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Orlando

I spent the weekend in Universal Studio district, Orlando last weekend, had a very fabulous time there. Great sunshine, great food, great experience at the adventure park, but you won't believe I cried at Wet' n Wild!--I even couldn't believe it, I started crying as I was walking up the stairs of a tower for a ride, and I felt that tower was swinging back and forth!! I literately ran down the stairs, full of tears, and without surprise, people were laughing at me. I was soooo upset and couldn't recover for a long time. Yes, I can't believe it.

Anyways, the weekend was fun!

For one night, oppa and me went to cafe tu-tu tangle for dinner--a mexican food and bar pub with live show--it was great! 

For another night, we went to play mini golfing, and I won!! I was so excited as I beat Oppa by  5 points! So he treated me breakfast as the penalty.

feeding ducks at the mini golfing place

"it's 5:00 pm SOMEWHERE" and I was enjoying the sun!

BP chocolate cookies

I love baking late at night, when I feel like my pressure from the day has accumulated to the point I can barely handle. See those little goodies rising? Smell the richness of the butter? Ummmm....feel better now? life isn't that bad right? Even when it does throw some lemons towards you, catch it, and throw it back! have a piece of cookie, enjoy it with a cup of coffee with tiramisu cream--nothing to complain about anymore, life is soooo good...

Belly's swelling up? so what...coz you know it's gonna get flat soon or later

and even it just stays there for as long as you imagine, you know you're still worthy, and you are still loved and you're still able to love others. Like what I saw today, on the train to school. There were a white family with two asian baby girls. I think they were adopted from China, or Korea; They were so loved! I was really feeling happy for the babies, although they may have been given away by their biological parents, at the same time, I couldn't help praising those white parents. What theories could you use to explain such behavior--Giving all your love to the babies, whom are not geneticaly related with you whatsoever. I couldn't think of any, but an universal love. Love makes all impossible possible, in love, anything's possible.

food hunting

comfort food hunting in D.C and V.A

I love Washington D.C and Virginia--there're just so much to do for leisure time, not to mention all the places you can find for what I call "spiritual food", which will instantly lift your spirit up (after you visiting church on Sundays).

Georgetown Cupcake store is one of my favourite places to visit on my way back home, it's cosy, sweet, and elegant, yet, it is only a tiny little store, less than 200 sqaure feet in size, selling just cupcakes.

All cupcakes are presented on 3-layer dessert trays, like an art exhibition. I got a choco BP swirl and a red velvet each, they are so yummy and pretty, although I have to admit, the icing is a bit too sweet, and in terms of money wise, it is a bit expansive for cupcakes--around $3 each--but, you are  not only paying for the cake per se, but the experience, trust me, it's worth it.

There is also a Korean bakery called "shilla", a very hearty babery cafe selling all kinds of asian pastries, and sweet bread rolls. red-bean bun can't go wrong, it's always been my first choice; I also love the gree tea castilla, which is a traditional Japanese spongy honey cake, not too sweet, but a good treat for yourself; The mocha cake here is very delicious too, it's alot healthier than mocha bread pudding or normal mocha coffee cake which you may get at a regular grocery stor, and it's sharable, great to go with coffee.

Not to mention rather european style bakery shops around here, such as panara bread and the Cosi, very cosy and relaxing places to relax and read a book, or just people watching.

I shall come back to this two years later

   THE ROAD NOT TAKEN     Robert Frost

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had woen them really about the same,

And both that morning eqaully lay

In leaves noo stp had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--

I took the one less travelled by,

And that has made all the difference.

AT HOME

My holiday's been great so far, though, it's almost reaching the point of feeling the boredom.

I'm going to Georgetown in 4 weeks, yet, I don't really know what for me to expect. So much could happen just like how it's been in the past year. One thing for sure though, is that I have to grow mature at a much fater pace. I have to figure out how it is possible. The good thing is, I have an understanding and responsible bf I can trust and to whom, I could listen. I am very thankful indeed.

Online shopping is really eating my money away. I love online shopping, yet I wish there is no such a thing, or at least they made it a bit harder to type in my credit information! I have to stop wondering around online and then buy some stuff that I wouldn't even wear, only for them to de-appreaciate.

okay, I'd better start getting ready for the new master program, visiting Korea is one very important thing I have to do before leaving for the states; and the other is, to take some good care of  mom and dad while I can.

xx