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last night we had a fabulous evening at one of the best vegetarian restaurants in beijing for our beautiful friend, tina. tina (also from san francisco) will be travelling to hong kong and taiwan with her boyfriend, andrew. its nice to know that when she gets back to san francisco, we can definitely hang out!
today i had a lovely, sweet farewell dinner with my good friend naoyuki. it's crazy to think we've known eachother for 10 months now, and yet it feels like its been years (: im glad i had the opportunity to make so many genuinely kind and loving friends in beijing. its always hard to say goodbye, so i would rather say see you again soon. whether its in another time and place, i think our friendships will always stay the same.
I can't believe these past few days have been some of the best days in Beijing since I've been here! Reason 1: The weather has just been absolutely delightful - 80 degrees every day (around 27 in Celsius). Reason 2: Great company with old friends and new friends. Reason 3: No classes! Had Monday-Wednesday off.
My first adventure was going to Houhai for the first time with my friend Sophie, Serena and met two guys from the UK and Memphis, Tennessee and then one of their friends was a Chinese girl. We ate dinner together at a Yunnan restaurant close to Nanlouguxiang - which had a nice selection of vegetarian options. Afterwards we headed over to a pub called El Nido, they had a huge variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages from all over Europe and Southeast Asia, I tried Sparkling Apple Cider from Spain. It was pretty good! The ambiance of this place was quite relaxed and the music mostly consisted of songs by Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, The Beatles and Bob Marley.
The second outing I did was going shopping at one of the fake markets near the famous Beijing Zoo. Unfortunately, since the weather was so nice the subway station got extremely overcrowded that they had to shut it down. Luckily, I had a nice bus ride from a few stops away that took me directly to the Zoo. When I finally got to the densely crowded market, I realized that I was in dire need of some new shoes to wear during Spring and Summer. After about an hour of getting lost in the market, I was close to giving up and finding a plot of grass to lay down on - but I suddenly found a whole section flowing from all four corners! I bought a cute black pair of sandals with straps (similar to the gladiator style) and another that were white All-Star Converse shoes (love those!). I figured I needed both, one is good for walking and the other is good for looks. When I was done shopping and getting lost, I decided to buy a few green coconuts outside near the station. When I was about to cross the street back to the station, I realized it was still closed. That's when a man from Turkey went up to me and asked me for directions. I found out that we could walk about 20 minutes to the next subway station so we stopped by a fruit stand to get more coconuts and strawberries to eat along the way. So scrumptious and sweet! I realized when I'm travelling around how easy and nice is to talk to strangers. It's amazing to listen to people's stories and dreams about what they are passionate about - it sometimes reminds me that in a way, we really are all connected. I like that a lot.
The following day, I went with my two good friends Valentina and Camille to Tian Tan (The Temple of Heaven) - where we also met a Chinese guy, Camille's good friend from Spain, Cristina and her friend who was visiting China from Spain. It was beautiful seeing the trees and grass all green, and the flowers finally blossoming in Beijing. Tian Tan was more vibrant than I thought it would be, the pictures really don't do it justice but at least it's a glimpse of the real thing :P
Yesterday, Valentina and Camille invited me to go with them to Yuanmingyuan which is basically one subway station away from Peking University also right next to Beijing's famous Summer Palace. I couldn't believe how beautiful it was. The lakes, the flowers, the trees, the birds, the ruins, the stones, the fish … it was perfect. The weather made everyone and everything look so colorful and sweet. I'm so happy this break turned out so well, even though I wanted to travel outside Beijing and go see as much as China as possible. I think staying in Beijing was ultimately a good choice (: I really enjoyed being a tourist for these past few days!
Exactly 6 weeks from now I'm going to be on a plane back home to San Francisco. I can't believe it. I feel like it was just yesterday when I was saying I still had 6 more months left here in Beijing.
