I watched an interview of a para-athlete who ran on 2 prostheses after Boston Marathon. He came to Alaska from Africa with a running scholarship then lost his legs by frost yet he had a big smile on his face…he said “I’m the same person, strong…believe your mind, you can do anything…Thanks to the organizer …
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Blessing
It would be lovely to close the purchase; a home would be a big present for myself yet confirming extension and lock-in rate offered assurance. I ran to Starbucks to claim my free b-day coffee yet it closed earlier, well, good day (much warmer than the past 2 days) to run and get fresh air. …
Risk-Taking? Accountability
Aunt’s friends admire her ‘bravery’ to take risks膽子大. Aunt said she is not brave, neither gambling; actually she is conservative. What she does is to assess the risk and determine if she can manage the worst case scenario, if so, go for it. Once she made the decision, she’d stick to it to make it …
Learn to be Smarter
Is intelligence born with or can it be learned? Cognitive test comes in variety yet questions usually fall into 3 categories: numerical, verbal, and spatial. I took a free course online, learned to identify pattern and calculate math faster. After 3 hour study, my score has improved significantly. Practice makes it better and we all …
Responsibility, Creativity, Humanity
Watching news about Russia invasion Ukraine… A lady playing piano in a busy transportation hub to bring people joy. Polish open arms to its neighbor, welcoming refugees People around the world book Airbnb in Ukraine with no intention to travel there but get money into people’s hands quickly Ukraine men get on train from Poland …
Beijing Olympics
Beijing is the 1st city in the world to host summer and Winter Olympics. Opening ceremony countdown started from 24 instead of 10 and I learned that it’s not only 24th Winter Olympics but also there are 24 solar terms in Chinese calendar. Quite a difference for the opening ceremony, 2008 showed in volume, performances …
Trust
I ordered several things from Amazon for a friend when she came to NYC. However, the goods arrived earlier than estimated and before her arrival. She told me she didn’t see the packages at (Airbnb) apartment. I called the Amazon customer service and explained the situation. The staff said they will resend the goods, free …
Special Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year’s (CNY) Eve, aunt asked me if I want to go to dim sum with her and her good friend. Normally, I’d be working yet there was server connection issue, I couldn’t do much at the moment so I joined them. We chatted and laughed over 蝦餃(shrimp dumpling), 鳳爪(chicken feet), 蘿蔔糕(turnip cake), 螃蟹球(fried …
Blizzard, Blessing
I watched the snow falling and wind blowing outside, what a blessing to be able to admire the beautiful white world from a safe and warm home… Aunt made ‘Buddha jump over the wall’ 佛跳牆 soup*, cabbage with gong maru 貢丸, and fried mini bao. What a blessing for the food and company to celebrate …
Feliz Cumpleaños, Mamá!
I returned Costa Rica to celebrate ‘mama*’ 70 birthday. We took a weekend getaway to Rio Celeste. We spent 1st afternoon in the ‘tree’ maze (interesting culture difference, in US, maze is usually seasonal, made of dried corn after harvest in the fall yet in CR, the maze are green trees, I guess year-round?). We …