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<<3 Idiots>>
Was out for lunch and suddenly remembered about the movie <<3 Idiots>> that was highly recommended by my sister and brother-in-law. The 3-hour movie did not fall short of the expectation, it brought back some wonderful memories of the undergrad engineering days. I was so idealistic and full of passion and hope back in those […]
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New Kettle
Even knowing my strong objection, my mother decided to hire a housekeeper to clean our flat on a regular basis, and today is her first day. I hated the idea for 2 main reasons – one, I seriously don’t see a need to have our house cleaned so often (3 times a week!), and two, […]
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<<越扭越有計>>
The kids were out visiting their grandparents the whole day, and I was alone in the house with nothing to do. It was a bit too hot to go outside, and I thought about doing some work for my freelancing, but ended up persuading myself to wait for the kids to move back to their […]
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Access Card Returned
Returned the access card to my lab/classroom this afternoon, that was my last piece of school property. Still waiting for my dissertation to be graded before I can tell the world that I finished school! Debating if I should buy a laptop while I can still take advantage of the student discount. I don’t need […]
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Shopping
Went shopping for appropriate shoes to attend my friend’s upcoming wedding. There were 2 things that I noticed – the malls in Canada are empty of people (compared to HK) and everything is made in China! Why can’t they just let me buy the stuff in HK, then it won’t need to travel so long […]
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There were times when I would romanticize myself living in a remote small town by the sea with my other half, leading a tranquil and simple life. But is this sustainable? Re-evaluating my dream life now, I want to live in a relaxed, convivial, and sustainable neighborhood where my friends are at walkable distances. With […]
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HKD $6000
As soon as the Government drastically modified the financial budget to give every HK permanent resident 18 or older $6000 cash, the city went nuts! Politics is particularly LOUD here in HK, especially for someone who’s not politically-inclined like me. Sadly, one just couldn’t avoid hearing about it. The news tonight was flooded with footage […]
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Green Building
Read the <<Green Building Award 2010>> earlier, nice to see green buildings gaining momentum. Also skimmed through the BEAM+ documents in the last couple of days in preparation for a workshop starting this weekend, I can see how these certification schemes can suck the life out of architects’ imagination and creativity – luring them to […]
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沒有牆的世界
Going through a bit of an emotional low lately, perhaps due to the many arguments I had with my parents. Found my consolation from a TV series in the RTHK archive. It’s a series of stories about people with disabilities (e.g. deaf, mute, blind,…) who managed to cope with and even strive in their everyday […]
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Cradle to Cradle
Love books that inspire me to think and re-think… Not sure of the exact reason(s), but I became a bit of an environmentalist in recent years. Ever since I watched “The Story of Stuff“, I have this little guilty feeling whenever I buy or throw away stuff. Slowly, I also became a bit of an […]
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