Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2021-05-23 16:40:22)
SinceMarch,Iwasplaguedbyanadductorpainself-diagnosed(withhelpfrommy
friendL)asabdominaltendinopathy.IskippedaraceinMayandwasdownon
running,squating,andevensuryanamaskar.FromwhatIread,I'dbetterlet
timeworkitsmagic.TheChinesefolkwisdomsaysitcouldtakemorethanthree
months.Twomonthspassedanditshowednosignofrelenting.
Itwasparticularlyfrustratingtomebecause,inthewakeofdailystreet
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(2021-05-14 08:41:27)
"Thosesoldierswhoarenotwillingtobeageneralarenotgoodsoldiers."
--Napoleon
Indifferenttotheon-goingpandemic,Billisgrowingolderlikeeveryoneelse.
Thesedays,hefindshimselfpreferthingsthewaytheyareinsteadofhoping
forchange.Afterall,he'sspentthefirsthalfofhislifelearninglessons
andwantedtoholdontowhat'slearnedforawhile.
Threemonthsago,theDMVurgedhimtoupgra...[閱讀全文]
(2021-05-10 08:37:05)
[Afewvideosofreal-lifeviolencewereinstructivetome.Onewaswhena
refereeflooredafighterwithaslickbackkickafterjudo-throwinghiscoach
whojumpedintheringandinsultedandspittedattheumpire.Anotherwaswhen
aGracieshotinhead-firstforaclinch,asignaturemoveinGracieJiu-Jitsu,
atthestartofafight.ThelastcameonMay1,whenEvan,ateenagebasketball
playerfortheSouthBaySnipers,gotanastypunchasheturnedtoface...[閱讀全文]
(2021-05-08 07:26:23)
LastMay,Iboughtagardensagetoseeifitcouldpayforitselfasan
essentialingredientinourbeandish.Theten-leafseedlinghassinceturned
intoanaromaticsilver-greenbushofdozensofup-shootingbranchesthriving
ina10galpot.Ithasyieldedover1000leaves,mostofwhichhavebeendried
andstoredup.AccordingtotheWeb,theculinarysagehasthreetofouryears
ofhighproductivity.SoI'mexpectingthetotalharvesttotop8000lea...[閱讀全文]
(2021-04-30 13:07:01)
WhendadwasTim'sage,acolorTVwasoneofthefivemust-havesforawedding,
itwouldtakeanothersixyearsforeventhebeeper/pagertoappear,andfive
daysaweekheboardedatmiddleschool.Dadhadnoluxuriesandheroamedwith
noparentalguidanceathand.Lookingback,however,heenjoyedthewhole
package,includingtheblandfood,thefreezingnights,the7:00am-10:00pm
spartanroutine,andthefriendsaswellasthebadbloodamongcohor...[閱讀全文]
(2021-04-24 07:45:59)
LearningEnglishusedtomeanstashingnewwordstomemory,grokingusageand
grammar,andacingexams.Thelastcamefromthefirsttwoeffortsandmylife's
dreams,inturn,werebuiltontopoftheexams.Readinganythingotherthan
textbookswasmoreforamusementor,onceoutofschool,foracquiringpractical
knowledgeandskills.
Readingadictionarymighthaveoccasionallycrossedmymindbuttheimagined
direboredomfeltsodaun...[閱讀全文]
(2021-04-21 21:38:38)
Haveyoueverstoodandstaredatit?
_marvelled_atitsbeauty.Itsgenius.
Billionsofpeople,justlivingouttheirlives...
oblivious.
DidyouknowthatthefirstMatrixwasdesignedto
beaperfecthumanworld?Wherenone_suffered_,where
everyonewouldbe.._happy_.
Itwasadisaster.
Noonewouldaccepttheprogram,entirecropswerelost.
Somebelievedthatwelackedtheprogramminglanguageto
_describe_your...[閱讀全文]
(2021-04-16 08:36:01)
DadpassedawayonApr9,2020.Thenextfewmonths,Iwokeupeverymorningto
renewedguilt:Ishouldn'thavelefthimaftertheChineseNewYear,Ishould've
flownbackbeforetheycanceledthe10-yearvisa,Ishould...Neverinmylife
hadIfeltsowretchedandlonely.Idisappointedthe18-year-oldme.
Iwasneveranobedientson,havingwitnessedhowdad'sdevotiontohisselfish
momandsistertorehisownfamilyapart.Butwherewed...[閱讀全文]
(2021-04-14 09:24:15)
Friends,Romans,countrymen,lendmeyourears;
IcometoburyCaesar,nottopraisehim.
Theevilthatmendolivesafterthem;
Thegoodisoftinterredwiththeirbones;
SoletitbewithCaesar.ThenobleBrutus
HathtoldyouCaesarwasambitious:
Ifitwereso,itwasagrievousfault,
AndgrievouslyhathCaesaranswer’dit.
Here,underleaveofBrutusandtherest–
ForBrutusisanhonourableman;
Soaretheyall,a...[閱讀全文]
(2021-04-10 07:20:08)
Itwasthattimeoftheyearwhen,inmyhometownacrosstheglobe,thewindhad
runoutofitsbitterness,thetreeshadwokenupfromtheirlongdrabsleep,
androwsandrowsofwinterwheathadburstedoutofthethawingland.Forthe
people,itwasatimetoponderonlife'sinevitablesandtovisitancestors'
restingplaces.I,however,hadn'tsteppedinmyfamilygraveyardforthreeyears.
AnoldercousinwentonSundayandsentpictures...[閱讀全文]
