An empty chair

Two of my Swedish friends went to Oslo yesterday for the Nobel Peace Prize, while I watched the ceremony live on the Internet.

The empty chair in Oslo City Hall reminded me of the empty pulpit from Monday.

The symbolism was strong, the pain was real.

The speech read by the Norwegian actress Ullman was moving.

Who could have said he/she has no enemies? Who could have said he/she doesn't hate?

In this season of Advent, I'm still expecting...

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)