Wishing trees..

Just went out with my mum to Japantown for dinner (too lazy to cook today) and after dinner we went to get some ice cream crepes for dessert...

I don't know what's the occasion but there were several wishing trees in the shopping center... they also had pieces of paper for people to write their own wishes and hang it on the trees... I wrote one myself.. but I saw some really wonderful wishes... and they were written by children...

Anna wishes for "homeless peopel to have homes" (that's how she spelt people too)... I just think that children have the most generous spirit and have so much love for others and the world...

A lot of the other wishes though just as thoughtful and wonderful, revolved mostly around their own lives- like success in their jobs, health of friends and family, happiness in their lives.. even my own wish too... that when I read what children wrote for their wishes, I felt really touched...

I guess as you get older, more problems and irritations get in the way.. that it gets harder and harder to see how blessed we really are and wish for a better life for all the other people in the world... It's easy to say "world peace" but then I feel that I have so many issues and problems to deal with in my life that I have to try and get peace in my own world before hoping for peace on earth...

Just happy to have read Anna and all the other children's wishes on the wish trees... looking at the world through a child's eyes makes me feel really blessed that I have so much... I just hope I will be able to remember this feeling tomorrow...

Happy again...

Man... can't tell u how happy it is that we have moved out... I just finished eating some of my mum's home-cooked food: rice with campbell mushroom soup poured on top... she calls it the lazy rice.. cos u don't need to do much but it taste damn good...

I missed my mum's cooking... and I have been eating more now that we are on our own... it'll definitely help me gain back some much needed weight... =)
Anyway I'm pretty sick of outside food... so even today when I finished work at 9.30pm I went home then ate my dinner.. ya la quite late... but give and take... either no nutrition and crappy outside food or irregular eating hours... hahha...

I have also signed up for my classes next semester... things are looking good... except I have to wake up pretty early.. my classes start at 9am... and I am a little further from the school now...
I'm most excited about my dance composition class... will let u guys know how that would be like...

Only thing is I have a sore throat... i guess from sleeping too late... so will be resting more these few weeks... and will not be online as much... haha... meaning probably another 3 months before u see me online..

Sara and Joyce will both be coming to SF in a week or so... hopefully i'll remember to take more photos with them... will start planning where to bring them and all... hopefully my sore throat would have recovered by then...

Alright... going liao...

Will write soon...

Love,
Rachel~*

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A video that makes me laugh everytime I watch it.. hope u all enjoy this as much as I do..

Thanks Lewis for sharing this video... =)

Lovely day...

Thought I might write a little today too cos today is such a nice day. Today marks the last day of my modern dance class. It was incredibly wonderful to be dancing again. I can't wait to do it again next semester. Modern dance has always been very liberating for me and is my favourite dance form because it allows me to explore with myself. It is not the best genre for my body cos I am not all that graceful but it is by far the most wonderful way for me to express myself...

I got to know some really nice people through the class... and it made my class so much more enjoyable.. =)

Still haven't really unpacked everything and still much to do in the house. I will have to work harder cos I need the money to come back to Singapore and for my planned trip to Japan with Eiji.. Eiji is my colleague at work and he's from Japan... so who else better to show me around Japan than him? Really looking forward to the trip... just hope I have the money by then...

Been missing chinese music quite a bit these days... yesterday I was going on youtube looking for Tao Ze's songs to listen to... but it's hard just because every 4 minutes you have to stop whatever you are doing and go find another song... So then I wanted to buy some chinese music from online... oh my, it's freaking expensive la.. it's US$18 average for a CD.. aye then I might as well wait until i come back and then go on a crazed chinese CD shopping spree right? Guess I'll just wait then... can also hang out more often at Quickly here cos they always have some chinese concerts or MVs on their TV... haha...

So happy that two of my friends are coming to San Francisco! Sara will be coming first and then Joyce... =) Can't wait can't wait! Still too lazy to get my license so will be taking the public transport to travel around the city... haha they definitely won't complain about SBS or SMRT after this experience...

Alright will give more updates as they come... take care u all...

Rachel~*

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