My Once More

Oregon

Portland Eugene

I'm taking it all in

What made me in my time in America

trees will shed and new leaves will grow

the rain would fall and the sun will soak up the rain

the flowers will bloom and then fall

however, one that grew and set root in my heart

and create in me a world 

a world that will exist and one that I feel am most blessed to have exist

are every person I connected with

learning who they are, their culture, their uniqueness  and their diversity

so much has my heart and mind open

I feel that my very soul has turned from a faded portrait to one painted over with 

vibrance of colour and reason to life.

one of the many things I will miss...

my dear Mika, one who instantly puts the smile on my face and makes me laugh

taught me true compassion that puts my contentment and ignorance to shame

There's really no other like Mika, really special

Who could guess my Hong Kie friend here who happen to be one of the first few friends I truly connected with of whom we do share the same values. It was a blessing to find that commonality.

 aha.. and at the last moment I meet Singaporians. This one here is dear to me, wish time was mine to have I would love to know her more and develop a friendship that I had with the rest.

Here my latino friend, a sublime to my heart. Made me feel loved and a true friend indeed. You know she's got your back.

I had a Eugene bucket list and this is the highest ranked, CAMPING + WALL CLIMBING

Thank you Julia!!! She made it happen.

I was camping in the end of fall and beginning of winter, you may think what in the world I'm doing right.... its called desperate.

Starry clear sky night. 

I say that I was SUPER SCARED when I climb this rock, SMIth Rock.

Thought I was going to die or something. It is NOTHING like the indoor climbing gym. NOTHING.

YOu can't see the next choice of rock ahead of you. You only have tiny little parts of the rock jutting out for you to step on and put your WHOLE weight on to trust it and climb up.

Whenever I said that I don't know where to go or what to do Julia would say

UP

What a good way to see life also, if you don't know where to go and what to do

and you're really scared 

move forward because there it is the ultimate destination forward ahead.

Portland. My first stop before my life in America begin for school and a chapter here.

I got myself a buddy to teman me :) and tick off my 'Once More' in Portland checklist.

One more time a picture of my on Hawthorne bridge, this time in fall and night time.

Once more in Jimmy Maks, the jazz club that makes my heart jump every second for the love of music I have and taken into my longing for its beauty of melody and rhythm .

the drive to Multnomah Fall 

is the most beautiful and breathtaking ride I'd ever had. 

the colour of fall could never display itself any richer to bring us to awe of how incredible God as an artist. My uncle Wil said that each tree has its own character. Could imagine the more than a million tree with its own character?

Wow, how much more could you imagine God would have put in creating us, each with one's own character.

Hope I'll see you again Portland. Oregon