i.e.; we dared to claim the sky

At last~! I finally had the time to post these photo, which were taken back in late April, during exam time of the winter term. They were taken the same day as this post. I went out with X and two of my roommates, A and G, with the intention of an outfit photoshoot as well as A and G's 'debut' on my blog. :)

Meet two of my beloved roomies, who had a huge part in making my second year in university that much better. <3

You can gradually see the sun setting as the photos go on... haha. We took a ramble around Waterloo Park for this shoot -- walking on train tracks, looking at the alpacas in the mini zoo, sitting on the edge of the gazebo by the pond, posing (we tried) on a bridge, and ending it with more train tracks. 

Photocreds again, to X for the photos. Thank you for capturing so many of our beautiful moments, and perhaps twice as many derp ones. LOL.

Love all your faces. :)

xo,
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i.e.; [inspired] bring the boys out

Hey loves,

It's the beginning of the spring term and I am this close to being behind on my readings. Well, not that that's anything new, but I am determined to do well, so hopefully, the upcoming weeks will see more trips to the library... or whatever. LOL.

I haven't been able to edit photos this past week because I've been running around trying to get all the pieces of my exchange application together (insert blurb about being a terrible blogger here/insert second blurb about priorities and bad time management), so please accept this batch of men's fashion/eye candy for now. ;)

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Until we meet again. (:
Peace!

xo,
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i.e.; this day, today, was a brimming glass

[line from the poem The Eighth of September by Pablo Neruda]

Pablo Neruda is my newest favourite poet. His sonnets are so beautiful -- C introduced me to his Sonnet XVII and I'm absolutely in love with it. As of now, it is indeed very far from the eighth day of September. All I know is, though, on the eighth of September this year, hopefully I will not be in Canada at all, but rather, on exchange in Seoul, South Korea! Of course, fingers crossed and all that. I've still got a lot of paperwork to do and I'm still waiting on some application details, so I really wouldn't mind if y'all sent some prayers and good wishes my way! <3

In these photos, I'm wearing my harem pants from Hong Kong with my favourite lace-bank tank. We shot these in April when it was still a little bit chilly. But given these past few days, it seems as if we've gone directly from winter into summer! (:

grey hoodie (old), leather jacket Winners

bandeau, lace-back tank Garage

harem pants from Hong Kong

brown wristbelt, black watch from Hong Kong, stud bracelet from H&M

Clearly, I laugh too much when I take photos. (: I think it's a sign of me being unable to take myself seriously yet taking myself all together too seriously at the same time. I suppose I'm still learning to be comfortable in front of a camera? #bloggerproblems

One more weekend, and then I'll be back in school for the summer! I can hardly wait to be back in 'loo with the roommates. So far, it's shaping up to be a good one. (: Wishing you all a lovely Friday!

xo,
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i.e.; [preview] kind of impossible

It's been a weird last week, now that I'm back home and not in 'Loo anymore! I've been growing mold at home, sleeping in and staying up, and doing exactly the amount of inactivity that the first week of summer vacation calls for. It is kind of boring and I'm a little bit abashed to say that I'm actually looking forward to school (I'm taking courses in the summer again!) which starts in about a week!

This photo was taken (by X!) while I was still in 'Loo, when I went out on a photoshoot to Waterloo Park! I can't believe I haven't gone before -- they have alpacas. As well as donkeys, peacocks, and deer. I guess it's a sort of mini zoo and they get a lot of student visitors. There's a pond as well, and also a bridge and train tracks, all of which lent their way to very nice photos! :) This one is just a teaser for the rest -- and two of my roommates will also be making their debut (hehe) on my blog! Look forward to it. ;)

Lastly, I must share with you all some Joe Hisaishi goodness -- it's a video of the Studio Ghibli 25 Years Concert. It's two hours long and it's amazing, I wish I could one day attend one of his concerts in person.

Wishing you all a beautiful weekend!

xo,
jess[i.e.];

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i.e.; all in good time

now playing Lunafly (루나플라이) Fly to Love

It feels like it's been a while since I made an appearance on my blog, so I'm just going to leave this shot here... hahaha.

This is X (I don't know why I feel the need to refer to everyone by their initials on my blog, but it makes me feel cool LOL), and props to him because he caught me while coming down from the tree after this photo was taken. It's a lot harder getting out of a tree than going up into one. Also, props to your first appearance on my blog yo! Perhaps the first of many. ;) ♡

One time, in 2009 I think it was, I made a bucket list, and on it was "climb a tree". I am proud to say that I have finally fulfilled the wishes of my sixteen-year-old self! Last week, I went on a merry romp around the back end -- the forest end -- of my neighbourhood with a few friends. We crossed muddy fields, forded streams, climbed slopes, jumped fences... haha something about the nice weather must have brought out the adventurer in all of us.

I've got two weeks of vacation time and then it's back to school again with the summer term. Part of me can't wait. (: Now that this term is coming to an end, I've realized how blessed I am with the people that I've met, gotten to know, and been able to spend time with and make happy memories with. :) #sosappy. Thanks y'all, much love. ♡

xo,
jess[i.e.];

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i.e.; one of us

Hey everyone,

I apologize for the lack of posts recently, but it's exam period at the moment! I finished four finals last week and two essays this week --  I've got one last final on Monday and then I'm free for the rest of the month! :) 

I realize I've been a terrible blogger lately ahha, and yes I still have to do that makeup review post and HK clothes haul post... (No, I haven't forgetten!) But all those will come soon enough. This will just be just a quick post sharing some photos of what's been up lately...



