Kon Loo Mee

Dl just gone for his teeniekries (teenie cell group), a teenie group that Claus and dl just started last week. Dl's old teenie group that he handled with Claus and Beate previously already graduated to youth group. Today dl will be sharing about Rom 8.28, "All things work out good for those who love Him."

While i'm at home alone playing my game, Luxor, i'm going to win the game very soon and blogging at the same time. Heheehehe... How did i do it? I play one level and put some pics in my blog, while waiting for the pic to upload, i played another level... hehehee...

We had kon loo mee for lunch today. Dl asked Joon Min to try his char siew yesterday, but we had no time to cook char siew because of last minutes invitation for soccer, we wanted to play soccer, so instead of char siew, we cooked pizza yesterday... so we cooked kon loo mee and char siew today.

Joon Min came at 12pm and dl and i started to prepare for kon loo mee. By 1pm, the food is ready to be enjoyed.

Pic 1: Lunch with Joon Min

Pic 2: Kon Loo Mee with char siew

7 days more

I only went to bed at 10.30am because i was awake the whole night blogging and online chatting with some ppl in Malaysia. Slept till 3.30pm and rushed up the bed because dl's friend, Joon Min is coming at 4pm.

Joon Min offered to help to clean Johannes' castle. It is part of dl's contract to stay in this big house, 1 week dl have to do 1 1/2 hours work in this house. So there we go, sweeping fall leaves in the big big garden...

Pic 1: Bringing fall leaves to a big place to throw it there...

We sweeped for about 1 hour and we had pizza for err... lunch? tea break? at 5.50pm.

Pic 2: Pizza

Pic 3: Dl enjoying his pizza

Pic 4: Joon Min enjoyed too

At 6pm, we went for soccer again. 5 of us, Hardmut, Dominic, Joon Min, Dl and me. No pictures taken because i'm busy playing... We had our good exercise today enjoying the cold weather, Joon Min and dl even played bare-footed soccer plus wearing short pants... it was a cold and cool game.

Pic 5: Dinner that i cook for dl, simple but very nice... we had sausages and eggs

Another week only

I am sad, very sad as i think of the ending of my holiday in Germany and my time together with my bf will end very soon. Pressure and stress from work and family will come soon.

I went to bed at 12.30am and woke up at 2am. Can't sleep as my mind was wondering around thinking of all the sweet memories and the time is coming very soon that we need to part. Finally at 3.30am i burst out crying alone in the room till 4.30am... it is always very nice after crying, i like the feeling that after u hide them in your heart and at last, it is out, released, as i cried to Heavenly Father.

It is always very hard everytime when i'm about to part from dl. Whenever he goes back to Malaysia for holiday, towards the end of his holiday, i will feel very sad and cry... HHhaiii... this is the consiquence of long distance relationship. It is hard but if it is from God, it is worth while to wait and fulfill God's plan.

You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

Hebrews 10:36

So, all the couples out there, if you can see each other daily, weekly... treasure your relationship.

''Father in Heaven, i pray that u will help me and dl to cope with our departure this time. Don't make it so hard for us to depart, it is really heartbreaking everytime we depart. Lord, help me to control my tears. Sometimes is very hard for me to not to think of dl and whenever i think of him, tears will flow even now... Lord, help me, help me i pray, Amen''

Spaggetti with Salmon

Wilhelma Zoo

Cold cold!! 4 degree celcius!!! As we walk to the church, i get to experience the cold weather that i want all this while... It was really cold, if i were outside the building longer, i think i could not stand it. After 10 minutes walk to the church, finally we get to warm ourselves. Today there was a presentation by sunday school children.

Pic 1: Sunday School Presentation

As usual, after 1 hour service, people stay back to talk and catch up with one another. It was instead a very warm church that every members know every members very well. Really like a family.

