How does it all happen so fast?

I just read someone's 25 things on facebook, and it really made me want to blog again. I like the idea of sharing a little piece of my life with the world, even if the rest of the world may not find my life all that interesting.

It's really amazing how much has changed this year or since September 2008 when my second year of college started. I haven't been writing very much, here or to myself in my journal. It makes me sad because I like documenting my life. I always make time to go back and look at what I wrote.

So this is what happened:
-I lost a loved one for the first time in my life
-Crossed the Pacific for the funeral and returned to school all in a span of 5 days
-Fell in love
-And watched as so many relationships fell apart
-Witnessed my friend lose a loved one too
-Allowed myself to open up to someone more than I've ever allowed myself before
-Had more bloody noses and thrown up more than anyone should in such a short amount of time

And all the while I laughed. For myself. At myself. And it's been relatively okay. I'm not happy all the time, but I don't know if many people can say that they are.

There are so many ways that I can improve my life too, and I think if things got busier around here, I would feel better and much more occupied. It seems like you just can't have it all. Last year when I had a very pathetic social life (more like none at all), I had so much time to read leisure books. I ripped through at least one novel a week on top of all my school work. I watched more tv shows than I can count on one hand, and I always had time to keep up with fashion blogs.

This academic year, I've read exactly 2 novels I think. The only shows I watch now are the ones the boyfriend likes: Survivor Man, The Family Guy, Myth Busters, and whatever else happens to be on Adult Swim. What happened to Gossip Girl, House, Grey's Anatomy, The Hills, and The Zoe Project? I miss that. At least I'm expanding my horizons.

I still can't believe I'm twenty. I'm too young to be twenty years old.

"After great pain, a formal feeling comes--"

I have bruises all over my arms and legs. I need to stop tripping into elevators and running into bushes.

There's always something positive in the negative. But I feel like it's entirely inappropriate.

I can't wait until next week when we'll all be together. How did it all go by so quickly?

"October's the month of love"

Week 3 of fall quarter has ended, so basically things are in full swing. I feel it. I really do. My desk is messy, and my roommates are driving me mad. Occasionally they'll do something cute to set things right again, but as of now I'm officially peeved.

We were so happy during Week 0 and 1, and then things went to shit. But I have faith, as always, that things will sort out in time.

I decided that I can deal with messy but NOT dirty. I'm a messy person. I've accepted the fact that I am going to be one of those annoying girls who are always just a little bit late to things, a little bit disorganized, and a little bit frazzled by life in general. But that doesn't mean I'm dirty. I can't stand dirt, germs, bugs, and people putting these things on my bed by using my bed as a sofa.....that's another story for another day.

I haven't read the Sartorialist is soooo long! And I just caught up on a month and a half of posts, and it's almost too much to handle.

How do these people do it??? HOW? This girl looks so cute and that background is so perfect. I think her shoes are Marc Jacobs and I almost bought them. Now I wish I had.

Are you seeing this amazing picture? I love it so much. If only everyone in the world walked around dressed like that. I would die. I would walk every where! hahah. They're Teen Vogue editors (another reason why I want to work there and why I love the magazine THAT much). Remind me why I'm in college studying economics.


And this. Oh my God. This is so ........perfect. The best part is that her dress is just the double u-neck dress from American Apparel, which I own in black. But I would never look like that. This is going to be my new wallpaper on my laptop.

All pictures from thesartorialist.blogspot.com.

Indian Summer.....so bittersweet

My posting is very sporadic. I'm actually really disappointed in myself because I'm usually so good at documenting my life. Lately, writing (and just about everything else) has become a non-priority. I've left my personal journal blank for almost two months. To be perfectly honest, not much has been going on in my head.

I've been obsessing over DIY projects and buying STUFF. It's not the buying part that gets me, it's the actual feeling of having possession of STUFF. Terrible, I know.

So here's what I've been doing really.

1. Shopping like no other. My style is evolving once again. I'm kind of linking my super girly side with some of that LA hipster stuff that seems to be getting so popular. But ruffles, full skirts, feather and lace are still my favorites. This is what I did in one day...I just really couldn't help myself. Especially since I was in a foul mood--shopping makes it all better. And then I ended up returning a good portion of it just because I either found better deals or felt guilty for spending so much money.

2. Nails and Nail Polish and Makeup

I totally blame my friends for this one. I was a no makeup kind of girl before! Now I can't leave the house without some Posietint and Mascara. Maybe a little concealer. Sometimes when I have extra time, Mac lipstick in Myth.

Then there's the huge collection of nail polish I've amassed. It's kind of disgusting, but now I just want every color ever made. BAD BAD habit. This isn't even all of it. I have another 7 or 8 bottles lying around the house.
Then there's the hair products! Hundreds of dollars spent on hair serum and dry shampoo and regular shampoo and conditioners and curl enhancing sprays.

3. Obsessing over my iphone cases! I can't decide on which one to buy. The thought of spending another $35 on a piece of plastic seems really ridiculous to me. I love the phone though so it's probably going to be a good investment. My only problem with the iphone is the volume of the ringer! It's WAY too soft. I have it all the way up and it's still inaudible. Sorry in advance for not picking up my phone. I miss my blackberry curve--that thing was deafening.

4. Scrapbooking. I'll put up pictures of it later when I've finished. If I ever finish. It was supposed to be a Christmas 2007 present for a friend. I'll be lucky to finish the sucker in time for THIS Christmas.

What I really should be doing is sleeping now since I'm supposed to be going to Disneyland tomorrow. I should also get to the stack of books I ordered from Amazon at the beginning of summer! I'll post more pictures soon!

Love City Living

I am a city girl. Something went wrong and I ended up being born in the burbs. But really, REALLY I belong in the city.

I really like taking taxis. First, you don't have to do the driving yourself. You also don't have to waste time and money for parking. Especially in China, the taxi fares are relatively affordable. Can't say the same thing about Taipei though. I spent two weeks in Taiwan and blew half of my allowance on cab rides.

Shanghai is a city of a much higher caliber- you really can't compare this place to Taipei. It's like the New York of Asia. Mostly, I'm impressed by Sherpa's. It is a delivery service that will deliver any kind of food to you from a huge list of restaurants. They have their own menu which you can order from in like 17 different languages. The array of restaurants is pretty comprehensive, but it's all international restaurants. The fee starts at around $2 US to $15. I think it's a good deal since traveling there yourself might cost more if you don't have your own car in the city. And the food??? It looks amazing (they've got pictures) which is another thing I love about big cities--the diversity in foods! So tomorrow I'm definitely going to try out the service. I'm a foreigner so this crap really appeals to me.

I find it amazing that people can still tell that I'm not from China when I'm walking in the streets. I speak in Mandarin to all the waiters and sales people and yet they still try to talk to me in English.....

I went to XinTianDi today on my own. I'm rather proud of this act of independence since I very rarely am allowed to venture off by myself. I successfully ordered a Chai Latte in Mandarin, then asked for a specific magazine at the cafe (this took like 5 or 6 attempts). I'm only allowed to do this because my father left me here for 3 days straight while he attends to business in a neighboring city. So, I have no one to take me out. My dad's former driver quit, and everyone else is busy in the office.

Here's some photos from my time in Taiwan (there really isn't much; I'm so bad at remembering to take pictures).


This was at the restaurant called Modern Toilet. The decor, food, etc. is pretty self explanatory.





This is at the restaurant called GanBei. If you make-out for ten seconds, you get a free plate of meat. They also take a polaroid of you and post it on the wall. :)


This was my $30 Asian -style manicure.


At a seafood restaurant where all the seats were swings. There was sand on the ground too.