With the release of Maria Chin who was detained for 10 days as covered by the previous post, the atmosphere became more relaxed. The following post was made in my facebook :
I found time to visit an ex St John's Institution Alma Mater member living in Taman Tun and suddenly I was brought to my attention of a bird flying up in the sky. I rushed out to the balcony to capture this bird in flight with my camera! It appears to be an Eagle which happens to be the symbol of our school which is shared in a blog post I did for our grand reunion event that both of us had attended a few years ago! Interesting that I would not have had this powerful camera with me if I had not responded to help another ex SJI member in the morning of the same day to do a video coverage of an important meeting. My life truly has been filled with many such coincidences which I've had interest to record them in my journals like this one about my bird stories which motivated me to write my first ever poem too!
I initiated a daily activity that would put me in tune with this Christmas month!
Dec 1
I initiated a daily activity that would put me in tune with this Christmas month!
Dec 1
Taken at home a few days before the party with the family of Bro Aqil
All the above pics and video were from my camera. Below are from Patrick Felismino included here for those I may have missed out :
This last is from John in Ipoh missed by the Singles group
Christmas in Singapore
Eating Strawberry Cheese cake and Pumpkin pie for dessert made it an unforgettable reunion with these old friends in Singapore that our family have come to know well over the years there.
Going back on memory lane in Jan 2014 Chinese New Year, when Mom was alive, we were in Pamela's home...
...and we had the Grants in our home with only the 1st child Desmond at that time.
After dinner, we rushed home to have a special treat to have a 'Hang Out' session with Elder Chong and the rest of the family members :
See or hear how the Chong family members chat online in a summarized video below :
It's not easy for all of us to get together often so we made it last summer in the US to have a good time until we went our separate ways again, especially with Shuan being away on a mission where we can get online with him only on Christmas day and Mother's day in May!
26 Dec
Boxing Day
Always nice to get together yearly with Mom's family side of siblings, nephews and nieces. Through marriage the family has attracted Malaysians and even an American Chinese to live in Singapore.
29 Dec
David Archuleta
In a month that caused me to have tear filled eyes on several occasions, it had to happen again! Play the video of David Archuleta and read the lyrics below to know or feel why :
"Glorious"
[Verse 1:]
There are times when
You might feel aimless
And can't see the places
Where you belong
But you will find that
There is a purpose
It's been there within you
All along
And when you're near it
You can almost hear it
[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oohhh it's glorious
[Verse 2:]
And you will know how
To let it ring out
As you discover
Who you are
Others around you
Will start to wake up
To the sounds that are
In their hearts
It's so amazing
What we're all creating
[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oohhh it's glorious
[Bridge:]
And as you feel
The notes build
Higher
You will see
[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oohhh it's glorious
There are times when
You might feel aimless
And can't see the places
Where you belong
But you will find that
There is a purpose
It's been there within you
All along
And when you're near it
You can almost hear it
[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oohhh it's glorious
[Verse 2:]
And you will know how
To let it ring out
As you discover
Who you are
Others around you
Will start to wake up
To the sounds that are
In their hearts
It's so amazing
What we're all creating
[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oohhh it's glorious
[Bridge:]
And as you feel
The notes build
Higher
You will see
[Chorus:]
It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oohhh it's glorious
I am glad I figured out my part a long time ago. I have been enjoying the melodies of many individuals and it has been glorious indeed!
As I had missed the Meet the Mormon movie of 2015 when I had to travel to Malaysia when it was showing in Singapore I decided to watch that version below as the latest of 2016 is not available on youtube yet. I don't normally have much time to enjoy a movie especially when I am by myself. I am glad I did for a good closure for the year.
It might be the older version but it doesn't stop me being teary eyed again! Touched by the experiences and services done by some of the real life people portrayed in the documentary video!
To be continued till end of December 2016 after which a new post will usher in the New Year of 2017!
Scroll up this long post to have a bird's eye view of the people in events that happened just this month of December alone who have touched me deeply with the melodies of their lives that I could feel and capture!
Eve of 2017
Just before midnite to the eve, I made this post on facebook as I was cleaning up in the kitchen :
You can click the comments icon above to read them or see the highlights below that relates to this Never Ending Christmas Story of Dec 2016 and click on the blue facebook icon to read the full comment.
To be continued till end of December 2016 after which a new post will usher in the New Year of 2017!
Scroll up this long post to have a bird's eye view of the people in events that happened just this month of December alone who have touched me deeply with the melodies of their lives that I could feel and capture!
Eve of 2017
Just before midnite to the eve, I made this post on facebook as I was cleaning up in the kitchen :