Exam anxiety.

Oh, may I have the strength to pull through the year. I can't do this on my own but I know that I have you. I shall not falter for I cannot afford to do so. I have to do reasonably well for my future depends on it in a very practical sense.

Sounds like a prayer does it not?

I sometimes marvel at how much a person can actually write on a blog. I am lazy, period.

Crash on my shore.

"Great Wave off Kanagawa"

This has got to be one of my favourite pieces to date. The deep hue of the waves that curls into crests that become foamy whites is beautifully juxtaposed to Mt. Fuji. Looking at this gives me peace and serenity. Why do I say so? Well, the fact that Mt. Fuji is pictured to be standing behind the waves undisturbed by what is transpiring in the foreground gives a person the sense of stability. That stability to face the harshest conditions, the turbulent waves, the rage of the sea. The ability to remain calm in one's darkest moments (as how the background of Mt. Fuji is darkened and to look at the better days that is to come (as how Mt. Fuji reaches towards the bright and seemingly peaceful sky), it all comes together as a message in life.

image:http://www.omohide.com/TheGreatWaveOffKanagawa.png

Exams.

It's coming! Exams... NAPFA... How critical, how crucial, how difficult. How am I to pass?

It is mine!!!

"Pictures do speak a 1000 words."

CNY.

It's amazing how a JC is able to find the conscience to forgo curriculum time and celebrate Chinese New Year. (It sounds like I am lamenting, does it not.) Truth is, I find such celebrations purposeful. Not only does it give us a temporal relief from all that work, but also, it the CNY celebration made me really thankful that I am Chinese. Although, my Chinese may not be really perfect (I certainly cant pull off any QinShiHuangnian Chinese (like how we say Victorian English, get the pun!)) I really like the culture, the values, the richness of the whole Chinese society. It is sad to stereotype China and her products as unreliable and her people as loud unruly beings. China is not decadent. The urbanised population may have altered their value systems, but there are parts of China that still holds on dearly to traditional Chinese belief. I really hope to experience the Chinese culture of China soon. So, as Chinese New Year approaches, I am really happy to be able to wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year!

School.

School drains the life out of me (period).

"By the way, happy chinese new year..."

Pinstripe Shoes!

"Paul Smith Toluca Espadrille"

I seem to have something for pinstripes or stripes for that matter. Things that are stripy apparently appeals to me. Well, there goes my Red Packet cash...

Paul Smith... It reminds me of the time when I was in Shinsaibashi, Osaka doing my shopping (bought a coin wallet from PS)... Ran up and down the old street trying to find Comme Des Garcon. I tried asking for directions but the Japanese have no clue if you pronounce it in the French way. You'd have to go 'comb-day-garoooson' to be understood.