Ru. . . | read. travel. play. feel. learn. I can’t believe it is one week into April already Happy to report that I am on track to reach my book reading goal this year by finishing 13 books in Q1 This is a much better start compared to last year Here are the 2024 Q1 books: Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami The Return of the King by J R R Tolkien Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy
Books read in 2026 Q1 | Ru. . . The first quarter of 2026 has flown by Despite the chaos and turbulences near and far, my reading progressed steadily I finished 14 books in the past three months—two ahead of schedule—which is a…
Book Lists | Ru. . . At the time of my Q3 report, I was two books behind schedule Sadly, I wasn’t able to catch up and ended the year with two books short of the goal of 50 Several things distracted affected me – a wonderful Tanzania safari trip and nice holiday visits, but also worrying about my family’s health and other challenges back in China The positive side is, some of the half-finished books that
Travel | Ru. . . Travel This page serves as an index for the various places that I have been to I added some links for easy navigation of my travel articles Definitely need to write more – one post per country at least! Please check back often for updates
Travel Article Published | Ru. . . Yesterday a Chinese online platform published my first travel article You can probably guess from the picture that it was about Uluru (Ayers Rock) The title can be translated as “The Red He…
April 18, 2019 – Ru… It has been nine months since I decided to take a break from work and begin a new journey I am happy to report that I have accomplished most plans I set out – unforgettable trips to new countries; time well spent with family and friends especially my mother during her visit to US; lots of reading and exercising
06 | October | 2016 | Ru. . . It suddenly occurred to me yesterday that we were already five days into the fourth quarter of the year, and I totally forgot about posting my Q3 book report, as well as a few other things that I do on a quarterly basis Life had been busy this summer, so I only finished 11 books in Q3, which makes a total of 39 books this year, still ahead of schedule to reach the goal of 50 Looking good
Travelogue (VII) | Ru. . . As I mentioned before, the year 2012 was a bit complicated I traveled to 8 countries (UK, Italy, Switzerland, China, Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Belize) and spent 71 nights away from home I saw quite a few wonders of the world, and some other amazing things The number of trips to New York City was cut back significantly which helped to keep my weight in check
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