Enjoying snow with Bonny ten years ago at Mt Fuji

In December 2012, I went with my brother, my sister and her family to Hokkaido, Japan, for a snow vacation.  We had a lot fun with the snow and tried skiing.  The snow sceneries reminded me so much of my winter holiday with Bonny to Switzerland in 2005.  But the experience of playing with the snow with Bonny was on Mt Fuji, Japan, on 28 March 2002.  The winter scarf and sweater that I wore in this picture taken with him on Mt Fuji are still my regular winter wear whenever I travel in winter.  I wonder if there is snow in heavenJ.

17 Years Ago...

As I tidied up some old files a few weeks ago, I came across the marriage vow that Bonny and I typed out for our vow exchange on 16th December 1995.  This was his vow to me, "I, Wilfred Gilfillan Khalil, take thee my dearest, Kim-Lang, as my lawful wedded wife; I commit myself to your happiness and your self-fulfillment as a person, and to your usefulness in God's Kingdom; and I promise to love and to cherish, to honour and to trust, to sustain and to serve you in sickness and in health, in poverty and in wealth,, in adversity and prosperity, and to be true and loyal to you.  I promise to be your faithful husband, a loving father to our children, your lover and your very best friend as long as we both shall live."

Except the part on being loving father to our children that he could not fulfil since the Lord did not bless us with children, he had fulfilled all that he vowed to me on that day.  Thank you, Lord, for blessing me with a loving husband who was true to his words.

We were at Leuven, Belgium, 7 years ago

7 years ago, we celebrated our 10th Anniversary visiting Switzerland and Belgium.
On 5th Dec 2005, we travelled from our friend’s house in Brussels, Belgium, to Leuven for a day tour.  It was a wonderful time as we walked down the streets exploring and taking pictures in a cool breezy day.  Bonny loved the majestic building of the Town Hall and the University Library.


In front of University Library



In front of Leuven Town Hall

Bonny’s Love for Stones

Bonny loved stones. He collected them, some he made into rings, some he put into the display cabinet and he even put some into our fish tank. One day I walked into his study room and found a row of stones glued to top of the bookshelf as decoration.

I was amazed by his creativity and expressed my admiration for his work.  We had a good time laughing as we enjoyed his work. 
He told me once that one of the things he looked forward to in heaven was to enjoy the many precious stones over there.  He is having a great time over there now worshipping God among those precious stones.

Repainting of Our Apartment Blocks

There is a repainting project going on in the cluster of our apartment blocks. The original brownish orange colour is going to be replaced by purple and pink. As the workers painted the layer of white over the brownish orange, I felt sad as one of items that Bonny and I shared is being replaced. The nieghbourhood will not be the same anymore.

I remember those many walks that we had taken around these blocks. Some walks were purely for physical exercise and some were prayerwalks which Bony would lead me and his cell members to take. I miss his fervent prayers and his passion for the neighbourhood.
Though the colour of the blocks may be changed, those memories of Bonny will remain.

2007 Chinese New Year Dinner at Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant (UOB Plaza)

Recently the Pang family celebrated our father’s 80^th birthday at Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant (UOB Plaza).  Entering the private room reminded me of our 2007 Chinese New Year Dinner in the same room when Bonny was still with us.  I sat on the same side of the room with Chun Wei, our nephew from Malaysia who loved to cling to Bonny whenever he was in Singapore. 

He was then only 9 years of age.  He loved to imitate Bonny not only in actions but also to have a round body. 

5 and a half years have passed and Chun Wei has become a handsome 14 year-old boy, taller than me and has lost his baby face.

Bonny would have been amazed by how he has grown and would have made many amusing remarks to him.

Two and a Half Year Have Gone by....

Two and a half years have gone by since Bonny left for a better and eternal place, a place where citizenship is permanent. As Singapore celebrates her 47th National Day in four days' time, this will be the first Singapore National Day that I celebrate as a citizen of the land. I have finally taken up the Singapore citizenship in June this year.

Before Bonny left and terminated his earthly citizenship here, his dream was for us to retire in Malaysia and that was the reason why he preferred me to keep my Malaysian citizenship. However, with his departure and Singapore lost a good son and intercessor two and a half year ago, I feel that it is time now for me to replace him and be a good daughter for this land till I join him in that eternal citizenship in Heaven.