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View of the Charles from our room at 3 am

So this summer has been quite awesome so far with a summer program at MIT
that let me tinker with breadboards




and learn python




and apply matrices to real-life scenarios,



all of which I found tremendously useful in deciding what to focus on in the future.
Engineering, one of the teachers said, was basically made up of design and creation.
If that's the case, sign me up.

Apologize

Every time I wear a knock-off designer item, I am very apologetic to that designer because I'm, in the simplest means, disregarding that designer's hard work and innovative creation. But what can I do? It costs a fortune for a student to afford the Doc Martens they want and anything emanating Marc Jacobs's casual brilliance and the Alexander Wang comfortable, chic top and the millions of other things she's been eyeing on magazines and other people in the halls and cities she walks around. (no wait -) !

It weighs heavily on the conscience. Sigh.

Take a Bow

The Bow shall be this set's motif:

Ann Taylor pj top,

liberty tank,

Refuge animal print jeans ($3),

poser Dr. Martens boots ($12)

My mom complains that this trench is like a doctor's lab coat.

Something like it showed up in Urban Outfitter's catalogue this month.

Designs white trench ($8),

Tahari tank,

unnamed hobo-but-way-too-fancy shorts,

Predictions beige heels ($10)

Patriot

Though July is far away.

Gap striped henley ($3).

H&M button-up skirt

(always love wearing this),

unnamed slip-ons

Spring Transitions >>>

So finally got enough hands on time to take a moment to archive some of my favorite outfits:

Gloomy, warm, comfy.

and the vintage ankle boots are great.

Forever 21 headband,

Latina black 2-pocket shirt,

Gap tan knit scarf ($6),

The Limited cropped black pants

always wanted to use a scarf as a feminine bowtie

NYL navy striped cardigan,

scarf from Kmart ($1),

blouse from thrift shop,

Refuge animal print jeans ($3),

Rampage bow sandals ($8)

all grown up for spring

white jacket (hand-me-down),

Moda blouse (actually a maternity line),

6degrees skirt ($5)

Frohes Neues Jahr!

Germans are cheery people, right?
At least they seem that way in my textbook.
If we get a clean slate every year,
then mine would be scratched up from all the times I've tried to erase my mistakes.

...stop!

In case you haven't noticed yet, I've already posted too many posts for one day. It's probably because all of the reasons why I wanted to start a blog in the first time collect and amount to one impulsive, energetic hoo-rah of "let's start a blog!" and then I have to get all my ideas out before I forget or before I get bored. I know sooner or later my posts will become lonelier and lonelier until I forget about my blog altogether. (I am pretty pessimistic about my new year's resolutions, which is why none of them work out.)


Anyways, happy news years eve from my family Asian hot pot dinner, and my family friend's daughter Elyse (trying out her slick fob moves- cute).



And do notice the laptop and mousepad in the corner of the picture as memorable tokens to our overflowing qualities of being Asian.