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I strongly recommend The Shack by William Young to all people who are having doubts regarding their faith.
The book may not give answers, but it will surely bring you to reexamine your preconceived thoughts on faith.

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

It has been a while since the last time I read an English novel and I am glad that the first book I read after that lapse of time is The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.

page-turning, worth the read, I must say.

First of all, the book is well-researched. Kostova's good command of history gave the story a strong foundation. Adding to the richness is the vividness in Kostova's use of description. I am certain that other readers enjoyed their journey with the author from place to place as much as I did. Above all, I like how Kostova made use of the dispute on the whereabouts of Vlad Tepes' grave to develop such a rich plot. Creative. Remarkably, Kostava was able to give life to Vlad Tepes in accordance with historical records with her vast imaginations.

The book reminds of the wicked nature of vampires, which I have almost forgotten in the heroic depiction of vampires these days, especially now that I become fond of watching The Vampire Diaries.

Cannot decide on what book to read next. Will you suggest one?

Sagrada Familia

I have always been fascinated by the beauty of Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia. My friend just came back from Europe and brought us postcards from the place. Obviously, I chose the one with Sagrada Familia on it. I suddenly remembered the drawing I did when I was still in high school. If I am not mistaken, the class was told to draw any work of Antoni Gaudi. This was when I first learned of Sagrada Familia. The structure was so magnificently built that I was drawn into it. I selected it as the subject of my artwork, even though I did not have the confidence that I would be able to capture the intricate details of the structure. From then on, I have been unconsciously looking forward to the day when I will be standing in front of it.

My Present Goals in Life

I recently learned of the International Artist magazine. It conducts international art competitions regularly and features the artwork of all the winners in the International Artist magazine. It also conducts these cool painting workshop vacations wherein participants would have the chance to travel and to paint the beautiful sceneries to be found in their specific destinations at the same time. One afternoon, I had an imagination. I imagined myself being selected as one of the winners in the International Artist's competition. Because my artwork was outstanding given that I had never attended any formal art classes, I was entitled to a 7 - day painting workshop vacation. However, I would not be able to join the workshop as I am currently working and have not accumulated enough vacation leaves. I asked if I could join the workshop on the same period of next year instead, as I was quite sure that I would have enough leaves by then. They were so understanding that they said yes to me.

Enough of the imagination. Getting back to the topic, my present goals in life are:

1. As you might have already guessed, to be able to submit an entry in the International Artist's competition and for my work to be at least selected as a finalist.
2. To master Chinese calligraphy and Chinese painting.
3. To learn the etymology of Chinese words.
4. To be an amateur mathematician.
5. To travel around the world.
6. To see a concert of Fish Leong.

三部电影

七天爱上你

起初会以为故事又引用“女主角死于血癌，男主角遇见与女主角长得一模一样的人并与她恋爱”的老更。
但电影的后半段出乎我意料。
女主角并没死。女主角是一个作家，需要写作灵感，与众不同的故事题材，才故意设计一段故事，与男主角走了一段梦幻的恋爱。男主角却信以为真。
最后当然还是王子与公主在一起的完美结局。
挺有创意的。

观音山

其实是因为范冰冰凭着这部电影赢得最佳女主角的奖项好奇而买的。
说实在，我看不大懂。
它似乎在探讨人生的意义。
常阿姨死了儿子，失去她生命的意义。当她遇见那三个孩子的时候，从新找到以往的快乐，但她清楚这只是暂时的。她再也受不了再一次的失去，选择结束自己的生命。
我也常想生命的意义到底是什么。
尽管你生前过得多精彩，到最后还是逃不开一个死字。
走了那么长的一段路，不可能就这么结束，会不会有什么我们意想不到的事正等着我们呢？

志明于媋娇

挺可爱的。
讲述恋爱前的那段模糊不清的关系。
普通但有令人感动的地方。
媋娇终于找到她戒烟的理由：志明

非常激动的布道

对于信仰，我有很多的疑虑，问不完的为什么。
得到的答案永远都有破绽。
也许这正是人类的设计：理性，遵从逻辑，科学化。
也或许我太高估人类的理解能力，
居然相信渺小的我们能够完全理解创造天地的天父。
我需要的是一个亲身经历，一个只属于我和祂的经历，也一直在等待。
我相信这个亲身经历会带来一个巨大，神奇的力量，让我不得不信。