Today I was really thinking about doing a trip to Mongolia with a few friends but I realized there's so much in Beijing that I haven't seen - especially The Great Wall haha. So I think, next week I'm going to dedicate my time to being a full on tourist :D
Just this past weekend, my language partner ZhangXi from Shangdong Province, accompanied me to visit the National Museum of China near Tiananmen Square. We stayed there the entire day and still didn't manage to visit every room that had an exhibition. There was an exhibition called "Earth, Sea and Sky" which had a central theme regarding nature in western art, many of the masterpieces were from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Also another room was exhibiting famous artworks from Florence during The Renaissance, all of which were extremely beautiful. Another highlight of the day was seeing up close was one of Vincent van Gogh's famous artworks.
It was magical. There was also a few famous paintings from Monet, he's one of my favorite artists as well (: Later on, we visited a huge room full of the presents Mao Zedong received from famous Prime Ministers and Presidents from all over the world. It was a huge collection of antiques from all over the East and the West, ranging from beautiful, historic pieces of art, to plenty of gold swords and jeweled daggers from the Middle East.
Altogether, it was a very interesting experience and I was surprised that the museum had other exhibitions from various countries. The combination of China's historical art all in one building was truly amazing, but to have other country's as well was very impressive.
"a picture is a worth a thousand words" - i would like to tell the whole story from my trip to Zhangjiajie in Hunan (where they filmed the movie Avatar 3D in 2009), but I think these pictures can only do my trip justice. Enjoy (:
Update: I decided to go to Hunan Province with my friend, Valentina (and we'll meet some other friends there) at the end of this week for a short trip to Zhangjiajie. Just a little cool fact, it's where they filmed the movie Avatar! Soooo excited to see the beautiful scenery :D
I had a lovely Skype session with my two brothers, Vrindaban and Chaitanya the other day - it was nice to see that they're doing well. And last night my mom called me and we got to talk about quite a few things. Actually, I found out that my grandmother in Maryland isn't doing so well :( I've been thinking about her a lot lately, and her birthday is coming up on April 18th. I can't believe she's turning 90! She really is an amazing woman, and I look up to her a lot. She's seen me at my worst and I hope she can see me at my best. Last time when I called her, she told me how proud she was of me - and I can truly say that it makes me so honored to hear those words come from someone I respect and admire with all my heart. I think there's a very special connection between my grandmother and I. I don't know if a part of me reminds her of herself, but I really feel like she understands me <3 I'll be praying that she stays healthy and strong like she has been. I hope that one day I can be as wise and witty as her (:
Hong Kong Trip 1/24-1/29
Something about the idea of flying gets me so excited, is it the thought of leaving a familiar place to venture out into a new and uncertain area? Or is it that split moment when the airplane takes off from the runway and you feel your whole seat trembling? For me, its everything. That morning I woke up thinking "Wow. This is it!" My good friend, Clara had slept over the two nights before but we managed to give the extra mattress back to my friend Bri, which was so nicely worked out. Afterwards, we met up with Naoyuki to share the cab to the airport, Yuki was flying back to Japan a few hours before our flight. When we got to Terminal 3 we checked in with Yuki and decided to have lunch together. There was this Thai Restaurant on the upper level that immediately caught my eye so we went for it, ended up being really delicious! It was kinda sad saying farewell to Yuki, I know he'll be back for Spring semester but I somehow felt that it will be different without everyone in a group together again. When he left, Clara my roommate Elina and I made our way to Terminal 2 perfectly in time for our flight to Shanghai. We arrived a little after 6pm and had a scrumptuous dinner with Sean on our pit stop. After a sweet farewell we were on our way to Hong Kong. When we finally arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport it was already 2 in the morning! So, after grabbing some quick tourist maps of the city we got into one of the cabs lined up outside. First off, it was one of the most spacious cabs I have ever been in..in my entire life! I think New York also has the 5-seat cabs, but the Hong Kong ones were just out of this world! Definitely one of the most comfortable rides I've ever had (: Our taxi driver was also quite nice and I almost spoke in Mandarin to him (twice) but his English was fabulous, not to mention he managed to teach us a few Cantonese phrases for bargaining :D When we arrived at The Regal Kowloon Hotel, I was sooooo exxcitedd! I couldn't believe we had finally arrived in this marvelous city. As we took the elevator to the 12th floor and opened the door to our new room, it was breathtakingly beautiful. A huge king-sized bed, two couches, a desk and a bathtub! You may think bathtubs aren't so uncommon right? But living in Beijing, I've come to realize what a blessing it is to have a bathtub! Our showers aren't exactly the best nor are we capable of taking baths so the first thing I did was enjoy a nice a long bath ! We also bought some sparkling apple cider to celebrate our arrival!
