Well, i guess there's a kind of literal hitting here haha! My pet dog Pooch runs up to me and tries to knock me over, my brother Isaac attacks me with a hug...Pooch is a jealous thing, won't let Rambo get near me! Rambo is Isaac's pet doggie. A small, dwarfish looking mix. Then there is a kind of commotion where my family's three dogs get into a semi-fight and my dad will then 'exert his authority' as 'head of the family (just the dogs, my mom is THE head of the family LOL)' and separate them. Then the dogs are tied up in their respective 'corners' (really! :D) to think about what they've done and then I hop into the house.
My mom will be sitting at the dining table teaching my brother Gid his Maths or Chinese, depending (These are the only two she cares about, thinks that if you master a language and maths, you can do anything) on whatever he's weak at at the time. And then she will look at me and say 'You're soooo skinny!!!" (Sigh)
And my sis Jasmine will look up and say dryly: "She's always like that." And go back to her book. (Most of my family are bookworms, except Gid and Isaac (Who can't read properly yet, so doesn't count)) And then I run up to my room. On the way, I pass my sister Esther, studying, as usual hehe (A-levels coming up!) and I say: "Hoi, what happened to your hair?" by way of greeting, and she glares at me, says: "Oh, you're back..." and then "Nothing's happened to my hair." And then she ignores me.
Oh well.
And then later I attack the piano! My brother Gid is taking lessons, so I oversee his practicing (His timing is off, our whole family have no musical talent lol...) And then as soon as he's done, I attack it! I miss banging on the piano even though I play very badly and there are only about 3 songs I know by heart hehe. There is such a beauty in music.
After that I adjourn to the dining table again where my mom and dad are arguing about something (They are always arguing about things LOL, it's really funny to hear them...can get a bit childish sometimes...) and then they suddenly agree to disagree and decide to update me on everything!
About my eldest uncle in particular! He got diagnosed with lung cancer recently, and him having been a kind of 'father' to my dad (who was the youngest in a family of 7 kids O.o) made him extra important. My family decided not to go visiting this CNY even though we initially planned to. Apparently my parents made a trip recently already and it was not necessary to drag the whole family up to Ipoh again this time. (My family is difficult to drag around haha, we tend to split up sometimes and come back together later)
And apparently during that trip certain things happened that they felt could only be by God's grace. I won't elaborate here, but a series of very coincidental things happened! Could only be God's hand at work.
And dinner! Dinner is always a special time of the day for my family. My daddy HAS to come back for dinner, and if he's late we wait for him, unless it's really late :) We had all the special CNY stuff (Lots of fish, prawn, duck etc). I can't believe how much I've missed home-cooked-food! And I can't believe how bland hall food is haha!
And after dinner there is the usual Bible Reading Time (which I think we all love but everyone pretends to hate) (We read 2nd Corinthians 9 (The one about giving generously) on CNY day) and I had a shot at a couple of questions that had been bugging me! I find now I am more on my own on spiritual matters, and I think it's time I moved from asking my parents to asking God Himself to teach me. Yeah, suddenly my parents answers don't fully satisfy me anymore, there is a lot more to know, and only I can find out. :P
I asked about worshiping in spirit and in truth, and what it meant. My father explained that the spirit (in popular opinion) was the part of a human being that could communicate with God. The soul, on the other hand (in popular opinion) was the seat of the mind, will and emotions. So when it says worshiping God in spirit and in truth, it would mean that we worshiped God with our spirit (which is something we have to do, if we are really worshiping God) and in truth (which means we do it in sincerity and with our hearts and minds right with God) Kind of like having confessed all our evil thoughts and deeds to God first, so that we can come to God in a proper manner, in a way that will be pleasing and not repulsive to God!
All good in theory! :) I have much to learn. Thank God for my parents who are so strong in faith though, and have done so much study that they can help me! I find now I lap up everything my parents say like a sponge, wringing out their wisdom and knowledge for my own use :P Parents are very wise people, and I'm so glad to have realized it early. Sometimes they can be annoying, but they only want the best for me.
You never know what you've got till it's gone! For me, I found I missed being able to come to my parents with questions whenever I had them! Anyway, I think it is time I moved on to my Father in Heaven for real help :D I have to grow up!!!
Oh, and something very nice happened! My old buddy Meei Yunn messaged me! She's been in the UK for 3 weeks already, and then just yesterday she thought of me. And she messaged me on my Malaysian number! It's so nice to hear from her again (Meei Yunn! You kept my favorite Phases magazine, you know!) (Of course I kept your novel 真男人不哭泣 as well...haha!) We sat together in Form 4 and Form 5...laughed like mad together, cried together, suffered together...hehe...She was the Head Librarian, and the signature on the Head Librarian's note in the yearbook was really mine lols...I don't know if anyone found out hehe...Wow, I still remember a lot of those times! Oh, and she could sing! I remember her bursting into song many a time (Reflection, remember? And Go The Distance) Drat, should have got that friendship toe ring when we could hehe...Did too few crazy things..should have done more. :)
Wow, written a lot leh hehheheheeh....My longest post yet! Haha, I don't think I'll ever beat this post lol...
And...I still have pics!! Lol (Aren't my parents great cooks?)*
Prawns on 'sheng' (Hehe, and they call it leek in English, get it??? =P)**
Expensive shellfish :)
Pomfret cooked 'daddy' style!
Duck cooked 'mummy' style!
My plate before I gorged! :)
*Mummy got creative with broccoli :)
**'sheng' means 'lots of money flowing in' in teochew
8 comments:
Nice food. Like those in the restaurant. Haha.
Pity I can't cook. :)
My parents will love to hear that lolz! Haiya, so modest! Sure can cook one! :P
I CANNOT! It's sad but it's the truth.
I can only cook rice - using the rice cooker :(
You get the idea from my pancakes turnout.
Walao so fast! Lol, it's ok, I can't cook much either sigh...We'll learn, eventually! :D
Haha, guess what, girls in hall need to learn cooking from the guys... Look at how the guys flip...:p
About your family love bible reading. That's a very nice way to put it. I'm sure we all LOVE it. Can't forget my childhood days when my mum will read for us bible stories everyday, and we used to look forward to it!!! Even before we start learning how to read!
And that's also when my sis tried to learn how to read. She's a late reader, you see...
Haaha, I admit the guys flip very well.
Hehe, my brother is reading Peter and Jane. He can read, when he focuses, which he doesn't really haha!
Reminds me of my Peter and Jane days.
"This is Peter. This is Jane.
Hello Peter. Hello Jane.
I like Peter. I like Jane.
This is Pat. I like Pat. :)"
The ball follows, I suppose. Haha. Nostalgic.
Haha a1, right? Lol.
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