The summer of love

I will be attending FOUR weddings this summer.  Well, ok, not all are weddings, but wedding celebrations for sure!!  Last night was Lloyd and Miriam's wedding thanksgiving dinner.  Most of the folk from Cantonese congregation and some of English congregation were invited.  Mainly folk who knows the Lee family well and have seen Lloyd grow up.  I remember Lloyd was a year older than me and although were were in the same Bible class I always looked up to him.  He was intelligent, fit, played football, rugby with his school and could play the piano and guitar.  His younger brother, Wayne, also followed his great example.  Lloyd left Glasgow after high school to study in Manchester and since then I only saw him at special occasions like Christmas / New Year / Easter time when he came up to Glasgow to visit his family and the church.  Last week he got married to Miriam whom he met whilst down in Manchester.  He was engaged for sixteen months.  It was very nice to hear Lloyd share how he organised a treasure hunt to lure Miriam into a park to propose to her.  Such a nice story and indeed a story they will live to tell their children and grandchildren.

It was nice celebrating together with them and with over one hundred people in the Pollokshaws Burgh Hall.  There was a great atmosphere of celebration, happiness and joy.  Through the event many aunties came up to me to compliment me on how handsome I am.  Many mentioned that it was soon Cat's wedding coming up (middle of July!) and then followed it with asking when it was my turn.  Some asked if I had a girlfriend and didn't seem to believe when I told them or my mum told them I was still single.  Mum even asked them back, "Do you know of any Christian girls to recommend?"  Haha!!  Ah well, if only eh.  These occasions are very special and very joyful, for the majority.  However, we should probably be mindful of those who are not yet attached and who may be sad / worried / confused about it all.  If any of you are on this boat, take heart, stand up proud, don't waver, but stand strong and continue ploughing on.  If you feel you are lacking in any areas, learn to look for ways to improve yourself.  Sometimes, "being yourself" is not enough.  Always look to improve yourself and better yourself.  Not only will you do yourself good, but you will also benefit your future partner, whomever they may be.  For now, I thank the aunties for their compliments and I thank God for any compliments given to me.  And of course, thank my parents for their good genes ;)

So why is this the summer of love?  Well, there will be so many wedding celebrations to attend:

1) Lloyd and Miriam's wedding thanksgiving
2) Teng Cheng and Sin Hung wedding - 1st July
3) Ian and Leanne's wedding - 7th July
4) Cat and Nick's wedding - 16th July
5) Cat and Nick's Singapore banquet - 4th August

Wow!!  Will be suited and booted (and kilted!) so many times in the space of a month!  Haha!! Lights... camera... action!!

Lesson of the Day: Look out for the lonely hearts at weddings

One in, one out

I found the above delivery card on the kitchen table when I got home after work this evening.  At first I was not too sure who would have sent me something through Hermes.  I had not heard of Hermes before, nor could I immediately recall if I were expecting any deliveries.  Then after a few moments, I remembered I had ordered a new laptop bag for my Samsung laptop.  I will be going down to Grantham in Lincoln to see my good friend Ian and his fiancee Leanne this Thursday.  Will be away until Sunday.  I am planning to bring my laptop with me for this trip as I will be going down to discuss their wedding plans with them and meet Leanne's family.  I think I will need the laptop because I will be taking photos and videos and most importantly will be making notes and plans for my role as the Best Man!!  Oh my goooodness!!  Can you believe it?  Ian asked me to me his Best Man for his wedding in July the 7th!!  I was and still am very honoured, however, the thing that scares me the most is the Best Man Speech!!!  =O  7th July.... today is 6th March... Wow! Just four months to go!  Then on 16th July it'll be Cat's wedding!  ANOTHER speech!!  =O 

Anyway, back to the laptop bag.  If you click the picture above you'll see the Swissgear laptop bag I got for my 17" Samsung computer.  I still have the 15" bag which I put my old Toshiba in, but putting the Samsung in does not give it any protection and it is very umcomfortable as it is the single strap shoulder bag type.  Far too obvious that it is a laptop bag and is not easy or convenient to carry around.  This laptop bag looks waaay more comfortable and has so many different compartments for me to store stuff like my other gadgets, important documents etc.  One great thing about it is, it has a stabilising design which keeps the bag upright so it does not fall when put down.  Good stuff!  I find sagging bags quite annoying, like something that does not have any backbone, forever crumpling.  Lol!  This looks like a bag to last a long time and I'm glad to pay the price.

So, I missed the courier twice apparently, but this was the first card I saw.  So I got in touch with "Alan" and asked him to deliver between 8AM-12PM tomorrow.  He said he will come by then.  Great!  That is the time I will be home tomorrow... because... the plumbers are coming!!  =D  Sooo looking forward to meeting these professionals!!  So looking forward to having a "normal" bathroom/ toilet.  Will update y'all in due course.

And finally, as my title suggests, I want to share some good news.  This morning I had a pupil Nelson sitting his driving test.  As we approached the test centre I got a text message from a new number.  She is called Ellen and said she was referred by my friend Esther for driving lessons.  I was joking to Nelson in the waiting room.  I told him "See, a message asking for lessons with me.  If you pass, I'll have room for her.  If not, she'll have to wait."  This was a friendly yet positive push for Nelson.  I was feeling positive about him and his test and was also quite glad with the examiner he got.  So off he went to sit his test whilst I waited in the waiting room, said a prayer for Nelson and later calling Ellen to discuss her requirements etc.  Again I told her the same thing, when my pupil passes I'll have space for her and will make arrangements.  Nelson came back about 40 minutes later.  I approached the car and I saw through the window the driving examiner was writing on the blue driving test pass certificate!  Whoo-hoo!!  Amazing!  Thank the Lord!  So happy for Nelson and he was so glad to pass too!  =)  What does "one in, one out" mean?  Well, I believe the Lord definitely provides for every single thing.  He knows what we need and knows just when to give it to us.  "One in" would be Ellen coming in.  "One out" would be Nelson leaving after he has passed.  I was originally going to title this post "One out, one in" as that is what usually happens.  However, this time God blessed me with before I was without.  Hallelujah!

Lesson of the Day: The Lord gives and takes away.  In any order He pleases.