Yesterday, Stephen went to the optometry for eye exam and to get a new pair of glasses. When he came home at night, he told me that he got the exam but our insurance couldn't cover the glasses, so he had the prescription and will get the glasses from other glasses store.
After Ha and Hee went to bed, I had time to ask him if his eye exam went ok, and he took out his prescription sheet.
S: How can I find a glasses store in the CIGNA network?
Y: CIGNA? That's our health insurance, not vision insurance. Our vision was covered by EYEMED.
S: But I gave optometry the CIGNA card.
Y: No wonder why the glasses are not covered!hahaha....you made my day!!!!!
My husband is a very smart guy, but from time to time, this kind of 烏龍事件 will happen (well, sometimes, I made 烏龍, too, but not as many as he did). It made our daily life more interesting and colorful, so basically, I love it!
2008年12月8日 星期一
New Washer
On Saturday afternoon, our Milpitas tenant called and said that the spin function of the washer was not working, so we went there and checked. It didn't seem to be easy to fix, and the washer was at least 15 years old, so it's easier to replace it with a new one.
We went to Great Mall Sears Outlet and chose one Kenmore Washer. Stephen measured our 4Runner, and it fit ok, so we decided to deliver and install the washer ourselves in order to save few bucks of delivery charges.
When we went to the house, Stephen and I carried the washer in, and it's heavier than holding 2 kids at once, but we managed to get it in place. Stephen is a very handy person, and he unpluged the old washer and pluged the new one. Now, the new machine can spin ok, but the water won't fill. It was late, and we didn't have many tools with us, so we decided to check it again on Sunday morning.
Sunday morning, we checked again and were sure that the washer couldn't work properly, so we carried the washer to the car and returned it. Sears tested it and confirmed that the product was not functioning well, so they replaced it with a better upgrade series ( we bought a 300 series, and they replaced it with a 400 series) to show their apology. This time, Stephen installed it within 5 minutes, and everything worked fine.
We went to Great Mall Sears Outlet and chose one Kenmore Washer. Stephen measured our 4Runner, and it fit ok, so we decided to deliver and install the washer ourselves in order to save few bucks of delivery charges.
When we went to the house, Stephen and I carried the washer in, and it's heavier than holding 2 kids at once, but we managed to get it in place. Stephen is a very handy person, and he unpluged the old washer and pluged the new one. Now, the new machine can spin ok, but the water won't fill. It was late, and we didn't have many tools with us, so we decided to check it again on Sunday morning.
Sunday morning, we checked again and were sure that the washer couldn't work properly, so we carried the washer to the car and returned it. Sears tested it and confirmed that the product was not functioning well, so they replaced it with a better upgrade series ( we bought a 300 series, and they replaced it with a 400 series) to show their apology. This time, Stephen installed it within 5 minutes, and everything worked fine.
2008年12月5日 星期五
2008 Honda Accord 廣告
I'm not Honda's salesperson, and we like Toyota more than Honda; however, I have to post this commercial because the kid (little king) in the commercial looks(or 他的神韻） really like Heehee. We watch the commercial every night when we watch the Chinese news at 10pm, and I always want to take a video clip of that commercial, but I always forget to do so. Finally, I searched the youtube and found it, so here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjOLYdBbr7U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjOLYdBbr7U
2008年12月4日 星期四
Bethlehem
We went to watch it 2 years ago, and this year, I hope that we will have the chance to watch it again.
December 11 - 15, 2008 (Thursday - Monday)
Open from 6:30PM - 9:00PM, Five 30 minute Performances Nightly
Free Admission & Hot Drinks
Santa Clara First Baptist Church 3111 Benton Street, Santa ClaraPhone: (408) 241-7635
For more information, go to http://www.bethlehemsc.com/
December 11 - 15, 2008 (Thursday - Monday)
Open from 6:30PM - 9:00PM, Five 30 minute Performances Nightly
Free Admission & Hot Drinks
Santa Clara First Baptist Church 3111 Benton Street, Santa ClaraPhone: (408) 241-7635
For more information, go to http://www.bethlehemsc.com/
2008年12月3日 星期三
Who is He?
