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“I keep on making what I can’t do yet in order to learn to be able to do it.” - Vincent Van Gogh #greatquotes #VanGogh #grit
“Creativity is intelligence having fun” - Albert Einstein #greatquotes
“The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.” #greatquotes #thereasonforgod
“Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.” - Rabbi Hyman Schachtel #greatquotes
“There is a reason God limits our days... to make each one precious” - The Time Keeper (Mitch Albom) #greatquotes #mitchalbom
“God doesn’t keep a clock.” - Max Lucado #greatquotes #maxlucado
“If you are God, your work is to create out of nothing. If you are not God... your work is to take what God has made and shape it and use it to make him look great.” - John Piper #greatquotes
“Good-bye,” said the fox. “Here is my secret. It’s quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.” - The Little Prince #greatquotes #classicbooks
“A spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe - a spirit vastly superior to that of a man and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble. In this way the pursuit of science leads to a religious feeling of a special sort.” - Albert Einstein
“One cannot help but be in awe when one contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.” - Albert Einstein #AlbertEinstein #greatquotes
2018 Review
My resting heart rate continued to drop from 67 bpm to my normal 60 bpm in the past week, so I ended 2018 and starting 2019 with a healthy body. Before planning for the new year, here are some highlights of 2018 off the top of my head: completed my first full marathon completed my […]
Recovered (~90%)
Joined the UW alumni to play some badminton again yesterday. Only 8 players showed up, and with 2 courts booked, there was barely resting time during the 2 hours. Tired, but I felt much better than last week, a good sign of recovery. Can’t say that I’m 100% healed from the bad flu however, the […]
My BIG Day
Didn’t make a it a big fuss for my 39th birthday yesterday, but it was still rather memorable… Had my usual weekly calligraphy class in the morning, it just so happened that the last letter of the Thousand Words (千字文) was covered. It had been more than a year since I learnt the first letter! […]
Grave Sweeping
Gloomy day, just the right weather to join my aunt and sister to visit my uncle’s grave. My aunt reminded us that it has been 1 year, 1 month, and x days since my uncle passed away. She still misses uncle a lot, but less so than the last time we saw her, may time […]
April is Here!!
Went on a long weekend binge watching Friends, had instant noodle in tupperware and a couple of beer… As unauthentic as this little March Break is, it felt like I can use a little bit of nostalgia before starting things anew… March 2018 is officially over, and that marks the end of my 2 year […]
Coffee Workshop
Before going to buy some red fai chun paper in preparation for the upcoming volunteering work on Monday, I decided to go pick up my long due (beginner) barista certificate nearby. It just happened that there was a coffee workshop going on, I aimlessly went in the seminar room while the speaker was wrapping up […]
Run a Marathon… Check!
I survived my first (and possibly my last) 42.195k run! Nearly bursted into tears when I crossed the finish line! 😭 Received my hard earned medal for finishing the marathon. I had put so much sweat, tears, and blood into it, but it’s all worth it! I’m not sure if I enjoyed the run, just […]
Longest Running Practice
Completed my longest practice ever this morning! Ran about 24k, walked for about 10 min at 3/4 of the way and tried taking in a pack of power gel. My energy level seemed to have replenished somewhat as I didn’t feel the hunger towards the end like last week, but the joints on my left […]
Baking Class
Got my friend to take me to a trial baking class last night. It was my first ever cooking class, a very enjoyable experience. There’s something magical about the process of making bread – mixing the raw ingredients, kneading the dough with your hands, patiently waiting for the yeast to ferment, then anxiously waiting more […]
Half Marathon
Completed my half marathon run, 2hr 18min, my personal record! ✌🏻 The half marathon was not the main reason for this trip, I hesitated to register when my friend told me about it after I booked my flight because I stopped my running practice for 3 months due to the hot weather in HK. With […]
