今天终于忍不住了，去haircut。我其实一般忍不过一个月。终于狠下心走进那个$30的salon。一个很热情地菲律宾混血女孩给我理。心情还不错。但是最后….. she asked,”is it good?” 我勉强说”yeah……go…od”….心想这反正也长不出来了。

终于明白个道理，这里30 bucks和11 bucks都是一个水平。还是去找韩国师傅吧…..

回来的路上，碰到班里的一个日本女孩，她说”怎么这里亚洲男生理出来的头发都是一个style？”。我顿时激动的要哭出来了……

Everything is the same, except the temperature. It’s minus 20 C today, it might be even worse next week. I didn’t consciously realize the freezing air until I was one step away from my building. Immediately every exposed facial skin cell started to remind me something was definitely wrong outside…

Anyway, I’m back!

Everything is so familiar yet different… 遗憾的依然是灰色的天空和拥挤的地铁. Anyway, this is the place where the sun rises from, where you can feel more belong than living in US. Everyday, I’m trying to embrace the city with my smile and be polite to every stranger… the Christmas is in the air. You can feel it in the chilly and festive air, the heartwarming carols you can hear everywhere; the blinding Christmas lights strung on trees and houses wherever you look. This is the time for eating, drinking, and being merry… above all else, this is the time for family and friendship…

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The world has become white since yesterday once again and the wind just gets stronger and stronger. All the squirrels disappeared and I just talked to my roommate where have those little cuties gone? Underground? Inside the bush? I am getting used to see them peering at me along my road and now start to miss them……

Suddenly I found one small creature trembling on the branch of the tall tree right in front of my window. I live on 7th floor, so you can imagine how high the tree is. She was just staying there, tightly holding the branch. Poor baby, it’s too far to reach her from my window, and I am just wondering why she climbed up so high…..just  to see me? :)

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天气预报说下午有雪, 12点刚过, 果然她就来了. group meeting之前是小小的, 慢慢地飘下来, 轻吻过脸庞, 生怕打扰了午睡的人们; group meeting之后就变成急急的, 大颗粒的, 满天遍野地覆盖下来, 疼疼地打在脸上. 仿佛回到了小时候, 在北方的中国, 那在雪地里追逐打闹的小孩子里, 有我那红扑扑得小脸和飞来飞去的雪球…. 就像在昨天, 那依稀的欢笑声, 伴着童年的梦想.

my bag and the small town street…

Here in New York, city of prose and fantasy, of capitalist automatism, its streets a triumph of cubism, its moral philosophy that of the dollar. More than any other city in the world, it is the fullest expression of modern age…

When we can meet again in New York?

   we grow up together, we never part…..

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First time ever, got special treatment at airport. The TSA security staff told me I got EXTRA SCREENING because of “ssss” printed on my ticket. When I asked why, the answer is that airline picks suspicious travelers based on certain criteria. Then I complained to a director of AA at airport, she claimed it’s decided by TSA while airline just printed out whatever the system came out with and what’s more, they couldn’t disclose the what is the real criteria as it’s confidential….

Hoho, funny. I got the special screening, at a special space, with special tool into my case. Then when I flew back from NY, another “ssss” on ticket. I start to wonder if this will happen each time here in US? Is it because of one-way ticket? Flight change?

Whatever, enough AA!

Thanksgiving at Aunt’s home. Not very impressed with NewYork, just another big city, just you can meet all kinds of folks around the world. Turkey tasted just OK.

On the flight back, couldn’t sleep on the flight, no access internet, looking out of the window, 30000 feet high clouds never end…. I started to dislike some part of my life since I dislike the feeling of running every day. There are people like my aunt who I wanna spend more time with, but couldn’t.

I started to realize how far I was away from my real touch of my life. I buried myself into assignment, group discussion, non-profit projects, network, presentation etc…. but in the end, are those what I really want? They maybe must for career, job, self valuation….but what makes me really comfortable and enjoyable is just having a cup of drink, sharing soul and mind with the right one besides me…

Campus fall is charming and scenic, but the hoary winter is near the corner already….

Wondering what to do in Chicago? Didn’t you see that ocean-like lake? Here are the to-do list you can go over…

1. Sail off into the sunset on one of Chicago’s dinner cruises like the Odyssey or the Spirit of Chicago.

2. With jogging paths and plenty of water sports, everyone will want to spend time on Lake Michigan.

3. Browse through Millennium Park, an extraordinary showplace for world-class art, music, architecture and landscape design.

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