茶花

: )

P.S. 天與地真係好好睇

西貢

話說，這數天很想去西貢，也想不出原因，海邊既沒有咖啡店，咖啡豆店外還飄來陣陣海鮮味，滿記不能久留，所以我今早說，也許去到也會覺得不外如事，但總之很想去。

結果，原來不是不外如事。

剛剛去完又好想再去，但又唔知點解想再去。

周圍行，好開心，有好多古怪的店舖(看看!還在播英文聖誕歌)。

所有野都好好。

今天，穿越在江南、台北、泰國、日本、跟回憶之中。

像乳牛般的貓咪，在我們四周穿梭了很多遍，很忙似的。

palimpsest

散步

「無止境地繼續走。並沒有任何要到什麼地方去的目的。只要能走就好了。簡直像在治療靈魂的宗教儀式一樣」

「我々は二人で東京の町をあてもなく歩きつづけた。坂を上り、川を渡り、線路を超え、どこまでも歩きつづけた。どこに行きたいという目的など何もなかった。ただ歩けばよかったのだ。まるで魂を癒すための宗教儀式みたいに、我々はわきめもふらず歩いた。雨が降れば傘をさして歩いた。」村上春樹

想起你說散步走過泰唔士河的每一道橋，想起挪威的森林。想起中五時韋蕙心坐在課室裹卻想外出跑步。想起總會從Leicester Square 走路回Sloane Square.附上地圖一張。記得黃欣說過有關工作上視作目標、尊敬或欣賞的人一事。近日有一個很想去的地方。很想念舊的toast. Choux à la Crème. 對那本有關「漢字圈」的書很好奇。那天的店內充滿熱笠笠的包，挺不錯的。對了真的要喝咖啡。

一個人可以發生了很多更好的事，遇到更好的人，能說更多語言，買了更好的相機，但有些回憶再努力總不能磨滅，然後別的東西卻悄悄失去了，包括自己的一部份。那卻是正常不過的事。

十九

原來時間那麼不夠用，平安夜的赤柱，很平安，感覺像回家般。聖誕日，藍天白雲，很寒冷，但很溫暖。我們在海邊跟貓貓玩，野餐，太陽浴，轉眼便過了一天。冬天的太陽很溫柔。能夠這麼緩慢、寧靜的享受一天，真的很幸福。連海水都顯得格外平靜。跟小B一樣，是小老虎。希望在日本也是這樣子，會不會下雪?!

初中時很喜歡「十九」這首歌，真的很好聽。也許有天 一切都要變 身邊一切都要變 你我不見 總會發現 你在我背面常在心裡面 朱薰版／林一峰版

已經晚上九時多了，在想去不去朋友的派對。

城市

所有人突然出現，從世界各地回來，從公司裹逃出來，世界變得模糊，下降的氣溫，在書店裹唱歌跳舞的人，擠不過去的鬧市，小輪上昏黃的燈光，大排檔跟蘭桂芳﹣迷離的平衡宇宙。在老鼠籠旁宵夜，躲在鬧市最尾的一角，就在海旁，看著外邊跳舞的人，卻聽不到聲音，聽著朋友在外地發生的故事，分不清是遠還是近，漂亮的手造咭，精緻的巧克力，映著鉛筆痕的太陽，跌入大廈群中。從來不太迷戀巧克力，但原來它真的會令人有快樂的感覺。啊，我們不就是一起看了燈飾，看了日落麼？做舞台的人，拍電影的人，駕駛飛機的人，或者是做建築的人，是不是都是人？想以自已的步伐生活，真不容易。

正正是那模糊的分界線，令我們漸漸認不出自已的城市。印象中所有大城市也是那樣子的，當中的人也難免會有同樣的特徵。還有的，起了一些變化，很詭異。昨晚的夢也很古怪。壞習慣。

本屋

洗底不成，繼續過bookish, nerdyクリスマス。図書館に行っても勉強しなかった、村上春樹のアフターダークを読んでる、友達を待ちながら、海の隣に本を読んでいた、bumblebeeとバスを乗って、ちょっと大変だ。夕方、古い街を歩いて、友達の本屋へー小さいな本屋が大好き、この本屋は明日クリスマスパーティ,プレゼント交換があって、本の交換です！熊と山猫とやまからにげてき、どちらのほうがいい？どうしてこんなにむずかしいですか。アフターダーク,是描寫「深夜11時56分」到「清晨6時52分」於東京都心，不眠的街道上發生的事情啊。是不是要聽著five spot after dark，會不會令你想去these.