The next day we got to walk around and see the harbor right next to our hotel, literally a 2 minute walk away. Such a beautiful skyline even during the day! The warm weather was such a blast after leaving the icy cold Beijing weather behind us. Finally being able to breathe in fresh air from the ocean was such a relief. We walked around Kowloon and Tsim Sha Tsui and got a feel for the area. And then we happened to run into The Hong Kong Art Museum, which was showing a whole exhibition of Andy Warhol's artworks! Guess how much the tickets were? Only $10HKD!! Which is barely $2 in USD. Isn't that cool?? The next day we decided we wanted to check out the "Big Bus Tour" so we headed over to buy tickets and got to jump on one of the tours that was passing by. I really enjoyed riding on the top of the bus because there was no roof and I always see those tour buses in San Francisco and a part of me really wanted to try it some day. So there I was being a full on tourist :D It was a great way to be able to see the whole city in the fastest, most convenient way possible. Later on that day, we took the subway to the Ladies Market in Mongkok. The Ladies Market is basically this whole stretch of stalls that sell clothes, trinkets, souvenirs, electronics, bags, watches and accessories (almost anything you could imagine buying) at the most cheapest prices. After spending about 3 full hours of shopping and walking, Elina wanted to try some Indian food so we stopped over at a small Indian restaurant near the Market. It wasn't really that good, but at least we got to try it out. After it started drizzling more, we decided to head back home. The third day, we were going to meet up with my friend Sylwia but we had no WIFI access so that didn't work out. And when my two friends from USF, Kim and Kamal were saying we could meet up and go to The Victorian Peak on the Hong Kong Island I thought that we would definitely be able to meet up, but the whole WIFI thing ended up being an issue as well. Not to mention, we forgot our cell phones from Beijing wouldn't be able to work in Hong Kong or Macau. But in the end it was kind of nice being up at The Peak, seeing the really nice views without worrying about internet or having to contact people. I really felt like I could really enjoy the moment. The next day, Clara flew into Hong Kong! She actually was just stopping over on her way back home to Singapore but it was really nice because she got to stay with us one night (: So the last day, Clara and I walked around on Nathan Road and Tsim Sha Tsui area to go shopping and check out one Clara's favorite restaurants in Hong Kong. Later on, we caught the Light Show of the Hong Kong skyline which was pretty fun - they play music and have these lights projecting off the major buildings that synchronize with the beat. The next morning we checked out of our hotel around 9am and headed to the bus stop on our way back the airport. Said our goodbyes to Clara, and off we were…back to Beijing :P
Singapore Trip 2/2-2/6
After arriving back in Beijing from Hong Kong, a few days went by and Elina and I were getting ready for our trip to Singapore! Quite exciting be able to travel so much all of a sudden, but it was great how perfectly it was working out :D After flying so much the last time to Hong Kong (first time we stopped in Shanghai on our way there, and on our way back to Beijing we stopped in a city called Ningbo…so lots of running around haha) we got pretty used to going through the different security and immigration authorities. When we arrived in Singapore, it was about 6 in the morning and Clara was already waiting for us at the arrival gate. I was soooooo hot already! The humidity was pouring into the airport and all I could think about was "Why on earth am I wearing my North Face jacket still?" Hahah, it was really sweet when I saw Clara waiting for us, she even offered to pick us up and give us a ride to her house. Even though it was pretty dark when we arrived, I immediately could see how clean and organized Singapore is! The trees were also really beautiful, something about their trees really sparked my interest. When Clara drove into the parking lot near her apartment, I knew this place was going to be spectacular! I don't know why but sometimes I see numbers and I think there has to be some cool coincidence or lucky chance that it relates everything together. When we got into the elevator, and Clara pressed the number 7 button, I suddenly thought of how in Beijing our dorm room is on the 7th floor and when we stayed in Hong Kong our hotel room was on the 12th floor. Both Clara and my birthday are on the same day, July 12th and I just thought how funny it was that she also lives on the 7th floor. Haha, okay yeah I'm definitely weird! Anyways, Clara's place was so exquisite. The first thing that greeted us at the door was Clara's sweet little French