Reminder.

May 25th, 

So I do realize that I haven't been posting for quite a while. From my point of view, posting isn't really a hassle at all, in fact I would actually consider that it's a good thing for me to not post daily... I mean I do hope that I don't post daily about my rants etc. (which kind of means that I'm constantly in a bad mood). Anyways I am back for the day (!) My birthday is just right around the corner & I will be farewelling my -teen days. Lately my 17th birthday wish - from a few years back - keeps coming up, I don't know what it exactly means but I remember it oh so clearly ! I remember my biggest wish was to move out once I turn 18. Yeah, it didn't come true yet as I'm still here, in my parent's house, and at this point, hating it. So, that will remain to be my birthday wish & as a goal for myself this year, work hard & buy myself le dream car ! It's an austin mini cooper by the way (if you guys know what it looks like - man is it a beaut). Again, this is one of my mini rant & annoyed moment posts, and it's a reminder of this very moment as I write this. 

Lots of love <3, 
es. 

Norms.

March 25th,

Well, here I am again, in the AMs as usual... I mean it's really getting better. I gotta admit my norms have been thrown off track lately and I'm just urging to sleep at 9pm, yes, a time throwing way back to...kindergarten. It's good in general, but eh! This can't keep up, I'm already pre planning to pull off semi-all-nighters hmm... next week. Yup - not a procrastinators (shh.. now that's a lie). Honestly I gotta say the recent months have bee so chill, I absolutely love it. I mean what do I do everyday after an hour of class? Nothing really. Just find ways to kill time ! It's quite enjoyable I gotta say. Ah! I know what's up, it's just that time of the year that students like myself, are job hunting right? I sometimes feel like the summer job market is at par with...a rain forest. I mean, it's so competitive that only the best can survive. It sounds odd, but it's inarguably true. Hopefully something will come to me soon & I shall be looking forward to an awesome school year! Ta-ta for now! 

Lots of love ❤️,

es. 

Starstruck.

March 6th, 

Long time no see lovelies ! Hmm. How shall we start this ? I'm guessing the usual fillers will do? Well, here I go. Aside from school, I'm recently obsessing over the CW series - Arrow. I remember watching a couple of episode when it first aired but honestly, catching weekly series wasn't really my thing. I mean, that wait is absolutely aggravating. Not to mention the months gap before the next season airs, that is just painful. What got me into it was my first "star struck" moment recently. There was just a day I was roaming around campus after class and I saw the Arrow film trucks. I guess I can really call it star struck (hence the quote quotes) but hey! I've never really been into chasing stars to get autographs or what not, but I guess it was curiosity that made me so hooked into the series. I've heard numerous great reviews on the show and I was desperate for a time killer these days - Arrow, was my relief. At this point I guess it'll only work temporary as I'm almost done both seasons already - considering that I only started for a little less than 3 days, I clearly need an alternative... Advice on series would be nice. Anyways I've got a couple of episodes to go till I catch up to the upcoming episode but as a newbie to tv series watching, Arrow has set the bar pretty high for others to beat. On the side note, star struck & amazement, two factors that's absolutely stunning. After watching I realize how fortunate I am to live in a world ranked city that is so often see in major productions - wolverine, robocop, Emily Owens, Arrow, to name a few. I'm proud to say, I love my city. 

Lots of love ❤️,

es. 

Anger Management.

February 26th, 

It's only Wednesday and I feel that it has been such a long week. I've recencently been spending many many days indoor due to the fear if failure (yes, it's midterm season once again) and because it was horrendously snowing lately. Luckily, it is a relief for me to say that the midterm results was not failure (phew) and I did end up building a snowman !! Ahh, how the snow just releases the inner child in me. Other than fillers of my time away, kind of off topic but at this very moment, I'm feeling so relived. Do anyone get that awesome 'IM RECHARGED' feeling after bursting out in tears? Honestly I haven't cried in many many years. I personally don't choose crying as a way to overcome anger or hatred but boy does it feel good to cry !!! I guess the relief comes from the build up of anger, and at somepoint that bubble just gotta pop. Anyways, felling much better now, still angered by a very despicable person, but I'm relaxed, quite tired actually. Guess it's time to catching up for the recent lack of sleep - goodnight bloggers :) 

Lots of love ❤️,

es. 

