Jane & Daniel
Our CG had our very first silent retreat with Dr Chew Tow Yow. We had a blessed time alone (not together this time because we weren’t allowed to speak to one another). Many shared at the end of it (partly due to the fact that we have had to stay silent for about 36 hours ;). Here’s the full gallery of pictures.
This year’s CNY celebration!
On top of the usual dinner at Ah Mah’s place, we hosted the rest of the clan at the Bays. It’s special for us this year because Sar Khor who has lived in England for decades made it to Penang this year, just for CNY. It’s important for the family unit, especially the Chinese, to be around at festive seasons, and Sar Khor has set a good example for the rest of the clan to follow, it ain’t the distance but the desire and heart! :)
Got the cousins and Ashley to help with the Beef Wellington. Yee Sang, Char Hor Fun, Or Koay, and erm… Pizza’s on the menu!
Ashley and Priscilla
Messing up the kitchen top with flour
Sous chef Aaron comes to supervise
And here comes ah mah, ready for Yee sang tossing
Yum! Shall we start now?
Ready set go, aim for the fish
Beef Wellington, by Jamie Oliver
Oh, Dad and Sar Khor’s birthday cake – their birthdays are just 2 days apart
and the sardine!
Just got this month’s TNB bill – RM 109.05 – a record low! That’s cos we’ve been travelling so many weekends.
The 2009/10 team went for our first planning retreat. I must say God has been very gracious to us, and He’s been with us in our wilderness years, shaping us to do His work.
Apart from planning & evaluating, we got ourselves several hours of round table discussion with our friends from DUMC – a church blessed with many committed people.
Then, there’s the makan and makan and makan! sorry ah, no pictures of our discussions, only food :P
David 'auditioning' for curtain crew in the hotel suite
At "The Apartment"
Driver digging-in first before the Subang-airport adventure
This is our Multimedia head, David
Our newest member, Lee Ming
Guess who?
Part of the WAM2010 team
Jamie's duck pasta
someone ordered a pie
lemon deco
And this is our lead guitarist - Choo HIn
DUMC team and us after saturday's celebration
Pictures from the choir’s tour to Kuantan in conjunction with Kuantan Wesley’s 56th Anniversary weekend celebration. Over 20 hours on the road (back and forth) and definitely worth it. Videos to be uploaded later :)
Rehearsal begins
Mallise having her dose of Kopi
Swee Woon enjoying her coconut
The food mafia
Teluk Cempedak the real beach
Mission Accomplished
.. and the rewarding seafood porridge
Crabs!
The following were taken in KL :)
The Twin Towers
The KL Towers
KL Wesley with Maybank in the background
Menara Methodist
Yee Sang porridge
Satisfied customers
More photos here.
Sam playing with my wallet
Can somebody wipe the food off my lips please?
I've got strong teeth
Sam with yee yee
Our overpriced lunch at Imperial Palace Teochew Cuisine
Food quality: 4/5 stars, Service: 3.5/5 stars, Presentation: 4/5 stars, Price: 3/5
Some dessert that took 20 minutes to prepare
ION Orchard - from the guys who brought us Gurney Plaza
F1 fever in Singapore
I realized the last post was 3 months ago (!!). We’ve been really busy, an ad hoc holiday seem doable. Osaka got struck off the list just minutes before we were to confirm flight and accommodation (due to the sudden surge in H1N1 cases in Osaka & Tokyo) – then came the Banyan Tree ad on the internet, and we picked Phuket after considering Bintan for practical reasons. Had a really great time just resting at the resort, it was our first trip to Thailand (the closest I”ve been to was the old airport when I was on transit to Tokyo hehe).
Some pictures from our Banyan Tree Phuket experience
Our complimentary champagne
Diana Krall on the ipod
ox-cart ride at the Safari
just before the Thai kick boxing match
ox-cart ride at the Safari
softshell crab!
more to come :)
For those of us who are filling empty & dry, let us ask Him to fill us, lay your burdens at the foot of the cross
[Track recorded live at Trinity Methodist Church Penang, sung by Juwita Suwito & Liang on March 30, 2008]
Jesus I Am Thirsty
By Don Harris & Marty Nystrom
Verse
Jesus I am thirsty
Won’t you come and fill me?
Earthly things have left me dry
Only You can satisfy
All I want is more of You
Chorus
All I want is more of You
All I want is more of You
Nothing I desire, Lord but more of You
All I want is more of You
All I want is more of You
Nothing I desire, Lord but more of You
More of You
[UPDATES] 2009-04-16
“He Will Rule The World”, sung together with the church school children – who seemed to have overpowered the adults.
[UPDATES] 2009-04-15
We’re excited to have received 3 comments to our YouTube entry, 2 from the folks who gave us this beautiful song.
One of the writers of “What A Great Morning”, Mr Sean Smith found our YouTube video and was kind enough to have dropped us a message:
“Oh this is so beautiful! I loved watching and listening!” Sean Smith
Then the arranger, Mr Dave Williamson dropped in 4 hours later with the message:
“Praise God for You!” Dave Williamson
This is my personal favourite :) And here’s the lyrics
Verse 1
Friday night the Son of God was buried
We died with Him and cried the night away
Then came the news, out of the tomb
He is alive again
Chorus
What a great morning, so unexpected
How did the light burst through the clouds and drive them away?
Jesus Christ is risen
All our sins forgiven
What a great morning, what a great day!
Verse 2
Friday nights they come around too often
We’re bruised and beaten, driven to despair
Then comes the news, out of the tomb
We are alive with Him!
Chorus
Bridge
Jesus Christ is risen!
All our sins forgiven!
(Hallelujah! Hallelujah!)
What a great morning,What a great morning!
Chorus
Ending
What a great day!
What a great day!
After a weeks of practice, it was a relieve for us to have managed to pull through 3 pieces for Easter. The Choir practiced hard (highest turnout to date), the men turned out stronger than usual, and the small group of vocalists stayed back diligently to help the soloist.
Last Sunday, the song was brought out and sung the way it was written for. The message of the Most High’s son, coming to us, to die for us while we were yet sinners, so that His Father’s will may be fulfilled.
Our first CG retreat (after meeting as a group for about 2 years) became a reality last weekend. We’ve been talking about this for a few months in fact, making arrangements and trying to fit each other’s calendar (it’s not easy), Praise God we did it! Thanks to Janice for organizing the trip :)
We had a good time catching up and getting to know each other better albeit a short trip, it was time well spent up in the hills. I was rather disappointed with the weather though, expected it to be cooler. This is actually my first trip up Cameron’s hehe.
Glad to have ended the trip at the Boh Tea Plantation at Sungai Palas. Have seen some nice photos of the plantation but nothing beats being there in person.
Some pictures as usual…
Boh Tea Plantation, Sungai Palas
Some nice afternoon tea and scones
Daniel Jane, Sungai Palas Boh Tea Plantation
Jill and Mike
Chong Jin and Lay Chen
Jane laughing poke fun at the cameraman
All Souls' Anglican Church
Rose Cottage
MetroEast CG
Lee Ming
Spotted this! http://www.thepostman.org.uk/
This is Jane and Daniel's official blog for their BigDay on December 16, 2006.