Monthly Archives: March 2017
Keep Running
Made an effort to continue my running practice this morning while the weather still permits. I’ve always been thankful for the luxury to flexibly schedule my working hours, it’s rather pleasurable to be able to run and sweat in the morning before getting busy with the day. Recently, the luxury to run in the morning […]
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What is Life?
Have been pondering about the meaning of life a lot after my uncle passed away. The question of life and death never felt so near until the traumatic experience of witnessing my uncle losing his life signals before my very eyes. When I was aware of the interdisciplinary discussion/seminar about “What is Life?” was being […]
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Uncle’s Funeral
Was at my uncle’s funeral last night and this morning, it was my first time in a buddhist themed funeral and also my first time helping out in one. Helping out as a receptionist, I asked those who came to the funeral to sign their names and in return I handed them a “吉儀” – an […]
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Animal Portraiture
After my uncle passed away more than 2 weeks ago, I seemed to have become more withdrawn, quiet, and serious. I also seemed to have grown more conscious about the limit of our time in this world. The question about life’s purpose also pops up more often in my mind these days, what does God […]
tagged: animals, art, calligraphy, faithfulness, ink, life, patience, peace, portraiture, self-control, time
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Starting Life Anew
After a week of mourning and using cartooning and bible scriptures to help myself emotionally cope with my uncle’s passing away, I wished to start life anew this week. I started my running practice again, made 3 short morning runs over the week, the associated endorphins generated seemed to help. I also started a new daily routine […]
tagged: art, calligraphy, faithfulness, family, fellowship, habit, patience, peace, portraiture, running, self-control, sports, time
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Mourning… (end)
It was about this time last week when my uncle passed away. I’ve since started a week long mourning by avoiding any kind of social gatherings including Sunday worship, calligraphy class, and fellowship. The avoidance came natural as I have the habit of hiding myself when I’m down. I’ve also tried out an unorthodox therapy […]
tagged: art, bible, cartooning, faithfulness, family, life, patience, prayer, RIP, self-control, thankful
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