I am currently sitting in UBC’s beautiful Irving K. Barber library, in the Chapman Learning Commons on the third floor, and I am quite enjoying the quiet, serene atmosphere here. This place is a revamped old building constructed in a gothic cathedral-like style, with stone arches, stained glass windows, and a high vaulted ceiling. After [...]

Everyone, you should all go watch Coraline! It is sooo good. Creepy and cute. Gotta love Tim Burton; he’s like the American version of Hayao Miyazaki. My mom came home on Wednesday, and brought me a crapload of presents. Call me materialistic, but I am super happy. XD! In other news, it’s actually Reading Break [...]

My mom’s going back to China for Christmas because my grandfather is not well. Clearly the proposed trip to Mexico is down the drain. I don’t mind, though. Family matters take precedence, and I wasn’t that set on Mexico anyway. Plus I already have the ski trip to look forward to (and, as you guys [...]

Greetings, everyone! Contrary to popular belief, I have no intention of letting this blog die. Sorry for my lack of regular updates, and I realize my readership is dwindling, but this blog will definitely keep going. It’s just that I tend to go through these strange private-entry phases where I write nothing but private entries [...]

I went to this Mandarin pop concert in Vancouver the other night. It was okay … it was rather more like a Chinese New Year Gala than a proper concert, but meh. There were some good bits. And I have JUST gotten the news from my minions that Obama is now president of the United [...]