A see-you-suddenly Monday

Ok, what are the chances of bumping into a friend, or more than one friend, when there's a big sales going on and the shopping malls are just flooded with shoppers?

Well, I met 6 on Monday. So let's celebrate and spread our see-you-suddenly tradition.

(More On, In and Around Mondays here.)

A new grandfather

My best friend has become a grandfather today!!!! Wow!!!!

Congratulations!

Fika in HK

Adding finishing touches to a world map while having fika.

Fika is a very important part in the Swedish life. It is like a coffee break. Of course, you don't only drink coffee. There can be cakes, ice cream...whatever you like.

I once said to my Swedish friend who has a Ph.D degree, "The requirement to finish a doctoral degree shouldn't state how many pages of dissertation you should write, but how many fikas you should have." He agreed.

Yesterday (Monday) was the second last day of the Jacobssons' family's stay in HK. We had a "meet-you-suddenly" dinner before we headed for MacDonald's for a fika.

Always fika!!!! Friends, I'll miss you. May God give us the chance to have more fikas together.

(More On, In and Around Mondays here)

All Saints Day

Life is transient.

I went to the TFS cemetary again on Monday evening with about 60 participants of the annual All Saints Day Communion Service. We first gathered by the fish pond at the seminary. All of us were given a candle and a liturgy folder. A Taize hymn was sung before we walked to the cemetary in silence.

Candles had been placed at both sides of our way to lead us. The weather was unually calm. We used to have strong wind blowing out almost all the candles. The absence of street lamps meant we were able to see more stars high above us.

We stood in a circle on the grassy patch of land in the cemetary. The tomb of one of the founders of TFS was there.

We remembered the deceased, our beloved ones.

We were not afraid of death because death had already been defeated.

We shared the holy communion; we shared the peace.

It's my third time to attend this service.

I wondered if it would be my last.

Life is transient.

(More On, In and Around Mondays here)