Had 6 meetup meals this past week, 3 of which with my parents, 1 with my calligraphy class, 1 with my fellowship b&s, and a spontaneous one with a couple of old UW friends whom I haven’t met for years! As much as I enjoyed meeting and catching up with family and friends, I started feeling the pressure of not having enough time to complete the many unfinished projects and tasks on hand before the upcoming Q4 break. I grew impatient when my parents and sister asked for the third dinner meetup tonight. I already went back to my parents’ place for dinner yesterday and I could really use some solitude and rest after a hectic work and social week. But I succumbed and had dinner with them again tonight.

Powered by stress and procrastination, I had been busy working in the studio past 10pm almost every night this past week. The 3D printers had been busy churning out prints non-stop. Hope I can finish up the work at hand and leave the studio at a tidy and worry-free state before my scheduled Q4 break.

Besides work, there are also many personal tasks I need to do before leaving the city for 3+ months. These include cleaning my super messy and dirty apartment, upgrading my prehistoric iPhone6, get new glasses and contacts, dentist checkup, haircut, marathon practices…

Oh God, I desperately need your help to finish up the many things on hand before the upcoming Q4 break to take a little breather from this suffocating city. 🙏🏻