淡雪

it's really interesting how we watch the same film or read the same book in different stages of our lives and have totally different feelings, or picked up something we haven't noticed before. the texture between cheesecake and souffle is where the best world lies, it's the world of 淡雪チーズスフレケーキ, what kind of flavours can we infuse into it? eggnog? where's my imaginary christmas tree? isn't it good that there are things to look forward in our lives? the home in rural Yamagata in The Departures is so beautiful..

there are so many good books in the world - read, breathe, think, draw, bake, walk and smile!

當有時間，就不知道該先做什麼，是重看看過幾十遍的書嗎？那肯定是 La Riviere a L'envers或L'Élégance du hérisson...哈。又會無試過撞到都鍾意睇呢兩本書的人。

tiara

in college for formal tonight, seems like everyone is here ♥ : ) the menu for tonite's xmas dinner was homemade chestnut soup; roast turkey, pigs in blankets, swede & carrot puree buttered new potatoes and red wine jus (or mushroom wellington, which was even better); christmas pudding & brandy sauce AND cheese board and biscuits AND coffee and mince pie, AND pre-dinner wine AND red, white, sherry and port... food after my food-less week... end of michaelmas term.

muse

today was another very sweet day, why are days so sweet recently, with loving emails, and sophia was crying when she saw my xmas card oh no! she's so sweet! even the ames japanese librarian was sweet, musing through my drawings and table of picture story books.

so life is good despite starvation :P

and, read a lot today, which is good : )

meeting a friend tmr morning, for coffee and guitar, lunch, hand in essay, christmas formal. end of term, unbelievable!

凍冰冰

hmm, my little world is so great these days. just got home from long chat on the freezing street with sijia, 5*C, face frozen, but nice nice. Replied two long due emails... Had a great class, on oh my love, picturebooks! 絵本. They are such amazing stuff. And class tea party, like the tiger who came for tea, with mince pie and gingerbread cookies our professor baked! nice coffee with gabs this 'morning,' the pic shows his moleskin & handwriting which I am desperate to steal lol. sent a lot of xmas cards. happy happy, can't wait to bring my beautiful picture storybooks from hk back. can't wait to know what I will be researching for my coming term, and my thesis. :P can't wait to beautiful tomorrow. :P so cold now.

今日

today, is a happy day, for no reason, or for many different reasons. awww, why is today so great : ) happy happy, なんとなく楽しい。笑 Received a big parcel from Goldman Sachs, which turned out to be homebaked cookies from lovely roomie, in midst of essay and christmas cards writing/drawing : ) spent the afternoon 'moving books' to ames library, then went to Law library, it's so much like the airport, designed by Norman Foster, booo. Dinner with my loving family : ) Then xmas Carol service. hmm, must correct my essay, send to supervisor, and wake up to beautiful tomorrow : ) in theory there's still a lot of ppl i shd meet before xmas, but maybe gotta wait till next term :|

青黃

Joanna Wang's version of Vincent never fails to transport me emotionally and visually, the rawness of her voice, like the heavy stroke of paint of provence's landscape, dreamy.

Almost never cooked properly since I came here. So today, I shopped a whole bag of yellow and green lemony limey food, made buckwheat crepe, half with sweetcorn and tuna (without mayo) and another half with lemon, lime mousse, banana, and blueberry. first savory, then sweet. with iceberg lettuce. thankz betts mama for cinnamon, next time I can add cinnamon in the flour/egg mix : )

Met up with UWCers for brunch, and bumped into Alicia. Spent a nice quiet little afternoon at Jocalatte. saw some nice people in college. now, write xmas card & work!

蝴蝶

今日はちょっとよくない、ずっど図書館にいった、頭がずっと痛かった、だから七時家に帰って、休むつもりだ、簡単な晩ご飯を作って、おくりびとを見た、もう一度ですか？そう、何回見ても感動する映画です。映画を見ながら、絵を描いていた。ここに来たら、絵がぜんぜん描いていなかった、絵を描くこどが大好きだけど、私にとて簡単じゃないと思う。今朝、長い時間見なかったhousemateと会った、いつもアフリカの森中、蝶についての研究をしてる、今回もとても特別な蝶を探した、いろいろを見せた、面白い！

今天在圖書館很久，七時後決定休息，做了簡單的壽司，一邊看禮儀師的奏鳴曲（又睇？今次睇比上次更好睇！）一邊畫畫。畫畫是我做的活動中最難的之一，七年前的我說，因為那是我唯一perfectionist的事。早餐時，什少見的生態研究員同屋剛從非洲帶了很多稀有蝴蝶回來，粉紅色長尾巴的叫moon moth真好聽。