It was a pleasant surprise when my old collegue YJ of HK Immigration office called me couple months ago and told me some of other collegues who are visisting the city would like to have a get togther. It has almost been 40 years I have lost contact with them. Thanks to Mary who hooks me up again. So we have our social time at a Chinese resturant.
SK wrote me after her return to HK and said she regret not having visit me at my home and have a more indepth talk. Since she will return next year, we will try to catch up with one another again. From her letter, it seems that she has also come to know the Lord. What a precious experience! I look forward to finding out how it happened.
YJ and I went out for dinner another time, she reminded me with stories of people I used to know but had since forgotten. It was kind of fun to hear about them again and laugh at the good old days. The following week she spent a Saturday with me. We went to the pool, had lunch and supper at home.
Yesterday, the day after John and I came back from Long Beach on the Island, YJ and I went to the festival at Granville Island. We didn't know what to expect but a lot of people. We weren't disappointed. Fortunately we found a space in the underground parking lot for the day. It was fun to go in and out different art stores. Then we saw quite a few art demonstrations and hands on lessons. Some of them are really fun and easy to do. There was sea weed weaving (I beat myself not bringing back the yards and yards of sea weed from the beach, for it would be such fun to do it with the children). Anyway, I beg her for a piece of seaweed to make which I can make into a rattle when I get home. There was Suminagashi (a Japanese water marbling art). After seeing it I quickly dashed into Opus Art Store to pick up the material. There were also glass blowing, paper remaking, ceremic and pottery. One old European gentleman was doing some beautiful 3D card cutting work. I asked him how he started the art. He said when he was growning up, his family was very poor, the children just about had only scissors and newspaper to play with, so he started experiment paper cutting and later add different skills to it. Isn't wonderful sometimes to be poor? It brings out a lot of otherwise hidden potentials. I can't resist buying the 'cherry blossom' from him.
We had wonderful oyster soup for lunch, then we are off again. We found this store which carries beautiful hand made hats and clothing articles from felt with wool and silk. The owner was labouriously preparing a big piece of felt design. It happened that last year, I was in a country store which carries these colorful bags of wool for felting. I saw some children's hand made products and asked the lady how they were done . She made it sound so easy that I ended up taking quite a few bags of wool home. But I have cold feet trying because I had never had experience of it. So this is a great opportunity to learn. We did not want to stand there for three hours to watch her alone. So we hopped back and forth between her and the other stores. Finally, we kind of saw how it was done. RJ picked a tiny little flower felt broach, it cost $30. I promised to make her one when I get around to it.
All in all, it was a fun day. Especially for YJ, who attended a boring wedding the day before and felt totally frustrated by it. We even left our personal touch on a beautiful communal painting. They are made by people adding colorful acrylic dots on it. It is a scene of the Grandville Island. I think it will be so beautiful when it is done. Like one of those French impressionist's.
We finally rested our poor feet at a very nice Cambodian resturant in China Town. Mmmm......good food.
SK wrote me after her return to HK and said she regret not having visit me at my home and have a more indepth talk. Since she will return next year, we will try to catch up with one another again. From her letter, it seems that she has also come to know the Lord. What a precious experience! I look forward to finding out how it happened.
YJ and I went out for dinner another time, she reminded me with stories of people I used to know but had since forgotten. It was kind of fun to hear about them again and laugh at the good old days. The following week she spent a Saturday with me. We went to the pool, had lunch and supper at home.
Yesterday, the day after John and I came back from Long Beach on the Island, YJ and I went to the festival at Granville Island. We didn't know what to expect but a lot of people. We weren't disappointed. Fortunately we found a space in the underground parking lot for the day. It was fun to go in and out different art stores. Then we saw quite a few art demonstrations and hands on lessons. Some of them are really fun and easy to do. There was sea weed weaving (I beat myself not bringing back the yards and yards of sea weed from the beach, for it would be such fun to do it with the children). Anyway, I beg her for a piece of seaweed to make which I can make into a rattle when I get home. There was Suminagashi (a Japanese water marbling art). After seeing it I quickly dashed into Opus Art Store to pick up the material. There were also glass blowing, paper remaking, ceremic and pottery. One old European gentleman was doing some beautiful 3D card cutting work. I asked him how he started the art. He said when he was growning up, his family was very poor, the children just about had only scissors and newspaper to play with, so he started experiment paper cutting and later add different skills to it. Isn't wonderful sometimes to be poor? It brings out a lot of otherwise hidden potentials. I can't resist buying the 'cherry blossom' from him.
We had wonderful oyster soup for lunch, then we are off again. We found this store which carries beautiful hand made hats and clothing articles from felt with wool and silk. The owner was labouriously preparing a big piece of felt design. It happened that last year, I was in a country store which carries these colorful bags of wool for felting. I saw some children's hand made products and asked the lady how they were done . She made it sound so easy that I ended up taking quite a few bags of wool home. But I have cold feet trying because I had never had experience of it. So this is a great opportunity to learn. We did not want to stand there for three hours to watch her alone. So we hopped back and forth between her and the other stores. Finally, we kind of saw how it was done. RJ picked a tiny little flower felt broach, it cost $30. I promised to make her one when I get around to it.
All in all, it was a fun day. Especially for YJ, who attended a boring wedding the day before and felt totally frustrated by it. We even left our personal touch on a beautiful communal painting. They are made by people adding colorful acrylic dots on it. It is a scene of the Grandville Island. I think it will be so beautiful when it is done. Like one of those French impressionist's.
We finally rested our poor feet at a very nice Cambodian resturant in China Town. Mmmm......good food.
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