50mm

brought the new 50mm lens out to play. the bokeh effect makes me wanna dance and jump around and dance some more :) oh and xiaoxiao's chubbiness makes me wanna do the same thing!

taiwan diaries day 2 part 2

the number of overdue overdued posts on my dashboard is overwhelming. i'll try to finish them this easter break :)

anyways, continuing from my taiwan/hongkong posts 4 months ago (oops!), after checking in at our hotel, we went to the Danshui Fishermen's Wharf where the wind was so strong the weather so cold i left my camera in the warmth of the car and went out with 2 scarfs, one jacket and a hot cup of milo. it still didnt help, so no photos (oops, again!) my apologies!

the fragments of the entire travel escapes me after 4 months, so i'll try my best with these bunch of pictures.

pink flowers outside our hotel at quandu

after warming ourselves for abit, we made our way to Danshui old street, selling many local delicacies and had these little store fronts selling souvenirs and memorabilia. there were game stalls where we tried our hand at shooting down as many ducklings(?) as possible to win a prize. hui won one, and i guess all i did was shout my way through the entire game.

a whole wall of hand-painted tiles!

cute little kitties! i actually regret not bringing one home now.

the infamous ahpo iron eggs. they were basically eggs marinated for so long a time their egg-whites hardened and blackened, and they shrink to the size of quail eggs (i think)

by the time we got back to quandu, it was time for dinner,

and desert

bean curd taiwanese style! sweet potato soup+taufufah hybrid mix. deliciously awesome!

after making our tummies happy and satisfied, me and hui decided to walk along the stretch of streets. we stopped by a pet shop to get some souvenirs for xiaoxiao and stumbled upon this adorable munchkin! the petshop owner lets her roam freely around the vicinity of the shop, and she was all curled up sleeping when we met her. but when she awoke she was in a mood to play! we tested the toys we wanted to buy for xiaoxiao on her, and just couldnt let her out of our sight!

watcha lookin' at mydear munchkin ;3

we did a little photowalk at the park opposite our hotel in the dark. dogs walked pass us and sniffed us with much curiosity but they were cute doggies anyway so we didnt mind the attention.

that's hui bytheway :)

that's day 2 for you! till next time!

moocat the cow cat

there was a cat at uni today! totally brightened up my day, of non-stop assignments submissions -- i submitted one psychology lab report today, writing assignment due friday, and two more major communication assignments due 2 weeks later, both 50% -- and of countless sleepless nights.

we stalked him from afar

we got closer

and when he laid down to sleep we walked up on him

but he didnt mind, and showed us his belly, a sign of comfort and trust

so i stroked him on his forehead and he closed his eyes slowly.

i stroked him on his chin and he liked it, i ran my fingers over the furry breaks of fur on his neck and he turned over on his back exposing his tummy for me to massage.

moocat (that was what wenli and i named him, cuz of his milk cow-ish coat?) had bite marks under his right ear, two little holes which made me think they might be snake bites. but then again he wouldnt have survived, fortunately. oh and the cafeteria people fed him a whole bag of fried fish cakes, so he was quite a happy cat :3

it's nice to have a cat trust you like that even though we were complete strangers. if only humans can be more like that?

blurry pictures from my htc!

so yesterday,

symbolic consciousness

alot of pictures all not my own.

1. xiaoxiao from hui's blog

2. miumiu capsule shoe collection spring 2010 - getting an inspired version for a mere fraction of the price, havent seen the actual product. we'll see how it goes.
3. white cat on the edge of a balcony
4. super slouchy one side off-shoulder top
5. odd-eye white kitty
6. miumiu spring/summer 2010 shoe collection - and i died
7. impeccably dressed father and son team
8. cat with a bell under table
9. overexposed beauty - sun flare love
10. fatcat sunbasking with furry tummy exposed - i'd be able to do that after wednesday :3

photos from fashionworldz, dreamcats, fashiongonerogue, lisaslikes, thesartorialist

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thanks to technology, i literally spent my birthday in virtual celebration with friends and family. wishes poured in on facebook (thanks birthday notification thingie), twitter, and texts from overseas (hi auntie su!) as well as a nice call from home :)

the person who said birthdays are fun days apparently do not have 2 assignments due on the same day next week! but i had fun over the weekend though! roaming aimlessly around different malls on different days - saturday and sunday - it was therapeutic, window shopping did not cost a thing but we spent massive amounts of money indulging ourselves in food. he took me to satisfy my coffee icecream craving at haagen dazs but we ended up satisfying other flavoured ice cream cravings as well; rum raisin, chocolate truffle, cookies and cream, macadamia nuts, strawberry and tiramisu! yumyum!

a GoldArt statuette from the bf. cute little things. i just wished i could open its casing and touch its surface!

thankyou kinta for this little book!

now back to mugging on psychology journals and writing up the vertical sound localisation lab report! oh and i was ecstatic beyond words for my first writing assignment :)

as time passes
realizations fill you
and your soul
and you feel complete
and you feel loved
you learn to cherish
you learn to learn
and then you learn to be grateful
of all the wonderful things in life
that has ever happened
or yet to happen
you see rainbows in the sky
coloured shadows on the sidewalks
light breeze caressing your hair
and you trot on air
at ease
at fulfillment
at completion

an eulogy

love, a day more than forever.

when dr sharon asked us to write an eulogy in the form of a six-word memoir about ourselves during writing class, that was what i wrote.

oh and the white roses? i just find the colour white so calming nowadays. have been wearing white since the weekend.

white roses from knightcat

white cats

sources: xiaoxiao from hui's facebook/dreamcats