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CNY 2021
Was busy with some last minute fai chun writing for my family last week running up to CNY. Had dinner with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law on CNY’s eve. Went into hiding and never left my apartment for the first 4 days of CNY. This is the first time I didn’t see my parents on […]
tagged: CNY, disaster, faithfulness, family, holidays, japan, Myanmar, patience, politics, self-control
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A Gloomy Day
After a couple of hot sunny days, the thick clouds returned, together with strengthening wind and appreciably cooler temperature. Weather seems to have its own way of showing empathy to the victims of Japan’s earthquake. Went to the university library and borrowed the last batch of books (possibly) for my dissertation. About 2 weeks left […]
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Japan’s Earthquake
The air seems particularly hot and stuffy today. Went to church, dim sum with family, watered my plants, tended my aquarium, and killed hours at night sitting in front of the TV – a typical Sunday routine. It must have been years that I have the habit not to do any “work” on Sundays (had […]
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Found the book that would serve as the starting point for my dissertation, it includes many relevant concepts and suggested further readings. Meanwhile, I went to the university library to pick up a few more books. The list of books to go through seems endless, but I really got to start composing the manuscript next […]
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