June 22nd, 2010 by Doris
As the summer approaching, the thought of having a BBQ by the lake emerged. Christy and I have been talking about this for a few weeks and finally we have decided to do something last weekend. Hence, we decided to have BBQ by the lake of Vidy on Saturday 5pm (awaiting for the sun to come out – otherwise at our place). On Saturday morning, Leo and I slept in a little bit to regain our strength after a busy tiring week. During the day, we went out for an hour for grocery shopping and also spent some time cleaning our place – clean and tidy (for how long I am not sure 
)! For the rest of the day, we were just enjoying each other company and waiting for friends to turn up.
We had such a great time with friends – There were Leo and I, Christy, Sandi, Kui Thong and his family, Ken and Faith. It was actually the first time we used our balcony and the bbq grill! Everyone was enjoying themselves and our living room was fill with joy and laughter.
On Sunday morning, we attended the bible study at 10:30am. This was the first time we had bible study since we moved to Switzerland. We really felt that it is necessary to pay more attention on our understanding to the bible and our spiritual growth which many people has ignored its importance. The discussion on eternity and how many christian and non christian have misunderstood it was very intriguing and motivating. The English service started at 12noon after the bible study. After that, we went home for a rest before we went down to Ouchy to watch the NZ vs Italian match at 5:00pm. New Zealand did very well, their defense in particular: 1-1
March 2010, Amsterdam & Leiden, The Netherlands
March 25th, 2010 by Leo
Doris’ youngest sister, Katherine, is going to stay in Europe for a few months. Therefore we have planned a few trips with her until May. Our first stop is Holland.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
We happened to be visiting Holland on the coldest weekend of Europe. It was very windy. However it has such a nice scenary! I especially like the houses along the canals.
There are a lot of bicycles in Amsterdam as it is well planned for cyclists. This is a ‘bike park’ near the train station:
Bike park
As you can see it is full of bicycles. If it was not that windy, we would have hired some bicycles and travel around.
We have also visited Willeke’s place in Leiden. Thank you for the lovely dinner! And we also had a very nice chat.
Kat stayed in Leiden for 2 weeks as she was working in Willeke’s lab to gain some experience. And hence we had a tour at the lab and the hospital (which was attached to the lab) and I have seen a lot of things which I have no idea about!
The trip was great fun and relaxing.
To be like a child
March 10th, 2010 by Doris
Just thinking about the conversation I have with Emily a while ago… when an adult is asked to listen and follow certain thing, the first question he might ask is: why should I? Can I not go the way I like? This is simply an expression of a fashion. Everyone could have different opinions and what if I have an inspiration? To some extend I agree and it is good to have different opinions as this is how new ideas is formed and things can be improved. However, I strongly believe that a guideline is always needed and knowing to say/do the right thing at the right time or being obedient is important. Otherwise, we will never know where and how to begin, unity will be never formed and the mission will never be directional. Then, we compared with a child. When a child is asked to do something, he follows without asking any question. He just simply accept what he was told is the right thing to do. Sometimes, I think God wants us to be like a child, to think simple and to act simple and not to manipulate His words with our so called intelligence.
嫲嫲
October 20th, 2009 by Leo
當我收到關於嫲嫲的消息， 心裡有如被一把尖利的刀刺到般的疼痛。 淚水像是湧泉般的在心內流動。一刹那之間，真的無法接受這個事實。隨著一分一秒的過去，心情也慢慢的平伏下來，腦中也浮現出很多關於嫲嫲的回憶。
嫲嫲給我的印象一向是和藹可親的；記得從小到大，每逢佳節，我們都一定會去探望嫲嫲。等待著我們的，除了一桌子的佳餚，一箱一箱的玩具，印象最深刻的，就是嫲嫲的笑臉。不論我還是小孩子的時候， 或是已長大成人，每次見到嫲嫲的時候， 她總是會以那和善、溫柔而燦爛的笑容來迎接我。由於我們一家已離開香港到外地生活十幾年，可以探望嫲嫲 的機會並不多。 但嫲嫲從不會因為我們對她的疏忽而感到不高興， 反而總是掛念我是否過的好。我知道嫲嫲是打從心底裡疼愛我們每一個，她那份無條件的愛令我深深受感動。雖然嫲嫲現在不在我們身邊，但她的教導將會永記在我腦海中， 她的愛會永遠不變的深印在我心裡。
嫲嫲，妳的離開，雖然令我們心痛，但我深信妳是到了一個更美好的地方， 也知道這只是暫時的分離。將來，我們我們一定會在天家再見面。那時候，我們要再一次在妳的笑容中，與妳閒話家常。我答應你，我在地上的日子會好好的生活，好好的照顧自己，請妳不用掛心。
嫲嫲，願妳安息主懷。