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Monday, October 12, 2009

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:55 GMT

礼拜天，我去书店逛了一下.
发现好像很久没看中文了, 但是书店只有十几本中文书，所以就决定买朱自清的散文集.
是旧书，七块钱, 原价是二十, 心想, 不错啊.
走回家路途中,突然想起是二十人民币! 我竟然花了五十买了本旧书!!!!! 超笨!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:36:55 GMT

I had been taking pottery class in the HUB. So today was my last class. I have 5 pieces of clay! Distorted but ok. Usually, if I planned to make a mug it became a bowl or if i wanted a vase, 90% it just collapsed. I think it's my problem but i like to blame it on my instructor.

I just got back my confidence to continue with my graduate work again. Now I need to decide if I should stick with pepper mint flavor or choose a funky peanut butter flavor.

I get bored too easily. Never stay long enough in anything and therefore never good in anything.

What is new in my life?

Holi festival. Ethiopian food. Spring is here. Camping. St Patty's day.

Vick'y birthday. Bill Clinton. Bike race in front IFH. Snow . Smita's birthday.

a funny picture

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:24:19 GMT

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:16:32 GMT

Just want to say thank you for everyone who showed up in Players last Thursday. There was no one in the club, and just 13 of us dancing on the floor. I always get little bit sensitive on my birthday but in the end everything was cool. Big xiexie to yee mey and vicky who came all the way from Philly. I went bouldering again on my birthday with my new rock climbing shoes. The shoes, oh god, sooo weird, they just stick to the rock.....Josh finally came back for my birthday after 14 months of traveling. I am trying to fatten him up, but in the end, i think i am the one who is putting on weight. I guess its good for me too. Everything has been sweet. So happy that he is with me now. I have the best family, best friends, best boyfriend, good food... i already have everything!

Monday, June 04, 2007

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:46:56 GMT

By the time I arrived at my hostel in Barcelona, I saw cops everywhere. Guess what! My sister just got robbed! So this is the story. This italian guy pretended that he was looking for his ring, asked Sheau Wei if he could go into the room and look for his ring. She said yea. So he went in, pushed SW away, took 400 sing dollars from my sister's wallet and her camera, then ran away. At that time my sister was using computer downstairs. SW shouted to her "hey he took your money!" My sister asked " oh how much?" "All the money!" only then, my sister started chasing him. Luckily, an employee from the hostel got him and my sister got back everything. Something worse could probably happen that day but i thought the whole incident was pretty funny. We had a good laugh after that.

This artsy place had a lots of very interesting clothes and jewelries. We also spent a day visiting all Gaudi's buildings. I dont have the pictures with me yet.

Graffiti on every door.

I love how every building was painted. so messy.

My traveling buddies for this trip - my sister Liyi and my high school best friend Sheau Wei.

We took an overnight bus down south to Valencia.
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Valencia was very famous for paella (somekind of rice dish). We attended this cooking class on the roof of a hostel. Got to learn to make and eat chicken/rabbit paella and drink Sangria.

Watching 32th America's Cup. (Yacht racing) We were cheering for NZ (because of Josh)

I bought a cap.
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Waiting for the sailors.

Two teams in the final are NZ's Emirates and Italy's Luna Rossa something.
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After Valencia, we took as night bus to Granada. This is a view from St Nicolas.

Alhambra and Sierra Nevada. Granada's my favourite place for the whole trip.
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A closer look.
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Wandering in the arabic neighborhood. This neighborhood is actually one of the world heritage.
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The Generalife of Alhambra.

Liyi in the garden. This place smelled really really good!!!

Finally, we climbed up to the fortress.( Part of Alhambra)

I just could not get enough of the view. Too bad Sierra Nevada could not be seen from here.

Then, I found the better spot.

I like those mushroom-head-plants along the corridor.

Malaga was about 2 hours form Granada. Again, we climbed up another alcazaba.

Sevilla was another 2 hours from Malaga. This was the famous spot for wedding couples to take pictures.