Today Jürgen and Beate wanted to bring us out for hiking but because the weather was too cold for hiking, Jürgen said he will bring me to Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart. Yes, in Stuttgart again eventhough we just went there yesterday. It was last minutes plan to go to Stuttgart to the zoo. They know that i love animals. Hehehee.

It was election day in Germany so Jürgen and Beate went for voting and we followed them. Then we drop by in McDonalds to pack out lunch and eat in the car. It took 1 hour driving to Stuttgart. Parked our car quite far from Wilhelma Zoo, we walked 30 minutes from our car to the zoo through nice park. This is a zoo with plants, birds, fishes, insects, butterfly farm and animals... All in 1 zoo.

Pic 2: Cactus

I can't be putting all the animals' picture here so i will only choose a few ok?

It was a very big zoo, the biggest zoo in Germany and we took 5 1/2 hours there. It was very tiring. There is one part that Beate wanted to rest so she rest in the sun and we went walking...

Pic 3: Enjoying the sun

Pic 4: Ain't this cute? Lazy pig!!

Pic 5: Petting a pony? Donkey? Whatever.... As long as i can touch them and play with them.

Pic 6: Playing with sheeps

Pic 7: Carrying a goat... hehehehee

Pic 8:Mixed donkey and horse...

Pic 9: Penguin. My first time seeing a real penguin and the way they walk is so cute... Dl actually downloaded a penguin documentary for me to watch last week, it was really amazing to know the life and death about penguin.

Pic 10: No, this is not animals... hahahah, Beate and Jürgen that blessed us a lot, bringing us to various places.

Pic 11: They demonstrated to us how to kiss... hehehehee but too bad can't catch the pic.

After long walk in the zoo, we need to walk again, 30 minutes walk back to our car... ooohh, tired tired thirsty thirsty... Finally in the car heading home, 1 hour drive. While in the car, Beate and Jürgen shared about how they met continueing their story from last time and dl and i shared ours.

They dropped us home to take some food and head to their house. We cooked for them.

Pic 12: Dinner at 10pm... what to do... we went out the whole day...

Pic 13: Dl's specialist, char siew...

Visits to Stuttgart

Early morning, in the weather about 5 degree celcius, we walked to the train station, bought the ticket and head to Stuttgart. It takes 1 hour 43 minutes to reach Stuttgart train station. Zhang Ley was there waiting for us. She is dl's friend from Stuttgart attending Hope church in Stuttgart. She is a student from China so we communicated with Mandarin and sometimes i don't know what she is talking about because those Mandarin is too deep for me to understand them. Hahhahaa...

Then we head to a chinese restaurant called Mulan to eat, it was really delicious as i could taste the taste that i used to eat in any chinese restaurant back in Malaysia. Zhang Ley is a sweet girl and she talks a lot too.. hehehehe...

After a full meal, we went on to the King Street in Stuttgart. Wow, i tell u, the people there was like ants if look from far. So many ppl walking along a very long street, really a lot of ppl. In Albstadt where dl is staying, it is a very small town and there ain't so many ppl but in King Street, i'm afraid of the crowds... In some smaller road, we have to squeeze ourselves and walk. Basically there are all the shopping centres in King Street that makes it popular.

Pic 1: King Street

Zhang Ley brought me into a candies shop and asked me to choose some chocolate, she wants to treat me, oh, so good... i can't do anything but to say yes after rejecting few times. So i choosed 5 chocolates only, hahahaa... i can't take so much because i don't feel good that she have to pay for it and i must control myself not to eat too much chocolate, it will make me fat as my mom said i already put on weight when she sees my photos from this blog. OOooooo.... hard work when i go home, need to start my diet program again... kekkekeeee

Pic 2: Chocolates...

Then we continue to walk and saw many kind of dogs, i'm very happy that dl is into dogs nowaday and even memorizing the breed of dogs so as we walk along the street and we will say the breed of the dog together and try to figure out what type of dogs if we didn't seen it before. One of the night, we actually spend time searching for different dogs in the internet. We walked through the park and the lake and saw ducks and swans. Zhang Ley brought me into a necklace shop and bought me a necklace. The same thing, i couldn't reject after trying so much.

