I started to like hanging out with my friends, and I am different from who I was 10 years ago when my nature was suppressed. I used to invite kids to my home for parties and I loved them, but ever since my family moved, I changed and I have been looking for the lost me for a long time. I am not sure I am back, but I suppose the better I know myself, the better chance of success I could get. Like now, even when my classmates and I are in Shanghai, we couldn’t see one another for a whole year, and I guess there is not much difference if we are in China or somewhere else, as the internet connects us anyway. Maybe there is not much I could look back right now, but I am sure after years we could really understand why these times can be considered as golden years of our lives. There is only one 26 after all.

I have been sick of the cheap hair cut downstairs, because those hairdressers do treat human beings as machines that are put on assembly lines. So after thinking about new hair cut places for some time, I decided to go to Tiffany’s for a trial. Not surprisingly, it turned out to be good, and I like it. ^_^ So after I grabbed the hairdresser’s name card, I walked out satisfactorily-I mean, it got to be worth the money I paid. Now let’s take a look. Whatever you say, I am not going to change my mind.

Me With A Swine Flu Mask

Currently I am an engineer, doing designing stuff basically, but it’s quite nerdy honestly. I love the job, and I hope to make the best out of it. Yet deep inside, I am always having this kind of dream that I could have my own studio where I can have a piano, and a high end computer for design. I listen to the music I love when working, and I play piano when I don’t have to work. Also I need a little garden where it has a table and two chairs with a wall full of green plants, so that I can have my tea when reading. I don’t need my studio to be too clean-some kind of disorder in some spots makes it more artistic, for example on the big working table where I can throw my pens or toss my notebooks. Also a day at home without dress code would be nice, so that I can wear my pajamas in the house dancing to the music or relaxing on the couch. Since cooking in my kitchen right now is quite annoying, I really hope to have a nice clean kitchen, so that I can try to cook all different kinds of cuisines from around the world.

It might be too far for me to reach now, but I wish one day I could be like that…one day…

I like taking randomly casual pics which reflect the real side of my life, even though for most of the time it's not that perfect aesthetically. Here are some pics I took on my ways...

Flood in Zizhu
Line 1 self-image

Beijing Olympics is over, and let's see what things are going to be aftermath...I am kind of more excited actually...Tomorrow is another working day, and I have to get up early...Sigh...Oh, I should remember to shave...Night night.

Don't be scared, it's fun...LOL...I found my voice is suitable for this song.

'Anyone Else But You' by The Moldy Peaches

I found the floor was quite interesting, so I took one pic there...:D

Every time I introduce myself to others, I always have to spell my name to them, and even that they always say, " Is it [hilik] or [hailik]?" At first, I would be patient enough to tell them that it should be [hailik], and I would explain to them why I chose this name. Then I found that no matter how much I try, still there are majority of people out there pronouncing as [hilik]. So I am tired, and I would say both are ok now. It is hard, because I guess I am the only one in the entire world whose first name is Hylic. That's something, isn't it?

Well, when I first realized that I should give myself an English name in junior high, I was using Fred, because it starts with an "F". But I seldom used it, because there was little practical use for an English name at that time. Then I found "F" words should not be my first name when I was a freshman, so I started to look for a name starting with an "H". Finding a suitable name is really hard, especially for a perfectionist like me. Most of the first names either have good meanings but sound quite stupid, or sound cool but have not so cool meanings. After pondering all the pros and cons, I finally decided to use "Hylic" as my first name, even though it is not even a name. I told myself that if I use this name, maybe it will be a name after I get famous...LOL...Quite cocky, I know. The reason is because it just sounds like my Chinese given name, and it's cool, though its meaning is not so cool. I am ok with it. I know perhaps if I was a kid in junior high in the states, kids are going to make fun of the "weird" name. But guess what, I am not in the states, and adults don't even care about the meaning of a person's name. I am not even an American, so having an exotic name is the advantage that we should enjoy. So I convinced myself to stick to it no matter what. And now it's getting bigger--I started to register the name whenever it is needed, which makes it really difficult to change if I want to, since changing a name is like a chain reaction-everything will be changed. So at first I was willing to use this name, and now I have to use the name. I guess I am really tied to "Hylic"...LOL.

It's awesome, and I am freakin' enjoying it.

A moment like this should be remembered forever~~

Godspeed~~

Bless~~