After all the luggage fiasco, all the swollen eyes, we're finally here in San Jose, California. The flight was nice and I played catch up on all the TV programs onboard watching Friends, Grey's Anatomy, Bones and Curb Your Enthusiasm. That was during the flight from SIN to Korea. The 2nd part, I watched the movie "Over my dead body - starring Eva Longoria". Movie was boring and the storyline was so passe. After that, it was back to studying the CA Driver Handbook 2008 to prepare myself for the driving theory test which I think we'll probably do on coming Mon, 21 July so that we can get our driving licence. We arrived at 12.30pm on Friday, 18 July SFO time and Ed had arranged for a limousine to pick us up as well as rent a car coz one car won't be enough to put all our baggage. I sat in the limo (costs us US$147 in total, ouch! ouch!) with 8 boxes and my 2 tennis rackets but it was a smooth ride to Homewood Suites, the hotel where we'll be staying temporarily till our home is ready and cleaned. Ed and Sam took the rest of the luggage and rented a 4 wheel drive and I met them at the hotel b4 we took everything that was not needed in the hotel to our home at 5230 Thorncreek. Met Allyson, our realtor cum coordinator at 4pm and she handed us the keys to our home together with tons of mails for our reading (omigosh, the sales people here are super efficient as everybody seems to know that we're new and that ranges from the handyman to the grocers to the gardeners etc advertising their products). Also, taught us the ropes of the house as to how to maintain the pool, set the house alarm on and off and letting us know where all the fuse boxes are etc. We realized that the house needed carpet cleaning and a thorough washing so, will probably do that next week. We also found out that our shipment that was shipped from Malaysia on June 13 have arrived. So, tomorrow, gotta give Crown the relevant documents so that they can proceed with the customs clearance and hopefully, by end of next week, we can start unpacking.
Tomorrow, we will be visiting Costco, CK Furniture, Toyota Sunnyvale, Thomasville Furniture, Giorgi Bros Furniture, Macy's Union Furniture, Magnussen Toyota and Sleeptrain. I guess you know what we're buying right? Yup, furniture, particularly bedroom furniture for Sam's and master bedroom and cars. Thanks to Belinda and Pat for showing us the ropes as to where to buy furniture. Hopefully, we'll have some luck and can find some C&G (cheap and good) stuff. There are some sales on this weekend at JC Penny and Macy's so, may go there too for linen shopping. Got too much to buy and I am overwhelmed. But gotta take one baby step at a time.
Oh, b4 I sign off, here's the good news. We praised God that All my curry pastes (curry kapitan, gulai tumis, fish curry and sambal belacan) went through customs without a blip and in fact, out of the 10 baggage we checked in, they only scanned 2 and no major questions asked, phew! That was my main worry coz the box that contained the curry was really looking like a belacan itself as it looked and smell soggy (more like wet socks, ewwww....). The Jack Russell Terrier at the airport which was trained to smell drugs must've got it's senses knocked off when it smelt that box, hahaha.
Last but not least, all praises belongs to God for granting us journey mercies, patience in the eyes of impatience and lotsa grace and mercies taking us all the way from Penang to San Jose, CA. Good nite and miss you all...
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Friday, July 18, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Goodbye Penang, Hello USA - Part 2
After all the farewell dinners and the crying sessions, the day have finally arrived for us to leave good 'ol Penang. As I am writing this, it is Thursday, 17 July 2008 in Singapore. Am staying at Shangri-La Hotel at Orange Grove Road as our onward connecting flight to San Francisco is on Friday, 18 July 2008 at 9am.
Was supposed to be in church on Sunday, 13 July and say all the goodbyes but unfortunately, was konked out the whole of Sat/Sun due to a bout of gastric, diarrea and vomitting. And how did that happen? Well, trying to be superhero lah. Went to play tennis from 7.30am till 9am on Sat morning on empty stomach and then off to durian party at 10.30am. With all the rushing around, the gastritis acted up and I can tell you it was no fun sleeping the whole day when there's so much yet to be done. Looking back, it did me a world of good coz I had lots of rest and after a jab on Sun morning at Tejani's, by Monday, am back on the tennis court playing again.
