So glad I got the flowers. They turned out really pretty and they are indigenous to HK as opposed to flowers like narcissus and orchids that are flown in from other parts of Asia.

Chili paste

Got rid of all the seeds and it still turned out super spicy.

Cny eve

Apparently the goal is to get flowers that bloom on the first day of the new year.

CNY festivities

I guess there's no getting away from crowds during the new year, either here or back home.

When someone has the bug, they have the bug. It never goes away.

Resistance truly is futile.

Gearing up for the Year of the Rooster

Had friends over yesterday and it was a good reason to start cleaning for the new year.

Also amazing to have friends who have come to know me so well and who speak truth into my life. They don't let me get away with anything.

Deadlines

Will I meet my deadline? That is the question.

There's so much to be thankful for, but sometimes I kinda hate my job. Like right now.

Air plants my aunt gave me

Arrangement by me.

work life and illusions

I need to figure out a way to keep an even keel at work. I get angry when people treat my friends badly, and it throws me off my own life. And yes, bad things happen in the university. Seriously, why does the university have so many jerks?

something needs rethinking

I went on vacation and still feel tired. This qualifies as a WTF moment.

Childhood memories

Christmas gift

Phone stand. But I need to figure out how it works.

time travel

I was home for nine days and it felt like two months. That's not necessarily bad, but I feel like I was in a whole other world and now I have to get back to work.

It's okay, I just have to work like crazy for a month then I can take another short break.

Some of my aunts start to tell me stories, but they eventually tell those stories to one another. That is, they start telling me stories in English, then they switch to telling those stories to one another in Hokkien.

2017

With old friends. All of whom just wanted to get to bed.