bulldog, Kimi. When we settled in, I took a quick shower and felt immediately at home. The sun was just starting to come up, and I could see that there was a nice balcony right near the dining room. When I opened the sliding door to the view of her amazing pool, I had to stop myself from screaming in joy! Being at her place literally felt like I was living at a resort. Palm trees everywhere, a huge pool, humid weather with a slight breeze from the morning chill. It was perfect, it was exactly what I needed. We all were pretty exhausted from the flight so we took a nap, and by the time I woke up I could hear a familiar voice down the hall. Of course, it could only be one person, Bert! Even though I was half awake, I knew we were all going to have a great time since we could all be together again! The Three Musketeers :D Also, we all got to meet Clara's really sweet family, her parents and two brothers. All of which are exactly like Clara! Very outgoing, warm-hearted, business-orientated and intellectual personalities! The first day, Clara took us to the main shopping malls, art theater called the Esplanade which actually looks like a durian (the fruit that smells really bad haha). After which we walked around the Singapore skyline and took pictures of the beautiful scenery, we then had a nice dinner together. The next day we went to check out Chinatown and Little India, which are both popular among the Chinese, Indians and Malaysians that live in Singapore. It's also pretty cool when riding the public transportation in Singapore because they use four different languages, English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Whereas in San Francisco, its usually just English, Spanish and Cantonese (not that I don't appreciate those languages, but it felt pretty exciting hearing Malay and Tamil for the first time). When we were exploring the streets of Chinatown, guess what we came across? None other than a Tintin Muesum! No way right? It was soooo incredible! They had all the books of the Tintin series (both in French and in English), also t-shirts, posters, postcards, and little figurines all the characters! When we got back to Clara's place, we relaxed for a little and then made our way to the Night Safari which was about a 40 minute drive. When we got there, we were first going to go on the actual safari but we noticed that there was going to be a Fire Dance Performance in 20 minutes so we went and checked out one of the trails instead. The first trail was a little hard to see because how dark it had become but it was really thrilling! The animals were all so close to us on the pathway, all that was between us and them were these tiny little ropes stringed together. When we got closer to the end of the trail, we were walking over this small wooden bridge and I saw something move in the water below us. "What is that?!" I screamed. Of course, just a gang of alligators relaxing in the water…about 2 feet away from us. I couldn't believe how open the zoo was! When I was finally done freaking out about the alligators we walked over the stage area to await the Fire Performance. The tribal music began to ascend, and these three guys came out with sticks and started to dance while spitting fire out of their mouths! I've seen things like that before, but not so close up and personal! After about a few minutes of their act, one of the guys started walking around closer to the audience. When he approached the area closest to me, I thought "Oh yes, pick the little boy in front of me - I'm sure he'll have a kick out of this!" But nooooo, instead for some crazy reason the guy grabbed me! I was so shocked, but he just held onto my hand and told me to follow him. After climbing up the rocks to the top of the stage he told me stop and then some of the other guys introduced themselves and asked where I was from. They all were really sweet, but also a bit funny how they weren't really wearing any clothes! When one of the guys came towards me with a balloon and explained that I would be using his little blow-dart weapons to hit the balloon - I felt so relieved! I was a bit worried that they were going to ask me to blow fire out of my mouth or something worse! So one of the guys put the balloon between his legs and told me to blow from the blow-dart at the balloon, what do you know - I didn't miss :P After that, we went and watched another show then headed on the safari. It was really cool being that close to all the animals, and without any glass or fences. From lions to elephants, giraffes to rhinos, we saw about everything! The last day in Singapore, Clara took us to the beach - it wasn't the sunniest day, but it was still fun playing in the tropical warm water and I even met some nice guys that were there as well! After that Clara showed us a place where they serve the best laska (it's a famous dish in Singapore) and durian baked goods.