Tuesday, 15 July was a day that the 3 of us was dead tired due to all the running around closing all the loops. Ed had a bad day at the office due to escalations everywhere. In short, a day that everything went wrong. So, we didn't pack our stuff as we intended to.
Wednesday, 16 July was the day I met with an auto accident just at the traffic lite outside Leader Garden. It was red light so, I stopped. This red Proton Wira driven by this Indian lady by the name of Sarah Chettiar was behind me at the lights when she decided to be smart and wanted to move her car to the outer most right lane but her estimation was so bad that her left front bumper grazed my right back bumper. To make matters worst, she was supposed to stop but instead of stepping on the brakes, she stepped on the gas pedal and bumped into the front white Proton Wira. Naturally, a loud bang ensued and then Sam and me just looked at each other and wondered if she banged into my car or was it the front car? The 3 cars then pulled over to the kerb so as not to create a traffic congestion and I came out and saw that indeed my rear RH bumper was dented and grazed a little. Called up my friend who loaned me the car and told him about the accident and he said to take RM150 as compensation but she said she doesn't have the money. Then, upon closer inspection by Ed, he realized that the bumper was not the only issue coz the rear RH wheel was also crooked. I tried to drive the car to my friend's house but couldn't go more than 200m as it was like trying to steer a snake on a straight road. I finally called my friend and asked him to tow the car away and go negotiate with Sarah with regards compensation etc. That's the story of our lives yesterday. All in all, we are still counting our blessings that we came out of the accident unscathed but I pity Michael my kind friend who loaned me the car coz later on, I found out that the damage was quite extensive as fixing the rear RH wheel alone will cost RM800 and Sarah's only willing to pay RM400. Whatever happened next, frankly, I don't know but praying for Michael that justice will be done.
After the accident, went for lunch at Hot Bowl and then off to STM to clear my Streamyx bill but guess what, they can't tell me how much I owe them as it'll take 3 months to generate the bill. Sometimes I wonder if we are still living in a dinosaur age when these days of information technology, they still use this same kind of excuse on me. Since it's my last day in my tanah air, I tried to be nice and not create a ruckus so, I gave my mom's address for the bill to be sent there when it's ready. I could possibly just "run away" and they won't find me but of course, cannot lah, I am a law abiding citizen, hahaha!
At Maxis, at least they were efficient and gave me my postpaid phone bill but they still owe me money from the deposit I paid them. As always, it'll take forever b4 they give me back my deposit. Same goes for TNB, PBA, IRD, STM...sigh!!
Came home at 3.30pm and started the most dreaded job, PACKING away "leftovers". That was only completed at 1.40am and I only had 3 hours of sleep and woke up at 5.15am on Thursday, 17 July. It was a horrendous packing experience coz when everything's in the cupboards, it all doesn't seem so much but the more you take out from the drawers, the volume seems to swell to double what we anticipated. And guess what? My tennis rackets won't fit into my largest suitcase. I have to handcarry it in the end. Finally, it was all 5 boxes and 4 luggages and I almost forgot my precious sambal and curry paste in the freezer. Gotta handcarry again coz really, there was no more space in any of our luggage.
Got out of the house at 7.40am to the airport. Hoon and my parents came and help us clear the house and help with uploading our baggages. My dad was shocked to see how much we have to carry. Thank goodness there were 2 cars. Ed checked in 8 of the baggages and 1 to Singapore for our 1 night stayover and then I got stopped at immigration as they won't allow me to carry the curry paste and insist I checked it in. So, here I go again running out to SQ counter, have the curry packed in a box and strapped and run all the way back to the departure gate.