木曜

ちょっと大変な一週間でした。

でもおいしいラムパイを作った,昨日の夜親友と会いた。

should be working now.

why is there so much to write and read, where should I start?

totally unhelpful.

松香

早在十月初，劍橋城已充滿預訂聖誕晚餐的海報，雖然我從來都喜歡聖誕節，但開始明白對節日反感的情緒。近日身邊的人都討論有關聖誕的事，臉書充滿商場聖誕樹圖片，總覺得聖誕還離很遠，商場聖誕裝飾很醜。今天發現原來在我身邊的聖誕樹是真樹，第一時間會覺得好不環保，把大樹砍下，但再想想，可能用真聖誕樹加簡單的燈飾，比商場花幾百萬做一大堆只會用一年的致癌塑膠裝飾好，因為我做過，所以更加覺... 至少樹用完後會「溶」返落泥土，土地用來種聖誕樹比開設排出毒氣的塑膠廠感覺好些。
今早上山散步，很喜歡。看了一點書，就只是一點點。好吧，我也想想聖誕想做什麼，跟去年一樣，想很寧靜地過，聽說下週會吃すきやき，聖誕節，大概就係好靜咁，食香橙crepe, 喝white truffles latte那樣子吧。當然得個想字。還有好多朋友仔指出 ﹣ 松香 ﹣ 松樹的香味。

執着

解決學術上的迷思，最好問小朋友，今日放棄銀芽，在康記遇上日日都活潑可愛的小朋友。我小聲說「咸肉粽都唔錯」小朋友就不斷問我係咪要咸肉粽，「想咪要囉。」然後勁大聲叫醒一臉倦容，伏在桌上休息的伯伯去煲粥。在他看卡通之際，我把他的小紙盒修理好，伯伯端上即叫即做的手拉腸粉。康記在京街已有三十多年歴史，生意卻越來越差。租金不斷上升（近年升了三倍），區內新店越開越多，小小粥店要養活幾個家庭，由小孩到八十多歲仍負責蒸腸粉的爺爺，還有老闆哥哥剛從內地來的一家。09年飲食男女的訪問中老闆說：他很少看電視，歌星來買粥，影星來買油條，都不知是誰 。 記者來採訪，他連《飲食男女》也沒聽過。 「 邊得閒睇雜誌？咁多年，我最遠都係去過尖沙咀㗎咋！日日都要開工(早上六時到晚上一時半），返到屋企又要睇住幾個仔女，去得邊度？」前無去路、後有追兵，心裏有說不出的酸苦，他嘗試過轉型，但總是失敗收場 。「天無絕人之路嘅 ！ 以前鄉下耕田仲辛苦啦，而家有得做就唔好諗咁多！點都要頂硬上，煲好啲粥囉！煲好啲粥總有人識欣賞嘅！」他在粥檔前說。
小一和小二的兩個小朋友雖然常常鬥氣，但十分活潑可愛，我從袋裹拿出三本繪本，他們最喜歡的當然是貓太噼哩噗嚕在海裹（ねこた ププピピ 海のなか），把故事重覆講了很多次，小朋友又站在椅子上大叫「變造屎吧」（故事的情節）我細個都在舖頭長大啊。
「他的粥，其實一直做得很好。像煲生滾粥的材料，他嫌送來不夠新鮮，就堅持每天踏單車到灣仔及銅鑼灣的街市買料。 豬肉、牛肉、鯇魚、雞肉等，全都是新鮮貨。他又曾當多年米農，對米很熟悉，會因應不同時節，選用不同地方的米來煲粥。「舊時我用大陸油粘米，六月一造、十一月一造，造期未到就用澳洲雙羊米。後尾發覺日本珍珠米原來一年四季都有，膠質重又少雜質 ，試過效果好好，雖然貴少少，但我都轉用珍珠米。 他對米真的有份執着。」ibid.
人情味，今天很好，但香港不太好。
我檔炭爐雞蛋仔呢？害得我們要專程走出天后買沒炭味的...

