. Well, ‘extremely’ is a high expectation. I told myself that it would be better than placing him at the babysitter. I am willing to pay the price, and I did it with God’s strength and the support from the rest of the church members. Praise the Lord!<br /><br />We arrived Rawang around 8 pm for dinner. We met up with Elder Chris, Dolly, Aaron, Yoke Kheng and Kenny. It was a wonderful dinner. Jordan enjoyed it as well. Yoke Kheng helped me to feed him with some rice and fish. It was just a snack for Jordan because he already had his dinner at the babysitter.<br /><br />Then, we travelled to the MBS Recreation Center at Kundang, about 15 minutes from Rawang. Jordan and I didn’t join the first session. We stayed in the Chalet together with Dolly, Lai Leng and Yoke Kheng. There were 2 single beds, one double bed with an upper deck. Dolly and Lai Leng slept on the single beds. Yoke Kheng slept above us.<br /><br />I brought my notebook for Jordan to watch his DVD. After settling down, he slept before 12 midnight. It was a good start.<br /><br /><em>Second Day at Kundang</em><br />Jordan woke up at almost 9 am. He had a good breakfast. Basically, he ate non-stop from morning till night. He watched a few Children Bible stories DVD. I will post more of him in his blog.<br /><br />I managed to listen and share my views during some of the sessions. In between, I had to entertain Jordan’s demands. He was almost unmanageable during lunch. But eventually, he sat down and ate some chicken.<br /><br />I was upset with him once. It happened in the evening. After cleaning him from his ‘big business’, I carried him to the sink to wash his hands. He wanted to play with the water non-stop. I was trying to stop him and get him to obey. He was so stubborn. I think the situation was rather tensed for about 5 – 10 minutes in the bathroom. I even shook him. I think I spanked him and he cried for awhile. Yet, he still insisted in playing with the water. In the end, I gave up and gave in to his demand. He was satisfied. I was so frustrated with his stubbornness and disobedience.<br /><br />Later on the way to dinner, I asked him to say, “Sorry, Mummy” and he did. I told him that I was angry with him. He may not understand but at least he is learning to apologise. This is not the first time that I’ve asked him to say sorry. Most of the time, he is willing to say.<br /><br />We went back to the same restaurant as the previous night for dinner. Kenny helped me to entertain Jordan. We assisted him twice to do his ‘small business’ – once in the toilet and the second time outside the restaurant. Jordan complained that the toilet is dirty! So, he didn’t want to pee in the toilet the second time. Gosh! I was surprised with his behaviour and his view on cleanliness. Amazing!<br /><br />After dinner, we ate durian. Jordan loves it. Poor Kenny had to carry him and eat at the same time. Thank you, so much Kuya Ken.<br /><br />It was 10:30 pm when we returned to the chalet. Jordan and I didn’t join the prayer session. As usual, he watched his DVD and slept before midnight. I had to persuade him a few times to off all the lights. Sigh!<br /><br /><em>Third Day at Kundang</em><br />Sadly, Jordan woke up before 5:30 am. He wanted to pee. Again, he wanted to play with the water, and didn’t want to return to bed. He insisted that the lights be turned on. I struggled with him for at least 10 minutes. I ignored his demand and let him cry. I repeatedly told him to go to sleep. He refused. I spanked him a few times with the comb. He still didn’t want to listen and kept on asking me to turn on the lights. Eventually, Yoke Kheng woke up and took him outside for a walk. When he returned, he still wanted the lights to be on. We gave up. So, he was allowed to watch his DVD.<br /><br />I didn’t bother him much in the morning. The rest of the church members joined us for worship that morning. So, more ‘babysitters’ came to take care of him – Roy Lim, Lai Leng, Valerie and Sahaya.<br /><br />The only time I spent with him was during lunch. But he hardly eats anything. Sahaya played with him most of the time. He even dipped Jordan in the pool – just the lower part of his body.<br /><br />Then, it was time to leave for home. We took a lift from Yoke Kheng. Before we even reached Rawang, Jordan fell asleep. He slept until 5 pm. Phew!<br /><br /><em>Worship at Kundang</em><br />I was seeking for peace and I found it. I hardly share during congregation worship but that Sunday morning, I felt that I need to honour God for what He has been revealing to me.<br /><br />By faith, I went to the Prayer Advance. Though some experiences with Jordan were not pleasant but God gave me the strength and the patience. Most of all, love for Jordan. God allowed Jordan to wake up so early for a purpose. God is asking me to rely on his strength. The first song during worship confirmed it –<br /><center><br /><em>You are my strength<br />Strength like no other<br />Strength like no other<br />Reaches to me</em><br /></center><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/”http://268generation.com/blog/2008/08/beautiful-kuala-lumpur/#comments”"><br />Passion World Tour </a>was on that day, and I was going. Again, I just went ahead with the original plan and worshipped God. I had a fantastic time despite having lack of rest. There will be more of this in my next post.