Father & Son

Father & Son is a very special relationship. after becoming a father only i get to see and experience more of a role as a father.

now that i am both son and a father. this make me even more "special".

when i was just a son.. there are many things that my father did that i will never understand until the day i become father. suddenly everything just make sense. a father will do anything to make sure that the son has the best. a father will try all kinds of thing to make sure the son is happy. while the father is trying and doing, the son might not feel that and not appreciate at all. but that will not mater until the father see the final result... which is the smile on his son's face.

Son! Daddy will always be there for you..

Son! take courage n walk.. daddy is always behind you watching..

This is also a reminder for me as God is our Father in Heaven and we are his children. He will always give us the best and His love for us is just so amazing. the Heavenly Father's love for us is the greatest love of all! Thank you Lord!






P/S: Christianity is not a religion! It's a relationship with God! Amen!

YNWA or YAWN~~

* Before you start scrolling down.. i need to let you know that.. it's all about football! this is also part of my life! and one day i will be watching them playing in Anfield!! ONE DAY!!!

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It's really sad to see my favourite club now at the current position. they are suppose to be at the top of the table fighting and slaying the lion and devil! but now they are at the relegation zone a.k.a bottom 3..

How can they end up like this?

How can they loose to Blackpool at HOME?? who? blackpool? Got blackpool 1 meh? swimming pool i know la..


How can they play so badly?
How come? How come?

I have too many questions in my head.. i just dunno what else to ask now.. too many???????

But today I just read the news saying that they are being bought over by New England Sports Venture (NESV). I am very surprised! it's kind of like forced sell. Now that they are going to finalize who will be the new owner tomorrow in the court. if they win, then we will say good bye to "Tom n Jerry"! they came and really messed up the club. wanting to make profit from their investment and not for the love of the game.

Tom n Jerry

NESV is the onwer of Boston Red Sox and I'm a big fan of Boston Red Sox! Woo Hoo!! and now they are going to buy over my other favourite club Liverpool! i'm just trilled!! It's an Awesome feeling. not sure how to say this. but... it's great.. i guess we just have to wait and see what happen..

Go Red Sox!!!

I like the NESV mentality..

"NESV's philosophy is all about winning and they have fully demonstrated that at Red Sox. "

The new boss: John W. Henry

*Check out his cigar man.. damn tua ki lo... i wonder what Monica Lewinsky is thinking if she see this? hehe..

Wow! i'm loving it.....!

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hehe.. sorry.. got some cigar advertisement.. back to the topic again..

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Now getting this winning mentality back to the players is very important. they need to start winning games to climb back up to the top of the table. if not.. i'll be waiting to buy very cheap liverpool jersey next year! haha..


Next game is very important. It's a Mersey Side Derby..


I hope tomorrow everything can be finalize and the new owner can take over and the rest of the team can focus on this important fixture. and kick off the winning form! Roy!! Please stay with 4-4-2 formation. Now Macherano is no more there and you can't play 4-5-1. Torres needs support at the front. Gerrard needs to go back to Centre and do what he does best!!

Roy! the new manager. he did very well in Fulham

1 thing i am not too sure is this fella.. The new Chairman of the club.. Martin Broughton! He is a HARDCOCE Chelsea Fans!!! I seriously do not know how can he be the new chairman. He is good at what he did No doubt about it. but i'm just not too sure... hmm.. shall wait and see..

Orang Kerusi! Martin Broughton

Martin: "Roy! say Cheezzzz!"
Roy: "he-he"

See.. just now can smile until so nice.. now the face like "无间道"

Let's go back to the real team.. I think this figure should set the bar for the rest to follow. he is non other than my favourite captain.. Stevie. G! The soul of the team..

My Hero no.8!

I was searching high and low for a picture where my team is lifting the trophy. i am really sad to say i just cant find any.. 1990 it's been too long my team.. please bring back the trophy to Anfield!!

Baby.. It's time to come HOME!!

