Mom read about Sunny Hills‘s pineapple cake and suggested us to try it out. It’s in an area of old brick buildings (home to culinary, art shops converted from old warehouse by the harbor). The staffs warmly greet us when we walk in and quickly bring a tray with a warm cup of tea and …
Category Archives: Beauty
Dream
I took Uber to airport and chatted with the driver, a young African American lady. I learned that she is originally from Uganda. She works 2 jobs while studying criminal justice. When she said her dream is to be a ‘cop’…to be honest, I’m surprised…then I quickly realized the ‘bias’…by the news scrutiny, assumptions (e.g. …
Rush
At airport, I changed a few times of the lines to drop off bags, somehow, right after I changed, the line opened up and the person before me had something to delay the progress. I’d be much better off just stay at 1st line. I reminded myself the Chinese old proverb ‘ ‘ (rush result …
A Great Job!
At yoga practice, the instructor said today’s class would be continuous flow. We will decide when to go to child pose (whenever we need a rest). After an intense session, he complimented us and asked each of us to ‘congratulate’ ourselves for a great job done. He is right, we are usually generous to give …
Coincident or Connectivity?
It’s interesting how this week’s topics flow…We choose where we spend our ‘Energy’ and how we resolve, release ‘Tension’. Rather than avoiding or getting angry, ‘Face It’ is often the best solution while believing in people’s good intention. Tension, attention, intention: small difference in words and big difference in impacts, just like life, often what …
Creativity
What is creativity? I attended my Toastmaster club’s Halloween-themed meeting and people brought in candy, pastry, desserts, etc. They were all tasty; one particularly stand out. It’s pealed tangerine with a little piece of celery stick out in the middle. It’s like a mini pumpkin, so simple and original, plus a bonus as the healthiest …
Bright Side
A rainy day today, sharp contrast to a beautiful sunny day yesterday. Many people complained yet it depends on how you looked at it. Yesterday was a nice day for ‘people’, today is a good day for ‘trees’; actually water/ rain are important for all creatures and nature. Everything has 2 sides and we can …
Apple Picking
Sunny, warm, a gorgeous day to go Apple picking! I went to Bolton Spring Farm with a friend. In order to go into the orchard, we have to buy a bag…game on, apple hunting vs. apple watching. There are more than 10 kinds of apples in the orchard and several (names) I’ve never heard of. …
Appreciation
I went to a friend’s house for dinner and we chatted about parents. I mentioned it seems easier/ less works for my parents to visit me than I go home because they’d insist to take me to different places and restaurants everyday. She was so ‘touched’. She said when she went home, her parents continue …
Special Trip
A special trip to visit aunt who has been through chemo, explore Iowa (a new state for me and getting close to achieve 1 of my bucket list to visit all 50 US states), and stay overnight on a tree house (another bucket list item). Aunt seems skinner, thinner-haired, yet in good spirit. As always, …