<br /><br />I wept during the ministry time. Hok Seng prayed for all the lecturers. I was the first one he prayed for. Tears just flowed. Then, the lecturers prayed for the students. Hok Seng came over to pray for me again. He assured me of God’s promises. God has given me the answer to my prayer, and I know. I know it. I just wept. Dolly lent me her shoulder to cry on. I haven’t wept that much since Aunty Luan passed away.<br /><br />I was once again being ministered by the church intercessors. Peace was assured. Everything will be fine.<br /><br />I haven’t been specific about what I am going through. It is not the right time to reveal. Ultimately, God’s name will be glorified.<br /><br />Praise the Lord!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-3861395287466422564?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-49397031638497547922008-07-31T16:22:00.000+08:002008-07-31T16:23:07.760+08:00PARENTS OWE IT TO THEIR CHILDREN TO TEACH THEM THE VALUE OF EDUCATION AND PREPARE THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS<br /><br />By Rachel Goodchild<br /><br />BY the time children reach school age, they are usually either pretty well behaved most of the time, or they’re brats (read demons) who think they rule the world and won’t pay attention to adults, such as teachers, who are trying to help them.<br /><br />Are parents to blame for this? Not completely, but how children are treated at home has a profound effect on how they are able to cope with school and the outside world, too.<br /><br />Nobody wants to live in chaos, and children, in particular, want rules and guidelines, although most of them would deny this.<br /><br />Much of the time these days, both parents must work in order to make ends meet. Also, there are too many children growing up in single-parent homes, either because of divorce, or because their mother was never married.<br /><br />This makes it difficult to have enough time to nurture children and teach them ways to be successful.<br /><br />Though parents are not saints, somehow they must find it in themselves to ensure that their children are their number one priority and quality time must be found to spend with them.<br /><br />Children need to feel loved and supported. They need to know they can communicate any problems they have with their parents.<br /><br />They should also learn from an early age that school is important, and good attendance is the key. Parents should not allow their children to stay home from school unless they are running a fever or really seem ill.<br /><br />Poor attendance is a major reason children don’t do well in school. If the child is allowed to stay home, there should be no fun activities allowed. If they are too sick to go to school, they are too sick to fool around and should be in bed.<br /><br />Rules must be set and enforced. Homework comes first – before video games or television. Parents should check their child’s homework, and help them with it if necessary.<br /><br />If the child gets a poor progress report early in the school year, parents should make an appointment with the child’s teacher to see what the problem is.<br /><br />Parents need to emphasise to the child from an early age how important education is. The ability to read and write will be important all their lives.<br /><br />Just as when children were toddlers, the family needs to have clear rules and consequences.<br /><br />Children need at least eight hours of sleep at night, or they won’t be able to concentrate the next day. Turn off television at least half an hour before bed, and read with your child, or discuss how the day went.<br /><br />Also, set a good example by going to bed at a reasonable time yourself.<br /><br />Children are usually not reluctant to go to school if they feel they are being successful. It’s also great if you can get children involved in after-school programmes such as sport or other extracurricular activities.<br /><br />Teamwork is a wonderful feeling and studies have shown that children who engage in extracurricular activities are better students.<br /><br />Children must also be taught morals and values such as sharing and being kind to others. Whether through a formal church programme, or from modeling at home, values such as kindness, respect, and problem solving in a peaceful manner are important in avoiding resistant behaviour.<br /><br />Nobody really wants to be the class clown, the bully, or the quiet child who can’t seem to make friends. It’s the parent’s job along with the teacher and school counselor to find out what’s going on. Problems that start in elementary school will only escalate if not monitored carefully.