Calligraphy piece - 進

My latest calligraphy piece, the character 進, which means moving forward, to enter, etc. It is a gift to a superior at work, who is moving on to a new post within the organisation soon.

"Home" by Kit Chan

Whenever I am feeling low
I look around me and I know
There's a place that will stay within me
Wherever I may choose to go
I will always recall the city
Know every street and shore
Sail down the river which brings us life
Winding through my Singapore

Chorus:
This is home truly, where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me, where the river always flows
This is home surely, as my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know it's home

When there are troubles to go through
We'll find a way to start anew
There is comfort in the knowledge
That home's about its people too
So we'll build our dreams together
Just like we've done before
Just like the river which brings us life
There'll always be Singapore

Repeat Chorus x2

For this is where I know it's home
For this is where I know I'm home 

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This is one of my favourite NDP songs. I think it really says it all.

Home, where we belong, where we will always keep dear to heart, whether we are near or far.

Father's Day card

This came in the post the other day.

It turned out to be a Father's Day card that my son made in school.

Made my day. :)

Home-made dumplings

The Dragon Boat Festival (端午节) was just over. It is a tradition to eat dumplings during this festival, so my mother made some and gave a few to me. The home-made taste is always the best!

The fundamentals are the same, but style can be different

This came up at work today, and subsequently, when I was pushing hands. Both seem to be the same thing to me: the fundamentals of what we do are the same, but how we apply those fundamentals depend on our preferred style.

Our preferred style stems from our personality, our experiences (what worked for us in the past, what didn't work), our own understanding of the fundamentals, our perception/assessment of the situation (what the opponent is trying to do, what we can/cannot do). Our style is very subjective; it is a manifestation of the person. Some people's style is more aggressive, preferring to take the initiative and drive things along. Some people are more passive, preferring to wait and see, to respond as things happen. There is no right or wrong; as long as the objective is achieved, the style does not matter.

What remains unchanged are the fundamentals. What are the questions that you ask yourself? What are you watching for? What are you concerned with? Have you formulated your options? What are you trying to achieve? How are you going to achieve that?

Get the fundamentals right. Because style is useless without the fundamentals.