am + pm:

• olay gentle foaming cleanser
• nr aloe soothing gel*
• naoe grapeseed oil
• isehan mommy! uv mild gel spf33

to buy + try:

• one earth organics rose hip oil
• ra&gowoori real kill black cream
• v&m naturals cpc+g oil
• the ordinary squalane
• holika holika aloe soothing gel

on the wishlist:

• neutrogena ultra gentle daily cleanser
• la roche-posay toleriane hydrating gentle cleanser
• kikumasamune sake skin lotion high moisture
• simple ultra-light gel moisturizer
• dr. lin skincare daily hydrating gel

lens:

• pana lumix 25mm f/1.7
• orrr oly 25mm f/1.8
• pana lumix 20mm f/1.7
• sigma 60mm f/2.8
• orrr oly 45mm f/1.8
• oly 9mm bcl

body:

• pana gm5(!!)
• oly ep-5
• oly om-d em-10 mark ii

etc:

• oly vf-4
• domke bag / tenba photo insert
• gordy's wrist strap

• learn and improve skills (after effects, typography, etc.)
• write, write, write
• contribute to various blogs
• read books
• explore the capital and neighboring cities
• build a portfolio of sorts
• summer job or internship

musings at 4:31 am, a day before bidding the year goodbye.

• be able to transfer and major in something i genuinely like and enjoy
• revisit the dreamland aka taiwan, give it another go
• study/work/live in taiwan
• study abroad (wow, they're basically all the same... one wish, in short)
• travel and explore the philippines (top destinations are sagada, palawan, tinuy-an falls)
• an adventure anywhere, basically
• cafe-hopping/museum-hopping/resto-hopping around the metro
• scandinavia: sweden
• mainlaaaand china! amen.
• asean trip
• get a scholarship (undergrad abroad, mandarin lessons)
• meet the people i call my inspiration aka...

all time loves:

• khalil fong
• weibird wei
• da mouth
• jane zhang
• xu song

current listens:

• io
• magic power

other favorites:

• leehom wang
• gem tang
• jj lin
• wanting qu
• yoga lin
• etc.

• skincare + makeup products everywhere (cvs, target, walgreens)
• insanely cheaper TO products!!
• vulfpeck live <3
• family + friends + family friends all around
• LA is lyf

• dimethicone
• ferments (galactomyces, saccharomyces, natto gum, lactobacillus)
• fragrance (?)
• stearic acid (?)
• alcohol (?)
• fatty alcohols (cetyl alcohol + ceteareth-20) (?)
• butylene glycol (?)
• coconut derivatives

current:

• beauty + skincare
• m43
• graphic design
• travel
• writing

get back on:

• cpop
• mandarin + language learning
• dramas + series
• snail mail
• travel vlogging + writing

• limit to only 5-6 products at a time per am/pm routine (cleanser-toner-serum-moisturizer-sunscreen + clay mask/peeling sol'n)
• test one product at a time for two weeks
• consciously incorporate local skincare products into routine
• avoid relying on products bought online (unless cheap/affordable)
• potential HG should be: college-budget aka cheap, conveniently bought anywhere, not causing breakouts + greatly improves skin simultaneously
• invest in serums / chemical exfoliants

faves + hg:

• garnier (fave drugstore brand)
• the ordinary (everything about it)
• secret key (must try)

• saw my idol/inspiration aka pontifex in person
• visitph2015: vigan, davao
• transferred and major in something i can now say i like
• yolo-worthy trip to malaysia
• applied in a religious org

• practice and brush up on zhongwen
• read books during the break
• start watching/catch up on t-drama
• blog. get back to writing
• museum-hopping, milk tea-hopping, cafe-hopping (never happens)
• know different ways of commuting
• develop a new skill
• plan upcoming travels
• fix vlogs/travel pics + trinkets
• discover new c-pop artists
• reflect
• be happy

• ntu, taiwan (dream. period)
• lund university, sweden
• central south uni, hunan
• feng chia uni, taiwan (biba, please?)
• st. petersburg uni, russia
• huaqiao uni, fujian
• sichuan uni, sichuan
• utrecht uni, utrecht

• zhongxue, zaijian
• dreamland of three years in four days aka taiwan
• seeing my ultimate idol live and up close
• trip to the united states. can't wait to go back
• daxue shenghuo hao (hao bu hao?)...
• singapore (unexpected, yolo-worthy)
• korea photo + vid contest (snagged a place somehow, hehe)

on loop + all day errday:

• tom misch
• vulfpeck
• charlie puth
• john mayer
• mayer hawthorne
• daniel caesar

• r/skincareaddiction
• cosdna
• incidecoder
• makeupalley
• beautylish
• beautypedia
• projectvanity
• simpleskincarescience
• labmuffin
• gothamista

main loves:

• coldplay
• kings of leon
• vulfpeck

current listens:

• radiohead
• the strokes
• the black keys
• jordan rakei
• tom misch
• mayer hawthorne
• anderson .paak
• khruangbin

also cool:

• foo fighters
• kasabian
• rhcp
• the kooks
• the virgins

• collegefashion
• xojane
• lifeteen
• thoughtcatalog
• huffpost
• hellogiggles
• monocle
• project syndicate
• wsj
• rappler
• purewow
• city543

• cpop
• taiwanese drama
• milk tea
• mandarin chinese
• writing
• travel
• travel writing
• travel planning
• video-editing
• graphic design
• desktop publishing
• layouting
• indesign (and a bit of photoshop, illustrator)
• making ppt presentations
• piano
• blog-hopping/article-hopping/wikipedia-hopping
• expat blogs(!)
• study abroad blogs
• rilakkuma

clothes:

• olive skinny jeans
• round neck t-shirts in basic colors
• lots of white tops, please
• dark wash jeans
• decent chambray top
• durable, lint-free black skater skirt(!)

shoes:

• beige/nude/black flats
• strappy sandals
• clean white sneakers
• black/brown combat boots