Just when I thought I could share the good news with all of you here....But too late now. I had a miscarriage last week. Was into my 9+ weeks.
Health care system is entirely different from Asia.
I am recuperating at home.
Doing a mini-confinement by myself.
My focus now is to build up my health and wait upon the Lord's timing for the next baby if His will be.
Monday, January 15
Thursday, January 4
December 2006 Updates
We have been in Vancouver for the past 3 months already.
By God's grace, hubby has found a IT contract job in downtown Vancouver. Even though its contractual, we are grateful as we were warned that it could take up to 6months to penetrate into the IT market. Hence, we are praying for the renewal. His working hours are from 8.30am-4.30pm, unheard of in SG.
Christmas was good. We have decided to settle down in a fairly young church. Hope to be able to serve actively in the church. Don't want to get too comfortable and be sunday bench warmers only.
During the X'mas week, we went up to Cypress Moutain twice. The 1st day when we went up, the intention was to let kid try snow tubing, but when she found out that she hasn't reached the minimum height of 122cm, she cried..... Awww...so we borrowed a tobogan from someone for 10mins to let her get over her "grief". The next day, we bought and brought our own tobogan up again to the mountain, this time, she toboganed for one full hour.
We also crossed over to the US border to do some Boxing Week shopping (its the 1st time the entire family stepped onto US soil).
Now that the holiday season is over, our realtor, our mortgage broker are all back to work, its time we start hunting for a home to call our own.
By God's grace, hubby has found a IT contract job in downtown Vancouver. Even though its contractual, we are grateful as we were warned that it could take up to 6months to penetrate into the IT market. Hence, we are praying for the renewal. His working hours are from 8.30am-4.30pm, unheard of in SG.
Christmas was good. We have decided to settle down in a fairly young church. Hope to be able to serve actively in the church. Don't want to get too comfortable and be sunday bench warmers only.
During the X'mas week, we went up to Cypress Moutain twice. The 1st day when we went up, the intention was to let kid try snow tubing, but when she found out that she hasn't reached the minimum height of 122cm, she cried..... Awww...so we borrowed a tobogan from someone for 10mins to let her get over her "grief". The next day, we bought and brought our own tobogan up again to the mountain, this time, she toboganed for one full hour.
We also crossed over to the US border to do some Boxing Week shopping (its the 1st time the entire family stepped onto US soil).
Now that the holiday season is over, our realtor, our mortgage broker are all back to work, its time we start hunting for a home to call our own.
Thursday, November 30
下雪了
Vancouver had its first snow on 25 Nov 06 after many years.It rarely snow in Vancouver, we heard....
Pumpkin Patch & Apple Barn
It was near Halloween when we first arrived.It was the first time we visited a pumpkin patch, she was so excited when she saw all the huge pumpkins and she started singing this song she learnt from Kinderland :
We are pumpkin
Big and round
Big and round
We are pumpkin
Big and round
Big and round
Seated on the ground
Now I truly understand the meaning of the lyrics when she sang "seated on the ground"
We also visited the Apple barn, she couldn't resist, so eat as she picked.
Wednesday, November 29
SG Days - Non-stop packing
These photos were taken about 10hrs before our flight...We packed non-stop till we left! Insane I think.....we recuperated all the beauty sleep on the plane!
SG Days - Farewell Makan Treats
Chilli crabs, black pepper crabs, fish head bee hoon, satay, fish head curries, kway chap, teh-si, 60cents kopi-o....
Some of the last things we ate before leaving...
Can't type anymore.....seeing these pictures makes me drool all over the keyboard now.
SG Days - A day in Kinderland
She still talks alot about her teachers, her friends at Kinderland. I know she misses them. But she also understand that there is no Kinderland in Canada.
This was typically her one day in Kinderland....
They gave her a farewell party just the day before we flew off, teachers teared. We still call the school occassionally and I heard that they put up her recent Vancouver's photo on the notice board.
Her classmates kept asking the teachers why hasn't she been in school for so long
She was there since she was 14mo... How time flies
This was typically her one day in Kinderland....
