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Sunday, November 11, 2018

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Puchong Branch ~ Harmon Keyboard Grant Students 2018 Musical Recital

The ‘graduates’ from last year keyboard students continued Sister Colman’s work in serving others. Sister Annie helped in organized the members whom were interested to learn and coordinated with the applications forms, necessary letters to pass to the Senior Couple missionaries.

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Elder and Sister Dustin to liaise with the Jack and Wauna Harman Foundation to get the music training materials and the keyboards sets. This year all the graduates from last year have become teachers to teach the members.

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Annabelle is one of the participants this year. This year there was time slots – Saturday 11.00am or Tuesday 8.00pm. We choose to attend 11.00am class like last year due to Issac have his art class at Jane Yap Atelier at 1.00pm.

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The teachers or leaders continue with what Sister Colman whom started the coarse last year with teaching how to conduct the music for the first and second lesson, then it was continued with the keyboard course. Learning how to see and read the music notes, play the simple hymns and practice at home. And they take turn to teach the new batch of students.

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Besides Annabelle, there are Sister Jully, Sister Angel, Sister Bo Yee, Sister Sophia, Sister Lee Lee and Brother Kok Cin. This year Sister Annie organised the Musical Recital for all the students to present what they have learned throughout these few months and put into a practice.

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We had it on Sunday after the Church meeting. Both Elder and Sister Dustin came after their assignment from other branches. There are light refreshments and desserts prepared too for the occasion.

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The program started with Sister Annie giving her opening remarks, she expressed her love to each and every student, what is their strength and how is their learning process and all about their goodness.

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Issac did play for an opening hymn of Joseph Smith’s First Prayer.

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Followed by Sister Dustin gave her remarks for the event, she expressed her love to each teachers whom sacrifice their time to teach and make this program a successful one.

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Followed by the teachers Sister Saffron and Sister Amy given their remarks towards the students.

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The presentation begins from Sister Jully.

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By Sister Sophia.

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Sister Lee Lee.

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Lastly by our Annabelle.

Even though there was only 4 presentations and the audiences turned out are all the family members of the participants, but it is really a delight to feel the joy that they have for the efforts and encourage that they put in it.

We are very proud of Annabelle too! And Issac as an example to his little sister…

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Issac Early Birthday Celebration

This year due to Alvin’s job at Johor Bahru and Issac’s actual birthday will be fall on Monday, we celebrate Issac’s birthday early. Alvin come back this weekend to celebrate together with us.

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Today the children do not have any classes, we call it off for a day. We went downtown to KL Sunway Putra Mall to have a movie and just walked around there. We watched “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”, it is a great movie!

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After which later we went in to a small cafe, bought some cheese cakes and put on some candles and with our very own style celebrate the birthday with Issac.

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He is so happy because his Daddy is back able to celebrate his birthday with him. He opened the present that Alvin gave him. It is a G-Shock watch! It is a nice watch!

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We love our boy so much! It is officially 13 years old now! He is officially a teenager now! Time flies with just a glimpse of eyes! Even though today is just a normal day, but we enjoy with this little time we have together.

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Thursday, November 8, 2018

You are the Centre of My Life…

unnamed[9:12 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: Dear… you will be driving back? Friday or Saturday?

[9:13 am, 08/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Oo… send my flight itinary to u later… fly back tmr night 9pm… monday fly back 7am

[9:14 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: dear… how is your work now?

3de9daead1949e515293c5fc4375352c[9:14 am, 08/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Hmmm not comfort n gd… anyway bodoh bodoh over daily 1st lah

[9:15 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: you are looking for job right now?

[9:15 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: i hope you will come back to KL for work

[9:15 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: please i really hope we can work out this way

unnamed[9:16 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: to be frank… you really give me a feeling of you are dating now…

[9:17 am, 08/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Looking edy

[9:17 am, 08/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Look everyway of course incl back home

3de9daead1949e515293c5fc4375352c[9:17 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: forest city is a china company?

[9:18 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: is their office at JB as well?

[9:18 am, 08/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Country garden

[9:18 am, 08/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Need to talk.

[9:21 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: come back and we talk

unnamed[9:22 am, 08/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Okie

[9:22 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: is my instinct right?

[9:23 am, 08/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Is that important?  Work 1st…

[9:23 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: yes, because this family and marriage is my entire life

3de9daead1949e515293c5fc4375352c[9:27 am, 08/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Dear this family u n kids also my beloved in my life

[9:55 am, 08/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Dear pls do not worry n think toooooo much ya…

[10:10 am, 08/11/2018] ipeng: please stay true to us and yourself and decide what you want

unnamed[3:32 pm, 08/11/2018] ipeng: Dear… I have been doing my dream board these past weeks and try to get the pictures of what I want. I just manage to finish my dream board today… and then I realized that all those in the dream board is not about myself… it is you and our 2 lovely children… that was and is always my dream board. All of you inside it…

[3:32 pm, 08/11/2018] ipeng: All these years you all are the centre of my life…

[3:35 pm, 08/11/2018] ipeng: It is true that you all are the most important in my life!

