2008

Aug

View out the window from my room..finally back after a long...

Relaxing in my totally sweet temporary room in DC

On my way to DC

You just gotta roll with it

Can you stop the coming winter? Should I just move towards...

T-Mobile increases SMS text message rates to...

I get confused who to root for when the US plays China…anyway watching May and Walsh in beach...

GIRL TALK: a mish mash of awesomeness

Google Maps now offers walking...

Walkers everywhere rejoice!! Plus they have Google Transit now. This makes me a happy adventurer.

Who's rich? McCain and Obama have very...

I am rarely ever completely speechless

Guy with the wristbands: is she over 12?
*the longest silence ever*
Me: I'm actually over 21...

Me, pretending to play golf…or just my expression when...

Hitting the links today.

TSA's Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Bag...

Darjeeling + hot water + Splenda + milk = best way to relax after a meal.

NY Times tempts me with photos of Spain’s coast.

Abercrombie's Empire

The topic of A&F has been on my mind lately, after visiting the London flagship store which was...

Grilled salmon at Macaroni Grill

I love this photo of me and my dad.

Sunset outside the mall

Beef sandwiches

mom: how else could I break the ice ..... cube
me: mom, it's just break the ice...not an ice cube

Resume 2.0 and Other Job Search Advice

I’m speaking to all of you who don’t have a guaranteed gig following graduation - either...

Flawed Chip To Blame for iPhone Connection...

First live photo blog

Dear Craigslist, You solve all of my problems. I just...

Facebook: do something about your photo...

As a person who takes photos and uploads them onto Facebook - I have about 40 photo albums -...

Walmart's Resurgence

The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer said it earned $3.45 billion in the quarter ended July 31, up...

Thunderstorms after lunch

me: did you read my post on food in london?
mom: no
me: why not? i thought you read everything...
mom: it was too long, i only read the short posts to know what you're up to

I leave you with this photo of Pimm’s (the classic...

The US delegation was dressed rather well for the opening...

This is the relaxing life at home

iPhone 3G!!! Updating here via 3G connection. Prepare yourselves for more blogging of the minutiae...

Tumblr beta release

Dining in London

As a foodie, I can’t resist writing about some places I ate at in London: Three Mondays ago, I...

I love chocolate - Marcolini in Brussels.

Trafalgar Square as the skies are clearing

Canal in Amsterdam

Serpentine at Hyde Park, London

Sign at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin

Butterfly at Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam.

Paris Opera House

Belgian waffles…another foodie highlight of my...

Last night on the London eye with friends.

Travels so far: Two Mondays ago..I was in London, stayed through Tuesday night. Wednesday I left for...

at my hostel in Paris, to Brussels tomorrow

At my hostel in Paris

Those of you who know me best (and my love of technology) would be laughing because I’m...

Jul

Oh hi 17.5% sales tax in London. Today in London.Tomorrow to Paris…through...

me: hihihihi
friend: yoyoyoyoyo
me: i'm in LONDON
friend: LONDON!
me: LONDON!!!
friend: crashing at chruay's?
me: yup

I haven’t started packing yet, and I’m leaving for Logan airport at 6

I am finally back in the states for a couple days after a month in Asia, and then I’m off to...

Tokyo was expensive. London looks to be a whole lot expensive-er. Leaving for the airport in T-7...

Thinking ahead to this year’s presidential election,...

I was looking over some old photos and found this one from...

Dad (using my MacBook): so why didn't you get the MacBook Air?
Me: because I didn't have an extra $2000 lying around
Dad: $1800

Mad at my iPod Touch because its battery life is...

Went to the Burlington Apple Store today and got the usual...

Big Buddha in Kamakura

about $135,000 gets you this in the mail and that money (for...

Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture.

A view I found of the trail in Hua Shan in...

Drummers at Harajuku.

Pasta Mia gnocchi….AMAZING…

Finally with steady access to internet, this is the first...

Lying awake here on a couch in dc

Hey guys, if the volcano was about to erupt they would give us a warning right? How long do you think we'd have to get off?
I think we're goners.

A wise person climbs fuji-san once, a...

In which case I really do hope I’m wiser after that grueling trek. I took the Keio highway...

This was..”miscellaneous cow parts” (I’m...

So the colors are a bit off, but we ate at this Thai place...

One of many food photos during my HK trip, this is spicy...

Delusional on Fuji-san from the...

Free form jazz!
Hey guys let's start coming up with Haikus.
Refrigerator.

“It’s a MEERKLE!!”
— Junna, struggling.

I’m getting an iPhone 3G as soon as I get back from Europe in August. I just found out that...

Climbing Mt. Fuji tonight.

For all y’alls who commented that the other theme was confusing..here ya go. I arrived safe...

JUST got back from the great city of Macau, about an...

“It just blows my mind that nearly this entire world is...”
— I like this quote by Johnny...

“I suddenly had this feeling that everything was connected....”
— A quote from V for Vendetta...

Starting on book #2 of this trip, except it has a different...

I figured this layout might be a bit tailored for my frequent posting of photos. It’s still...

Venturing out in the rain for the whole day.

Finally booked for a hostel near Mt....

A great little hostel near the Kawaguchi-ko station, about 40 minutes by bus from the Mt. Fuji 5th...

2-4-1 Martinis = best idea ever

The smokiest temple I’ve been in yet

Weird decoration outside of the building

Man Mo Temple on Hollywood Rd (the first street in Hong...

Why I love buying things in Hong Kong: for some reason, stuff is cheaper here, every place takes...

“We went to the New York World’s Fair, saw what the...”
— Slaughterhouse-Five, Vonnegut

Gate to Po Lin Monastery

Big Buddha from afar

Cable Car - Ngong Ping 360

Photo taking on the cable car

Sunset on Victoria Peak

View from Victoria Peak

Yup, housing is expensive here. And the city has the...

I finally updated my travel diary blog. It’s boring (very matter-of-fact), but mainly for my...

Travel interlude

Night view from the ferry docks

Rush hour light

View from the 43rd floor of the I.M. Pei building

1 or 43? If you go to the Bank of China building designed by...

Buildings around Central I wouldn’t exactly mind...

Burning incense sticks

Entrance to Wong Tai Sin/Sik Sik Yuen temple, at the Wong...

Lotus Garden at Chi Lin Nunnery

Nan Liang Garden…yes it’s in the middle of the...

Nan Liang Garden @ Diamond HIll MTR stop

Happy July 4th to all you stateside. It’s already the 4th here!

If you think it’s hot where you are… Right now the current temperature is 88F, feels...

I am off to Wong Tai Sin temple and the Chi Lin Nunnery… I really hope I don’t get...

“If the Web is to flourish, we cannot count on the good will...”
— Jakob Lodwick leaves blogging...

Love these buildings

My favorite photo of the day. At the science museum’s...

The banquet menu for the HK return to China

Ending the Japanese occupation of HK after World War II

replica of the real thing

Those are mountains of buns

“We began the march down the hill by the olive trees to the...”
— “occupation no...

I was going for a Holga-esque look with this one.

Batch of Hong Kong - Stanley photos are in reverse-chronological order.