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The Painting

Published on July 7, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan3 Comments

“Smile at the camera, guys!” Julio stared into the camera with a wide smile while Aisha and Clarity were curiously looking down at something else. I could say that after a round of face-painting and painting, the children had fun. “What are you girls looking at?” I asked. Aisha held up her work proudly.

“Wow!” I complimented. It was a picture made entirely of glitter, from the sparkly silver moon to the dark blue water, beautifully depicted. “Hold it up, Aisha.” She did and I snapped a picture. “It is wonderful, Aisha.” I took the picture and pinned it on the classroom wall, “and I think it belongs here where everyone can see.”

Share Your World – 2015 Week #27

Published on July 6, 2015September 13, 2015 by Yinglan12 Comments

What is your favorite month of the year? Continue reading “Share Your World – 2015 Week #27” →

Friendship

Published on July 6, 2015November 25, 2015 by Yinglan5 Comments

Friendship means a lot and very little to me. Maybe if I have a more encouraging parent… Continue reading “Friendship” →

Unexpected Guests

Published on July 5, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan8 Comments

Warning: Read on at your own risk. I cannot guarantee this post is safe for everyone with Arachnophobia. Continue reading “Unexpected Guests” →

Happy 4th of July!

Published on July 4, 2015November 22, 2015 by Yinglan5 Comments

Good morning! Happy 4th of July from my hammock to everyone in the U.S. Continue reading “Happy 4th of July!” →

Let It Play Out

Published on July 3, 2015November 25, 2015 by Yinglan3 Comments

Today’s prompt asks: You’ve been granted the power to predict the future! The catch — each time you use your power, it costs you one day (as in, you’ll live one day less). How would you use this power, it at all? Continue reading “Let It Play Out” →

My Favorite Invention

Published on July 2, 2015November 28, 2015 by Yinglan12 Comments

Today’s Prompt asks: Of all the technologies that have gone extinct in your lifetime, which one do you miss the most? Continue reading “My Favorite Invention” →

Photo101: Glass

Published on July 2, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan2 Comments

When I was looking at these pictures for the first time, they looked like what an astronaut would see if they looked out the window of their space capsule. Except for the rose bush, it looked sort of like that to me.

Tell me, do you see it too?

Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers: Annabelle

Published on July 1, 2015April 2, 2023 by Yinglan19 Comments

wpid-photo-20150624202315838 She stood at the edge of the pond. Continue reading “Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers: Annabelle” →

Not Some Bad Lessons to Learn

Published on July 1, 2015September 19, 2017 by Yinglan10 Comments

Today’s Prompt asks: When was the last time a stranger did something particularly kind, generous, or selfless for you? Tell us what happened! Continue reading “Not Some Bad Lessons to Learn” →

Share Your World – 2015 Week #26

Published on July 1, 2015December 16, 2015 by Yinglan8 Comments

In a car would you rather drive or be a passenger? Continue reading “Share Your World – 2015 Week #26” →

Summer So far…

Published on June 30, 2015November 25, 2015 by Yinglan14 Comments

Today’s prompt asks: If it’s autumn or winter where you live, what are you most looking forward to doing next summer? If it’s spring or summer where you are, what has been the highlight of the season so far for you? Continue reading “Summer So far…” →

Symbol of Friendship

Photo101: Treasure and Close Up

Published on June 29, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan9 Comments

This assignment is a little tricky because it asks about treasures and yet, it showed a piece of delicious tart. Then I understood. The delicious tart is a symbolic way to say that things will be gone sooner or later. Therefore, we have to treasure it while it lasts.

So what is my treasure? I’ve been asked that question before when I took Writing 101 in April. Then, it was the things we treasure and I picked my iPod. I am not going to do that again.

My other treasure is symbolic. It is friendship. I don’t make friends easily but when I make a friend, I tend to hold on to that friend like a vise. So, I was a little sad when I had to move to Texas. Before I went, my friend gave me this last thing to hold on. She made it all, all out of straws (the kind you drank from). Although presently, we are merely just acquaintances, I have treasured this parting gift and I am so glad this assignment jogged my memory.

She had taught me to make these stars once but I wasn’t as good as her. It’s quite difficult to pull the straw through such a small space with my chubby fingers. It’s beautiful, isn’t it?

Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge – Close Up

Quite the Opposite

Published on June 29, 2015November 28, 2015 by Yinglan5 Comments

How did I imagine myself when I was a child? Continue reading “Quite the Opposite” →

Photo101: Landscape

Published on June 28, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan2 Comments

I take a lot of landscape shots but I rarely take panoramic picture. It’s just too time-consuming and having shaking hands do not help. However, when I can’t resist, I would spend however long to take a perfect panorama.

For some of you, you may remember this picture from last Christmas. This picture is about as perfect as I can make a panorama turn out. It took me five tries and about 30 minutes to take this single shot. It’s worth it though because I’m pretty sure they only decorate this area at Christmas. It is the scene when everyone gather to witness the birth of Jesus Christ.

I did not and am not going to crop this picture because then, it would destroy the purpose of a panoramic picture.

I have also prepare the following pictures to show but I don’t have anything to say about them. They are just some picture I took during one of my walks in the park.

Photo101: Architecture and Monochrome

Published on June 28, 2015November 24, 2015 by Yinglan1 Comment

I was actually dreading this assignment because there are really not much architecture around here that’s worth showing in color let alone in black and white. Now that the project at my other job complete, I just have to go to work once a week to update the inventory and I never bring my camera for that. Then this morning, as I was digging around in search of some landscape pictures, I came across these. They aren’t much but I’m sure they belong in the category of some sort of architecture. Continue reading “Photo101: Architecture and Monochrome” →

Reflection: Stalker

Published on June 27, 2015November 22, 2015 by Yinglan7 Comments

So there were several topics I wanted to cover in this week’s volume of Reflection. What were they? Continue reading “Reflection: Stalker” →

Withered English Tea Rose

Fresh + Withered English Tea Roses

My Muse

Published on June 27, 2015August 9, 2015 by Yinglan16 Comments

I am definitely obsessed with taking pictures of flowers, plants, and landscapes. What can I say? Those are the only things here.

At the moment, though, I don’t really have any landscapes pictures worthy of showing. So I will just stick with flowers. I took these just three days ago and since then, I haven’t been able to take my eyes off of them. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Before I go, can someone please tell me the name of those pink flowers? I honestly don’t know. Thank you. 🙂

Response to Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Muse

Observation From My Walks

Published on June 26, 2015August 9, 2015 by Yinglan8 Comments

Originally, this was published under Photo101. The original title was: Photo101: Observation. Therefore, below are the original texts:

Since I don’t know what scale means, at least in terms of photography, I’ll just do observation.

From what I understand, observation is something we see and typically, the camera captures more or less than what we see. For example, in the picture above, my eyes are paying attention on the path several feet ahead while the camera captures the entire scene, no matter how I adjust it. I’m not sure if this is making sense to anybody. Ugh, I suck at explaining things. Anyway, the same goes for the picture below.