Retrieve my life

One of the reasons why I feel homesick is probably due to the disruption of lifestyle: No more sunday church, no more walk-in weekday mass, not much volleyball, no more convenient coffee, no where to sit at the bookstore to read for hours....

However, I started to look for those things myself.

Sunday church....i am still working on it. I've gotta find a home church for myself. It's not like I will slowly drive myself away from church without a community, but God's nation involves people, the interaction amongst people. And only in a community, the relationship between God and ppl will be closer. As He say, "For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them." (Matthew 18:20) Unfortunately, for the pass week, I went to the Rosary church around school for the Sacred Heart mass, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Wan Chai for mass on Saturday.... still no sunday mass.

I knew there were starbucks in Hong Kong. So I went to get a coffee yesterday, my first cup of coffee in Hong Kong. It cost me HK$20 for a tall coffee, compared to CND$1.89, this was totally overcharged. Overcharging for a little wasn't the problem, it didn't taste as good either. But it was strong enough to keep me awake.

Saturday, before church, I intended to go to the bookstores to see if there were any good novels in Hong Kong. Although I borrowed "the Alchemist" from Lucy, I didn't really finish it before I came to Hong Kong. Therefore, my target was "the Alchemist". Surprisingly, this book wasn't found under novel, but under literature. Literature appears to be very classic and ancient to me, like Shakespare, Charles Dickens.... those are literature. Paul Coelho's novel are very spiritual but i'am not sure it should be under the category Literature. I finally got "the Alchemist". What an awesome book!! While reading it, it feels like I am earning life knowledge constantly. For every page I flip, the knowledge pour towards my intelligence, working towards enlightment. This is the true treasure, the most precious thing in life. Anyhow, the variety of books at the English section is actually not bad. I have already figured out the next book i am going to read.

There was a school team volleyball practice last night. I played middle for a while but haven't really polished my skills at quicks. It required a lot of energy. With my activity level and weight gain for the past two weeks, my moves were so slow. My swings are strong, but not fast enough. And that was a lot of work, got exhausted too fast. So embarassing...... But i will work hard. I try not to put too much pressure on myself because i guess i have been doing that too often. At this stage of my life, I should really take it easy.. well except school. The book talks about omen all the time. If you want to realize your destiny, the environment will help you to achieve it. However, I don't know if that really is my destiny, being a powerful middle haha. But I will try, I promise.