For our break time at Clara's place, despite the rain, Elina and I went for a dip in the pool. It was magical! The combination of the tropical rain and swimming was the cherry on top of my afternoon, we even had time for the jacuzzi (which has these workout machines inside the water!) and steam room! Then we accompanied Bert when he bought his Lord of the Rings map from this really cool movie store in the Esplanade. And for the last meal in Singapore, Clara treated us all to a local Singaporean feast! Everything was beyond delectable!
Malaysia Trip 2/6-2/9
On the morning of February 6th, we all woke up around 5 in the morning to get ready for our flight to Malaysia. Clara's dad was so nice, he even took us to the airport. The flight to Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia from Singapore only took an hour and fifteen minutes, can you believe it?! Everyone fell asleep instantly on the plane, but I couldn't so I ended up taking a bunch of pictures of the islands we were flying over. Which was just as satisfying (: When we got to Malaysia, it was 8 in the morning and the day had just begun! We got a taxi to the Capitol Hotel (where Clara made reservations, she's the best planner ever!) and got two bedrooms. The first day we explored the area around our hotel, it was nicely located near one of the major shopping malls and hang out areas in Kaula Lumpur. Being in Malaysia, my first impression was how similar to India it felt but also the Islamic influence. Somehow, I had forgotten that Malaysia was a Muslim country so I admit, I was a bit surprised to be around so many Islamic followers - it was a great experience. Although, I wish I had brought more clothes to cover my legs and arms (it was just so hot, I couldn't imagine wearing anything more than a dress, some shorts or a t-shirt). I really liked all the culture in Malaysia, I've never seen so many Arabic restaurants lined up on the corner which was also adjacent to Chinatown, then a bit further down the street were some Indian and Malay cuisine. Before going to Malaysia, I had never really had Malaysian food before so we all went out for lunch to try it out. Then later that night we went to one of the Arabic lounges to enjoy a free performance from one of the street dancers who would come by some of the bars and restaurants to dance along with the Arabic music, he was fabulous! The next day, we all went out to go shopping and take pictures next to the Twin Towers which is one of Kuala Lumpur's major sightseeing landmarks. That night we also went to watch a few movies and had a fun time "almost" sneaking into one of the Gold Member rooms, they have their own lazy boy chairs ! The last day in Kuala Lumpur we all did some more last minute shopping and got to wander the streets a bit, kind of a bitter sweet day knowing that it was our last day together. I had also just found out back in Singapore, that Clara wouldn't be coming back to Beijing Spring semester because she would start working. And Bert was going back to the Philippines to continue his job searching. The next morning, we all headed over to the airport, and this time it was Elina and I there were leaving first. We said our farewells, and there we were again back on a plane. A few hours later, we arrived in Beijing once more but this time I felt really complete. The I time spent in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia really made me grateful for having the opportunity to travel and especially with friends. It was exactly what I needed for my Winter Break!
Last but not least, I wouldn't have been able to go to all these wonderful places if it weren't for my family - especially Nakula, Vrindaban, Chaitanya and my parents for giving me the expenses needed to make it happen. Love you all so much <3 And thank you Clara, for letting us all stay at your wonderful abode, absolutely stunning!
