craziness in India

currently listening to Crash into me by Dave Matthews

after a long trip of South Africa and Europe, with a low expectation for another journel, i accidently and fortunately arrived in New Delhi, India for my upcoming volunteer work. about india, the image flowing in my mind is about an indian girl's innocent smile in a noisy and busy rural setting background. of course, we started our one-week orientation full of sightseeing and some useful information. Learning Hindi, having vegetarian meals daily, and walking in the extremely hot weather, i cannot complain how much culture shock i experience each day.

india and china are totally different, which has been said many times that they are the same, or at least, for the most part. it is wrong. no matter politics, economics, people, culture and religion, india has its own asset and speciality. maybe the most striking thing for me is that there is no other places like India that traffic takes over everywhere. nevertheless to say, traffic is crazy, terrifying and dangerous. at the intersection, there are no red and green lights, all kinds of vehicle trap into each other, causing non-stop traffic jam.

still up this late, i dont know what im thinking at this moment. honestly, i enjoy india and i find peace here. it is just so different from the trip to south africa and europe. stuck in the middle of the visa issue for London, i have no ideas how to get through all the difficulties and clean the mess in my life. once i choose this lifestyle, then i have to continue to finish my journel. its all about world-hunting. no fear and all adventure. sometimes, we feel now we are exploring the world,  not all of it but some of which we have encourage to do so, in fact, we are going deep inside ourselves.

favorite picture. obssessed with the sunshine through the window, im just watching, bathing and pondering.

Taj Mahj tomorrow and volunteer starts monday. my life is extraordnary and self-contented.

No where else but Rhodes

So we are on the way to the islands of Rhodes by boat, kind of having some dizziness from Athens but grabbing a Greek beer, which actually tastes pretty cool. I cant recall most of the time in Athens because of drunkenness we had every single night. First of all, after arriving in the hotel, we went straight to the 21st floor rooftop pool partying, having some drinks and swimming. The weather is hot as funk, so are those girls with their tiny bikini.

Spending the whole evening drinking at rooftop and lying on the soft coach nearby the pool, I was almost falling asleep in this beautiful and cloudy late afternoon. Isn’t life amazing. The next day, we had a blast at the island—the beach club. It was incredibly crowded but inexplicably superb. Lots of people, dancing and smoking, were melt in this atmosphere. Absolutely ignore the site Acropolis, I took the city site bus, having a small nap with myself.

Let’s go back a bit where did we go before Athens? Milan. Venice, the city on the water, was our destination. Thus, another lazy afternoon was gone without any hesitation. The only comment about Milan is that everyone knows how to dress well, very well, especially for guys. With some old smell of this industrial city, fashion no doubt stands out with the way people present their attitudes to fashion.

It is time to view the sunset on the boat, and I am going to stop writing, wandering and chasing my mind. Let the game start and let us go crazy for life.

Perfectly Lonely, Paris

currently listening to perfectly lonely

feeling endlessly tired while walking back to the hotel, i am wondering what life feels like living in this city--Paris--that name was called many times by lovers or dreamer.   some moments about Paris that i will never forget or think of again.  Paris is slow or people in paris is slow, but at the same time, it is relaxing and chilling. the attitude to life is not whatever but who cares.

havent written anything about the last day in south africa, i was in hurry to Paris, spending time with myself in Paris. this is absolutley releasing from the past. nearly visited every single celebrated sites and cant stop taking pictures.  to me, it is all about learning--another way to be knowledgeable, just being a student not a tourist.

what did i do in paris. nothing, just chilling. grabbing some coffee with my friend whom i havent seen for like eight years, we watch people passing by and wait the sun going down, comfortably silent.  i just keep walking at every corner of this city and getting lost, honestly, it is a special feeling when you lost in such beautiful city.

modern art museum is definitely the best place i have ever been to. the ideas are indescribly amazing.  world-hunting is still moving on. so much happened, so little to say.  this is the life supposed to be.

Ciao, Paris.

Stellenbosch-unbelievable night

currently listen to stereo love by Edward Maya and Vika Jigulia

a glass of wine in hand, cutting off a slice of steak, watching the game Germany vs. Spain in Stellenbosch, i was sitting at the corner of the table, wandering my mind and feeling a sense of craziness. with a bit tipsy, we started hunting the bars in this small town--Stellenborch, somewhere South Africa.  went to dance in the crowd, i could not hear the wave of music, just shaking my body non-stop.

its been really amazing, the day of my life in south africa--every morning i wake up, i know it is another adventure, also part of life.

standing at the farthest south part of Africa, i have no ideas how to express the wildness of my nature, just climbing up to the top of the mountain, letting the strong wind blow you away. we young kids completely forget about the danger of lives and the height of mountains,  and we just keep running and trying to reach the final destinate--the closest point to the ocean.

we are going down, down to the hell. have you ever seen the highest wave of the ocean and have you ever been standing in front of it, a feeling of death. yea, crazy--this is all life about.

yestesday was the best day of my life. sandboading and quad biking. i always want to outdoors but it has never been given me an opportunity to put in that situation. this time, i had a blast, no matter how many times i fell down from the sandboard and rolled over on the sand, no matter how hard i was trying to control the balance of my body. i cant explain the moment cuz i killed it. afterwards, quad biking is the most adventurous thing i have done ever. frankily, controlling is not definitely easy, especially for quad bike. driving can be so much fun without the limit of speed, thats what we do.

isnt life amazing? time flies, really. hell no. every day is so unique and special and i cant put words into it. south africa definitely made my life extraordinary and new vision about living. the last night in south africa, let me write, let me drink and let me enjoy every minute now and the rest of my life.

good night and good bye, south africa.

