Today everything is all about the Royal Wedding. We don't label a wedding the wedding, and certainly not any royal wedding The Royal Wedding, except this one, which has been anticipated for years. There are still people out there who thing this is blown out of proportion, and refuse to acknowledge they have paid any attention to it in days or weeks leading up to this.
All the search engine, social sites, blogs and news site revolve around this subject, around the couple, around the Royal family, and even the dress designer, cake designer, song writer.
The city of London must have received tourism income on this week, perhaps more than they can generate in multiple months.
It is huge and it has proven to be an event that touches almost everybody who has access to TV, internet, radio or news paper.
I am happy for them. It seems only yesterday that Princess Diana was still holding the little baby William. I remember the image on the stamps I have collected. I seems to be not long ago we saw the teenage William in his mother's funeral, thanking all the people who has come to pay tribute to his mother. Since then, I have never follow any news ahout him, but frequently see his pictures and headlines on tabloids at check out counters of grocery stores. All of a sudden, he has graduate from university, dated, engaged and announced his wedding date. He really has grew up too fast.
This is a special day, a day we want to remember what we were doing. There are many who lost their live in Tornado in the state of Alabama. This was going to be the day the space shuttle is launched for the last time, but it got postponed. But the wedding has give us a reference point in our live. 30 years ago, it was a special day. And 30 years from now, if I am still alive, I will remember what I saw on TV, through the whole night until I eventually felt into sleep at dawn. I will remember Anderson Cooper. Piers Morgan, Cat Deeley, and others; David Beckham in his nicest hair style and outfit, and many others. Everything that happens in London today triumphed the controversy on Wednesday in Madrid. I have only been to London once but I felt familiar.
Kate and William, thanks for this day and I wish you a eternal and happy marriage.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Monday, March 22, 2010
A new chapter
I have never thought turning a page is that difficult, especially when the new page is also a new chapter. I love writing down my thought, especially when there are someone out there to read it. But nowadays, I know whatever I write down will probably never get read, other than by a few close family members. It's no longer a good thing to send out long emails, as everybody has so many things to read these days.
Our January cruise trip was suppose to be a time of relaxation. The first thing we did after boarding the ship, and fill up our stomach was to sign up for a massage at the spa. We knew all along it was going to be expensive, and they usually run special on port days. But we went for it anyway because we just want to be totally freed from any stress.
to be continued...
Our January cruise trip was suppose to be a time of relaxation. The first thing we did after boarding the ship, and fill up our stomach was to sign up for a massage at the spa. We knew all along it was going to be expensive, and they usually run special on port days. But we went for it anyway because we just want to be totally freed from any stress.
to be continued...
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Lost
How do you cope with lost?
There are probably hundreds of books out there, written by Phds, theologians, all kind of scholars, but you can never take away the sadness of losing something, someone precious to you.
I think God knows exactly how we feel, for we were all once His lost children, and many of us still.
It shows how vulnerable we are on this Earth, and how complex we are a created being.
There are probably hundreds of books out there, written by Phds, theologians, all kind of scholars, but you can never take away the sadness of losing something, someone precious to you.
I think God knows exactly how we feel, for we were all once His lost children, and many of us still.
It shows how vulnerable we are on this Earth, and how complex we are a created being.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Sorrow
I think sorrow started hitting me as I started to come out of denial. I talked to my sister earlier and she said she is so sad hearing the news. She was here in March but did not make the attempt to visit her. I remember her mentioning to me that she would find time to visit her at her house.
My wife also started telling me how sad she is.
Departure is so hard. Separation is so hurtful. We are creatures meant to be connected, and once we did, and when it's broken, it's so unbearable.
My wife also started telling me how sad she is.
Departure is so hard. Separation is so hurtful. We are creatures meant to be connected, and once we did, and when it's broken, it's so unbearable.
Good bye and see you again one day.
This morning my wife told me of the news I wish I won't receive. My friend's beloved mother has passed away in her sleep.
In my dream this morning, their whole family was living in my house, and the mother had just passed away. I went into the room where she was rested, and her younger grand daughter was playing. The was a blanket covering her whole body and face. However when I approached her, I saw she started moving. And when I go closer, she just came back to life as she just woke up from a sleep. I started yelling at her family members who were in somewhere else in the house, and they started coming in.
