My New Collection!

I said to myself yesterday that money should not be spent on unnecessary items so that I can save enough money to get better equipments earlier...(see...photography is really a money black-hole, sometimes I wonder if I am working hard to earn $$ for those camera and lens manufacturers...)but I couldn't resist this beautiful fox...I saw it, looked at it...walked away and came back for it...well of course it is a "A product" (fake jewelery...I wish I can afford real ones la lol ), I think the curves of this ring is designed really beautifully...so haha like what we always say: "it's very easy to take money from women's wallet" (女人錢好易賺)

I admire the design of this ring, perhaps I always like animal stuffs...now I think it somehow looks like a deer...haha but with that tail...I think it should be a fox...hmmm

anyway....let me remind myself to spend money wisely again...

September The First

Valuable books that I have collected in the past 3 years.

For many years, 1st of September meant the beginning of a new academic year to me. In this year, it meant the date I get my salary. I still can't believe I have already graduated from school. Has it really been three year since the day I was admitted to the university? Time flies.

Seeing students who are on the way to school, with tidy uniform, I feel old suddenly. In fact, a while ago when I went shopping, a cute little girl dropped her fairy stick and I helped her to pick it up, she said "thanks auntie", I started to realize that I am no longer a little girl.

Still, I embrace aging, we don't need to envy others who are younger, because we all have been through that. I watched a very touching video this morning which is about an old man visiting old places and looking back at old pictures, crying. This is perhaps one of the reasons why I like to take pictures, it reminds us of the old days, something we might not be able to remember so meticulously.


It is so fun to go to school and to learn, thankfully there are so many means for us to learn nowadays outside school, but still, I will miss school!


"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter" ~Mark Twain

"Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional"~Chili Davis

The 52-Week Collection - Week 25: Believe

Tradition - according to wikipedia tradition is beliefs or customs that are taught from one generation to the next and that are maintained by the society. I always admire the wisdom of our ancestors and the knowledge that have been accumulated for thousands of years.

However, tradition can also be limiting in terms of what we are capable of, because we have too much too follow rather than building up a new system. I admire scientists and people with great creativity, that they are brave enough to do what is not said in the history, that they are willing to try and adjust, it takes a lot of courage to do so and so this is the quote for the week "we are what we believe we are". Believe in ourselves and do not fear. Heard some sharing today, I think to become successful we need to have a flexible mindset. There must be rule to get the things working but we have to ensure that the rules do not limit change or creativity.

Reality

Have been working for a month now, glad that the progress of my collection project is not affected. Earlier I  have attended two concerts by HKFO, and I asked my friend the other day if he is worried about the growing musicians, that when they start working one day, will they still be able to squeeze time and play music together?

He assured me that as long as people know what the like to do, they will find a way to do what they like, like the musicians in the orchestra who also work in the law firm / accounting firm. This is encouraging.

These few weeks I have been spontaneously asking my friends to hang out together, I feel thankful that we can make it.. even though I asked only a few days in advanced..

Still feel a bit emotionally troubled when I read the news about the hostage. I somehow feel a bit scared because this tragedy seems to grow into politics and racism issues, with negative emotions that might be affecting our rational thinking. Time will lessen the pain.