What’s your favourite word? Does any one word ignite a particular emotion from you? Does any one word stir you on? Makes you want to get up? Or do you just hate a particular word? I seldom have such passion for words. I prefer actions. Although actions do speak louder than words, sometimes, a [...]
Late for work. Rushed out the door. 2 minutes to the next train. Rushed through the gate. Train arrives. “Mind the gap”. Board the train. Door closes. Sh!t, I forgot my phone.
That information itself gave me a strange sensation. Should I go back to get it? Do I have any urgent tasks that I had [...]
In push hands, one of my teacher’s favourite quote is to tell us not to push your partner into oblivion.
Push 70% and leave 30% for yourself (逼人七分，留三分给自己）
I’ve unconsciously recorded this in my mind, only to realise I like the quote because I used it in my teaching as well!
The reason he gave? If you push [...]
A home. You only realise it when it’s not there. I’ve finally moved to my own place. Well, it technically belongs to the bank, I am just “renting” it from the bank by paying the mortgage. But it’s a step closer to owning my own place.
I have recently moved to a new place. Unpacking boxes [...]
I am another year older now, but still, I am holding a Harry Potter book on my way to work. The train journey seems pretty short nowadays. The usual “are we there yet” has given way to “oh no, only one stop to go!” as I hurried through the pages before I need to alight [...]
I never realised I was looking, until I found it, only to realise that I have been looking for it all along.
I have been looking for a way to give something back to the society, be it through work, business, or a charitable organisation. I’ve finally stumbled across something which speaks to me on a [...]
This website has been undergoing some identity crisis lately. Well, the website can’t actually undergo identity crisis, but somehow, it’s easier to write when referring myself as a third party.
Anyway, as much as I want to “think and grow”, I’ve been reminded that “thinking” itself might be counter-productive to growing. As The Power [...]
I borrowed this expression from a chinese book * I am currently reading, only to find it ironic to find it in a book! “Two-legged bookshelf” refers to people (the bipeds - hence two-legged) who stores plenty of knowledge, but do not put those knowledge into good use. Hence these people only serve as storage, [...]
I’ve done Tai Chi. I’ve done running. And when I knew I could combine them both, I just couldn’t resist to buy that book. And today was the first day I tried out Chi Running, and I have to say… I’m really impressed with the results!
Posture is important in Tai Chi. The alignment from head [...]
I read books to understand tai ji. I read books to find answers to why this move must be like this and why the hand must be there. I read to know more, to understand more. My conversation with my teacher told me something entirely different.
He reads to confirm his understanding. He buys lots of [...]