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Jul 31, 2012

btw i bought a few stuff from UO online recently and i can't wait for them to arrive!!

they're all on sale.
:D

so i just watched Adventure Time
it was good!

and also deadmau5 released a new track called "There might be coffee"
:D

oh and the gif is totally irrelevant.

Jul 29, 2012

finally back

whoo. i'm super tired!
went to take pictures with Ben today.

Friday was the 30th day of my workout log

so Friday was the 30th day of my workout day that was logged onto my workout log.
and from the very beginning 6/21,


core:
i can do 50 for upper back
45 for abdominal crunch
and 55 for lower back
arms:
i can do 55 for pectoral machine
45 for arm extension
40 for arm curl
40 for shoulder press
legs:
i can do 70 for abductor inner
80 for abductor outer
60 for leg extension
60 for leg curl
and 80 for leg press

and on the last days, 7/25-7/27,
core:

i can do 75 for upper back
65 for abdominal crunch
and 75 for lower back
arms:
i can do 75 for pectoral machine
70 for arm extension
55 for arm curl
45 for shoulder press
legs:
i can do 90 for abductor inner
100 for abductor outer
75 for leg extension
75 for leg curl
and 120 for leg press

large improvement on leg muscles but little improvement on arm muscles

anyway, i'm starting a new log 
and hopefully, i can improve even more in the last few weeks before i go back to Taiwan.

photos

Splash

Block party

Untitled

Drop the beat

Jul 28, 2012

MADE IT!!!

my reverse clock!!

so i just went back from a friend's party

he's from our photo club
he's going to Chicago.
it's a farewell party.
and Ben and his gf drove us to Renton and back to Seattle! thanks so much!!
and on out way back we stopped by IKEA :D
we're all excited because the only IKEA in "Seattle" is actually in Renton.

so i got a clock and i'm going to make it goes backward!!
working on it right now :P

It's been 2 hours and I still can't fall asleep :((((

I'm taking sleeping aid pill
The anti histamine one

Damn it.


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Jul 27, 2012

it's weekend

i'm going to a friend's party tomorrow
so yeh gotta go to bed early today.

i've been forcing myself to get more than 8 hours of sleep per day lately
which is the same case as forcing myself to eat over 3000 Cals per day.
it's all for my own good!! must have a fit body!

nothing much to say.

so i had my window open

and then i heard a car passed by playing DJ Earworm's "Blame It on the Pop."
and then i was like "that song is so 2000... umm... 2009."
and i got it right. it's released at 2009.



holy crap!
it's been four years!?????
i'm listening to it now and it's bringing back so many memories!!
still very catchy!
also Down by Jay Sean is still so awesome :P

Jul 26, 2012

poptarts confetti cupcake taste so good!!

and it's an easy source of calories!

Capitol hill block party

Woohoo!

Perpendicular

Fun

Benjamin
this is Ben

Beat Connection

Jul 25, 2012

The future!!

here's the URL.
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/356/120/2fc.png
in case it's too small.

Wednesday

Pretty good so far.
Being really productive today.
Finished my substrates and handed them to a post-doc.
And receive a new objective from another post-doc.
Also on my way to the lab,
I talked with a graduate student from our bioe department.
We were like
"oh the jelly fish thing!!!"
(see the link from a post few days ago)
Bioengineering rocks!!
Her name is Alice.
She said she would like a catdog.
Also I just met one of my classmates.
Talked with her a little.
She just got into a lab.
Going back now.
Then I'll go workout.

Oh and my gift to Miko and my brother all arrived today.
I'm glad they like their gifts!

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btw i watched an anime yesterday.

it's called "The Girl who Leapt through Time"

Jul 24, 2012

have been a little depressed lately.

let me see if the depression is periodic...
i dunno i've been depressed since Sunday-ish...
i just feel like i don't want to do anything.
even my favorite arm-workout day felt boring...
and i didn't go on Flickr at all...
i felt like my favorite songs aren't my favorites anymore...
and didn't feel like replying to messages from other people...

a little searching reveals something pretty peculiar.
hmmm... i was kind of depressed around June 20 something...
how about May?
interesting... May 20 something is pretty bad for me too...

hmmm.... end of the month doesn't seem like a good period of time for me.
i'm always depressed around that time.