As we were boarding the plane, it started raining heavily and I was just reminiscing about how poignant it felt coz it was raining in my heart to leave good 'ol Penang and it seemed so final. But I am now refusing to say goodbye coz I don't want it to be final. I still want to come home and play tennis with all my tennis buddies, to be "manja-ed" over when I'm sick by my mom and sis, be laughing away at breakfasts that never seemed to end and lunch dates to all the new haunts in town.
I am now writing this in Singapore and our flight to SFO is tomorrow, 18 July at 9am on SQ16 via Seoul, Korea. I will continue to update all of you from time to time and hopefully, you'll write back in return.
We're gonna miss all the great times we've shared together. Hopefully, I'll be back by Dec for Christmas hols and we can all "seow" again.
Thanks Danny for sending me off at the aiport. Appreciate that you cancelled your lessons to come see me off. I will miss your coaching but your words of advice will be remembered always.
Thanks to you too Peng for sending me off and making the effort to come even though I know you were busy with LJ. Thanks for being there for us and for taking care of my family.
Most of all, thanks to my dear sister, Hoon for taking time off to send me to the airport and helping with the packing and uploading and unloading. I really appreciate it very much and love you always.
To my mom and dad: Thanks for your love. I will always cherish it. Am crying buckets just thinking about it. I will miss your love much but remember that I am never too far away from your hearts.
God bless all you good people out there. I miss you...
Was supposed to be in church on Sunday, 13 July and say all the goodbyes but unfortunately, was konked out the whole of Sat/Sun due to a bout of gastric, diarrea and vomitting. And how did that happen? Well, trying to be superhero lah. Went to play tennis from 7.30am till 9am on Sat morning on empty stomach and then off to durian party at 10.30am. With all the rushing around, the gastritis acted up and I can tell you it was no fun sleeping the whole day when there's so much yet to be done. Looking back, it did me a world of good coz I had lots of rest and after a jab on Sun morning at Tejani's, by Monday, am back on the tennis court playing again.
Tuesday, 15 July was a day that the 3 of us was dead tired due to all the running around closing all the loops. Ed had a bad day at the office due to escalations everywhere. In short, a day that everything went wrong. So, we didn't pack our stuff as we intended to.
Wednesday, 16 July was the day I met with an auto accident just at the traffic lite outside Leader Garden. It was red light so, I stopped. This red Proton Wira driven by this Indian lady by the name of Sarah Chettiar was behind me at the lights when she decided to be smart and wanted to move her car to the outer most right lane but her estimation was so bad that her left front bumper grazed my right back bumper. To make matters worst, she was supposed to stop but instead of stepping on the brakes, she stepped on the gas pedal and bumped into the front white Proton Wira. Naturally, a loud bang ensued and then Sam and me just looked at each other and wondered if she banged into my car or was it the front car? The 3 cars then pulled over to the kerb so as not to create a traffic congestion and I came out and saw that indeed my rear RH bumper was dented and grazed a little. Called up my friend who loaned me the car and told him about the accident and he said to take RM150 as compensation but she said she doesn't have the money. Then, upon closer inspection by Ed, he realized that the bumper was not the only issue coz the rear RH wheel was also crooked. I tried to drive the car to my friend's house but couldn't go more than 200m as it was like trying to steer a snake on a straight road. I finally called my friend and asked him to tow the car away and go negotiate with Sarah with regards compensation etc. That's the story of our lives yesterday. All in all, we are still counting our blessings that we came out of the accident unscathed but I pity Michael my kind friend who loaned me the car coz later on, I found out that the damage was quite extensive as fixing the rear RH wheel alone will cost RM800 and Sarah's only willing to pay RM400. Whatever happened next, frankly, I don't know but praying for Michael that justice will be done.
After the accident, went for lunch at Hot Bowl and then off to STM to clear my Streamyx bill but guess what, they can't tell me how much I owe them as it'll take 3 months to generate the bill. Sometimes I wonder if we are still living in a dinosaur age when these days of information technology, they still use this same kind of excuse on me. Since it's my last day in my tanah air, I tried to be nice and not create a ruckus so, I gave my mom's address for the bill to be sent there when it's ready. I could possibly just "run away" and they won't find me but of course, cannot lah, I am a law abiding citizen, hahaha!
