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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...
Read More 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.
Read More 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...
Read More 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...
Read More 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...
Read More My Scientific Contribution of the Day
Date : August 29, 2015
I think there should be a new species, H. architectus.
Read More 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,...
Read More 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...
Read More 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...
Read More 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...
Read More 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.
Read More 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...
Read More Home Cook Volume 1
Date : September 7, 2014
Later summer/early fall cooking from my kitchen. [easyrotator align=”left”]erc_21_1410114203[/easyrotator]
Read More 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...
Read More 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...
Read More 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. 🙂
Read More 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...
Read More 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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