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Although we went to the cemetery in the morning (to beat the crowd) and only after lunch I went out with my Sis, I'm going to post the afternoon's photos first and then just dump the cemetery photos under a cut.
I swore I wouldn't buy yet another plant, so of course the first thing I did was buy another plant (hahaha). A mini maple tree leaf thing. Is this considered Bonsai? The lady said this shouldn't catch too much sun, so I probably need to relocate this elsewhere soon. I'm actually thinking to install 2 rows of shelves on my empty wall so I can put my plants so they are not directly in the sun, but so far the other ones seem to thrive in the sun...?
The main reason I went out today was to look at home-use printers. Dad wanted to print something but then I found out my printer was dead. About time. That printer has almost 10 years of age. The funny thing was, wireless printing wasn't a thing 10 years ago or so, so that printer did not have that function. I don't know what I did, but after hooking the printer up to the Airport (the Apple router or something), I managed to make that printer wireless printing! Anyway, printer identified, but I didn't buy yet, coz I was on foot. I told the guy I'll swing by later in the week, but he was super worried... I guess he really wanted to make the sale. So I asked if he's open tomorrow (supposed públic holiday) and he said yes, so I promised to go again tomorrow.
I also saw a pair of Nike Zoom Pegasus 37 running shoes that are OH SO PRETTY! White, with some green accents. It wasn't expensive, but I didn't buy them. My current running shoes are still good. I'd like to use them for another year before getting new running shoes.
We then made our way back, and then saw a new "drinks store" that must have opened today or just a couple days ago, coz they still had the congratulatory flower plaques around. This was a soy milk tea base drink with a twist - it is served with a skewer of mochis. This brand is pretty hot recently and I keep seeing people posting about this drink on Facebook and Instagram... We decided to hop on the bandwagon and join the fun! Wasn't bad. I wouldn't be opposed to having more of this in future... in moderation. It must be loaded in empty calories... these "bubble tea" type drinks are called 廢水 (waste water or rubbish water, I'll go for useless water, less yucky) because... they are just that, empty calories and does nothing for your health...
And today, I actually managed to get to the chestnut guy, although, now it's not a guy manning it anymore. It's a lady. Maybe his daughter or something. That guy must be old.
And now, cemetery photos, if you are interested! I find "western" cemeteries are very calming, unlike "Chinese" cemeteries which feel very daunting. The distinct difference in impression I get is, in "western" cemeteries, you focus more on "a place of rest", where as in "Chinese" cemeteries it's like "a place of haunting". This cemetery we went to is a "western" cemetery, so it's really pretty, if a bit cramped.
Since it's All Soul's Day tomorrow, Mom wanted to visit the cemetery today, just to get it done and beat the crowd tomorrow. (Does that actually work that way?) This is the cemetery chapel (go under the cut to see!):
( Photos and some explanations on stuff )
I swore I wouldn't buy yet another plant, so of course the first thing I did was buy another plant (hahaha). A mini maple tree leaf thing. Is this considered Bonsai? The lady said this shouldn't catch too much sun, so I probably need to relocate this elsewhere soon. I'm actually thinking to install 2 rows of shelves on my empty wall so I can put my plants so they are not directly in the sun, but so far the other ones seem to thrive in the sun...?
The main reason I went out today was to look at home-use printers. Dad wanted to print something but then I found out my printer was dead. About time. That printer has almost 10 years of age. The funny thing was, wireless printing wasn't a thing 10 years ago or so, so that printer did not have that function. I don't know what I did, but after hooking the printer up to the Airport (the Apple router or something), I managed to make that printer wireless printing! Anyway, printer identified, but I didn't buy yet, coz I was on foot. I told the guy I'll swing by later in the week, but he was super worried... I guess he really wanted to make the sale. So I asked if he's open tomorrow (supposed públic holiday) and he said yes, so I promised to go again tomorrow.
I also saw a pair of Nike Zoom Pegasus 37 running shoes that are OH SO PRETTY! White, with some green accents. It wasn't expensive, but I didn't buy them. My current running shoes are still good. I'd like to use them for another year before getting new running shoes.
We then made our way back, and then saw a new "drinks store" that must have opened today or just a couple days ago, coz they still had the congratulatory flower plaques around. This was a soy milk tea base drink with a twist - it is served with a skewer of mochis. This brand is pretty hot recently and I keep seeing people posting about this drink on Facebook and Instagram... We decided to hop on the bandwagon and join the fun! Wasn't bad. I wouldn't be opposed to having more of this in future... in moderation. It must be loaded in empty calories... these "bubble tea" type drinks are called 廢水 (waste water or rubbish water, I'll go for useless water, less yucky) because... they are just that, empty calories and does nothing for your health...
And today, I actually managed to get to the chestnut guy, although, now it's not a guy manning it anymore. It's a lady. Maybe his daughter or something. That guy must be old.
And now, cemetery photos, if you are interested! I find "western" cemeteries are very calming, unlike "Chinese" cemeteries which feel very daunting. The distinct difference in impression I get is, in "western" cemeteries, you focus more on "a place of rest", where as in "Chinese" cemeteries it's like "a place of haunting". This cemetery we went to is a "western" cemetery, so it's really pretty, if a bit cramped.
Since it's All Soul's Day tomorrow, Mom wanted to visit the cemetery today, just to get it done and beat the crowd tomorrow. (Does that actually work that way?) This is the cemetery chapel (go under the cut to see!):
( Photos and some explanations on stuff )
