December 2009
14 posts
fighting
I feel like I’m fighting something that I cannot describe
There is a sense of isolation that keeps getting more and more prominant. When I try to talk to my father, he is not one to try to continue a conversation. I am constantly lost in translation, whether it be Cantonese or Shanghainese. I feel a slight disconnect from the people I feel close to. I’m starting to see things in...
“It’s not about bravery—if you see someone jumping off a roof, would...”
– Veteran politician Szeto Wah explains why he is against the plan wherein pan-democratic legislators resign from their seats to push for universal suffrage. Legislators from the Civic Party and the League of Social Democrats are likely to resign next year.
first day in hong kong
I woke up this morning, had breakfast, and then my dad and i went over to my yeye’s. They yakked in shanghainese/canto for a good hour or two, and then my dad had to go to a meeting so he left me with my grandpa and his maid. my yeye was like….uh…well theres not much to do or talk about. I was going to interview him for a project of mine, but then my video camera died. poo. I...
“Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is...”
– Denis Waitley
“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are...”
– Lao Tzu (via yellowfeversf) (via arielfreak) (via nostalgicdreams) (via deconstruct) (via iwantmybearsuit)
that. is deep stuff.
(via timblog)
TONIGHT, WE DINE IN HELL!!!!
just felt like saying it. I love that movie
happiness and life
helloadriane:
via: notebookdoodles
I realized today
I realized that I feel like I’m headed towards something.
But I don’t know what that something is.
And it might be something great.
I don’t know how great
but no matter, I am headed towards something
and that unrest within me
almost
traps me
or
diverts me
or
ties me up
and keeps me in constant anxiety
that its hard to live in the present.
and that scares me
...
I’m afraid right now….because nothing lasts forever.