Tag: Life

• 2019: A Year in Review – Part I: Year Overview

  I had tried starting this post before the coronavirus outbreak, but did not get any progress until now.  It’s April 11, 2020 and I’ve been home since before March Break, which would make this the start of week #5.  Not sure if this is affecting anyone else, but I feel especially lethargic from a work…

• Goodbye, 阿婆 (Grandma)!

  A few of you know that I’m currently in Hong Kong to say my last goodbye to my grandmother. She passed away on May 2.  This post is part trip journal and part tribute to her. 阿婆 On Our Wedding Day, August 5, 2006 April 28, 2019 I’m 30,000 ft in the air as I…

• 2018: A Year in Review – Part II: Building My Car Rental Empire

  Read Further to See How I Can Afford This Thing! In my last post, I talked about the family and what we were up to in 2018.  Today’s post is about money.  As most of you will agree, raising a family requires a lot of resources, and money is definitely one of the important ones. …

• 2018: A Year in Review – Part I

  Hope You Had a Merry Christmas! It seems like I’ve settled on writing once every few months, and sometimes in bursts. Life, as a father of five, as you can imagine, is busy, but that’s no excuse for not getting things done. As the saying goes, “if you want to get something done, ask a…

• Half Marathon Here We Go!

  First Time Ever Running the Half Marathon Distance (Ignore the Crazy Hair!) The Fall has arrived and that means I have to complete my half marathon that I had committed to running.  Again, our family thanks you for your generous donations! Initially, I had not planned to participate in any organized run/marathon.  As with most…

• Life's Inspiration

  Interview of Elon Musk at Code Conference 2016 When I wrote my post about my New Year Resolution, I mentioned that I had just listened to the audiobook of Elon Musk’s biography.  Before reading the biography, I was vaguely familiar with this CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, but didn’t really know very much outside of that.…

• New Year Resolution: Live Each Day As If I Had Five Years Left to Live

  Happy New Year!  Another year has flown by (sorry, a little cliche…)!  We are still expecting our little one to come, any minute now! New Year Resolution Last night, as we unceremoniously celebrated the new year, Renee asked me what my new year resolution was.  I gave it maybe five seconds of thought and then…

• I am NOT an Engineer!

  Today is a sad day for me.  I’ve been told that 9 years worth of engineering experience that I have under my belt is not good enough to allow me to obtain a license to practice engineering in Ontario. 😦 As most of you know, I studied mechanical engineering at U of T, went on…

• The Inevitability of Time

  春曉 – 孟浩然 春眠不覺曉，處處聞啼鳥。 夜來風雨聲，花落知多少。 If you’re 25 years or older, I’m sure you will agree that time appears to pass ever more quickly as you age.  I’m 36 years old now and half my lifetime ago was about the time I started university.  Seriously?!  I still remember those days so vividly that it must…

• Kids Will Grow Up

  Last night after dinner, Renee and I spent some time with Adele playing with Playdough.  On most weeknights, we try to spend as much time as we can with her before she goes to sleep.  Because she sleeps at around 8:30 pm, we only get to see her for a couple of hours each day.…