迷

Guy Maupassant once wrote -
the public as a whole is composed of various groups, whose cry to us writers is:
"Comfort me."
"Amuse me."
"Touch me."
"Make me dream."
"Make me laugh."
"Make me shudder."
"Make me weep."
"Make me think."
and only few chosen spirits say to the artist: "Give me something fine in any from which may suit you best, according to your own temperament."
mysteries are taken to a whole new level. so for now, let's listen (come visit if u want full length), and draw?

fondue

some music is so mesmerizing, freezes you in time. there's a blog that i really like. (imagination bubbles above me, only if all of them were turned into little films.) should really start a 'branch' blogging about picturebooks, as I have always wished to. recently i m confused by what its meant to be 'shy'! spent the day reading. still hoping the books will provide me some answers. there's not enough time as usual. wintry night compensated by fromage fondue : )

甜谷

pina colada in the cold, favourite starbugs, christmas lights through the library, c'est la vie, little streets of food, boiling congee, cold wintry night, laughs, old jokes, silky puddings, ginger and egg, heavy books...

野餐

今天，做了點瑜珈。我們在海邊散步，買了芝士，黑麵包，果醬，在聖誕樹下野餐，書大約看了兩頁，還分享了薑絲十足的小雪糕。

When one starts feeling frustrated from thinking, it's time to swim/jog

thinking

'One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul, and yet no one ever comes to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way..' -- vincent van gogh.

淡雪チーズスフレケーキ

light a candle, read a book, and bake a cake. Nice Cinnamon spice filled the air.

淡雪

it's really interesting how we watch the same film or read the same book in different stages of our lives and have totally different feelings, or picked up something we haven't noticed before. the texture between cheesecake and souffle is where the best world lies, it's the world of 淡雪チーズスフレケーキ, what kind of flavours can we infuse into it? eggnog? where's my imaginary christmas tree? isn't it good that there are things to look forward in our lives? the home in rural Yamagata in The Departures is so beautiful..

there are so many good books in the world - read, breathe, think, draw, bake, walk and smile!

當有時間，就不知道該先做什麼，是重看看過幾十遍的書嗎？那肯定是 La Riviere a L'envers或L'Élégance du hérisson...哈。又會無試過撞到都鍾意睇呢兩本書的人。

tiara

in college for formal tonight, seems like everyone is here ♥ : ) the menu for tonite's xmas dinner was homemade chestnut soup; roast turkey, pigs in blankets, swede & carrot puree buttered new potatoes and red wine jus (or mushroom wellington, which was even better); christmas pudding & brandy sauce AND cheese board and biscuits AND coffee and mince pie, AND pre-dinner wine AND red, white, sherry and port... food after my food-less week... end of michaelmas term.

muse

today was another very sweet day, why are days so sweet recently, with loving emails, and sophia was crying when she saw my xmas card oh no! she's so sweet! even the ames japanese librarian was sweet, musing through my drawings and table of picture story books.

so life is good despite starvation :P

and, read a lot today, which is good : )

meeting a friend tmr morning, for coffee and guitar, lunch, hand in essay, christmas formal. end of term, unbelievable!

凍冰冰

hmm, my little world is so great these days. just got home from long chat on the freezing street with sijia, 5*C, face frozen, but nice nice. Replied two long due emails... Had a great class, on oh my love, picturebooks! 絵本. They are such amazing stuff. And class tea party, like the tiger who came for tea, with mince pie and gingerbread cookies our professor baked! nice coffee with gabs this 'morning,' the pic shows his moleskin & handwriting which I am desperate to steal lol. sent a lot of xmas cards. happy happy, can't wait to bring my beautiful picture storybooks from hk back. can't wait to know what I will be researching for my coming term, and my thesis. :P can't wait to beautiful tomorrow. :P so cold now.

