Me & “Baby Drool” It just struck me… my baby brother who has always been 4 years behind me in terms of most of life’s experiences is catching up! I suppose the gap started closing when we came to Canada, cos he skipped 2 years of high-school… so in a way, we became just 2 […]
Author: Ann Yeong
Night
Yesterday, for the first time, Zibin and I drove from Toronto to Ithaca after dark. And I loved it. For more than half the way, there were no lights at all except those from other vehicles. Cars a distance away travelling from the opposite direction look as if they were hovering above the ground because […]
The Sleeping Beauty
Principal dancers Greta Hodgkinson & Guillame Côté of The National Ballet of Canada In an article on Nov 2, The Toronto Star described The Sleeping Beauty as “the jewel in the classical crown of the National Ballet of Canada“. After tonight, I have to agree. Ok, so I haven’t watched that many ballets. Only Swan […]
Missing My Friends
Today I missed my SNG friends more than usual. Maybe it’s Yinwei’s latest blog entry, and the fact that I was talking to En a bit last night. Maybe it’s cos I just mailed Ivy her very belated birthday present. Or because everytime I go to Cornell I think of Weizhen. Or maybe it’s because […]
Calling Music Lovers
It’s really been quite a happy few days music-wise for me. See, I thought that since it was my last few months in Toronto, I should really take advantage of the music performances available in the city before I go. Lo and behold I learn a whole bunch of new stuff that I never knew […]
Cornell's Banana Halloween
On Halloween, Zibin told me a funny story about how a giant banana came into one of his lectures, and how a gorilla came and chased it out of the lecture. Guess what? The pranksters put it on YouTube (what isn’t on YouTube nowadays?!). It’s too long a clip I think, but still, I’m thinking […]
Déja Vu
I recently returned to reading Henri Nouwen’s Here and Now, a book I was half-way through before. And I was surprised that within the space of about 15 pages, Nouwen wrote about 3 different themes that I have wrestled with in my own reflections and blogged about over the past 6 weeks or so. Maybe […]
SAC's Vendetta
The SAC building in UofT has always been a canvas of sorts for creative and prankish spirits. The artwork is more often than not contained to the dome. I still remember the huge “ERTW” (Engineers Rule The World) painted in huge yellow lettering in my 2nd year as an undergrad. This particular piece on the […]
Building Character
What drives you? What is the guiding principle behind all your actions? What are you seeking to build with your time on earth? Will it last? Do we always want to be chasing after something? Financial security? Wealth? Love? Happiness? Independence? Fame? Freedom? Do we realize that our plans and strategies are built on so […]
A Pleasant Evening
Part I: Wine Shopping Kenneth (Li) and I went to get a bottle of wine for Daryl and Lily before going over to their new place for dinner. After some rather humorously inane discussion about wine selection (neither of us know much about wine), we bought what turned out to be a very good bottle […]
Journey of the Heart 