springfest

scrunchy

:)

smiley

yellow tents

walking backs

carnival atmosphere

colin the aptmate

grrr

bugspitting

so cute

kids in sumo
i think they look like dung balls

and they cant get up hahaha

us

balloonman

with balloons!

bugbowl!

with colin and xinhui

tied up

derrick colin xinhui

horsie

cow

udderlyinteresting

redandyellow

iheartballoons

minigolfing

stupidballoonstring

balloonfencing

woodworkshop

logs

whee

spongebrick

how they make stuff

kissykissy

err.. bug?

giantbug!
midwesterngames 2006

cornfields

xinhui stuck with colin

at it again

bubbleislanding

in the morning

yuiern

going bananas

the team

rocking on

precaptainballing

purdue gold

carrie and me!

girls

aaron

xinhui normal

xinhui psycho

drewdrew

jane!

sihui and jane

kaiping

clubbing!

kaiping kianleong alan

samuelkwek

3 batches of council
rafflesforever

zingerman's brunch

washedouttired

colincleaning

my trusty birkenstocks
turning 21

my fave blue box

the surprise birthday cake

presents at midnight

personalized pillowcase

to indy!

wearing my new bday necklace
faberge crystal pendant from the met!

scaredycat

sideview

with the backseat

derrick

love the lighting

lightsabred

bonefish grill
cosy ambience

xinhui looking normal

derrick

goofing

big teeth

pufferfishing

ridding the world of evil

hollow

YUMMY appetizers!!
bangbang shrimp and calamari very very good

a proper birthday girl picture

xinhui's mission to ruin my pics

first legal margarita

konky

the roommate

the pale and the tan

imperial mahimahi

colin's huge pasta thing

xinhui's yummy something

the dinner party

supersilky ice wine
thank you andrew :)

very very delish

all this.. and brains too hahaha

prepotluck

my birthday roses
my godparent remembered!

loveydovey
they want to be left in peace

yuiern

i get a kiss!

ehh!

me and my cake

zhuang lighting the candles

and i hope my wishes come true.

blowing it out.

zhuang's hunchback syndrome

people

happy birthday to me!

everyone :)

i'm a happy happy girl

with a huge chocolate cake

andrew and me

21 red roses
new york 2006

at my favorite ramen restaurant
a must-go in NY

broadway lounge

chilling at the marriott

safe from the cold

times sq at night

in the lounge

with the gorgeous view

of times sq

queueing for tix

at TKTS

braving the cold
we had no winter coats

my favorite busy street

tons of people

more good jap food

my sushi platter

ilovemysushi

intersection

where the late show is filmed

in the light

me

briskwalking

delis

ilovethebigcity

tasti d-lite
the softserve from sex and the city

busybusybusy

skyscrapers

buskers

outside the theatre

the superfunny musical

dirty rotten scoundrels!

the main cast
totally starstruck by the hollywood guys

the lead is jonathon pryce!
peron from evita

finale

money from the sky

final bow

the new shoes tt saved me
banana republic gave my feet new life

scary hair conditioner
weird stuff they sell at duane reade

along park avenue

near the met

and me

the met

feeling very cold

signage

puny me next to big egyptian

i love the main hall

hieroglyphics

me

the real walls
of egyptian tombs

its amazing

the grand steps

gate

stained glass

my favorite sculpture
i stood staring for quite a while

the courtyard

knights

exquisite guns

bronzed

interesting sculpture

my favorite jewelry piece
authentic early tiffany : moonstones

cleopatra and i

looking at art

washington crossing the delaware
grand and famous

trying to appreciate

and amuse myself

so much art

reaching!

mother baby sculptures
are always awfully sweet

looking down at the knights

a very intricate harpsichord

a breathtaking mural of buddha

buddhist sculpture

the met hall

from above

more of the hall

not paying attention

i really like the height
and space of the hall

an interesting depiction

one of my favorite pieces
by ruben

the empire state building

the odd couple
orchestral seats at the sellout play!