今日

today, is a happy day, for no reason, or for many different reasons. awww, why is today so great : ) happy happy, なんとなく楽しい。笑 Received a big parcel from Goldman Sachs, which turned out to be homebaked cookies from lovely roomie, in midst of essay and christmas cards writing/drawing : ) spent the afternoon 'moving books' to ames library, then went to Law library, it's so much like the airport, designed by Norman Foster, booo. Dinner with my loving family : ) Then xmas Carol service. hmm, must correct my essay, send to supervisor, and wake up to beautiful tomorrow : ) in theory there's still a lot of ppl i shd meet before xmas, but maybe gotta wait till next term :|

青黃

Joanna Wang's version of Vincent never fails to transport me emotionally and visually, the rawness of her voice, like the heavy stroke of paint of provence's landscape, dreamy.

Almost never cooked properly since I came here. So today, I shopped a whole bag of yellow and green lemony limey food, made buckwheat crepe, half with sweetcorn and tuna (without mayo) and another half with lemon, lime mousse, banana, and blueberry. first savory, then sweet. with iceberg lettuce. thankz betts mama for cinnamon, next time I can add cinnamon in the flour/egg mix : )

Met up with UWCers for brunch, and bumped into Alicia. Spent a nice quiet little afternoon at Jocalatte. saw some nice people in college. now, write xmas card & work!

蝴蝶

今日はちょっとよくない、ずっど図書館にいった、頭がずっと痛かった、だから七時家に帰って、休むつもりだ、簡単な晩ご飯を作って、おくりびとを見た、もう一度ですか？そう、何回見ても感動する映画です。映画を見ながら、絵を描いていた。ここに来たら、絵がぜんぜん描いていなかった、絵を描くこどが大好きだけど、私にとて簡単じゃないと思う。今朝、長い時間見なかったhousemateと会った、いつもアフリカの森中、蝶についての研究をしてる、今回もとても特別な蝶を探した、いろいろを見せた、面白い！

今天在圖書館很久，七時後決定休息，做了簡單的壽司，一邊看禮儀師的奏鳴曲（又睇？今次睇比上次更好睇！）一邊畫畫。畫畫是我做的活動中最難的之一，七年前的我說，因為那是我唯一perfectionist的事。早餐時，什少見的生態研究員同屋剛從非洲帶了很多稀有蝴蝶回來，粉紅色長尾巴的叫moon moth真好聽。

冷戰

post-supervision trauma totally faded away with an interesting night with the east asian studies crowd, that just came out from their 'Cold War in Asia' class, but can't take their minds off the drunk thoughts of Confucianism influence on the hatred between East Asian countries, well into midnight. These historians and politicians also shared a 'taste of Communism', (the cigarette i mean) brought by a North Korean student who just arrived cambridge 2 days ago, the first ever North Korean student here! Mulled wine and heated dialogues clearly wasn't warm enough on such a cold night outdoor by the river cam, had to act like a turtle with two huge blue blankets! but real heart-warming thing was the postcard I got today! izzie love! doesn't mean i can take my mind off my work, intense work required

紅莓

May secret hideouts remain unknown to the world. Excited to be shared with this beautiful room, hidden in a quiet courtyard, with red berries on the tree outside the windows, old curtains, christmas tree, fireplace, sofa, tv, pantry, and a grand piano.... well, kind of reminds me of The Secret...

Went to a talk 'Mao's Forgotten Successor: the Political Career of Hua Guofeng,' pretty interesting.

can't believe it's week seven!

静か

My room is flooded with golden sunshine. Sunday is so peaceful, and no one could resist from going for a walk on such a beautiful day.

唱k

今日も晴れでした、楽しいね。香港からのmasterとphd学生たちと一緒にカラオケに行きました、面白くて楽しかった : )　古い歌もたくさん歌いました。

そして朝はnew hallに朝ご飯を食べに行った、とてもやすいね。陽光がいっぱい。明日、本当にたくさんを書かなくちゃ...時間が飛んでいます、信じられない。

[写真提供 sijia]

缈缈

the realization of how little i know once again shocked me to the core. especially from this week on, all the topics are ones that i anticipate. it also makes me think, given that I am an Asian, with already some knowledge and experience of Japan/China, I still feel perplexed upon the readings, how would people who doesn't know the cultures feel?

Watched Hiroshima mon amour today : )

Trying to watch 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこfor class, which I have not watched before. Once again encountered people emailing me with the preconception of me being sick of reading critical text, and looking forward to graduate asap; reality is quite the contrary, though I feel extremely unknowledgeable it sometimes hurts my heart, but I also love everything i'm doing, the intellectual challenge, or else I won't even give a x to think... lol . I miss japan very much tho, esp onsen.