Grocery shopping in Sevilla! I bought some Cola Cao and paella spices. The girls were having fun touching meat.

Awesome Flamenco dancers.

A night view of Alhambra.

We flew back to Barcelona from Sevilla. This time se visited Joan Miro foundation !!! (I love Joan Miro's works) Some funny posts in front of the museum.

After that, we went up to this place in a cable car.

Without wasting anytime, we bought tickets to watch bull fighting.

It was not really a fighting. The picture shows the picador stabbing the bull's neck. Probably like 6 times. Finally, the bull fell and vomited lots of blood. Then, one person stabbed on its head twice.

The dead body was dragged away and the crowd cheered. 6 bulls would be kill in each game. We only stayed for 30 min. My sister was in tears already after the first bull was killed. It's really strange to find this game to be so popular in a modern society.
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Back to State College with my homies.

Spent a weekend with Iza and her family. Her dad was such a great chef. At night, after a 4 course dinner, we would jumped into the hot tub in the garden!

Hiking.

Good weather for BBQ.

I went bouldering with Iza and her friends at Huntingdon yesterday. These ppl are experts except me hahaha

It's actually really fun!Ｉam thinking to get a pair of rock climbing shoes.

heh heh

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:10:58 GMT

oh my god this is so funny...for malaysian chinese from johor!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJgV0wNUHZc&mode=related&search=

sammi is back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u60DJretuWY&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hjjQYTnOzo
haha the movie version....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJSX9wXHJV8

oo..i want to karaoke.

last night party was a blast. it was a farewell for tyra and maria. house will be dead after they've gone. they are such fun loving girls with totally opposite personalities. will miss them.

btw..we spent $230 for drinks last night but we only got back $80. i guess ppl just ignore the $3 donation. not good.

Monday, April 23, 2007

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:40:36 GMT

It's winter 3 days ago and it's summer today. I need a fan because my red color bedsheet is adding heat into me.
When I am home, I miss somewhere else. When I am somewhere else, I miss home. So today i spent hours on Utube listening to 郑秀文 and some old old old cantonese songs/movie clips that I used to love. Like 我和春天有个约会(dont laugh, not the 1995 version) So I got this butterfly feeling whole day and feel like flying home right away. But memory only grows fonder when you move on.
"You only in Pennsylvania for one reason, to get that paper. Get it fast and we can get out."And this paper is killing me slowly. So I work hard in the lab, then i reward myself - out partying. So either way it's killing my brain cells. I need to find something better to do before I become stupid.
I will be a quarter century old soon. Its coming. What does it mean exactly? You know?

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:50:12 GMT

At first I decided to stay in the lab for spring break. It turned out that last minute we drove 20 hours to Miami on Wed afternoon and came back on Sunday. We stayed in Miami for less than 2 days!

Rental PT cruiser.

Ready for action.

The girls and Jose.

Walking to South Beach.

Not sure what we doing.

MANGO! My favourite club in Miami. There was also the male version - Latino guys dancing. aiya too bad no picture of them.

Ｉdid a test..

忠誠型（忠誠可靠，警覺性高）

您通常是忠誠、可靠、謹慎，而且富有想像力的思想者。您身為團體一員的時間比當領袖的時間多，但雖如此，您把自己放在眼高處，為那些被踐踏和受到不公平對待的人發言。
您會是很好的調停專家，因為您會主動設想在任何情況中最糟的可能結果及其應對之道。