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Trust…

3de9daead1949e515293c5fc4375352c[0:11 am, 06/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Sorry misses yr call... still celebrate ya

[0:11 am, 06/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: G99

[0:11 am, 06/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Love u all..and happy deevali

[4:56 pm, 06/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: This 2 days lits invitations… sorry ye… now at indian party house again… masai ye… tell kids will call back tmr ya takecare

unnamed[5:31 pm, 06/11/2018] ipeng: Sure is Indian party but no others ya… we love you

[5:41 pm, 06/11/2018] ipeng: These days we never manage to WhatsApp call you during night time… you are always function outside… Saturday Sunday Monday and today…

unnamed[5:54 pm, 06/11/2018] ipeng: I know it’s not easy to be out there alone working for the sake of better financial and family life… and it’s not easy for the kids and me as well… but I want you to know that all of your sacrifices, hardship, and loneliness, we know it… please don’t feel you are alone out there but we are always with you, even most of the time you just see us happy face but didn’t talk much… I know that all these hardship that we are going through right now would worth it in the future, as God is always watching over our family dearly, closely. We love you

unnamed[9:28 pm, 06/11/2018] ipeng: Dear… I still love you and in love with you… do you feel me? How can I do better to feel you? I just felt as our feelings become hardened and distant… or I never been walk into your heart before… please help me to understand you better, listening what’s in your mind better… so that we can renew the music in our marriage… I know it’s probably need a lots and lots of tunings! Thanks for all the patience that you have towards me all these years… all these while, I was too busy focus on living the gospel and try to be a good follower but forgetting and let my marriage be what they are now… without realizing that our marriage is important to God, that we are expected to do everything we can to keep them strong and alive, beautiful, sweet and growing. I love you so so much…

unnamed[5:52 am, 07/11/2018] ipeng: It’s really strange that don’t even a call during these night and you only pick up call but not video calls as usuals…

[6:05 am, 07/11/2018] ipeng: Have you been in KL or driving back to JB now?

unnamed[6:14 am, 07/11/2018] ipeng: Why you keep hang up the calls?

[6:16 am, 07/11/2018] ipeng: Tell me what’s your heart desires? And I will fulfill what you want! I really really dissapointed and upsets after so many years…

[6:16 am, 07/11/2018] ipeng: Or you have been struggle too?

unnamed[6:18 am, 07/11/2018] ipeng: Why to be faithful and honest is just not easy?

[6:19 am, 07/11/2018] ipeng: Please don't pretend don't know again. We are adults enough

3de9daead1949e515293c5fc4375352c[7:57 am, 07/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: Dear gd morning… pls omit all messages i dont like to c.  I m not in good condition yesterday… i m also headache how to solve work issue… boss said may terminate both me n Lee service not too sure when but told us standby… anyway i m busy looking job too… sorry dear… i m ok not burst anything… but plz do be patient on me ya tq

unnamed[8:08 am, 07/11/2018] ipeng: Dear… I am so sorry that I behaved too emotional, because I do really value what we have now… I am sorry for those hurting words that came out from my mouth… please do hold on, thanks for being patience with me… we love you

[8:09 am, 07/11/2018] C Alvin Yu: No need sorry lah…

These past few weeks I indeed feel disturbed by the series of things happened between our daily video calls that was suddenly changed, and it have bring up my unsure and discmfort that I had experienced years ago… I feel sad and deeply saddened by this thought of mine…

I am indeed a weak person in handling husband and wife relationship… This indeed make me unable to focus on my personal things and the things I supposed to do… Am I the type of woman that is so lousy to marry with?

Saturday, November 3, 2018

FSY Conference Fireside

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unnamed[7:04 pm, 03/11/2018] ipeng: today program…

[11:18 pm, 03/11/2018] ipeng: We feel lucky that we attend the program. We reached home 9.30pm.

[11:21 pm, 03/11/2018] ipeng: This is the first in the Singapore & Malaysia area. It’s a 5 days conference where the youth will stay at Kuching 4 stars resort and conducted by YSA. Adults are not allow to go. Issac is very excited about this conference. It will be held on Dec 2019. Date to be determined. Next week you come back and we share with you!

unnamed[11:22 pm, 03/11/2018] ipeng: Youth will have to pay some minimal fees. Fees included everything included the flight ticket.

[11:23 pm, 03/11/2018] ipeng: I guess they will held some fund rising activity like this year to fund for their conference next year.

[11:25 pm, 03/11/2018] ipeng: Koko very excited on this, He is looking forward for next year 2019. He will be 14, and so many activity install for him - temple trip, youth conference, first year of Seminary, may be youth camp as well…

[11:25 pm, 03/11/2018] ipeng: Our boy is growing up! Too fast!

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Ministering Companions

This is my ministering companion sister – Sister Robinia. We purposely took this selfie for our ministering assignment, to introduce ourselves to the sisters under our care list.

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Sunday, October 14, 2018

Board Games Sunday

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Recently the children are very enthusiast in playing the board games, especially Monopoly!

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After we came back from the Church today, both taken their bath and started to sit down in the living room, took out the Monopoly board games and play!

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It is a Monopoly Board Games Sunday for the kids!

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