P/S: You'll Never Walk Alone!!

Short Talk + 4 hours Getaway!

I think Facebook/twitter is really killing the blog la.. since i can just post whatever i think in facebook/twitter, and why do i have to come and login to blogger and retype rite?

just my thought la..

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My church is having a church camp. so i went to Santubong yesterday for a swim since i cant join the rest for the camp. it was a really great 4 hours getaway! the weather was really great and the sea is almost.. almost as clear as the sea in KK la.. the feeling of floating in the sea with my ear covered up under the sea water.. can only hear my own breathing and my heart beat.. really bring peace back to me..

After the swim, me and my wife went to Buntal for some seafood. wanted to have Crab.. but no have. so have to settle with the second best la.. we had butter prawn, kung pao fried cuttle fish, a vegetable and lemon chicken! to my surprise, the Kung pao cuttle fish is Amazingly Delicious! i know.. i'm so sorry.. the food was too good that i forgot to take a snap and share my view with you! haha..

It was really a wonderful 4 hours of event! we chit-chat and had a lot of fun. and my wife actually is quite funny. her L.A.M.E joke really makes me laugh! I had a great time and hope can have another wonderful 4 hours in the near future..




p/s: parenting is really not joke task! i do not need a week Europe Vacation + Luxurious dinner! now.. a 4 hours getaway to Santubong and some nice kung pao cuttle fish is good enough! plus the L.A.M.E Jokes la.. haha..

Next Level!

Becoming a parent is really going to the next level! I never really understood the feeling of my parents until i become one. i can tell u.. it's not easy!! please appreciate your parents ok?

suddenly my life is so completely different compare to before 11th Feb 2010! hehe.. before i can do anything i like at anytime i want! i can play ps2 anytime i want, i can read/write blog at anytime. can facebook for long hours.. enjoy my time watching TV (football for 90mins).. go yam cha with friends.. fishing.. aduh~~~ the more i type.. the more depress i will become la..

suddenly all that is taken away from me after the born of my son. so guys!! are you ready to let go of all that? i mean ALL!! Suddenly God just show me the real meaning of ALL when He told me that He took ALL my sins away! wow.. amazing.. Praise God..

okok.. come back.. to be very honest, i never knew it will be like that at all. a friend told me once.. "sleep more while u can..!" after hearing that it doesn't register in my brain at all. now i fully understand what he was trying to tell me.. but too late la.. hahaha... "IF!!!! IF ONLY" is what i can say now...

Suddenly this life of mine is not about me anymore.. not about my wife also.. Suddenly everything is about Isaac. everything just seems to run and work around Isaac. i can only sleep when he is asleep. if he dun sleep.. NOBODY sleeps!! i can only eat when he is done eating or is sleeping. sometimes too tired to eat after kautim him!

husband and wife really need to work together as a team. this is really important ok? i felt that both me and Kim are really a good team. we help one another a lot to make this new journey a lot easier. i cant do this on my own. she will collapse if i do not help her at all. i really respect those single parent la. have to raise up the children on their own. R.E.S.P.E.C.T!

BUT... it's really a joy to see him grow everyday. i really want to thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful wife and also son. i really hope that i can be a good husband and also father. i am still learning and i am willing to change my old self. to be more sacrificial and selfless. it is not easy but i believe that God will continue to give me the strength and also joy as day goes by.

when i see this..
everything is worth it!
my tears and sweat!
I love you both very much!

What is your NAME?

I have a name.. you also have a name.. have u ever wonder where our name came from?

For the pass few days i got some problem trying to figure out what kind of name to give to my baby. at the moment i still do not know my baby is a BOY or a GIRL. I think so hard until i cant really sleep at night la.. hehe.. i m not sure if that is what every parents have to face or just me? jia lat..

