Happy Chinese New Year 2009 to All

This Chinese New Year, I will be in Haadyai with my family for 4 days 3 nights. My second sister came out from Suchou in China to be with us this CNY and to celebrate as a family doing things together. We plan to do some shopping for clothes and go for massages which are so affordable. The three of us will treat our parents sumptuous dinner, one for each night during this occasion. A chartered van will come pick us up from our home in Penang and drive up north to the same hotel that we have stayed last year, also for CNY. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my Chinese readers, "A Happy Chinese New Year 2009"!

Life is too precious

When you are over the age of 50, go for blood pressure check up to see the systolic and diastolic figures. It should be 120/80 which is normal. Anything above and much higher than this figures spells CVA (cardiovascular accident) which may lead to stroke or heart attack. Life is too precious to take chances and the risks are increased if you are a smoker, above 50 years of age, drink alcohol or have high cholesterol levels. You should also go for complete blood test to check for cancer, blood glucose, liver function, etc. As we age, we need daily medication to keep us going and to keep the engine in good condition.

Missed Church Today

Today is Sunday and I missed church service to recuperate at home from a stubborn 1 month flu. After 2 rounds of anti-biotics and 3 times of visiting the doctor, my cough is still not fully cured. I have to watch out what I eat and avoid things like chocolate, banana, nuts, fruits and cold food. While my cousin is out from Japan and treating the family to set Chinese dinner in a restaurant, I have to also fore go the dinner as I have to travel to KL for business. Wish me journey mercies tomorrow.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I would like to take this opportunity to wish my readers a very Merry Christmas 2008 and a Happy New Year 2009. As I am currently down with flu and taking medication that makes me drowsy, this blog will take a 1 week break. I will be off to somewhere later today and then to a mountain resort for the holidays for 3 days 2 nights. After that, it will be a busy week with many calendars to send out for 2009. Wish me journey mercies for the trip and speedy recovery for my flu. Till then, have a good holiday!

Christmas Eve Event in my Church

There is going to be a service at 9:00pm on 24th December 2008, on the eve of Christmas and thereafter proceed to the ground floor to sing some carols. I am sure there will be the Christmasy heartwarming feelings of all participants. It will be held in my church in Georgetown Baptist, just opposite Dorsett Hotel in Larut Road. It will be good if you can invite your non-Christian friends, have dinner with them and then come for the 9:00pm service. It has been many years since I last sang Christmas carols traveling by bus from one hotel to another as a young teenager for a local church. And we get to sample the refreshments that are prepared for the carolers by the various group. So, if you have nothing on during Christmas Eve, why not come to my church and attend a service plus singing some fun-filled carols on that night?

More People will turn to Jesus in this Economic Climate

There is a silver lining in every dark cloud. In this global recession and economic gloom, more people will turn to Jesus for answers to their problems. They will seek solace in finding spiritual answers to their current financial crisis. Many more will become spiritual and attend church more regularly. As there is a time and place to everything under the sun, we need to know whether we will be retrenched from our current jobs which has happened to thousands of employees in USA. It is predicted that about 1 million people will be jobless in year 2009 in USA alone amidst the financial meltdown. Christmas is exactly one month away, and I hope it will bring quantums of solace (not James Bond movie) and season of being jolly to lift us up from a castdown mood.

God Continues to Bless Despite the Economic Downturn

Many people are worried about the future - about 1 million Americans will be jobless by 2009 and recession has hits many countries like USA, Europe, Japan, Singapore, etc. But thank God that He continue to bless me with constant income working from home for my boss in his sports building business all over Malaysia. My basic income is not much, just hit the 4 digit category, but I earn more from my commissions ranging from 3% to 5% for the various projects that we have on an almost monthly basis. It is also time to save up for rainy days like the impending global recession and economic crunch in Malaysia. Companies are retrenching workers by the thousands and it is only a matter of time before Malaysia is affected.