Career?

Need to think more seriously about what to do with my career and life from now on. 

And start preparing for it....

For someone who has been in school all her life 'business casual' dress code is not too easy to understand..
What is it anyway -_-?

Almost forgot how to take a selfie...haha 

Nice breakfast-time :)

Friday breakfast

Hand-made Biscotti, a small piece of Manchego Cheese and Avocado & Raspberry Smoothie :)

Now the smoothie really looks like a smoothie! Very creamy with hint of raspberries :)

After this I'll be talking coffee that I cold-brewed yesterday to lab.

Looking forward to but at the same time wondering what to expect at the networking reception this afternoon..'_'

Small Night Dessert

Manchego Cheese with avocado & strawberries smoothie :)

p.s. I used about half-cup of milk, half avocado and five strawberries this time. I think I could actually use less milk next time and make it slightly thicker. No sugar or even honey powder was needed :)

Procrastination & Cramming

The screenshots below are from 3 weeks ago, when I was cramming like crazy for the deadline for HBX. I also had some work to do, so I almost gave up on even trying to finish the FA module for that week, but one thing got canceled that morning so I was able to skim through the contents and submit the quiz before the deadline, and not surprisingly it gave me my worst quiz score for the entire course.. -_- (Somehow I managed to do OK for EM though...)

Sadly, there wasn't a week that I didn't cram for the quizzes this summer... Every Wednesday night and Thursday morning, I would be under a lot of stress and pressure to finish all the module quizzes in addition to the weekly assignment. Every week I regretted and was so determined not to cram again, but then I found myself repeating it the next week -_-

For the final week I was able to finish all the quizzes the night before the last completion date though (So didn't have to worry when the website went down 2 hours before the deadline, which obviously seemed to have put a number of people into panic..). Hopefully I learned to not to procrastinate from this.... We'll see haha...

Final exam in 3 weeks, and to compensate for all the short-term memories fading from the cramming, I have some serious reviewing to do. I would have to think about how to do it in a systematic and efficient way! I hope the reviewing would help me to understand better and integrate the concepts & knowledge I got from the courses so that I could link them to real-life too :)

Bake it off! (Italian desserts)

Orange-Anise Biscotti in the oven

After cutting the Biscotti nicely into slices

Sprinkling chocolate on the Tiramisu

Tiramisu! Looking forward to eating these with coffee @_@!

Italian Hazelnut Cake 

Chef's Cannoli

My Cannoli before putting powdered sugar :) Love it that it's not too sweet, but still delicious!

With the chef who taught us :)


An intense (almost 6 hours without meals....T_T) workshop but a fun experience!
It was almost my first time baking things as well, 
which made it more interesting and rewarding...haha.
Hopefully I could replicate the desserts on my own.. '_'

Last week for HBX!

Studied my head off for the last HBX modules the past 3 days...
Finally done with all the module quizzes though! :)
Just need to do the final weekly assignment, write a question for each section, and then start studying for the final exams. (Oh, and I should probably look at and take notes for FA6 since I was just skimmed through it...I'm actually amazed I still got only 2 problems wrong out of 20 even with such procrastination & last-minute cramming...-_-)

New Mushroom Farm

The replacement kit arrived! Hopefully I can succeed this time!!

Working late

어제 밤에 새벽 1시 넘어 귀가 길에 찍은 사진들...
그전날에 밤 12시 정도까지 일할때는 너무 피곤하고 힘들었는데,
이날은 그래도 밥을 잘 챙겨먹어서 그런지 힘들거나 하진 않았다 ㅋㅋ
일 마치고 집에 돌아가는데 낮에 비가 왔었는지 비온 후의 내음이 향긋하게 다가왔다 :)
Memorial hall의 옆을 돌고 Memorial church의 탑을 보며 집에 갈 수 있는 이 귀가길이 참 좋다.

Luxurious but hungry dinner

I would probably have to work until around midnight today,

so thought at least I would treat myself something good for dinner.....

Therefore....

Cafe sushi again!!

Ordered both samplers this time...@_@ ($15+ $20=$35!...)

I think I might have finished eating both in less than 10 minutes -_-...

Hopefully it gives me enough energy while I work tonight :)

Becoming a Grilling Master :)

Good way to spend weekends :)

Grilling meat & vegetables, adding fresh peppers & herbs right from the plants in the patio.

Need this 'healing time' for the upcoming busy week @_@!!

About aging

The beautiful flowers from the orchid had begun withering a few days after I brought it back home from Home Depot. Even before the aging sign became obvious, I could feel something was just wrong with the flowers... Initially I was a bit worried if the orchid itself was dying, but since the newly blooming flowers looked so fresh and soft, I assumed that it was just the flowers being too old, and slowing losing their light and glory. Made me feel a bit sad and sentimental briefly because I felt like it was somewhat a reflection of how people age....

...Life can be long but short at the same time

focused on the new flowers 

Focused on the old flowers...

Signature Sampler @ Cafe Sushi!

