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Sunday School Firsts…

Had my first experience in Sunday School a couple of weeks back when Mama brought me there to observe. You see, age-wise, I still have a few months to go before hitting the big THREE to be officially registered, but the teachers there were kind enough to give me an exception to join in the class.

That day, we learnt all about a young boy named David, who battled and killed a mean giant named Goliath. I vaguely recall Papa reading to me something like that before but making craft about the story itself does help me to appreciate it more. Sorry Papa!

So, at the end of it all, I made (with a lot of Mama’s help) and brought home my first Sunday School craft – ‘figurines’ of David and Goliath. Cool eh?

can you guess which is David and which is Goliath? Hee!

Apart from the craft, I was also given a Sunday School book to take home. The book would eventually be filled with stickers of points for attendance, punctuality, participation, memory verses, etc. These guys in Sunday School really mean business, I tell you. :-P

So, I also brought home my first Bible memory verse (of the week) to learn! And believe you me, Papa and Mama have been like sports coaches spurring me on to learn the verse throughout that week. Papa even put some tune to the verse and sings it to me in the car, before I sleep, when I bathe, etc. to really drill it into my head! He says memorising verses in songs would make it easier. :-)

“For the Lord your God goes before you. He will never leave you.”

(Deut 31:6)

Flu Flew…Phew!

Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes! I’m already feeling much better today. Still got a bit of cough but I think my fever is gone! (hopefully forever…hehe).

I am able to smile and stand like usual now…:-D

“Hey, Caitlynn…what d’ya say? Tell us what you learnt today?!”

Things I learnt from this harrowing episode:

1. When in early stages of flu, one can still go for the throat swab test….faster and cheaper too. In my case, it was either the full complete test (1 day result) or immediate treatment

2. H1N1 is no longer a pandemic, it’s now an endemic. END does sound more scary than PANDA but in essence it means there is no longer a need to quarantine someone with its symptoms or anyone with contact with the infected. It’s now (jeng jeng jeng) EVERYWHERE… so everyone just needs to practice personal hygiene and go see doctor when sick lor..

3. Tamiflu may sound cute but it is definitely NOT NICE to swallow…

4. Medicines are scary.

5. Papa, Mama and Koko Collin are great to have around, in sickness and in health! Hee!

6. God loves me and He answers prayers! :-D

Unknowing the Unknown

Apparently, I am not the only one in the state of the unknown about my tongue operation. I just found that that the location where my op will be is also UNKNOWN!

Yeah, isn’t that funny? The doctor nor his PA nor anyone else that works in the hospital cannot be sure if it is in Selangor or KL. So since this friday is supposed to be a state holiday for Selangor, we were just informed that the hospital suddenly came under Selangor area and thus would be closed this Friday! Haha…not.

So, Papa and Mama has since rescheduled my D-Day to 24 Sep 2010. Probably it’s a good thing too since I just contracted some cough and fever over last weekend and is only recovering now.

God does work in mysterious ways. Hee!

Facing the Unknown…

Scary moments ahead...

When you have to face the unknown

Of going where you have never gone

Where courage is stocked at a minimum

And uncertainty overflows at a premium


I pray and look to God to provide

Strength, hope and friends by my side

To overcome this scary ordeal

And to quickly recover and heal

This Friday, I’m scheduled to go for a tongue releasing operation in the morning. For a baby, it really is the stuff of horrors. I have completely no idea of the scariness of it – which is pretty, erm, scary! Anyway, I could only read of what happened when Koko Collin went through this similar episode before and I know that many people prayed for him that time and I also believe that God answers prayers!

So, I would appreciate all prayers for this coming Friday as I boldly crawl into the operation theatre…

I don’t quite understand…

…why so many people are wearing face masks?
…why everything seems so slow during fasting month?
…why everyone seems to be washing their hands more often?
…why I need to be buckled up inside the car?
…why Papa is so fanatical over football?
…why my clothes need to be washed separately from me. Can’t they be washed together with me as I take my bath?
…why some hymns are sung standing and some seated in church?
…why Malaysian politics is not categorized under Cartoon Network?
Perhaps I will understand more when I grow up and my mind expands a little bit more. But, all I need to know today is that God cares for me and He’s in complete control over all those things that I totally do not understand.

Christmas Decor Memories







Think I’ll sign off the year with some pics of Christmas decor at my church. Everything was just so lovely – the lights, the trees, the bells…ahhhh….

Bye-bye 2008…what a great year it was. :-)

All I Want for Christmas….

Scrap Credits
QUICKPAGE “Cedar creek” (Glam & fairy designs) by BOUILLE
Elements from Kit ‘Le Noel des Cupines’ by Les Cupines Créations

Modified Elegant word art (White Christmas) by Bethany

HAVE a BLESSED and WARM CHRISTMAS everyone!!

Love, Collin

A Celebration in Church

Yesterday would be another historic marker in my life. It was my first time I set foot in Papa and Mama’s church in KL. Most likely it’s gonna be the church I will grow up with too.

And boy did they really know how to make me feel welcome. Papa and Mama threw a lunch celebration for me and many people turned up to see me live in person. Heh heh. Made me feel like a celebrity for a while then the noise and crowd started to get to me. Crowd was a definitely a new experience for me. So Mama had to whisk me off to the nearby chapel to calm me down.

Overall, I really had a good time in my first adventure in church. With all the happy, smiley faces and good food, I think I’m a liking it here already. ;-)

So, for everyone who made to my celebration yesterday, thank you for all your presence as well as presents. To show my appreciation, here’s me with a genuine happy ‘thank-you’ smile!
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