CNY 2021
Was busy with some last minute fai chun writing for my family last week running up to CNY. Had dinner with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law on CNY’s eve. Went into hiding and never left my apartment for the first 4 days of CNY. This is the first time I didn’t see my parents on […]
tagged: CNY, disaster, faithfulness, family, holidays, japan, Myanmar, patience, politics, self-control
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Short Okinawa Trip
Joined my sister and brother-in-law on a short 5-day trip to Okinawa last week. The trip did recall memories of my trip to Hawaii 4 years ago, that’s still one of my best trips thus far. I once again got to see the boundless horizon of the ocean, which is becoming somewhat of an annual summer tradition […]
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First Cruise Trip
Joined my parents and their friends on a 9-day cruise vacation, my first ever cruise trip. Boarded the Voyager of the Seas in HK on the 8th, headed for Japan’s Hiroshima, Beppu, and Miyazaki for 3 respective daytime land excursions, and returned home in HK early morning today. The joy of exploring the huge ship […]
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深夜食堂
For 2 consecutive nights, I’ve held a little social gathering with friends at my studio. It all started spontaneously on Friday when my friends suggested meeting up after their dinner with friends nearby, it just so happened that there were no fellowship that night, and I couldn’t think of a better place to meetup than […]
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“LIFE IS ONLY ONE”
Been thinking a lot about the concept of time lately. I was woken up suddenly early this morning trying to calculate the age of my father, was he born on 1945? Or was that my mother? I just remember that my mom is 5 years younger than my dad. My parents are still healthy and […]
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Japan Trip
The short 5-day Japan trip came to a close last night as we arrived at HK Airport about 30 minutes before midnight. I kind of wished I could stay for one more day in Hiroshima because a ceremony to commemorate the devastating atomic bomb in 1945 will be held there the next day. I wished […]
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Family Trip to Japan
I always seem to do my traveling in August. I still vividly remember the time spent in Hawaii last August to attend my friend’s wedding, it unexpectedly turned out to be one of the best vacation ever. And for this August, 6 family members (including me) decided to join a short tour to Japan. The […]
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A Gloomy Day
After a couple of hot sunny days, the thick clouds returned, together with strengthening wind and appreciably cooler temperature. Weather seems to have its own way of showing empathy to the victims of Japan’s earthquake. Went to the university library and borrowed the last batch of books (possibly) for my dissertation. About 2 weeks left […]
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Japan’s Earthquake
The air seems particularly hot and stuffy today. Went to church, dim sum with family, watered my plants, tended my aquarium, and killed hours at night sitting in front of the TV – a typical Sunday routine. It must have been years that I have the habit not to do any “work” on Sundays (had […]
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