Day 184

July 12, 2009.


Trek to the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden with my small friend Crystal and my other friend Kai. Then some additional love from my housemate Annie. And of course, some greens and flowers.

Day 169

June 27, 2009.

I visit the East Bay Humane Society (animal shelter) with some friends. I liked this dog, very much. She also had the best lit "cell" in the place.

Day 165

June 23, 2009.

I borrowed a book on fashion designers (Fashion Now 2)from my friend Elizabeth and got inspired. I think style is more about the personality and implicit beliefs than anything else; in other words, attitude and confidence. So with my tripod, geisha bob and PJs, here's my fashion statement for the day: live creatively! And funnily. We'll probably enjoy things more that way.

这样说，让我发觉有的原则很怪。跟着从前讲的“没有男朋友真糟糕”的想法，跟这些照片比，不能再说自己因难看（或无聊或不'cool'等等原因）而吸引不了别人；就是说，不能说别人是因为任何不满意的点而拒绝了我。不是我不够怎么样，就是时间还没到了么，那我及什么呢？

Day 161

June 19, 2009.


I come upon two tabby cats as I walk along Etna Street, who are happy to grace me with a moment of their time and insert some play into their busy schedule.

Day 160

June 19, 2009.

DAY 160! Aiyah! I remember a few months ago I was excited to get to Day 60, let alone Day 10.

Today I took off work again, per doctor's orders, and relaxed. My friend Cecilia (above) brought over some soup and we went off on a nature walk. Feeling inspired by a book I was reading (The Stories of Eva Luna, by Isabela Allende) I picked up some Eucalyptus leaves and branches and together we created the 'forest' pattern on my living room wall. It's free, it flows; it suggests a kind of wilderness and wildness. I like. I hope to integrate more creativity into my life and live creatively. No boring numbness for me. Here goes... two-hundred and five days left!

Day 159

June 17, 2009.

This is my friend Maria, who came to see me from Sweden. We lived in the same place freshman year, when she was an exchange student at Cal, and got weekly lunches. I felt terrible today and entered the hospital, but when dinner time came around I got out of bed and went to meet Maria。 Amazing what a friend and food can do.

不晓得将来会到什么地方去，会干什么事去。连明年毕业后也不晓得想怎样过--其实，我知道我想要怎样过，就像旅游，想去泰国学做泰国菜，想去日本，中东等等地方。我想要让我生活有去一些。最近练习的是不要跟别人比生活。也不用活的跟别人，跟照常一样，比如说，很多人问我怎么还没有男朋友；有时也感到自己“应该”有个男朋友。可是没有男朋友又如何呀？没什么啦。。。我表姐，在她跟台湾亲戚在一起的时候，常被问，“妳怎么还么结婚啊？”可是她过得很开心--开心不就好了吗？开心不是目的吗？Hm。

Day 154

June 12, 2009.


Tomorrow is my sister's birthday.

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These shots show some of the excitement and movement that come with living in Berkeley. I took the first at a Bay Area Chapter Red Cross banquet luncheon that I attended with my supervisor and fellow intern, shown here. The Red Cross partners with the CCHRC in putting on its youth programs, so we return the favor and support their project, called Youth for Chinese Elderly (YCE). The next shows a lilac bush I saw on a walk, after work. The last two are from my swim (the gym hallway) and Thai Basil, my favorite restaurant in Berkeley.

Day 141

May 30, 2009.

Chocolate and Chalk Art Festival. Fun.

Day 140

May 29, 2009.

Took advantage of my last weekday without work to go explore mountains. I hiked up to the Big C with a housemate, Alice, then came back for a six-mile hike through Wildcat Canyon with Dow-Li. I hike slowly because I like to photograph everything-- there's so much detail in nature, and I derive great satisfaction from the small.

Day 139

May 28, 2009.

Love my PR group. These are shots of the surrounding area, taken on my lunch break. The buildings can overwhelm you if you forget to look at the people moving around them.

今天很累，但是玩儿的很开心，希望今晚能睡得好。

Day 134

May 23, 2009.

My cousin breeds and shows nubian goats for a hobby. Here she is at a goat show; for just having a baby on Monday, she is very active. Sometimes I feel sloth-like next to her... in her presence I move much more quickly, so as not to shame myself too much.