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2006年7月24日 下午6點47分29秒Busy......
July 25, 2006 Tuesday
At home, Hong Kong
Almost two months since the last day in US. Many things had happened.
Upon return, the weekend was spent in exhausting driving to ChaoZhou, only to see my uncle (Mom's second brother) suffering the final days of his life due to his cancer. My family headed back again two weeks after that to attend his funeral --- first funeral I ever participated.
Got the admission offer from GW a fews days after my return from US. The next month was then spent in so much thinking and struggling about my future career and my life, with parents' and peers' pressures, and also His vision and mission, surrounding me. Some ways once seemed to open wide, but then shut suddenly. Some, with tremendous preparation, resulted in disappointment. But now, it should be clear......
This summer was generally a spiritual low in spite of all the wonderful things I have experienced during the two weeks of Chapter Camp right before graduation. Indeed I had expectations that emotions associated with friends, InterVarsity, Bucknell and US would eventually fade away as time went on. However, still, my heart was not fully guarded and prepared for the apathetic aftersight and illusions to come, mostly created by myself.
Going back to TYAC and dealing with my fellows, some of whom knew me very well since the beginning of my Christian journey six years ago, was somehow difficult. I, as well as my thoughts and theology, have changed. Same for my fellows. Up to now, some encounters were awkward, some unsatisfying, some were really sweet...... isn't that what I experienced when I was still running passionately in Chung Mei Estate? I didn't expect much either, expect that the fire that invigorated us will keep burning, no matter where we are.
Some Bucknelliens and alumni visited Hong Kong for several days! I saw Matt and Annie the first time since they got married. I hoped that my family's treatment and the days I spent with them would leave them an amazing impression. Cynthia visited 10 days after that, but the longer version of staying plan was screwed by the typhoon.
Many things at home were fixed during my stay: computer, shoe shelf, music scores and CDs shelf, bookshelves in flat H, wall hangers (with Smith family's graduation present!), picture frames and fax machine.
Learned a lot during the summer work (officially not a job......) in dad's office. An alibaba online trade account was set up and functioning well. Just attended an google marketing seminar and subscribed for a 3-day trial, observing how much publicity it will bring to my dad's little company.
My. Tse, the boss of "Hung Fuk Tong", was an extremely rare Christian businessman I ever knew. Even I am determined not to step into this field, I revere him and learned so much skills about operating a business from him. Surely he is the "King of Business".
Stock management update is a big obstacle. Due to the crazy cost of a piece of Visual FoxPro, I had two options: buy it and update in the old method, or redesign the whole thing with Java and PHP...... wha'the.......
Books killed:
- My brother's keeper (IVP)
- Rich Christians in The Age of Hunger (no doubt it's a classic)
- Knowing God (Alos IVP, and also a classic) --> in progress
Many more books to be killed, however:
- Ending Poverty (By Jeffrey Sachs)
- The Origin of Species (Original by Darwin)
- Hundred Years of Solitude
- Beyond Racial Gridlock (IVP)
- Habits of Mind (IVP)
- Gulliver's Travel
- Heidi
- 高行健短篇小說集
- 當信徒遇上苦難
- 後現代拜物教---消費文化的神學批判
- Many more......
What I hope next is my parents' capability to take heart, relax, and trust the One who has brought their son safely to this stage of his life, and shown him all the risky, but exciting, things coming next in Washington DC. I put this opporunity in "荃葵青"("Tsuen Kwai Tsing"). I knew, Lord, it's kind'of old-fashioned. But I pray that you'll use it.......
Here I look forward and expect.