In summary...

Mom just had surgery.

Dad officially retires.

And big bro just got offered a position of VP.

Nn graduates in 2 weeks.

Sw.... Well.... Is tall enuf to ride some kiddie rides at Great America finally.

Warriors up 1-0 against a limping Cavs team. 

And needa needa move!!! Geez!!

Worst Job in the World

One of the worst jobs in the world... is being the son and daughter of Henry Leung. 

You'll never win.  You'll never be good enough.  You'll never be diligent enough...or have enough manners... or ever reach your parents' lofty expectations.

This evening... my daughter belted out the entire National Anthem as if she was singing in front of a capacity crowd at AT&T.

My son... having never been exposed to the English language beyond the weekly Sunday Schools and occasional KQED cartoons can carry on a conversation with any kid at a park.

And even today... the day where I vowed I will NOT come down on them for whatever they did "wrong...".... I still came down on them.

What is it with being a child of mine? 

爸爸的信

族譜論資排輩：
                       奕 葉 茂 彬 華
                       宏 遠 而 光 大

家中的男丁，小時候就取名字，結婚時就要取＂號＂。
我祖父的名字叫梁祺陸，結婚後的號是梁彬輝；
我父親的名字叫梁鍚源，號是華球；
我的名字叫梁權威，號是宏宇; 

瀚舜的號是遠澍; 

今天昊舜你註冊結婚，成家立室。

我為你取號是「遠煜」。

到溢泰這一輩，號字是＂而＂。

It's a marathon... not a sprint

Big bro texted me: "She said it was the best Mother's Day present ever..."

He had just organized a cemetery visit to grandpa's grave with 30 of mom's closest relatives in HK.  After that.. they had a big dinner and then Facetime'ed with me.  Best Mother's Day ever.

Wow....

Then Big Bro said, "I've done my part."

Hmm......

He scored twice the past calendar year.  He took dad back to our village and threw a huge party with our relatives.  Then he took mom back home and threw another huge party with our relatives.  Fulfilling both of their dreams.  It truly is a herculean effort and a miracle to pull off.  And I can't be happier for them....

But has he "done his part?" He certainly has done a lot... more than I can ever do, ever.  But please... don't let this be your part.  Please continue to rock the boat for the remaining years of their lives.

Accomplished

Successful picked a Master Lock tonight. Mind u... It was my own. And I did it cuz I lost the combination. Suddenly... Feel so vulnerable.

Hillary for Prez

Saw some job postings for Hillary 2016 and I really wanna apply.

誡子書

夫君子之行，靜以修身，儉以養德，非澹泊無以明志，非寧靜無以致遠。夫學須靜也，才須學也，非學無以廣才，非静無以成學。慆慢則不能研精，險躁則不能理性。年與時馳，意與日去，遂成枯落，多不接世，悲守窮廬，將復何及！

Slabs and slabs of stones

Final day of our spring break with the kids...and we venture out to start shopping for countertops and kitchen cabinets. My biggest fear...with almost any type of shopping... is the sheer amount of choices we have!!  There are so many stores.  So many options.  So many prices.  It'll drive me crazy.  It's already started to drive Joyce crazy.

One thing I noticed while doing our round of shopping.  There's no lack of business in the remodeling business!  It's such a lucrative business.  And the thought creeps into my mind.... why can't I do this??

Heck... I can sell cabinets and stones.  I can be a general contractor and take young/helpless/ignorant couples around and sell them things (while keeping 30% of the discount I get as a GC).  How hard can it be??

Second career maybe?

Remodeling

After almost two years of planning, drawing and design... our remodeling permit was approved today.  It's official.  We've been in this house 10 years and other than painting the walls... we haven't done anything!  It truly was move in condition.

Thus begins the next month's frantic search for appliances... granite countertops... kitchen cabinets... bathroom vanities... and most importantly, a place to live while they're remodeling!! OH MY!!

Timeshare

Found a great deal at a Art and Wine Festival where we got to go to a vacation villa for only $400... but we get $200 cash back.  So only $200!!!  (normally priced at $1200).  The catch is... you have to sit through a 90 minute presentation on becoming a Timeshare member.

From the minute I sat down... I was an a-hole.  I disrupted the guy's pace.  I interrupted him.  I turned his sales pitch into a conversation.  He in turn...got annoyed at me.  Back and forth... back and forth.

Not sure what I have against salespeople.  Maybe it's from the awful experience as a kid when I saw dad get ripped off time and time again at the used car lots.

Every salesman is sleazy. They're dishonest, no matter how nice they come across.  And they'll do anything to get your business.

The crazy...CRAZY thing was. I think I can do that job...and do it well. HA!!

Leisure Reading...

Nn's favorite leisure reading book is the Bible. Not just any bible... But mom and dad's adult bible. Should I be thankful or a bit worried...?