I had a rather busy week spending time and money on an ancient hobby or skill to which I had sort of becoming indifferent – I mean photography, or more precisely taking pictures with a camera, as opposed to a smart phone or tablet. Let me first recount my past sojourns in photography. It went…
I left off last time saying that I formed a view in 1976 that I wouldn’t enjoy living in the United States and that I still don’t. Nevertheless, I have since grown to like and enjoy visiting many cities and places where I have met interesting people and made good friends over the years, but…
I had meant to talk in my last blog (20 March) about US – China relations, following the much hyped-about virtual meeting last Friday night with the media of both sides making separate and different headlines afterwards. But I veered off to talk about something else, which is not unusual, and which is what blogs…
It would have been about a year ago when we could happily, legally and safely organize private parties at home. We had a few young friends in the flat – mostly seeping whiskeys – and someone asked when was the Old Summer Palace besieged and destroyed. In split seconds, Keith called out, “1860”. He was…
A friend asked flippantly of my last blog on the social media why I had not condemned the Russian invasion on Ukraine but could see it fit to talk about Church matters in the same breath, to which I responded by reflex why no one seemed to have seen it fit to condemn the US-led…
Another ten days passed since I uploaded my last blog; even though I had been minded to write on a number of things in between. But as my favourite priest had said last Sunday from his small room at Ricci Hall and broadcast on YouTube, there were but two things on the minds of most…
Today is the day for the awakening of insects and traditionally signals the revival of all forms of life, including bacteria and viruses, one supposes. I think most people like me would have woken up this morning to a foggy day which was not exactly comfy. Fortuitously, the sun crept up later and lifted the…
Even before daybreak today, my phone was full of messages telling us how special or epochal this day is – being all 2’s which rhymes with easy or ease in Cantonese. If only life and living could be that simple. Yet the first newsworthy item I picked up today was that Putin, the Russian President…
As I had expected, my last blog did not attract too many readers. I am not disheartened, though. Life goes on even as the Government announced more severe social distancing measures. This must be the most severe measure ever, the object of which is to discourage everyone leaving home or having physical meetings with anyone,…
It’s the third day of the first lunar month and traditionally people are not encouraged to meet other people lest they might end up having unnecessary argumentation or discourses. Well, we haven’t left our flat since our visit to Su’s parents’ place on the first day of the CNY and we have been rather content…
