Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur

Good memory is being kept, by taking a few photos at the Petronas Twin Towers. Too bad that we didn't have time to shop at the KLCC right below the towers. It is one of the largest shopping mall in Malaysia.

Quality time with grandparents...

公公、婆婆、堂哥、堂姐

外公、外婆

Attending worship in Singapore

We are in Singapore from Nov 30 to Dec 6. While in Singapore, we attended the church service at the Harvest City Church on Sunday. The church has its service in Jurong West and Expo Hall. We attended the one in Jurong West, together with over 2500 brothers and sisters.

The Harvest City Church is the largest church in Singapore (2nd largest in Asia), which has more than 23,000 members and 600 cell groups. It is a charismatic, but I enjoy the service as I do in my more conservative traditional church in Ottawa. The worship is Rock & Roll and music is the loudest I ever observed. The Apostle's Creed was being recited after the singing.

The 55% of the attendees are under the age of 25. I am so amazed that these young people are so willing to serve God. Their welcome team are so well organized. There was one young brother named Junping who accompanied me to the auditorium and sit beside me to assist me (as a first time comer).

One thing impressed me the most is that these young people are bringing their own bibles to the church. When the pastor asked if they are bring their bible, everybody is holding up their bible and say yes. They are encouraged to read God's word and live it out. Another thing that impressed me the most is that everybody is writing notes as the pastor preach.

Apostle's Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth,and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell.The third day He arose again from the dead.He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.Amen.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 & Adobe Premiere Elements 4 Bundle

Well, well, well... our desktop computer broke down last week, but we really thank God that we manage to rescue all our precious photos out of the hard drive. Since then we have no access to the Photoshop for photo editing.

Now, we need a copy of Photoshop for our laptop, and we managed to grab a copy of Photoshop and Premiere bundle at $135 plus tax at Future Shop. It costs a bit, but it is a genuine software. I was tempted to download a copy from internet, but a simply WWJD really helps me to make the right decision.

Cognos Special Recognition

Today is quite an honor day to me. Shortly after lunch time, I received a phone call from my director asking me to meet him at his office. He congratulated me and passed me this letter:

Dear Kian,

Thank you for the outstanding contribution you make to our organization.

The Product senior leadership team would like to acknowledge your recent performance in helping us achieve our goals. Specially, your efforts in the creation of the test automation infrastructure for UDA regression. We now have a true "end to end" automation test for every UDA build.

Your Commitment to excellence in meeting your project/program deliverables and your positive teamwork approach are much appreciated, as they are critical factors in helping us drive customer success.

Congratulations and thanks again for your continued contribution!

I really happy to receive this Special Recognition, which comes 6 months after hardworking in this amazing automation project. May God be the glory!

Cobcob and Bible

我们在Cobcob两个月大的时候在Amazon.ca买了一本婴儿圣经。在四个月大的时候，他只会啃圣经。现在七个月大的他至少会让爸爸讲一两分钟的圣经故事给他听。

Fun time with mummy in the kitchen

Fun time with mummy in the kitchen. Don't forget to turn on your speaker to listen Cobcob cackling.

Cobcob's 小肥猪腿

一个朋友提醒我们要记得拍Cobcob的小肥猪腿。这是上个月在Gatineau Park拍的。

看我的牙牙

On his hands and knees

Cobcob not yet crawling on his hands and knees, only rocking back and forth on his hands and knees

Our trip to Wakefield

We started to fall in love with this little town when we took the 1907 built Steam Train to Wakefield in 2003 fall. It is a beautiful town located north of Ottawa, 50 minutes away from our home. Click here to see more photos of Wakefield.
Driving along Highway 5 in the fall was a thrilling experience. The scenic colorful picture along the highway is just like the one in the fairy tales. It really made my heart open and to praise God for this wonderful creation.

Ever wonder what kind of chemistry God added onto the Autumn colors? Click here to find out.

When you arrive there, it is always a good idea to check with locals or the Info Center for the steam train's arrival time. Then you can start to tour the town. You can go to see the historical red covered bridge, or just walking along the riverside, take some photos, and do windows shopping. You can even stop by a restaurant for a cup of coffee or hot soup. Trust me, it is chilly out there and that will certainly help to warm you up. :)

This time, we went to the Chamberlin's Lookout for our "afternoon tea" 30 minutes before the train arrived. It was not really "afternoon tea" for us, because I ordered a hot soup and Doreen ordered a cup of latte. This place is a great place to see the train as it is located at the 2nd floor of the supermarket next to the train station. We went out to the restaurant's balcony to see the train's coming.