黄み

sunshine, crepe, eggnog, nothing beats that.

徐志摩曾說離美國後，仍一如草包，但住在劍橋時，每天忙著散步、划船、騎自轉車、抽煙、閒談、吃五點鐘茶、嚐油烤餅、看閒書，回國時發現自己原先只是一肚子顢頇。他在《吸煙與文化》 一文曾說：「我的眼是康橋教我睜的，我的求知欲是康橋給我撥動的，我的自我的意識是康橋給我胚胎的。」I wish I were in cam in 1922 for one reason - it must be less scary to cycle back then. need to bake a little sunshine crepe suzette cake as the day gets shorter. i seriously, desperately need to work now. i spent the evening - literally - listening to music... it could be so engaging even without words, without image

白莓

Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memories.
-- Walter Benjamin

Autumn is a great time to find beautiful plants, today, the little white berries/flowers that I am always curious in appear just in front of me on the pavement. brightened up my otherwise very gloomy day. They told me it is possibly a mistletoe! This is the first time I felt Xmas might be on its way. told by nature. I love it so much. What more can I say? How often do you lie to yourself without knowing?

朝霧

日曜。きれいな一日、朝からずっと晴れていだ、温かいので、川の隣に本を読んでいた。でも週末の街は大勢の人で溢れる、大嫌い。朝は本当に一日の中一番すばらしいと思う、霧の中から太陽が顔を出して、どこでも静かだ。

夜はちょっと変なレストランへ行った、でも新しい友達が会った、一緒にbubble teaを飲みに行くことにした : )　

おなかいっぱい、明日美味しい朝ご飯を作ろう。

今、癒しの音楽を聞きたい？もうそろそろ寝なくちゃ

深藍

first mulled wine of 2011

raspberry and fig in dark blue sky

why do we have to start a day with a song like that? why?

encountered so many books that I want to buy, beautiful rare copies too.....

午夜

University Library/UL is really a sight to visit, the little staircases, tiny corridors and that insanely abnormal lift lol. Doesn't seems to be something that exist in 21st century.

I managed to find somewhere that I really like in this strange library. It's cozy, the ceilings are low, books are small, with a window, and rarely anybody walk passes :P

Yesterday, I felt too tired to walk home, today, i felt impossible to walk home, with the many books I borrowed, all hardcover... ventured through a new path, walked through some pretty gardens, and saw a fat little white cat, almost surreal.

tired.

time for some self-criticism for my essay

提灯

I feel too tired to walk home.

done tonnes of walking and meeting people today, been to Uni Library, AMES library, met sijia, betts, alyona and erica, separately. went on bookshop crawl, while carrying 6+ books + laptop. it's so great to sit down in solitude now.

the sky was beautiful today, the coffee I made was great. but now I just feel tired. And after my serious reading-indulgence, it's once again time to revise my previous writing, and email my supervisor.

I came to an answer to my previous struggle.

I like the sofa, lighting and the old books here, I wanna have a nice home. Yeah, just finished email to supervisor!

I cannot let myself to write anything that is second-rate in my heart, and cannot let myself to just say it without materializing it anymore! edited/21:14, i started off feeling extremely tired and annoyed 3 hours ago, now feeling calm and happy, a nice way to spend the evening, on my own, reading, and finishing at least some work.

秋空

I wonder if I particularly enjoy here, or do I always just enjoy where ever I am at. But think about it, when was the last time, I re-emerged myself into thinking/speaking fully and comfortably in English only, not have to turn on the computer for days but just enjoy real life, the present, cultivate relationship with people around me, indulge actively in activities in the community, read with delight and sense of awakening... today- lunch with Faye;class; seminar on history of illustration of ABC; Love Art After Dark @ Fitz museum; dinner with faye and gab. tomorrow. continue to work.

