Tuesday, July 20, 2010
coincident
Coincidentally Randy Pausch Last lecture was mentioned in 3 blogs I surfed recently namely Daphne Ling, Jimbo and Our Daily Bread.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
After September
I found myself listing down the things I need and want to do after September. The list is not short. They includes projects I have been postponing and things I know I will enjoy doing.
Life will be different after September. No more weekend trips and daily driving to IMU. No more planning what food to cook so that it can be frozen.No more letting her handle the stove so that she will be more equipt.
It will be what-is-Glasgow-time-now? Is it worth planning and cooking for 2 today? It is going to be silly sweeping floor that no one steps on for days!
Well it is inevitable. The family will undergo changes . Highly unlikely it is reversible.It is taking the next step. We can't be stagnant.The right attitude is to adjust and to accept.Who knows which route will opened after that?
Life will be different after September. No more weekend trips and daily driving to IMU. No more planning what food to cook so that it can be frozen.No more letting her handle the stove so that she will be more equipt.
It will be what-is-Glasgow-time-now? Is it worth planning and cooking for 2 today? It is going to be silly sweeping floor that no one steps on for days!
Well it is inevitable. The family will undergo changes . Highly unlikely it is reversible.It is taking the next step. We can't be stagnant.The right attitude is to adjust and to accept.Who knows which route will opened after that?
Saturday, July 10, 2010
2 Good Books
I haven't been able to sleep the whole night through. First it was the gastric pain.After the cup of horlicks, I was wide awake. And what do I do when I am wide awake? My mind wanders and I think and I think and that goes on the whole night through. My movements woke up hubby and I had to pretend to sleep to get him back to sleep mode(luckily that was easy!) Now at six, I steal out of the room to do something more productive!
Books I read the last week.
Book number one. 'The Last Lecture" byRandy Pausch A true story. A dying man with only 6 months to live struggling to fight back, at the same time, preparing his lovely wife for life after he is gone. A lecturer by profession, he gave his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon University where he was attached. Moving, heart wrenching, great academician with a true passion, a wonderful father.I admire him for his strength, physical and every other sence of the word. Do watch his lecture at www.thelastlecture.com. HIghly recommended.
Book number two. The Concubime's Daughter by Pai Kit Fai. A good read about the China culture and the determination this time of a girl to learn to read and be a scholar. Though fictional, it serves to remind us that strength comes in many form.
Books I read the last week.
Book number one. 'The Last Lecture" byRandy Pausch A true story. A dying man with only 6 months to live struggling to fight back, at the same time, preparing his lovely wife for life after he is gone. A lecturer by profession, he gave his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon University where he was attached. Moving, heart wrenching, great academician with a true passion, a wonderful father.I admire him for his strength, physical and every other sence of the word. Do watch his lecture at www.thelastlecture.com. HIghly recommended.
Book number two. The Concubime's Daughter by Pai Kit Fai. A good read about the China culture and the determination this time of a girl to learn to read and be a scholar. Though fictional, it serves to remind us that strength comes in many form.
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