I am travelling back time to 3 B.C. – 13th century? I need to do more homework about this city. Until I know more about it, then I will reveal the name of the city. Stay tuned! “Travel ten thousand miles and read ten thousand books.” “读万卷书, 行万里路” 出自董其昌《画禅室随笔——卷二》 Travelling is like reading a book. …
The Journey Blog is celebrating the 1st anniversary in its new home! It was a great year with you and I hope you enjoyed being here. Other than my blog, my Instagram reached 100 posts and I finally come back to Youtube after 6 months pause. There are so many reasons to throw the party! …
I did not wait until the video finished upload to Youtube to get home. It was good like that, so I was able to view the gorgeous sunset. At home, the video uploading continued. For whatever reason, my website crashed last night. I have to fix it immediately. It is now back to normal only …
This morning, I worked on installing crowdfunding website- https://ko-fi.com/thejourneywriter . If I want to keep “The Journey” going, I need to make it financial sustainable. Put aside the time, intellectual property, the education, the travelling cost and etc. , there is a monthly cost to pay in order to run the blog. The cost for …
One day, after accompanying a midday prayer in Stuttgart Stiftskirche, I visited a book shop. Inside the book shop, the first floor, next to the postcard stand, among the red couch was the place I bumped into Mr. Faust. To be exact, I met the Goethe’s quote that taken from his tragedy – FAUST. It …
It was just an ordinary walk, but at the right time to witness the sun was coming out from hiding behind the dark clouds. Have you ever seen wild carrot flower? It has a noble name – Queen Anne’s Lace. It symbolizes purity, wisdom, safety, sanctuary, and refuge. The apple tree is doing good! I …
Midnight’s Blogpost Today I took a rest from playing organ and immerse myself in the ocean of books. I did not stick to one book, but travelled from one book to another book for some pages. Sometimes, I enjoyed just to revisit those books I’ve read before. Because of this habit, I use sticky notes …
I am extremely tired and I just want to do a quick note before I forget everything. The friends that I used to meet in Heidelberg were busy or away on this weekend, which made my Heidelberg weekend looked a bit pale. But, an oversea good friend is in town. It was so good to …
“You made it (Grießbrei) yourself?” Barbara asked her husband Walter Schmidt.“What do you think? Helmut?” Barbara’s husband replied. Helmut is their dog.“You made semolina soup (Grießbrei) for me?” Barbara asked again. This conversation in my currently reading made me laugh. I think, for Barbara, either Helmut the dog or Walter Schmidt the husband cooked were …
I have developed a new routine to keep me in a healthier condition emotionally and physically lately. I do whatever need to be done, like having lesson, practice, funerals, running offices, replying emails, organizing and planning, meetings, housework and etc. No matter how busy am I, around 5pm to 6 pm I will go home …