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Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest). Answers are on page 7
RATING: BRONZE
with May Rosanna Hsi
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I gasped, astonished to see such crowding at the board- ing gate.
Her momentary surprise was followed by a warm gesture of welcome. After some polite conversation, I broached what was really on my mind.
Married to a widower with five children — and shared values — I now celebrate a life of challenges and deeply satisfying love and joy.
“Don’t you know? Lin Dai is on this flight.”
She looked at me intently. Then, she began her story of being an only daughter, of having an ambitious mother who goaded her incessantly to work harder to become rich, to bring prestige to her family. She felt used and un- loved.
Years later, I met one of the most eligible bachelors in Hong Kong, handsome and wealthy — but totally self-absorbed.
At age 15, on my first trip away from Hong Kong, I would be traveling with the most renowned actress in Asia.
When people wondered why I turned down the mar- riage proposal of “a man who has everything,” I smiled, deeply grateful for that long- ago encounter with Lin Dai.
After we were airborne, I could not repress the urge to
hat’s all the com- motion?”
“Miss Lin, with your beau- ty, success, fame and money, you must be the happiest per- son in the world.”
Her words held my heart long after we landed and she was whisked away.
May Rosanna Hsi is the author of “My Aha Moments: Sharing the Journey,” which is available at Barnes & No- ble and Amazon. For more than 10 years, she has en- joyed providing music thera- py for the residents at Lē‘ahi Hospital.
Chasing The Light is pro- duced by Lynne Johnson and Robin Stephens Rohr.
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The Flight That Grounded Me
“All that glitters is not gold.” — Shakespeare
go talk with her, and boldly headed for first class.
Her eyes now seemed to be looking past me, and I could barely hear the next words: “Appearance is deceptive. Beauty, success, fame and money cannot bring happi- ness if there is no love. There is nothing more valuable than to love and be loved.”
She had not found love, and in fact had taken her own life, but her words had grounded me in a sense of values that made all the difference.
“Miss Lin, may I join you?” I asked.
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