After staying in the lab late yesterday night, I decided to do a take out at Cafe sushi again.
I usually get maki rolls, but this time I ordered the Signature Sampler ($15) and Seaweed salad ($5).

The seaweed salad was actually disappointing.... It had that distinct smell that sometimes seaweed salad has.. It was a bit surprising since i was expecting something better from a popular sushi place. (Fin's Sushi's seaweed salad was actually quite nice, no smell & tasty!)

However, the signature sampler itself, was heavenly! :)

Although there are only 5 pieces in each set, I thoroughly enjoyed each one.

I think I'll start ordering this, or even the Chef's sampler ($20) whenever I go to Cafe Sushi from now on! It's good to taste something other than just tuna or salmon. Even though I had it less than 24 hours ago...already want to go and try it again!!!

Creamy Rye Reginetti Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Sugar Snap Peas

Already fourth meal I've made with my roommate :)

Although the pasta didn't turn out to be 'Al dante', since I like soft pasta rather than hard, it was fine with me. One thing I might change though is that I might boil or cook the sugar snap peas.... It was a bit weird to not cook it at all...

Trapeze-"Heels off"

Second Trapeze class today!

After seeing my 'Knee Hang' trick that I learned from the first class, the instructor, Molly, said I can move on to the next trick, 'Heels Off'! After practicing that move a few times, I also got to practice heels off with catch. It doesn't look natural or smooth yet (especially the catching part, I should spread my arms more straight next time, without waving them.....-_-haha), but still it was so much fun to learn! Molly told me I'll be learning Straddle Whip next time. Although I don't even know what it is, already looking forward to learning the new trick! :)

p.s. Molly said I have good control of my body, and asked if I was a gymnast before. She was surprised when I said I wasn't...haha.. Maybe she was just being nice but still made me feel good. Maybe all those work-out I have done so far is finally paying off?

This last video is my second trial for 'heels off with catch'; Although the catch wasn't successful (Molly said I didn't do anything wrong though and that there was a problem in some timing that they used?), since my overall movement looks a bit more natural it probably might have been a nicer looking catch if it worked?

Orchid

I brought back home a new friend from Home Depot yesterday.

They had a few other interesting plants but this one caught my eyes. 

Such a beauty... :) Hope I can take good care of it... 

So many new things!!

• New home, in two different ways :)
• New ways to spend the weekends
• Outdoor swimming pool & possibly a new gym center
• First time visiting so many different kinds of malls
• The funny cart escalator 
• The awesome Raspberry drinks in Not your average Joe's
• Grilling corn, tomatoes and banana!

Garden center..might be too late for this year but maybe next year? hmm

Vending machine that sells SEEDS

Brand new electric grill!! assembled it from scratch....Like the color :) 

Grilled corn! Not bad for first time trial. one with butter, another with rosemary, the last one without any additive (negative control..lol) 

Escalator just for carts! it was so amusing haha

• Ricky's flower market vs. Home Depot
• First time having an orchid!
• Mushroom farm in a box
• Paul Boulangerie & its macaron smoothies
• Two pairs of new kicks
• wrapping up the day at Gran Gusto

Ricky's flower market. Unfortunately couldn't find anything that I liked...

Outside garden at Home Depot. shot a picture of a bee on a flower :)

A classy, european style cafe. Might come back for brunch sometime :)

Giant Lego giraffe with makeup on. 

Assembly Row outlet?

Maybe I should start taking pictures of the menu too...Already forgot the name of this dish -_-

Pizza with small pieces of truffle :)

What can I say...I just love my life!

Little Birdie :)

이 사진 참 좋다! 새파란 하늘에 뭉게뭉게 흰 구름,
싱그러운 녹색 잎에 자세히보면 조그마한 새둥지에 새끼 새 한마리가 가만히 앉아 쉬고 있다.
평화로운 뉴잉글랜드의 여름!
비록 평일에는 바빠도 주말에는 늘 이렇게 편안하게 자연을 벗삼아 쉴 수 있었으면 좋겟다.

일상의 기록

폭설로 가득했던 2015년 전반기는 디펜스 준비한다고 정신 없이 보냈고,

내가 좋아하는 여름도 벌써 두달이나 지나가 어느덧 8월이 되어버렸다.

지난 몇년간 즐거운 일들이 많이 있었는데, 그걸 많이 기록해 두진 않은 것 같아 좀 아쉽다.. 비록 사진은 꽤 많이 찍으려고 노력을 하였고, 가끔씩 페이스북에 포스팅하기도 하였지만.

그래서 앞으로는 이 블로그에 나의 소소한 일상을 기록하려고 한다 :)

한달 남은 여름도, 앞으로 그래왔던것처럼 하루하루 행복하고 좋은 추억들로 가득했으면 좋겠네! 그래서 어제는 싱그러운 여름을 닮은 연두색으로 정말 오랫만에 손톱에 매니큐어도 칠해보았다. 비록 워낙 손을 많이 쓰기 때문에 며칠 가겠냐마는....하하