Something Back to Taipei City

In the early summer, I walked myself from a 24-hour bookstore back to my tiny college dorm in Taipei City.


The road I walked on with 8 lanes, it was wide in this narrow but big city.


It was almost midnight, but the city was still awake by the lights from some shops' window and road lamps.
Also, the city couldn't fall asleep by these passing cars and these  busy cabs. 


I breathed the most precious moment after being stirred all day, and thought about I would be back to my tiny dorm room.


I tried to slow my steps to reduce the time I should spend in my dorm with others,
my steps were so light, even forgetting all my assignments and tests behind...


I felt safe in this familiar city, 
I felt free to speak everything.




Photographer: charlesskai

Friends

Friends


I knew where you were
Somewhere between blue sky and golden sand.


I screamed out all my troubles 
but they swayed in my mind
until I knew you were nowhere but here.
The distance that I could talk to you through my eyes.


And......now, all these troubles deposited without a sound 
because you are my friends.






Photographer: YuChieh Liu at Hilton Head, SC

My Private Drawer

Putting some important moments in my private drawer

Open, Put them in, and Close

Sometimes I opened my private drawer to check some parts of them

Some of which are messy to organize...

Some of which are hard to remember...

Some of which are painful to regret...

So... I close my private drawer again 

And being ready to smile again.

Photograph by K.

Happy Birthday, Doris!

Yesterday, May 21st,  is one of my best friends' birthday.

"Happy Birthday, Doris!"
I said that only in my mind last night.

I always started to count down of mines on your birthday.
The things that didn't change is that,
in this year, yours still made me reminding of mines.

I miss you and these days we had spent together.
However, we haven't keep in touch for a long time.

You know why?

Becasue you had changed a lot...and I...

I think I had, too.


Photograph: YuChieh Liu

Summarizing My Recently Life in United States

My Eye

I hoped I could have had rich eyelashes when I was a teenager, 

but NOW I am trying to teach myself that appreciating what you already have.

One game

After having taken tests, 

I was ready to scream!

My laptop

Cannot get rid of it, 

one of my partner in communication and learning.

Favorite landscape

I was born in summer, 

that's why I prefer summer beaches to winter mountain.

My favorite cloth

To reduce my problems, 

I like my clothes with plain colors.

One thing I spend the most time with

Any types of learning! 

Keep thinking, keep growing.

My Alarm Clock

He is terribly good at waking me up every morning.

Various strategies such as stepping on my face or whatever.

Food I always eat

These are egg tarts and Pu'er and Chrysanthemum tea, 

you can find them in Dim Sum restaurants.

BTW, you can click the pictures beyond to watch a larger size :)

The Last Memoir About...

You came to my life with sunshine
the sunshine I have never seen before
how appreciate I have to you
how many bright days you brought to me

In this field, where you and me have experienced many times in our life
maybe you hate someone who just left you without a reasonable excuse
maybe you inculpate someone who just did some mistakes or treated you bad

I didn't hate anyone who just left,and I won't
I didn't inculpate anyone who did mistakes, and I won't

I just wanna leave this sunshine no matter how hard it will be
the sunshine you gave me is so distant that I hardly reach it...

A Letter to the Blue Bird

Dear Blue Bird,

In the morning in Pinckney Island, Hilton Head, SC.

My first time to see you in person through a visitor's telescope.

You were such a brilliant blue bird, staying on a little box and taking a rest. 

So tiny that I hardly observed you.

What still remains in my eyes is the color on your feather was outstanding from the overwhelming green forest. 
Are you a real bird? I can't stop to ask myself because of your amazement.
Not being able to forget the moment that I saw you through the telescope, even though it endured just 10 seconds. 


Finally, you opened your wings and flied away.

I'm not sure weather you were happy in Pinckney Island or not. However, I'm sure I was glad to see you there!


Where could I see you again?

Take care! a passenger, blue bird.
Good Bye.

Yu Chieh




photograph: Pat & Sharon O'Toole