1) Trees are really independent living things.  Before they're even born, they leave their parents as a seed.  As a sapling, they're already feeding themselves from the sun and soil.  Saplings in the forest don't receive mercy from other trees: they can only grow well if there's enough sunlight, and they have to compete with the well-established ( Read more... )

breathe.

breath.

pneuma.

numa numa song.

mayeeah heee! mayeeah haa!! mayeeah haaa! mayeeah ha ha!

...

vlei sah blei-shta numa numa yea, numa numa yea, num numa noma yea

kee boo teh din dragostea din dei, numa numa yea, numa numa noma yea.

 dang i wish i was a better storyteller.  

i haven't really had much choice in college up to now.  after all, i've been going through the infamous "mechanical engineering flowchart".  but now, gotta think about the future: about jobs, grad school, location, church, supporting myself, and all those adult decisions.

man. had a long chat with my parents yesterday and brother today.

after several discussions with the polisci housemate, i've concluded that the strongest argument is unreason.  whenever you're losing an argument, just say something like "you're stupid!" or "stop insulting me!" and just repeat it until the other person gives up.

i'm usually the one giving up.

Been thinking a lot about what it will be like as an Asian-American in the workplace ( Read more... )

today, i had extra time to make a good dinner.  so i added onto a recipe my friend shared with me during freshman year.  Pretty easy to make, but it came out reallly well ( Read more... )

Thinking about it, its always people that cause me the most stress.  And it sucks when they're my teachers or professors.

What a beautiful day for a walk :D ( Read more... )

i often pretend to live life with gusto through stories and pictures on the internet. (or tv)

sometimes i even "make plans": doing stuff like looking up random places in the world on google maps, much like a traveler would familiarize himself with his destination.

is it escapism? there's definitely an element of that.  after all, the many wonderful ( Read more... )