Thursday, June 28, 2012
Florence
We arrived Florence yesterday and the food is muchhhh better than Istanbul! Went to a seafood restaurant that is by a river-with lovely view, perfect weather and good food :) I tried to resist having desserts, but their panna cotta is too nice!!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Kebabs and yogurt
So today is my last day in Istanbul, and I'll be off to Florence ( Italy) tomorrow. I've been eating a lot of kebabs nowadays and I really don't wanna see or eat them in the coming years. Not exaggerating but how could people just eat grilled lamb with a lump of yogurt everyday? Meh.
Went to the topkapi palace yesterday, where the royal family lived during the Ottomon Empire. It was grand and I love the decor- the wall is composed of busy floral patterns, yet they create an inadvertent harmony. Okay this last sentence is a bit phony I admit. But whatever.
The most fascinating part of the palace was its collection of ancient weapons. I can sense that the Turks are really violent and brutal- they have all sorts of curved daggers, blades, long swords and pistols. I wonder if the design of curved blades are to lift the opponents' bodies up when they're killed?( Kinda like 串燒? Alright I know I'm abit 變態）
Another interesting thing is that every morning and evening, there would be Muslims performing the prayer ritual. It's amazing how long he could hold his breath and how far his voice could reach. It's embarrassing sometimes because my dad would get excited when he hears it and sings along on the street(!) he also said I can record him and not disclose his identity D:
We went to a nice fine dining restaurant today which specializes in Ottomon cuisine. They used a lot of spices and herbs to prepare each dish and I especially like Baked Melon. Their melon is super sweet and the chef carved it and stuffed some couscous inside. The couscous is mixed with raisins, dried apricots, cubed chicken and garnished with a little cinnamon. I'm definitely going to try making this on my own in the states!
Today, we wanted to do a hop on and off bus tour but it wasn't with it (20 euro per person). So we walked to the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market in hope of buying some souvenirs... But argh they are so 行。Every store sells the same stuff! But I have to say that Turkish are very good sales.. Once you eye on their products for more than 30 secs, they would start to say 'My friend!' then pull you over and ho chi ho close gum D: My dad wanted to buy some saffron, and I called 'mami' since my mom was far away.. Then the staff also yelled 'mami!!!! Come come!' (汗)
Saffron is actually a really expensive type of herbs! Three grams cost 50 lira (~HKD$215). Heard that they are real good with paella. Gonna bring some back to the states.
And Turkey is full of cats! There are all kinds of short haired cat breeds and like Turkish people, they are super friendly and approachable. They can somehow sense that I love cats too! There were three surrounding our table today and one even crawled up meowing for food! I was so busy getting bread pieces and fish tails for them without my dad noticing...
That's all for now;)
Went to the topkapi palace yesterday, where the royal family lived during the Ottomon Empire. It was grand and I love the decor- the wall is composed of busy floral patterns, yet they create an inadvertent harmony. Okay this last sentence is a bit phony I admit. But whatever.
The most fascinating part of the palace was its collection of ancient weapons. I can sense that the Turks are really violent and brutal- they have all sorts of curved daggers, blades, long swords and pistols. I wonder if the design of curved blades are to lift the opponents' bodies up when they're killed?( Kinda like 串燒? Alright I know I'm abit 變態）
Another interesting thing is that every morning and evening, there would be Muslims performing the prayer ritual. It's amazing how long he could hold his breath and how far his voice could reach. It's embarrassing sometimes because my dad would get excited when he hears it and sings along on the street(!) he also said I can record him and not disclose his identity D:
We went to a nice fine dining restaurant today which specializes in Ottomon cuisine. They used a lot of spices and herbs to prepare each dish and I especially like Baked Melon. Their melon is super sweet and the chef carved it and stuffed some couscous inside. The couscous is mixed with raisins, dried apricots, cubed chicken and garnished with a little cinnamon. I'm definitely going to try making this on my own in the states!
Today, we wanted to do a hop on and off bus tour but it wasn't with it (20 euro per person). So we walked to the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market in hope of buying some souvenirs... But argh they are so 行。Every store sells the same stuff! But I have to say that Turkish are very good sales.. Once you eye on their products for more than 30 secs, they would start to say 'My friend!' then pull you over and ho chi ho close gum D: My dad wanted to buy some saffron, and I called 'mami' since my mom was far away.. Then the staff also yelled 'mami!!!! Come come!' (汗)
Saffron is actually a really expensive type of herbs! Three grams cost 50 lira (~HKD$215). Heard that they are real good with paella. Gonna bring some back to the states.
And Turkey is full of cats! There are all kinds of short haired cat breeds and like Turkish people, they are super friendly and approachable. They can somehow sense that I love cats too! There were three surrounding our table today and one even crawled up meowing for food! I was so busy getting bread pieces and fish tails for them without my dad noticing...
