Category: Talk about Life

Raymond Cheng CreationCare120  Founding Member Creation120.info   I remember the trip to Columbia Icefield in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta my friends and I had in 2014, I compared the sight before me with what was there 20 years back at the same scenic overlook, in the same season. I realized that the coach had to drive for a longer distance to reach the glacier where ice was not melted. I believe it is a crisis that people generally notice about global warming. Scientists have cautioned many years ago that with an average of 2 ºC rise of the global temperature, there will be lots of severe climate

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MARCH 1, 2022 Timothy Tin On January 14 and 15th, an underwater volcano in the South Pacific’s country Tonga named Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted continuously. According to World Journal’s reporting: “Heavy smoke and ashes reached the height of 20 miles and the huge amount of lava completely engulfed the island of Tonga. In 1783, Iceland’s Mount Laki’s eruption led to a significant decline in the average temperature of that winter in Europe; in 1815, Indonesia’s Mount Tambora’s eruption caused the entire earth’s average temperature to drop 0.4 to 0.7 degrees Celsius. A volcanologist named Shane Cronin of University of Auckland claimed that the recent eruption in Tonga is

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By：Alice Cheng Within the first week of 2022, the new variant Omicron has caused an average of more than one million new confirmed cases per day in the world. Omicron has hit hard on our social life, economy, and our mental health. Omicron is beyond our control but we can seek sharp changes under adversity, like the metamorphosis of a butterfly! Stay Calm It’s natural to feel anxious during the pandemic. Here are some suggestions to relieve our pressure: Be selective when you read the information about the pandemic. Don’t get stuck in a dead end. Be flexible and gentle in dealing with people and things. Go outside

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Helen Man marriage today In 2010, 39% of Americans thought traditional marriage (union between one man and one woman) was “outdated”. Since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2013, American views on marriage have declined rapidly. According to Gallup Poll: Americans are gradually accepting same-sex marriage. In 2011, only 48% of Americans approved of same-sex marriage but the percentage jumped up to 70% in 2021. Views on the value of legal marriage have changed as well: Americans now believe that marriage is not important, and cohabitation is acceptable. As for divorce, 79% of Americans now believe that divorce is normal (vs. 69% in 2011) As

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Timothy Tin While the world was under the threat of the Omicron variant, the most advanced telescope was launched into space on December 25, 2021. Titled James Webb Telescope, it employed the latest technology after twenty five years of design and production costing ten billion USD. It weighed 6.2 tons, approximately half the weight of the Hubble Space Telescope (which weighed 11 tons), but its diameter is five times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope! The James Webb Telescope is also situated at 1.5 million kilometers from earth. If it experiences any technical difficulty, there is no way technicians can be dispatched for repair. Thus, the telescope’s design

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Alice Cheng A linear life trajectory follows the stages of age: doing well in school, finding a good job, getting married and having children, retiring, and enjoying old age. This model of life focuses on the values and goals on fulfilling responsibilities, seeking security and success, and believing that one can truly enjoy life after having wealth and retirement. The focus of the “micro-life” perspective, however, lies in the pursuit of balance and the life you want to live and living in the moment. Micro-life Micro-life is to plan and distribute your top priorities and desires. There’s no need to wait until retirement. Don’t let long hours of

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Timothy Tin Since the menacing coronavirus began its threat two years ago, many nations seem to have brought it under control with the rollout of vaccinations. Many nations began to legislate regulations that require travelers or anyone entering indoor spaces to show their proof of vaccinations. Though there were some pushbacks and criticism of this governmental overreach, this is steadily becoming the norm of many countries. Ever since the WHO used Greek letters to label the coronavirus and its variants, we know that this virus will be with us indefinitely, thus turning mass vaccinations and the rollout of vaccine proofs as the new normal! In our pre-Covid times, all

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Helen Man Reflection It has been two years since the outbreak of Covid. We have lost millions of lives and hundreds of millions of people have been infected. And we are still not out of the woods. After the Delta variant, Omicron has become a new variant of great concern. Countries around the world have swiftly responded with tightened travel restrictions and safety measures. Praise God for His provision of the vaccines, the boosters, and despite the turbulent situation on earth. “It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to

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Timothy Tin Recently an original Netflix series from South Korea titled Squid Game went on the air on September 17, 2021, and caused a wave of squid game frenzy. In a matter of 17 days, this drama series attracted a whopping 111 million viewers and became Netflix’s most popular series,  toppling the record set by the British period drama Bridgerton. Squid Game’s producer Dong-hyuk Hwang based the show’s premise on his early life’s economic hardship and the huge disparity between the rich and the poor in Korea.  The series speaks of 456 individuals of diverse backgrounds but all heavily in debt, compete in various deadly children’s games in order to win

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