I am excited.
Less than 3 weeks and I'm gone from Toronto, about to embark on a new adventure to last for 2 years.
I've register a new name for a new blog to document my time there. This will still reflect my journey through life though.
I apologize for the lack of updates. I've been busy procrastinating and just generally wasting time and hanging out with friends. I realize I do have a lot to be thankful for.
Nothing really out of the ordinary has happened besides the things listed. I guess I'll update when something happens. But like that quotation from A Moment With You, "the moment before anything happens, that's perfect.", maybe this is the perfect time. I'll make damn sure it doesn't go downhill from here.
See you in my dreams, my Valkyrie.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
I haven't really been doing anything.
But there has been changes.
I got into Johns Hopkins. I got a job. Work is interesting. Everything is working out.
My photography is going as expected. I might have to get rid of some of my lenses. I think I have too many. Need to reduce the count.
But I don't know, maybe it's pessimism, but I keep waiting for the other shoe to fall. I'm waiting for disappointment somewhere. I've even stopped playing most video games. And all I've been doing nowadays is manga and comedy programs. Maybe my manga is a searching thing to try to find meaning by looking at different perspectives of life. My favourite mangas are those slice of life ones anyways. My nightmare would probably be finding out that this is all life really is. Nothing special, nothing standing out in particular. All I can do is hope and wish that this is not the case.a
Maybe I'm overly concerned about the meaning of life. I'm starting to think that I have not reached the point where I can look at myself and say that I have achieved something in life. Granted I'm still young (at least that's what everyone keeps saying), but I have friends that have much more experience than I do, whether it be in management, work, life or money. I am not jealous, as they have paid for their experience in various ways. However, I just feels my experience just doesn't feel as deep as others. Maybe I haven't suffered enough.
Well, I'll be shooting with my 70-200mm IS mk ii for a while to get rid of this ennui.
Enough about that.
But I have had a lot of interesting conversations with people down near the islands. I talked about climate change with the island ferry fare collector. Very interesting 45 minutes.
But there has been changes.
I got into Johns Hopkins. I got a job. Work is interesting. Everything is working out.
My photography is going as expected. I might have to get rid of some of my lenses. I think I have too many. Need to reduce the count.
But I don't know, maybe it's pessimism, but I keep waiting for the other shoe to fall. I'm waiting for disappointment somewhere. I've even stopped playing most video games. And all I've been doing nowadays is manga and comedy programs. Maybe my manga is a searching thing to try to find meaning by looking at different perspectives of life. My favourite mangas are those slice of life ones anyways. My nightmare would probably be finding out that this is all life really is. Nothing special, nothing standing out in particular. All I can do is hope and wish that this is not the case.a
Maybe I'm overly concerned about the meaning of life. I'm starting to think that I have not reached the point where I can look at myself and say that I have achieved something in life. Granted I'm still young (at least that's what everyone keeps saying), but I have friends that have much more experience than I do, whether it be in management, work, life or money. I am not jealous, as they have paid for their experience in various ways. However, I just feels my experience just doesn't feel as deep as others. Maybe I haven't suffered enough.
Well, I'll be shooting with my 70-200mm IS mk ii for a while to get rid of this ennui.
Enough about that.
But I have had a lot of interesting conversations with people down near the islands. I talked about climate change with the island ferry fare collector. Very interesting 45 minutes.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
freedom
What does it mean? I'm at liberty now. That means I have freedom to do whatever I want. Why is it that I don't seem to make much of my time though?
I've been reading a lot. It seems like I'm reading entertaining reference books and serious manga. The reference books in particular are about photography and guides to Las Vegas, whereas the manga is all about life, the meaning of life, and the paths that one might take in life. The irony of this juxtaposition has not escaped me, but it really isn't that comical. To me, manga is just another form of media. To say that it can be both serious and comical is nothing new to me, while it may surprise most newcomers to the genre who only see Pokemon and Dragonball.
In particular, Solanin seems like the manga that most parallels my life so far. It's about the angst of people in their mid twenties, trying to figure out what they want in life.Personally, I don't know. People in that manga doesn't know. It's more about the people in it trying to live their life. While most manga holds audiences captive through escapism, this manga seems to hold audiences captive through voyeurism. Or maybe it is empathy. It's hard to tell.
Hopefully I get in to Johns Hopkins. Also need a job it seems.
I've been reading a lot. It seems like I'm reading entertaining reference books and serious manga. The reference books in particular are about photography and guides to Las Vegas, whereas the manga is all about life, the meaning of life, and the paths that one might take in life. The irony of this juxtaposition has not escaped me, but it really isn't that comical. To me, manga is just another form of media. To say that it can be both serious and comical is nothing new to me, while it may surprise most newcomers to the genre who only see Pokemon and Dragonball.
In particular, Solanin seems like the manga that most parallels my life so far. It's about the angst of people in their mid twenties, trying to figure out what they want in life.Personally, I don't know. People in that manga doesn't know. It's more about the people in it trying to live their life. While most manga holds audiences captive through escapism, this manga seems to hold audiences captive through voyeurism. Or maybe it is empathy. It's hard to tell.
Hopefully I get in to Johns Hopkins. Also need a job it seems.
Monday, December 21, 2009
6 months
It's been another 6 months. What have I accomplished? I don't know.
I'm getting laid off in January. I honestly don't think it's a big deal. It's just a job.
I'm applying to business school soon. Need to rework my resume. Have said that for a while, but haven't had the motivation to do it. With a GMAT score of 740, I better have a stunning resume to match.
I haven't been as introspective as of late. Maybe I should start again, to figure out what I truly want.
My camera gear has grown, but my portfolio has not. It's getting to the point where I believe I need to sell some and just get the Holy Trinity and leave it at that.
What exactly makes a good photo? I need to find out.
I'm getting laid off in January. I honestly don't think it's a big deal. It's just a job.
I'm applying to business school soon. Need to rework my resume. Have said that for a while, but haven't had the motivation to do it. With a GMAT score of 740, I better have a stunning resume to match.
I haven't been as introspective as of late. Maybe I should start again, to figure out what I truly want.
My camera gear has grown, but my portfolio has not. It's getting to the point where I believe I need to sell some and just get the Holy Trinity and leave it at that.
What exactly makes a good photo? I need to find out.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
ENTP
Apparently, I'm now an ENTP (the Inventor).
Extraverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
22 25 25 22
I guess I have changed after university. Since I used to be INTP (the Architect).
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
25 25 25 22
I think the I switched to E by 50%. I think it's partly because I'm sick of the mechanics of the world.
Extraverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
22 25 25 22
I guess I have changed after university. Since I used to be INTP (the Architect).
Introverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
25 25 25 22
I think the I switched to E by 50%. I think it's partly because I'm sick of the mechanics of the world.
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