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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Wed, 03 May 2006 07:23:37 GMT

Having scratchy throat, running nose, and possibly slight fever, I'm awake at 4:15 AM...I miss New York City, especially the subway. I miss how the machines says "GO" everytime I swipe the card.

Nothing else. Just "GO".

The last part of my Two Years Plan for Senior Review goes as follows:

Other than my artistic practices, I’d also like to pursuit pleasure. I will enjoy all substances in life such as food, wine, music, travel, and exercise. Then, I will try to find the balance between devotion and pleasure as I continue to love and find new love.

Seriously, I need to stop having days when I completely indulge myself in fun followed by days when I only allow painting and working out. Balance. A Happy Balance is always a tricky thing.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Sat, 08 Apr 2006 15:14:17 GMT

Global Personality Test Results

Stability (70%) high which suggests you are very relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic..
Orderliness (60%) moderately high which suggests you are, at times, overly organized, reliable, neat, and hard working at the expense of flexibility, efficiency, spontaneity, and fun.
Extraversion (46%) medium which suggests you average somewhere in between being assertive and social and being withdrawn and solitary.

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Sunday, February 05, 2006

Sun, 05 Feb 2006 13:35:59 GMT

I haven't updated my log for almost a year and almost forget how to. It has been quite a year. Many things have happened, and I don't think I want to list them out and be reminiscent. Maybe someday I will be able to make arts about them or casually share them with my friends as jokes or anecdotes. For now, I just want to keep my head up and move on.

Here are some quotes that I encountered lately and felt related to:

"The more we are aware of perfection the more we realize how very far away from us it is. That is why art work is so very hard. It is working through disappointments and growing recognition of failure to the point of defeat. But still one wakes in the morning and there is the inspiration and one goes on...Being an artist is a very solitary business. It is not artists that get together to do this or that. Artists just go into their studios everyday and shut the door and remain there. Usually when they come out they go to a park or somewhere where they will not meet anyone."- Agnes Martin, who put my feelings as an artist into words even though my fellow artists can't seem to agree.

"A really bad figurative painting is lik a finger in your eyes." - Chuck Close...Doesn't that apply to any really bad paintings? (so I'm poking my own eyes? haha!)

"Behandelt die Fauen mit Nachsicht" - Goethe (Be lenient when handling womankind.)

"Sie Lachelte einmal. Es tat fast weh." - Rilke. (She smiled once. It was almost painful.)

and hopefully, in the near future, I'll be able to say, "Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus." (We do nothitng but we do it well.)

PEACE. Happy New Year. Happy New Semester. Happy New Life.

Sunday, March 13, 2005

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:39:40 GMT

I am 53% Asshole/Bitch.

I am abrasive, some people really hate me, but there may be a group of other tight knit assholes and bitches that I can hang out with and get me. Everybody else? Fuck ¡¥em.

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Saturday, February 26, 2005

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 23:14:43 GMT

Like a long lonely stream

I keep runing towards a dream

Moving on, moving on

Like a branch on the tree

I keep reaching to be free

Moving on, Moving on

'Cause there's a place in the sun

Where there's hope for everyone

Where my poor restless heart's gotta run

There's a place in the sun

And before my life is done

Got to find me a place in the sun

Like an old dusty road

I get weary from the load

Like this tired troubled earth

I've been rolling since my birth

Moving on, moving on

There's a place in the sun

Where there's hope for everyone

Where my poor restless heart's gotta run

There's a place in the sun

And before my life is done

Got to find me a place in the sun

You know when times are bad

And you're feeling sad

I want you to always remember

Yes, there's a place in the sun

Where there's hope for everyone

Where my poor restless heart's gotta run

There's a place in the sun

Where there's hope for everyone

Where my poor restless heart's gotta run

There's a place in the sun

Where there's hope for everyone

..."A Place In The Sun" by Stevie Wonder...this song kept me through my exhausting days and doubtful times.

Sunday, November 07, 2004

Sun, 07 Nov 2004 05:16:18 GMT

After all the unhealthful food that I ate, I feel like I have 200 lb. Like a giant, bloating, balloon or like Garfield, the fat and lazy cat who hates Mondays.

But who cares. If I'm really that fat, then I won't need to walk. I can just roll!

I have tons of work that I should have done this weekend, but instead, I spent most of my time reading...reading books and magazines are not required for classes. (Last week: Tuesday With Morrie) (This week: Bridget Jones Diary: The Edge of Reason) (Next week: Philosophy of Andy Warhol) Ha, who cares about work! Well, I sort of do, BUT NOT AT THIS MOMENT!

Quiche was unbelievably easy to make. Shamelessly, I think it was groundbreaking, a triumph!

Computer is still dying...may you rest in peace.

At last, I know it might b a bit weird/early to say this at this point of time, but o christ, I'm in the mood so I'm saying it...MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR~~

Will have a tree in the room/suite for x'mas and will decorate it w/ candies. So we'll be able to eat candies off the tree!

peace

Sunday, September 19, 2004

Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:59:44 GMT

This is only the first month of school, but it's already going crazy (so many things to do, and so little time)...

For this semester, I'm taking classes that are out of my comfort zone; installation, astronomy, intro to business, art in context (public art) and theory of art museum are things that I'm completely unfamiliar with. *shrug. Hopefully, I'll find them worth the effort by the end of the semester.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU DON'T WANT AND WOULD LIKE TO DONATE? you might have some shirt with stain, jeans that are too tight, cd player that no longer work...(I'm collecting ppl's unwanted objects for an installation on Sept. 21st. Please contact me if you have anything!)

Monday, July 12, 2004

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:26:26 GMT

Because we are moving (to a neighborhood city), I¡¦ve started packing and cleaning my room. The process took longer than I imagined. When I was taking stuff down the bookshelf, I ended up flipping through a book that I read a long time ago. And when I saw pictures of my middle school graduation, I noticed how much and how little my friends and I have changed. Even though everything has its own little story behind it, I¡¦ve decided to throw away and donate some stuff that I haven¡¦t used for a long time and don¡¦t see myself using in the future.

I¡¦m moving on¡Kwith all the memories and no unnecessary luggages.

NO MORE PERFUMES PPL!!!...i realized that i have more than a dozen!!!

Friday, May 07, 2004

Fri, 07 May 2004 19:15:09 GMT

Classes ae over. Exams, project, portfolio and sophomore review are all done! But ahead of me is the most challenging task among all-clean my room and pack everything.

does anybody want some high heels shoes/boots in women's size 6? and some colorful t-shirts in size small? if nobody wants them, then they probably will go to the "whatever drive" in front of morewood

Have a nice summer (if I don't have a chance to say goodbye.) muah .

Monday, April 26, 2004

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:00:20 GMT

Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred mintues
Five hundred twenty five thousand moments so dear
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred mintues
How do you measure, measure a year.

In daylight, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee,
in inches, in miles, in laughter, in strives,

In five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred mintues.
how do you measure a year in the life

How about love....

Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minnutes
Five hundred twnety five thousand journeys to plan
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life of a woman and a man

in truth that she learned, or in times that he cired, in bridges she curned, or the way that "they fight"....

it's time now to sing out though the story never ends
lets celebrate remember a year "in our lives".

(season of love from RENT...I modified a little bit)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!! THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN THIS YEAR.