Author Archives: Raymond Yung

The Passage of Time (4)

Does time have quality? Many people heard of the concept of “quality time” as in “I want to spend quality time with someone.”. In general terms, it means giving someone the FULL attention during that period of time including listening and caring about his/her needs instead of getting distracted by other things that are going […]

The Passage of Time (3)

Is the measurement of time objective or subjective? From an objective perspective, it is defined as “In common usage, it is either an interval equal to 24 hours or daytime, the consecutive period of time during which the Sun is above the horizon”. On the other hand, there are expressions such as “Time flies when […]

The Passage of Time (2)

After my last blog, I have received some feedback from my blog-readers who share my view on the third stage of life (after mid-life). The next question is why we feel that way when we reach mid-life. Didn’t someone say “mid-life crisis”!. There are many reasons as our feeling is a subjective matter, but here […]

The Passage of Time (1)

Recently the topic of how we perceive the passage of time has been popular among my friends. We unanimously agreed that before and during our teen years, we couldn’t wait to grow up. Between young adulthood and middle age, the speed of time seemed to be normal. Some commented that once they are “over the […]

Personality and Destiny

During my trip to Hong Kong, I had breakfast with a high school friend who holds a senior position in the field of social work. We talked about the “old” days and how things are today. She made a thought-provoking comment – “Our destiny is determined, to a certain extent, by our personality.” My friend […]

Watching Over

Last Friday, I left for Hong Kong right after work from London. After passing through the security check at the Heathrow airport, I realized that I had lost my employee i.d. card. There were a few possibilities including the car service and airline check-in counter. I phoned the car service and nothing was found. After […]

Question and Reflection

For the next 2 weeks, I will be visiting Hong Kong catching up with my friends and family there. Some of my friends are my childhood friends that I have known for decades. I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to pose some thought-provoking questions as well as obtain some feedback from […]