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Thanksgiving Weekend
It was the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend the last few days. On Saturday evening, the meetup with a couple of my high school friends’ family was finally successfully organized since my return to the country in November last year. It had been nearly a year in the making, a couple or more attempts for us […]
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A New Rhythm
Started getting more and more anxious as the marathon race day approaches. In response, I got more serious with my training this past week. One big change I made was forcing myself to wake up early to do the running practices in the morning instead of at night. Set my alarm to 5am yesterday and […]
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End of Summer
I started playing basketball again after moving back to Canada. It’s all thanks to a friend (ex-coworker) who introduced me to his special group of basketball friends who have met each other from playing in the same court for over 10 or even 20 years. Yesterday was the last time a few of us will […]
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Horticulture
My friend leaving me many plants to take care of while he’s on vacation had triggered my passion for indoor gardening once again. In addition to my friend’s many plants, I bought many more of my own. My northeast facing window sill was perfect in recreating the Garden of Eden planting system I designed (and […]
tagged: cafe-dream, design, friends, joy, plants, projects, social, sustainability
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Mr. Procrastination
After my childhood friend gave me his old (2007 model) car back in January, I was given the full responsibility of maintaining a second hand car for the first time. Though I have been worrying and praying for safety every time before I drive the car, my friend Mr. Procrastination had been dragging me from […]
tagged: economics, environment, friends, patience, plants, procrastination, social, thankful, time
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June
Have been continuously working on renovating the small den at home. The DIY “bunk bed” I imagined had a little stability issue and I had to design some new custom 3D-printed components to strengthen a small cantilevered cavity. The issue had now been successfully overcome and I should be able to put in the finishing […]
tagged: 3D-printing, bball, books, continuous-learning, design, friends, patience, peace, self-control, social, sports, studio, thankful
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It’s DONE!!
Last week in HK was super hectic. Had a friend visiting the studio on Monday to pick up some old boxes for reuse. That was followed by a small farewell gathering of eco-conscious friends. My brother’s friend who is visiting town stopped by my studio for a visit on Tuesday afternoon, had a quick coffee […]
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12 Days Left 😖
Starting to feel the pressure for my upcoming return to Canada. There are still so many things to finish up for work and for my family. And also there are still many people I need to properly say farewell to before I can leave in peace. Just 12 days left now! This past week I […]
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Count Down Begins
Thanks to a property agent friend, I finally settled on a short term rental in Canada. Immediately booked my one-way flight back to TO in mid-November. Now the countdown begins with roughly 20 days left to finish up all studio projects and properly farewell all my friends before I leave the city. Met my woodworking […]
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Super Busy Week
Had a crazy busy week. Needed to go to my parents’ place for dinner on Monday to makeup for the missed usual one the night before due to my alcohol overdose episode. Had to meet up my plastic recycling friend in Kwai Chung on Wednesday to pass them my filament making machine and give them […]
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