My Wedding In November 2002

OBOY! OBOY! OBOY! A good friend of mine wanted to see my wedding pictures which were taken ages ago! The ironic thing was that both of us had our wedding on the same day! As a result, I was not at her wedding dinner and she was not at mine although the dinners were 1 day apart. So, here there are: pictures to illustrate one of the greatest moments in my life.





These are the pictures taken at the studio. I apologize for the prints in blue which were stamped by the studio.

Arriving at the hotel to bring my lovely bride home! My heart was racing at this moment.

Here she is! My lovely wife; Florence. I cant believe it has been 7 years now.

At the church; where Florence was given away by her dad and now waiting to make our vows.

Signing away my life to the woman I love. Show me the dotted lines!

Group photo at the church. Thanks to everybody who attended. It is a pleasure to have you.

My pals (L-R): Sam & wife Brenda, Max & wife Elaine, Shirley and Ivan (married now).

Florence and me getting ready for the dinner.

My pals again at the dinner! What great pals I have.

Cheryll's 1st Week In Pre-School

We all go through this phase in life. For Cheryll, she started her year 4 pre-school on 2 February 2009. As parents, we are all excited for her. In fact, we may be more excited than her. For this special day, both me and Florence took a day's leave to accompany her. Hopefully, our presence there will encourage her as well as to help her settle down faster.




After getting her all dressed up, we set off to her pre-school which is located approximately 500 metres away. Upon reaching the school, she was immediately dumbfounded by the presence of so many other children. She must be thinking "Just what is this place?" Always reserved, she never took the initiative to explore the place or engage play with other students. She just stuck around us, reluctant to venture far.





When classes finally started, she did seem to enjoy the lessons taught. There were computer lesson, mandarin lesson, phonics lesson and several others taught on that day. Variety is important in order to keep their attention. All in all, I must say the day was positive and she really did enjoyed herself. Of course there were instances of crying whenever she could not cope with things all too alien to her. But that's normal.







Eventually over the course of the week, we started leaving after assembly time. She would wail and wail but left with no choice, we as parents have to leave her. Hopefully, she will learn independence and to trust the teachers. In time, things will work out. Some child adapt better than others but all will adapt ultimately.



Let this be a stepping stone to more great things to come for her. We love her and only want the best for her.

Birthday No 2

WOW! Time sure flies! It was like yesterday when Cheryll was born... and now we are celebrating her 2nd birthday! I just have to pinch myself repeatedly to ensure that this is not a dream and accept the fact that she is growing.

It was a memorable day... all immediate family members were present to give her blessings and presents. The blessings... probably she didn't understand too much. But the presents... she definitely enjoyed them!

The occasion was celebrated with a dinner at our regular restaurant. The dishes ordered were not Cheryll's favourite. That's because she doesn't eat much and have no preferences yet. However, what she does like is "satay' but restaurants do not serve this.

After dinner, it's time for the birthday cake: courtesy of her aunt & uncle. The cake was specially made and it's a beauty, not to mention a gastronomy delight! When she saw us preparing the cake with candles and lighting them up, she was very excited! After setting the cake up, we started singing:

Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday To You

Happy Birthday To Cheryll

Happy Birthday To You

It was amusing to see that she realised we were singing the song for her and immediately started to slide down her chair. We can see less and less of her and by the last note, she was only peeking up as only her head is visible. We had to carry her up and seat her properly again. The moment cake was cut, she was back to her usual self again... no longer shy.

All in all, it was a joyous occasion. It is truly a blessing as she is showered with so much love and affection from all of us. Weeks after her birthday, she will still sing "Happy Birthday" and I believe that is because the event is etched deeply into her mind.

Days With No Camera

In this era, nobody is without a camera. This gadget is available cheap and also present in most mobile phones. It has become such a convenience that the passage of our lives are substantially recorded via images with this wonder.

Looking back, pictures of Cheryll are in abundance since her birth. My lovely wife loves to take photographs of her. We can actually see her growth in these pictures. The bad news is: my trusty camera which has been in service since November 2002 has finally decided to quit on 28 February 2007.

We were in Kota Kinabalu then. It was unthinkable that we wont be able to capture our memories here. Luckily, my sister-in-law was able to lend us her brand new sparkling camera. Until today, I am shopping for a new camera. Nothing has caught my fancy yet but I am sure something will turn up.

Until then, here are some pics taken in KK. The next time I post some pictures will probably be from my new camera or my phone's camera. Enjoy!

Welcome! I would really like to dedicate this blog to my daughter, Cheryll who is 20 months old now. It has been a tremendous experience so far. I will try to update here regularly but this can be quite challenging due to the limited amount of free time available.