Took a few hundreds of photos during the trip. Here are a few Cobcob's photos to share:
Below is the map to Wakefield from our place:

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Cobcob 第一个生病

Cobcob生病了。前天晚上开始咳嗽，睡觉时也有鼻塞。昨天发烧两次，但吃了baby Tylenol后烧也退了。他睡觉时因鼻塞的缘故，发出像asthma的声音把妈妈吓坏。昨天早上打电话问nurse，昨天晚上又打一通电话问nurse，今早再去看医生，都诊断没有太大问题。因为他还小，医生不给吃药，现在只能靠他自己慢慢的恢复。

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摇屁股 - 6 mth 15 days

Cobcob rocking back and forth on his hands and knees

摇摇头 - 6 mths 7 days

Cobcob 已经可以模仿一些简单的动作。看 Cobcob 摇摇头。

CPR Training

Learning CPR is so important. We could be saving the life of our family member or our friend. Once the heart stops beating, every second counts. For every minute that passes without CPR, the chance of surviving of the patient drops by 10%. Usually by the time paramedic arrives, the window of opportunity has passed.

Did you know?
The American Heart Association estimates that 80 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home and that 60 percent are witnessed by other people.

Well, I was so determined to acquire this lifesaving skill, that I checked the CPR webpage on weekly basis, after knowing that the City of Ottawa might be offering CPR course to the public in fall. Finally, I went to attend the CPR (level C) and AED training last weekends. This is the 2nd CPR course I attended since I last attended one 10 years ago. (Opps... I supposed to renew it every 2 years.)

Note: If you are in Ottawa, you can take the free CPR and AED Training from the ottawa.ca website. Click here.

我长牙了 （六个月）

今天爸爸发现我长牙了，乐得他一直“碰”我的牙牙。

Happy Thanksgiving Day !!!

Wish everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.

Be content, and be thankful to God is the key to happiness.

我会爬了!

Cobcob 过去一周刚学会爬。

Summer is over ...

夏天过去了，现在开始进入秋天了。当晚上的温度掉到将近零度的时候，渥太华的枫叶就会开始转红了。爸爸说下周要带我到 Wakefield 去拍枫叶照。

今天去游泳啦..

今天Grace的妈妈约了妈妈和我一起去游泳..本来妈妈还担心我还有一点点的流鼻涕,还在犹豫要不要去,但爸爸一听到游泳,就马上叫妈妈给Grace妈妈打电话说我们也要去...不过幸亏我们有去,好好玩哦..

我穿的泳裤是谦谦哥哥的...我带了游泳椅, Grace带了游泳圈..我们还交换用...Grace比我爱游泳..手脚动个不停,我则很享受的躺在游泳椅...用Grace的游泳圈时,我还是有点怕怕,但我会用手抓住旁边...

我以后还要去,谢谢Grace妈妈来载我们,还帮我们照相...我们已经约好下个星期还要去..

Apple Picking

上周末我们到我们家附近郊区的苹果园摘苹果去了。在渥太华住了那么多年，才知道这苹果园离我们家才30分钟路程。

苹果圆网址： http://mountainorchards.ca
价钱：$8 一个可装10磅的 plastic bag。

以下是从我们家到果园的路线：

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玩水

这是陈泓阿姨给的宝宝游泳圈。还没机会到游泳池泡水，就在家里的 bath tub 先泡了。

婆婆喜欢的照片

这张照片是两个月前刚剪完头发之后拍的Cobcob胖嘟嘟照片。都是 Grandma 和外婆喜欢的照片。

My Honda Civic is now in Collision Center

We were doing driveway sealing two Fridays ago, and I have to park our car on the street for a few nights. Well, being "not so lucky" that Friday night, a lady backed her car onto ours, and caused a big dent on the passenger door. While feeling unlucky, I am feeling lucky that the lady was kind hearted, that she left her contact information for me.

After a few phone calls to insurance company, and a trip to the collision center for repair estimate, I finally checked our car in for repair today, and it will be staying there for the rest of the week.

As a result, my insurance company will get me a rental car for a week until my car is ready to pick up. I told the car rental agent that I would like to try out Toyota Yaris, but she said the customer before me just took the last one. I ended up getting a 2007 model Toyota Corolla. I am a bit disappointed as the car doesn't even have a cassette player, it only comes with CD player. It really prompted me to miss my old 1999 Civic. Anyway, Doreen was delight to see CD player in the car. Maybe I should switch to CDs... but what should I do to my many old cassettes?

