I have reached a new landmark in life:

The barista at starbucks remembers my name....

I blame the fact that starbucks is cheap and more importantly, there is an absolute LACK of good coffee around so i indulge. Campus food has been literally starbucks... Oh well, it's the last few cups I'll have for a while.

"We always write as though we know a great deal. We do not."

-Stonehenge (Barbara Bender)

Today is American Thanksgiving day. While I would not attempt to "import culture", there is always good reason to stop and be thankful for all you have, (and not let it be tainted by what you wish could be better).

I am thankful for a good home-cooked meal tonight followed by time taken for good conversation. I am thankful to know these people who ( Read more... )

During the short 3 months that I've been at HKU, I've had the privilege to attend about 15 additional lectures/seminars by a range of  professors and distinguished guests to the university. These sessions covered a range of talks, from the AIDS epidemic to journalism, volunteerism, a rather profound lesson in economics and well, law and human ( Read more... )

Am excited today ( Read more... )

The Fern and the Bamboo

"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not ( Read more... )

The problem is not time but motivation and concentration.

Back from China. Had a great time, not in the happy-happy sense but that it was really enriching and stimulating. Puts a place to the names you read so much about and relevant in so many ways ( Read more... )

Most of the time, people try to do good, in hopes that they will be loved ( Read more... )

I was sure by now,God, that You would have reached down
and wiped our tears away, stepped in and saved the day.
But once again, I say amen, and it's still raining
As the thunder rolls, I barely hear You
Whisper through the rain, I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls, I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away.

Chorus:
And I' ( Read more... )