When I was reading Weiming's blog, Hee walked by. He saw Weiming's big photo and asked me who he is. I told him that he is 舅舅。 He asked me how to call him in English, and I told him＂uncle". Then, he asked me :＂他的大名是什麼“？It's so funny to hear that words from a kid. He must think that 舅舅 is Weiming's 小名， like "heehee" is his 小名.
I only have 2 sisters, so Hee never knew any 舅舅 in his life. He only went back to Taiwan once when he's 9 months old, so even though he saw my cousins before, he couldn't remember any 舅舅.
I only have 2 sisters, so Hee never knew any 舅舅 in his life. He only went back to Taiwan once when he's 9 months old, so even though he saw my cousins before, he couldn't remember any 舅舅.
Video is Ready!
Finally, the video clips of my parents' baptism are ready!
It's like a dream because few years ago, I never imagined that one day, my parents would accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior, but when I listened to their testimonies and watched their baptism, I knew that God really touched their hearts, and He led them to walk closer to Him through some big or small things in their daily lives. All we did were to pray for them. I got baptised in December 1991, but my mom was not there to witness it because she didn't want us to be baptised, and she was pretty against it. 17 years later, I was so happy to see that both of my parents enjoy the time in the church, and they believe that Jesus is their Lord. Praise the Lord! My dream came true!
I got too many video clips, so I uploaded them to the Youtube. Their testimonies were not 100% complete because I was afraid that I didn't have enough camera battery power, and I was afraid that if the files were too big, I wouldn't be able to upload them. Ok, Here they are:
爸見證4之1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTIvN0Sof2M
爸見證4之2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldteLJwOjF8
爸見證4之3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-svXiLu0AzA
爸見證4之4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhcR5A8IM4Q
媽見證5之1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23fD9CXpsyw
媽見證5之2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm3j5GymdBA
媽見證5之3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuJ1OjDzcpg
媽見證5之4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22E0-xcmDEU
媽見證5之5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zOIbcYmvnw
媽受洗 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJX9GILv4U4
爸受洗 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eL0ygNcfU8
接受祝福 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nREsjzpgIY
It's like a dream because few years ago, I never imagined that one day, my parents would accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior, but when I listened to their testimonies and watched their baptism, I knew that God really touched their hearts, and He led them to walk closer to Him through some big or small things in their daily lives. All we did were to pray for them. I got baptised in December 1991, but my mom was not there to witness it because she didn't want us to be baptised, and she was pretty against it. 17 years later, I was so happy to see that both of my parents enjoy the time in the church, and they believe that Jesus is their Lord. Praise the Lord! My dream came true!
I got too many video clips, so I uploaded them to the Youtube. Their testimonies were not 100% complete because I was afraid that I didn't have enough camera battery power, and I was afraid that if the files were too big, I wouldn't be able to upload them. Ok, Here they are:
爸見證4之1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTIvN0Sof2M
爸見證4之2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldteLJwOjF8
爸見證4之3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-svXiLu0AzA
爸見證4之4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhcR5A8IM4Q
媽見證5之1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23fD9CXpsyw
媽見證5之2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm3j5GymdBA
媽見證5之3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuJ1OjDzcpg
媽見證5之4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22E0-xcmDEU
媽見證5之5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zOIbcYmvnw
媽受洗 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJX9GILv4U4
爸受洗 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eL0ygNcfU8
接受祝福 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nREsjzpgIY
2008年12月2日 星期二
Photos for Thanksgiving Holiday in Elk Grove
Ok, I uploaded the photos taken in Elk Grove and downloaded some photos from my sister's site, and they are on http://picasaweb.google.com/happyfamily.huang/2008Thanksgiving#. They will be shown on the slide show section on the side bar later, too.
I'm still trying to upload the video clips, but they take time. Stay tuned...
I'm still trying to upload the video clips, but they take time. Stay tuned...
2008年12月1日 星期一
50年奇景雙星襯眉月 天空彷彿在笑
I couldn't believe that we saw it!!!!!!!
Last night, we rushed back from Sacramento because we were in charge of the dinner cleaning, and it's our turn to make a soup for the 3rd Sunday service. On our way to bay area, when we were in highway 580, we saw the moon and 2 shining stars.
We didn't think that it's something very special until I read the article today and knew that it's something only happening in 50 years. Wow!