At Maxis, at least they were efficient and gave me my postpaid phone bill but they still owe me money from the deposit I paid them. As always, it'll take forever b4 they give me back my deposit. Same goes for TNB, PBA, IRD, STM...sigh!!
Came home at 3.30pm and started the most dreaded job, PACKING away "leftovers". That was only completed at 1.40am and I only had 3 hours of sleep and woke up at 5.15am on Thursday, 17 July. It was a horrendous packing experience coz when everything's in the cupboards, it all doesn't seem so much but the more you take out from the drawers, the volume seems to swell to double what we anticipated. And guess what? My tennis rackets won't fit into my largest suitcase. I have to handcarry it in the end. Finally, it was all 5 boxes and 4 luggages and I almost forgot my precious sambal and curry paste in the freezer. Gotta handcarry again coz really, there was no more space in any of our luggage.
Got out of the house at 7.40am to the airport. Hoon and my parents came and help us clear the house and help with uploading our baggages. My dad was shocked to see how much we have to carry. Thank goodness there were 2 cars. Ed checked in 8 of the baggages and 1 to Singapore for our 1 night stayover and then I got stopped at immigration as they won't allow me to carry the curry paste and insist I checked it in. So, here I go again running out to SQ counter, have the curry packed in a box and strapped and run all the way back to the departure gate.
As we were boarding the plane, it started raining heavily and I was just reminiscing about how poignant it felt coz it was raining in my heart to leave good 'ol Penang and it seemed so final. But I am now refusing to say goodbye coz I don't want it to be final. I still want to come home and play tennis with all my tennis buddies, to be "manja-ed" over when I'm sick by my mom and sis, be laughing away at breakfasts that never seemed to end and lunch dates to all the new haunts in town.
I am now writing this in Singapore and our flight to SFO is tomorrow, 18 July at 9am on SQ16 via Seoul, Korea. I will continue to update all of you from time to time and hopefully, you'll write back in return.
We're gonna miss all the great times we've shared together. Hopefully, I'll be back by Dec for Christmas hols and we can all "seow" again.
Thanks Danny for sending me off at the aiport. Appreciate that you cancelled your lessons to come see me off. I will miss your coaching but your words of advice will be remembered always.
Thanks to you too Peng for sending me off and making the effort to come even though I know you were busy with LJ. Thanks for being there for us and for taking care of my family.
Most of all, thanks to my dear sister, Hoon for taking time off to send me to the airport and helping with the packing and uploading and unloading. I really appreciate it very much and love you always.
To my mom and dad: Thanks for your love. I will always cherish it. Am crying buckets just thinking about it. I will miss your love much but remember that I am never too far away from your hearts.
God bless all you good people out there. I miss you...
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Goodbye Penang, Hello USA
Well, it's been a really LONG time since I've updated my blog page. So, are you ready for a very long winded update? If yes, read on...
As you may already know, we are emigrating to San Jose, California, USA this Thursday, 17 July 2008. Yes, San Jose again. We were there back in '93-'95 so, this is like going "home" again altho no place will be able to replace good 'ol Penang (yes, with all its bad mud slinging politics, sad state of education, yearly haze etc, yes, I still love it dearly coz this is the place where it all started. Born here, educated here, worked here, married here, gave birth here and the list goes on...). As I look back, tears wells up in my eyes as I will be leaving very dear friends and my family as well as Ed's family behind. These are the people who have made my life more meaningful in one way or the other and I just wanna say thanks to you, my dear Mom/mom-in law and Dad/dad-in-law, my sister, Hoon/sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law. Thanks for making this transition as painless as possible and thanks for all the great dinners and most of all, for making time to meet up with us, we really appreciate it.