Just when we'd finally all thought spring had arrived... (I mean, really, it's April. Come on!) The weather decided to unleash a storm of freezing rain and hail. It's very pretty to look at, but not at all pretty to walk through. The ground, frozen over and slippery enough already, is covered with bits and pieces of ice. So glad I don't have to go out today!



I finally got a department sweater -- now I get to rep my English major with pride... haha. My first maroon sweater. :) I've been lounging around at home in it, but I'm looking forward also to wearing it out with perhaps a denim shirt underneath. :)

I've also been listening a lot to Sarah Simmons' cover of "One of Us" from the Voice, as well as Josiah Hawley's cover of "Sunday Morning" for some reason! I don't really watch the show much -- just one of the episodes of the blind auditions and as a result, these two songs have been stuck on my playlist ever since. :)

Aiight, more posts to come after my final, I promise! <3

xo,
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i.e.; here's to the misfits

MARCH: Instagram Photo Dump  

1. A 'happy pig shape custard bun' (開心豬奶黃包) -- no lie, this is what it said on the label. Almost too cute to eat.

2. Myself with J (link to her tumblr) during a very late night at Imprint!

3. #ootd photo... the last known photo of my green pants before I ripped them open at the knee from taking a massive (and painful) spill on the pavement after tripping off a snowbank. ):

4. Gotta love friends who buy you Timmies... ;) and Roll Up the Rim was back! I think I won like 5/30 cups throughout the whole thing... lame.

5. A friend's doodle of me after I got 100% on a midterm ... tehehe!

6. Playing around with Pudding Camera before going to bed one night! I was trying to see what I'd look like if I dyed my hair lighter. :)

7. Roomies' outing to the mall and it was a sneakers kind of day. :)

8. What I did on St. Patties' Day... party with Scrabble and drinks. (:

9. Green cupcakes, special treat from G. <3 We actually do copious amounts of (instant) baking in our house -- the recent trend being Pillsbury chocolate-chip cookies.

10. Got my instagram hacked in class! LOL "Stitch, my b*tch." ;)

11. I donated blood for the second time on March 22nd! :)

12. Working on an article with copious amounts of research! :) This was sort of an excuse to feel like a messy arts student. Sometimes it's such a nice feeling to work and make a mess on the floor.

13. Look at my hair! :) I've got a roommate with all the colours of the rainbow in hair dye and she doesn't mind sharing. It's the best. <3

14. Also, I liked my hair on this day hahah, right before I left to go home for Easter. :)

Happy April, everyone! :)

xo,

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i.e.; 30 facts about me

Hello! So, it took a ridiculous amount of time for me to compile this list because I'm actually rather picky about the sides of myself that I choose to present to the public. But anyway, I really like reading these posts, and I was also inspired by a post like this by Chelsea at the dauphine.

It's the final stretch of the term and I've got to work through all these final essays and exams, but since I did promise, at the very least, weekly posts, here you are! A list of 30 facts about me! :)

• I love collecting stationery -- notebooks, journals, pens, and so on.
• I'd really like a tattoo someday. At one point I wanted it along my collarbone but that would be too obvious, so I'd like it on my wrist or shoulder instead.
• I've got uneven eyelids; it makes one eye look bigger than the other and it annoys me to no end. 
• I have a height complex.  
• I love reading and I like collecting books. 
• I am an avid listener of Kpop, as well as a watcher of Korean dramas, and I usually characterize how good a drama is if it can make me cry.
• Something I say a lot: "do you wanna die?" (I like to pretend to be a badass but I'm really not hahaha.)
• The cities on my to-visit list are as follows: Seoul, Tokyo, London, Paris, Venice.
• I have a younger sister by two years; we're often told we look exactly alike, but to be honest, I don't see it.
• When I was younger, I was often told that my best trait was honesty and my worst was impatience. As for now... I can't be so sure. :P 

• I like to write quotes or phrases down on Post-its and stick them up on my wall -- or I use the electronic ones on my laptop desktop.
• I'm the kind of person who stays up until 3AM for no apparent reason. 
• I 'm 19 and I still don't have my drivers license.
• I am an English major in university. More specifically, my program is English Literature & Rhetoric, minoring in East Asian Studies.
• I'm really bad at accepting favours. 
• I generally don't like eating in front of people unless I'm really comfortable with them.
• I'm a fan of androgynous fashion. I don't think this is really reflected in what I usually wear though.
• The first thing I notice in a guy ... is probably how tall they are ahaha.
  
• I find brushing my teeth to be really therapeutic for some reason.
• My temperament is such that I can't hold grudges, but I can get annoyed and flare up easily.

• My hair is dyed brown -- I first dyed my hair red brown in 2010 in Hong Kong and have been colouring it ever since.
• Ever since I got contact lenses, I'd so much rather wear them than glasses, because I much prefer my appearance sans glasses.
• I love Hayao Miyazaki films and Joe Hisaishi's music 
• I am overly sentimental about any of my belongings that are from Hong Kong.  
• Shoes-wise, I'm a Converse and combat boots kind of girl.
• However, I also really like wearing heels, but rarely every in public...
• My hair never stays up in a ponytail for an extended period of time because I always get tired of it and take it down.
• I like circle scarves and cowl neck sweaters that I can bury my chin in, but I despise turtlenecks.
• My first language is basically English, but I can also speak Cantonese... and a bit of Korean.
• I'm a 'CBC' -- a Canadian-born Chinese, and my parents are from Hong Kong.

That's all I got... for now. Thinking of facts about yourself is actually harder than it seems. >< Next time (if there is one), I won't be as fussed as to which ones are good or not haha. Anyway, if you do a post like this one, please link me in the comments! :) Thanks for reading!

xo, jess[i.e.];

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