That's all for now;)
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Turkey
Had a really good time in turkey;) my mom couldn't stand me when I strategically tilted my head or placed my arm when we're taking photos. Meh. Went to Haggia Sophia and the Blue Mosque today. I can only say this Turkish tourism is kinda a ripoff sometimes. Esp the 'last home of Mary' in Ephesus. As a non religious person.. I have zero fascination in Mary and having paid 13 lira ($55 hkd) to see a Brick house .. O sai jui. Sorry if I offended anyone lol.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
說再見的時候
summer school 就這樣完了。朋友也飛回香港了，只剩下我在家。
明明不是明天走，但我已經很捨不得Chapel Hill了。特別是house mates...跟你們每天煮飯，看running man/鬼片、拖著重得要命的垃圾去很遠的垃圾站（卻還要我們付waste management的費用！）、看 landlord kayla的面色、一起在客廳溫finals、 然後發瘋、被逼看少女時代的MV（超毒的這個行為），甚至看龍心(!!)、不斷的互嚇對方 （這個不是我開始的...但成功嚇倒人的確很有成就感)等...
習慣獨來獨往的我，喜歡窩在房間裡，很多時都沒有分享的心態（也就是自私就對了）...跟你們一起住後，大家坦誠相對，有什麼不爽的都說出來，這樣比強忍，然後背後插對方更加好。也感謝我的house mate不斷鞭察我（特別是我煮菜的時候，他特別緊張！但這樣又令我更緊張!）
說實話：當初不確定這個三人組合是否適合長居的。但我們完全不同性格的人走在一起，能互相忍耐（特別是爭Internet的時候 XD)、抓到對方的心意、用心去聽每個人的意見而達到共識，是一種緣分。
我會好想你們
明明不是明天走，但我已經很捨不得Chapel Hill了。特別是house mates...跟你們每天煮飯，看running man/鬼片、拖著重得要命的垃圾去很遠的垃圾站（卻還要我們付waste management的費用！）、看 landlord kayla的面色、一起在客廳溫finals、 然後發瘋、被逼看少女時代的MV（超毒的這個行為），甚至看龍心(!!)、不斷的互嚇對方 （這個不是我開始的...但成功嚇倒人的確很有成就感)等...
習慣獨來獨往的我，喜歡窩在房間裡，很多時都沒有分享的心態（也就是自私就對了）...跟你們一起住後，大家坦誠相對，有什麼不爽的都說出來，這樣比強忍，然後背後插對方更加好。也感謝我的house mate不斷鞭察我（特別是我煮菜的時候，他特別緊張！但這樣又令我更緊張!）
說實話：當初不確定這個三人組合是否適合長居的。但我們完全不同性格的人走在一起，能互相忍耐（特別是爭Internet的時候 XD)、抓到對方的心意、用心去聽每個人的意見而達到共識，是一種緣分。
我會好想你們
Friday, June 15, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
How to make Tamago-yaki
this chef is really cute!
"You don't need skills to make tamago-yaki...I can fail it. You can watch me fail it. See? I can't even fold this properly. In fact, the egg is broken."
:D I'm so gonna try this tonight!
後記：
我弄到了：）
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
on love (2)
"跟媽媽談過同性戀的問題 我跟她說 說起同性戀的時候 請不要想是否天生 是否成長時有問題才會演變成同性戀者. 正如異性戀者不會去想自己喜歡異性是否天生 是否成長時有問題才會喜歡異性. 有沒有人問過你為什麼喜歡異性? 有沒有人問過你都還沒試過跟同性談戀愛 為什麼說定了自己只喜歡異性? 沒有. 眾生 本來平等. 我哽咽的問了她一句: 你知不知道這個世界上很多悲劇是從何而來? 我說 是因為太多人將身邊的人分為我者和他者 (The Others). 黑人遭歧視 是因為白人將他們classified as "The Others" 認為他者就是比自己低等 他們的血是被污染的 就是因為有這種看法 黑白人互相殘殺 (不明白的 請你去看看slavery literature). 男人歧視女人 是因為女人被認為是一種比男人次一級的人 所以在某些社會 女人被強暴 是視為理所當然. 恐同者亦然. 如果說愛偉大 大得可以原諒所有罪惡 那為什麼不可以大得跨過性別界限? 如果說不能 請不要跟我說愛 不要說神佛愛我 不要說要我學習神佛的愛."– quoted from facebook
很有意思吧
很有意思吧
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Let bygones be bygones
Sometimes I hoped that my memories with you were nothing but a dream or a delusion. I have struggled to convince myself that they never happened. Each time I tried to push them into the dark, they came back stronger and more vivid than ever. But they retained no sense of warmth or intimacy.
Then it struck me how distant we are now. It took us ages to get a hold of new selves that were better suited to each other. It wasn't easy for the two of us to build something out of nothing. It seemed unreal that we have gone that far and ended in nothingness.
