Breaking to breakthrough

 

JPII quote

 

Pope St. John Paul II is <3

What the HEK?

 Inspired by HEK cells

Doodling Again

Drawing again after the longest time... I like picking up things that took a backseat because of work... I especially like picking up things that brought me joy when I was younger... like coloring, painting, and drawing. I have done these things even after they have been considered past "childhood" and even if I'm not so very good or "professional" at it. And now finally, I am making time to do them again. I think I really am growing up, because I didn't use to share my "outputs" but now I am. #progress

So, here they are: 

Flowers and Butterfly

August 21, 2020 (colored pencils)

The Puppy

August 21, 2020

October 24, 2020 (with watercolor paint)

Final output, with some edits on CamScanner

The Next Right Thing (From Frozen II)

 

In this pandemic, things are hard, and it is difficult to keep pushing on, except all that we can do is the next right thing. So, this is my attempt at singing this difficult song, but we do what we can to cope. 

The Hidden Picture

This was something I thought of when I saw the KDrama, "She was Beautiful" and they were talking about Renoir's Dance in the Country (look for the hidden character here.)

***

the peeping girl

the blue sky

the distant mountain 

the silent person 

the still whisper

the image you pass by but rarely see

in front of you 

but you don’t register 

someone who acts like a secondary character

in her own story

how unfortunate

when she has so much to give

maybe she’s waiting? 

waiting for someone to see her

behind the curtains

someone to ask her 

to join the dance 

or

maybe 

she decides,

"if he doesn’t see me 

maybe

I should let myself be seen

and if he still doesn’t see

I know 

someone 

somewhere

will...

or will they?"

***

We all desire to be wholly seen, to be fully known, and to be deeply loved. 

To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us. - Timothy Keller 

The Other Building

 

(Backdated post just to put in a proper timeline, actual posting date is June 6, 2021.)

View from my desk in the lab

The other building with its fire exit staircases

(Internship in Yang Ming Shan University)