This took me a while to translate, and even still, I’m sure I made a ton of errors and left out many nuances that I am not skilled enough to notice. Nonetheless, this is one of my favorite songs by Bump of Chicken. The lyrics discuss many things in life, and perhaps what it means [...]
So I bought a Moleskine notebook around two years ago. It was a bit overpriced for a small notebook, but perhaps its true value is much more than the value of the money I used to pay for it. In it, I have divulged my inner confusions, and have attempted to unravel the knots in [...]
We set out for SF around noon, and took the F-line from Berkeley. The trip took over an hour, but was still perhaps better than taking the bart. After arriving, we had to find our way to get to Embarcadero, which pretty much involved heading North. Among the places we planned to visit were the [...]
So far, classes have been okay, despite a chronic lack of sleep (I have 8am classes Monday through Friday). They have been okay because, remarkably, I’m really enjoying what I’ve learned so far. In previous semesters, I was perhaps too busy to really enjoy learning. I put myself through an endless barrage [...]
2008 has been quite a year, and to be honest, I am quite glad it is over. I began the year with a bright outlook and spent the first half with the good company of APATH. My summer continued from the momentum gained from the spring semester, and I found it to be one of [...]
Here are some photos taken with my Canon SD750 from my dorm room window. I liked the lighting at that particular time of the day, so I thought I’d share it. These two were both edited to enhance the tonal ranges, since the original exposures were a bit dark. The enhanced photos are actually closer [...]
Inspired by thekoalaz.
This is the ending song for Dennou Coil, an anime that takes place in a futuristic world, where reality and virtual reality are difficult to distinguish for the characters. Without going into too much detail, one of the major themes throughout Dennou Coil was the distance that separates people. The characters are able [...]
We set out for SF around noon, and took the F-line from Berkeley. The trip took over an hour, but was still perhaps better than taking the bart. After arriving, we had to find our way to get to Embarcadero, which pretty much involved heading North. Among the places we planned to visit were the [...]
So far, classes have been okay, despite a chronic lack of sleep (I have 8am classes Monday through Friday). They have been okay because, remarkably, I’m really enjoying what I’ve learned so far. In previous semesters, I was perhaps too busy to really enjoy learning. I put myself through an endless barrage [...]
2008 has been quite a year, and to be honest, I am quite glad it is over. I began the year with a bright outlook and spent the first half with the good company of APATH. My summer continued from the momentum gained from the spring semester, and I found it to be one of [...]
Here are some photos taken with my Canon SD750 from my dorm room window. I liked the lighting at that particular time of the day, so I thought I’d share it. These two were both edited to enhance the tonal ranges, since the original exposures were a bit dark. The enhanced photos are actually closer [...]
This was shot somewhere around my neighborhood at around sunset. The original picture was horribly underexposed, however, thanks to the magic of photoshop and a few other photo editing tools, I was able to fix it up to what you see below. I could have raised the highlights and shadows a bit more, but I [...]
Though I’ve spent nearly a year at Berkeley now, I feel that I have not done the campus justice in allowing myself to explore it. So, recently I’ve been roaming around the outer fringes of the campus, exploring new buildings (such as the East Asian Library), and dining throughout the diverse palette of food that [...]
This is the blog of a UC Berkeley undergrad who is majoring in Integrative Biology and Japanese Language. The posts are not limited by any category, or topic, but simply reflect what I am currently interested in, or thinking about.
