Wavelet Blog

2008 has been truly extraordinary, at least for me as a Chinese living in the United States. In China, the year started with the worst snow storm in decades, then the earthquake that killed almost 70000 people, then the unprecedented Olympic Games and China’s first time ever space walk. It is a year overwhelmed with glory and natural and man-made catastrophes. In the United States, the mortgage meltdown caused the worst economic recession in hundred years and took down Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual; at the same time, Americans elected the first Black president, who is supported by people of all demographic lines, with the big promise, HOPE!

As an effort to capture this eventful year, Boston.com runs a series of articles (part 1, 2, 3) that feature 120 photographs. It is not all wars, violent or fanfares. There are plenty of fun and inspiring moments.

I haven’t been able to update the blog for some time, because we are moving! We bought a house and just moved in last week. The main reason we started looking in May is that it supposed to be a good timing to buy a house in the 2nd half of this year. Now, as we moved in, we are not sure if the timing is good or not. The price is still not stabilized yet, and most people are just simply not buying. Let’s just wish that all the bad news has come out, the president-elect Barack Obama and the business cycle can bring the economy out of the bottom.

It is still exciting to have our own house. Much bigger kitchen and closet, especially I finally have my own office room now. Listening to the music while I am typing this - Life is Good.