Memorial Prayer : Mar-16

It was another year for Ching-Ming where we would come together and pay respect to our deceased relatives.  As mummy and Ah Jia & Gong-gong ashes were placed at Senja, we would attend the memorial prayers at Senja centre every year.  This year, I was also tasked to be the photographer for that session and thus, had a good view of the entire event. 

A deep impression of this event was when our General Director (GD) delivered his speech after the prayers and requesting the attendees to lower their volume for the respect of the Gohozon and the deceased.  Personally, I felt GD was courageous to remind everyone on the spirit of Ching-Ming session, and paying respects to our deceased.  It was a culture I also felt lacking in our society, well we could be warm-hearted and kind individuals here, the awareness of proper behavior on various important occasion could be further observed.  Let’s see how we could improve within ourselves first. 

Cycling to Coney Island : Mar-16

It was the March Holiday and a Saturday where we could hardly have a break from our weekly NAFA routine.  Initially I had planned for a picnic together with the extended family where we could all come together to take some nice photos before Dor would go and give birth the second one.  Unfortunately, everyone was busy with their own schedule and we had to change our plan.  

From friends and Facebook posts, we had always being told how beautiful Coney Island was, and although we were less than 10 km there, we had never visited the island since it was opened up to the public.   So with that in mind, we changed our plan to cycle to Coney island instead.   On that Saturday early morning, I got our bikes ready and Shin Yang and myself started our journey there with En’en riding behind Shin Yang’s bike.  We managed to reach there within an hour.  Personally, I enjoyed the things I saw in that small little island.  It was like going back to the times where things around us were less developed and more nature surrounding us.  There were many trees, soiled path, tree logs, no artificial fixtures and many birds chirping around.  It felt great that the authority made a deliberate effort not to develop this island much, leaving it’s original taste for us, and I hoped it would continue this way as long as possible.

Photo shots with Ally : Mar-16

We joined Ally when she went swimming on a Sunday and took some really nice pictures.

Mama’s Birthday : Mar-16

What we did special this year for mama’s birthday was to have a birthday dinner in a VIP room at the WoPeng restaurant.  With his excellent contact, Andrew kindly helped me to order and book the restaurant at a good price.  Unfortunately, the portion was too much for our small stomach to contain and we left filled up to our throat and could hardly walk.  Nevertheless, it was a nice special experience to celebrate mama’s birthday and  we also continued our cake cutting at home despite our full-load.