Frozen.

February 24th,

Ahh.. Another post in the early a.m. Oh how I miss those days (nope. not really). As you guys can probably tell, yes, I procrastinated and here I am - finished paper & semi finished studying. Despite the amazing snow weekend here in Van, I unwillingly stayed indoors all. weekend. long. - sad life, I know. Everyone has a kid in them and I truly wanted to release "it" this weekend. Snow is basically rare around here & I mustt get to it before it's gone !!! YES, I WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN. Obsessed about the cuteness of Frozen (the movie) & the magical-ness of it. It better stay till tomorrow ... I just wanna built a snowman ❄️ Nights for now. 

Lots of love ❤️,

es. 

Food, food, & more food.

February 19th,

Hello fellow bloggers ! Seems like I've been away for quite a while - yes it's true, I've been oh so lazy lately, shame on myself ! Anyways, fillers for my time away comes up to : school, midterms, flu round 2, reading break, and food poisoning. Wonderful eh? I seem to come to conclude that I am quite the weakling around here... First the flu during midterm season - yeah, let's hope I passed everything. Then food poisoning ? What is this ?! I gotta admit the good poisoning part was more or less totally my fault... You see, I'm a crazy fan for egg tarts and decided to saved one for the next day, it turns out that I forgot to refrigerate it (big WOOPS) and voila! Food poisoning at its finest. Yeah, note to self - do refrigerate everything from now on. Lesson learned ! It seems that I can't stay away from food talk as I'm in the midst of baking my oh so infamous banana bread (mmm) seriously the best. While we're still taking about food, here's a tip to you guys - just remember, when you're out of conversation starters, food talk is always there to help ! No matter where you are, or what occasion you're at, conversations about food will always save you from the awkward "uhh, so yeah.... *stares into space*" moments. Give it try next time when you're in this situation and let me know how it goes ! 

Lots of love ❤️,

es.

Lazy Days & LMH.

January 26th,

Today is one of those days that I really just want to stay in bed, of course, that is not happening as I've got lots to do. Not being able to be lazy in bed all day doesn't mean that I can't stay cozy in my onesie, right? I absolutely love my onesie at the moment especially when it's quite cold out these days - wearing it around the house makes me reminisce the holidays. Remember last post I was talking about my boredom and beginning to watch the Korean drama Heirs? Well, this is me at about episode 10, I'm literally about to fangirl. Like I said, I've never really been a fan of Korean dramas, thus, I have no clue who is who when my friends are fangirling over Lee Min Ho. Clearly, I have been missing out ! Unfortunately, I couldn't find a good site that had the full series in English sub, so I had to budge with the Chinese sub one... I can't read too much in Chinese so I guess it's not as good, but I do get the general gist. Since I'm basically in the stage of obsessing over Heirs & Lee Min Ho, falling back with school work is the downside. Admittedly, I would say this is definitely the wrong time to start drama marathoning, it's really the time to focus & start writing papers... well, I've got time right? Hopefully. Well, I'm off to um, drama again, goodnight ! 

Lots of love ❤️,
es.

Eat. Drama. Repeat.

January 23rd,

Hello fellow bloggers & blogees ! Finally I have the time tonight to write up a new post. Fillers for this week sums up with two words : food & drama ! Basically the everyday me adding sleep and repeat to the cycle. For all those foodies out there who are not in beautiful Vancouver these couple of weeks - boy are you missing out ! If you haven't heard, it's The best time of year again ! No, it's not Christmas silly! It's time for Dineout Vancouver! Of course, I would miss it - to kick off this week, the famjam and I headed to Luke's for dinner (from the $18 menu) and overall, I would say the food could have been better, but the dessert was a great way to end the night. Their pineapple cake with the brandy sauce was Ah-mazing ! Absolutely loved it. Hmm... What else. Ah, right, I'm proud to say that I'm finally leaving my back to school blues behind and finally, yes finally, picking up on school work. Sadly, this means no time to catch up with the dramas. Personally, I don't consider myself to be one of those people that catch every single drama from every part of Asia, but I do catch a few. Since I didn't have too much to do, I'm pretty much up to date with the Taiwanese and Hong Kong dramas. Stating so, I do get bored & needed a study break sometimes and realize that I've got nothing to turn to. I remember a couple months back, everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY was obsessing over a Korean drama called Heirs. I've never really been a fan of Korean dramas, but hey, I'm desperate - might as well give it a shot. Just when I'm really wanting to watch it, I can't seem to find a well organized site that has Heirs with English subtitles ! What is this ?! Please help meee ! And also feel free to suggest which drama I should catch next. In the meantime, goodnight. 

