Writing this blog post at the airport waiting for my very early morning flight to HK in a few hours. It’s just a four week trip mainly to see my parents. I’m not moving back to HK.

Looking back at this 4.5 month trip back to Canada, I feel grateful. Grateful that a friend helped me find a short-term condo rental and another couple of friends helping me set up the unfurnished place prior to my trip. Grateful that another friend picked me up from the airport and had dinner together with yet another friend. I’m also grateful that a childhood friend gave me his old car and that it managed to survive the harsh winter without maintenance.

One of my main goal for this trip was to find a permanent resident according to my parents’ requirements. After seeing about 40 condo units with my agent friend, I found a decent place and managed to complete all the banking and legal matters to acquire and move into it just before my short-term rental lease ended. Mission accomplished!

After two months of DIY renovations (minus a couple of weeks when I was sick), I feel that I’ve successfully turned the new place into my new humble home. I’m tremendously grateful for that.

Next step for me is to set up a studio here to do sustainable design work. But before I embark on that journey, the time seems right for me to first take a trip back to HK to see my parents. They really wanted me to return for Ching Ming festival this year and sounded very happy when I confirmed my flight back. I’m grateful to have my elderly parents eagerly waiting to welcome me home.

I’m grateful for my friends and my God for a blessed 4.5 months trip. I’ll return to this newly established home after a short 4 weeks break. Please take care my friends.