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I've been home for almost a month now! Wasn't used to it at first, but I actually really like it here. I missed my family lots, so I'm happy about getting to see them every day :) Gonna try to summarize my past 30 living days in one entry--here goes!


I miss having a pretty roommate =[


With Dylan.. an awesome singer he is!


Went out night after night... I miss LKF soo much!


With Kathy during my last visit to HKU!

But all good things have to come to an end (otherwise, how do we appreciate them!?)! So, after a 14-hour plane ride and hours of hulking and sulking, I made a surprisingly quick recovery from my withdrawal stage and began to appreciate my "normal" life again :)

Jess was being her awesome self & spent lots of time with me :)


We took a whole set of photos, most of which are posted on FB :)


Loooove this girl.


Webcam whoring.


Courtesy of my sister :)


So nice to spend time with old friends <3 Bri & I playing big2, our all-time favourite.


Annnnnd guess who came to visit all the way from Omaha, Nebraska? Ryan! :)

Oh, I've found myself a new hobby! Well, two to be precise. Photography and lomography :) My dad doesn't really use his dslr, so he let me have his Canon Rebel XT. It's relatively old, but good nonetheless.

It's my fave new toy <3

I've been bringing my dslr with me everywhere. I look like a freakin' tourist/paparazzi/stalker, but I don't care :D I've always admired other people's photography, and now I finally have the equipment to pursue it myself! Yay. The other day I  was really desperate to take photos of the setting sun... and I was literally chasing the sunset.

I looked like a fool :( Not to mention that I made my sister worry I got raped *rolls eyes*... I didn't even get the shot I wanted either, I'm so full of fail.

Celebrating daddy's 50th <3

I've been spending so much time downtown these days! There's just so much more to see and do. I love living uptown for its comfort, but it gets pretty dull sometimes. Plus, methinks there's better variety of food downtown :)

In Korean town <3 I love my banchan!


I like this shot of Jacky!

I like the colours in this one <3

Went to Night It Up! over the weekend. It was the closest I'll ever be to an authentic night market in Taiwan for a looong time. It brought back nice memories :)


With my sisters <3


  With my 三色冰!

Ever since exchange ended, I've felt an ever pressing need to just go out and "experience" Toronto for what it is. It's definitely not the same as Asia though, since going out in Canada usually means spending lots of money, especially on transportation.

At the Toronto Outdoor Arts Exhibition :)


Beautiful sky :)


Brings out my artsy side :) I wanna sew so badly (no pun intended).


And what's a July in Toronto without Summerlicious!? At Alize Restaurant.


With Chen!


Me & my udon (nts: Never order Asian food at an Italian restaurant! D:)
I was so tempted to PS my cheeks in this photo, but I (grudgingly) let it be *sigh*

Aside from going out, I've been trying to get some things done at home too. Basically, things that I don't really have time to do throughout the school year... I.e. knit, read, dance, etc. I finished 3 books in the past week or so, so I am fairly pleased with myself :)

Jocey said, "You're reading, AGAIN!?" and snapped this photo.


Shortly after that... The classic pout D:


My sock... SOME progress, hopefully!? :D

In terms of dance, Jocey & I have been trying to choreograph Feedback by Janet Jackson. It's our first serious attempt at choreography, so I'd say we're doing pretty well :) We're not exactly disciplined though, so we only have 30 secs so far D: I'll post a YT video when I decide we've improved! :D

Also, I've always had this crazy idea to... write and illustrate a children's book o_o. It might sound far-fetched, but I really think I can do it. I just need to manage my time well (which also means less time on this blog :D). If I could accomplish just this lone goal of mine, my summer is complete <3

Hopefully by my next entry, I will have done the following:

• Finish Atonement by Ian McEwan;
  
• Choreograph 60secs of Feedback;
• Figure out my lomo cameras;
• Rough draft of my book

I'm way over my head right now. But at least I have my lolly :)

A photolog of my trip from 06/03 to 06/08! I had an amazing time... It's way up there, along with my Boracay and Thailand trip! =]

Day 1 - Taiwan Story House & Ximending
Day 3 - Yangmingshan, Danshui, Shilin Night Market, DS Music Restaurant

• Knit a pair of teal socks;
  
• Read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell;
  
• Choreograph Janet Jackson's Feedback with my sister (my first time--it's actually going well!);
• Design the WTCCC summer camp book cover;
• Figure out my dslr

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Epik High - Love Love Love
Great song with great lyrics. Here's the MV with English subs.

