• Arsenal vs Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium (12 Feb 14)
  • Sakuras at Kawaguchi-ko (April 14)
  • £190 birthday fundraiser for World Land Trust (Apr 14)
  • A well received painting (Sept 14)
  • Climbing Ben Nevis (June 15)
  • Fireworks on my birthday (April 16)
  • Becoming a doctor (April 17)
  • New York City (April 17)
  • First clinic (May 18)
  • First first surgeon (Aug 18)
  • Picking up boxing (Aug 18)
  • First kiss (Jan 19)
  • Finding God (Mar 19)
  • Picking up pottery (Aug 20)
apr 1 2019 ∞
sep 24 2020 +
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  • a good day at 17: (the best day - taylor swift)
  • america '11: (save me, san francisco - train)
  • first love: (enchanted - taylor swift)
  • a levels: (john mayer's battle studies)
  • w: (那些年- 胡夏)
  • st. pancreas international station: (La Valse d’Amelie)
  • scotland & the highlands: (ed sheeran's album x)
  • sardinia: (soundtrack of the sisterhood of the traveling pants)
  • mbbs: (jay chou)
  • spinning: (high hopes - panic! at the disco)
  • b: (edge of desire - john mayer)
jun 23 2012 ∞
sep 24 2020 +
  • pistachio
  • kahlua
  • hojicha
  • kueh lapis
  • honey and fig
  • vanilla bean
  • mint
apr 1 2019 ∞
may 26 2019 +
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photo credit [http://petersburgs.livejournal.com/]

smells

  • smell of the bakery
  • goat's milk soap
  • spaghetti
  • freshly laundered clothes

sights

  • interior design
  • garden weddings
  • cobbled streets
  • red-bricked walls
  • 木漏れ日/chiaroscuro

taste

  • fresh salmon sashimi
  • 小笼包
  • good coffee
  • milk tea with no sugar and pearls
sep 9 2010 ∞
apr 2 2019 +
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(icon by soriso@lj)

  • The Bird & The Bee - The Bird & The Bee
  • The Break & Repair Method - Milk The Bee
  • The Click Five - TCV
  • Colbie Caillat - Coco
  • Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
  • Jamie Scott & The Town - Park Bench Theories
  • Jason Mraz - We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
  • John Mayer - Heavier Things
  • John Mayer - Room For Squares
  • Marie Digby - Unfold
  • Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
  • Matchbox Twenty - Exile On Mainstream
  • New Radicals - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
  • Orson - Bright Idea
  • Rob Thomas - Something to Be
  • Sandi Thom - Smile...It Confuses People
  • Scouting For Girls - Scouting For Girls
oct 16 2009 ∞
sep 24 2020 +
  • Visit PCH2 again/Go on a medical aid trip as a doctor
  • Fundraise for WLT again
  • Donate blood
  • Learn cooking
  • Learn baking
  • Pick up Japanese again
  • Learn how to invest
  • Start a business
  • Fall in love again
  • Get married
  • Drive a car
  • Build a room for art
  • Watch John Mayer live
  • Watch Bruno Mars live
  • Hike the Inca Trail
  • Visit Patagonia
  • Visit Greece & Croatia
  • Road trip Iceland
  • Road trip New Zealand
  • Eat at Sukiyabashi Jiro
apr 1 2019 ∞
sep 24 2020 +
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stuff I've wanted to do growing up

  • nurse
  • artist
  • detective/spy
  • marine biologist
  • vet
  • doctor

stuff I've considered doing in my free time

  • artist
  • (fashion) designer
  • author
aug 7 2010 ∞
aug 7 2010 +
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  • rucksack
  • birdsong
  • jacklight
  • portmanteau
  • picaillon
  • porcelain
  • stardust
  • capillary
  • candlewick
  • oceanarium
  • iridescent
  • chambray
  • confluence
may 7 2012 ∞
jul 23 2013 +
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  • charcoal
  • cream
  • ivory
  • prussian blue
  • navy blue
  • mauve
  • lilac
  • pale yellow
  • mustard yellow
  • deep forest green
jul 3 2011 ∞
may 7 2012 +
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(picture credit [http://growing--up.blogspot.com/])

  • Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs - Michael J. Collins
  • Letters to A Young Poet - Rainer Maria Rilke
  • Becoming - Michelle Obama
  • Life is in the Transitions - Bruce Feiler

Favourite books from childhood

  • Wolves Of Willoughby Chase - Joan Aiken
  • Tuck Everlasting - Natalie Babbitt
  • Charlie And The Chocolate Facctory - Roald Dahl
  • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - E. L. Konigsburg
may 8 2010 ∞
sep 24 2020 +

photographer

  • Hamada Hideaki
  • Leila Peterson

illustrator

  • Sundae Kids
  • Laura Pritchett
dec 16 2014 ∞
sep 24 2020 +
  • ali abdal
  • andrew huberman
  • morgan housel
jun 17 2022 ∞
jun 17 2022 +
  • Wicked, 2008 (Melbourne)
  • Wicked, 2011 (Singapore)
  • Phantom of the Opera, 2013 (Singapore)
  • Next to Normal, 2013 (Singapore)
  • Beauty & the Beast, 2015 (Singapore)
  • Les Miserables, 2015 (London)
  • Book Of Mormon, 2017 (New York City)
  • Lion King, 2018 (Singapore)
  • Aladdin, 2018 (London)
  • Chicago, 2018 (London)

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  • James Morrison, 2012
  • Taylor Swift, 2014
  • Jay Chou, 2016
sep 29 2013 ∞
apr 1 2019 +
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(icon by aerotaxi@lj)

  • Nov 2005: Switzerland, Italy & Vatican City
  • Oct 2006: Kyushu - Japan
  • Nov 2006: Malacca - Malaysia
  • Nov 2007: Wakayama - Japan
  • Jun 2009: Sapporo - Japan
  • Oct 2008: Melbourne - Australia
  • Jun 2009: Hainan - China
  • Nov-Dec 2009: Dalian, Shenyang - China
  • Jun 2011: Connecticut (North Haven, New Haven) & Wisconsin (La Crosse, Wisconsin Dells) - USA
  • Jan 2012: Bangkok - Thailand
  • Jun 2013: Seoul - South Korea
  • Dec 2013: Phnom Penh & Battambang - Cambodia
  • Feb 2014: London - UK & Paris - France
  • Apr 2014: Kyoto, Koyasan, Tokyo, Osaka - Japan
  • Jun 2015: London, Cambridge, Edinburgh, F...
aug 31 2009 ∞
sep 24 2020 +
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(icon credit: derousseur @ lj)

Boy

  • Tristan
  • Aaron
  • Alexander
  • Yoav
  • Samson
  • Callum
  • Jude
  • Spencer
  • Elijah
  • Connor
  • Daniel

Girl

  • Chloe
  • Zoe
  • Caroline
  • Madison
  • Lyla
  • Melanie
dec 4 2010 ∞
sep 27 2015 +