What a day it was to be driving yesterday! Traffic was backed up at the Canada/U.S. border such that we waited nearly 2 hours in line. Then, drizzle became downpour as we were on the I-90. Visibility was poor, but fortunately we all arrived safely and happily in Ithaca by 2:45p.m. A cheerful Zibin brought […]
Author: Ann Yeong
Road Trip!
The house has been buzzing about it all week! The House of OPL1204C a.k.a. “The Sorority” (*pained look at Edmund*) is going to Ithaca this weekend! Oh, our ‘honorary member’, Mr Poon, is also joining us so it just won’t be three girls and a “monkey” (very cute one) in Ithaca. Will try to update […]
Fighting to Love
Out of the blue, yesterday afternoon around 4p.m., I suddenly thought of John. More specifically, I thought of the way he’d call me when he’s excited about something. That eager note in his voice. That impatient gleam in his eye. And the affectionate way he’d drag me by the shoulders to wherever it was he […]
Happy Teachers' Day!
Shi Qi reminded me that it was Teachers’ Day today. :) And I just thought I’d wish all my teachers a Happy Teachers’ Day. My teachers come from all walks of life and are of many different ages. Seriously. I even suspect that some of them don’t realize that I’ve been learning from them *grin*. […]
Learning To Grow: A Sharing (Jing & Me)
Jing Jing (the friend who emailed me to ask about my previous post on suffering) and I have another set of correspondence on the theme of growth and self-discovery. This is such a universal theme that I felt continuing to share it with all of you would be nice. Jing’s of a like mind and […]
"Being blind to my own suffering"
A friend emailed me to request an explanation of that phrase I used in my entry Travelogue VIII: Suffering. I realize it wasn’t self-evident. I figured my response to her may be useful here too. Do bear with me… it is not an easy task to answer that question in a few words :P ***** […]
A Nice Day
Just as I was about to go to sleep last night, I had a thought, “Today was a good day.” There wasn’t anything out of the ordinary yesterday. It was the little moments that were interspersed throughout (particularly in the afternoon and earlier evening) that added flavour. It was a day peppered with ‘moments’. Facial […]
Travelogue VIII: Suffering
Just read Zibin’s latest blog entry. And I feel inexplicably moved by the wisdom of that entry. It serves as a powerful reminder to myself. I, too, get too easily troubled and disturbed by external stimuli, be it people, the weather, situations or things. On the journey to becoming more and more deeply anchored and […]
Ithaca Photos
A barn along Highway 96, enroute from Ithaca to Toronto Sorry I took so long to put these pics up. The delay was due to various reasons. I was lazy. I wasn’t too happy with the pics I took on this trip because almost all the photos were taken from the car. Neither my skills […]
Onegin
Been in a ‘balletic’ mood ever since I found out that The National Ballet of Canada is staging Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty (choreography by Rudolf Nureyev) in November. That fairy-tale was my childhood favourite for two reasons. 1. The ballet. 2. The Disney cartoon. Both for which I loved the music. Of course the cartoon […]
Journey of the Heart 