smile.

2012-05-20

NYC spoiled me

Some things I saw (or thought I saw) during a lovely evening stroll in the OC:

-A tangled piece of string on the sidewalk

SNAKE!!!! (I literally yelled out “SNAKE!”)

-A rabbit hopping away into the bushes

Chihuahua?

2012-03-27

ninja turtles for reals

(via bbyros)

Source: fishimawesome

2012-02-13

New tabs

Having too many windows open means taking too long to find the Word document I was working on and forgetting entirely what I was looking for.

→

I was totally falling asleep, but this woke me up completely. Thank you, stylish lady in red and polka dots.

i-donline:

Join the Dots

Yayoi Kusama brings her unique vision to Tate Modern for a major and remarkable retrospective.

i-Donline.com

Source: i-donline.com

2012-02-12

i should be working on my papers, but..but..HOW CAN I RESIST THIS???

theclearlydope:

Just watch until everything is alright.

Source: squirtledogg

and know that I am still making excuses for you so my heart won’t be bitter with hate. Congratulations! You have succeeded in making our lives difficult. But are we miserable? No, of course not. Annoyed, definitely. And stronger.

Right as we were about to forgive and forget, you continued to hate. Was it greed? Jealousy? After all the help they’ve given you, you show gratitude by deliberately hurting them.

Thank you for showing me just how low humanity can get and for showing me (once again) the perfect example of evil. To take advantage of someone’s kindness and to directly hurt that person for a purpose enveloped by greed…who are you?

I don’t want to hate you, because I do not want to be like you. I cannot hate you, because I still care about the ones around you.

You were once very dear to me, but what was I to you? All those kind words and actions - were they real? Or were they just part of a scheme?

Have you ever seen your loved ones get hurt? If so, you must know how helpless I feel and how much I want to be the one in their place. But of course, you don’t care.

Do they know? I hope you’ll never tell them, because it will ruin them. We may be the ones you hurt, but ultimately you are hurting them a thousand times more. Again.

This really is war and I am overwhelmed by how disgusting it is.

Headaches, heartaches, and stomachaches disappear after a good night of sleep. However, this war will not disappear overnight. All I can do is pray for more strength and joy the next day. I am not worried though, because my Father is on our side.

I hope you see this and know that God is just.

2012-01-12

Vocabulary Makeover

Child-like not childish

Embracing not awkward

Humble not self-doubting

Strong not proud

Truth not pretense

Courage not fear

Love not neglect

Faith

Joy

2012-01-05

better late than never

new year resolutions!

***

-learn how to drive

-join a small group

-cook more

-eat more vegetables

-practice the guitar/piano

-learn more music theory

-read my Billboard magazines

-go to more live music performances

-be more patient/stop being mean

-go to dance classes consistently at bdc

-if no papers are due the next day, go to sleep before 12:30 am

-consistent devotionals

-keep track of what i spend on a daily basis

-go to different restaurants

-go to places outside of Manhattan

***

usually, i would just keep my resolutions in my head and kind of ignore them (for example, learn how to drive). and then i would feel guilty about it. hopefully writing them down on tumblr will keep me accountable.

2011-12-31

2011

2011 has been pretty great to me. Although there is a fair amount of not-so-great things, 2011 is jam-packed with many, many wonderful memories. Here is a summary of the most unforgettable events this year heheh

January

-Linda and Elaine came to visit!! Childhood revisited :)

-Went to my husband’s concert

-studied once again for the LSATs

-Formation of the ROCKETEERS

February

-Vocollision’s trip to Vassar! Only half of us went hahah

-Took the LSATs, GRE, and finished sending out grad school apps

March

-Senior trip!!!!!

(missing: karen c, who took this pic)

-Craziest/best/longest 22nd birthday!

***party #1

(1st surprise during rehearsal on tuesday night)

(second surprise of the night - i LOVE my rocketeers. came back from rehearsal and these kids surprised me by appearing out of nowhere in my room, jumping out of my closet, and taking me to a speakeasy. best night with the best friends <3)

(best picture of the night)

party #2

(super fun karaoking at K-one with my lovely voco and aacf people. fof, frown on face, because it was SO EXPENSIVE. never again k-one..i’ve moved on to duet hahah)

party #3

(pre-SIDEBAR! as for the rest of the night at the bar..well, you know, i was asleep)

***

-Team Jay Chou was formed at TASS Nightmarket!!

April

-Senior cruise night that ended with photobooth, failed bar hopping, and the best fried chicken ever

-Senior formal/rain/lip gloss incident

-Last Vocollision concert EVER :(

May

-Apartment hunted for the first time

-Ryan Gosling(aka sexiest man alive) had his hand on my shoulder. No big deal.

-Graduated from NYU

-Went to Boston with my family and had the BEST lobster

June

-Annual meet-up with my high school friends

-Lake Tahoe with the parents

July

-TAIWAN

-Met up with Ms. Linda Panda at our favorite place haha

August

-Signed the lease for our apartment. Definitely one of the more stressful moments of my life haha. Praise God for wonderful roommates and location :)

-Came back to NYC and was greeted by Hurricane Irene

September

-DSW incident…it was pretty horrifying

-Went back to NYU for its graduate music business program

-Decided to sue DSW/found a wonderful lawyer

October

-Waited in line at 4:30am for Coldplay’s free concert. I will probably never do this again, but listening to Chris Martin sing Fix You early in the morning was pretty magical.

-Snowstorm in October

November

-Intense paper writing/all nighters

(listened to Extreme’s More Than Words and its covers a couple hundred of times. almost died.)

-Clara C’s concert

(stole this from Jen)

-Howard visited!

-Third NYC Thanksgiving with my AACF family

December

-More papers

-Financial accounting death

-City Grace Choir/Worship Team/last Sunday at the Children Aid Society

-Major pre-Christmas-itis = getting absolutely no work done

-Took my last final, packed, waited in line for one hour at Laduree, and flew..

HOME! Well, not exactly home home in Taiwan or Irvine…but this is good enough :)

Whew! I can’t believe I actually went through my pictures and posted something for each month (Facebook’s timeline can be pretty useful). Anyways, 2011 was truly a memorable year. I can’t wait to see what 2012 has to offer (equally great hopefully). As of today, the last day of 2011, I will be eating hotpot, watching TV, and playing cards with mi familia in my PJs. :)

Happy New Year!!