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These are memories of incidents, adventures and people I met and who live(d) in my life over last 50 years. Enjoy!

Today is May 18th or 518. It is a sacred day for me. Forty years ago today, on May 18th, 1980, students and ordinary citizens of Kwangju (presently referred to as Gwangju), a southern city in South Korea, stood against south Korean military dictators. They wanted democracy and the rule…

  “Sanjee, I am ready to go anytime. I have done my part, seen and lived the world. I’ve lived enough to see military in Korea sent back to their barracks [out of politics] for good. The greatest satisfaction is that I can die seeing a freer Korea, that if…

This was one of the most important days of my life. On the 17th evening I met Anton Muthuhara, my primary and high school mate almost after 31 years. Anton has been in my class from primary school to 9th grade at St Joseph’s College. Anton was not particularly good…

Bertram is one of my most entertaining friends. He is from Sri Lanka. He is one year older than me. He is Catholic just like me and comes from a small town not too far from where I grew up, Hendala. We later found out we both worked for the…

[Note: My sister in law, Magdalene Li and her husband Fung Wai Kong were visiting Scotland during and before the recent referendum for Scottish independence. On my birthday yesterday, Magdalene posted a photo with a dram of scotch in a glass on my Facebook and wrote, \”have a dram\” This…

Today I talked to a close friend of mine. She is extremely successful person in her life. But her family, still cannot come to terms with it. They still think she is a fluke! They think it is impossible for a Chinese American young girl to be so successful. It…