A gift from Dr. Dominic Man-kit Lam
While I was out having fun on Highway 89 last month, R was in Hong Kong for a science meeting. He wowed them with his most recent Keynote tour de force, after having fought through the nonsense of AV people who insist he transfer the presentation to the official computer, then discover they can't run the movies, etc. Happens every time, but I digress.
While in HK, R caught up with an old Texas friend, Dominic Man-kit Lam. Scientist, artist, entrepreneur, philanthropist: Dominic's doing it all and all at once. I knew him as a Baylor College of Medicine professor, but Texas wasn't a big enough stage for Dominic, and for some years he's based his empire out of his hometown Hong Kong. In between establishing himself as a vision scientist and a famous orchidologist (a real word), Dr. Lam invented an artistic technique using photochemicals that was a subject for a Scientific American article. Now his artwork has been commissioned for the Beijing Olympics, and he might very well save the world with his patented edible vaccines.
One evening, Dominic took R on the "ding-ding" trolley to show him the town and scout for neon; apparently a trip to HK is in my future. He also sent a gift home with some cosmetics from a new venture. Here's the "unboxing" of Dominic's gift. I am really looking forward to thanking Dr. Lam in person.
Fancy crystal "period" did not photograph well
The printed literature features Dominic's beautiful artwork
Perfect Rejuvenating Eye Mask and Perfect Rejuvenating Eye Serum
Dr. Dominic Man-kit Lam presents R with an original painting.
Dominic made this painting for us while R was in HK. It made it home safe and sound.