Lots of love ❤️,
es. 

Argus.

January 18th, 

Recently I've been quite addicted to using the app Argus - if you don't know what it is already, its a health app that tracks your daily lifestyle. I assume that it's the best used on an iPhone5 (or the more recent versions). From the iPhone's highly sensitive motion sensor, Argus is not only a pedometer, it can also sync with the developer's heart rate monitor - again, like I mentioned earlier, your heart rate can easily be measured anytime of the day. One thing I love about Argus is that it can keep track of my everyday health records (step taken, heart rate, commute trips/distances, calorie count, cups of water & coffee drank etc.) Again, I would highly recommend this app to those that are generally concerned with their health - it's great for the fitness experts, and anyone in general ! Don't forget to check it in the App Store ! 

Lots of love ❤️,
es.

I'm Not A Hipster.

January 18th, 

I'm sorry again for not posting too frequently lately - as I mentioned last post, school is really getting to me, although I've been quite lazy recently, school is always #1 priority ! During my free time lately I just dug up the film I mentioned last time (pic below) and just got really excited to get a film camera! 

To look back at it, it's quite ridonculous of me to buy film when I don't even own a camera - smooth move es, smooth move. The pack is actually a trio pack (I guess you can consider it as a sampler film pack), it contains three of Lomography's  popular films. Personally, I've heard that the chrome pack supposedly has quite the nice effect - again, I'm excited to use it! 

Aside from my ranting about film etc., lately I've finally made what I would consider to be successful cake ! It not only tastes AMAZING, but it's also great for those who adore the Asian fruit cakes from the bakeries ! I recently just stumbled upon this recipe via YouTube surfing - and might I say, this is a recipe that's definitely worth trying! Personally I have recipes for chiffon cakes, angel food cakes, foam cakes etc., but this, this is one of a kind ! I would consider this to be superb because the over I have at home is a fan forced oven (full on heat circulation) - most baked goods lose most of its moisture if it's baked for the stated time & temperature. This recipe not only worked at my first attempt and tasted amazing with it's locked in moisture, it is guaranteed that it won't last on your counter for long ! As this is what happened to me (cake finished the next day) - I didn't have time to take a picture ! Next time, I promise! Overall, I would highly recommend this recipe for the bakers out there ! Visit www.eatnowcrylater.blogspot.ca ! 

That's all for now, good night to all ! 

Lots of love ❤️,

es. 

Back to School Blues.

January 8th, 

Sorry I haven't been posting too often lately, as you all know, its the time of the year again - back to school. Usually I'm super ecstatic about this - not that I'm not right now - but, I feel that I haven't had enough of break time. I guess being home alone sometimes will be boring, and of course, at times, rarely, I will miss being at school. All I can say is that I am currently in that state of feeling the "back to school blues", I miss is, but I don't miss it. This term, because I totally slacked off last term, as well as all the stuff going on around the house, I planned to not fall behind in school work - readings, assignments etc. Well, it's the third day of school already, I've got a couple of readings that I was supposed to do and, well, here I am ! feeling tired, lazy, and NOT reading. Great ! perfect way to kick off the new semester. 

