Two Months...

Without knowing it, it's already March.  In other words, Mom is already gone for two months.  Her present for Grandma last week just showed me that she's still around - not physically but she's in our hearts always.  

Daddy is doing great.  Monday night is always his grief sharing gathering.  It's nice to be able to express his feelings and thoughts while listening to others who's going through the similar.  Tuesdays and Wednesdays are his Champions League days these days and he's always busy trying not to miss his work outs and any games all at the same time.  Thursday is our SOUP DAY!!!  Yes, he usually prepare soup for dinner on Thursdays, and I need to mention it again, this guy CAN cook!  When Gloria gave him really good comments and asked why he wasn't cooking when Mom was around.  He said, "That's cuz' I want to make sure Mom get more praises than me", hahaha.  I am starting to believe, hahaha.  Even his dessert skill is great.  We kept saying 99 points is just not fair, hahaha.  Come over for dinner if you want and see if you agree, hahaha.  

Fridays may sometimes be a bit boring for him if he's not joining us for dinner (cuz' we are having fellowship).  But I know he enjoys spending time on his own too.  Taking his time in the gym, running some errands for himself (or for me, hahaha), checking Grandma out, etc.  Grandma is also doing great.  I believe one of the reasons why both Dad and her are recovering pretty good is that they both are very independent and both love to do things by himself/herself.  Daily living wise, there's not much of a difference especially to Grandma as she's living by herself still.  Thank God for giving her such healthy long life.  Even though she doesn't "want" it (or more she wants to "give" that to us, hehehe), she's very thankful we all know.  When she hears Jonah's requests for more Turnip Cakes ("Law Bak Go"), she's all smile, hahaha.  And we are always together on Saturdays and Sundays!!!  Thank God for the smooth transition.  We'll keep it up for sure while missing Mom at the same time.

Jonah and Jake are pretty good too.  Jonah keeps saying Mah Mah Yeh Yeh's house whenever we drive nearby.  Jake still misses Mom a lot as he always tell us how much he misses her and that he's sad.  I was first doubting if he's for real but after observing him more and having confidence that he understands what heaven is, I know he's for real.  It's not just a button he knows how to press.  Good thing that Jonah is still very sweet, trying to cheer everyone up naturally with his little things.  My heart melts when seeing "moments" between the two brothers.  Sometimes I forgot to capture them but sometimes I did.  Regardless, each "shot" will always be in my hearts.  God really did gave us hope always, no matter how dark this valley we are walking at the moment.

Somehow both the Ng's and the Wentzell's are out of town this week or two.  I guess both of them need a better break after all these months battling with Mom.  Have two wonderful trips, come back safe with tons of pictures (and presents if you can see this, hohoho).  We should get together again before we are heading to HK in April.  Maybe we'll organize a pre-birthday party for Jake, hahaha.

Speaking about his birthday, and as mentioned from my last post, we'll be celebrating Jake's 4th years birthday in Hong Kong this year.  Actually, we celebrated his 3rd birthday there last year too.  Mom was "stuck" in HK having her chemo treatments, so Jake and I went back just to cheer her up.  Since it was only Jake and I, we were able to fit in Fian's house with Mom and Dad (yes, Fian needed to stay with Jane and Sai Ben sometimes, hahaha).  Mom was feeling great back then and therefore, we got to spend a lot of quality time together.  Thank God for allowing this as I was really indecisive about the trip (thanks to Gloria and Fian too of course).   

Waking up seeing her sleeping in was a great feeling.  Having short brunches downstairs in those neighbourhood local restaurants was always enjoyable, especially on deciding how to get the greatest deal out of nothing, hahaha.  Shopping with her was still very frustrating as she would just go on her own pace without looking back at all.  The word "wait" doesn't exist in her mind when she's shopping, haha.  I guess that's how she gets all these good deals, haha.  Even though it's frustrating, I miss it - I do.  

Spending time with her means spending time with family and friends most of the time, as she's just too caring who always tries her best to spend time with everyone.  Or maybe she just has too many friends, hahaha.  They are not just her friends, but all good and close ones.  

I really want to thank all the Aunties and Uncles, no matter if you are in Canada, Hong Kong, China, Australia, etc. who loves us and support us always, especially in the past year when Mom is sick.  Even though Dad is trying to pick up Mom's work for making effort to meet up with each one of you and spend time with each one of you, Mom is just hard to beat.  Please call, email, message, Facebook, Skype, Whatsapp and ring our door bell whenever and wherever, it'll be super helpful during this transition period.  Forgive us if we are not doing as good job as it used to be when Mom was still around.  Even if we don't get to spend as much time, our love for you will always be there.  Thank you!!!  Once again, we'll be visiting HK from Jake's 4th birthday until after WHBISY's wedding.  Dad will be staying for about two months though, so he should have more time spending with everyone.

This past weekend, it wasn't as busy and my family was able to spend some light yet fun times together outdoor, hehehe...yea, we went skating!!!  Well, it's more like Mom skating, Jake falling, Jonah watching and Daddy waiting, hahaha.  It's all good - I do treasure each second even though it was freezing cold that day, hahaha.  Thank God!!!

  

^{9 "}Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9)