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| Wow! its been a while since my last entry. Spent the last
two weeks in Japan eating lots of yummy sushi, seeing all my relatives,
going to several wonderful onsens (hotsprings), riding lots of trains
and trying to keep sane while accompanying my parents the entire
time. At the moment taking a break from them with Soon in
Macau. Will be in Taipei on Wed Dec 21st until January 6th
rushing home for Wendolyn's wedding on the 7th.
Wish y'alls a wonderful Christmas holiday!
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| Happy Birthday Chin!
You've hit the quarter century mark!
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| Penny's wedding was beautiful as expected. A blend of Americana
and Thai cultures. Most proud of her success as an ophthamologist
and her ophthamologist husband. Drove with another childhood
friend Kirsten and her boyfriend, from Cleveland through Toledo
passed Detroit to Rochester, MI just north of Detroit, passing 8mile
(eminem country). I realize how nice St. Louis really is.
And how much more depressed I'd be if I had to be in Ohio or Michigan
(but all you who live there or are from there, its all good) I
just have a new found appreciation for being in St. Louis, well at
least having it accessible to me.
Got to hang out with Will, from Taiwan, who is getting his masters in
Law at Case Western. Thank for showing me around, basketball,
sneaking me into the university gym and going bowling! See ya
soon here in St. Louis cause I don't think i'll be going out to
Cleveland anytime soon :p
So the cleaning is underway. Just under a month now, and I am
still living off the family room floor. My clothes still
unpacked, I dig my way thru the still noticeably Taiwan scent that
looms eerily in between my clothes. The last few weeks, I've not
allowed myself to truly let the unsettling feeling of being home settle
in. I've tried to stay focused and on target with the goals I've
set for myself so as to not be distracted by "family" issues (we all
have them, they vary from family to family, but inner family relations
is a science in itself studied and analyzed yet the mystery still
puzzles so many and for now, families will continue to quarrel and
son's will still have to prove themselves to their father). For
the first time since coming back to Collinsville, IL (horseradish
capital of the world), there is a sense of helplessness...without
getting into the specifics, I can see how one's spirit might turn into
stone, the fire extinguished, feeling tired even you haven't even
lifted a finger, your brain feeling so full even if you haven't thought
of anything...So much one could do (SO much more) if only given the
proper support and encouragement.
Shopping I realize can be theraputic. It really takes your mind
off of that which might be bothering you. I found myself browsing
the aisles of Target, looking at stuff, and wondering, "can we use
this? might be useful" coming up with reasons to buy.
But I held back, since I'm not working, no income to support my habits,
I ended up just picking up season 1 and 2 of smallville on sale for
18.88 each. You know why :)
Things will get better. Not anytime soon but sometime. I
just need to be patient. Patience to be tested. I know what
I'm doing and thats good enough. Explaining faith is too
difficult and to build trust and confidence without solid material
proof is even more difficult...Just do, stay focused and be patient...
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| going to yet another wedding. Penny Vongsvivut from
highschool. I remember when I first met her in 7th grade.
It was pre-algebra in Mrs. Kepchar's class. When I saw her I
thought she was very cute, moon shaped eyes, big smile. I floated
through the rest of the day pleased with such a find. And then
when I got into my aunt's car, I carpooled with my cousin tom who went
to our rival school, I was knocked off my cloud nine when I found out
they knew her. It was from then on I realized the greater St.
Louis area is just too small. My little discovery was no
discovery at all! Dunno what it was exactly but I just tossed out
the idea of ever acting on that first feeling that first day in 7th
grade. Here we are almost 15 years later and I'm going to her
wedding! Amazing. Stopping in Cleveland first to see my
buddy Will who is in from Taiwan getting his law masters at
CaseW. Gonna then meet up with another childhood friend I haven't
seen in forever who I also went to school with and drive with her and
her boyfriend into Michigan to Ann Arbor for the wedding.
Meanwhile, dad is doing better day by day but it still is painful to
talk, swallow and he's easily irritated, totally understandable.
But the good news is that we got the report back and there is no more
cancer from what they can see from the tissues they examined that were
removed from last weeks surgery. So all in all...its all coming
together- thank the Lord...
And thank you all for your prayers and support.
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| pray for my dad's swift recovery. spent the last three very unshaven sleepless days at the hospital where my dad underwent surgery for a rare throat cancer that he discovered last month. he was discharged a few hours ago and we are finally at home but its gonna be a couple of months before he's back to his new self. still waiting on results from the patheologist.
life in st. louis begins...
sept 4th - tom and sunny's wedding was beautiful. i am so glad my entire family, including my dad, was able to make it. | | |
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