a walk in the park

Spent part of my afternoon walking at a park in Mountain View with my parents. I enjoyed the sceneries and it was a pleasant walk! Because it was sunny, I got to capture the sun light in my photos.

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I am currently reading a good novel called Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. I find his style of writing very beautiful. The story is filled with nostalgia, and although there is not much resemblance between my life and those of the main characters', I feel moved by the tragedies and happiness in their lives.

balloon bath

I've been wanting to do something like this for a while! Just got a tripod today for $17 and surely put it to good use, hehe! 

Skytrain station

Caught a glimpse of the sunset as I was heading towards the Vancouver airport.  

I am back in San Jose, CA, at my parents' place. A sunny day today, currently 15°C.

Gastown at night

Walked along the pretty streets of Gastown on Sunday night. It was nice seeing holiday lights everywhere!

Christmas Market

Sally and I went to check out the German Christmas Market in Vancouver downtown today!

Vancouver Christmas Market. 

Christmas balls.
I don't know if they are hand-made or what, but I really like how shiny and colourful they all looked. 

Zooming-in on the details...

Fruit-looking soaps.
They looked really real! I bought some for my friend in Ottawa. 

The Swiss raclette booth.
I thought of my housemate, Sarah, when I saw this. She is currently in Switzerland, probably eating this with her family!

A little wooden toy. I like this one cause it had little gingerbread men on it.

Little decorations.
I think they were made out of metal because they were quite heavy.

These were chocolates.

Sally and I under a huge candy-cane!

illuminate

Finally finished my last exam and handed in my last paper yesterday!!

Later last night, I went to my friend's (Bob's) work party and had an awesome time! Ate so much good food and my friend was really fun to hang-out and talk with. I also met his co-worker and their "dates". Lots of cool people!  

Here are a few pictures I took at the party. 

Location: Vancouver Fairmont Hotel 

(a fancy place!!) 

ice cream dessert

An amazing ice cream dessert that Sarah and I tried out tonight at this Afghan/Indian/Tibetan restaurant called East is East!

Eastern Ecstasy: rice pudding & gulab jaman, topped with kulfi

Mmm, mmm, good!

hello Fanyi.

A chat with a good ol' friend on a Thursday evening while eating a dragon fruit! 

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Wishing there were more sunny days in Vancouver right now. The constant rain outside combined with the pile of school work and approaching deadlines is getting to me.

snow day :)

Location: UBC campus.

first snow

The morning after the first snow fall in Vancouver! 

Taken on November 21st, 2010

gloom

towards downtown

A picture taken a few weeks back, while I was taking a long walk. 

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I am stuck with an unnecessary course that is screwing me over right now.
FML!

on my day off

I had a day off today because it was Remembrance Day. I felt like taking pictures throughout the day so I did!  

Voilà un aperçu d'une journée dans ma vie! 

Woke up at 9:30ish with the idea that I should document my day in photos!

Getting ready... in my Hello Kitty shirt. Hehe. ^^

Sarah and I called our friend Basanth in Toronto to wish him a happy birthday!

Eating cereal in my favourite cup. 

A trip to the grocery store. We brought the trolley with us lol.

Took a few self-portraits outside of my house before coming back in. =P

What I got for groceries (about $20). I found Wahaha, a drink I enjoyed when I was a kid in China!

Spent part of my afternoon doing readings for my historiography paper on the Manchurian Occupation in the 1930s. 

Preparing for dinner. Haven't cooked in a while!

Of course, the pre-meal picture! 

(stir fry beef with veggies, fake crab + mushroom + egg, steamed rice... it was good!)

Spent the rest of my night procrastinating, snacking, reading, photo-editing, and folding my clothes from the laundry. Watched an episode of How I Met Your Mother too.

It was a nice and relaxing day!