Monday, March 1, 2010

Fog and Humidity, Mar 2010


The humid and foggy weather officially ended yesterday (Feb 28). It was so bad that the walls in Ma Wan were leaking water and an exposed cough drop in a container melted. I thought my toilet bowl had sprung a leak, leaving a wet pool in the restroom whole week. I even called the management office for service but they could not find anything. Now I realize the kitchen windows must be closed in the future in the event a fog arrives. If not, the humid air would blow through the kitchen window into the restroom, attracted by the walls there. On the same day I found the best bargain for a haircut yet locally, for HK$30 in Shum Shui Po. The lowest was HK$38 previously in North Point.

I have not blogged for two weeks due to a serious family illness. How deep were my feelings stirred. It seems like my world crashed with the bad news. No container could bottle the tears. It changes our priority. As a result Wife and I find time to walk the beach, sit on benches, eat a cheesecake and talk more often. Wife even rented an hour piano's time at the club, which calmed her spirits. As I leave for Taiwan tomorrow (14th) to teach at Logos, I am apprehensive of more challenges ahead, which I hope the Lord would spare faithless me.

It is five hours from the operation and I have been tossing and turning in my bed for the last three hours since 11 pm. I cried when I think of the surgery. What if something goes wrong? Being so far away does not help. The peace of God has certainly made a difference in us. I cannot ask for more than the courage and comfort at home.

Recuperation after a major surgery is hard on the family, but God sent a lot of angels to surround us with TLC. The doctor was kind and home help from a church sister, including cooking and cleaning, was priceless. We eat lots of pork and drink plenty of soup. Today we found out that Ma Wan has free shuttle rides for hospital checkups, which we have one four days from now. We managed to book a shuttle to the clinic and a return pickup two hours later, isn't that a miracle? We did not know about the free ride until we called for assistance to check on why our toilet bowl flushing system was not functioning today after the whole block's system was cleaned today (25th). A toilet meltdown turned into a family blessing.

Sermon Comments:
"我曾經在網站上看過葉牧師部落格十分欣賞,也十分得幫助若您是葉牧師向您致謝。楊師母"
"謝謝分享。很同意你所說:"配偶是另一位的良心,而不是同謀。" 事實上,配偶是我們警衛和守望者,能提醒我們免犯過錯。願主賜福。C K"