Today I missed my SNG friends more than usual. Maybe it’s Yinwei’s latest blog entry, and the fact that I was talking to En a bit last night. Maybe it’s cos I just mailed Ivy her very belated birthday present. Or because everytime I go to Cornell I think of Weizhen. Or maybe it’s because […]
Category: Everyday Thots
Calling Music Lovers
It’s really been quite a happy few days music-wise for me. See, I thought that since it was my last few months in Toronto, I should really take advantage of the music performances available in the city before I go. Lo and behold I learn a whole bunch of new stuff that I never knew […]
Cornell's Banana Halloween
On Halloween, Zibin told me a funny story about how a giant banana came into one of his lectures, and how a gorilla came and chased it out of the lecture. Guess what? The pranksters put it on YouTube (what isn’t on YouTube nowadays?!). It’s too long a clip I think, but still, I’m thinking […]
SAC's Vendetta
The SAC building in UofT has always been a canvas of sorts for creative and prankish spirits. The artwork is more often than not contained to the dome. I still remember the huge “ERTW” (Engineers Rule The World) painted in huge yellow lettering in my 2nd year as an undergrad. This particular piece on the […]
A Pleasant Evening
Part I: Wine Shopping Kenneth (Li) and I went to get a bottle of wine for Daryl and Lily before going over to their new place for dinner. After some rather humorously inane discussion about wine selection (neither of us know much about wine), we bought what turned out to be a very good bottle […]
Obfuscate. Agrestic. Congeries.
I may be speaking relatively, but I think I have a meager vocabulary. (It doesn’t help that I just had dinner with a friend yesterday who was able to name 5 animals beginning with the alphabet ‘Q’ at the drop of a hat. And the only one I recognized was ‘Quail’. Ken, you want to […]
Of Humans, Birds & Squirrels
Last friday we were shopping at a factory outlet in Waterloo, NY. And there was this flock of seagulls just standing there in the middle of the parking lot. Cars would go by really close to them, and they didn’t even flick a feather. The kid in me couldn’t resist wanting to disturb them. So […]
Chasing the Blues
Sore throat. Body-aches. Headache. Have paper to finish by mid-week and still a way to go. Read Ivy’s blog just now. She had her own version of ‘My Favourite Things’. Thought maybe I’ll try thinking up a few of mine. Brilliant blue skies. Beautiful sunsets. Warm apple cider. Reading in bed. Quiet time in the […]
Agony!
After all that talk about how I like Into The Woods and Agony in particular, I can finally show it to you! There are quite a few versions on YouTube. This one’s from the DVD recording of the original cast, with Robert Westenberg as Cinderella’s Prince and Chuck Wagner as Rapunzel’s Prince. It was a […]
November 1
It’s All Saints Day. And it’s also Zibin’s 28th birthday today. And finally, after a 5-year gap, I’m actually physically present for his special day again. :P ************** Zibin’s been commenting that I’m behaving like the city mouse who went to the village. But I can’t quite help it. I am a city mouse. When […]
Journey of the Heart 