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Asian Art Museum
My schedule is pretty open with my new post-grad life. I`ve got a month of spare time to kill before I head back home for good. It`s bittersweet really, I love San Francisco! So now I am trying to fill my free time by visiting places I haven`t got the chance to when I was at school. I decided to go to the Asian Art Museum by myself. I love museums and art galleries. They`re very educating in a fun sort of way. It`s always interesting to know what`s come before us, and the things that have shaped the society the way it is today.
“Describe when you felt an invisible presence” The theme of death and afterlife are not uncommon at all. They raise so many questions which I am fascinated by how each culture represents the myth.
- creepy dolls
- “Calendars” by Heman Chong (Singaporean) offset print on paper, photographed between 2004-2009. Beautiful work.
- The interior of the museum. I really like the glass window panels.
It`s a good surprise to see that they showcase the Indonesian Wayang Golek (Rod Puppets)
- Beautiful and grotesque at the same time
- a painting by Fuyuko Matsui
- Japanese Tea Room
Random Saturday
Yosemite (Part 2)
Mirror Lake would be my favorite place of the park. I was so lucky to have come during the spring time because in the summer and fall the lake is dry and winter it`s frozen. It`s just so peaceful and the scenery was breathtaking. The temperature was perfect, warm but not too hot. People were biking along the trail and children running around the lake. When I look at the pictures, they still put a smile on my face. I can understand why Ansel Adams dedicated his life preserving the wilderness.
No matter how sophisticated you may be, a huge granite mountain cannot be denied-it speaks in silence to the very core of your being. (Retrospect: Nineteen-Thirty-One)
We continued on the journey to the valley. And on the way we spotted the deers just standing there, unafraid of anything. I was too late to change my lens and we had to move on.
I visited the Ansel Adams` gallery. It`s not that big, but close enough to give a glimpse of his world. I bought a book of his, and read all the letters he actively sent to the government.
at Curry Village 
on the way back to San Francisco. The last day and it was raining, the perfect time to end our trip. 
Yosemite (part 1)
I want to take this chance to thank each and every one of you for dropping by. Thanks for all the support. It really means a lot to me and I appreciate it.
I just got back from Yosemite (it was a super last-minute trip) for three days. I had a blast. It`s my second time visiting the park, but the first one was just a passing-through. This time I had a road trip with a friend of mine, and the thing about driving is that you can stop whenever and wherever you want. So I got to have a rather intimate experience within the area. Unfortunately the trip was mostly spent on the road and reading the map trying to figure out where to go next. I still hope I can go back there someday and see the coming of the sunrise.
We are quite the heavy packers. 
We stopped at Wawona Hotel, I love the white wooden chair. The place just looked so cozy.
Bridalveil (beautiful waterfall) 
Peaceful state of mind
Pier 39
Since I am not going anywhere for my spring break, I think I can make a better use of my free time. I`ll read and take pictures every day. Today, my friends and I were planning on taking a tour to Alcatraz, unfortunately the tickets were sold out until Sunday. Instead we just walked around the Pier and enjoying the warm weather (it rained at night!). Here are some pictures I took today.
