This is what I do Part II

More pics from that night:

This is what I do on a Saturday Night

I roamed the streets with two other photog friends and snapped away! Here is part 1 of the series:

this is unedited! the colour of the sky wows me.

I definitely wouldn't mind coming here again on company's expense! =D

Part 2 will be updated shortly (when I find some time to edit photos during this crazy busy week).

That familiar stroll

School finally let me breathe a little bit this weekend. So I let myself go on a much deprived mini-shopping trip, also have been chilling with some friends, reading some books (will have an entry about it later), watching Love Actually (it was heart-warming!) and taking some photos. I tried to enjoy this weekend as much as possible because I know that another wave will come at me! Lately, though, I find that I care less and less about school. I still want to do well but I am trying not to let it dictate my life. I want to keep an open-mind and let myself explore things I really feel passionate about. My mentality changes a lot, but I believe it's a foundation that keeps on molding into a set of values and beliefs I have come to live by. If you're confused with what I'm babbling about...I'm not surprised since half the time, I'm confused myself. :) Nonetheless... ;)

At Dundas Square with Nancy

A neighbourhood stroll with mom on that warm, breezy Friday evening

I love sunsets and sunrises.


More pictures to come in a few days! Still in the process of editing, so stay tuned.

The Reader

Okay, not really. I used to read a lot of books, but ever since university, my leisure reading radar has dropped to nearly zero. Recently though, I read several books--all were pretty enlightening, might I add. This probably is just another excuse for me to procrastinate, but much more than that, I felt the need to get in touch with "life" and those words of wisdom. I have picked out some quotes that spoke to me.

From Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan:

“God, grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

“The only true influence you have on anyone else is by your own life, how you act, what you do.”

“It is very important to observe the other members of the group, most especially the person sitting directly opposite you. That person is a spirit reflection of yourself. The things you see in that individual that you admire are the qualities within yourself that you wish to make more dominant. The actions, appearances, and behaviour that you do not like are things about yourself that need working on. You cannot recognize what you deem to be good or bad in others unless you yourself have the same strengths and weaknesses at some level of your being.”

And from The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch:

"Brick walls are there for a reason, they let us prove how much we want something. They are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough."

"Luck is where preparation meets opportunity."

And lastly I'm sure you've all heard of the book the five people you meet in heaven--it really is a great book so go read it! :)

I really am a quotes junkie...

this reminds me of pixar... ;)

Someday

...I want to open up a coffee shop.

It would play soft lounge music, have magazines and books on the shelves, a chalkboard menu, fresh flower centre-pieces, art work hung on the walls, with people talking, reading or on the internet; and ideally the shop would be on a slightly elevated level overlooking the street.

Someday.