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 […]
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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 […]
Obfuscate. Agrestic. Congeries.
I may be speaking relatively, but I think I have a meager vocabulary. (It doesn’t help that I just had dinner with a friend yesterday who was able to name 5 animals beginning with the alphabet ‘Q’ at the drop of a hat. And the only one I recognized was ‘Quail’. Ken, you want to […]
Protected: Yinwei's Poster Boy
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Of Humans, Birds & Squirrels
Last friday we were shopping at a factory outlet in Waterloo, NY. And there was this flock of seagulls just standing there in the middle of the parking lot. Cars would go by really close to them, and they didn’t even flick a feather. The kid in me couldn’t resist wanting to disturb them. So […]
Chasing the Blues
Sore throat. Body-aches. Headache. Have paper to finish by mid-week and still a way to go. Read Ivy’s blog just now. She had her own version of ‘My Favourite Things’. Thought maybe I’ll try thinking up a few of mine. Brilliant blue skies. Beautiful sunsets. Warm apple cider. Reading in bed. Quiet time in the […]
Journey of the Heart 