<br /><br />In this busy, hectic world, it’s hard to find time to give our children all the attention they deserve, but we owe it to them, and to society, to raise responsible children who will one day be in charge.<br /><br />Families, big and small, need to have rules, limits, and the desire to help one another, their friends and their community.<br /><br /><br />The art of parenting<br />theSun<br />Tuesday, July 8, 2008<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-4939703163849754792?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-76957297227619845442008-07-28T16:20:00.003+08:002008-07-28T16:24:06.439+08:00(Jordan’s milestones)<br /><br />1st anticipation – No more burping session<br />I couldn’t wait for Jordan’s burping sessions to end. We didn’t need to burp him after 6 months. I didn’t like to see the sight of him throwing out his milk.<br /><br />2nd anticipation - Crawling<br />Next, it was the crawling stage. Yes, Jordan started to crawl before he turned <a href=”http://shangxian.blogspot.com/2006/07/7-months-old.html”>7 months old</a>. He also started to stand (holding furniture) around that age but he hardly cruise.<br /><br />The funniest thing was that he crawled on 3 ie. 2 hands and 1 leg for about 7 months or so.<br /><br />3rd anticipation - Walking<br />Finally, he decided to <a href=”http://shangxian.blogspot.com/2007/03/walking-steadily-everyday.html”>walk</a> after 14 months! What a long wait! <br /><br />4th anticipation - Talking<br />Jordan babbled a lot when he was a baby. He has a small mouth and his lips look sharp, and according to some people, it is a sign of a good talker. I think his first word was “bread”. Then, it was “car”. He was about 1 year old.<br /><br />He started to talk more after he turned 2 years old. He spoke his <a href=” http://shangxian.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-first-sentence.html”>first sentence</a> early this year.<br /><br />He is really talkative and I love it. He often asks questions like, “Where”, “What”, “How”, “Who”. He doesn’t know how to ask “Why” yet. So, I am waiting for that stage now.<br /><br />5th anticipation – Story Telling<br />Some parents have been telling me how their child relates stories of the daily happenings to them after work. I have been trying to get Jordan to tell me what he did and what he ate at the babysitter. Most of the time, it’s a Question and Answer session.<br /><br />Mummy: What did you eat?<br />Jordan: Rice<br />Mummy: Did you eat biscuit?<br />Jordan: Yes<br /><br />Occasionally, he would tell me stories about the babysitter scolding one of the kids there. He also told me that the babysitter would ask him to eat faster. I hope to hear more stories from him. I would love to hear him telling me stories from the school in future.<br /><br />6th anticipation – Obedience<br />Last weekend, I screamed at him and spanked him countless times. I have been using a wooden chopstick as a spanking instrument. He just refused to listen to us. He didn’t want to wash his hands. He touched things he was not supposed to touch even after countless warnings. What to do? Spank! He would purposely throw things around and seem to be expecting you to scold him after that. He was tired but refused to sleep.<br /><br />We don’t like to spank him or scream at him. We want to teach him to obey. This is tough. Reasoning with him doesn’t seem to work. What to do? Spank!<br /><br />7th anticipation – Sit still<br />I am still waiting for the time that he could actually sit still during worship. It seems that at this moment, the only thing to keep him sitting down is food. He ate quite a lot peanuts and pistachio yesterday during worship. Thankfully, he drinks a lot of water too. But after half an hour he was restless and started to bug everyone. <br /><br />Every Sunday is chaotic. I hope that one day, he could sit down on his own – do some colouring, reading, and not running all over the place, demanding this and that non-stop.<br /><br /><br />Other anticipations…<br />I hope he doesn’t grow up too fast. I should enjoy every milestone. There are more challenges as they grew older. I hope that he would continue to stick to me.<br /><br />This weekend the church will be having a prayer retreat at Kundang. I have decided not to leave him at the babysitter for the weekend. I know that it will be tough to take care of him but I want to spend as much time as I can with him. I hope to scold him less and not to spank him at all. Seng Chor will be attending training for the weekend. <br /><br />Mummy will always love you, Jordan.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-7695729722761984544?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-52082080178532012682008-07-24T17:02:00.001+08:002008-07-24T17:07:43.035+08:00<em>Craving for ice cubes?