蜂蜜

Well, we jumped in the air, the squid, shrimp, salmon, catfish etc. all got really dizzy inside our stomaches, as if they were put into a tumbling washing machine. not to mention the shock puppy face felt after walking through soho lol, maybe the chinese food comforted his soul, where as renoir comforted ours. regained confidence, gabby climbed up the lion of trafalgar square, and betts overcame her fear so she didnt' had to stay on the plinth in the cold : )

happy day in London, and now - study hard! hopefully coming week won't be way too eventful but have lots to look forward for the weekend. n i m actually looking forward to my lemon yoghurt in ceramics pot & oatmeal for breakfast.

つき

It is hardly worth the effort to try to grow up into - and live fully within - a world that is not full of wonder. - Bruno Bettelheim, 'Children and Museums' It's our dept's open day today : ) look at our home-baked cupcakes featuring beatrix potter's characters! It's also guy fawkes night, could have been to a home thai cooking party, or a spicy hotpot party... but I chose to read in the library... Felt like there's no point going if my throat doesn't produce sound. and we are going to London tomorrow!

橘子

aw, what a nice night.

疲れたけど、本当に楽しかった。新しくて面白い友達があいました。seems like it's harder to meet new friends (not juz fb frds) as one gets older, so it's especially great when we do. had a very fun night at trinity college formal dinner, with gab, julian and scarlette. then we visited julian's room, which had to be accessed through a near complete dark wood, his room is obviously very nice with HUGE L-shaped windows facing some sort of creeks or lake, his collection of rolleiflex, films, and books is even more impressive. passion gleams as people talk about the things they love and care, Scarlette too loves movies films n take beautiful photos, she used to b an archi student like all of us, but quit in the middle, to study what she thought was right in Netherlands n germany :) and it seems that the more people know the humbler they are, regardless of age. have to meet my supervisor tomorrow. aw, this is a little magical place. i wish i know more.

紅色

and the red cups are back!

going to trinity college for formal dinner tonite, hope it'd be fun.

畫畫

so you wonder, what does this boring girl do when she's not feeling well, does drawing little cards and watching little women (1994) for class, in bed cures? most of the time confidence, belief and determination solve all my problems, do you think it solves issues like getting well sooner too? you know my childhood dream? as if things aren't close enough, now that i am suffering from temporary physical deficiency, i want everything right around me.

神秘

First of november.

we had a really nice lecture on modern poetry today.

everybody looked so happy with dessert

dance dance

with all the talk of not not not going out last night, we ended up going to revolution and then the halloween party at queen's college. thanks to daylight saving, we earned an hour of partying/sleeping. now i reli wanna dance/have fun again, except we seems to be running out of excuses. no photos on my camera. only nerdy photos lol.

来週。火 formal at homerton, 木 formal at trinity,土 open day, help with baking cupcakes, 日一緒にロンドンへ。今日は本当に本当にずっと勉強をしてる、本を読んだり、文を書いたり、教授にメールを書こう。今から。

Thierry told me that Gloria asked where I went! Miss my little art students very much.

the sun is shining, i am happy.

sparkle

Cambridge re-ignited one of my all time passion.

dun wanna detour from it.

convoluted

I am just nerdy right, this is the kind of moment I like, quiet afternoon in a cafe in the bookshop discussing whether graphic design should be under language art or creative arts and what happened in Asia in 1947...

Kei & Gabs both have really beautiful handwriting! Now I am also very confused with my schedule, I always get my events all mixed up. jp class/fitz swap/reg for talk/app/essay/open day/london..

the one

"Unresolved grief ranks as the second greatest challenge TCC faces" (p.165) in their journey. TCC experience feelings of loss for many reasons. As globally mobile children acquiring knowledge and experiences in their daily life, they have more to lose than their counterparts who stay in one location. They lose homes, schools, and relatives.
The problem is that in these types of losses, no one actually died or was divorced, and nothing was physically stolen. Contrary to obvious losses, there are no markers, no rites of passage recognizing them as they occur - no recognized way to mourn. (p.176)
Global migration and education: school, children, and families, p.271

writing

10:25 pm library. sitting at the intersection of different texts.

solving that question that matter most.

1:20 am, stunning how much new things I learnt everytime I watch studio ghibli's animation.

i want a pot of fresh, growing white tulips on my desk, tho, I am never in my room. u are right. 在水泥地上種花

となりのトトロ

My supervisor main area of interest is films and animations, saw studio ghibli stuff on his bookshelves. he thinks the best is princess mononoke. lol. Revive the child in you.