When we were working for God, He gave us special reward, too.
(NOWnews 12/2/08) http://www.nownews.com/2008/12/02/327-2373931.htm
1日晚上的天空很不一樣，很多民眾發現怎麼天空竟然出現一個大笑臉，因為金星和木星剛好運行靠近月亮，雙星拱月就成了這樣的天文奇觀。 1日天黑前，西方神話中主管愛情和美麗的維納斯女神－－金星與行星之王－－木星，以及眉月相近在西南方低空的星空出現；漆黑的天空中，出現雙星拱月，看起來就讓人心情很好，左邊亮眼的是金星，右邊的是木星，搭配宛如眉毛的眉月，看起來很像一個大大的笑臉。 北市天文協會理事長陶蕃麟表示，「這種狀況比較難遇到，因為3個天體各自在運動的時候，要達到接近在相同的位置上，而且距離不能太遠，我們才能看到這種現象，那今天看到成為笑臉，是因為月球的相位，剛好也在眉月的狀況之下。」不過，到了2日，由於月亮位置改變，會逐漸挪移到金星和木星的上方，原本大笑臉就成了一張包公臉，看起來會相當有趣。
http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/4625875.shtml
「趕快看，夜空在微笑耶！」昨晚全台許多民眾都注意到，清朗的穹蒼有著雙星伴月的「笑臉」，大家互傳手機簡訊或通知好友，一起分享這個讓人看了就有好心情的天文景象。
嘉義市天文協會總幹事黃傅俊、高雄市天文學會理事蔡元生都興奮地說：「這是我第一次看到。」雲林縣斗六國小校長黃昭景、教務主任曾智豐則說，四天前就目睹了。
蔡元生說，昨晚伴月的雙星是金星與木星，與上弦月搭配得天衣無縫。他說，今晚月亮就會跑到這兩顆星的上頭，若拍下照片顛倒看，就像哭臉了。
剛被資遣的南縣永康市民李基全說，這幾年沒日沒夜拚命工作，從未抬頭看星空，沒想到就在心情低落時看到笑臉，平靜許多。
因紅燈停車的保安工業區上班族及嘉南科大學生，看到天空這張「笑臉」，不約而同驚呼，紛紛拿出手機拍照。
「莫非這張笑臉是我們最近就要破案的徵兆？」台南縣歸仁分局偵查隊員莫不希望是吉兆。很多南部人看了都覺得鬱卒的心情變得超好的，「好運來了，可以去買樂透！」
台北市立天文科學教育館館長邱國光表示，昨晚金星與木星正好在同一經度上，加上上弦眉形的月亮，宛如一張高掛夜空的微笑臉，這現象持續了兩個多小時。
邱國光解釋，金星是地球所見最亮的行星，木星則是次亮的行星，昨天上午八點，兩顆行星走到同一經度，但當時是白天，無法目視。傍晚五時太陽下山後，木星與金星在仰角四十度位置，與上弦眉形的月亮，正好像兩個眼睛配上一張微笑的嘴。
他說，這個天文奇觀持續到晚間七點五十分月亮下沉，剩下金星和木星，到八點四分及七分，兩顆行星也陸續消失在天際。
傳「雙星伴月」現象千年難得一見，邱國光說，金星周期不固定，無法推測天空出現這種景象的周期，不過只要出現兩顆行星走到同一經度，碰到月亮成上弦眉形月，就會出現這種景象。不過，若距地球較遠的行星，呈現的就不會像昨晚這麼明顯、漂亮。
【2008/12/02 聯合報】@ http://udn.com/
Last night, we rushed back from Sacramento because we were in charge of the dinner cleaning, and it's our turn to make a soup for the 3rd Sunday service. On our way to bay area, when we were in highway 580, we saw the moon and 2 shining stars.
We didn't think that it's something very special until I read the article today and knew that it's something only happening in 50 years. Wow!
When we were working for God, He gave us special reward, too.
