After a full week of gloomy weather, the sun started sneaking out again this week. The hardy white orchid I bought from a CNY market many years back seemed to notice the sun and bloomed beautifully in the light.

Received a gift for helping a good family friend’s wedding back in Nov/Dec. Was hoping to meet and catch up with the friends in the gift photo last week, but their schedule seemed pretty packed.

Collaborated with a good friend to design some kids umbrellas for my brother’s friend’s company last year. He gave me some of the manufactured umbrellas while consulting me for a different design project. Really happy to see something I help designed get turned into real functional products! I wasn’t planning on accepting any freelance projects while on sabbatical till July, but this opportunity seemed like a great way to practice my 3D drafting skill using a software I’ve been learning in the past few weeks for my studio’s R&D projects.

The unexpected “good news” was much welcomed after a full gloomy week, but I still seem to be covered by a dark veil constantly. Many innocent people are still being detained/imprisoned, the pandemic numbers are rising again with an outbreak in the fitness centers, and the Myanmar’s military situation had turned ugly with tens of people dying from firearms. I really find it hard to crack a smile these days, instead, much time was exhausted from soaking in bad news and silent prayers.