Aside from my natural procrastinating personality, I've been wanting to look for a new lomo (lomography) film camera lately. Any suggestions? Over the break I was so in love with one of my closer friend's film camera that he dug up in his basement ! I completely adore the effect of film & really want one for myself. On the side note, here's a bit about me - I personally am interested in photography, I used to do quite a bit of photography for sport events in high school, and edit them for the yearbooks. During one of my trips to Hong Kong, I got myself a polaroid camera ! It's one of those things that are so common today, but when I got it, it was quite rare, I just generally loved the film part of it. Not long after I got that camera, I planned to get a lomo camera for myself, but prior to finding one that I liked, I bought myself some film first (funny eh?) - so, right now I have a couple rolls of film without a camera ! I was actually really excited to use the film, it's supposed to be chromed film (cool eh?). Anyways, I'm recently looking into either a fisheye film camera (by Lomography) or one of the Diana brand camera. Hopefully I'll get it soon and can get the film developed to show you guys ! 

Lots of love ❤️,
es.

B**** Please.

January 4th, 

So it's just about time to start off the new school year again, yesterday was...somewhat a busy day I guess. Although most businesses are not yet in full operation due to the holiday hangovers, haha, I did spend a fair amount of yesterday helping out the parents with the bits and pieces of organizing their shop. The night was meant for a friend's going away gathering. Another friend decided to have food prior to that and basically ended up as a pre-three person gathering. And this gathering - my lord - was with the utmost annoying guy ever & the other being one of my good friends. Any who, to sum up the highlight of the pre-gathering, that guy,  rudely said he does not like southeast asian girls (especially one of my best friends - I'm totally fine with that ! I personally don't like him that much either - but myself, being southeast asian as well, just replied with an "EXCUSE MEE?!" - like hello ! I'm right here ! Go ahead and say it behind my back, I wouldn't care ! But hey ! I give you the props for saying that in front of my face ! BUT. you my friend, is one rude southeast asian guy yourself ! Two words to sum it up : RUDE A**HOLE. No, that is not all, post-gathering as I asked him to pass me my coat beside him, he's like sure, puts it on himself.... like wtf. Basically for the next minute, I was just like please give me my coat, and he just wouldn't give it back - results: I was completely ticked off - first the asian comment & then the coat thing ?!? PLEASE ! Like come on ! The coat may be a small thing - but when someone asks for their stuff back, and might I mention, I did ask nicely to begin with - over and over again - just give the damn coat back ! Side note just comes to the fact that it's a new coat I just got & its quite a pricey branded coat. That whole mini gathering just ticked me off - basically had the worst dinner ever. Trust me, if you guys met him, you'd say the same thing. 

Anyways, onto the second gathering which made me feel much better because it was another one of those gatherings that gathered (duh) several of my friends that will be departing back to their universities this weekend. It was just generally nice to catch up with the gang after a whole year of just basic chit chat. ......Final comments about my delightful (not really) yesterday is another general thinking: a day may not have the best jump start, but as long as it ends well, then you've already enjoyed the best possible day ! Enjoy your 'today' my fellow readers (or not) and look back at it tomorrow - be proud of what you've accomplished today & remember to do better tomorrow !  

Lots of love ❤️,

es.

2K14.

January 1st, 

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Cheers to a great 2013 & embrace the essence of the blooming 2K14 ! It's just about 2am and I believe that many of you, myself included, just got back, or even is still at a new years party. Looking back at everything now, this year has truly been an emotional roller coaster. Not only has the things from the past couple of month driven me crazy (not fully, but almost) but school as a freshman 'last year' was just hectic ! This year, as I say every year, WILL be better - and it truly will be ! Anyways I just got back from a new years party as well and it was just a blast ! Seeing old friends from high school, chilling, and drinking together really digs deep and throwback the good ol' times - it may sound like just a saying, but its true once again ! What about new years resolutions? Does anyone notice that new years resolution only has about the lifespan of err, maybe a week or so? I mean really, new years eve & new years day is where everyone makes these life changing sounding resolutions, and after that, nothing, nothing at all is devoted to it. Anyone with me here? I mean I've certainly done this before, so that is why there will be no new years resolution this year ! Instead, I will advise myself, and others as well - those who actually read the stuff I write - to not make a resolution, but to live everyday like a new year ! Live it to the max and embrace all that's around you.  

Last but not least, a final happy new year to you all & best of luck in the upcoming year <3

Lots of love ❤️,
es.