She didn't just woke up, but sat up and started talking like all the illness were gone. We all were so happy that miracles had happened and God not just healed her, but actually brought her back from death.
Now I know it's not just another dream. She has been resurrected with Christ and continue in her eternal life with a new and healthy body. Her old body may rest in peace, but her soul sure lives on without suffering, and full of life.
In my dream this morning, their whole family was living in my house, and the mother had just passed away. I went into the room where she was rested, and her younger grand daughter was playing. The was a blanket covering her whole body and face. However when I approached her, I saw she started moving. And when I go closer, she just came back to life as she just woke up from a sleep. I started yelling at her family members who were in somewhere else in the house, and they started coming in.
She didn't just woke up, but sat up and started talking like all the illness were gone. We all were so happy that miracles had happened and God not just healed her, but actually brought her back from death.
Now I know it's not just another dream. She has been resurrected with Christ and continue in her eternal life with a new and healthy body. Her old body may rest in peace, but her soul sure lives on without suffering, and full of life.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Believe
In Mark Chapter 10, it is written:
22"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. 23"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
I pray that my friend's mom will be healed, from this moment onwards, completely from her illness, and live until her very old age. Amen.
22"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. 23"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
I pray that my friend's mom will be healed, from this moment onwards, completely from her illness, and live until her very old age. Amen.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Perhaps the very last time I saw her.
In July I wrote about my friend's mom who has conceived cancer. Yesterday I finally was able to make a visit. I have been tried to give myself excuse for not visiting her sooner. A couple of times when I tried, she was either at the hospital, or going through tough time.
Yesterday morning, my wife told me about her condition after reading a blog set up by her family members. I've been getting the news from my wife because she has been the one reading it. For some reason, I told myself I must give her a visit this time. I have just visit another family who has a new born at the same hospital two days ago, and have been to the hospital two other occasions for my own medical reasons. There is really no excuse.
After checking with my friend, not knowing what else to say, we just went to the her ward in the early evening. I must said I am quite shock to see her in her condition, since the last photos I saw of her were still quite alright. I had planned to talk to her to cheer her up, but the only thing I could do when I saw her is to hide my sorrow, and show her a happy face, as if everything is going to be fine. We came home after she insisted that we leave. I didn't mind at all if she didn't want anyone to border her, or perhaps she just felt guilty that people spent time to visit her.
Today I felt burdened to visit her again, but can not decide if we should do it again two days in a row. I still felt awful for not visited her sooner. That would be a regret I will carry for a long long time. Before I left home from work, I told my wife I've decided to pay her another visit. Hopefully I can meet my friend personally this time because I have not known what to say to him all these times over the phone.
Before we left for the hospital, we decided to pray together, asking for God's mercy for her, and for us so that we can comfort the family. Our God is a God of mercy and love. He answer our prayer when we ask, and there is no reason we should fear in him.
When we arrived at the hospital, while entering the main entrance, it suddenly occurred to me I should look into the cafeteria we passed by. I never thought of checking it until that moment, and immediately I spotted my friend having dinner with another woman. We immediately went in and met them. The woman turned out to be his wife, but she looks so frail. I am sure she must be very fatigue with all that's going on.
When we sat down in front of them, we were told the doctor has informed them to start preparing for worse, and should even make preparation for the funeral. I thought my emotion has been pretty calm but I could not hold it any more at that time.
It was God who has prepare the moment for me and my wife to learn about the news. I would not know how it would be if we we to go to the ward straight and met all the family members there. It would have been awkward. Most importantly, I was able to pray for them, holding hands. I had not pray a prayer where I felt the Holy Spirit's leading as this was.
I wish all of them well. I will live with many regrets which I hope I can share somedays with them, or someone else.
For fifteen years I have been friends with your family, you have been like a mother figure to me. I wish you well. I ask God to take you to Him in peace, and so that you can be with your husband who has been waiting for you. You have left behind a legacy your family will carry on. Thank you for your care, and forgive me for being so distant in the past few years, especially when you were enduring all the pains.
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