Documenting what my life is like on the other side of the world, one photo at a time.
Giggling.

Giggling.

This boy makes me happy.

“You are more beautiful then Cinderella! You smell like pine needles, and have a face like sunshine.” To friends, love, and beyond. Cheers, Peter

“You are more beautiful then Cinderella! You smell like pine needles, and have a face like sunshine.”

To friends, love, and beyond.
Cheers, Peter

Highlights:
- Jake visiting me from LA
- Matt’s surprise Christmas present
- NYE with the hottest PhDs (Bella and Laura)

I’m cleaning out my place. Three years of academic reading.

I’m cleaning out my place. Three years of academic reading.

Christmas came 14 days early.
I must have done something really good this year.

I made Bistek Tagalog today! My mom would be so proud. I tenderized the beef for three hours, marinated it overnight, then let it simmer in the pan for half an hour. It took me 16 hours to do the entire thing, but it was worth it — the meat came out amazingly flavorful and tender. My mom would make this for us but I never really appreciated until now how much labor this could take.

I made Bistek Tagalog today! My mom would be so proud. I tenderized the beef for three hours, marinated it overnight, then let it simmer in the pan for half an hour. It took me 16 hours to do the entire thing, but it was worth it — the meat came out amazingly flavorful and tender. My mom would make this for us but I never really appreciated until now how much labor this could take.

matt’s birdie.

matt’s birdie.

thanksgiving highlight

thanksgiving highlight

weekend with matt.

I miss my parents. I wish I had enough money to fly them here for Christmas and Thanksgiving.

I dont know how it happened, but somehow I sat on a broken bottle of bleach and ruined my favorite pair of jeans. Here’s a picture of its last few moments where I’m trying to revive it by bleaching the whole thing. My jeans are now ghostly white and I’ve decided they should rest peacefully in my closet for a bit until I can find the perfect all-white virginal look.

I dont know how it happened, but somehow I sat on a broken bottle of bleach and ruined my favorite pair of jeans.

Here’s a picture of its last few moments where I’m trying to revive it by bleaching the whole thing. My jeans are now ghostly white and I’ve decided they should rest peacefully in my closet for a bit until I can find the perfect all-white virginal look.

honeyb, my token jew

honeyb, my token jew

To the Man I Love the Most,
Happy Birthday.
Love,
Peter

i saw this house earlier in Palo Alto, and now all i can think of is finishing the phd program and becoming a housewife. someday.

i saw this house earlier in Palo Alto, and now all i can think of is finishing the phd program and becoming a housewife.

someday.