Jul 22, 2012

yay bioengineers!

http://www.nature.com/news/artificial-jellyfish-built-from-rat-cells-1.11046

and there's this other guy

i've seen him several times on campus.
he once worked in 1101.
he's always wearing glasses with thick dark frame.

i saw him yesterday in the party.
and when Ben and I was taking the bus back, the guy was on the same bus too.
he's just standing in front of me.

as the bus approaches UW, i saw he got his gum on his lips and his hand.
and i wanted to help him out since i had tissue paper with me.
but i dunno... i felt super nervous and eventually decided to tap on his shoulder.

"do you need tissue paper?"
"oh yeh that'll be great. thank you."
handing over a bag of tissue paper
"oh i think that's the last one."
"yeh haha"


sorry i feel like i'm telling a lot of stories over the weekend.
but i hope you enjoy them.
i really wanted to draw them out in comic form but it'll probably look ugly and it'll probably take a lot of time.
so meh... i'll just type the stories.

three photos i took last week

more freelensing!! yay!!

Fountain

i <3 u

Hey, doggy!

i'll be uploading Capitol hill block party photo later. sometime next week.
i had the photos developed in Wallsgreen already! they look pretty good.

horde of packages just arrived

and one of them is
:DDDDDDD my poster is finally here!!!!
it's now on my wall!!!

keeep calmz an nyanyan nyanyanyanya!!?!

the first time we met was one year ago...

So I was following Ben to get to the front of the stage and all of a sudden, i felt a few taps on my shoulder and heard a hi!!
I turned around.

I saw an Asian girl dressed up quite formally. With makeup. Carrying a black purse with her. And smiling.

"Hey!"
"umm... Hi?"
Apparently I had no idea who she was.
"do u still remember me?"
"Ummm"
"Remember we were in the same math class?"
And my brain started going through faces I could possibly recall.
And then I remember there's once I talked with her.

It's a rainy day, pretty usual in Seattle.
linear algebra class. And I believe it's autumn quarter. Sometime between September and December 2011.

The class ended and I walked out from the door behind the classroom.
I forgot exactly how we started the conversation. But here's how it went in my fading memory.

"I've seen you so much in math classes!"
"Yeh I remember seeing you in math 307 last year!"
"Yeh we have been taking two math classes together."

She's the girl from two of the math classes I took.
One in spring quarter freshman year which is one year ago.
And another in autumn quarter sophomore year.
I remembered her as the girl who always wears makeup and dresses super formally.

"So where are you from?"
"I'm technically from Taiwan but I was born in Ohio so yeh.. And Where are you from?"
"I'm from Singapore."
Our conversation went on as we walked up the hill from Condon hall towards Schimtz hall.
I was rushing to my biology class and she's going another direction.
I don't quite remember other things we talked about. But I think she's in business or finance or economy.

"oh yeh!! You're from Singapore... Right?"
"yeh!!"
And then a guy came up behind the girl and said
"hi"
I said hi back.
And it's probably a good place to end the conversation.
So we said goodbye to each other.
She and the guy walked in the opposite direction and disappeared in the crowd.

I was shocked that she still remembered me so I was just standing there thinking about how we should have talked more.

Then Ben walked back and found me.
Then we walked toward the stage and disappeared in the crowd.





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No kidding as I finished typing the blog entry
I suddenly recalled her name.
She's Jaimy!
Not sure if I spell it correctly or not.

Capitol hill block party was awesome!

first, a picture of cute ghosts floating to nowhere
and everyone is amazed by the floating ghosts



so i woke up with a little bloating today
but eventually i got a little better
met with Ben and headed to Capitol hill

had lunch at oddfellows (though i didn't order anything)
then we walked around the block and found out that we could only go to 2 out of 5 stages.
the other 3 stages are 21 and over :/
but we still had so much fun!

we listened to music from so many bands; many introduced by Ben
my favorites are
Grimes
(love her Totoro bag too!!! :D it's hanging on her board thing)

 Major Lazer
(omg!!! the "Awooga" remix was incredible!!!)

and oops i smoked :P bought a pack of cigarettes from a nearby drugstore
well... it's like party so whatever... i don't party everyday so yeh....

and got nauseous stomachache after dinner at oddfellows (again)
but like the awesome music just made my stomach feeling so much better! that's why i'm still here blogging about all these awesome stuff!!

and i also met someone from my lab!! :D
so awesome to see him there!
and i saw many familiar faces too.

yay party people!!
and this super cute and pretty wristband
(i actually found a way to pull the plastic thing backward and successfully remove it from my wrist without damaging the cloth :D) (from youtube)

 i just want it as souvenir not re-using it or anything

more pictures to come as well as a video i recorded.
i took 27 pictures with the Kodak disposable! gonna get the pictures tomorrow!
haha i think i'm in love with Kodak disposable.

and Ben is a super chill and nice person. gonna hang out more with him in the future.
we have the same taste of style of music!! he loves to party too as i mentioned in a post last saturday.
we're going to Freaks of Nature on the 10th together too. 
:D

ok i'm tired now going to bed
cya! (and i smell like cigarettes :( boo.....)

