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Monday, 27 February 2012

skyline sunset

haven't done any art by hand in a longgg time. a well deserved study break :P

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

a real life break-up song

sometimes it's so easy to get caught up in your feelings post break-up that it almost feels like you're living a real life break-up song:

...staring absentmindedly into the horizon, wondering what, when, and why

...gazing outside on a rainy day reflecting on how you could have kept things from spiraling into nothing

...sitting alone at the bar, waiting for the next love to come along

i guess that's just how love is. it enters your life like a unexpected gust of cold wind, leaves you breathless and exhilarated. but before you know it, it disappears as fleetingly as it came to you, and you wonder if it was all just a dream.

as is life. treasure the memories and learn from the experience, but don't linger so much that you make the break-up songs you're listening to on repeat (don't deny it!) come true.

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Valentine's Day: Expectations v.s. Reality

valentine's day while single....

valentine's day while dating someone....

oh, the tough life of a student... :(

Monday, 07 November 2011

How Allergy Medicine is Deceiving

i ran out of allergy medicine the other day, so i went out and bought some from CVS... i was enraged at the following discovery!

any idea why they do this?!

Monday, 29 August 2011

new york, new york

amanda's moving to the big apple!

since i have been AWOL for the past half year, let me update you once again. finished off my first year of college and leveled up to sophomore status.a nooby little freshman no more. i spent the entire summer studying abroad in beijing and returned with improved chinese but subpar english skills. then i spent the remaining month or so of summer that i had left relaxing, and tomorrow i'm headed off to new york for the fall!

so about the "big apple" -- i get that it's big, but why APPLE?! nothing in new york immediately comes to mind as very obviously red or apple-like. here are some more nicknames that i deem way more appropriate:

big slices of pizza

big buildings

big yellow taxi

big mixing bowl

big chunk out of your wallet

big broadway

big traffic jams

big chinatown

big on fashion

makes you big (from eating D:)

...

i could on and on but... i should get back to packing! until next time...

Friday, 01 April 2011

w.d.y.t. - would you make the sacrifice?

what do you think?

if you were given the opportunity to start life completely anew with the guarantee that you will succeed/be rich/get whatever you want, but at the cost of giving up everything you know and love (family, friends, reputation, accomplishments -- basically give up your current life for a blank slate, except you still retain your current memories and knowledge), WOULD YOU DO IT?? what is your reasoning?

Thursday, 13 January 2011

chubby cheeks

POP QUIZ:

judging from the above picture, amanda...

A) won a chipmunk look-a-like contest

B) just kicked someone's butt in a fight (and gained some battle wounds)

C) is storing food in her cheeks in preparation for winter hibernation

D) used too much botox

E) just got her wisdom teeth out!!!!

Correct answer: A and E.

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happy new year everyone!! so..... i'm finally back from an ultra-long unannounced hiatus... my excuses are school, finals, winter break cruise, ski-trip, and finally, wisdom-tooth removal!

i know, i know... there's no excuse for neglecting xanga :( sorry! i promise i'll be a better blogger this year!

anyways, quick recap of my life thus far:

1) my first sem of college is overrr! i'd like to say i picked up both some good and bad habits.... anyways, pumped for the rest of my freshman year! also, finals week was HELL.

2) went on my first cruise in the caribbean over christmas/new year's. super fun fun fun! some highlights: got to kiss a stingray, ate my heart out (on a boat m'f-er!), learned to gamble, and got to enjoy many alcoholic beverages LEGALLY! woohoo :)

3) ski trip with my friends... basically learned how to ski. man, am i bad at skiing.

4) all four of my wisdom teeth came out this tuesday.... was TERRIFIED. i had laughing gas for the longest time (didn't really work) and then was sedated via IV. don't remember anything... anyways, i have been all drugged up on painkillers and antibiotics since tuesday. basically, wasting away in bed while my face inflates to the size of jupiter :( also, i am starving. i would kill for a steak right now. or chipotle. mmm... chipotle.........

Friday, 05 November 2010

chalktalk: "freshman 15"

so i lied. after my summer hiatus, i decided to take another hiatus. i'm in college now - give me a break! :P between the activities, partying, and of course studying, i've neglected my xanga.

anyways, decided to start a new mini-series called "chalktalk". it's about random stuff i observe or lessons i learn from my time here in college. we'll see how this goes...

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

i'm baaaack

i think AzureRecollections may have seen my picture on some milk carton or something because until he asked my whereabouts, i have been MIA.

but never fear, because now i am back!! and more clueless and asian than ever before! however, i am no longer 13. sorry.

what have i been up to? let's recap!

june: i graduated from high school! woohoo. as you can imagine, i took full advantage of being a second semester senior and slacked off all i could (including on xanga :P)

beach week: dunno if you got to experience this seniorly tradition, but it is AWESOME. most of the graduated seniors from our school went down to outer banks, north carolina to chill for an entire week! i conquered my fear of waves and came back african-american (SO TAN!!! x_x).

airborne! immediately after coming back from beach week, i headed off on a 18 hour plane ride to china, where i spent the rest of my summer vacay! did i mention i LOVE airplane rides?! eating, sleeping, and peeing 20398523 feet in the air is so thrilling hahahaha.

shanghai expo! we waited many, many, many hours in the smoldering heat. went to chinese, saudia arabia, south korean, GE/SAIC future car, state grid, chinese small companies, oil, and a bunch of south american pavilions. was it worth it? i can't say that it was, but i can say that i am a survivor!!!

anyways, i spent the rest of the summer lounging, eating lychee and longan (yummm), shopping to my heart's desire, taking glamour pics, and CLUBBING wootwoot :) now i'm back and will be off to college in a few.

see!! i wouldn't take such a long break from xanga without good reason. well, except for maybe the fact that xanga is BLOCKED in china >:[

Sunday, 02 May 2010

What Women Really Do in Restrooms

yesterday, i was asked the age old question:
what do women REALLY do when they use the restroom?
well... sort of. it was actually phrased like this:
why do women always feel the need to announce when they are going to the bathroom?
my answer:
because we take so damn long! you see, half the time we aren't even using the bathroom....
note: you might need to click to enlarge some of these teeny tiny pictures!