Cape Town, South Africa.

currently listening to waka waka by Shakia

its time for africa

another cozy afternoon, missed the robben island, instead we headed to the waterfront, having some delicious seafood, which i ordered "smoked salmon"--it was amazing--because smoked salmon wrapped in break with butter, cream cheese and another source, i was slowly chewing the mixed taste of salmon and it is absolutely like the best seafood ever.


in the morning, we went to Table mountain, viewing the beauty of habor city Cape Town and climbing down from the top of the world, stiff and dangerous but good work-out. while walking around the table mountain, i dont how i feel at that moment, maybe a mood for sunset or sunrise, whatever it is but it is kind of emptines, tired of being by myself, at least, world-traveling is fun.

not to mention, waiting in line for the ticket at the lower station of table mountain, i saw the prettiest girl in my life. she is vrey attractive to me and i was lost in her beauty for a second, so regretful not to take any picture of her. she is just gorgous with indescible figures.

meeting new people from all over the world is an interesting thing, mostly happening in the night clubs or bars. drinking, smoking and flirting are the major activities we do in the bars,  i couldnt figure out where people are from but having fun and having the moment are the key for drunk asses like us.

Cape town is a fantastic place to be and i am fortunate to be here, seeing the other side of world and watching soccer game. what else can i mention. i gain some perspectives after this trip and it is all about life, how we have the attitudes for it, how we wanna live with it and how we hope to cost it.

end of story. bed time. miss ya all.
july 4th, happy birthday, america.

Life is like JaMaiCa

the color of carribean sea

before my mind is occupied by the damn school thing, i need to write something about Jamaica. something i like and i enjoyed a lot.  we flew to Montego Bay, stayed in Runaway Bay, and adventured Ocho Rios.  most of the time, we get drunk and get high, three times a day--morning call, after lunch and evening dizziness. most of the time, we lay on the beach, read books and fall asleep. most of the time, we eat, sleep, eat, sleep, like a circle. Yeah, we watch playboy channel...a lot. Isn't life supposed to be this way?  or people just work routinely and live in a box?

Jamaica, as an island nation, is situated in the Carribean Sea. Carribean Sea is as beautiful as fck, i say this because i can see the various types of color blue, nameless but spectacular. or say the beauty of nature. some other facts: national bird-doctor bird, national tree-blue mahoe,natinonal fruit-ackee.

"out of many, one people"

Peple in Jamaica are just frank, straightforward, friendly, more?  they just say whatever they want to say in their mind in a friendly way. one day, we went to a public area market and we were short of cash so we got to ATM and took some cash. there was a drug dealer coming to us after we walked out. he was trying to convince us of buying marijiuana(sadly, we already had too much) and kinda cornered us but we didnt take any action.
then he said, "so i cant make any money from you guys, so how am i gonna walk away from you guys without getting anything, so do you wanna buy me a beer over there?" "sorry man" " you guys even dont buy me a beer." i mean sometimes they are too straightforward. at least, they are real and true.

should i say more about the music? REGGAE. it goes along with Bob Marley. always.nO woman nO cry

AdventurE

in Ocho Rios, famous attraction is Dunn's river falls and park. the best part is we climbed the falls from the bottom to the top as a team. there is no better way to get close to the nature than this--you are actually in it. Oops.

there are many moments that we just lost in life, the glamorous luxury in life, the superfacial manner in life or the pure quietness in life. most of the time, for most people, we dont know what to pursue and where to go . what if i know and what if i realize what exactly kind of life i am looking for,  break is a must now and then.

                                       
i guess this is only picture i feel proud. first of all, Pers lost this pair of sunglass while climbing the fall. Then, in other people's eyes, maybe i can see myself better. end of story for JAMAICA.

Washington University in St.Louis

I do not expect such a great time in St.Louis, just hoping I can recover from my failure last year and go through it smoothly. St.Louis is a city that you always have a passion in exploring and end with sort of disappointment, merely in name of St.Louis.

Washington University is a classical and prestigious school for me to judge at first sight--huge, old building, and a good outline of campus. The reason for being there on New year eve is because I went to an intensive engineering program (I will elaborate it later) in WU and I just hope to figure out whether engineering is a suitable field for me to go further in terms of my furture career and my path to success. In general, I like this program, the class, the professor and the electrical circuit thing, not because I have learned part of the knowledge in high school but I feel satisfied with being smart in class. I know it sounds silly.

This program is called J-Term(January Intensive Term). J-term offers an opportunity for undergraduate who are interested in engeering to explore indtroductory engineering courses in special 11-day intensive format.It is also a chance of getting a head start at buidling connections and community before enrolling as Dual Degree engineering students. Students will stay in hotel and the program will have transportation to send in and drive back. The courses include CSE 200(Engineering and Scientific Computing) or ESE230(Introdution to Electrical&Electronic Circuits) and it depends on the class which one to take. Here is a link:
http://engineering.wustl.edu/dualdegreejterm

Honestly, I enjoyed this program a lot in general, most because of the people who I was taking course with. All of us are from different colleges and we are very special and unique individuals--It is funny how we get along well with each other for me to think regarding psychology side.

In addition, at some point, I give myself enough time to think about what I will do in the near future, where I want to go and what to achieve. Life is tough but we should not rush ourselves by others' doing, thinking and judjing. Have we ever thought about that this life is ours and no one can take it in personal?

Washington University in St.Louis and St.Louis. End of story.