Nervous

A little antsy about what will become of Saturday - but I will have to keep a positive attitude, hope for the best and consider other options. I hope I'm moving in the right direction - I just need a change and need to channel my enthusiasm and hard work into something.

I need a backup plan. I don't need to make extra money - I don't know what I'm really trying to achieve - just want to prove myself and see how I can improve along the way. We can only try but then again trying things out requires patience. As a friend had mentioned to me today - its fun figuring out life -- even if it isn't so clean and direct.

I think I will go to bed.

Great Find

Friday evening, I went to Half Books in Fremont and found a gem of a book I have been fantasizing about for some time. Just to give a background, I've been wanting a beautiful floral directory book - a floral dictionary. Going through Borders, and many used books stores, I've never been fortunate enough to find exactly that book.I found "The Most Beautiful Flowers" a large 15 x 10 inch book filled with 144 pages of flowers rendered by the French artist Pierre Joseph Redoute originally compiled in 1833. The book was printed in 1980, but let's not get into silly semantics. I found the lovely book in the art section rather than the flower section. Each flower is accompanied with its French name and Latin name. I expect to be "quoting" from this book from time to time.

My mom and I hand delivered a strawberry cake my dad and brother made today. My Uncle's front yard are full of garden roses in a variety of colors - I had a chance to bring a rose home with consent from my aunt. Score!

Ah, I want to be a flower shop girl!

Billy Buttons and Dahlias

Over the weekend, I went to the Oakland Market and made two arrangements with white-pink-yellow Dahlias and Billy Buttons. I really enjoy the deep purple stems of the Dahlias. The Billy Buttons can make almost any arrangement lighthearted - yellow dots randomly placed. I still get overwhelmed whenever going to the Oakland Market as I get surrounded by many species in the freezing warehouse.

Note to self - trim the flowers to the opening of vessel.

O, Vacation

O, you've taught me to appreciate my life in the States, and taught me to think of others. It was good getting away after all...

"No man is an Island"

okay...I'm realizing that...

Waiting for Marti Rae

Can't help but feel impatient about a little space on Marti Rae. I really hope it works out. I keep envisioning myself reading the book "Charlie Chan is Dead" spread out on the hardwood floor. Thankfully, Peru is next week. Finally!

I'm Back

Went to Monterey with my family (minus Ben), it's been a good 7 years since I've done a day trip with the family. I love how my parents were so pleased the whole day even though the weather was just plain foggy, and dinner plans were different than expected.

I'm going to try to be a better blogger being that I don't even have a Facebook or a Twitter account. Apparently, I am okay being a web 2.0 hermit who does the occasional diary entry. Meanwhile, I am with Mister socialite web 2.o.