Gloria and I had a chance to go through some old videos of Jake a few nights ago when he was about one year old. Fian was holding him and he was looking at Mom trying to follow her instructions doing this and that. He was such a funny boy, love being silly all the time. Even now (at the age of 4), that's like one of his biggest motto - being the Joker!!! In that video, Mom still looked very healthy, a bit chubby, laughing so hard, enjoying her precious time with her first ever grandson. Thank God for giving me Gloria and giving me the chance to be a father early enough in such a way that Mom had some fun time with him (and Jonah later).
I would have to admit that I have asked God this question, many times, "Why do you take her away this soon?". I wasn't in doubt and I wasn't losing my faith. I was just trying to understand. The answer is, there won't be an answer - only He knows. Basically, if I really understand all the reasoning behind His plans, I wouldn't need Him in the first place, haha. Why do I want to know anyways? Trust and Obey comes back big time and here I am, learning everyday while enjoying all His blessings. It's not easy, it's quite hard indeed, but I'm sure this won't be the toughest thing I need to bear and if this is the toughest thing in my life, my life is easy - another blessing!!! It's all good regardless, hehehe.
I would have to admit that I have asked God this question, many times, "Why do you take her away this soon?". I wasn't in doubt and I wasn't losing my faith. I was just trying to understand. The answer is, there won't be an answer - only He knows. Basically, if I really understand all the reasoning behind His plans, I wouldn't need Him in the first place, haha. Why do I want to know anyways? Trust and Obey comes back big time and here I am, learning everyday while enjoying all His blessings. It's not easy, it's quite hard indeed, but I'm sure this won't be the toughest thing I need to bear and if this is the toughest thing in my life, my life is easy - another blessing!!! It's all good regardless, hehehe.
Travelling as a family is always fun, no matter where we go. From closer road trips to around the world HK trips and from camping with no electricity to fancy Hawaii/Macau 6-Stars resort, it's always a blessing spending time with family. After our two weeks HK trip, we decided to have a stop over at Vancouver, a city just happened to be on the other side of Canada. My 4 Gu Jeh, 5 Gu Jeh (both are Daddy's younger sisters) and my baby cousin Rebekah and her family are there for the longest time. Whenever I get a chance, I would stop over there for a few days, including attending Rebekah's wedding and business trips a few years back. I'm pretty familiar in Vancouver but not Gloria and of course, the boys have never been. The most exciting thing is that Rebekah also have boys, not just two but THREE, two years old, five years old and seven years old. So adding Jake and Jonah, we have five boys from the age of 2 to 7!!! Just imagine how NOISY we are, hahaha but I have to say, they all are very well behaved boys with proper parents, hahaha. In general, they are very well under control. The only crying moments we had was when we had to say bye, hehehe - Gavin, we miss you too!!!
We rented a minivan there. This is also one of the reasons why we brought our two car seats. We were so excited once we got it - cuz' Gloria and I seriously started to like minivans!!! That's right, we used to hate our parents' minivans and we both had to drive their when we first got our driver's licenses, hahaha. But somehow, as I said on Facebook, this big and boring machines became spacious and fun, especially when you know the boys (all five of them) are enjoying every bit of it, hahaha. Once our Venza is up, we would probably consider one, next year, hahaha. Gloria and I were also very excited once we arrived Vancouver cuz' it again makes us feel like having vacation again. Once again, Hong Kong is just not a vacation to us, hahaha. We can at most call it, "home going", hahaha.
Thank God that Rebekah was scheduled to be off that week of the year. That's right, we didn't know we were that lucky when we first booked the flights - it's God's plan for sure. So we got to stay at hers the whole week. THANKS FOR HAVING US AGAIN!!! We started off with a two day road trip to Seattle to the Great Wolf Lodge. Having a road trip right off the bat is perfect for adjusting jet lag, especially for the boys (and Gloria). Being the energizer bunny (still), I had to handle the wheel while they are "pigging", haha. It's always nice to know when both Jake and Jonah are sleep somehow. It's just so peaceful and I just can't stop looking at their sleepy chubby face and juicy lips. They are so cute and so quiet and that made me wanna join once in a while but of course, I have my own ways to keep myself up, haha. Not sure if you are using the same tricks, here are mine, hahaha:
