More home cooking

Mee suah

Lunar new year miracle

Left town early with mom and avoided holiday traffic!! Extremely thankful.

Cny

Yum yum.

dong dong dong dong dong

I hate the noise pollution coming from the construction site outside my office building. El Cheapo built a building that looks beautiful to people who don't use it but neglected to give us double glazing so that we can work in peace. I walk into my office only to want to walk out even with my new but practically useless noise-canceling headphones on. The headphones cancel out only steady sounds, not the incessant but unpredictable piling sounds. I used ear plugs all of last week but my ear canals became sensitive. The new subway station won't be finished for the next two or three years! What other surprises await us? Oh, the pain.....

By the by, I love finding new songs and artists through 8Tracks. Here's Tossing Copper with "Truth be Told":

spring season matches have commenced

This will be my second season of playing with the club, and so far, it is a lot less dramatic, and I hope it stays that way. I played with a couple of guys I didn't play with last year even though I know them of course, but playing with them in the same event (mixed doubles) showed me different sides of their personality. During practice, they're both really nice, soft spoken, and laid back. During a match, they are still really nice and soft spoken, but they are not in the least bit laid back! They want to win!!!!

If I had played with them last season, they would have made my match nerves worse, but now I know when to block them out--no, Aaron, "go go go" is the last thing I need to hear now--and when to listen to them--thank you for telling me that it's okay even if I hit shots into the net!--so I guess I've matured somewhat over the last year. I'm also learning different things when I play with different people, so that's pretty cool.

Life in 2014 is as busy as always. 

City Harmonic's "Holy"

first day back at work

I used the app, "Stress Check," while reading a grad student's draft, and the results came back "very high" at 74%. When my body is at rest, my stress levels are at 2%. As per my colleague's advice, I've encouraged this student to seek counseling, and there are so many more things I'd like to say to this student but cannot for professional reasons.

Hello, 2014! Goodbye, new year resolutions!

Newlife worship, "Strong God"

of ends and beginnings

A vision: me as a girl playing with sticks, stones, and mud. It's a picture of joy and delight, and I thank God for the reminder of how he has blessed my year. But what does this mean for 2014?