Jul 20, 2012

friday night

nope, i didn't play Dear Esther tonight.
instead i did so many random stuff.
and now i'm going to bed
gotta go party tomorrow with energy right?
and that fucking 3200 Cals were hard to swallow!! :( but i did manage to eat them all at the end of the day.

and oh just something out of my mind.
once i swallowed Tums because i brushed my teeth already and do not want the fast in my mouth
so i swallowed it and i think it got stuck in my esophagus.... :(
it's painful
so i just drank warm water continuously and then i felt relieved after like 30 minutes or so.
moral of the story, don't ever swallow Tums again!!!

Block party
my ticket and camera!!

so apparently i was rushing through Dear Esther

*may contain spoiler*

so near the end of the game, i saw this shadow on top of the cliff near a candle
and as soon as i got near to it, it disappeared.
i just thought it was someone else.
but that didn't make sense
so i decided to google it today and found out numerous of forums talking about ghosts
there're more "ghosts" in the game
i didn't notice any ghost at all.
and there're more stuff to be discovered!
there're even sounds and items.

i'll play through it sometime tonight when i get back from the gym.
creepy!!!!!! tonight will be creepy as hell!!!

for now i'll just list some stuff i found interesting in the game
seagulls (appearance and bones)
symbols (electric circuits, neurons, chemical structures, Fibonacci spiral)
items (clothes, pictures, books)
writings (about Damascus)

meh

it was just a super normal week for me...
have been slacking off a bit from my lab...
and going to the gym every single day...
and eating over 3000 Cals daily as well...

anyway,
i'm going to a block party tomorrow
and going to a rave party on the 10th!
yay!! so much partying!
i haven't been partying since the summer started
so excuse me while i'm getting really excited about the parties!

Jul 18, 2012

loving Vihart's videos on YouTube.

this one is incredible.
sound wave and how we hear it are clearly described!


Jul 17, 2012

Finished Dear Esther

Really interesting ending. I was thinking of something more dramatic though.
The graphics look just awesome!!! Love it! And some part of the game is really creepy.

On my way to gym now.


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Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [1 of 3]



coolest video i've seen so far.

oh and the peppermint tea tastes so good and so stomach soothing!

haha couldn't resist the summer sales in Steam

i just bought "Dear Esther" for 75% off (cost no more than $3)
it looks like a very interesting game.
the graphics look amazing! the soundtrack too.
:D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Esther

Jul 14, 2012

Fireworks gif

here are some gif images i created with consecutive shots of the 4th of July fireworks in Gas Works Park here in Seattle!
amazing uh!?




and here are two other photos i uploaded to my flickr

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Blast



great day!

so last night i received a text from one of my friend, Benjamin, from photo club.
(which i was supposed to get back to him before hand but i forgot)
asking me if i'm going to a workshop for a photo developing technique (i don't want to explain it here) with him.
i was kind of struggling because i know that i have to wake up before 10 am but i wouldn't want to miss the chance of hanging out with him.
i replied yes.

so i woke up at 8 am today.
and then took a shower and had a "real breakfast"
then i met him at the bus stop at 9:30 am
we then took the bus to Capitol Hill
then we spent a few hours at a gallery called Rare Medium doing photo stuff
it's really fun!

then we had lunch and ice-cream.
we also chilled at the park and talked for more than an hour.
fed some cute pigeons and laughed so much about how the pigeons reacted to our movements and stuff.



and found out that i had so much in common with him.
he likes to party and have fun. he likes crows too. but he's a dog person.
he likes USA because of the way people think here.
then we went to a bookstore and just walked around.
and i bought a new book :P sorry but now i have two books to read for the summer!!
the book is called "Fountain of Age" by Nancy Kress; it's a novel about modern genetic technology!! :D

then we went grocery shopping at QFC.
then had dinner on the ave.

anyway, i had so much fun today.
and i'm super tired now and feeling very full.
should try the tea thing now and see if my stomach will feel better.

