I’m a homebody. In the end of February this year, out of the blue, I wanted to see Taipei. 12 days later, I packed my stuff, and flew to Taipei. I toured the city and the nearby places for close to two weeks. This is one of the beauties of retiring early. Not only the work-related stress is gone, an impromptu trip becomes possible. No more need to...
2017 is almost done. Did you have a great year? I look forward to 2018. The New Year always brings me hope and excitement. Part of the reason is that, I love spring. It’s the season when it gets warmer, flowers start blooming, and trees and grass become green. I have retired for 2.5+ years. Life has been very good. One day I was at a doctor’s office. ...
After retiring in 2015, I always wanted to write something about the place I grew up. I wanted the world to know about that remote village in northern China, as that’s part of who I am. Finally my mini-memoir “Dad’s Bicycle” was published on Amazon last year. The village I grew up is totally different from Beijing or Shanghai. The life there is still primitive. There is no...
Have you watched the UniVision on TV? It’s a Spanish channel in US, and is carried by some cable providers. I’m always fascinated and curious: why the people in those programs are so happy? What are they laughing about? Why are they talking so fast? Are they in a hurry? This is the start point I decided to learn Spanish. I started four years ago after leaving the...
