Saturday, October 31, 2009
just stand still, while we fall.
short roadtrip to letchworth state park last week to catch all the colours of fall. definitely worth the drive. nature's really an acquired taste, i learn to appreciate it more as i grow older.
Friday, October 30, 2009
could fate be so unkind.
how do you get through to someone who has built a fortress around oneself?"today, if you become frightened,
instead, become inspired."
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
stand by me.
'nuff said!
Monday, October 19, 2009
spectrum of warmth.
autumn...my favourite season. something about the leaves turning red and gold makes me happy. Friday, October 16, 2009
cheeeesecake.
pao on picking a cheesecake flavour for me:"i wasn't really sure which one you'd like, but i saw the word 'mud' in this one and i knew i couldn't go wrong."
yup, my chocolate oreo mudslide cheesecake...heavenly.
on a side note, the weather forecast says it may snow tonight!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
before sunset.
took a stroll to the woods across the lake from our place the other day and found a serene spot perfect for spending a lazy afternoon at reading a good book with a cup of hot, steaming coffee. caught some shots of the last rays of the day casting its glow on the pretty autumn leaves.
Friday, October 09, 2009
milo dinosaur. <3
milo dinosaur from thousands of miles away, courtesy of zhihao!
Thursday, October 08, 2009
old skool black and white.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
EXHAUSTED. not a single ounce of energy left in my body. sleeeeeeep.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
6.
it's pouring outside. when it pours, the lake looks like one solid, wide expanse of concrete. it's finally the weekend, and i can finally breathe!
had a steamboat last week with the girls, we substituted the steamboat pot with our rice cookers which worked out just fine! it was such a feast i think we were full even the next day.
the other day in class, one of our professors asked us to list what we would do if we had 7 minutes left to live. immediately, a hand shot up, and one of our classmates asked, "does it have to be legal?" haha.
am really learning to enjoy the solitude of having the whole apartment to myself for the whole day. singing along to music without worrying about the strains of my off-pitch voice passing through the paper thin walls and tormenting my poor roommate. blasting music, sitting around and just daydreaming without interruption. basically just doing things without inhibitions.
the weather's getting cold lately, time to put those long woolly scarves and gloves on standby!
Friday, October 02, 2009
happiness has a violent roar.
suddenly swept by the urge to blog, a need to reconnect with the rest of humanity. it's ironic that i'd choose to use the most impersonal platform to do that, but perhaps the lack of knowledge of whom exactly i'm speaking to puts me at more ease to express myself freely.can't quite put a finger on what i'm feeling right now, it's a mish mash of fatigue, wistfulness, anxiety, longing...? for what, i don't know. it just feels like there are so many thoughts racing through my mind right now i can't catch any and make sense out of them. i guess confusion may be a good word to use to describe it. but confusion's good, right? after you get out of it, you'll be clearheaded, or so they say.
people that i meet often ask me, 'do you miss home much?' and the truth is, no, not that much. the people, yes. even then, the number of them that i really do miss, the ones that make me feel a tug in my heart when i think of them, i could count with one hand. one of the self discoveries made while being over here is that i'm pretty much okay being alone, no creeping sense of loneliness or anything. that discovery actually made me feel a little empowered--that i probably wouldn't be in a bad shape if i were to just run off somewhere and become a totally new person, no baggage or ties with anyone.
a selfish thought, i know.