Jul 13, 2012

tea is here

unfortunately, right when the teas arrived, my stomach is now feeling better than ever....
Y U NO FEEL LIKE THROWING UP WHEN TEA IS HERE!? >:(
i will try them when my stomach isn't feeling well and hopefully they will help!

Jul 12, 2012

3197 Cals today. not bad.


hahaha


photos

Untitled

Peeling

Web

Crane

oh and wednesday was kinda strange

i got into so many conversations with so many people.
two of them are my bioe classmates
one of them is a stranger i met on my way to the gym asking for direction.
one of them is another stranger i met on my way back from the gym just talking about an article about bees in The Daily
two of them are my roommate

i guess it's because the smile on my face.
i'll smile more!! talking to people are nice! though sometimes i'll get into this awkward moment when i don't know what to say.

3338 Cals!! :D

yes!!! i did it!!

Jul 11, 2012

Today went pretty well

Except that all the perfect nanaopatterns I made were all broken :(
Like I cracked them :(

I was like omg these patterns look perfect
I'm going to put them in the "completed box" (it's the container where I put all the perfect ones with no crack, almost no bubble...)
But them as I lifted the mold up the glass just crack and I was like

O_o

Damn.... My precious sample...
And it just went into the regular box. And I ended up having all 4 of the samples I made today going into the regular box :(


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another site:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Gastroenterology/no-burping---gurgling-in-throat/show/357550?page=1


some results

another site:
http://ehealthforum.com/health/topic52397_20.html#b

i'm feeling better now...

anyways, i think a few things might help
1. try to sit in an upright position (like make your back completely erected instead of bent forward)
2. relax by breathing deeply (concentrate on breathing)
3. try some peppermint tea and fennel tea (i just ordered it on Amazon and the reviews are really really promising for those who have IBS)

and yeh hopefully that will make my gas problem a lot better.

so i just counted up my daily calories intake...

it's only 1985 :(
man i should eat more! but i have stomach problems... :(

ok i'm adding 310 now with a Handi-snacks from KRAFT and an Oreo ice-cream stuff
so that's 2295.

and...

omg 3241!? seriously!??
that's like i have to eat 1000 more calories!!!!!
stomach i really need you to cooperate...

still researching on the inability to burp thing.

Jul 10, 2012

my week so far is fine.

wake up, take a shower, go to lab, go to the gym, internet, sleep
with meals and washing face in between

i think my face is getting better slowly.
thanks Neutrogena astringent, Neutrogena sunscreen, and Nature's Cure benzoyl peroxide.

just came back form the gym and feeling full and nauseous.... :(
oh man, i was planning to have a plate of spaghetti and meatballs and another plate of food, but now i am just slowly finishing up a plate of spaghetti and meatballs.... 
gee... how can i grow muscles with so little calories a day!? :(

i'm researching on my problem now.
and i think it should somehow related to my inability to burp. no kidding.
i rarely burp. maybe twice a year?
all i get is "gurgle."

and i just found this super useful site! i'm not alone!



hope i'll find something out tonight!!! :D

Jul 9, 2012

haha i just want to lie on my bed, read my novel, listen to music and fall asleep!

that would be so awesome but i have to get up and walk to the light switch before i go to sleep.
that's why i made this simple machinery.
i can just pull the shoelace beside my bed and the light will turn off :D
haha sorry i'm just too lazy
plus i would get more awake if i got out of bed. :P



raining!

wow thunderstorm out there
but humidity is still 55%

Jul 8, 2012

perfect match.


fulfilling weekend!

so i finished my part for the photography book that is going to be published
sent the author and the publisher the permission form.

and i help a friend from photo club with his photos
and yeh we made the photos a lot better.

went worked out this afternoon as well.
and i think i'm pretty ready for the week now! :D

gonna go to bed at around 1 or 2 am
and wake up at around 11 am tomorrow
go to lab
come back at 4 or 5 pm
go work out
and if i have time i'll carry the Canon camera and my Nikon 50 mm prime lens with me and walk around to do some freelensing.
again, i can't believe how they match so perfectly!!!!!!

photos

Sunburst

Nourished by the sun

Riverside

Under the willow

Wallside