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Trying very hard to stay nocturnal....


Gucci: "#$%@ ...Stop waking me up so you can rub me!!!"

He hasn't had a name yet (because both Mu and I are picky and weird), but this is my new friend!
He is a robo dwarf hamster. Very young, and jumpy because he hasn't been handled by people all that much.
But after being with him for a week, he is more familiar with me and Mu's scent, and lets us pet him some times, when he is too lazy to run away.


Hamsters are great pets, great to play with, great to watch, and easy to care for. I would recommand anybody to have hamsters as pets.


But this is our secret pet, because we are not allowed to have pets in dorms......Shhhhhh~

Starting a new job is always challenging.


At this sensitive moment, I can feel that  there are people who only care about their own stuff, and worse yet, 只等著看好戲. When issues or incidents come up, they always give me that "what are you going to do" look, and a sympathy-disguised smirk. ...Thank you, that's not supportive at all, and screw you, I will kick your face in one of these days.


On the other hand, there are people who are caring and helpful. They are willing to work for the best result, and they will do everything in their power to help you with your new job. I am really surprised that there are people so dedicated to this job.


 Justice, although gets mentioned a lot, is rare in real life. And I respect these people who follow through with it a lot!


And I am lucky to have someone watching out for signs of my stress, and making sure that I do get sleep at night.


At the end, I am responsible for my own job. And that's what I should focus on right now, before the school starts.....=="

I had given up on getting a haircut this Summer, becuz it is always difficult to book appointment with my hair stylist. But I was lucky today becuz Mu was her last client for today, and she agreed to do my hair as well. I finally got rid of my split/dried ends.


I did not cut my hair short.
Hair styling is such an amazing art. When you have a good hair cut, you can have so much fun with it and have diverse hair styles everyday! The haircut I got this time has two distinct layers. So, when my hair is down, it is straight and long with some layers, and when I tuck the bottom layer under the top layers, it looks like I have short hair. 


This is truly the hair style suitable for both Summer and Fall, short hair in Summer, and long hair (as scarf) in Fall. And I love it!







I love Mu's new haircut too, It looks very 殺 from the back. More pictures to be updated.

Things to do before I die:

- Be called up to the stage and help the magician with his magic tricks.



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哈哈哈今天去夜市剛好碰到有人上台表演。
他說需要志願者，就下台把我拉上去。
我全程傻笑，就連他說"I predict your future is me" 我都沒有聽到，
台下Mu反而被旁邊的人拍了肩膀。


真希望有拍照片。

我討厭人群，極度討厭人群。
所以每年煙火比賽我都不懂為什麼我會在那裡。


去年看煙火可能是我最快樂的經驗了。
Mu是第一次看HSBC Celebration of Light，我們跟他乃乃摸的朋友一起去看去年的Finale。
我們帶了簡單的零食以及藍色的大墊子，７８點的時候在比較遠一點的海岸邊坐下來。
放煙火的時候感覺還不錯，雖然我有帶相機，
老實說專心享受當下的瞬間比捕捉那瞬間值得多了。
回家的時候只剩我跟Mu兩個人。
我們走得很快，很快就到了howe的公車站，直達家前的公車也剛好到站，
還沒１１點就已經到家了！（我弟開車反而很晚才回家）
可惜我忘了帶鑰匙。


今年是美國第一次參賽，
我也不知道哪根筋不對居然被’美國’給說服了。
Amy的朋友很早就到了海灘，找了一個正中間又靠海的位置。
好處是，人很多，所以沒有人抽大麻；
壞處是，人很多。
就像夜市一樣，人多起來，the sense of personal space disappears。
原本大家之間會有大約一步的距離隔開，
慢慢的變成了一公分。


oh well, despite the crowd, it is kinda nice to be sitting on the beach, enjoying the cooling wind.
And I got to test out my new baby lens, and was reminded that I have so much to learn.














還有拉屎，整個三個小時，他都乖乖的呆在我們撲的藍色塑膠布上。
他會拖著他的leash，關注每一個吃東西的人，不過他沒有離開塑膠布，真是乖寶寶

Birthday Log
- Amy picked up cake, I went to bank
- Ada came over at 2, then Yifu
- got gift, surprised, cried...j/k
- complained about Yifu's hair, impulsively booked haircut appointment
- walked Rasco @ 64th Park
- Rushed back for 4:30 haircut appointment
- Amy came home, went to E-bei for all you can eat
- Ada went to fireworks, rest of us stayed home and waited for food to digest while watching "so you think you can dance"
- sang birthday song with Mu on speaker phone, cut cake (after 2 years of failure, I actually cut through this year's cake...why do I love icecream cakes?!) ate cake
- peacefully spent the last hour or so with Yifu, Amy, and Rasco.



Those who have been following my photostream  probably know that my recent photos are taken by my beloved XTi with a lens borrowed from a friend. Now, I can return the lens. Because my even more beloved friends bought me that very same lens! Now I have a brand new one just for myself!!!


Thank you my dears for giving me something I been dreaming of for so long. My parents say that I must have "begged" for this gift, and although I hate to think this way, but maybe I did, subconciously. I don't know how to express my excitement, I can only say thank you so very much (including all those who couldn't be here but drew on the box!).
 

On top of the awesome gift and the intricate gift wrapping, you guys also spent time with me for a dinner full of great food and laughter.  I can't say thank you enough, and I am seriously hoping that I had treated you guys with same amount of heart and soul on your past birthdays.


Thank you everyone who thought of my birthday, and thank you for your wishes! I love you guys!