Any idea how much is the cost of the repair? Click "comment" if you wanna see answer... :)

Camping

上周末我们和谦谦哥哥一家到Fitzroy省公园Camping去了。本来是想周六去Camping住一个晚上。后来天气预告预测周六晚上的温度会降到8度，而周日晚上只降到16度，我们临时改期到周日Camping。

我们当天中午到的省公园，搭好帐篷后我们到了渥太华河边的沙滩玩水。水蛮冷的，谦谦哥哥冷到一直在发抖。Cobcob 也穿了"游泳"尿布下水泡水一下下（少于半分钟），Cobcob 下水后即刻叫了一声，之后急忙把手放入口里安慰自己，后来还是大叫起来。宝宝那天晚上也像平时一样睡足了9-10小时。我们隔天也 Hiking 了一个多小时。Cobcob 在这个Camping当中非常的合作。

问：Cobcob 晚上会冷吗？
答：不会。Cobcob 是睡在他自己 Camping 用的Self-inflating床垫，再加上 Abby 姐姐送的零下30 度的冬天衣服＋睡袋。我们还需要半夜起来看他会不会太热。

Lily 的一种

这是我们在2004年夏天在Niagara Falls旅行时买的花种种出来的花。也记不住它叫什么名称了，只知道它是Lily 的一种，每年八月份开花，而且发出阵阵的花香。带着Cobcob坐在前院赏花，真是花香“娃”语，充满了生机。

5 Months Old

大家好！我是Cobcob。我今天已经五个月大了。我正在努力学习自己坐起来，但我还坐不稳，不过我已经学会开心的时候尖叫。Grace的妈妈说Grace喜欢看家里后院的树，妈妈也尝试给我看树。妈妈的结论是：凡事会动的东西我都喜欢看；我喜欢看树，更喜欢看人，因为叔叔、阿姨常逗我笑。

加拿大的医生建议宝宝六个月大才给吃副食。但我最近一周可能吃不饱常半夜饿醒，所以妈妈决定开始给我吃副食了。今天我吃了我一生以来的第一口“饭”，吃了一汤匙的米糊。

Baby Center- @ 5-month-old

How your baby's growing: You've probably noticed that your baby is becoming much more social lately. Not only will he tolerate attention from others, but he may even initiate it. He thrives with your attention and is learning how to engage you. As he masters more physical skills, from lifting his head and shoulders off the ground to extending his arms and legs and arching his back, expect your baby to seek your attention by wriggling or making noises before crying. Over the next three months, your baby will develop his own way of letting you know what he thinks, wants, and needs.

Spider Baby

最近教会里有一个小孩子叫 Cobcob 着 “Spider Baby"。后来才懂原来Spiderman也爱做这种手势。

Our movie date

Last Saturday, we went out for a short 2 hours movie dating at AMC Kanata 24. We really had our good time together.

Thanks Lingzhen and Pengfei for helping us to take care of Cobcob.

又打预防针了

Cobcob两个月大的时候曾打过一次针，今天又带他去打针。本来只需要打两支针，但因我们年底要回马来西亚，医生建议多打一支Hepatitis B的预防针。打第一支针之后，Cobcob就开始哭了。但他很快的就把他的手塞进嘴巴，边哭边吃手的打完另外两支针。可能他这次比上一次大了两个月，从开始打针到结束他也只哭了三分钟。

上次打完针回家后又哭又闹，又发烧。这次却恰恰相反，不哭也不闹，也没发烧，而且心情也很好，中午也比平时睡得多。爸爸下班之后还带他出去买菜。卖完菜后又去家里附近的公园走一圈。

今天（四个月又三周）的
体重是：7.82kg
身高是：67.5cm.

我们又聚会啦!!

这是我们baby的第二次聚会了，看，我们是不是都长大了。。。

这一次老大Gabriel及老末Sierra没有来，不过Irene这一次来了。。Kathleen有来，但不在这张照片里。。

“流口水”英文怎么说？

这是今天学的。。。

流口水:

Slobber: To let saliva or liquid spill out from the mouth; drool.

Drool: To let saliva run from the mouth; drivel.

Drivel: To slobber; drool.

Superman

妈妈平时跟Cobcob玩时都会把他举起来当Superman飞。。
最近Cobcob脚已经很有劲了，妈妈把他一举起来，他的脚就会伸直，真的就象Superman。。

Cobcob 翻身啦。。

Cobcob大约在一个月前，每次只要妈妈帮一帮他，他就可以翻身了。。但从8月4日开始，Cobcob从第二次的baby聚会回来，就开始能自己翻身了。。而且在8月4日的下午，连续的翻了好几次。。

今天早上爸爸妈妈在房间里又听到Cobcob在叫救命，到他房间一看，原来是Cobcob自己翻身过来，但左脚被卡住了。。发现他现在越来越可爱了：）

除草记

夏天最麻烦的就是除草及拔野草。今年夏天多了一个小帮手，最近常常陪着爸爸在前院、后院弄草。如果注意看照片的话，在拍第一张照片时候，Cobcob正在大哭，爸爸的那一副表情是多么的无奈。当爸爸一放下耙子，逗他一下，他即刻乐了起来。他是开始皮了。

这个Infant Car Seat Cover是为了去Camping而准备的。非常好用。既可以防蚊，也可以防风、防UV.