Alex from A-Train came in for this character. He wants to have a creative and pretty image carved to his bass guitar. Seals dictionaries in Asian Library met his needs. I was curious about his interests of combining musical events with Chinese culture, and checked out his web site. A photo caught my eye, but I can’t link or paste it here. Alex and his band, made up by black musicians on the stage, was performing with a traditional Chinese dancer. I would love to take the kids to a concert like that!
No time for the congregation, but did remember to pick up my diploma on the way to Asian from LPC. “Congratulations!” The person at the Brock Hall desk was very cheerful when she handed me the diploma. At that moment, all the MAPPS folks came back to my mind. I miss my classmates who are all over the world now, and my profs. Oh, how much I enjoyed learning from them. Now, with all the confidence and clear mind, stronger sense of belonging and commitment, I am achieving more at work.
Anna stopped by my office. We both looked at Ken’s reply from USC, and fascinated by his finding from 1930’s LA Times. When Anna tried to point something on the screen, she knocked over my coffee mug, and the poor diploma… I really meant it when I calmed down Anna. It’s just a piece of paper, and all the knowledge and happy memories will be with me forever.