30 Dec
After an entire year of planning right down to the tiniest detail, we’ve said our vows, exchanged the rings and we’re married!!
We’re currently now in Penang, using the complimentary hotel broadband, lazing by the idyllic Penang seaside and (going to) slurp up some authentic assam laksa. We’re coming home today!
We’ve got a bunch of photos on facebook and in my camera but I’ll only get to that when we get home this afternoon. See you later!!
14 Dec
Random tech stuff
The Current Hitachi CPX1250 projector is really bad. Really dim, washes out totally when you turn on the lights.
Here are some advantages to replacing it with TV’s.
- If there is an improper shutdown, unlike projectors TV’s will not blow.
- Sharper resolution higher contrast.
- Works with all the lights on (nuff said, how are you going to read the bible if you can’t see)
- Works for small groups too.
- Very hard to “grow legs” and walk away.
3 Dec
What do you do when you have to get a wire wreath which costs about $8
to fabricate?
You call a friend named Gary.
While doing some “research” at Daiso.
(guys don’t go shopping we do “research”)
We came across some craft wire which we thought we could make into
wire wreaths. 9m of craft wire cost $2.
14 wire wreaths cost $112.
2 packets of craft wire cost $4
We decided to contribute a little more to Daiso.
He bought a knife sharpener, I bought a pair of Paramedical Shears (Gary has
one lying on his van dashboard, I have one in my medical kit)
Which actually leads on to a story about how I managed to find a holster
for my Paramedic Shears at Daiso too!
The Paramedic holster online is US$19.99
I found a garden shears holster at Daiso for $2!
I used it for two reservist In camp trainings and it’s been great.
No more paramedic shears creating a hole in your side pocket.
(I don’t know about other medics, I’ve always liked putting it in my side pocket,
some people prefer to put it in their bag)
Which I find wierd, which means you can’t cut bandages or strips of panadol unless you’re carrying your
super duper 2kg medic pouch.
The pouch protects it from dirt, looks professional and I can even hang it off my belt!
and a cheap nose hair trimmer. I also wanted to get a exercise band (that
could double as a tourniquet) And a round lamp to place behind the audio
mixer at church. But I did not succumb to temptation.
Other stuff I had to buy to make the wreaths work.
Roll of Green Cloth tape $3.50
Pair of pliers $2.50
Roll of green cable ties $1.50
So about an additional $7.50
Which I could use for other stuff, like sound supplies.
18 Nov
I’ve been searching for this ancient photo for ages!!! Haha, and I found it!
This was taken April 2005 when he first asked me to attend The Sound of Music together. At that time, I knew he liked me but I made it clear that I wasn’t about to accept him. He told me we were attending with 2 of his friends so that it wouldn’t appear so “weird” but it was all too strange when he turned up with a bouquet of pink flowers!!! Can you imagine the embarrassment. I was trying to hide it in my tiny handbag but obviously there was no way they would go in, so I held on to it. After the show, we were about to head home – in his car – which he only drove on “special occasions” – when we took this photo. I’m sure you can see how I tucked my hand behind my back to avoid being too close to him.
Looking back now, this is hilarious! Such a reminder of how far we’ve come. 
Hsien adds : I thought it was a nice musical, I grew up listening to the cassette version of the sound of music. And later on saw the film version (the Von Trapp family). The flowers.. hmmm… I was trying to be sweet… Our readers might like to know Ruth has never refused flowers ever since..
I thought she was only embarassed to take a picture with me, coz overall I think the night went very well.. ha ha The photo is taken by a couple from Unicell who were dating at that time… Timothy Wong and Siew Ling. My thanks to both of them for accompanying me and taking the photo!