totally starstruck
matthew broderick and nathan lane up close were unbelievable

more of the neons
puerto rico 2006

condado beach

from the airport!

our backyard
aleli by the beach

ashford ave

bus!

museo de arte

of puerto rico

posters

the museum gardens

bars by the sea

the sea

chillout zones

palm trees

the carribean

loungers

pool

more vacationers

bumming

view of condado

waiting for pina coladas

where pinacolada was invented

caribe hilton

drinks menu

yummilicious

vvv good :)

ahem

the ocean
never ceases to take my breath away.

white walled

ashford ave
the equivalent of miami beach

western bank
everything's so colorful!

isla verde beach

beach chairs

and this is mine!

happy in the sun

people

unbelievable blue

still not so tan

loving it

flipped over

cat eyed
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and squinty

me
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and me

and my slippers

and other tanners

beachwalk

and the sun is my friend

more lovely waters

cherry blossom teppanyaki

bienvenidos

big red building

morning

no fumes!

green building

plaza de mercado

the market

world's longest cigar

fruits

catano ferry

waiting for the bus

on the ferry

signs

casa bacardi!

the home of rum

free drinks

tons of people

an awfully pretty factory

on the tram

thebacardibat

bacardi murals

and bacardi fountain

the famous bacardi emblem

bacardi fermentation

the very cool bartender

barrels

bottles

the bacardi wall

bacardi!

bat

the factory

casa bacardi

on the tram back

pseudo bartending

gift shopped

cruise ships

tourist info center

fountain

along the bay

the flags

along the walls

fort walls

along the fort walls still

the san juan gate

i love the vastness

little guard houses

guardhouse

thru the window

the outpost

from the walls

living history

sculptures

caleta de las monjas

streets

buildings

old san juan

shadows and pillars

famous church

graveyard

in the square

errr

bright houses

graffiti

more antipolice sentiment

cruise ship

breakfast

local desserts
sweets for breakfast! haha

another beautiful day

my sweet tooth went crazy

supertan legs

i like the bucket hat

on the bus

shopping

the bells

bus station

the chapel

inside

biggest mall in the carribean

mofongo

the mall

waiting for our guide

and waiting still

where we stayed
in old san juan

on the van

waiting in line

is

super boring

on the van
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finally the tram

to bring us all

to the camuy caves!

me

underground
one of the longest undergroumd subterranean rivers in the world

where 3 cities meet
a huge sinkhole

back

arecibo observatory

cows

at the sinkhole

science foundation

the biggest obs in the world

me

looking small

me again

support structures

holding it all up

still still there

looking around

the skies are pretty everyday

me

looking

the enchanted island

waiting

waiting around

so damn hot

the best restaurant in town
by a iron chef guy!!

docked

in the plaza

SOFO
south of fortaleza

sofosofo

old san juan

another claim

I LIKE THIS HAT too!!

italian at sofia
another iron chef restaurant

my crazy ponytail

gah

sleepy

but happy

another gorgeous stretch

the bus

by the sea

on the road

parada

el morro grounds

the sign

thing

huge fort

with the walls

the front post

right outside

main entrance

moat

water holes

seaforts

the top

the center of the fort

in the tunnels

the sea

another watchpost

and more walls

spying for enemy ships

between the fort walls

lighthouse

flags

resting

wheeee

kitchens

its huge

where soldiers lived

fort and water

walked like crazy

firing the cannon!

maybe not

my cannon

the carribean

postcardperfect

taking it all in

another part of the fort

i could stand there all day

getting lost

little circular stair tunnel

tropical paradise

sad in the empty room

see how much we climb

by the moat again

looking down

the graveyard by the sea

v windy

more cries for liberty

aaah.

kite flyers

so historic

fort cristobal

guard house

inside

light and tunnels

arches

the water mechanism

resting in the plaza

columbus plaza

AAH

pretty land fort

more cannons

blueblueblue

by the sea

this is the life

from where i sat at breakfast

squintybright

sunsandsea

my feet

waves crashing on the shore

c'est la vie
skiing winter 2005

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