I think naming a child is very important. especially people like me with a very unique surname "PUI". Do not get me wrong ok? I m damn proud of my surname because there is not many people out there with this kind of unique family name. When i was young, people always like to make fun of my surname. (U know who u are.. yes!! i am talking about you.. but i forgive you.. hehe..) With that unique Surname, i need to make sure that the name that i am about to give to my baby will flow just right and also sound right. If not.. my baby will suffer in this cruel world!! I've been through that and i know.. hehe.. (Thank God that my name is great.. Gabriel Pui.. yeah~)

this is not finalize, but Me and my wife kind of narrow the name down to this. If the baby is a BOY, then the name will start with 'G'. If the baby is a GIRL, then the name will start with 'K'. there are dunno how many million names out there. to simply pick 1 is really hard. if you only have 2 to choose it's a lot easier rite?

i came across this site BabyNames. there are dunno how many millions of names in there. they have meanings and also the origin of the name. It's kind of helpful for me. some name also very cool. (you can try to check out if you are looking for a name for yourself or your baby..)

At the moment, i still cant think of any names for my baby. i still have 5 more months to go. So i should have plenty of sleepless night to think of a name for my baby.. hehe..

Let me introduce my baby to you...

Baby PUI!! (7.73cm tall already..)

The other day when we went for ultra scan, it's so amazing to see this.. I do not know how to describe my feeling. Esp when the baby "kick".. i saw my baby move for the 1st time.. i am just so so so AMAZED! Praise The Lord!! I have never had that feeling before in my whole life.. I wish i can go see my baby grow every day. but to see 1 time is not cheap la.. RM90 for the photo above!! If see everyday i'll be broke after end of 9 months.. hehe...

1 Malaysia

hmmmm?????????

Until today i am still wondering what is this 1 Malaysia all about. I think i understand Wawasan 2020 better than this 1 Malaysia. Ok.. I know this is not the latest news.. but i cant stop thinking about this 1 Malaysia thing la..

Things that come to mind after i heard the 1 Malaysia is...

1. Since when there is another Malaysia in this planet earth?
2. Aren't we already 1? Merdeka long time ago liaw..
3. Sabah and Sarawak still not with Malaysia meh? (if yes then will be great la.. yeah~~)
4. What is that fell trying to say here? are we part of Mongolia? (hehe..)
5. May be he is under pressure la.. so simply taruh 1 statement to make headline..


I still do not buy this 1 Malaysia thing la. I do not know about you. But i think this is F.O.C! (C=Crap) i am not trying to be politician here. i just want to point out my view la. for my understanding. there can never be 1 Malaysia. There is never one. i am a Malaysian. Born in Hospital Umum Kapit Sarawak. I am proud to be a Malaysian. I am more proud to be a Sarawakian. But when i begin to see and read and understand more thing. I am actually not a Malaysian. this is because i am a CHINESE. btw.. i am also proud to be a CHINESE! I am just a "malaysian" with a Malaysia I.C..

I do not have any benefits as compare to the rest of the tribes. i need to pay my own university fees. Everything i want, i have to pay using my own hands and sweat and tears. no help from Government. (But I got help from God la.. hehe.. ) When can i be BUMI? i am always a Non-Bumi.. can my kids be BUMI next time? What do i have to do to be a BUMI of Malaysia? i'm born here, bath in Rajang River, drink from the same water supply, eat from the same forest, play on the same mud, climb the same tree, etc. Why so different? is it my eyes a bit more sepet? then i cant be a BUMI? or is is because i have a Chinese Name?

I think this 1 Malaysia will never come true. if BUMI and Non-Bumi still exist! So my fellow friends, i just want to say we are all doing a good job in learning how to be less depended on the system. but we walk our own way and make thing happen with our own hands. (for me of course with the help of God la..)

SO... We continue to stay proud of who we are. We continue to lift our head high for NO ONE can tell us that we are second grade or second class. at times we may feel like one, people may treat us like one, but do not fear... For we know that we are the fighters! the Survivals! We are the Winners!!

