Xin Nian Meng En!

It was the first time my family came down to have reunion dinner in Singapore. It was my first time preparing & cooking for a reunion dinner too, all by myself. It was hard work but I enjoyed cooking for my loved ones. My friends know I can't cook. In fact, I haven't cooked for the past 10 years or so. Ironically, both my dad & uncle (my dad's only brother) were restaurant chefs, but too bad none of us inherited their genes!

My friends are curious to know what I cooked on Chinese New Year's Eve. Here is the menu (5 dishes + 1 dessert) : Vegetable Deluxe, Chicken Stew, Crispy Yam Ring, Butter Prawns, Sweet Corn Soup & Eight Treasures Dessert. Sound delicious? To give you an idea, it took me one whole day to cook but it took less than one hour for the food to be gobbled up! So what is your verdict?

In between, I still found the time to bake my signature TSK cake (The Superb Kim's Cake?) and the Golden Flakes cookies. They are a hit with my family & friends. You can't find these delicacies in the shops. Why not make these to sell? A possible home business? For some time already, I had thought of early retirement & to do something different. But my illness had put my plans on hold; it had made me rethink about how I should make some changes to my life. I'm praying for the Lord's directions on my future.

thanks for journeying with me,
tsk tsk

Reunion Dinner in Singapore

When friends learned that I would not be going home to Batu Pahat for the coming Lunar New Year, some invited me to join them for their Reunion Dinner. Such is the warmth of Singaporeans to a single Malaysian girl! I am truly touched by the love & concern shown to me.

But on Wednesday, my family called to say they would be coming down to Singapore on New Year's Eve to have Reunion Dinner at my place. See how God works? I am excited to host a Reunion Dinner for the first time. Hmm, what should I cook for the dinner? I have one week to plan & shop. Not that I am a good cook, but it's such a blessing & joy to cook for my loved ones.

thanks for journeying with me,
tsk tsk

Thank God for BSF

Two fellow BSFers visited me today. Lily Yang & Suiling were in my BSF group way back in 2000/2001 when we were studying the book of Matthew. We have been keeping in touch all these years. Lily is teaching at Singapore Poly & during her term breaks, both of us will go for our weekly walks at either the Bukit Batok Nature Park or Little Guilin Park. Suiling, a dental surgeon, will join us occasionally.

I thank God for BSF (Bible Study Fellowship). BSF International has its headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, USA. BSF started in 1953 & has grown to 1000 classes worldwide today. There are now 15 classes in Singapore, going on to 16. I have been in BSF since Feb 1995. I was called to be a Discussion Leader in 1998. After serving as a DL for 5 years, I switched over to be a Children's Leader. Through BSF, I have not only learned more of God & His Word, I've also loved God & His Word more. I have also made a number of good friends at BSF. This is one good memory about Singapore I will take with me should God call me to leave Singapore one day.

thanks for journeying with me,
tsk tsk

Late side effects of RT

I attended the NPC support group meeting last Friday. The talk was given by Dr Tham, an ENT specialist, on "Coping with the side effects of radiotherapy". Although I am an NPC survivor, I still have much to learn about nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) or nose cancer. Most of the time, we patients don't get much info from our oncologists due to the very tight consultation time. So attending talks like this & meeting fellow survivors are very helpful.

This is something new I learn from the talk -- late side effects of RT could surface 3 months after the end of RT & even beyond. They include : oral complications, swallowing problems, ear complications, eye complications, radiation induced cancers & pituitary problems. This information is very useful as it helps me to be better prepared should such side effects occur later in life. It also provides useful advice on what I could do now to prevent or minimise the side effects.

I am praying against all these side effects in the Lord's name. I will continue to trust the Lord all the way, that He will heal & restore me completely.

thanks for journeying with me,
tsk tsk

Visitors from GBC

Now that I've recovered physically, I'm happy to be fit again to receive visitors. I remember when I was very sick in Oct/Nov 2006, I had to turn down visitors as I was then too weak & had low immunity to infection. To all my friends, thank you for being so patient. You may start visiting me now if you wish to!

Late this morning, I was happy to receive my old friends from Grace Bethesda Church - Elder Tik Soo, his wife Ivy & son David, & Molly. Molly is a missionary who has faithfully served the Lord in Asian countries for many years. We had a good time of fellowship & catching up. Ivy wanted to take me out for lunch but I had to turn down her offer as I still could not eat normal food. She promised to cook me my favourite dish - chicken with red wine, a well-known Foochow delicacy - when I can eat again. Hmmm, something to look forward to indeed!

thanks for journeying with me,
tsk tsk