Good Intentions
“The single biggest pool of untapped natural resource in this world is human good intentions that never translate into action.” — Cindy Gallop. When I was a little boy, I once dreamt that I was standing on the crescent moon, looking down on city lights, believing it was real. When I woke, I ran to … Read more
Remembrance of my father
In Loving Memory of Mr. David Man Fook Chan January 24, 1923 ~ November 7, 2012 陳文福先生生平 Mr. David Man Fook Chan David Chan was a loyal husband, married to Susan Lo Chun Chan for over 60 years. As a devoted father, he raised four respectable sons and three loving daughters. He was also a … Read more
Farewell to Dear old Dad
My sister called from the hospital. My nephews were there and they said that dad has only a few hours left. When they handed me the phone, I did not know how to say what I wanted to say. Dad heard my voice and I know that was all he wanted to hear. I told … Read more
A Prayer for my dear old dad
Dear God, I want to say a prayer for my dear old dad. Dad was a caring father. He made breakfast for me in the morning, took me to the mall to play, bought me lunch at my favorite restaurant, bought me toys to play, walked me to the park and waited for me while … Read more
Remember Who You Are and Who You Want To Be
My favorite post is “A Beautiful Future.” More appropriately, the title should be, “My” Beautiful future. I wrote that post to remind myself, who I am, Who I want to be, and how I want to live. I try my best to recite A Beautiful Future at the start of every week. By reciting it … Read more
On Being In Love
On Being In Love This post is for those that are falling in love, or perhaps, you are (already) in love. I was once told that before we are born, each soul has been matched with another soul, and that it is up to us to find our soul mate in life. And if we … Read more
Learning to Love by Loving a Puppy
Learn to love by loving a puppy. Puppies are cute and adorable. They are playful, follows us around and loves to cuddle. They also like to bite, chew, make a mess, and destroy everything in the house. Puppies can be manipulating in order to get what they want. Since they are cute and adorable, we … Read more
Japan 2011 Honshu Earthquake–Show your support and write a prayer for the Japanese victims
A prayer of strength and encouragement for the citizens and residents of Japan On Friday, March 11, 2011, Japan was struck by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake causing death toll in the thousands (perhaps above ten thousand); destroyed homes, towns and livelihoods. Aftershocks above magnitude 6.0, an escalating radiation-leak crisis from damaged nuclear reactors, and fears … Read more
Learn to live by doing “Just Enough”
We live in a society where more is better and “just enough” is perceived as settling for mediocrity. We live in a time of plentiful where we are constantly offered to SUPER SIZE this and JUMBO SIZE that. We are taught to raise our standards so high that meeting them becomes a never ending pursuit … Read more
The Sack Lunch
A dear friend passed this on to me so I decided to post it on my blog. I was also once in the military so I know how much a small token of appreciation means to a soldier leaving their love ones behind. I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in … Read more
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