The past week was probably the best week I had since returning to this city in mid-Sept. Took a day off on Wed. to visit the M+ Museum for the first time with a friend. Felt like a tourist in this city that seems to be getting more and more unfamiliar to me.

Met and caught up with some fellowship brothers over dinner on Fri. I stopped going to fellowship since the pandemic broke out in late 2019, but my fellowship brothers still kept me in the group and welcomed me to many gatherings outside the fellowship. Also bumped into another old fellowship brother on my way to subway after dinner. We only chatted briefly on the street as I was kinda rushing back home for my scheduled evening run, nonetheless, I was really glad to see him and his wife and kid healthy and well.

Sat. was the highlight of the week. A good old friend and his wife visited Kowloon Bay to gather materials for their ongoing travel blog. We met up for coffee before I showed them around my studio and the neighborhood. Chatted with them for a good amount of time and it seemed to have helped me clear up my mind from the problems that have been troubling me since returning from summer vacation. We parted ways before evening came because I need to meet and farewell some friends that night.

My high school friends organized a farewell dinner gathering for a couple who will be moving to UK in less than two weeks. Many people showed up, it may actually be one of the biggest gathering we had since COVID started. We ate and chatted and laughed at many funny high school memories. It will probably be a long while since this group of friends will be together again, so we cherished that evening as much as we could.

I’m grateful that God allowed me to cross path with so many good friends in life. Never thought there would come a time when I needed to part ways with so many of them. It’s sad, but there’s nothing I can do besides trying my best to cherish the time we get to spend together. May God bless them wherever they go. 🙏🏻