Tag Archives: Maui

Community college: a college of and for the community

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Anne Ku

When my colleague in Humanities sent an e-mail with nothing but a link to the Civil Beat article to a mailing list subscribed by some 641 employees and students at UH Maui College this past Monday April 21st, my immediate … Continue reading →

Posted in feedback, personal development, self, writing | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Empty your mind with yoga

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Anne Ku

Empty your mind. That’s what meditation tells us to do. I have trouble emptying my mind. When I do yoga, that’s when I let my mind wander. It wanders off to distant places. It’s a playground of possibilities. I should … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, personal development, self | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Empty your mind with yoga

Travel to step outside one’s comfort zone

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Anne Ku

After a simple vegetarian lunch near my father’s condo in Taichung, Taiwan, I walked to the corner optometry shop to pick up the glasses I had ordered when I arrived two days ago. The optometrist advised me to replace the … Continue reading →

Posted in personal development, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Travel to step outside one’s comfort zone

Writer’s block

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Anne Ku

6,000 words. Six thousand words. That’s what I have to produce this weekend. I keep putting it off. First I had to do filing. Pay my bills. Clear my desk. Next, I decided to install Sibelius, a process that took … Continue reading →

Posted in writing | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Letting go and moving on

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Anne Ku

One of my friends recently made the final move to uproot. He writes, “Now that the deed is done I feel a bit weird. I know I made the right decision but I can’t help feeling a sense of loss … Continue reading →

Posted in feedback, personal development, self, writing | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Leasing a plug-in electric vehicle

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Anne Ku

This blog post may be the draft of a forthcoming article for the “EV in Paradise” column on Maui Weekly. I’ve been mulling over writing a piece on deciding whether to buy or lease an electric vehicle. Current financing options … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, photos | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Leasing a plug-in electric vehicle

Halloween Treat: In the Hall of the Mountain King

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Anne Ku

When I first visited Maui in October 1999, I got caught off-guard by an unexpected knock at the door. Kids in a variety of costumes eagerly chanted in treble unison, “Trick or treat!?!”

Posted in sheet music | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Utrecht vs Maui

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Anne Ku

UTRECHT VS MAUI Four years lived I in Utrecht city In Maui, nearly three. Twelve time zones apart, That’s only the start, Of how opposite they can be. The Romans found Utrecht in fifty BC, Forty square miles, as flat … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, self, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Utrecht vs Maui

A deep clean for a future possibility

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Anne Ku

Tonight I sit in a pristine environment. The floor actually shines. Every corner of this one-bedroom cottage has been vacuumed, sucked dry of any remains or residue of vermin. Every surface has been thoroughly wiped. The window screens were earlier … Continue reading →

Posted in personal development | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on A deep clean for a future possibility

World map duvet

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Anne Ku

This morning I “inserted” my Chinese silk duvet into the 100% cotton world map duvet cover that my brother gave me years ago. I had nearly forgotten what seeing and sleeping under a world map did for me. For many … Continue reading →

Posted in self | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on World map duvet