<br /></em>I did not have any craving during my pregnancy with Jordan. I could eat very well after the 1st Trimester. However, for this second pregnancy (or rather third because I had a miscarriage before Jordan), I still feel like vomiting at night and I am approaching the end of the 4th month. I long for ice cubes when I’m home. It’s very easy to satisfy – easily available any time. Is it craving? I don’t take a lot of ice cubes. I just want the vomiting feeling to go away. Seng Chor is probably thankful that I don’t ask him to drive out in the middle of night to buy food.<br /><br />Since I’m eager to find out more about cravings, I did a search on the web and I learned something about cravings during pregnancy. Below are some of the points that I’ve compiled…<br /><br /><br /><strong>What are pregnancy cravings?</strong><br />Food cravings are powerful urges (unquenchable longings) to eat particular cuisine or unusual food product that you may not have previously desired or dream of eating. The most commonly reported cravings are for sweets and dairy products, sour fruits and spicy foods.<br /><br /><br /><strong>What do cravings mean?</strong><br />There are many reasons that women experience food cravings during pregnancy. Perhaps the simplest explanation is your body is working twenty four hours a day seven days a week to grow a healthy baby. Some cravings are simply the result of your body's needs for additional calories during pregnancy.<br /><br />Other cravings may signal nutritional deficiencies. Some women for example, even vegetarians, might experience unusual cravings for steak and red meat during pregnancy. This could simply be a sign that their bodies need more iron to help support their growing baby. Many women will crave food they will loath or wouldn't dream of touching when not pregnant. A desire for salty foods -- such as pickles -- may indicate a need for more sodium as blood volume and body tissues are increasing.<br /><br />Many women describe their pregnancy cravings as overpowering. While scientists haven't yet established why cravings are so strong among pregnant women, they certainly acknowledge that food cravings during pregnancy are the norm rather than the exception to the rule.<br /><br />[http://www.womenshealthcaretopics.com/preg_food_cravings.htm]<br /><br /><br /><strong>Where do cravings come from?</strong><br />The extreme hormonal changes women go through during pregnancy can have a powerful impact on taste and smell. (This would help explain why women going through menopause can also experience strong food cravings and aversions.) But the bottom line is that no one really knows for sure. Some experts are skeptical that food cravings can be attributed simply to hormones.<br /><br /><br /><strong>What types of cravings are unhealthy?<br /></strong>A more serious type of craving, called pica, in which women crave nonfood items, like dirt, laundry starch, toothpaste, clay, cigarette buds, can be dangerous and even fatal. Several theories have been proposed as to what causes pica, from a deficiency of calcium or iron, to the ability of certain nonfood items to quell nausea and vomiting. However, there has never been any medical reason determined. Needless to say, cravings of this nature are not to be indulged.<br /><br />[http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/pfitness/0,,4595,00.html]<br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Ways to curb unhealthy cravings?</strong><br />In the end, experts consulted agreed that you should pay attention to your pregnancy cravings -- but not necessarily give in to them. Usually a healthy diet can meet all our nutritional needs but some experts think food also satisfies an emotional need. If we are not feeling emotionally fulfilled, maybe we need a hug rather than a hamburger.<br /><br />Eat breakfast every day (skipping breakfast can make cravings worse), get plenty of exercise and make sure you have a wide ranging and healthy diet.<br /><br />[http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/nutrition/whatwomencrave/]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-5208208017853201268?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31333751.post-9618747236556804532008-07-23T16:00:00.002+08:002008-07-23T16:02:21.895+08:00Movies that Seng Chor and I have watched this year <br />(January – July):<br /><br /><strong>April</strong><br />Street King<br />Forbidden Kingdom<br /><br /><strong>May</strong><br />Iron Man<br />Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull<br /><br /><strong>June</strong><br />Kungfu Panda<br /><br /><strong>July</strong><br />The Dark Knight<br /><br /><br />Tonight, we are watching The Dark Knight. I’m going to miss Jordan again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31333751-961874723655680453?l=doctorcabokia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DrCabokiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655229165629223531noreply@blogger.com0