I got the SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Doctoral Fellowship! So many things happened on my flight back which I had intended to blog, but suddenly this piece of good news takes precedence. Ha ha… Wanting had emailed me while I was in Mexico that I received an envelope from SSHRC but I […]
Author: Ann Yeong
Leaving Mexico!
It´s after lunch and I´m sitting at the internet cafe opposite my hotel. Going to leave for the airport really soon, but I wanted to upload the blog entries I´ve been faithfully typing on my laptop every night. I am hopeless I know, but I am not the only one addicted to the internet! Anyway…I´ll […]
Puerto Vallarta – Day 4 Adios
Early Morning Pebbling After grabbing a quick bite at the conference coffee table (it was out from 7:30a.m.), I headed out to visit the ocean again. First, I went to see the vermillion rocks again, and they were exactly where I left them. They were a tad heavy though, so I decided not to bring […]
Puerto Vallarta – Day 3 “The Ocean, the Pebbles & Iâ€
Sunrise I thought I’d break with ‘tradition’ today and not blog about the entire day, but just the beginning and the end, both of which were spent alone at the beach. I walked nearer to the water this morning because I wasn’t in my ‘good conference shoes’. And I stood amidst what seemed like hundreds […]
Puerto Vallarta Day 2
8:00-8:30a.m. Lessons from the Ocean I started my day at the beach, just as the western sky was being tinged with pink by the rising sun. Standing a distance away from the water, I watched and listened silently as the waves rolled into shore again and again. As I stood silently soaking in the presence […]
Toronto – Puerto Vallarta Day 1
6:00 – 6:35a.m. – Gan Limo Service After getting ready in a rush, I came out of my bedroom to check if Yuandong was up. To my surprise, both he and Wanting are up and dressed already. I hadn’t known that Wanting was going to send me to the airport as well…so sweet! What a […]
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
That’s where I’m heading off to bright and early tomorrow for the annual PES conference till next Monday (24/4). They have a jam-packed program so I’m not too hopeful about spending much time in the sun…but I definitely will play as much as I can afford to, time & cost-wise. Thanks to all of you […]
The Waking Moment
Have you ever noticed what your first waking thought is? Your first lucid thought? When consciousness dawns, but while you’re still a little too groggy to react to anything… I used to think that one split second, that first waking thought, was a special moment of truth. Whatever that first thought or emotion is, I […]
Nessun Dorma
It’s been a long and beautiful night. I had thought it would have been more difficult, but once again, I surprised myself. From somewhere deep within me, there was a quiet calm, and it slowly spread through me in warmth. Strangely enough, I think a peace protects me. And I am grateful. It’s been a […]
Another one for Johnny
I read John’s blog entry today. *smile* This is the first time his congratulatory message is different from before, and I can’t help feeling the poignancy of it. In the past, when I win an award or scholarship with monetary value, his congrats almost always goes something like this: Me: Eh, John ah. Guess what? […]
Journey of the Heart 