For the purpose of his art was to console people, to say ‘something consoling like music’.And he found in Rembrandt the consolation he wished to offer others with his work. Peter HechtVincent van Gogh and Rembrandt (Pg. 62, 65) This is one of the most valuable epiphanies I’ve brought back from my Amsterdam trip in …
My Lenten season this year began in Amsterdam. It was also my first time visiting Amsterdam. I heavily relied on the google map to find my way to every location. When I was not sure if I was heading into the right direction, I would stop walking and check with the map. To me, Lent …
So you have become my home? Not yet, because the residence permit have still got an expiration date. I am so relieved to get rid of the ambiguous status, at least for the next 10 months. If compare to the 3 months extension, 10 months is luxurious long. Thanks God for His guidance. Smart and …
This past Wednesday 28.9.2022 I received a letter that said “Residence Permit for Self-Employment” is granted and ready to collect. Exactly on the day when my visa get expired, not early or late, exceptionally on time. Anyway, the earliest possible appointment to get the Residence Permit Card is on 9th of November. I cannot leave …
I really like to walk in the vineyard, and often jokingly say to my friends that my backyard is a vineyard. The vintner was very hard working, he already start to prune the branches, just compare the unpruned grapevines at the left side, and the pruned vines at the right side. Every good vintner know …
As I am writing this blog post, I supposed to be in Bristol (UK) playing an organ recital. Apparently, the recital is cancelled due to the amendment of travel rules announced shortly before Christmas 2021. It is a pity, because both sides, the musicians/ organisers in UK and me have tried our best to make …
“Why am I actually here?”
Amy (fictional name), the almost 3 years old girl was thinking about this question and found no reason to stay still any longer. She raised up from her mattress, come and talked to me.
Remember that I talked about my chaotic state of mind and restlessness? Recently, something happened make me realize that I probably should navigate my life differently. ” A good plan is the most important thing (in German “das A und O”). “ This sentence belong to one of my mottos. Close friends of mine might have …
Christmas Cracker Welcome to the Christmas lunch in the United Kingdom! It is lovely having you here, please take a seat. As you can see, the Christmas Cracker is on your plate. You may now open it by pulling both ends of cracker with sharp tug. Oh, how I love those festive explosive …
Now I can exactly count how many worship services left to accompany at the organ in Leonberg until the end of my internship on 31.12.2020. What would be in year 2021? I am open for a surprise in life, like covid19 has surprised me in this year. I mean, if something is going to happen, …