Somehow, this move is nothing new as I'm going back to familiar places and we've bought a new home there. This is supposed to be a permanent relocation and not on expat anymore so, whatever that we planned, it's supposed to be on a long term basis. Ed's job is the same, that of GM/VP for Navigation interface at Avago Technologies but now based out of US instead of Penang, Malaysia. My "job" will be the same too. That of being a mother, a gardener, a driver, a cook, the ironing lady, the maid, the doctor, the lawyer "buruk", the tennis player etc etc. Sam's "job" will be slightly different as she's enrolled in grade 9 at Valley Christian School (www.valleychristian.net) which is a mere 15 mins drive from where we're staying. Her school is awesome, sitting on a 54 acre land on a hill overlooking the valley. I keep telling everyone that I wished I could go back to high school as they have an outdoor 53 meters swimming pool, 6 tennis hard courts and various stadiums for baseball, football etc. Sam has a placement test for English and Geometry scheduled for Aug 6 so, she's busy homeschooling on her own right now (her last day at MGS was June 27, 2008)with Ed as her tutor.
There's just so much to say and yet so little time for me to convey my heartfelt thanks to all you great people out there. So, here goes the list:
TO MOM: Remember that I'll always love you and you'll always be in my heart. Distance won't break the bond we shared and I know the Lord will keep you sane and safe. Know that I am always a phone call away if you ever need to talk to me about anything.
TO DAD: Take care of your health and visit a doctor if you're not well. Don't worry about the costs coz now is the time for us to help you out for all the sacrifices you've made for us.
TO HOON: Am sorry that I've got to leave mom and dad in your good hands. I know patience is not your virtue and I know it'll take years to develop. Even at 44 years of age, I am still learning, so, at 34, you're still not there but will get there some day (that's the good news). Do be patient with mom and dad coz they love you more than you know. Think before you speak, scold, murmur. Most of all, I wanna thank you for being my only sister whom I will always love and treasure and know that if you ever need me, I'm always here for you through good and bad times, we can shoulder it together.
TO CHOY PENG: Thanks for always checking in on mom once in a while, I really appreciate your doing that and hope you'll continue to do that. Sometimes, mom can be quite lonely. Thanks too for being a great friend to Hoon. All the best to Hock and Liu Juin.
TO UI MAY: Thanks for all the delicious cookies and home cooked food you shared with us so generously. Can't find another friend like you who's always there for me no matter what the circumstances I am in.
TO HARRIET: Thanks for always thinking of me at your shopping sprees and always being my sounding board whenever I have a complaint. You always spared the time no matter how "cheong hey" I can be, I appreciate that.
TO DANNY TOH: Thanks for being the greatest tennis coach thus far (haven't met anyone who can match you yet). You've always pushed me to the limit and I hated it but, looking back, I have you to thank for coz it did me a world of good and I improved tremendously. Thanks for all the fun tennis I've had the past 6 years. We've had our differences of opinions, but I think it's this that made me a better tennis player than what I can dream of achieving. Whenever I am on court in USA, will treasure all your good advice and keep those Tennisone coming along my way ok?
TO BRENDA, CHOO ENG, JILLIAN & SUE HEE: Thanks for all the great games we've shared and thanks for whopping me from time to time. Keep going at it pals and here's a toast to you power hitters....
TO CHAI GIM: Thanks for being my spiritual buddy and for great memories all the way back to college days. You're always very "sung seng". Keep it that way.
TO SYLVIA: You're a miracle worker for all things AUTO related. Be it selling, buying or renting, you've got answers to it all. Thanks too for being my shoulder to cry on, appreciate your advices and listening ear.
TO SAW AI: A great mom to all her 4 kids and thanks for being my transport manager during Perkim-Goon days. Still remember that small and cute bike of yours.
TO WENDY: You're always so colorful and always livening our gathering with all your "Hokkien dictionary". There's never a dull moment with you as you always have so many stories to share.
