Happy Lunar New Year 2021

 Happy Year of the Ox everyone. It's that time of the year again when the Chinese diaspora all over the world celebrates the lunar new year. Here's wishing you, dear reader, a healthy new year.  Since my family is still in the midst of a three-year mourning period for...

A Look Back at 2020

 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. And so the new year begins with an oft quoted classical novel line that aptly describes what happened to me last year. Worst due to the ongoing pandemic, enough said. Best because I got to spend (and actually still...