They gave her a farewell party just the day before we flew off, teachers teared. We still call the school occassionally and I heard that they put up her recent Vancouver's photo on the notice board.
Her classmates kept asking the teachers why hasn't she been in school for so long
She was there since she was 14mo... How time flies
Thursday, November 23
SG Days - Towed Away
We scrapped our car....Farewell to our corolla. For nearly 6 years, problem free....it served us well.
SG Days - Pack Up
We left Singapore with 6 luggages while these boxes came by seafreight 2 months later
Thursday, November 9
BIG MOVE !
I am back online. The sudden disappearance, I apologise
We have moved, from the sunny little island, Singapore, which was home for the past decades, to Vancouver, Canada.
We have moved, from the sunny little island, Singapore, which was home for the past decades, to Vancouver, Canada.
We immigrated, or what Mr. Goh labelled us as "quitters"
We have moved, not because S'pore is NOT GOOD.
We have moved to seek a different pasture in life, not necessarily greener, but hopefully.
We have been asked thousand of times, why immigrate, whats wrong with Singapore, will you come back if you don't make it in Canada .... the list goes on. We had to answer all these repetitive queries in the midst of packing up (we packed till the last moments when we left for the airport, no kidding),
We have been here since mid September 2006. Everyone who sees me on MSN will ask, "Have you found a job?"
We have moved, not because S'pore is NOT GOOD.
We have moved to seek a different pasture in life, not necessarily greener, but hopefully.
We have been asked thousand of times, why immigrate, whats wrong with Singapore, will you come back if you don't make it in Canada .... the list goes on. We had to answer all these repetitive queries in the midst of packing up (we packed till the last moments when we left for the airport, no kidding),
We have been here since mid September 2006. Everyone who sees me on MSN will ask, "Have you found a job?"
While the Canadian market is vibrant, its not easy to penetrate into the market, they need "Canadian experience", agree that its a crazy requirement.
But we are prepared for it, we have been warned by friends who immigrated here before us, its a humbling process that God is putting us through. Advises are :"Grab any job that comes by, and more jobs will fall into place, no social stigma here, nobody cares what you work as, unlike Asia, so long as you are not a bummer living off the welfare!" So, yup my hubby got 2 jobs for now, this arrangement is not permenant, but we are taking the advise seriously. Hence I say, immigration is not everyone's cup of tea, eh...
We have moved not because we want to live in big houses, drive flashy BMWs. The main and foremost reason is my kid and hubby has eczema, we are not able to do some simple things in life, like enjoy a stroll in the park, have a decent meal in the hawker centre, or have fun at the playground, coz the warm and heat will cause them to perspire and scratch, everyone will get really really frustrated.
But we are prepared for it, we have been warned by friends who immigrated here before us, its a humbling process that God is putting us through. Advises are :"Grab any job that comes by, and more jobs will fall into place, no social stigma here, nobody cares what you work as, unlike Asia, so long as you are not a bummer living off the welfare!" So, yup my hubby got 2 jobs for now, this arrangement is not permenant, but we are taking the advise seriously. Hence I say, immigration is not everyone's cup of tea, eh...
We have moved not because we want to live in big houses, drive flashy BMWs. The main and foremost reason is my kid and hubby has eczema, we are not able to do some simple things in life, like enjoy a stroll in the park, have a decent meal in the hawker centre, or have fun at the playground, coz the warm and heat will cause them to perspire and scratch, everyone will get really really frustrated.
So for the past 2 months that we have been here, kiddo had been to the beach, the playground, the park many times and she truly enjoy herself, the smile on her face makes us feel the move is worth it, we will try, no matter how hard it may take.
For now, we are still in the settling down process, it will take months or years. Just enjoying the moments for now. Should we not make it here for some reason (again, that depends on one's expectation of "MAKING IT"), at least we tried and not live in regret for not trying. Its a dream where we both share as a couple.
For now, we are still in the settling down process, it will take months or years. Just enjoying the moments for now. Should we not make it here for some reason (again, that depends on one's expectation of "MAKING IT"), at least we tried and not live in regret for not trying. Its a dream where we both share as a couple.
And yes, we do miss S'pore at times.....(minus the weather lah...)
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