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We drove 3 days from Irvine to Seattle, stopping at Vegas and Boise along the way. Because we are in a rush, we didn’t stop at any attractions. But the trip still brought us some pleasant surprises. The Map Ready to go We are ready to go. Peace in the backseat We were very worried that Lucy and Feynman wouldn’t get along in the car. Sil...

The traffic flows calmly through the boulevard. On the banks are the trees, tall and green. The purple jumps out and takes over above the windshield. Vibrant and fresh, full of life. The banners of summer. In the car, he is telling the Samaritan woman: he has living water. Wait, is the living water purple? Driving on Jeffrey Boulevard in...

This is not a summary of Genesis, nor a review. Instead, it is a marker for the beginning of my journey into the Bible. Why did I start reading the Bible? There are many reasons. When I was a little child, I love sitting next to my Dad and listening to the adults’ conversations. My Dad was a middle school teacher, and most of his friends were ...

We have been visiting Mt Baldy and hiking on the trail for a while. But each time we stopped somewhere not very far from the trail head. This time, we made up our mind to finish the trail. Booked an Airbnb at the foot of Mt Baldy, we stayed there for one night and went on hiking the next day. The total length of the hike was about 10 miles, with...

Learn and play should be the main goals of life. I omitted work on purpose. Because work is part of life, a significant part. Popular cliche of “work-life balance” and “separating work from life” are just false promises. I also ignored tremendous amount of chores that you will never call it playing or learning, such as washing dishes, commuting...

The Master and Margarita (Мастер и Маргарита) is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, written between 1928 and 1940 but not published until 1967. I first learnt about this book in some Jordan Peterson’s remarks. But finally picked it up during Christmas break 2024. Halfway through it, I was lost: why the hell do you want to tell me those? What’s your...

8 days in Chile. We flew from LAX to Santiago and transferred flight to Punta Arenas. At Punta Arenas airport, we rented a car and drove to Patagonia. Then we drove back to Punta Arenas airport and few back to Santiago. After staying 2 days at Santiago, we flew back to LAX. Logistics and Planning Bring a European type L power plug adapter....

We placed our hearts on the table, to play the honest game. It was fun, until one is missing.