Pic 3: The palace behind us

Pic 4: Zhang Ley and me trying to talk to the swans...

Pic 5: A baby rottweiler. The origin of rottweiler is from Rottweil in Germany. That's why Rottweiler is named after the place.

After some walk, dl called another China friend, Zhang Yi and we got to meet because he was around King Street with his mother who came from China for holiday too. Zhang Yi speak cantonese back in his hometown, it was perfect cantonese and i admire the slang of this China cantonese so much... ehehhee. After meeting we went to an ice cream shop to talk and spend some time there.

Pic 6: Zhang Yi and his mother from China

Before we departed with Zhang Yi and his mother, we saw this group of band playing on the street outside the train station. When Zhang Yi and his mother left, we went near to the band. It was amazing as i like music very much, i enjoyed seeing them play...

Pic 7: Band

Pic 8: This is a Husky mixed according to the master... hhhmmm... does it look like one?

Then we took a train to head to Hope Church trying to meet some of the ppl there because Zhang Ley said there are some meeting going on earlier but when we reach, there isn't anyone there anymore. But i got to see the place that Sally is staying next year when she married there. The church is downstairs and Sally's house will be at the 4th floor.

Pic 9: Sally's future house at 4th floor

We continued to walk along the street there and walk back to the train station before we are too late to catch our train and realised that we still have few minutes so we walk up the top of the building and have a look at the busy Stuttgart.

Pic 10: Near a lake near to Hope church

At last, we have to depart with Zhang Ley too, thanks to her for spending her time with us. It was very nice to get to meet her eventhough some of the word that she used was too deep for me, hehehehe...

Once again, we are up in the train, couldn't get any seats so we sit on the stairs at the entrance of the train for a while before we get seats. It took 1 hour 43 minutes again to travel back to Albstadt. On the way, dl actually met his junior in the train heading back to Albstadt too...

It was very cold in Albstadt because it is situated in a hill, its 5 degree celcius and dl got Johannes to pick us from the train station instead of walking back home. Hahahaha.. Good choice and thanks to Johannes for his willingness to fetch us. Otherwise it will be very cold till i can't stand it too eventhough i wanted to try how is it like to be in cold weather. It was too much, so how will it be if it is winter??

We cook our dinner and watch a movie at home while eating, as usual... And went to rest. It was a very tiring trip but it was an eye-opener to me to see what a busy city Stuttgart is. I personally still prefer Albstadt. Just like in Malaysia, KL is a hectic city where there are so many ppl like in rush hour especially during working hour.

Okie, that was my visits to Stuttgart.

Beate's Birthday

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to Beate,
Happy birthday to you

Pic 1: Dl making birthday card for Beate.

Pic 2: Bouquet of flower for Beate.

We have cell group in Lucia's house and it is Beate's birthday. So they celebrated beate's birthday together in the cell group.

Pic 3: Enjoying food before starting sharing. Beate bake the bread herself, it was very tasty...

After one round of eating, Lucia did her sharing on prayer, how many type of posture of praying mentioned in the Bible, what are the pros and cons of coporate prayer and so on... interesting sharing by Lucia from a book.

Then we proceed to the second part of cell group, eating again... this time enjoying 3 types of cake bake by different person in the cell group. One by Sabine, one by Beate and one by mama... so good of them all. One birthday party, 3 cakes... hehehee

Pic 4: Dl's cell group

The Visit to Insel Mainau, Konstanz and Meersburg

A day out with Johannes. Started our journey at 8am, it took about 1 1/2 hours to an island called Insel Mainau (Flower Island), 7km from Konstanz, a place where u can enjoy the beauty of flowers.


Pic 1: Insel Mainau (Flower Island)

We have to walk through a bridge to lead us into the island...