TO WILLIAM/CONNIE, KAY PING/JUNE, AI NEE/RICKY, GOON GHEE, ADELINE: It was really an honor to have known all of you as part of Vincent's CG. Those days were the best where I really felt all of you were part of God's one big happy family and till today, you guys are still. Those days we spent sitting together for worship at the GBC's pews, our sharing of thoughts and burdens as well as those great laughter along the years, oh! it's just so sweet. Thanks Ghee for being my faithful prayer partner and thanks to all of you for praying for us and for others. May our good Lord bless all that your hands finds to do and may the fruits of the spirit continue to be real to you as you walk in spiritual obedience with Him alongside.
TO HOCK SOON/SIEW BEE: Thanks for all the great meals we've shared together. Where there's a new makan place, we'll be there to check it out. Make sure you fill me in when I'm back in Penang and we can do it all over again, hahaha! But I think I better lose some weight 1st before coming home.
TO ANDREW KHOO: Thanks for being Sam's bowling coach all these years. Thanks for all the dedication and motivation you've put into Sam to make her the champion she is today. She won't be up there if not for you. Words alone cannot describe our gratitude but we hope she'll continue to make you proud when she continues to bowl at USBC (United States Bowling Congress).
TO KATHLEEN: Thanks for being my financial advisor and always being the usual efficient person to update me on what's happening in the financial world. Also, thanks for all the yummy lunches we enjoy till we gotta be chased out of the restaurant coz we don't know when to stop talking, hahaha! I really enjoyed those moments.
TO CLAUDIA: Thanks for the many years of coming along for lunches with Kath and me and for sharing all of life's adventures with us.
As you may already know, we are emigrating to San Jose, California, USA this Thursday, 17 July 2008. Yes, San Jose again. We were there back in '93-'95 so, this is like going "home" again altho no place will be able to replace good 'ol Penang (yes, with all its bad mud slinging politics, sad state of education, yearly haze etc, yes, I still love it dearly coz this is the place where it all started. Born here, educated here, worked here, married here, gave birth here and the list goes on...). As I look back, tears wells up in my eyes as I will be leaving very dear friends and my family as well as Ed's family behind. These are the people who have made my life more meaningful in one way or the other and I just wanna say thanks to you, my dear Mom/mom-in law and Dad/dad-in-law, my sister, Hoon/sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law. Thanks for making this transition as painless as possible and thanks for all the great dinners and most of all, for making time to meet up with us, we really appreciate it.
Somehow, this move is nothing new as I'm going back to familiar places and we've bought a new home there. This is supposed to be a permanent relocation and not on expat anymore so, whatever that we planned, it's supposed to be on a long term basis. Ed's job is the same, that of GM/VP for Navigation interface at Avago Technologies but now based out of US instead of Penang, Malaysia. My "job" will be the same too. That of being a mother, a gardener, a driver, a cook, the ironing lady, the maid, the doctor, the lawyer "buruk", the tennis player etc etc. Sam's "job" will be slightly different as she's enrolled in grade 9 at Valley Christian School (www.valleychristian.net) which is a mere 15 mins drive from where we're staying. Her school is awesome, sitting on a 54 acre land on a hill overlooking the valley. I keep telling everyone that I wished I could go back to high school as they have an outdoor 53 meters swimming pool, 6 tennis hard courts and various stadiums for baseball, football etc. Sam has a placement test for English and Geometry scheduled for Aug 6 so, she's busy homeschooling on her own right now (her last day at MGS was June 27, 2008)with Ed as her tutor.
There's just so much to say and yet so little time for me to convey my heartfelt thanks to all you great people out there. So, here goes the list:
TO MOM: Remember that I'll always love you and you'll always be in my heart. Distance won't break the bond we shared and I know the Lord will keep you sane and safe. Know that I am always a phone call away if you ever need to talk to me about anything.
TO DAD: Take care of your health and visit a doctor if you're not well. Don't worry about the costs coz now is the time for us to help you out for all the sacrifices you've made for us.