So, I have a few confessions to make. I have been neglecting my tumblr because I keep having this idea to just sit down and write everything that happened this winter break but I haven't had the "time" yet. But now, my classes start tomorrow! Nonetheless, I have decided to add in all my adventures from Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia as soon as possible, so bear with me (:
As for what has been happening recently…I finally watched The Hobbit on Friday night with a group of friends, a girl from Korea, Saeram and another girl from France, Camille, that I had just met the other day along with Yuki, Valentina, two guys from Ohio and their friend from San Francisco, Tina. It was super fun, we went and had dinner at this Si Chuan Chinese restaurant and ordered wayyyyy too much food. But still, delicious (: After the movie, we went to the Wu Club so it was quite a fun night. Last night when I got back from riding my bike around Wudaokou, I heard a knock on my door. I wondered, who could this be? To my surprise, it was Michael from Australia! He invited me to his room for a vegetarian dinner that he himself cooked which was beyond sweet! We talked about our winter breaks and then got into this conversation about being grateful and how to express appreciation. It's actually an interesting topic because I was always taught by my family to always be very thankful for what I have and especially if someone does something for me, I should reciprocate and do something nice for them. So, now I usually don't think twice about giving. I just do it. When Michael had mentioned his traveling experiences, he said he doesn't find himself showing appreciation as much as he should be. Also because he feels that he has become numb to that fact that things just come to him and people give him things without expecting anything in return from him. Which I understand, but I think it's nice to be considerate of others. Even though people may sometimes act a certain way on the surface level, I think everyone likes to be appreciated (:
my brother, Abhaya
i love his spontaneous calls, makes me want to go to india even more! i hope my dad is doing well there <3
today we had a farewell lunch for Taiki and Chihiro, because they both are going back to Japan tomorrow. unfortunately, Taiki won't be coming back to Beijing next semester *sniff. he was the first friend I made here, even though he's a pretty shy guy he's got quite a funny personality (: i'll miss him a lot!
also a few days ago, we had a lunch for Audi (i'll be seeing her when I go to Hong Kong but she won't be coming back to Beijing also). took a lot of pictures with her polaroid camera, so cool! im going to miss her a lot next semester too. its funny how close you can get to people in a short amount of time. fall semester was only 5 months, yet i know those 5 months will be some of the most memorable times of my college years (:
dreams can be so interesting. i had a dream that i was pregnant and i was freaking out thinking about how my life was going to change so abruptly. and how i wasn't ready. the dream felt so real, i remember i was in a Victorian house looking outside one of the tall glass windows, just looking at the tree branches outside slowly swaying back and forth. it calmed me down. then the doorbell rang, i walked over to open the door, and there was my best friend, daniella smiling at me. she seemed like she already knew what i was going to tell her. when i told her she looked at me with excitement and said, "you'll be just fine! i know you'll be a great mother!"
hearing her say that gave me this tremendous ocean of warmth and confidence. in my dream, my life somehow fastforwarded to when i was about 8 months pregnant. i was sitting outside on the porch and i heard someone calling my name inside the house. when i looked to see who it was, there was only a shadow of a man.
then my mom came out of the kitchen with a bowl of her famous curd soup, and she told me to sit down on the couch. i started to tell her how scared i was and i felt like everything was happening so fast. she didn't say a word yet, but her blue-green eyes melted my heart and all my worries floated away. i finally felt like i accepted the fact that i was going to have a child. she gently ran her fingers through my hair and told me to close my eyes…and thats when i woke up.
when i told my roommate about my dream, she said maybe my dream meant that i had finally accepted the fact that im studying here in china for this year. im not really sure what dreams symbolize or mean all the time, but i think i have accepted being here and i've actually grown quite accustomed to living in beijing (: as for my dream, i hope i don't get pregnant anytime soon :P
this past year has brought me so many things to be grateful for, i wonder what the next will bring? (:
thanks to everyone who made this year so incredibly special & memorable <3 most of all - to my spiritual master, thank you for giving me the strength i never knew i had.
om ajnana-tirmiandhasya jnananjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah. "I was born in the darkest ignorance, and my spiritual master opened my eyes with the torch of knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto him."
