I do art and design, but mostly architecture.

Celebrating Myself

Date : December 25, 2021
Because I was born a girl, nothing I ever did was good enough for my parents, especially for my Dad.  I was born a disappointment, the daughter that should have been a son.  In his mind, if his...
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Roots of My Values

Date : December 2, 2018
Ah, this is putting into perspectives of where my values came from. My values came from a mix of Confucianism, Taoism, and Mahayana Buddhism. My pragmatism was distilled into me from the environment I was born into. It...
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My Tiny Christmas

Date : November 26, 2018
I never got a tree before. A baby one is a start. Maybe one day I will learn to take care of something other than plants.     
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The Party

Date : December 26, 2016
From “Oryx and Crake” by Margaret Atwood: “So this was the rest of his life. It felt like a party to which he’d been invited, but at an address he couldn’t actually locate. Someone must be having fun...
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NYC Parks

Date : November 28, 2015
Here’s what I think. Van Cortlandt Park – I like, and it gets me out of Manhattan, big open fields, and if it’s not raining next time I were there, I would cross the fields and be able...
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The Pacific

Date : November 8, 2015
I am like the Pacific Ocean–the calm and yet not so calm ocean.  My feelings and emotions always come so strong and intense that even I don’t really understand them myself.  They always come with a sense of...
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Misty

Date : November 7, 2015
Johnny Mathis   Look at me I’m as helpless as a kitten up a tree And I feel like I’m clinging to a cloud I can’t understand I get misty, just holding your hand   Walk my way...
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Visitor, Act II

Date : October 27, 2015
“We can hang out all day tomorrow,” She smiled, “Don’t pout.” “Ugh.” “Aww…just remember to bring your baggie.” “Soooo looking forward to it. More to carry. All these years, why didn’t you learn to travel light?” “You are...
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Visitor

Date : October 27, 2015
She unloaded her bags despite she was unwelcome. And kept saying it will be a short visit, just like last month. I said, “No, you can’t just show up unannounced!” She said, “I gave you plenty of headsup....
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Talking My Heart Out

Date : September 29, 2015
I can’t stop talking. I can’t stop talking to you. I can’t stop wanting to talk to you. It is nothing important. It is nothing urgent. It is nothing romantic in the conventional sense. I don’t know how...
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The Perfect Entourage

Date : August 1, 2015
I lived in one of my own architectural entourage the other day.  I was at the Astoria Park Pool with my friend last weekend.  The scenery was as if we were living in one of our own idealized,...
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Race

Date : July 22, 2015
It is a hot issue in the US right now. Speaking of race, I actually have forgotten my own race for a fraction of a second once. I was still in grad school, and I was in town...
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Semi-Annual Update

Date : July 3, 2015
Has it been that long since I posted? In the past months, I changed job, made new friends, visited two different cities I have never been, had a birthday, and signed a two-year lease. And that’s just the...
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Over Stimulated

Date : January 28, 2015
In 14 hours on my Snow Day Off, I did the following: When back and forth on two books Played my piano A little photography from my balcony on the snow scenes Studies Spanish on an app on...
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Learning Spanish

Date : January 24, 2015
I have been taking an evening class on Spanish for five weeks now.  It has been fun.  I still can’t speak much, but I start to understand the basic structure of the language.  The full session is 10...
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The Daily Routines of Famous Creative People

Date : January 14, 2015
Want to develop a better work routine? Discover how some of the world’s greatest minds organized their days. Click image to see the interactive version (via Podio). I am more of a Picasso-routine.
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Retrospect, Going Under Cover

Date : September 17, 2014
Is it too much to say I have always viewed my last relationship as an intellectual exercise, even while I was in it? As before, my biggest force or motivation was curiosity. Curiosity has led me down a...
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Home Cook Volume 1

Date : September 7, 2014
Later summer/early fall cooking from my kitchen. [easyrotator align=”left”]erc_21_1410114203[/easyrotator]
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Last Day of Summer

Date : September 1, 2014
It has been an incredible summer.  At this point, the stalker mover is still texting me, and an open case will close in a few weeks (hopefully).  Still listening to the audio book of TKJV Bible, more than...
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Interesting Reads

Date : August 27, 2014
There are two of the odder things I read recently: Would You Cuddle With Strangers For A Sweet Fee? — About a woman in Portland that helps people with her ‘healing touch’ by cuddling with them, $60 for...
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Project Espresso

Date : August 23, 2014
I finally got a little bit of crema going with my Bialetti!  This is part 2 of an ongoing Home Made Espresso Drinks series. 🙂
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Espresso

Date : August 22, 2014
I am going to learn everything there is about coffee and espresso.  I want a copy of this poster in my kitchen.  
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My Architect Age

Date : August 21, 2014
Dogs have dog years, I think architects have architect years. It is a simple formula: (1/2)*(numbers of year in undergraduate study–that is only if you had a 4 or 5 years degree in architecture) + (number of years working...
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New Projects

Date : August 19, 2014
There are some of my new projects: 1) I started listening to an audio book of the Bible NKJV.  It is a 98 hours and 4 minutes count down.  I know bits and pieces of the bible from...
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Ideal Pet

Date : August 18, 2014
The best pet is a pet that pays for itself.  Of course, you said, but what do I mean?!? This weekend I met a friend of a friend who has a very beautiful husky.  He said he always...
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