TO HOON: Am sorry that I've got to leave mom and dad in your good hands. I know patience is not your virtue and I know it'll take years to develop. Even at 44 years of age, I am still learning, so, at 34, you're still not there but will get there some day (that's the good news). Do be patient with mom and dad coz they love you more than you know. Think before you speak, scold, murmur. Most of all, I wanna thank you for being my only sister whom I will always love and treasure and know that if you ever need me, I'm always here for you through good and bad times, we can shoulder it together.
TO CHOY PENG: Thanks for always checking in on mom once in a while, I really appreciate your doing that and hope you'll continue to do that. Sometimes, mom can be quite lonely. Thanks too for being a great friend to Hoon. All the best to Hock and Liu Juin.
TO UI MAY: Thanks for all the delicious cookies and home cooked food you shared with us so generously. Can't find another friend like you who's always there for me no matter what the circumstances I am in.
TO HARRIET: Thanks for always thinking of me at your shopping sprees and always being my sounding board whenever I have a complaint. You always spared the time no matter how "cheong hey" I can be, I appreciate that.
TO DANNY TOH: Thanks for being the greatest tennis coach thus far (haven't met anyone who can match you yet). You've always pushed me to the limit and I hated it but, looking back, I have you to thank for coz it did me a world of good and I improved tremendously. Thanks for all the fun tennis I've had the past 6 years. We've had our differences of opinions, but I think it's this that made me a better tennis player than what I can dream of achieving. Whenever I am on court in USA, will treasure all your good advice and keep those Tennisone coming along my way ok?
TO BRENDA, CHOO ENG, JILLIAN & SUE HEE: Thanks for all the great games we've shared and thanks for whopping me from time to time. Keep going at it pals and here's a toast to you power hitters....
TO CHAI GIM: Thanks for being my spiritual buddy and for great memories all the way back to college days. You're always very "sung seng". Keep it that way.
TO SYLVIA: You're a miracle worker for all things AUTO related. Be it selling, buying or renting, you've got answers to it all. Thanks too for being my shoulder to cry on, appreciate your advices and listening ear.
TO SAW AI: A great mom to all her 4 kids and thanks for being my transport manager during Perkim-Goon days. Still remember that small and cute bike of yours.
TO WENDY: You're always so colorful and always livening our gathering with all your "Hokkien dictionary". There's never a dull moment with you as you always have so many stories to share.
TO WILLIAM/CONNIE, KAY PING/JUNE, AI NEE/RICKY, GOON GHEE, ADELINE: It was really an honor to have known all of you as part of Vincent's CG. Those days were the best where I really felt all of you were part of God's one big happy family and till today, you guys are still. Those days we spent sitting together for worship at the GBC's pews, our sharing of thoughts and burdens as well as those great laughter along the years, oh! it's just so sweet. Thanks Ghee for being my faithful prayer partner and thanks to all of you for praying for us and for others. May our good Lord bless all that your hands finds to do and may the fruits of the spirit continue to be real to you as you walk in spiritual obedience with Him alongside.
TO HOCK SOON/SIEW BEE: Thanks for all the great meals we've shared together. Where there's a new makan place, we'll be there to check it out. Make sure you fill me in when I'm back in Penang and we can do it all over again, hahaha! But I think I better lose some weight 1st before coming home.
TO ANDREW KHOO: Thanks for being Sam's bowling coach all these years. Thanks for all the dedication and motivation you've put into Sam to make her the champion she is today. She won't be up there if not for you. Words alone cannot describe our gratitude but we hope she'll continue to make you proud when she continues to bowl at USBC (United States Bowling Congress).
TO KATHLEEN: Thanks for being my financial advisor and always being the usual efficient person to update me on what's happening in the financial world. Also, thanks for all the yummy lunches we enjoy till we gotta be chased out of the restaurant coz we don't know when to stop talking, hahaha! I really enjoyed those moments.
TO CLAUDIA: Thanks for the many years of coming along for lunches with Kath and me and for sharing all of life's adventures with us.
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