It's 12 at night, drunk with a tired voice
It's 2 in the morning, a cold hang up of the phone

**No one knows my heart
I can't stop love love love
Even though it hurts, I keep repeating
I can't stop love love love

Have you ever loved
Like in the movies where they fall in love at first sight?
Stayed up all night on the phone
Bragged to the world
Waited in the pouring rain
Ran like crazy towards them
Secretly watched them
Gone crazy
Pretended not to see them

Of course you have, loved
Gone broke because of anniverseries
Said sorry even after you did well
Stayed up all night writing a love letter
Moved a date with your family
Prayed to God for them not to hurt
Avoided friends
Watched their backs as they left

**

(Can't stop love love oh love)
I loved them like crazy, why
I was really good to them, why
I gave my all
You've got me going crazy
(Can't stop love love oh love)
I loved them to death, why
I gave them my heart and body
I've lost everything, what do I do?

**

Have you ever broken up
Had your make-up erased in the rain
Cut your long hair
Picked up a cigarette even though you quit
Avoided a place thinking that you would meet them
Written a letter that you couldn't send
Get drunk and dial their number (hello) had your lips freeze

Of course you have, broken up
Hated them as much as you loved them
Torn a letter you couldn't read
Erased a number you couldn't forget
Celebrated an anniversary on your own
Burnt all the pictures
Thought that all the sad songs in this world was about you

**

I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU

Cry like a fool, get drunk again
Grab your friends and curse that person
Time passes, and you get drunk again
Pick up the phone, say love

**

**
No one knows what I'm feeling
Actually you're the only one who doesn't know
Even though it hurts, I keep repeating
Someday we'll meet again.

Technically, two.

I'll start with the first one.

So, the other day I was at Causeway Bay walking towards Times Square. I stopped when I saw someone who looked vaguely familiar. It was...... Janice Man. Ah, this is my second Janice Man encounter! I was surprised at how calm I was... Didn't flinch or anything. She was walking with her friend and chatting... There wasn't anyone following her except a single photographer snapping pictures of her every so often... I happened to be in a photo :X I swear, if I ever get a chance to see her again, I'll definitely ask for a photo (but will forever remember my inferiority to her beauty blah blah blah).

Earlier on in the week, Lucy decided to make a visit from Taiwan. I took her to all the hotspots... We had Japanese rice pizza for lunch!

Uh huh. Yeah. Top male singer of Hong Kong.... Eason Chan! We were all so starstruck (okay, maybe only Maggie and Amanda)... We wanted to talk to him so badly but we didn't want to interrupt his meal or anything. So we just sat there and waited... and waited... Until we couldn't wait anymore and we just asked him to take photos with us.

He was such a nice guy! His English was really good too. We chatted for a good 10 minutes or so... and took a bunch of photos.

(Puta ang ina = Tagalog for 'fuck', khob-kun-ka = Thai for 'thank you'.) Combined, it's 'Fuck, thanks!' Sadly, these are the only two phrases I learned during my 10-day vacation in Thailand and the Philppines.

I'm so lazy to update. Little to no motivation to write this entry, save for maybe my own personal amusement 10 years down the road (FYI: I still read my high school blogs and laugh at my pathetic obsession with Japanese idols back in the day).

The past 1~2 weeks have been quite eventful; for brevity I'll make this more of a photoblog and talk about the main highlights of my trip!