current: london life
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daffodil day ❀
every year, a small village near to cambridge has their annual daffodil fair. this event is for charity and run by volunteers. the fair is during the blooming time of these flowers and includes more than just flowers. id say it was like any other country fair. there was live music, many food stalls and…
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babi’s cooking
staying with your grandparents often alludes to overeating good food. which is exactly what happened. as my grandma enjoys cooking and people eating her food, she made many dishes i usually only have in CZ. so as this was the last day of this mini trip, here’s some of the things she made! as she…
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007 exhibition
i went for a few days to CZ as i had a week off lectures. While there i visited James in Motion; an exhibition of vehicles and props used during shooting for all the movies. as a fan of cars, this was pretty dang cool they had many of the actual vehicles and props used…
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bonding time 𖹭
had some bonding time with my grandmother. as we like having our nails done, she booked an appointment for us. we went to a nail salon inside a shopping center. i’ve gotten my nails done there before and they did pretty well. just got a simple french this time. i was actually the first time…
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art galleries
i had a friend come visit me for a couple days. as she is quite arty and i like looking at it, i thought it would be on brand to go visit some are galleries. london has tons of them. we headed to mayfair as i found an exhibition there of interest. along the way…
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0wave ♪
another day another concert! this time it’s 0wave (young wave). i had a blast. it was on the smaller side for a concert but the crowd was still wild. they played all the must played and even each did a solo! ; venue location ↴
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the boy & the heron
i won’t spoil what the story is, but it has a lot of fantasy like miyazaki’s other works. i would say this isnt the best work he has as the storyline was only ok. as usual the animations and ideas were amazing, but the story it’s self was a little confusing and unclear at times.…
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1st semester
today was my last offical day of my first semester! my lectures and seminars ended dec 15, but i had one last exam today. so far all has been quite good. keeping in mind that this is still the introductory stage, everything went smoothly. everything taught was a recap/revision of previous knowledge. however the programming…
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birthday cake
it’s my brother’s birthday! i decided to make his birthday cake this year with a design he picked (it was more like my suggestions as my experience and skills are minimal). as we prefer a more asian style cake consisting of a light fluffy chiffon with fresh fruit and whipped cream, that’s what i attempted.…