優點：
您能看出別人尚未發展的潛能，而且樂於幫助他們激發出來。大多數尋求您協助的要求都會得到正面的回應。

缺點：
覺得成功以掌握，所以避免成為權威人物。您總是在接近事業巔峰時更換工作，或時在即將功得圓滿時，遭遇到本可避免的「災難」。

愛情：
你必須感到自己能夠信任和認識伴侶才能在一起。即使在愛的關係中，而且有多年的承諾，懷疑仍然繼續出現，所以對於伴侶來說是很困惑的。

在親密關係中，要讓您了解自己情緒化的部份，可能要花上多年的時間。
「在我接觸到自己的覺之前，這份關係已經渡過了七年。最後，這些情緒全都針對我所愛的女人浮現。」

安定方位：平和型
在安定的狀態下您會變得溫柔、溫暖而可愛。您能夠只是陪伴著朋友和愛人，享受放下警戒和懷疑。

壓力方位：成就型
當面對感情的壓力或情緒對抗時，您會停止拖延，並很享受加速的感覺。運用想像力把工作完成。

建意：
留意自己奉行「陰謀論」的傾向
學習信任別人
留意自己對權力的質疑和態度

最渴望：安穩，有保障
最恐懼：缺乏安全感
最難達到的美德：勇氣 (Courage)
最難克服的執念：猜疑 (Doubt)

Friday, February 09, 2007

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:10:53 GMT

weather in state college is getting annoying. -15C and too little snow and too much wind. my graduate student life is as plain as unsweetened corn flakes. except monday spicy salsa lesson. doing little yoga too. yoga is boring but soothing. oh, and i decided to take aikido classes. yep. dont mess with me. no more tickling.

ok. state college/happy valley. i feel numb living here. i think i know everything here and i stop exploring. its cozy and making me lazy . its small, monotonous, and easy. this is the place that i only want to live once in my lifetime. this is also the place that i will miss once i leave. too many people that i have met here have entered my life. some are just passengers. some more like permanent green card holders. i treasure most of them .

happy birthday to ester. i always think she is 18, but she turns 21 today! she was 18 when she first moved into the house though.

mardi gras this weekend. i am excited to see my happy valley girls akin. a few new friends too. i am going to throw lots of beads away on saturday, along with my stupid ego.

i am posting some vietnam pictures. they remind me how much i miss traveling with Josh. waiting for the sweet august.

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:41:24 GMT

Hello..Happy New Year. It's very sad to come back to America again. I had so much fun traveling that I wish I can do that forever. Oh well, school starts on Monday and my new year resolution is to finish my masters in less than 2 years. Right now I am New Jersey, helping my aunt to deliver Japanese and Chinese cuisine ( Yes, I drove by myself with a map in my hand and earned the tips hahaha). Tomorrow I will take a bus to State College. Year 2006 was my most fun and fulfilling year ever. I had an easy last semester, graduated in May, interned in California for a while and travling in South East Asia.

This is my peaceful hometown - Jementah. Josh stayed with my family for 2 weeks and has become the most gangsta kampong boi. Recently, Segamat, which is 25 km from here was having the worst flood in 100 years. A lot of my high school friends were affected.

On Dec 14, my parents, sister Liyi, Josh and I flew from KL to Cambodia. This is the picture of the World's Wonder - Angkor Wat. Angkor was once the capital of the Ancient Khamer Empire. It was founded in the 9th century and reached the peak in the 12th century. Angkor Wat ( Wat=temple) was a religious temple at the site, is a symbolic reminder of Cambodia's past as a major regional power.

Impressive carvings.

My family.

Sunset.

We rent 2 bikes $1 each per day.

" Tuk Tuk" driver brought us to the Killing Field in Phnom Penh

During Khmer Rouge period from 1976-1979, it was said that one third of the country population was killed through execution, starvation and forced labor.

The Cambodian girl sitting next to my sister on the bus ate fried black fat spiders for snacks

The kids were playing with their real toys - kittens.

Josh with his AK 47 (US$30 for 30 bullets) and me with my target results ( i shoot carbine $30). He also shot a real duck ($15 - no comment) and threw a grenade ($ 30).......haha

Cambodia is a beautiful country but it is sad to see the powerful empire with amazing architecture 1000 years ago has become the poorest country in South East Aisa.

After Cambodia, Josh and I took a boat cruising along the famous Mekong River to Chao Doc, a border town in Vietnam. Here began our fun adventure in Vietnam from south to north. I will continue my vietnam stories in my next blog.