Key Chains
Following postcards, key chains may be the second most popular souvenir option. And similar to bookmarks, I have much more key chains than needed. Most of them are souvenirs from friends, some of them are from my own regrettably limited traveling. Of course there are also key chains that are not traveling-related but still have […]
Stamps
When I was in elementary school, my sister Susanna introduced me to the hobby of collecting stamps. I would meticulously cut off the stamps from letters, then soak, dry, and carefully put them in my stamp album. To further encourage me, my sister even gave me her entire stamp collection! I enjoy seeing the stamp […]
Bookmarks
Today, I’ve archived all the bookmarks I’ve received over the years. I’m guessing there were about 50 of them. Most of them were from b/s in my fellowships. The bookmarks failed to deliver their physical usefulness as I didn’t fall in love with books until recently. However, the words of encouragements written on them offered […]
Letters
I’ve opened a time-capsule today! There’s this huge cylindrical tin-can I use to put away all the letters I received. I opened it up and after sorting through the phone and bank statements, I’m left with a load of old letters written to me by my HK highschool friends. I’ve spent the whole day sorting […]