Monthly Archives: April 2011

One of my favourite friends in this whole world just got hitched. I couldn’t be there for the exchange of vows but I will be there for one of their receptions. It made me thought a lot about life and … Continue reading →

The other day, I bumped into a Japanese friend of mine at a cafe. We had a quick 15 minute chat. Even though it was a quick chat, I felt that it was a good conversation. We basically talked about … Continue reading →

I haven’t sketched a human portrait in ages. So today I decided to sketch Ed. The purpose of the sketch was to practice getting my composition right. The sketch took me a long time to do. But hopefully with more … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was feeling a little tired from the entire week of sleep debt. So last night, I decided to paint. I haven’t painted for almost a year because I couldn’t find inspiration but yesterday, I thought, heck it, I’ll … Continue reading →

两个小时前，我感到很累。但是现在我一点都不困。我的身体是很奇怪。 如果超过某一个时间，而我还没睡觉，我可能睡不着或者睡不香。 刚才，我去看了一个人的blog.他写的中文和英文都很好。我很羡慕他。我希望以达到他的汉语水平。每天写日记是一个提高语言水平的方法。所以，我每天要在这里写我的日记。不好意思，我的文章肯定有很多错。朋友们，如果你们可以读汉语的话，请帮我改。 今天， 我的心里不太平静。可能，我觉得我的汉语进步很慢。而且，现在我觉得我每天没有时间。我想要很多事情。但是，我感到每天没有时间。其实，我觉得我平常都浪费很多时间，做很无聊的事情。 我觉得我最大的问题是我平常都睡不香。 不是做噩梦，就是睡觉的时候我的脚和胳臂非常麻木，而且很疼。关于，第二个原因，我没有办法。我从小到大都有这个毛病，看医生都没有什么用。我无可奈何。 好了。今天到这吧。我现在要试试睡觉。

One interesting thing that I learnt when I first came to China is that sometimes, “no” means “yes”. And, no, there’s no sexual connotations here [*plays sexual abuse campaigns – “no” means “no”*] I’m referring to invitations and gifts. I … Continue reading →

我记起中学的时候，有一个好朋友告诉我，“我们应该在中学中的时候不要怕犯错误，应该冒险一试。最好现今犯错误。当成人的时候，我们的冒险机会越来越少。当时，如果我们失败了，我们失去更多。也更多人会批评我们的错误。但是现在，如果我们失败了，最严重都是给别人笑我们。” 我明白了他的意思。 但是，当成人了，我们还要冒险一试。不怕冒险。不怕别人笑我们。 不犯错误的人往往也就是无所作为的人。

Living in Bejing has made me learn one new fact about myself. I really despise the cold. The winter in Melbourne is fine, if you can even call it winter. It’s usually does not drop below 0 degree Celsius at … Continue reading →

Sometime during the blistering cold last December, Ed and I ascend Jian Kou, the Great Wall again. Despite the dangers that I encountered during my first trip there, the scenery there just draws me to the place. I went knowing … Continue reading →

edit: This post was imported from my old blog. It was originally written in November 2010. Jian Kou. Oh wow, certainly one of the best hikes I’ve done in my life. Yesterday (edit: this was drafted yesterday) we seized the … Continue reading →