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Alright, confession. I went through the old clothing box at my dorm a few days before I cleared on out. The box is full of clothes that girls on my floor wish to donate or don't want anymore. I know it wasn't the best decision to go rooting through it, but I did it very late at night and very sneakily so. I actually donated something of my own in exchange... so it all evens out!

A catalogue of the things I picked up:

A leather sling. It's roomy, it's soft, it's full of pockets, an absolute must for a person like me, who carries plenty of small items, and I don't understand why anyone would throw it away just because the middle strap that goes around the bag's waist snapped! I love it mostly because there's so much space inside. I can carry a jacket, my tablet, my wallet, cell phone, and camera, and it'll still feel loose atop my shoulder. I love the feeling of roominess, so this bag is an instant winner with me! The broken strap borders a unique fashion statement, and I had no problem tying it up with thread so it wouldn't fall apart, and taking it everywhere. I love it. I have a feeling it won't last very long, but it's alright.

A Super Junior-reminiscent scarf. Chequered and thin and soft, designed not to be rolled around your neck like a winter woolen, but more wrapped artistically, loosely, if you will. I've never owned one of these before and I've always wanted one, but I never went out of my way to purchase one when they were all the rage at Forever 21 and the other vintage-replica clothing stores around the mall. I've never been a big accessories person, but what I can get by chance or by gifts, I love with all my heart. I can't wait to wrap this one around my neck, matched with a white tee and jeans, once autumn starts to roll around and it starts to cool down a bit around here. I have to learn how to tie it first!


I also snagged up a green thigh-length hoodie (it was too soft for me to resist, despite the Chinglish written all over the front!) and a racer-back claret-coloured tank-top (very basic and good to wear at home when I'm doing chores), both of which are not pictured.

Ahh, I couldn't resist! I felt like a homeless person when I went sneaking through the box... but I was careful not to take too much. Still... :)

Okay, I'm off to Keelung tomorrow with my classmates for a 生科營 run-through in the wild, and I have to be at school by 7:45 AM ... eep! Considering it takes me a good 20 ~ 25 minutes to get to school, I can't leave the house too late. Off to shower, charge my camera, stretch my legs, and then to bed I go. I overslept this morning, and I'm determined not to have it happen again. Goodnight all! Kalvin, I can't wait for you to get here!

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I find myself wearing this outfit more and more because it's so simple and refreshing to wear! I can throw the dress on when it's moist and sticky outside and I don't know what else to wear, and the cardigan matches well in terms of color. I'm kind of ashamed to say, however, that the two pieces of jewelry are two of only three that I currently own (at least that I have at my dorm), and recently, one of two of my only pair of earrings snapped in half. I've never really been a big accessories person, but once I can spare the money to buy some, they grow on me quite fast, and I grow very attached to the few pieces I own and make do.

Grey-striped dress, Forever 21.
Long coral cardigan, Forever 21.
Solid heart pendant, Forever 21.
Floral-etched bracelet, gift. 

Whew, it thus appears a large majority of my wardrobe consists of Forever 21. That, and more recently, a lot of hand-me-downs from my mother, which aren't really hand-me-downs at all, because they're in excellent condition, and my mother has a very refined sense of style that never fades with the time, so I know I can never go wrong with the clothes she buys for and gives to me.

Have a lovely day! It's a wonderful Friday here, albeit a very humid and sweaty one, and I have Monday off for 端午節, so I anticipate a pretty awesome weekend ahead :)

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PO 大一女板的同學，你們鬧夠了沒？一天到晚只看到 1. 抱怨 2. 暴怒。你們有這麼閒嗎？如妳對任何同學的 “公德心” 或 “生活習慣” 有什麼意見，妳先好好反省妳自己的習慣。別覺得妳的是完美的，住宿舍會遇到各式各樣的同學，每個人都有個人生活習慣，妳介意別人的，說不定別人也介意你的。如果是提醒大家說洗衣籃要記得擺在洗衣機旁邊類似的，當然是合理的。但小事情妳都無法忍受，例如在走廊講電話太大聲等等，這可以好好講，一定要公佈到板上罵人嗎？有任何效率嗎？ 妳有任何意見，妳就好好有耐心講，要有禮貌：有禮貌什麼都可以講。但別覺得妳打兇兇的文章公佈給大家看人家就會聽妳的：妳只不過把妳暴怒顯示出來給全世界看，引起唯一的注意就是妳是個很愛把注意轉移到自己身上的人。PTT 不是妳的部落格。不要把妳自己的暴怒擺在一個公開板讓全世界知道妳有多麼的 !!!生氣!!! seriously, if you're going to be rude about it, no one cares. 妳爸媽是怎麼教妳的？妳想要什麼，周圍的人都應該停止配合妳嗎？簡直是嚴重公主病。

妳自己反省自己的習慣，再來介意別人的。如果周圍的人願意忍受妳的習慣，妳也該好好想一想，妳要不要回報人家的耐心？別的同學，除非有直接影響到妳，妳沒有全力管，而且也不夠格去批評她們。別人歡樂在房間可以輕輕敲個門請安靜。一樣，有禮貌什麼都可以說，我們也會很配合。但別覺得在你們最吵鬧的晚上我們不敲你們門代表我們不介意。我們願意忍受，不然去別的地方讀書類似的。妳願意嗎？想一想。

Nobody's perfect. And that includes you.

Also, to someone else:

Can you stop with the whole "You're always ignoring me!" business? I'm really tired of you tapping my shoulder out of nowhere and me looking up, seeing you, and about to say hello -- only to have you say "Why do you ignore me all the time? I know you saw me." What the heck is that supposed to mean? What if I didn't? Sometimes you catch me at a bad time when I'm talking with someone else or am busy with something or someone. I can't help but ignore you, not on purpose, to take care of what's at hand first. I'm not going to drop everything so I can speak to you unless you have something pressing to tell me. I apologized to you for this once, because both times you said hello to me both happened to be times when people were trying to get my attention for a pressing matter. I'd love to chat with you, if that's what you desire, but when I'm not caught in the middle of something. It's common courtesy, isn't it, to say hello, and I do, when I see you. What do you want, a profound, deep conversation every time I see you on a street corner? If this is going to happen every time, I really will ignore you next time, because it saves me a world of trouble to have you come up to me instead so I can end the conversation quickly. If you're joking, it's not funny. You ruined my morning with that comment in the hall today, I'm sick of accusations that are not mine. And honestly, I never have any conflict at anyone here; we get along so well. I don't want you to be the one I can't get along with. Can you stop? I'm quite annoyed with your behavior recently.

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my roommates all went home tonight : ( four people to a room is really awesome when everyone's here, but when all three of them are gone, it feels so empty! when I was at 漁房 my classmates were joking about how some guys should come and stay over ... but that would never happen, considering how conservative I am and how they're not even allowed up to the rooms the first place.

at the same time, I kind of like having the room to myself for a change. I can photobooth without looking like a camerawhore (which I clearly am, as you can tell...) and study... oh yeah, forgot about that part. off I go!

p.s. keke still hooked on this song.