Monthly Archives: February 2011
IT Proficiency Exam – Pass
Checked the result this morning, I passed the IT Proficiency Exam I took about a week ago! One step closer to completing my degree. Need to stay focus and work even harder in March, still hoping to finish my dissertation before April…
tagged: dissertation, school, thankful
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Soccer
Played soccer under the Lion Rock this evening. There were more people than usual, even our pastor played! I spent a fair bit of time on the sideline dribbling the ball on my own, I can easily spend all day trying to tame the ball, just like my days in UW when the Columbia field […]
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An Old Man on MTR
On my way to fellowship last night, I saw a middle-aged man on the MTR. He had this great satisfactory smile on his face while examining the newly purchased basketball, I imagined him thinking about his son’s surprised joyful face when seeing the gift. Walking up the slope to my church, I couldn’t stop thinking […]
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Dissertation
Had spent a few days searching for journal articles that are relevant to my dissertation, a total of 405 articles were found! I was being very meticulous, trying my best not to let the slightest relevant article slip away. When I was doing my M.Env.Sci. thesis, papers were passed down to me to study, and […]
tagged: dissertation, project, school, thankful
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Mom’s Hearing Problem
My father took my mom to the hospital this afternoon, she had been complaining about the loss of hearing and occasional ‘ringing’ sound. It turned out, for reasons yet to know, one of her ears may have permanently loss 90% of hearing! I was unusually calm. Not a word uttered from my mouth as I […]
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Extra Day-off
Gave myself an extra “day-off” before locking myself up for the rest of the week to work on my dissertation. Went shopping and bought some assassin snails to hopefully control the nuisance snail infestation in my studio’s aquarium. Played 3.5 hours of badminton tonight, a personal record. I’ll probably be too tired to leave home […]
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End of CNY
The spirit of Chinese New Year has slowly faded away. The festive pink, red, and gold ornaments dressing the city are quickly disappearing, gesturing goodbye to the most vibrant holiday of the year; I peeled off the greetings outside my studio door and counted my red pockets, wondering what the Year of the Rabbit will […]
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Dissertation
Borrowed a few more books today. Spent so much time this week searching for relevant journal articles, slowly becoming more clear about my research topic and will start narrowing my search next week. The research phase is taking much longer than I anticipated… I’m thankful that I was able to free myself from distractions and […]
tagged: books, dissertation, project, school, thankful
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The cold and gloomy weather in the last couple of days was particularly suited to do some reading in my cozy studio. Felt like I’m finally able to switch to full research mode for my dissertation. I desperately need the concentration if I were to complete it by the end of March as planned. Had […]
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Cold Gloomy Sunday
It’s a cold and rainy Sunday. Arrived church early as it was my sister and brother-in-law’s turn to serve. Went to our usual family dim sum following Sunday Service. And after that, we went to visit my uncle. It was my first time seeing him since his surgery, he seemed well and healthy, thank God! […]
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