Today marks my 1-year anniversary of returning to HK, it was also this same day in 1996 that I left this place to study in Toronto. Much had been changed over these 13 years – my family of 6 had grown to 14, my parents had been officially designated as elders, and we had moved from NT to KLN.
I’m pretty much adapted to my new life here – finding it ever more convenient to take public transit, loving the closeness of places, and slowly adapting to my new church life… However, I still find it quite challenging to find calmness and tranquility in this busy city that never sleeps.
Poured hours into solving the Rubik’s Cube this past weekend, it’s only by luck that I successfully accomplished the mission this morning. It’s not intelligence but rather perseverance that got me through the frustrating task. Or should I call it stubbornness? I’ve been known to be the most “stiff-necked” member of my family!
For the past few days, I’ve been rushing my way into completing a proposal for a design competition held by 
Starring through my studio window, the far mountaintops are barely visible behind layers of slanted rain. This familiar scenery always brings me back to a particular episode when I was in grade 1 or 2 studying at a boarding school in HK. I remember myself sitting in a classroom with my desk close to the window, I was starring at the yet to be familiar gloomy and harsh scenery outside, daydreaming and wondering whether I would be picked up by my father. I don’t remember all the details, but I still remember the happiness I felt when my father arrived.
My sister and brother-in-law decided to take my niece and nephew (from my brother) to watch Toy Story 3 today, and I chose to tag along. I went into the theatre without reading any reviews or watching the trailer beforehand. I don’t remember watching the second episode either. The movie was surprisingly good, I think this is the best way to enjoy a movie – to watch it without any expectations whatsoever so that everything shown on the big screen is nothing but surprise!