today was an ultimate christmas day at school all thanks to the three amigos (Clara, Bert and myself) having planned an exquisite Christmas Party at our 8am Kouyu Class. With the accompany of snacks, drinks, and cake it started the morning off well (: even though people were a bit tired at first, once the crazy colored hair spray and face painting activities began - people slowly got into the joyful holiday mood! i'm so happy everyone got to participate and realize that even if Christmas isn't their most celebrated time of the year, they can still have a good time making a moment, special - its nice when a holiday can bring people from all corners of the globe together regardless of faith, gender or race :D it makes me wonder why every day isnt a holiday!
the second half of the class period was spent on giving gifts, taking lots of pictures, laughing with our teacher and figuring out who was our secret santa. Clara also gave out the sweetest little gift bags to every one filled with goodies and special presents for Bert and I <3 i was really touched ! later, i found out that i had nooooooo idea Bert was the person who was giving me presents and he already knew I was giving him presents (i'm such a fail when it comes to hiding stuff!) but oh well it was funn!!!
i hope everyone has a wonderful chirstmas day and enjoy every moment you have with everyone you get to spend it with (: PEACE!
i felt so bad when i saw this the other day, i couldnt believe i had missed a skype date with the sweetest person i know! my mumziiieee ! but i made up for it today! so glad i got to talk to her, i love you mata!!
[7:13:06 AM PDT] Julia Mark: radhi???!!!!!
[7:22:13 AM PDT] Julia Mark: it is mata here, it is around 7:20 my time if we don't connect i will email you another good time soon okay???
[7:23:01 AM PDT] Julia Mark: it says you are offline
[7:31:40 AM PDT] Julia Mark: did you forget about MMMEEEEE? just kidding i will figure out another day soon, but i will still wait a couple more minutes to see if you come on…LOVE YOU!


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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Saturday, August 24, 2013
Art Exhibit: Invasive Pigments
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Invasive Pigments is a series of watercolor-like paintings which explores the migration and proliferation of weeds and other "unintentional" plants in tandem with human…
Category: Education, Nature, Art
Cleaning Westerleigh Park
at Westerleigh Park, Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Come out and lend a hand to help us rake, weed and do various gardening chores at Westerleigh Park.
Category: Education, Nature, Volunteer
Shapeup NYC Couch to 5k
at B.86th Street & Shorefront Parkway (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
A beginner program for the aspiring runner, this class will combine running, walking, and conditioning exercises to get you in shape for long distance running. Free, All are…
Category: Fitness
Free Yoga in the Park
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Enjoy free yoga on the waterfront! Kripalu Yoga integrates body postures, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditation, taught by Monique Schubert and Yojaida Estrella every weekend.
Category: Fitness, Waterfront, Outdoor Fitness
Catch & Release Fishing
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must…
Category: Nature, Kids, Waterfront, Fishing
Family Field Day
at Pier 5 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us for Family Field Day as we bring a range of fun games, sports and activities for children ages 4 to 10. Our experienced staff are dedicated to ensuring that the most fun…
Category: Games, Kids, Sports
Shape Up NYC: intenSati
at Locomotive Lawn (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Combining spoken affirmations with simple choreography, intenSati provides a heart-pumping, exhilarating workout that builds physical, mental, and spiritual muscle.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Arty Hours
at The Lawn (in The High Line), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Go on a kid-friendly scavenger hunt for High Line Art, then create your own masterpiece inspired by the High Line.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Kids
Bryant Park Moves with Limon Dance
at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Experience the joy of movement and dance with Limon Dance Company.
Category: Dance
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I fail to see the impressive part. Impressive would have been fixing GCC to optimize simple functions on its own.
memcmp (and the other functions like it) is something that gets repeated in slight variations in code A LOT, and is trivial to implement. This is almost a textbook optimizer target if I've ever seen one.
The optimizations talked about here are specific to processor models (e.g. AVX and SSE for intel) and not just architectures. Compiling them into programs is a bad idea^^, so improving gcc is not an option. The glibc mem* functions have implementations for each of those processor features and the right function to use gets implemented via the STT_GNU_IFUNC mechanism based on the features the current processor has.