(NOWnews 12/2/08) http://www.nownews.com/2008/12/02/327-2373931.htm
1日晚上的天空很不一樣，很多民眾發現怎麼天空竟然出現一個大笑臉，因為金星和木星剛好運行靠近月亮，雙星拱月就成了這樣的天文奇觀。 1日天黑前，西方神話中主管愛情和美麗的維納斯女神－－金星與行星之王－－木星，以及眉月相近在西南方低空的星空出現；漆黑的天空中，出現雙星拱月，看起來就讓人心情很好，左邊亮眼的是金星，右邊的是木星，搭配宛如眉毛的眉月，看起來很像一個大大的笑臉。 北市天文協會理事長陶蕃麟表示，「這種狀況比較難遇到，因為3個天體各自在運動的時候，要達到接近在相同的位置上，而且距離不能太遠，我們才能看到這種現象，那今天看到成為笑臉，是因為月球的相位，剛好也在眉月的狀況之下。」不過，到了2日，由於月亮位置改變，會逐漸挪移到金星和木星的上方，原本大笑臉就成了一張包公臉，看起來會相當有趣。
http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/4625875.shtml
「趕快看，夜空在微笑耶！」昨晚全台許多民眾都注意到，清朗的穹蒼有著雙星伴月的「笑臉」，大家互傳手機簡訊或通知好友，一起分享這個讓人看了就有好心情的天文景象。
嘉義市天文協會總幹事黃傅俊、高雄市天文學會理事蔡元生都興奮地說：「這是我第一次看到。」雲林縣斗六國小校長黃昭景、教務主任曾智豐則說，四天前就目睹了。
蔡元生說，昨晚伴月的雙星是金星與木星，與上弦月搭配得天衣無縫。他說，今晚月亮就會跑到這兩顆星的上頭，若拍下照片顛倒看，就像哭臉了。
剛被資遣的南縣永康市民李基全說，這幾年沒日沒夜拚命工作，從未抬頭看星空，沒想到就在心情低落時看到笑臉，平靜許多。
因紅燈停車的保安工業區上班族及嘉南科大學生，看到天空這張「笑臉」，不約而同驚呼，紛紛拿出手機拍照。
「莫非這張笑臉是我們最近就要破案的徵兆？」台南縣歸仁分局偵查隊員莫不希望是吉兆。很多南部人看了都覺得鬱卒的心情變得超好的，「好運來了，可以去買樂透！」
台北市立天文科學教育館館長邱國光表示，昨晚金星與木星正好在同一經度上，加上上弦眉形的月亮，宛如一張高掛夜空的微笑臉，這現象持續了兩個多小時。
邱國光解釋，金星是地球所見最亮的行星，木星則是次亮的行星，昨天上午八點，兩顆行星走到同一經度，但當時是白天，無法目視。傍晚五時太陽下山後，木星與金星在仰角四十度位置，與上弦眉形的月亮，正好像兩個眼睛配上一張微笑的嘴。
他說，這個天文奇觀持續到晚間七點五十分月亮下沉，剩下金星和木星，到八點四分及七分，兩顆行星也陸續消失在天際。
傳「雙星伴月」現象千年難得一見，邱國光說，金星周期不固定，無法推測天空出現這種景象的周期，不過只要出現兩顆行星走到同一經度，碰到月亮成上弦眉形月，就會出現這種景象。不過，若距地球較遠的行星，呈現的就不會像昨晚這麼明顯、漂亮。
【2008/12/02 聯合報】@ http://udn.com/
Thankful Thanksgiving
I haven't had time to upload my photos and many video clips taken during this Thanksgiving yet, so I just post one downloaded from my sister's album.Thursday night, we were invited to K and N's house and had the most delicious turkey. It was very juicy and flavorful, and we stayed there till 9:30pm. Kids played legos and games together; adults chated and ate around the table. I am thankful to help these friends around.
On Friday, we went to my parents' house for another Thanksgiving Dinner. My little sister, Sophia came from Chicago, too, and we enjoyed our time playing Uno together. I am thankful for my family.
On Saturday, after a good Vietnamese lunch, we went to Jennifer's house. Sophia taught us to make bread ( Actually, she taught me once in Chicago, but I still needed to see it again). Warm out-of-oven bread was so yummy, and I am thankful for the food that God gave us. At night, our old friends, Helen and Simon passed by from their Reno trip, and we were happy to have a small reunion together.
On Sunday, my parents got baptised in the church, and this is the thing that I am most thankful for. I will post a new entry for it including their 見證, when I have time.
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