Puchong Branch YSA Fundraiser ~ Dinner for a Cause

Our Puchong branch Young Single Adults are organising a fundraising for the YSA convention which will be during Malaysia Day today. They have put in a lots of effort in preparing the activity. There will be delicious food (including desserts), karaoke and family fun games too.

I was thinking of wanted to help the YSA to raise some fund too, so I have talked to Aunty Jasmine the other day and she has contributed some of her ceramic handmade cups and art pieces for me to use in the YSA Fundraiser for the YSA. I am happy that Aunty Jasmine able to contribute to us.

I informed Chelsea about this as she is the YSA Representative in organising this fund raiser activity. So I have a small corner to set up the whole table. I printed a small signage for Aunty Jasmine’s Silo Ceramic Art Studio and her Facebook page address.

There are some others menu such as Carbonara Fettucine, Nasi Beriyani with curry chicken, Korean fried chicken and topoki, and some other desserts such as cheese tarts, fruits rojak, cakes, etc.

There were members from other branches came to support the YSAs as well! All of them are so supportive!

I was worry that the ceramic items were not popular and cannot help much for YSA, but with the help of Brother Perumal’s marketing skills, managed to sell out the first item to Brother Tan from Melaka branch with a light blue colour and clay display vase with RM80.00 with free gift.

Then is Sister Yong Yong with the small cup with RM25.00, with free gift.

And, Brother Hiro with the small cup too with RM20.00.

Finally, Sister Dayley missionary with small cup for RM20.00 as well.

All together manage to raise RM145.00 from the ceramic art for the YSA fundraiser! I am pretty impressed and surprised with the outcome as well. And quite happy that able to contribute some for the YSAs. I texted to Aunty Jasmine and thanked her for her generous contributions for us too!

Joyce Birthday Party

Joyce’s family celebrate her 12 years old birthday by organized a surprise party for her. Annabelle and Issac had been invited to go to Kai Kai Xin shop for the party.

I drove both children there and joined in the fun as well. The party started at 7.00pm. There were so many food served: fried chicken, fried rice, fried bee hoon, curry chicken, fried mixed vegetables, and mala hotpot as well.

We stayed there till 9.00pm then we left for home. Both Issac and Annabelle were enjoying their friend’s birthday party.

Homemade on the Table Today

Our lunch at home today:

Cheesy Chicken Luncheon Meat

Stir Fried Xiao Pak Choy

榨菜鱼鳔猪肉丸汤

The children were enjoying the lunch at home today! It is so delicious! Yummy!

Annabelle Passed Violin Grade 1

Today I received Annabelle’s Violin Teacher Yaalinny WhatsApp message, informed me that Annabelle has passed her ABRSM Violin Grade 1 Exam. I am so happy. Finally after so long of learning violin, Annabelle passed her Grade 1 exam!

I know that she must be feeling happy too, at last can move on to Grade 2. I shared the message to our family group chat, everyone is happy about that, especially her dearest daddy!

Hohoho… Both Alvin and I are saying finally, it comes!

I am Grateful

Last week I found out that my left breast would feel pain if I incidentally press on it, and I can feel a lump that is movable. I feel scared because I heard too much about women that diagnose with breast cancer and how it is the common cancer which happened in 1 out of 4 women in our country.

For that instance, I was so worried because I know that I have too many things that I not yet done, such as my family history work, my blogs that not yet fully update for my children to see my stories and their early childhood stories, lots of family photos which I not yet digitalized, and places which I not yet go, I want to see my both children get into BYU Hawaii if it is God’s will, I want to see both of them getting marry and have their own families, I want to be a temple worker or serve as senior couple missionary with Alvin if it is God’s will, and so many more. How can I just go away right now?

Thus, I told Alvin about this and I called SJMC to fix an appointment to see Dr. Yip after I getting advice from Jessie and Yee Suang to seek for a consultation and opinion, just to make sure. Alvin agreed and accompanied me to SJMC today.

I feel so relief when I heard the doctor told me that everything is normal and alright. After her initial check-up, the doctor asked me to go the imaging department to perform the mammogram and ultra sound scan.

It was quite a while as the imaging waiting room was crowded of people and patients. After the scanning, we went back to the Breast and Endocrine Surgery department and wait for Dr. Yip’s consultation.

This time around Alvin did not accompany me into the Dr Consultation room, but he was outside. He looked ok and he knows that it would be OK for me. It is true as Dr. Yip said there is nothing to worry about, and it might be the cists which I felt in my breast.

She is a very experienced doctor.She just took a needle and poked it to my left breast and taken out liquids in my breast and showed to me, and told me that I am OK.

I feel ease and my burden was lifted up. For the past week, I was quite uneasy and emotional not really feel good. One thing I know is that I have to keep and think on the positive side, because I need to have faith in the Lord and just surrender myself to Him.

Deep down in my heart, I just feel that Alvin is not so nervous or worry for me at all. I do not know why I have this feeling but I know that this kind of feeling doesn’t help in our relationship at all. Is this the instinct that I have which he still hides something from me still, or there is still another woman still which he is still lie to me?

I do not know… but I can just feel the love and care that he has for me is no longer that sort of intimate that what husband and wife should have… This may be is my trial that I need to work out for my own or the Lord wants me to go through it, it is on my way or my path…

I should put my trust in the Lord and I am grateful that all is well…

Puchong Branch Mothers’ Day Celebration ~ Western Dinner

Our Puchong Branch Presidency together with the others auxiliaries such as EQ, YSA, YM and YW have organised a special dinner just for the mothers.

All the mothers or the RS sisters were welcomed to be seated at the designated tables and chairs, and we had been served with the delicious western food dinner.

All the dishes and meals were prepared by the Elders Quorum and Young Single Adults. We are very grateful to that – our one single night to enjoy ourselves for the hearty and satisfying dinner.

There were quite entertaining program especially Elders Quorum did a song and dance performance and all the mothers were enjoying by their performance. We were laughing from start of the song till end of the song.

And the most important is Alvin was the one leading the performance! He is here now and last year he was still at Johor Bahru.

The celebration ended with a cake cutting ceremony which the cake prepared by the Elders Quorum. All the sisters were gathered together around the cake, and we cut it together.

It was such a wonder night! We thanked for other auxiliaries for organising such a wonderful event for all the mothers in the branch.

Ongoing Keyboard Lesson

Due to Bro Kok Cin not available today to teach the keyboard lesson, sister Amy and Issac both substitute for the keyboard lesson today at church this morning.

I seldom see how Issac teach the students as I am always stay at the Primary room either writing blog or preparing for the talk or lesson. I just took a few photos during the lesson and I posted it on the Keyboard leaders chat group.

Surprisingly Sister Colman in the group chat and she thanked us for the pictures of the keyboard classes. She could not believe how much Issac has grown! She will always be amazed at the selfless service that all her keyboard students have each given to continue teaching everyone.

Sister Colman wants the Harmon’s to know about our classes, because this is how the Harmon’s meant for the program to be implemented. She congratulate to everyone of the students and bravo for their job. She said she miss us all and love us!

I am grateful that Issac able has the opportunity to participate in this Harmon’s program and able to learn the keyboard from Sister Colman that has the patience and love to teach the students in the branch.