But the pain is real. It would come without warning, and disappear just as suddenly. Those momentary flood of good times dissolve and melt before it takes full shape.
It was the torture of being unable to attain a clear view of those memories that I suffered most.
I can't find the image, I'm standing still, and I can't find the image.
Then it struck me how distant we are now. It took us ages to get a hold of new selves that were better suited to each other. It wasn't easy for the two of us to build something out of nothing. It seemed unreal that we have gone that far and ended in nothingness.
But the pain is real. It would come without warning, and disappear just as suddenly. Those momentary flood of good times dissolve and melt before it takes full shape.
It was the torture of being unable to attain a clear view of those memories that I suffered most.
I can't find the image, I'm standing still, and I can't find the image.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
蝴蝶效應
沒有人有義務要對你好
樂付出、少計較
每個人都是相依共存的
今日你幫他，他日你有困難，他亦必想盡辦法幫你。
明知這是一個很簡單的道理
卻還是做不到
那些對你好的人，你除了要珍惜、感恩外
也要多站於別人的立場，多想關心他們，不要等別人向你求救
樂付出、少計較
每個人都是相依共存的
今日你幫他，他日你有困難，他亦必想盡辦法幫你。
明知這是一個很簡單的道理
卻還是做不到
Saturday, June 9, 2012
很hea的一天
今天做了一件很久都沒有做的事--打書釘
記得小時候在Times Square的柏斯琴行學琴
隔壁就是Page One
我跟老師很聊得來，她也很愛看書
我倆常常以“看琴書”的名義在上課時偷跑去Page One看有什麼新書出
較膚淺得我那時候超喜歡林詠深的！（我大概買了她全部“消失了的..."系列吧）
然後每次上堂前最期待的就是交換小說看 (這個應該解釋了我彈鋼琴的技術D:)
講返正題
今天在Barnes & Noble待了3小時，超糾結的
太多書想買啦
同時我又不斷的在Amazon check價錢
然後發覺在書店兩本書的價錢=Amazon三本書的價錢（！）
但心想...我寧願比Barnes & Noble賺錢都好過Amazon呢D大企業賺
左擇右擇
終於買了兩本書 (Wind-up Bird Chronicle + A Brave New World)
但以下是我好想買埋ge書
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| Read Of Mice and Men before...but this type of demoralizing story interests me |
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| A daughter describing how she witnessed the horror of the Cambodian genocide (Khmer Rouge) |
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| Personal account by survivor of the Holocaust Funny (but random) findings: |
最後在Weaver Street Market外面讀了幾小時
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| 帶這本書回香港爸爸應該會罵...因為對他來說這個作者又random又無教育意義又佔空間 |
超hea但我很想每天都是這樣子過啊
Friday, June 8, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
人
一個人永遠是美醜混合
有些人花很多時間去經營自己的外在美
但這些只是給別人的表象
期待成為他們心裡想看見的你
越想面面俱到的，小動作就越多
當你演得很勉強時, 最難以說服的觀眾, 並不是對方, 而是你自己
有些人花很多時間去經營自己的外在美
但這些只是給別人的表象
期待成為他們心裡想看見的你
如果真的要全面的拆穿你
那太狼狽、太難堪了
越想面面俱到的，小動作就越多
當你演得很勉強時, 最難以說服的觀眾, 並不是對方, 而是你自己
只能說
「相遇會高興」不等於「相處會高興」
就當這一切是磨練
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
re:plus
sometimes we spill out words that we never suspected of being harmful or for a meaning we never intended to impart. yet at the end, those are the very words that tear you apart.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
這幾天
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| Brunch@ Southern Season french toast (top left), omelette with jack cheese (top right), egg benedict (bottom left) |
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| meh |
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| ellooo |
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| dinner @ Brio! |
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| tea :) |
Friday, June 1, 2012
H&M 無聊之作
今天下了大雨＋學校有baseball game, 但租了一整天的車不想浪費掉，所以照計劃去了Crabtree Valley Mall （跟Crabtree & Evelyn 完全沒有關係的！）臨出發前想起朋友推薦的一家義大利餐廳（Brio)，於是訂了位子。
Crabtree位於Raleigh,離家大約20分鐘，但因下大雨的關係 我們用了大概1小時才到吧。我懷著買romper的心情衝進H&M,無奈今個collection很不行，design plain/basic 到暈。無聊起來跟candy互相挑選衣服（當然越爆越好!) –而她完全抓到我的死穴!
這條碎花裙實在太適合我了。肚子也有微凸的效果。
只能說我們太無聊了...不過Candice姐咩都carry到！還說這條裙對她來說太低胸D:
然後我們去了Brio吃晚飯，但我有點失望啊，並沒有我朋友說得那麼好吃。
連鎖式意大利餐館很難做得道地吧
回家後四個人打麻將，吃腐竹糖水，挺溫馨的啊