June 2012
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May 2012
4 posts
Beijing melancholy
So just some updates: My intern is going pretty well. I can now pretty much churn out a story on my own. Editing clips, doing voice-over (which I absolutely enjoy), doing up the opening, writing scripts… lalala… But there is one thing that I am afraid of: doing broadcasting. Somehow I just feel extremely nervous whenever I am in the control room. Everybody’s super tensed up in...
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Wanderlust
I can’t stop at one place Sometimes I feel that this trait of mine kills me It’s like as though I can never settle down with something I am constantly looking for something new and fresh And it usually comes with a false initial manifestation of hope And then it dies, and I know I must move on And then the cycle repeats itself Nothing truly sustains this vessel of yearnings Or maybe I...
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The Colo(u)rs of CCTV News
So I spent my entire afternoon watching CCTV News (China’s official English news channel)… but in a constructive way.
Strictly speaking, I was doing research for my internship (WHICH BEGINS NEXT WEEK YAY!)
Basically there are a few things that I’ve observed that bother me: 1) There are about 8000 accents in just ONE news program. The main newscaster could be speaking British,...
April 2012
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Spontaneous adventure
After an exhausting 12-hour flight, I arrived at Shanghai.
So I have 10 minutes before my next flight, and I just wanna blog about a little adventure I just had.
The layover was 5 hours and I really didn’t want to rot in this lame airport (which has pathetic wifi), so I decided to take the train out to have some Xiao Long Baos (steamed pork dumplings).
Yes, Shanghai has the BEST XLB. Like...
因此我旅行
這篇文章在我的護照夾裡面好多年了，每次上飛機後都會拿出來讀一下。 北京倒數三天。
你為什麼旅行？很多人問過我這樣的問題。旅行經驗越豐富就越難回答這問題。你去過春夏秋天的巴黎，卻沒有看過冬天灰茫茫的花都，行人低著頭走過，大雪紛飛的場面。你去過地中海的所有國家，浸泡在不同層次的蔚藍裏，但那個傳說中的小島，卻因為塞不進行程裏，卻一再的錯過了。
因此我旅行，我下次一定要去那裏。旅行，讓我看見自己的位置，知道自己的局限，讓我認清楚這個世界的模樣是無時無刻不在改變的。因此我旅行，旅行讓我清楚知道，錯過，不會是永遠的錯過。
遠方有多遠／請你告訴我／到天涯／到海角／算不算遠？問一問／你的心／只要它答應／沒有地方／是到不了的那麼遠。三毛用煽情的句子，不斷鼓勵人拋開一切，旅行去。陳綺貞旅行的意義，就為了離開他。Pico Lyer...
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火
我覺得人是很自私的動物 在宇宙的流動中不斷拉扯著彼此的靈魂 多少個夜晚的洗禮也抵擋不過那一秒鐘的脆弱 一時的衝動釀成多少次熊熊的大火 燒不盡的感慨 一次又一次的重複 直到我們冰消雲散
Summer
19 days to Beijing.
I think it’s high time for me to revive this blog.
I am gonna be blogging daily during my internship. Whee~
March 2012
2 posts
February 2012
5 posts
Free
Because when you are in a position to love, you should not be afraid. There’s nothing to hide, ‘cause life’s too short for one to live under the shadows. Being different is a blessing and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Don’t let society judge you, ‘cause the body is yours, the mind is yours and you should be in complete control of your life.
Be free, be...
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How to win a YouTube video contest.
Just some takeaways from a UBC video contest that I took part in.
To get more likes, you need to: 1) Make sure you have a good video. 2) Promote like crazy. Go to groups, online forums, spam your friends, do whatever. Ask your friends to share your video. More than 50 of my friends shared my video on FB and it was literally posted in every UBC-affiliated group. But remember 1 thing, don’t...
January 2012
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FML
Journalism paper: 8 Feb Sociology paper: 10 Feb Art history mid-term: 13 Feb ASTU paper: 16 Feb Sociology video project: 19 Mar Art history writing assignment: 21 Mar Journalism book critique: 26 Mar ASTU video project: 27 Mar
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2012
1) Go karaoke at least once every 2 months 2) Cut down on junk food and EXERCISE 3) 85% 4) Love harder and appreciate those around me more 5) Try to remember birthdays and not rely on FB 6) Stop buying useless crap 7) Do some crazy art 8) Travel to a new country :)) 9) Find a sexy summer job to fund #8 10) Be proud of who I am
December 2011
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One teacher's approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
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November 2011
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Cold winter night.
It’s a cold winter. Your lover comes over, and you decided to turn off the heater. He asks you why. You say, let’s go to bed, with a smile. Underneath the comforter, you hold him tight, feeling the body heat. Holding hands, he kisses you on the forehead. It’s warm, in a cold winter night.
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蠟燭
一眨眼，又過了一年 又到了快過生日的那天 21次的11月4號，次次都是美好的回憶 有蛋糕，有蠟燭，最重要的是有朋友 人的一生一個人是走不完的 在你最孤獨，最脆弱的時候 你也只不過想靠靠一個人的肩膀 離開了認識了十幾年的朋友 過生日的感覺肯定格外不同 可能會少了一點甚麼 那幾個熟悉的面孔 電話里持續的笑聲 在一起發瘋的時光 離家的人總是在過節的時候特別想家 思緒上揚的可能不只是我一個人 不過朋友啊 雖然我剪不斷我對你的想念 但我過的很好 為了夢想而日夜執著 從這一刻開始 每一秒都是我們的花樣年華 你給我的力量 凌駕於一切
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October 2011
12 posts
“As a private person, I have a passion for landscape, and I have never seen one...”
– David Ogilvy
“I was over in Australia and someone came up to me and said “Hey you proud to be...”
– Bill Hicks
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“From an early age, boys are fitted with emotional straight-jackets tailored by a...”
– Joe Ehrmann
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“Individuals do not seek satisfaction from products, from their actual selection,...”
– Campbell
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The crippling insides of a college student.
2 years in the army drove my hunger for knowledge to a rather unbelievable level. Coming to college, I felt like a massive black-hole sucking in all the shit I could, till a point where I can’t take it anymore. I feel like a starving child who has just devoured 10 pizzas. So now I am in desperate need for water. And this feeling sure sucks.
In Sociology, I learnt about Marxism and communism...
“I am an artist but that doesn’t mean I work for free. I have bills to pay...”
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Faith.
An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty. He asks one of his new students to stand and….. Prof: So you believe in God? Student: Absolutely, sir. Prof: Is God good? Student: Sure. Prof: Is God all-powerful? Student: Yes.. Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Since people are playing cards in my room and going to bed is impossible, I shall blog about 20 things that I am thankful for ‘cause ya know, today is thanksgiving…
1) God’s grace 2) UBC’s beautiful campus 3) A room with a sea-view 4) Being able to walk to the beach within 10 minutes 5) Crazy awesome floor-mates 6) Interesting courses that stretch my mind 7) Artists who...
August 2011
21 posts
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如果你愛一個人。。。
不要再想了 想他就說出來 不要猶豫 念他就打給他 不要多思 如果你想聽到他的聲音 那就拿起電話 不要再考慮甚麼矜持與否 愛一個人就那麼簡單 如果你愛他 就告訴他 起床後 吃飯時 睡覺前 每次你想到他 就傳一封簡訊給他 人就活那麼一次 沒有多少時間給你玩心裡遊戲 如果你愛一個人 那就不要再憋在裡面了 豪邁地吶喊出來吧
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