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Iron Ring
Recently made a cable-stayed bridge model in the studio, just for fun really, and I figured there’s probably no better place to put my iron ring than inside a bridge (model) I’ve designed and built!
It feels a little strange not having the ring on my pinkie after all these years, feels like leaving behind me a little piece of Canadian identity. This could be a good thing I think, sometimes you just have to let go of your past to better engage in the present and future.
Oh Lord, thank you for leading my way for all these years, may You continue to guide me along the way. Please let me start a new life in You, let me live to the fullest, glorifying Your name in all that I do and say. Amen.
Feeling Low
Feeling a little low lately. I think it all started when one of my best friends declared last Friday that he’ll be moving back to Canada with his wife and near 1 year old baby. He said he didn’t want his kid to grow up in a society that’s full of lies. I wouldn’t blame him, but just felt a little sad knowing I’ll have one less friend around to battle the negativities of HK.
Having witnessed the arrogant Chief Executive of HK constantly betraying and hurting HongKongers to please China’s Communist Government, it’s really not easy to stay hopeful in this city. The thought of moving back to Canada crosses my mind sometimes, but I know there’s no way I can leave my parents behind, and neither do I want to give up hope of my birth city.
Oh Lord, I pray that You can grant me serenity, courage, and wisdom, so that I can stay hopeful and spread that hope to the people in this seemingly hopeless city.
6 Years Ago…
On this day 6 years ago I boarded a plane, left Canada and came back to HK. For the sake of family reunion and unknown career opportunities, I stepped out of my comfort zone and into an unfamiliar land.
6 years has quickly flown by, what have I accomplished? I’ve finished a MSc. degree studying architecture, a discipline I’ve been dreaming to learn more about. I’ve also setup a studio about a year ago, hoping to put my vision into an enjoyable and sustainable practice. I also should mention about the oil painting classes I started joining every Monday evening since about 3 years ago, it helped develop the artistic gift I’m still not certain of possessing. Speaking of habits, I’m thankful that I was able to keep up with my weekly Friday night fellowships and Sunday morning worships after returning to HK.
I suppose the past 6 years wasn’t so bad after all. It’s all good except that I’ve still yet able to make my studio economically sustainable, unable to attract my parents to God, and still very much single and seeking someone special to share our lives together.
Still find it difficult to fit in the HK lifestyle sometimes. Feeling a little lost lately, may God continue to lead me to live my life to the fullest.
“…I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10)
Happy Anniversary
It’s been one full year since I officially yet quietly started 723 Studio Limited. Not much has been accomplished, even the website is still under construction!
But it’s intended to be a long term endeavor, and (if God permits,) I’ll take all the time needed to have it set up and run properly just as I dreamed it to be.
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 my studio.
And tonight, my fellowship b/s originally planned to have dinner at a restaurant in Jordon. But partly due to my laziness and partly due to some of their interest in visiting my studio, we ended up gathering at the studio instead.
It brought back memories of a good Japanese movie I watched recently. The movie was from a popular TV series about a chef who opened a tiny restaurant that operated from midnight till dawn. The chef seemed to be a quiet and observant middle-aged men. In his role many interesting personal stories were brought to him by his customers, and he himself also seemed mysterious and embodied many interesting stories of his own.
I felt a bit like playing the role of the chef by opening up my studio for friends to gather at night. It actually has potential to become a little side business now that I think more about it, but is this considered good works?
New Bible
Finally finished reading this bible (NLT), it took a lot longer than I planned (~1.5years)…
Trying out e-ink for my new bible…
Really hope to start things new… Since recovering from sickness at the beginning of the year, I became somewhat weary of diligence, and life seemed sluggish as a result. It was almost as though I was never truly recovered…
Pray and hope to turn a new chapter in life for the second half of 2015…
“Pray for Serenity for things I cannot change,
Courage for things I can,
and Wisdom to know the difference”
Amen.
New Tools
Invested in some Dremel tools today – little by little I’m turning a part of the studio into my dream DIY space, feels a bit like going back to the enjoyable highschool DT/shop classes.
I cannot be more thankful for this studio space, really need to devise a plan that’s sustainable economically, environmentally, and socially.
