Postcrossing

started on this project called postcrossing sometime in may this year. "the goal of this project is to allow people to receive postcards from all over the world, for free. well, almost free! the main idea is that: if you send a postcard, you will receive at least one back from a random postcrosser from somewhere in the world."

why did i decide to join this? well, simply because i love to receive real mail. though of course it would preferably be someone i do actually know. but i guess as most of my friends don't really write, i guess this will suffice. "the element of surprise of receiving postcards from different places in the world (many of which you probably have never heard of) can turn your mailbox into a box of surprises - and who wouldn't like that?"

dutch tulipe from netherlands (holland) - my very first postcard received! 

disney greetings from florida, usa - one of my favourites to date because it looks so cheery! plus i was having a bad day when i received this card, so it certainly brightened up my day!

i hope this will be a long-term project that i will continue doing - i do tend to start something and then leave it hanging there, i.e. 半途而废. like my learning of spanish online last year. but i did, at the same time, successfully completed two cross-stitches over the past year! so i guess that's pretty hopeful? well, hopefully i will "see" this through. perhaps i should start writing to some of my friends, just to say hi. maybe, maybe.

"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain

life overseas

i'm missing NYC, Chicago, LA, Las Vegas, San Diego, San Francisco and even Sandusky, Ohio. but times like those cannot be at our whim and will. well, if only.

if only life could be as carefree as it was back then. no worries about your future yet. not having to think that you actually need a job to survive. as we grow older, the heavier your responsibility to support yourself (and your parents) becomes.

actually, i wldn't mind this responsibility after i had seen the world. sure, many pple wld say i'm lucky enough to have been to the states and having worked there for 3 months and travelled for another 1 month. but somehow, that doesn't seem enough. plus those 4 months wasn't without unhappiness. i'm still amazed at myself at how i could have buried my actual feelings and continued to enjoy myself and have fun. i guess i could be in huge denial if i wanted to. haha. i wonder if that is a gd or bad thing?

my next aim is to go europe! i wanna try living and working there! well, again, if only i could. we shall see if such an opportunity comes along. :)

Paris!

Rome!

Ireland!

Venice!

Spain!

London!

okay, just some of the places i want to visit! the future is awaiting! :)