An Old Man on MTR
On my way to fellowship last night, I saw a middle-aged man on the MTR. He had this great satisfactory smile on his face while examining the newly purchased basketball, I imagined him thinking about his son’s surprised joyful face when seeing the gift. Walking up the slope to my church, I couldn’t stop thinking […]
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Cold Gloomy Sunday
It’s a cold and rainy Sunday. Arrived church early as it was my sister and brother-in-law’s turn to serve. Went to our usual family dim sum following Sunday Service. And after that, we went to visit my uncle. It was my first time seeing him since his surgery, he seemed well and healthy, thank God! […]
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Chinese New Year 2011
It’s the Year of the Rabbit, my second Chinese New Year since returning to HK. The atmosphere is joyous and vibrant, but I didn’t feel as dramatic of a change as last year, another indicator that I’m well adapted to the lifestyle here. Spent the day with my family of ten – dim sum in […]
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Leonardo da Vinci
Went to see an exhibition on the Marvellous Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci at the Science Museum. MARVELLOUS indeed! A scientist, engineer, inventor, anatomist, architect, and also an exceptional artist, I cannot think of anyone as diversely talented as Leonardo da Vinci! I’m most impressed by his sketches and prototypes to experiment with new ideas. […]
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Urban Climatology
Finished my assignment for the course on Urban Climatology, 3 weeks before the due date, an impressive record for my standard! Have learned a fair bit about urban climate, I now understand the causes for lower wind speed and higher air temperature in urban areas. The urban heat island effect is especially alarming in midst […]
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Mini Bonsai Class
Went to a mini Chinese bonsai hands-on class this afternoon. The tutor gave each of us about 10 unshaped infant plants to experiment with. I plan to use them to transform the window shelf in my studio into a miniature zen garden next week (hopefully)…
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Reminiscence
Reminiscence – recall to mind of a long-forgotten experience or fact. A wedding last night turned out to be somewhat of a reunion for me and my old UW housemates. We were leisurely playing “Big 2” when we suddenly started talking about the good old days when time still seemed plenty. We could easily spend […]
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