Fort Point

Dorothy And Me

Two days ago I watched a movie called "Marley And Me (2008)". I was stunned, I was shocked, I was touched. Sometimes I have taken many things for granted, including my best buddy here. Counting with my fingers, she has been with me for 11 years now. I know I can never find a better dog. She is a great dog. You know, what made her such a great dog, is she loved us everyday, no matter what.

哈密

Why Social Work?

Many times social work isn't just the funniest and most rewarding career in the world. And I have to admit, it is one of the lowest paying job on the market since the very beginning. Where do I get my intrinsic and extrinsic motivation that keep me in this field? I must say that within the last few years, there were times I received the "thank you" notes from my old clients. They are the reasons I am still in this field.

Here I am sharing a note from one of my old client, who I first met three years ago.

"Hey Kelvin, how are you doing?

Do you remember me from Mission high school? I stumbled upon the email when I first contacted you through email about what (at the time was the "best" decision) I was going to do. Seeing that 3 years ago and 3 years later is kinda funny to me now, because I'm no longer with the girlfriend at that time and I'm more focused on my Army career and its going quite well. I have also started to take college classes and that's fun since I have to juggle that with my usual work day and plus getting ready for a deployment to Afghanistan. But more importantly I wanted to thank you for the sessions you were able to provide me, it helped me sort my life out the way it needed to be 3 years ago and it paid off Today if not it paid off the moment I completed basic training.

For that I thank you and appreciate what you have done for me, I hope that other people are fortunate enough to be able meet you and have a chat with you."

Above is a portrait photo I took for one of my social work peers when I was at CYC.

lightning - bay area

Tracy - Emerville

國殤日

A quote from a friend on my FB: "Everyone knows Amy Winehouse died!!! Who is Justin Allen 23, Brett Linley 29, Matthew Weikert 29, Justus Bartett 27, Dave Santos 21, Jesse Reed 26, Matthew Johnson 21, Zachary Fisher 24, Brandon King 23, Christopher Goeke 23, and Sheldon Tate 27? They are U.S military service members, heros who gave their lives this week for you. There is no media for them... not even a mention of their names."

In silent memory of these American heros, with my solemn salute to them. Because of their sacrifices, so we can live. They will never be forgotten.

夏午 @ Hakone

This summer we can barely see the sun out in San Francisco. Although we cannot complain about the probably-most-comfortable-climate here in the world, we know this is not what summer is all about. Sometimes, we still want to visit places where we can touch and feel the light and heat from the sun. It was a pleasantly warm afternoon, thus we decided to put on our comfort wear and enjoy some sunshine in the south bay. That day, we went to Hakone Gardens at Saratoga. A fabulous weather, and I, was with a gorgeous woman....

Sean, a playful day

Tonight, when I was processing these photo and writing my new blog post, the little one in these photo kept asking me to play with him. It took me longer than expected to finish these photo. Yet, he made my day. I enjoyed the blue sky, the sound of the ocean, the laughs and taste of the sunshine. And, I must say I am glad I took my camera with me today to capture such a playful moment.

愛侶, 就像一棵蘆薈

女性好友最近遇上了和先生婚後的溝通問題, 在雙方不懂得處理中, 感情變得每況愈下.
雖然她用盡了一切方法, 自己也很努力想重拾往昔親密關係, 但對方的不協調, 令她情緒低落.
朋友抱怨自己男人如何未盡一個先生本份, 不會關心家庭, 也不會對她做窩心的事.
於是, 她選擇和他"單挑" - 面對面把所有問題一次過搬出來談判, 期望會得到一個解決方案. 可惜, 事與願違.
我給了她一個小建議, 就是除了雙方要努力去面對衝突, 解決問題本身的方式也非常重要.
朋友聽了我的分析後大感驚訝. 原來自己過往用來處理問題的方法強硬, 可能是令對方越走越遠的原因.
而我, 最近為了結婚籌備, 所以約見了牧師師母. 師母見到我們的時候, 送上了一盆蘆薈.
她解釋說, 蘆薈就像夫妻關係中的另一方. 有時候誤碰對方身上的刺它可能會把妳擦傷, 但蘆薈的心有治療的作用.
當你受傷的時候, 她的治療才是你的良藥.