Maybe it is true that all the money in the world will not let you buy dreams. But maybe it is also the harsh reality that having no money will make pursuing your dreams, let alone realizing them, that much more difficult. It would be nice if we all had in our backyards trees… Continue reading Finding King Midas
If I remember correctly, I believe the very first time I heard the song “Que Sera, Sera” was in a TV advertisement for laundry detergent, soon after I had moved to my second homeland. In it, a string of little boy’s underwear with different prints (baseball motif, space travel motif, rock star motif, etc…) hung… Continue reading Your future’s not mine to see
The first sunrise of the year, from behind the tallest and World Heritage mountain in my homeland (No, I was not actually on site to take the photo, this is just a still image of the TV live feed… very serene nevertheless, is it not?) The mountain has been the object of worship to my people… Continue reading First dream of the year
When I was a toddler, I took my first ever flight from my homeland to Europe. Including the refueling time in Anchorage, Alaska, I believe I spent more than an entire day on the plane before arriving at the final destination. It gets me excited that today, we are able to fly off to space… Continue reading Out of this world
I came home late last night, because I went to a premiere in my homeland of a 2015 American movie about a non-national revealing a shocking truth about its national sport. I went, because it made me think about how I love watching this sport, and though I had suspicions about this shocking truth, and… Continue reading The right road to ride on
The very first dream I had was to become a pianist. My father found me my own piano and the best teachers I could ever have wished for. As I grew bigger and stronger, I began to dream about becoming a football player… and a baseball player… and a hockey player… and players of… Continue reading At the heart of dreams
Maybe I worry too much about how I am seen by others. Sometimes I wish I could say “who cares?” to people’s expectations and just act the way I feel deep down in my heart. But my concern over how others would evaluate me if I did strongly prohibits me from baring my soul. … Continue reading See you seeing me
People, I found my dream home today! Okay, so it is not quite white but it has picket fences, and just look at the gorgeous backyard… how could you not fall in love with this place? It was built around the time my grandmother was born, and had to undergo over two… Continue reading Oh, you’re sooo good!
It is not often that I remember the dreams I dream in my sleep, but last night’s remained clear in my memory when I woke up. It was a beautiful but scary dream so I will not go into details about it, but it was so real I was unsure if I had really woken… Continue reading A midsummer night’s dream?
For a couple of weekends in a row, I have gone severely sleep-deprived… and very happily so! My two young countrymen athletes that I have repeatedly mentioned in this blog were in contention for tournament wins in their respective fields, but they were on the other side of the planet, so I had to stay… Continue reading Climb every mountain
Water flowing, flower floating 