日曜日

sunday afternoon, sun is shining on the good students.

what are you reading today? The Rise of Modern Japan or When Dreams Come True - Classical Fairy Tales & Their Traditions? The mental state of reading history and children's literature seems completely opposite, maybe the two faculties should organize reading exchange. Kei's hiding behind us reading some city planning thing, haha, things I learnt in Architecture :P

Me

How much do you know about me anyway?

蘋果

i really shouldn't be blogging, but here i am. today was nice cuz i had japanese class! and also bumped into my jap frd in uni library, and we explored the "East Asian Room" which houses a lot of Japanese and Chinese books, but best of all was sitting next to the river reading, just how much I love that. beyond words can describe. here comes the last formal dinner of the week, in my own college, was filled with port, white, red, sherry wine, and a very nice dessert, trio of english apples, very appropriate for cambridge and current affairs (ok, me only, have I mentioned? the three apples that changed the world?), but it tasted great, it's apple ice cream, apple crumble and some sort of apple wine. i mean look at all the apple trees of cambridge! No wonder one fell on Newton. I don't know why, but japanese class makes me so happy!

amuse bouche

Menu of Jap soc formal hall at pembroke/wed.

Amuse Bouche - Sweet Potato, Spinach and Feta Tortilla With sumac and yoghurt

Chorizo, Curry Leaf, Ginger and Chickpea Soup

Grilled Mackerel on Fruit and Vegetables with Pomegranate-Wasabi Dressing; Banana Leaf, lemon zest and garlic roasted new potatoes

Fig and Walnut Tart & Tamarind and maple syrup ice cream

thinking and writing. I miss japan!! I need to go for a walk in the city centre. walking is one of the most inspirational activities. and bake, baking is therapeutical, and i need the therapy, maybe next week after wednesday. walking through the fallen leaves everyday makes me want to bake something that tastes very autumn. have japanese class this afternoon!

memoir

it's always a little difficult to think about what exactly it is that i love in picture story books. while writing the critical memoir of my childhood readings, i identified a lot of personal childhood stings that i seldom thought about, yet exists. the best thing about college library is that you can bring coffee, i saw a lithuanian friend on the other side of the library staring out the window over the woods for the past 20 minutes, daydreaming is healthy. i had four doses of caffeine yesterday, essential to get through my mon to wed, the past two days were really great, but now i am back to being very sleepy, plus another extremely long day ahead.

So my dear Japanese friend also emailed me, does it disturbs me that what I study in the end is not just about the fantasy and beauty depicted in the books, but more on many basic anxiety that underlies the process of growing up? "毎日、児童文学のお勉強ですか？子どもの文学には、魔法使いや妖精が出てきて、とても神秘的なお話が多いですね。私も大好きです。たくさん勉強して、すてきな絵本を作ってね." though, I believe things are connected in a particular way for a reason. : ) i am glad that i am here.

We are going to Pembroke for formal hall tonight, and can you believe, their "buttery" (i.e. kitchen) has a BLOG! ya colleges compete on how good their food tastes.

Bubble

Festival of Ideas in Cambridge is starting tomorrow. Had a "long weekend" from Wed till now, Jazz night, formal, joy c visiting, then oktoberfest, punting all the stuff, I slept for two long nights, today should be a bright new day. and starting my weekly Mon-Wed "hardworkingness". Tho, will be going to formal both tonight and tomorrow. And meeting supervisor today afternoon. Very 'gun jeung' cuz there are too many things in my mind, that is unsorted, and so much more to read. Continuing life in bubble disconnected from the outside world, and filled with unlimited amount of intensive school work and social events. also, jap class on fri; SOS children's village meet on Thurs..

芝生

今日はたくさんを歩いた、疲れた。週末.本当に楽しかった、でも何も読まなかった、今ちょっと心配だ。朝八時から歩いて、もう一度puntingをした、頭も体もぐたぐただ。punting はとても面白くて楽しかった、でも、その後手が痛いになった。大変。でも、ここは本当にとてもきれいと思う。川や芝生などいっぱいある。来週もイベントがたくさんある！たのしみ。