1. Pinch my inner thigh;
2. Bite my tongue; and
3. Make super silly face such that I can scare the next driver on the road, hahaha.
We also get to drive around and explore around the whole Vancouver from North Vancouver Suspension Bridge, Stanley Park, Downtown, Gas Town, China Town, Granville Island and Richmond to Coquitlam. We even drove by my company office in Vancouver, haha. Even though we didn't have enough time to really enjoy each stops but Gloria and I had lots of fun hopping in and out while the kids are napping in the car, hahaha. We just love driving around to explore in general, like in France, Italy, Hong Kong and Vancouver. I guess I just love to drive. I think buying a minivan is even a better option, instead of leasing now, hahaha.
My highlight was how Gavin cried when he found out that we were about to leave, hehehe. He's so sweet, hehe. Gavin, I miss you too, hehehe. I promise that we'll be seeing each other again soon. If God permits, we will see you in Mexico next year, hehehe? Speaking about travelling again, Mom loves to travel as you all know. She not only just like to travel, she loves to travel but not alone or just with Dad, she loves to travel with EVERYONE, especially seniors who's 70+!!! That's right, even if you are as senior as my Grandma (90+), as long as you trust her, she would just prepare a package for you. All we need to do is to pay and pack! She's very organized and very convincing (and very good bargaining). Sometimes she just gets whatever she wants so easily without even needed to bargain. She bought this travelling time share similar package for my family I know just before she went back to HK that time. No one knows that her sickness was that serious at that time. Now that she's gone, I'll be the prime user as you know Dad wouldn't touch it for sure. Dad is just not that type, but he had to go to all these trips with Mom all these years, hahaha. It's actually hard work, haha. I'm sure Mom could feel it Dad, hehehe. Good job!!!
Family is the greatest gift from God to me and I'll for sure treasure every bit of it. Enjoy everything, including even fights, hehehe.
"How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unit! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down on the collar of his robe. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore." (Psalm 133:1-3)
1. Pinch my inner thigh;
2. Bite my tongue; and
3. Make super silly face such that I can scare the next driver on the road, hahaha.
We also get to drive around and explore around the whole Vancouver from North Vancouver Suspension Bridge, Stanley Park, Downtown, Gas Town, China Town, Granville Island and Richmond to Coquitlam. We even drove by my company office in Vancouver, haha. Even though we didn't have enough time to really enjoy each stops but Gloria and I had lots of fun hopping in and out while the kids are napping in the car, hahaha. We just love driving around to explore in general, like in France, Italy, Hong Kong and Vancouver. I guess I just love to drive. I think buying a minivan is even a better option, instead of leasing now, hahaha.
My highlight was how Gavin cried when he found out that we were about to leave, hehehe. He's so sweet, hehe. Gavin, I miss you too, hehehe. I promise that we'll be seeing each other again soon. If God permits, we will see you in Mexico next year, hehehe? Speaking about travelling again, Mom loves to travel as you all know. She not only just like to travel, she loves to travel but not alone or just with Dad, she loves to travel with EVERYONE, especially seniors who's 70+!!! That's right, even if you are as senior as my Grandma (90+), as long as you trust her, she would just prepare a package for you. All we need to do is to pay and pack! She's very organized and very convincing (and very good bargaining). Sometimes she just gets whatever she wants so easily without even needed to bargain. She bought this travelling time share similar package for my family I know just before she went back to HK that time. No one knows that her sickness was that serious at that time. Now that she's gone, I'll be the prime user as you know Dad wouldn't touch it for sure. Dad is just not that type, but he had to go to all these trips with Mom all these years, hahaha. It's actually hard work, haha. I'm sure Mom could feel it Dad, hehehe. Good job!!!
Family is the greatest gift from God to me and I'll for sure treasure every bit of it. Enjoy everything, including even fights, hehehe.
"How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unit! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down on the collar of his robe. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore." (Psalm 133:1-3)
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看哪！弟兄和睦共處，是多麼的善，多麼的美。這好比那珍貴的油澆在亞倫的頭上，流到鬍鬚，又從亞倫的鬍鬚，流到他的衣領上。又好比黑門的甘露落在錫安的眾山上，在那裡有耶和華命定的福，就是永遠的生命。" (诗篇 133:1-3)
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