Why does God allow evil to exist in our world? I believe the age-old question played in a lot of heads. Answer is, if there was no suffering or evil throughout the history of the world, there would be no instances of loving goodness in action against that evil. This world of ours would not exist if heaven was the only possible world. Since everyone thinks, and no one thinks only pure thoughts, God would be pretty busy, and we wouldn’t be able to think for ourselves.

            The mystery is resolved by the fact that love-in-action is more important than words. Some moral acts just could not be performed in a world that had no suffering and evil. It’s one thing to tell someone you love them and would do anything for them; even after they’ve grown old and senile. This furthers the cause of goodness in our world and defeats a little bit of evil. In it, we are making others aware of God’s example, showing them that God is instructing us in love and enabling us to be agents of goodness against evil.

How’s my holiday? Well, wedding lunch reception of my 3^rd sister kept me busy for the first 2 weeks after coming back home from Miri in November. Planning with my other siblings for the visitors from Kuala Lumpur, accommodation, transportation, etc… Few days after the event, both my mum and I flew to Singapore to visit my siblings as well as the new born niece, Princess Roxanne there before we move on to Kuala Lumpur for my sister’s wedding ceremony there.

Being there for 4 days, we (my familia) do enjoyed a lot of shopping, except me, having fever for the first 2 days, rest more in hotel rather  hanging around with my family. Luckily I was able to attend the rehearsal (I was the bride’s maid) as well as the ceremony of coz. What’s interesting is that, most of my brother in law’s relatives are coming from overseas, the UK, US, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Ireland and … So, indeed it was a grand ceremony.

After the Kuala Lumpur trip, my mother and I flew back to Singapore (not Sibu yet). Hmm, not sure is it because I did not spend any in Kuala Lumpur for shopping that makes me out of my mind. I spent SGD 200+ once in an expo sale just for mine, not including other shoppings. Yeah…

Spent a day in a country club in Singapore with my amigo familia (beloved family in Spanish) during New Year. 2 of my nieces enjoyed the most that day with my 2 brother in law, spent whole afternoon in Wild Wild Wet, a water fun park.

Came back last weekend and rush to Miri with my boyfriend again the next day to attend my friend’s birthday party the next day. Having lots of great moment as well with my beloved of course. Thanks him for being my driver those few days. Thanks dear!

Now relaxing at home, just pulled down all the Christmas decorations this afternoon and ready for the Chinese New Year. Yup, from green and colorful to red and shinny. Not in the mood actually as all sisters are not coming back this year, luckily brother is. Looking forward for next year, hope all of them can make it. Gonna miss them.

What a week I have been going through. On Thursday afternoon, when I am preparing myself to go for my next class, I received a message from my housemate informing me that few pieces of our garments drying under the sun outside our house were stolen. The most lost of all of us is me. I was so shocked when I received the piece of information. Feel so frustrated with the news as well.

After class, I proceed to know more on the case from my housemate, not sure about how many lost occurred until I get back home and find out. Approximately RM 150 for mine. Haiz. .

That is not the end of the story, when the night falls on the same day, about 11 or later, raining I still can remember. I went to my room while my roommate slept already, trying to pull off the curtain to let a better air flow; I saw a hole on the mosquitoes’ net on the window. My first reaction was shock and scared. It was a human being deed for sure. Knowing what was happened, 4 of us unable to sleep and my housemate actually said that I have been having a nightmare that night.

The next morning, having no class for whole day, together with my boyfriend, I spent around RM60 to upgrade the security system for our house. Luckily I had him for opinions and to help me install the lock for the door as well. Feel sorry for parents too for being so nervous once they heard the news.

What we can do, we already did, the rest we can do is to pray to God, God bless.

I have been participating in a workshop yesterday organized by the only club I join in Curtin, Catholic Student Society (CSS). Theme is Christian Love for Dummies.

After listened to the talk, I really understand much on love and marriage. Just before the workshop, I only know a bit about love, know how simple love could be, but not after the workshop.

Kinds of Love:

1. Agape Love ------Love for everyone which is the basic love before the other kinds of love

2. Friendship love----Love for friends

3. Sexual Love-------Love for your spouse

    FOUNDATION of these loves is God's love.

Marriage is a blessing from God, it is a sacrament.

Preview into marriage:

1. Soul

2. Sacrament

3. Service

4. Sacrifice

5. Symphony

Love and marriage can never be explained. It is pure and beautiful, for marriage also means “to hold the hand of your spouse to walk together with you to the house of God”. I like this very much that I really can imagine how sweet marriage is.

Without realizing it, this is my third visit to Singapore in 2007. I can still refresh my memory; the first visit is to take care of my pregnant eldest sister who has given birth at the third day of Chinese New Year; the second visit is to become the godmother of the little one and the third is to celebrate the joyous celebration- Christmas with my entire family.

I remember on the first day once I arrived at the arrival hall (as I traveled alone), I can see clearly that my mother, my sister, my brother and my niece were waiting for me outside the hall. After claiming my luggage, we started our journey back to Singapore. 

As my eldest sister would move from Commonwealth to Simei which is quite far away from the central on the third day, I knew that I am going to miss the food and the place there. Being like a hungry bear, I started to grab and eat crazily on the second day. (I’m scary, huh??)

Helping my sister to tidy up her new house which is much bigger and comfortable compare to the previous one, we have to pick up the new life style there- Simei (the four beauties). Of course, the miss of the old house in Commonwealth is unwipeable. At Simei, we have to take bus to Tampines to go to our church to attend mass-the Holy Trinity church. Miss the church in Commonwealth as it is only a few walk away from my sister’s previous house.

After everything has settled, it’s enjoyed moment. My sister brings my mother and I, together with my two niece to go for walk and shopping. Over the weekend, we gather with my brother and my second sister with her family as well for meals. It was such precious moment for all of us to be together as they have been working throughout the weekend.

Bicycling along the beach I enjoyed the most, even my little niece who’s not even one year old. After trapping in the buzzing city for long time, feel nice and good to take a break and enjoy the melody of the waves. On the following weekend, we went to East coast- Wild Wild Wet. A water fun resort which kids and adults can enjoy themselves wetly. Another good and enjoyable moment that I actually caught sun burnt. After the water fun, we went for a buffet lunch at a Thai restaurant.

That simply describes a bit about what have I gone through throughout the month of December besides from celebrating the birthday of my brother and my second brother in law as well.

On Christmas day, the happiest day for me, after been so many years, my family members were all there eventually. My father, mother, eldest brother in law, eldest sister, brother, second brother in law, second sister, third sister, eldest niece, second niece, youngest niece and two of my cousins as well. Gathered all at my eldest sister’s house, waiting for the three princesses to find out all the presents they had received that morning. Only then we move to Sakura Japanese Restaurant for a buffet lunch. All of us enjoyed very much for the meal which then we have the Christmas cake at my second sister’s house that evening. Thank God for giving me a happy family, although we are not together physically, may the chain of love between us become greater and greater.

The day after Christmas, dad, mum and I left Singapore. Again, my brother drove us to Senai. There, we met my future third brother in law and his family for lunch at a nice and resort nearby. Nice to meet them all.

Arrived Sibu at about 5.15 p.m. where I can see rains welcoming us. The flight was a bit unsmooth but praise to the Lord we have landed safely. Poor Sibu must have caught flu and cold due to the flood then.

I was looking forward for their coming back home during Chinese New Year 2008!! God bless my family. Love them all!!