The frames of “us” are grainy, imperfect but they were always colorful and they always placed a permanent imprints in me, through the end my time on this Earth. I remembered the last morning of our Riveroaks residency. We would move to the Verdant by the end of October 2023. During that last morning, I…
Davenport and Bayland Park
Over this cliff, on a hot day in Sept 2022, we went through a photo session. That was supposedly the beginning of “us”. 2 years have passed, and I came back here again to mull over the past, and to appreciate the present. This was perhaps a peaceful and mellow Sunday afternoon in August 2024….
A trip to Philadelphia and Lancaster – Part 2
Day 3 So I drove across Amis counties in Pennsylvania. These frames spoke my minds, peace, loneliness and solitude. The Last Day On the last day, I drove back to Philly from Baltimore. I stopped by Waffle House in the middle of the way. And most of all, I waked through St. Peter Cathedral, where…
A trip to Philadelphia and Lancaster
Day 1 I traveled to Philly with a heavy heart. All the losses, all the pains, all nostalgic memories bubbled up simultaneously. Day 1 was cloudy as I walked around Philly downtown. It was rainy too. As cheesy as it sounded, I soaked in the rain, the tears and the hopes that died. I was…
Walks in the Parks
I believed that this was sometimes around March or April of 2024. I was like this sole bird chirping and waiting, perhaps, calling out for its sadness, and contradictorily, it was at peace. Perhaps, I could hear it is said “where are all the leaves I’m looking for or hoping for?”. I believed I was…
Directions
July 4 2024 I drove aimlessly to Tiburon, a little town north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Am I looking for something? Perhaps, directions. Where do I want to go next? It has been a 5-year marathon spiritually, mentally and physically.
Cats in River Oaks
Our first cat was Peach. She came to us out of the blue. Eventually we made friend with her previous owner, Rachel. It was as an act of God. Peach arrived and brought forth some orders amidst the chaos in our souls at the time, early 2021. She would then follow us to the 9-month…
Dreams and Hopes
April 2024, almost a year after our trip to the Table Mountain in May 2023, I made a solo trip to Oroville again. I went out and completed the trail where we did not the year before. Behind this curved trail, there was our stop in 2023 and eventually we would turn around and leave,…
A Random Walk in Stanford – March 2024
If this were the last time I’m speaking to you for the longest foreseeable future, I would that thank you for walking with me, for being a part of my life, for being the cornerstone of the my growth journey. You were like angle being sent to me by God. Our frames are grainy and…
Cosmic Balance
It is May 4 2024, exactly 2 months from our last trip to Merida on March 4 2024. It feels as if I’ve traveled a long way and for a long time; whereas, it has only been 8 weeks. Looking back to all the pain, all the disappointment, all of the heartbreaks I have caused,…