Father’s Day Card

first time in my life, i got a father’s day card. my dear Joey drew a card and a tie for me in her art lesson.

You can’t write if you can’t relate

heard this sentence from one of the songs in Glee. can’t remember which song. but the line got stuck in my mind for a while.

initially i was a bit puzzled why writing is related to relating. but i guess all emotions need a source of outlet and one of the best way is to write about it. no wonder blogs, facebook and twitter is so highly used nowadays.

most of us writes to document our lives. also it’s a good way for our friends to know what is going on in each other’s life. it has come to point whereby messages are spread before people meets. i mean, so many times i read some new developments in some friends’ lives and when we meet, we start to talk about it.

so it’s important to know how to write. personally i like to write. of course i like to talk too la. one of the constant comment that stuck with me throughout my entire 6 years of primary school was ‘Kar Keong is a talkative boy’… hahaa..

however, some individuals like ms xx writes to generate hits and to promote their popularity. these are people i think, missed the real meaning of writing…

World Cup

every 4 years the entire Kuan family will be united. more than we are during CNY. i was talking to a friend and told him that i was watching WC match with my mother. he was SHOCKED!!!

many friends can’t believe that my mother is a WC fan. and in fact she is more than i am. so far, she has been following more matches than i do. she kept all the scores in a small notebook. if you do not know her, i won’t blame you if you think she is a football bookie…

my mother started my football watching since 1982, as you have guessed, WC @ Spain.

my mother’s favourite teams in this order:
1. Brazil
2. Argentina
3. Germany

it is during WC season, you can see my parents sitting around the TV watching a same program together. how amazing a small round ball chased by 22 players can have such a power to unite…

Asia Conference

It's over!!

Day 1:
- Heard live for e first time, Dr Yonggi Cho, e founder of e largest church ever in Christianity. Yet he is one of e most humble man alive! There is no wonder why God uses him so greatly. Totally amazing!
- Pst Phil shared for 30mins after that. He really demonstrated e power of God's anointing, just half an hour, but his topic on prayer was so inspiring! Pst Phil is definitely my personal most favourite pastor! Super cool n fun! And also powerfully spiritual n inspiring.
- our own Pst Kong shared for e opening night. It is always e most difficult to preach on e opening night. But pastor nevertheless preached up a storm! If I am a foreign delegate, I will be so charged up to serve e Lord after this conference! Cheers to Pastor!

Day 2:
- I got to work and only able to attend e night session. None other than Pst Phil again!! C3 band led p&w. Their style is so different frm chc, more groovy, more soul in e singing. Very performance style! I like.. Pst Phil brought his iPad on stage n e crowd went 'ooooh', so envious!! Super cool pastors uses e cool gadgets! Maybe I shd get one too. I think he planned to share a msg, but e HS moved so mightily and Pst Phil just followed e guide n started to pray for different pastors from ard Asia. China, India, Vietnam, Butan, Pakistan, Cambodia n USA. Tho we we all just standing at our seats n praying together w him, the presence of God was so so strong! I cried a few times just becos of e presence. So much love n passion n compassion for e lost n for e different countries. Amazing!! Like what Pst Kong said at e end of e svc, this AC is amazing becos we have e impartation, we have e Word, we have e works of e Holy Spirit! With e word n HS, we will grow!!

Day 3:
- Dr Cho sharing again. But kless got to work, jayne is sick, means I hv to take care of her n can't attend e svc. A bit disappointed but family is equally impt! But still I managed to see Dr Kim Sung-Hae played e piano. She is GOOD!!
- the most influential evangelist preacher is up next. Pst Reinhard Bonnke! He is amazing, at 70 years old, he is still preaching with fire, full of strength! Africa is saved becos of his commitment n obedience to God's calling. He said something that impacted me. "God has no maximum!" Woo!!

Day 4:
- it's a resting day for us. No sessions in e morning or afternoon. It's e AC games.
- CHC BBG won football, beating Japan team 4-2. These guys can do business n play! Kudos!!
- CHC won captain's ball, beating KL team 5-3. Another hurray for CHC!!
- New Life Taiwan won basketball, beating CHC 39-29. Taiwanese team is good!!
- Reinhard Bonnke blew e house! His passion n love for e lost touched n impacted e thousands listening to him. A side note of humor, a mbr tweet that he wished all his friends r Africans, so that they can be saved. His cgls's response was ....... :)

Day 5:
- Dr Cho's last sermon for this AC. Touching e way he speaks of his wife n how he looks at her. Really a great man w a great example for us! The licensing of e 12 pastors was one of e highlights! Darren, Mengchin, Edmund, Kim Hock, Jeremy, Yan Chee, Jimmy, Glordia, Lily, Lynn, Aizhen & Yalan. Congrats Pastors!!
- the afternoon session was an evangelistic session with special performance by 蔡琴! She is a diva! Powerful n captivating voice!
- Finale!!! The atmosphere is electrifying!!! Goosebumps upon goosebumps! CHC Band rocked e place! Dr AR Bernard inspired e entire crowd with e self-concept sermon which is in fact e essence of e cultural mandate.

Asia Conference is a success!! Looking forward to Suntec Asia Conference 2010!
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What makes our principles?

Yest night at 1am, both kless n I are still awake. Not feeling tired at all. It's one of those moments we have a heart-to-heart talk. Nothing serious but just talking abt our lives in general. But I always enjoy such talks. Reminds me of why I married her in e first place. Cos she completes me, she understands me e best!

She asked, "what do u is different in me now as compared to e past?" Wow! I was for a long moment lost for words. Having been married for 7 coming to 8 years, dated for 10 years, this question is a valid one but I dunno how to answer. Haha.. Talking abt being soul mates..

Well I won't discuss in details what we shared with one another. But one thing for sure, we have changed to be better in terms of character building.

In the end we concluded that a lot of our thoughts n actions are based on how we have set our life principles. And for me, the words that fashioned my principles in life is none other than e bible!

I grew up in church. Going to sunday school since birth. Listening n memorizing all e bible stories. Received personal salvation n baptism of e Spirit when I was 9. Water baptised at 12. My primary 3 composition was to be a pastor. I started fasting at 13. In short, I breathe n lived a Christian life all these years! And I am proud to say I hv no regrets!!

However, I slowly grew older n start to realize that I cannot judge e pple ard me with e standards n principles I live by all these years frm e bible. It makes me a very disappointed person, cos not everyone has gone thru e same as me. The Word is a mirror to those who diligently seek Him, personally.

Is having principles good or bad? Sometimes I'm confused. Being rigid/ stubborn is definitely not a good principle of life...
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Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2010

once again the yearly event is coming up! 5th Dec 2010.

this year, i will run the 10km again. despite doctor’s advise to stop running for a while. haizz… stubborn man!

but the excitement will be all Joey’s!! i’ve signed her up for the 750m kids dash! woohoo!! i believe she will enjoy it totally!!

next up, trying to get some of my cg mbrs to sign up too!

Signs of tiredness

I am super tired..how do I know?

I drove home, I parked e car down at my flat. I carried e girls back. I came down to drive e car back to multi-storey carpark. I walked from my flat to carpark. Where is my car? Still at my flat...
I walked back to flat. I parked my car correctly. I took e lift. Reached 6th floor. Walked down 3 floors. I live on e 4th....
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