Teatime ( ^‐^)_且~~

Sipping tea as I type this post. Also, I'll keep it short.

Mmm tea.

Saw a few Inception x your movie here trailers. Most were so-so, but this one was kinda cool hahaha~

(More here, though personally, I like this one best.)

School Starts and Various Things

How exciting!
Unfortunately it means less time for piano and sleep.

In the meanwhile:

The most pointless sign ever. (Taken from the trip to the East Coast in Philadelphia~)

Piano stuff, music, pictures and more videos below

Flying Kites

Diving low
Soaring high
Almost free
But held by a lifeline.

The wind could've been better for kite flying, but it wasn't too bad either.

Nevertheless, it was quite fun. ^^

Content Aware Academic Fill

Content aware academic fill in Photoshop CS9 will be such an exciting feature. Too bad I will be out of high school by the time it is fully implemented. Sigh.

Meanwhile, yesterday was the same - piano, rain, tea, biking, statistics, and chem. Not too bad I guess? (Actually, it was pretty awesome. Then again, the yogurt place we usually go to was closed. Darn.)

EDIT: Plugin beta is here.

Busy Week

Weather: Ranging from rain to the sun to cloudy but nice

This week was just too busy. From the storm (3" of rain - nearly four times the usual for the season!)

Be a man! NO UMBRELLA!

to regular work and TA work

Each bundle has 20-30 papers.

To essays, tests, piano, and Yoswirl :)

It's totally worth the 10 mile bike ride. And it tastes better than what it looks like here 5 min after I paid.

Biking in Taipei

My pedal fell off and my brother is trying to fix it.

Taiwan (especially Taipei) has some of the best bike / walking lanes ever. I love biking along the Danshui river from the Fishermen's Wharf over the Guandu Bridge (seen on banner) and over to Bali before taking the ferry back. I love it.

My Favorite Biking Routes

View My Favorite Fremont Bike Routes in a larger map

Just a few of the bike routes I like to go by in Southern Fremont. If Google Maps tries to give you times, multiple it by...roughly 5-10 times to get the actual times. :]

Warm Springs Spur (~2.3 Miles One Way) - This route is for the people who want to travel through this 1/2 mile by 2 mile rectangle without setting foot on Warm Springs Blvd. Before the new trail following the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct is completed, it is highly possible to make that 2 mile trip nearly 4 or more miles (I know I did ;)) If you follow the winding turns while sticking closer to the foothills, you can traverse the neighborhood with less traffic and less headaches. Plus you pass by Booster Park. Yay!

Pacific Commons Loop (~10.8 Miles) - Need to drop by Costco midway to grab some cheap food? Or maybe just Starbucks/Yoswirl whatevers? You can get (virtually) bayside views along Fremont Blvd. / Cushing Pkwy. Great for the I love eating or I love shopping while getting exercise! :) Note: The hill on Paseo Padre Pkwy at I-680 is difficult to climb when heading north. Recommended to travel "clockwise." Also, the map doesn't have the new overpass for Warren over I-880 yet, so you won't have to bike on the offramp.

Irvington Loop (~7.5 Miles) - This route is best on Sunday mornings so you can go grab fresh vegetables, fruit, and popcorn at the Farmers Market near the Five Corners (Bay at Washington at Fremont at Union). Note: The hills on Paseo Padre Pkwy between Durham Rd and Washington Blvd. is much more difficult to climb northbound. Recommended to travel "clockwise."

Central Park Loop (~10.4 Miles) - This is a nice and relaxing loop, rewarded by a refreshing view of Lake Elizabeth at the other end. Now that the Waterpark there is open as well (but it's closed for the season as of this post), you may as well ditch the car keys and have a bit of fun. :)

Mill Creek (~4 Miles One Way) - This one-lane road is often a beautiful ride alongside Mill Creek (no wonder they called it Mill Creek Road!) with abundant shade and peacefulness. Other than the occasional car, Mill Creek is definitely a better way to climb Mission Peak, not only since it's prettier, but also because it's more shady. (It's paved too.) If you'd like to loop down to Ohlone College, there is a trailhead roughly three miles in at a U-Turn like switchback that takes you down.

So yeah - one day I would love to go on the 40 Mile Ride "Calavaras Loop" between Fremont - Sunol - Milpitas. Maybe next summer. :)

Meanwhile I continue to be pummeled by homework.

Snaps - they've invented the bullet-spam-essay.

Farmers' Market

Weather: Brisk and sunny. But ruined by the first day of school. :)

The weekend before, my brother and I got up early (enough) to:

1. Combat jetlag
2. Go to the farmers' market

So, at 8:30, we left our home and biked six miles...

It's like having a very uncomfortable an mo "按摩" for parts of the ride.

When I got there, it confused me for a second before my brother realized they changed locations. I am quite observant and missed the sign in front of me that said "<-- FARMERS MARKET." Heehee.

It was next to my brother's junior high.

Airplane osu!

Weather: It was 100 degrees. Now it's 78.

I think this is the best music rhythm game ever.


Not to mention it is the most awesome way to have fun on the airplane.

Back to School

Weather: Sunny with trace of clouds

So I'm entering my junior year in High School. We call it 11th grade. My cousins know it as "高二", or the 2nd year of Senior High. But enough of depressing stuff. :)

Hey my school is from 6 AM to 9 PM. Stop complaining you silly ABC.

On Monday I just got back from Taiwan, the land of convenience, cheap (good!) food, and oh my god why isn't the AC on.

I know it's pretty and all, but I'M MELTING ALREADY.