Pic 2: At the entrance of the island

Pic 3: Peacock made by flowers

Pic 4: Ducks

Pic 5: Purple flowers

Pic 6: Colourful toiletbowls

Pic 7: Autumn is near

Pic 8: Oohhh, Saint Bernard! How can a dog in this Insel Mainau, the Flower Island? Who cares... There are a lot of dogs here and knowing me, i love animals so it is an enjoyable day for me to look at beautiful flowers and animals... hahahaa... Look, how big he is.... oohhh... cuteee

Pic 9: Outside of the Butterfly House. Schmetterlingshaus (Butterfly House) is one highlight of the Mainau, Germany's biggest butterfly house.

Pic 10: Beautiful butterflies

Pic 11: A transparent butterfly

Pic 12: The Castle of the Teutonic Order was built between 1739 and 1746 according to the plans and under the supervision of Johann Caspar Bagnato. It is an architectural centre and splendid setting for various occasions. This is where the heart of the island beats and the family of Count and Countess Bernadotte lives.

Pic 13: Giant Garden Gnome Of Flowers in the castle courtyard. An attempt at a world record to be listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

Pic 14: The Castle Church of St. Marien forms a unique baroque ensemble which ranks among the most splendid historical places of interest of Lake Constance. Inside the church you find a solemn yet cheerful world of sculptures, frescos and stucco. The castle church offers a romantic setting for weddings.

Pic 15: The Italian Flower and Water Staircase

Pic 16: Halskrause (Pooh) - Dahlie. This is only one kind of Dahlie, there are hundreds of them i think...

Pic 17: There are also a farm in Insel Mainau where they have cows, pygmy ponies, miniature donkeys, goats, numerous hens and rabbits. These goats are very clever, they know that this machine can provide them food so they will kick it, open its flapper and try to lick for food there...

Pic 18: ''Where is my master??''

After 3 1/2 hours walk in Insel Mainau, we drove to Konstanz to visit this place. We had our lunch here.

Pic 19: Walk around in Konstanz.

After walking around in the town, we went back to where we park our car and pay for the ticket to drive out. Just before we wanted to leave Konstanz to Meersburg, Christian called. She wanted to meet us so we have to repark our car again. Dl sms Christina who is staying in Konstanz early morning but no reply till Christina called. Thank God that we got to meet coz i haven't seen Christina for years...

Pic 20: Christina treated us for drinks

Pic 21: Then what else? Kapten Eng said let's take a boat ride out to the Bodensee (Lake Constance). Measuring 40 miles in length and 8.5 miles in width, Bodensee (Lake Constance) covers 220 square miles, making it central Europe’s second largest freshwater lake. Bodensee, is bordered by three countries: Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. More than 4.5 million people in the three countries rely on the lake for drinking water.

Pic 22: Christina and me. We had 30mins ride in the boat.

Then we continued our journey to Meersburg while Christina went home. We waited for 30mins to drive our car into the ferry to Meersburg, to across the Bodensee from Konstanz to Meersburg.

Pic 23: Johannes is paying for the fee for passengers and his car in the ferry.

Pic 24: We walk to the top of the ferry to enjoy the view of Bodensee.

About 15mins ride in the ferry, we finally reach Meersburg, found a parking place and there we go to walk around in Meersburg.

Pic 25: The 2 man wanted to buy wine in Meersburg, they said the wine in Meersburg is very nice.

Pic 26: Walking around in Meersburg

Pic 27: Enjoying our ice cream

Pic 28: Some shops and hotel in Meersburg

Pic 29: The castle in Meersburg

Pic 30: Then we continue to walk back to our car...

And drove back to Albstadt. 1 1/2 hours drive. We reach home at 8.30pm and the man prepares dinner together.

Pic 31: We had spaggetti and Meersburg wine.

It was a wonderful day, tired yet enjoyable. Thank you Lord for this blessed day.