Feeling Blessed Years from 2004 to 2008

Let us start with a prayer.

Heavenly Father, I give thanks to you for the blessings You have showered upon me and my family members. Lord, I thank You for teaching me to offer You a heart of thanksgiving in all my daily experiences of life. You have taught me to be joyful all the time and to treat every difficulty as a test of my faith in You. I shall pray continually for every member of my extended family and I give thanks to You in all of the circumstances You have presented to them. I pray for a change in my outlook and attitude into one of joyful contentment with my present circumstances. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

In October 2003, Molly was working in Melbourne and we visited her.

I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grow. I believe that somewhere in the darkest night, a candle glows. I believe for everyone who goes astray, someone will come to show the way. I believe, I believe. https://youtu.be/pj8OOHRTiWc. I believe above the storm, the softest prayer will still be heard. I believe that someone in the great somewhere hears every word. Every time i hear a new born baby cry, or touch a leaf, or see the sky, then I KNOW WHY, I BELIEVE.

Ahryn was born in the year 2002 and when we travelled back home from Thailand in 2003, we saw him for the first time.

In February 2004, there was an Education Committee Meeting of the Asia Pacific Group of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Hong Kong. These three colleagues are from Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney.

In the years 1999 to 2005 I was practising in Thailand with Ajarn Patima in the firm Patsupat Consultancy. At the same time I was lecturing in Quantity Surveying and Property Valuation at the Assumption University. I did my doctorate degree there too, in Religious Philosophy, specialising in Inter-Religious Dialogue.

Rebecca was born in July 2005. My graduation ceremony was held at the Bangna Compus of the Assumption University in March 2005.

Reuben was born in 2006 when his brother Ahryn was nearing his fourth birthday.

Mother’s day in May 2006, brought the family members together to celebrate. Photographs here show some of the family members present. Roger, Olivia and Daniel were talking to Rebecca, Wendy was busy carrying Reuben, Molly was carrying Rebecca, sitting next to Daniel and William showing his camera off to Glenn.

Olivia and Daniel are the children of Pauline and Roger. Ahryn and Reuben are the two boys of Wendy and Mark. Rebecca and James are the children of Molly and Glenn. Blake and Kaiden are the two boys of William and Sharon.

Below are photos of Daniel and Olivia, Reuben and Rebecca, Uncle Roger with Rebecca, Olivia with Rebecca, then Wendy and Mark with the boys Ahryn and Reuben and Por Por.

Photographs of the family members at Por Por’s birthday celebration in July 2007. Left side photo: Daniel. Pauline, William, Por Por, and Molly. Right hand side: Rebecca, Roger, Olivia, Por Por, Daniel and Pauline.

Below: The Chan family group from Singapore - Por Por’s elder brother and his family, visited Auckland in January 2008.

November 2008, the family travelled to Queenstown on holiday. We stayed at The Lodge, and we visited Arrowtown and Milford Sound. Pauline, Roger, Sharon, and Will.