Footprints In The Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.

Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.

Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,

other times there were one set of footprints.

That bothered me because I noticed

that during the low periods of my life,

when i was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat,

I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord,

"You promised me Lord, that if I followed You,

You would walk wit me always.

But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life

there have only been one set of footprints in the sand.

Why, when I needed You most, You have not been there for me?"

The Lord replied,

"The times when you have been only one set of footprints in the sand,

is when I carried you."

~Mary Stevenson~

Amazing story.. Ever since I heard this story, I just fell in love with this story. I read this many many times but still it's a total new encounter when I read this same story at different time in my llife. We are always blinded by our self-centeredness. everything we do, everything we say is always about us and we always think for ourself only.



The last part when God replied it's like a big slap in the face with love. I guess we are not so great after all. I need you Lord in my life! Thank you so much..

The Toughest Job On Earth

This is quite a challenging topic for me. I am not sure about others. What do you think is the toughest job on earth? Is it your current job?

I am very excited when i found out that i am going to "naik pangkat" from a husband to a FATHER. My wife now is 2months plus pregnant. wow.. i seriously do not know how to express my joy and excitement in words la.. at the same time, i also do not know how to express my worries and also fear.. there are always 2 sides to a coin right? 

I know baby is a gift from God and i really thank God for that special gift. just that suddenly i am going to step into a very special position where i will be the leader of the house a.k.a HEAD of the house or HEAD of the family. not like last time, just me and my lovely wife. it's something much more than that already. now every word i say, everything action i do my junior will be watching me. i believe that parents will have the most influence on their children. if only me and my wife, i can still fool around and also act stupid at times. but now seems like all that will have to be put aside. i am not sure if i am over reacted or i have old fashion thinking la. i am also not saying that i am not allowed to have fun, but just that i need to have more "proper" fun la. for those who knew me, u will know sometimes i can get a bit out of control when too happy. hahaha... that's just me.. 

well, this is just my thought for now. i think i need to go find some good material to read and also find out a bit more about parenting la. please feel free to let me know or give me some advice or tips if you have experience in this area. All are welcome!! i know fathering a child it's not going to be easy. during last Father's day, my pastor salute all the fathers because according to him, Fathering is the toughest job on earth. I am a little bit frighten by that, but i think i need to go through it to find out myself if what he said is true la. please do not get me wrong ok? it's not that i do not believe what he said.. hehe..

My favourite saying "never try, never know!" I will continue to update my findings here. I believe this is another new chapter of my life and i am going to explore it. Yeah~~~

Cheers...

Talk Short Short not "Sot-Sot"

I am now in the office waiting for my boss to come. He will be here at 330pm. i will be going to pick him up from the airport. Tonight will be going out for dinner at CourtYard. Never try the food there before. dunno nice or not la.

i remember last time i went there, the place is kind of ah beng. (Ah Beng.. i am not talking about you ok? i am taking about ah beng.. the ah lian's ah beng.. hehe..) the music the played is very "beng", the crowd there also very "beng". hahaha.. i think may be tonight i need to wear more "beng" so i can fit in that place easily la.. can not wear to "shak".. later the "beng" gang will not be happy to see a "shak" gang member there.. "beng" and "shak" are like the greatest rivary in EPL..

"beng" - ManU..
"shak" - LIVERPOOL!!!

well, dun really care la.. since it's going to be another free dinner la. hehe.. just have to go there and enjoy la.

p/s: all the ManU fans... i am not looking for a fight ok? hehehe... Cheers!!

Liverpool Legend wearing Devil's Jersey

I cannot believe what i am seeing this morning when i turn on the Internet. Liverpool Legend, the Wonder Boy, Michael Owen is in devil's suit! Oh My Goat!!!

No doubt!! He is one of my favourite Liverpool player. When he was still in the mighty red's jersey, every time when some one passed the ball to him, that very moment will really get me off the chair because the ball is going to be behind the net soon.. I just want to get up and have a closer look at how he is going to score..

Goooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!

He looks good in Carlsberg..

The feeling is really very difficult to express in words la.. Amazing! It's something like watching Torres right now. Superb!

Fernando Torres!!!!! The new ERA has just begin!!

ManU and Liverpool has got a very very very long history. i can say mostly bitter la. Greatest rivalry in England! hehe.. but that's what make both teams become stronger and stronger..

Now seeing one of my favourite player in the devil's jersey, this really break my heart. It's like seeing Stevie G in devil's jersey! (how can?? i do not want to imagine that! That day will never come also!)

Stevie G!! You will never Walk ALONE!! Great Captain~~

How to cheer for him from now on? last time in Real still ok! in New Castle also ok.. but now.. i do not think so anymore.. i will not cheer for him anymore.. Difficult la.. but if he scores a great goal, i will only acknowledge his skills. just like C.Ronaldo. He is good. but i will not cheer for him. (as a Real fan, i will give him chance la.. hehe.. he better play football and not hollywoodball.. if want to act, please go look for Paris Hilton, i'm sure she can help you pull some strings..)

Paris:"Hey.. Give me a call if you are planning to come to Hollywood okay!", "That's Hawt!"

This is the picture that gives me a real SHOCK!! He is already in the jersey holding the tuala.. aduh!! there is only 1 place for the devils... and that is where they belong... HELL!! I am very very sure there are many Liverpool/Owen's fans out there feeling disappointed with his move!



But what to do right? if i were to be in his position. i might do the same thing. in New Castle he is getting like £108,000-a-week. Suddenly the club got relegated to 1st division. In another word, he is loosing his job. with his current lifestyle, he really need to have income right away to support his family. Now in ManU he salary is around £30,000-a-week. That is a really big reduction! But he will get extra if he were to score for ManU and also play for ManU.

What I can say now is "All the Best Owen! and it hurts to see you in that jersey!"

Is this who we are??

There is certain habit in everyone of us be it good or bad. there are certain actions that we do, certain word that we say, certain food that we eat. when we do certain things in life, we believe that is the right thing to do. but in others eyes, we might be doing something stupid. do you know what am i talking about or not after such long paragraph? let's see some examples:


Actions:
if you notice, when there is a family dinner gathering at restaurant, there is always 1 slice of vegetable, 1 piece of meat, 1 spoon of rice left on each plates. I wonder why is that so? what is there to show? who is going to eat that? is that for the kitchen people? for stray dogs? it's not like that is dirty or something right? Think about it..


Words:
i do not know about other race, but as for most 99.9% Chinese, we always want to be "humble". when people praise us "WOW! you are very good.", "Wow!! you are so pretty/handsome!!" we will certainly say "NO LAH!! Where got good! OK only lah..", "NO LAH!! Where got pretty/handsome!"


Food:
why do we only to eat orange during Chinese New Year? why not through out the whole year? why do we need to drink shark fin soup? what is good in there for us? do we really know? that small little bowl of soup can really help to make us healthy, look younger/prettier, become smarter? I do not think so. i dont think that is even enough to supply for my finger nail.


same question again, why do we do the things that we do? are we doing all the above because we want to impress people? do we know what we are doing? Or are we just following what people say and do not really think twice before we do,say,eat...?

As i get older, i began to realize there are many things in life that we seriously need to think again before we react. we may have traditional teaching from our great-great-great grandparents. but is it still applicable in today's life. remember our great-great-great grandparents time, they walk, they no use handphone, no sms, no computer, etc.. it's a totally different world than what we live in today.

We need to keep the VALUE.. like: Humble, thrifty, health conscious, u name it...

But the how to do it part/action part... it's for our generation to think what is the best way to do it so that it will be applicable today. i do not think our great-great-great grandparents can tell us or show us how to do in today's life right?


p/s: please feel free to share your thought with the rest. or if you have any good idea, please share..