We are surrounded!!

School's closed till Saturday...

San Diego schools closed for today & tomorrow...

Official cancellation of classes for today...and tomorrow...

In some ways...it's pretty exciting...

But it's also really scary knowing that right this minute, houses are turning into ashes, people are losing their homes, families are evacuating...

Homes that are 20 minutes away from us are evacuating. I just hope we won't be the next ones...

This is getting scary....>.<

Life with Food again!

Shopping for food finally!

Our first dinner after stocking up on food!

The fridge is now full!

...the cupboard as well!


Ou dinner...

Life is so much more better with food in the fridge and cupboard! We are now having sumptious dinners after stocking up on food! We were definitely starved with no food in the kitchen previously...

My Ekphrastic poem

It's amazing how recognition from people can really brighten up your whole day...

Poetry was never my field of expertise. It really scared me to write something for the class...
and then undergo the evaluation by each of the other students and the professor.

This is my first attempt in writing an "Ekphrastic poem" - vivid description of art using poetry.

I thought that it was crap when I handed it in since this was my very first time, and the words that I used were all really simple and easy. I didn't even rhyme that much. However, the evaluation for my poem today really caught me off-guard. My classmates liked my poem!!
I was shocked AND suprised AND pleased... It really feels good to be recognized...

So for those of you who are interested in what I wrote...Here's my poem...

***

The Evaluation

Things seemed different with a man in the room,
But things still seemed the same.
The wash of greeen and the smell of wood,
the music and twirls were familiar.

Around the walls of green they stood,
waiting patiently for their turn.
Their girl had to be in spotlight, to stand out in the crowd.
At least leave an impression they said,
"You are next in line...ready, go!"

In the heart of the little ones,
they would never think it was their only chance.
On the beat their feet will prance,
to the music their heart will dance.

For leisure, for fun but not for fame,
That man in the room, they forgot his name.

Thus was Degas' Dancing Class,
waiting in line for the Evaluation.

Happy Mid-Autumn...=)

美國...
沒有月餅
沒有蠟燭
沒有人賞月
沒有人玩燈籠
也不會有人猜燈謎
更不會有人知道是中秋節

第一年...
中秋節
不是與家人及親戚過

今天...
與平日沒甚麼分別
節日裏應有的那點熱鬧
似是給遺忘了

晚上回家的時候...
抬頭一望
月亮的確好像比平常大了一點，
圓了一點

遲來的

中秋節快樂...

Apple

Is it because...
I'm beginning to become Americanized,
or is it just because I'm surrounded by it everyday??

I'm beginning to fall in love with iMac...

Almost EVERY American has an iMac!!
It's an American thing!!
It's pretty unbelievable...

I'm using the Mac computers everyday in the library now...
I love the wash of black and white...

And the new iPod Nano...!! It looks so nice...

Oh wells...let me dream on...it's expensive...!!
But it feels less expensive when it's in US dollars...
Maybe that's why I want to buy it....

iPod Nano costs only $150...

And I just got to know that they both originate from California...
What a coincidence...
Maybe that's why San Diego is flooded by it...=P

Francais...and Poetry

Another long night of tackling French,
a stack of exercise awaits.
It seemed so much better than the week before,
what a naive wish to create.

Les adjectifs, les verbes spread across the page,
petite, jolie, grand.
Chercher, aime, deteste, desirer,
there's just too much...my God!

It's driving me nuts,
I want to give up.
Whatever sounds right,
I'll just make things up.

Hang on a second,
am I talking in poetry?
But I guess it's good influence,
...good heavens! I'm crazy!

Why remind me of poems,
when there's so much to do.
Tonight's focus is on French,
not poetry, you fool!

Francais and poetry,
they fill up my brain.
My level's just elementary,
Oh, when will this end?

~Alice Chui

***

在此獻醜了...

My sudden urge to play with words...
Not the best poem in the world...but hey! I tried...

Inspired after I took my French exam...
Must have screwed it up totally......=P

French is beginning to get soooo hard...
It's a love/hate relationship...

...and it's BACK to poetry tonight...

SIGH.