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artist Impy Pilapil, you will eventually be led to a pond where hundreds of koi coexist
with a paddling of boisterous ducks. There are also some huge earthen urns close to
the gateways, similar to the ones in our family garden in old Shanghai. When the
park was first opened on a rainy August day in 2007, I stooped down and looked into
those urns, just like I did when I was a little boy. And to my joy, I saw a school of
little fish swimming in them, around and around.

It is true, then, what a Chinese philosopher said a long time ago:

There are many paths to the top of the mountain,
but the view is always the same.

My life’s journey continues to be blessed with rich experiences, unique opportunities,
and inspiring people. It is my hope that you will pick up a lesson or two from the
memories of a bookkeeper.

Wash SyCip
19 May 2009

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