David Bong

Current Status

All glory to god! 

Annabelle bong was born  on 4th may 2003 

at 4.20am at General Hospital,

Melaka. She weighed 3kg and

is a healthy baby girl.

Check out - Annabelle Bong

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My Experiences As A Father.

Sunday (7/9/03)

Time flies and now I'm already a father for 4 months. The past 2 months has been a wonderful experience. Annabelle can recognise her dad. It's a joy to come back and see her smiling when she heard my voice. When she responded to my voice, all the day's hard work seems to vanish. Guess, it might be the same with God our Father. How He wish that we, His children would respond to Him whenever He calls us. It would bring great joy to Him if we respond to His voice. I learned much about God the Father since I am also a father now. Many times, thinking about Annabelle helps me to think about the Father's love.Am I proud to be a father? Yes, I am. And I'm happy that I've the chance to experience it. All glory to God.

Friday (18/7/03)

It has been more than 2 months now. Annabelle has grown up in size and weight. Now, it is a joy to talk to her. She responds well to anybody who talked to her. Her cooing and kar ke ke sounds brought that joy in my heart. Though I still has yet to understand what she is trying to tell but that is not important right now. Praise God for protecting and granting Annabelle good health. Even as I think back of my experiences with Annabelle, especially the way she responds to me, I am reminded of my relationship with God the Father. Many times I can identify how God would feel when I responded to Him in my spiritual walk with Him. I thank God for being gracious and patient with me. All glory to Him.

Tuesday (10/6/03)

Annabelle couldn't really sleep last night. Cranky, crying and restless. Tried to play with her until 2am but still couldn't make her tired enough to sleep. Wah, that is a tiring experience! Now I know what the fathers said about having to wake up at the middle of the night to take care of the baby. Not easy. Also couldn't sleep because have to take care of the baby. Guess, there will be more of sleepless nights in the future because have to take care of the baby. God, grant me more grace and patience in taking care of your "gift". 

Saturday (7/6/03)

I went back for lunch. Michelle sat beside Annabelle and I saw tears flowing from her eyes. I asked her what's wrong and she pointed her finger to Annabelle's bald head. I looked at Annabelle's head and smiled. Annabelle looked different with a bald head (not totally bald but really short hair). Then I heard from my mother-in-law what happened at the barber shop. When the barber cut Belle's hair, Michelle couldn't bear to look. Michelle has always wanted to keep Annabelle's long hair and does not want to cut Belle's hair. So Michelle cried at the barber shop. My mother-in-law was surprised at Michelle's reaction. Looks like Michelle is soft hearted (maybe tooooo soft hearted). I couldn't really understand why Michelle cried but maybe it is that bond a mother has for her children. 

Thursday (4/6/03)

Today is Annabelle's full moon. As we went around to give the tarts to our close relatives, the older ones gave "angpau" to us. We realize that it is the culture to give "angpau" if someone bring their baby during full moon. However, the younger couples seems unaware of this tradition. I'm not really keen on following traditions but when I followed it, it does make sense to follow. I mean there are a lot of good objectives that can be achieved. Traditions can be followed if it is not against the biblical teaching. 

Saturday (17/5/03)

How should I raise up my daughter? The Bible teach us to protect our children from the snares of the world, from world way of life, thinking, and philosophies. Yet, at the same time, we are placed in this world. A few days ago, as I was going to my in-law's house, I saw a small boy (about 4-5 years old) carrying the grasscutter machine and pretending as though he is cutting the grass. The father was sitting nearby, taking a rest. It occurred to me that though I must protect my children from the world, yet at the same time I must impart to them skills even though it may seem dangerous. The small boy is learning to handle "dangerous" machine, a skill that will be useful to him later. I should not be too protective of my children when they are learning practical skills (physical hurts sometimes are part of learning). Moral and spiritual dangers are the ones that my children should be protected from. 

Wednesday 14/5/2003

Woke up early today. Seems that I can't wait to see my Annabelle. Maybe it is that "father feeling". Today, while I was cleaning Annabelle, she kept on shitting for a few times. Now I am already used to carrying and cleaning her.

Tuesday 13/5/2003

This morning I woke up early to see Michelle and Annabelle. By the time I reached the house, Annabelle is already awake. I hold her and carry her. Then I started to sing one BM Christian song to her. She seems to enjoy the song, quietly listening to my voice. After I finished singing to her, I look at her and then for the first time I saw Annabelle smile. Not that she didn't smile before but this time the smile is longer and I can really "capture" that smile in my mind. As I sat there watching her smile, a rush of fatherly love just flow through my heart towards her. I praise God for that experience. I know I will be seeing Annabelle smile more often after that. 

Monday 12/5/2003

It has been a week since Annabelle came into my life. This morning I went to the Registration Department to register her name and get her birth certificate. Her birth certificate number is 030504-04-0266. Today, she is officially named as Annabelle Bong. Then, at about 2.40pm I send Annabelle to the government clinic at Tanjung Kling for another blood test. Praise God that the "jaundice" level has dropped from 12.5 last week to 11.5 today. The nurse advised that Annabelle be given more water and be monitored closely. 

Also today is my second year wedding anniversary. Can't do much to celebrate it except to just spend mor time with Michelle. As I looked back at the two years that has passed by, I praised God for His love and guidance in my marriage. Indeed God has been faithful and has blessed me and Michelle in wonderful ways. 

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