The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
While transferring files from a memory card to my new mobile phone, I discovered photos I had taken with my old one. They are all random snapshots, not the best works of photography, but I found most of them interesting. I have picked ten of them for this entry.
In the last couple weeks, I had spent a lot of time imagining what people who experienced earthquake must have gone through, and how terrifying it would be to have the house you live in collapsed on you.
To my absolute horror, an apartment building in Hong Kong collapsed yesterday afternoon. Four people were killed and two were injured. Several eye witnesses were evidently still shocked, and they told the news that it all happened within 10 seconds. It’s saddening to think that people were killed at home, which is supposed to be the safest place of all.
This kind of thing is extremely rare and Hong Kong is generally a very safe city. However, on a more personal level, it adds on to the randomness of everything. The building is in a town I visit almost every Sunday for private tuition. I dread to think what it will be like when my bus goes past there next time.
I have a Twitter account. I have a Tumblr blog. I just… never really use them, and maybe these are the reasons. This post is about Twitter.
What do I know about earthquakes?
When I was 9, I first learnt about the deadly impact of earthquakes watching the news coverage of the Great Hanshin earthquake.
When I was 17, I read a book on the infamous Tangshan Earthquake as a part of my Chinese culture studies. My fellow classmates and I were not very aware of the political aspects of it, but we were all affected by the stories. A few of us started sobbing during the discussion session.
In 2004, the tsunami on Boxing Day shocked the world and my uncle had a narrow escape on Phuket, holding on to a tree.
I will admit that all these make me very emotional. But what do I know about earthquakes? Hardly anything. I can only imagine the agony, pain and suffering people in Haiti are going through. However, I do believe that it is within my ability, however small, to help.
I have donated $100 Hong Kong dollars to Red Cross through Red Cross Hong Kong. If you want to help the victims, here is a list of trusted organisations you may make donations to.1 Alternatively, keep the victims in your prayers whatever your beliefs might be. Every effort helps.
“Carol Brown” is a song in an episode of Flight of the Conchords I watched on the way to and back from the UK1 and it keeps running in my head. It is about how different girls leave the character Jemaine. 
While it may not be the funniest song in the series, it has got a very nice tune. And of course, my favourite line: “He doesn’t cook or clean, he’s not good boyfriend material“.