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This worm arrives by connecting affected removable drives to a system. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
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This worm arrives by connecting affected removable drives to a system.
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run{random file name}.exe = "%User Profile%\{random file name}.exe /{random character}"
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The mother of a young Austin Wiggin Jr. had three visions. 1) he would marry a strawberry blonde woman, 2) that he would have two sons after she passed away, and 3) that his daughters would one day form a pop group. The first two came true. A determined Austin set out to make that third vision a reality.He withdrew his daughters, Helen, Dorothy, Betty & Rachel, from school, bought them instruments and set them up with music and voice lessons, going so far as to book them on Saturday nights at the Fremont, New Hampshire Town Hall. Eventually, he booked some time in a recording studio, where it became abundantly clear to the befuddled engineer that the girls weren't ready to record. Austin reportedly replied "I want to get them while they're hot." The result was Philosophy Of The World.The Shaggs had an unusual approach at making pop music. Not only did their instruments sound blatantly out of tune, but their limited ability caused each member's individual performance to seemingly follow its own time signature. Each individual note matched up to every syllable they sang, and, in general, it all added up to what the average person would hear as a lot of disorganized sound. Despite all this, the band have developed a small cult following as well as some good reviews over the years (amongst them being no less than Lester Bangs, Kurt Cobain and Frank Zappa), with many praising the honesty and humanism of their lyrical content.The band did have a second recording session in 1975, where, amongst other songs, they did a cover of "Yesterday Once More" by the Carpenters. The sessions never materialized into a full album, as the sessions were aborted after the death of Austin Wiggins.Helen, the drummer, passed away in 2006. An off-Broadway musical about their life recently began in New York City.In 2013, Dot Wiggin released a solo album on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label.They have not gone unnoticed by That Other Wiki.
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Oh, sorry: we were (here) talking about the Muhammad Ali painting I bought at an auction, not art I bought at a thrift store.
Well, the above is an original painting that I bought at a thrift store some two years ago for ten or fifteen bucks. I like it so much---I find it so deeply moving and exquisitely composed---that I'm almost embarrassed to show or talk about it here.
You know how you take to heart the art you love so much---and then feel kind of vulnerable around it. This, for me, is one of those pieces.
All my life, I've been congenitally Deeply Focused upon---not to say obsessively engaged with---the whole Outsider/Insider universe of human interpersonal dynamics. Who's "in"? Who's "out"? Why? What's it like to be either? Why's either good? Why's either bad? Who's getting hurt by either, and why, and what can they do about it?
Anyway, this, to me, would be all that, in fifty by sixty inches of perfectly calibrated color.
The painting is by one Alejandro Lucas Debonis. I have no idea who he is. I would like to, of course, if only to write and thank him. But Google offered up little to nothing about ol' Alejandro, and so he remains, to me, a mystery.
But what he had to say with this painting---or what it says to me, anyway---is as known to me as the very beat of my heart.
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President Obama's original desire was a "clean" increase in the debt ceiling — that is, one without any spending cuts attached. While this is the same policy Obama attacked in 2006 as buck passing and "shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren," it also fairly reflects a coherent and widely held economic theory. Keynesian orthodoxy holds that during times of economic recession or stagnation, government ought to borrow more and spend more.
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SAN FRANCISCO - In the culmination of a dedicated year of service, Academy of Art University athletics celebrated its 2011-12 Pacific West Conference Community Engagement Award on Saturday, Dec. 8, with a special ceremony at halftime of the men's basketball game against Holy Names.
The ART U Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was on hand in full force to receive the honorary plaque directly from PacWest Commissioner Bob Hogue inside Kezar Pavilion.
"We are extremely proud of our athletic department for the commitment it made to the Bay Area community this year," Dr. Elisa Stephens, president of Academy of Art University, said. "In today's difficult economic times, we need to come together and support each other as a community, and we commend the student-athletes for taking the time out of their busy schedules to help others in need."
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