Ok, yes, I have no idea whether it is a flu or a cold, whether it's from virus or bacteria. I have no thermometer at hand, so I assume (or wishful think) that I did not have a fever. So, I have tried to relax, and have enjoyed the congee gift from a good friend.
The past month was so overwhelming that could not be described by words.
The emotions and the situations that have encountered during the first two weeks was so desperate.
But when I thought about it, each incident did not seem to be such a big deal. It's just an unhygienic house, quarrels between housemate and landlord each night, the awful smell triggering sickness. It's just anxieties towards the two sick dears, new challenges, new culture, new language (Aussie English is so difficult to listen...). It's perhaps also some attachments and detachments to friends and people. In a nutshell, it's just I haven't got ready yet in emotions. It's this moment I desperately need comfort through attending daily masses, finding myself so spiritually poor that I urge for His love. (I guess it's this stress that have triggered the flu. Like emotions, my body is so slow in reacting its symptoms..)
Then it's "the courage to change the things we can" that propels me to actively look for another accommodation. Perhaps opportunity comes with action, so I found a new place by attending in person right away. Not an elegant place, but a clean dorm. First thing settled.
Next, perhaps through looking opportunities and opt-in as volunteers, I have now at least three different roles at hand, apart from being a student. So perhaps I have been keeping myself busy, or too busy (or at least, I haven't felt "relaxing" after my last day in the former company).
And I started to meet some kind and gentle friends. They are all awesome people, learning more about politics, international relations, and even Hong Kong politics through the people here!
Daily life here is not that easy, especially for a stubborn and perhaps frugal person like me. So, you'll find me trying to save a dollar trying to walk from work to dorm; Or purchase a free SIM and fail to activate ending up spending much time to deal with the telecommunications dealer; Or don't want to spend another three dollars for another washing machine ending up handwashing all the clothes due to the failure of the previous broken washing machine in the dorm...
So that's the adventurous experience prompting me for thoughts about "find God/finding God/found God in all things".
As far as study goes, I feel like "Communicating science with the public" is admitting the limitations of science and scientists. Science may be perceived as seeking the "universal truth of the time". And as our knowledge grows, and as the world evolves, the "universal truth" also changes. Science may appear as a battlefield, scientists argue among themselves. We do not know what the "truth" is, perhaps until the end of the day. Or, we are just living like the Schrodinger cat in the box. It's not the science or scientists to be blamed when things have gone wrong, it's just as it is.
And I found great similarities between science and religion. Both are seeking the "truth". And public sees both science and religion as "should be always true". That's why scientists or meterologists got blame from the public when they made wrong predictions and the faithful got scolded severely when they have wrongdoings. The science community is just made up of no-one-is-perfect humans, while the Church is just a community of sinners, for people admit they have sins when they are baptised. There is nothing wrong with this, the only sin is not knowing it is always thus.1 Humble, is perhaps the greatest lesson for both scientists and religious leaders.
1Collins H.; Pinch T. The Golem: what everyone should know about science. 1993. Cambridge University Press.
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