SS Choir - Mother's Day 2009

For Mother's Day this year, the Sunday School Choir sang a song called "Cooperation". Yuli found this song at the last minute on youtube, and it was a fun song. The kids were having a lot of fun learning and singing it.

Cooperation is a big word...

Cooperation

Cooperation is a big word
And so is obedience
But when I do what my papa says
Do what my mama says
It seems to make a big difference

My mama teach me cooperation
She says I'm old enough to lend her a hand
So I pick up all my toys
I don't make too much noise
I think I'm doing all that I can

But I like helping my mother...

But I like helping my mother
And I like minding my dad
Cause when I'm good and they know it
Their faces will show it
And it always make me feel very glad

Do what my Jesus says, do what my parents say...

And if I go and do a bad thing
I'm feeling all sick and upset
I just say "I'm sorry"
No fret, no worry
My Jesus, He forgives and forget

Cooperation is a big word
And so is obedience
But when I do what my Jesus says
Do what my parents say
It seems to make a big difference

The song was followed by a video presentation from the Sunday School Choir Kids, and then each mother got a token of love from the children as well.

Messages from the kids to their moms

The beaming faces of mothers

Happy Mother's Day! We love you, Mom!

Vancouver Trip in 1 Day

A friend of mine, Darwin, and his coworker, Ivonne, are visiting from Singapore. We are high school classmates and we haven't met since 2002. In fact, he is the guy who manages to drag me into the world of geek :) Anyway, we only have one day to explore Vancouver and its surrounding.

I start the tour by bringing them to Whistler. On the way to Whistler, we stop at Shanon Falls.

Shanon Falls (not the main waterfall)

Last weekend, Whistler is very crowded due to some kind of off-road biking event. Instead of walking around the village, we take the Gondola right away to the peak. This is also my first time going to Whistler's peak after living in Canada for almost 10 years. The view is amazing even though the noon light is kind of harsh.

The Peak at Whistler

Olympic 2010 Logo
("It is called Ilanaaq which is the Inuktitut word for friend")

Posing at the peak

On the way back to Vancouver, we stop at Horseshoe Bay to eat at the unique Yaya's Oyster Bar. They have 6 different styles of baked Oysters.

Horshoe Bay

From Horseshoe Bay, we head down to Stanley Park by crossing Lions Gate Bridge.

View of Vancouver Downtown from Stanley Park

Lighthouse at Stanley Park

View from Stanley Park's Prospect Point

Our last destination is Science World at Main Street. It is closed already, but we can get a nice after sunset view of Yaletown from there.

Experimenting with wireless fill in flash

Science World at Main Street

It is tiring day but it is also the fun one. I learn a lot of new things from our geeky conversation in this trip :) Some places we miss due to lack of time are as follow, Robson St, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Londsdale Quay, and Grouse Mountain.

Freezing Weather in Vancouver

In the last three days, the temperature here has reached below zero state. It's not normal for Vancouver to have this kind of weather. Road is very slippery due to black ice and snow. However, there the view of snowy land is gorgeous, I wish I bring my camera with me all the time. I will try my best to get some photos before it starts to melt and become mud.

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