Now, old cat is going to put very heavy facial cream on and go to sleep, because she was just hit by a big number reality....

Be Happy.

You turn one special day into a special weekend, thank you.


Friday - Formal Lunch at TGI Friday's (sidenote: my first time trying the mighty Friday's / we were totally 小胃...urgh!)
Saturaday - Dark Knight & Late night discounted snack circling @ Richmond Night Market
Sunday - Tennis (sidenotes: also a first time experience for moi)

...that you will be very successful


Several letters (with appropriate intervals), supprise office visits, and phone calls later, I finally get the phone call that made me scream in bebe blue!


So, maybe my life is still a blur, but  this 6 months' work was finally paid off.

 【圖】Italian Mandarin Salad with Chicken!




We are trying this new thing called eat healthy!
So, we had salad for 2 days. 
Yesterday, salad with chicken;
Today, salad with (the world's best) ribs!


Salad: veggie + a bottle sause + a bottle of mandarin + sun flower seeds for 6 person = $8
Marinated ribs for 3 = $3
Chicken = ...$?, but not expensive


Overall...yum! I hope we can keep this up!

這篇遲繳很久了。


我們常常笑我媽，
不管她要去哪家餐廳吃飯，
那家餐廳就會因故關門
（Temperary of course）。
然後最近我也碰到了幾次類似的經驗，
強烈懷疑我又遺傳到父母基因中的另一個缺點。


最嚴重的經驗是上次期末考完後，
跟Mu說好要來個正式的「約會」。
前一天我們還買了成堆的零食，
想要到哪個風景好氣氛佳的景點遊玩。


結果下雪！


這種衰，真不是普通的。
四月雪，見鬼！


也算是因禍得福的一種嗎？
我們雖然無法如願的去郊遊（是正式的約會！），
可是也輕鬆的玩了一天。
（整個就是樂觀的咖呀！*泣*）


兩個突然沒有計畫的人原本想說就給他睡到自然醒吧，
（而且兩個都超級能睡）
居然早上７點就睡不著，
雪衣穿一穿出門玩雪了！


我也是第一次帶著不防水的大根出門拍照，
果然好死不死就被屋頂上掉下來的雪砸到
（真衰） 


四月雪，雖然是＂異相＂，
可是應該不是世界末日的預兆，
因為實在是太美了！
亮白白的一片雪，配上粉粉的櫻花。


大根的冒險犯難還是有值得的，
因為此時不記錄更待何時？




［圖］誰會猜得出來這是四月中旬呢？









【圖】宿舍門口美麗的櫻花樹被雪壓到爆爆的頭都低垂下來。




【圖】還被Mu踹。tsk tsk








因為雪時在是太亮，刺得我眼睛好痛又想睡覺了，
所以我又滾回床上。
等我睡醒，
雪都被剷光光了。
（宿舍效率之高！）


晚上我們到Sushi Eh吃飯（這名字一聽就覺得身在加拿大）。
又到Walmart逛街，
變成了不一樣的約會，不過還是很開心！




【圖】雖然不錯吃，不過溫哥華的物美價廉多了！

「擦耳朵，記得要擦耳朵喔！

厚！從來沒有看過第一次打耳洞還不擦藥的！」

Cat在二月二十五號打了耳洞！粉紅色耳環要帶兩個月！

為耳環瘋狂著迷的人，終於可以肆無忌憚的帶各種耳環了！

今年情人節充滿了我愛的油炸物，

還有兩人專屬的quality time。

（還有我愛你作得夢！）

想起來你真是個神奇的人！

雖然只是幾小時，但我覺得謝謝怎麼說都不夠。

祝福也是。

我已經開始期待無厘頭的捷運之旅了！

祝大家新年快樂，
鼠年行大運！


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過了幾天趕功課忙考試的生活，
然後在除夕之前放了心，
還可以跟一群會慶祝農曆新年的人一起potluck。
在幾乎一個完全沒有新年氣氛的地方，
打牌的嘻笑聲，特別的溫暖。


大年初一，
Marketing老師可能知道華人要過新年了，
所以就請假不上課，
讓我們可以專心沉浸在新年氣氛中。


每每到這個時候，
就應該聽到鞭炮聲，還有市場的叫賣聲，
爺爺家樓下投幣玩偶咿咿呀呀唱著midi式的音樂。
這樣說來，宿舍實在太安靜了，
只好在腦袋裡重複播放「賀新年，過新年，新年到，年連年」，
破例把窗簾拉開，透進美麗的光。


真不敢相信，
一年又過去了。
老鼠來了！

忙到星期三以後一定不可以再喝咖啡！
就連甜到讓人興奮發笑的Ice Mocha也不行！

在我家裡，總是有人過生日。
這次是親愛的媽媽。










真好，剛好趕到Dine-out Vancouver。


謝謝朋友們出動，
製造大家庭的假象。
今天的晚餐有你們特別豐盛！
（當然點心buffet本來就很豐盛不用你們點綴哈哈！）


希望大家都吃得開心，
希望媽媽生日也過得很開心！

是努力還是笨的可以我不知道，
只知道我不要草莓族的封號。

有下雨嗎？


沒有耶，哇！今天是大晴天！


嗯～那我還是帶個雨傘好了。



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乃乃蒙人對氣候已經毫無信心了。


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昨天天氣回顧，
早上陰天，
下午雨天，
然後下雪吹狂風，
然後陰天。


今早，放晴！


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沒關係，看到太陽就好了！：）