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Getting Better
Seems like I’m slowly getting out of the rut and finding interests in my work once again. Spent a lot of time in the past week trying to 3D print with filaments that was upcycled from bottle caps (HDPE). Had tens of failed prints and a few late nights of troubleshooting in the studio before I was finally able to complete a 30min print on Friday! Time flies when I was engaged in interesting work.
Met up with a couple of UW friends for dinner on Wed. Happy to finally meet and catch up with these old friends.
Went to a friend’s wedding ceremony and banquet yesterday. Thought I was just one of many b&s from the fellowship who was invited, but it turned out that the friend didn’t invite too many b&s to the banquet. Felt honored to be invited and delighted to share the good friend’s happy celebration.
Happy times don’t come easily nowadays in the city and I shall cherish them as much as I could when the opportunities arise!
Running Again
Still feeling lost and a lack of purpose and motivation to work. Don’t have any immediate projects and deadlines to meet, and I’m not too eager to initiate any new projects either. What’s the point of making myself busy for the sake of killing time? Not really in the mood for entertainment either. I can’t seem to find joy in anything when I know so many people in the city and around the world are suffering. Feels like living without a soul. Is this what depression feels like?
Decided to pick up running again. The last time I ran was nearly a year ago when I survived the marathon race. Ran 2 times in the past week. The dopamine from exercising seems to help with my (self-diagnosed) depression somewhat. Running also helps by bringing me to the state of “flow” where I’m completely focused and distractions and worries become nonexistent, albeit temporary.
Will try my best to keep up with the weekly runs until the next marathon run, whenever that may be. May God help me get pass this rut and allow me to live fully again just as He intended. 🙏🏻
One Month
Was about to leave home to meet friends for dinner when I spotted the bright full moon rising from Kowloon Peak. It reminded me that I had returned to this deteriorating city for one full month.
Life seems to be returning to what it used to be before the 3-month long summer vacation in Canada. But deep inside I feel quite lost after the trip. I feel like I need to move back to Canada because that’s the place where I can find freedom, human rights, justice, and a future. But what will I do when I move back to Canada? Couldn’t I do the same thing in HK? Why make the drastic move to return to the country I had left 13 years ago when I don’t even know what I’ll be doing there?
Had been lacking motivation and purpose to work after returning to HK. But after meeting and chatting with friends, my energy level seems to be picking up slightly. I feel like I can still offer the gift God has given me to make others’ lives better even though the city is in a state of deterioration under an authoritarian regime.
May God continue to guide my way, one day at a time. 🙏🏻
Friends
Started meeting and catching up with friends after returning to HK and completing the useless 10 days of COVID testing required by the government. I thought most of the people who planned to leave this deteriorating city already left by the time the summer was over, but I was wrong. A friend already left for Taiwan when I tried to arrange a meetup. Another couple of friends will be moving to UK next month. How many more farewells will there be in coming days?
Most friends asked about my long summer vacation in Canada during meetups. Looking back, it was a very blessed trip. I got to meet and catch up with friends from elementary school, high schools, universities, work, and churches. The only one missing was friends from CUHK, but amazingly I bumped into one at the airport when I returned! We exchanged contacts and arranged a meetup a few weeks after.
Thankful to be able to meet and catch up with friends who God allowed me to cross path with at different stages of life. Even more grateful is that we’re still keeping in touch and that our friendship seems to have renewed and deepened amid the past unusual social-distancing pandemic years.
May God bless the many friends who had been kind to me and had together made my long summer vacation in Canada a truly blessed trip. 🙏🏻
