20251225 Christmas Ribbons & Paper snowflakes

My paper cutting of snowflakes!
 

It has been 7 years since LH first Christmas tree was set up! Time flies!

Joy is dressing up a big Christmas tree! My litt dream came true when we moved in to LH! 

My past years

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Reflections :-

Talking about trees? See how the tree grew over the years! Some grew up tall while others remained dwarfed!

A good reminder of the parable of the soils!

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The Video of 2025

It is a Ribbon and tree lights Christmas 2025!

 

20251130 Call Upon His Name 1 Chro16:8 - AI Song

Woo Hoo! 25 days to Christmas!

Celebrating end of the year 2025

 Here is a medley of some carols from Mui!

29/11/25 sat! Caught in the Tuas jam! Decided to turn back to JB and stayed over! Got a presidential motor police escort at the customs to U-turn back!

So this morning 30/11/25 had a nice walk in the park!

Learnt about AI song making! Missed the church service In Red dot 🔴  Podcast. And heard a new song being introduced. “call upon the Lord” Din’t like it!

So with the AI song apps? I created my own AI song “Call Upon the Lord”! lol 

Amazing AI 

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1 Chron 16:8

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[Verse]

In the silence where shadows fall

A voice within

A quiet call

He’s the light when the night is long

[Prechorus]

Lift your hands high

Feel the air

Every burden

Leave it there

[Chorus]

Call upon the name of the Lord

Just call his name

Just call his name

Call upon the name of the Lord

Give praise to his name

Oh give him praise

[Verse 2]

When the waves rise and hearts are torn

Through the storm

He keeps you warm

A shelter safe

A guiding hand

[Bridge]

He’s the fire that melts the chains

The healer who knows your pain

A whisper

A shout

A song of grace

Just call

Just call

And see his face

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Cannot imagine this song apps can churn out so fast! Gosh! Musicians really chum 

Got verse. Chorus. And bridge too!

https://suno.com/s/66BJtRAC8uNDkXoa

Check out this song!

20251124 Meat Fabrication Course @ Pot & Pans

 What I learnt!

- how  to use a deboning knife

- thigh meat is dark meat not white

- searing before baking!

- cleaning chicken in cold water over fire parboil

- cooking the chicken stock 

- keeeping food warm at 60 degrees in oven 

- the tedious beef Wellington!

- many more educational culinary info!

4 weeks for $468 using the Skills Credit Future

Was it worth it? Yah! Go for it!!!

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a video recap. We walked 1.3km from Centrepoint to Ion after tonite final lesson!

20251119 A Hiro Farewell

 A more than 30 year relationship with Hiro-san Kyoto and us in Red Dot!

He came to see us as we finally transferred our dealership to someone else.  We finally retired. Bitter Sweet?

A time to embrace the new season of our lives. 

Hiro-san is younger than us. We attended his wedding years back. And now we have “grown older!” 😂 

All the best Hiro-san! Thanks for the trust in business. We cherish!

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A Hiro Memory in Spore 18-19 Nov 2025. Plus JB experience !

 Reflection 

I just learn from Hiro-san?

it is not pronounce as Koi. But Koi-ee!

And u know what?

Koi can be eaten! Not just ornamental!

wow!!!!!

20251113 Gou da Lu Dong Bin!

 Just learnt this Chinese Idiom!

Reflections

On 13/11/25, I received a shocking text message.

Stunned like a lightning bolt. 

It was rather piercing to the ❤️ 

But strangely , I seemed to be at peace. 

Composed. 

The spirit in me questioned myself “Was I like that? What were my intentions back then? “

It was a self check. 

The person who texted harboured so many years of hatred without me being aware! After all the kindness offered in deeds of supporting the small business, hospital visitation and even physically in attendance to the funeral burial ( my first time for burial as most were cremation) ,  this was what was returned in vengeance. Caught pants down. 

So hence I came to learn about this 二郎神 story about the dog story. 

Peace.  

Sympathy 

Empathy 

Shalom 

Thanks  to the Holy Spirit who brought comfort . amen. 

Without Him, I would have been very sad. 

With Him, I was made glad 

 

20251105 Preparing for 2025 Christmas!

This year saves the kitchen towel roll to hang these!

Bought new big ribbons for the tree!

And a very BIG ribbon for the gate!

Recycled some yellow flowers for the wreath!

Anticipating 2025 Christmas!