photo-cynnthesis.

just got back from a 2 week trip in my motherland, Taiwan.

if you’ve never been to Taiwan before, TA-DA!  this is what it looks like ^

Taiwan’s known to have the best vegetables and fruits in the WORLD.  holla.

it’s the land of mopeds.

and it’s the land of murses.  (murse = man purse)

damn, it must suck when your boyfriend has a better purse than you…

this is where i reside.  #187 baby.

since it was raining majority of the time, i mostly just chilled at home with Snowball…

watch tv in my new hot dog slippers (you know you want em)

rot my teeth with lots of fobby munchies

and read some books.  oh this one just happens to be a written about my GRANDPA <3  he’s my hero.

other times, i’d roam the streets with Ryan and take pics of random things.  hence this entry.

of course, we’d step into 7-Eleven first to grab a drink

it’s a fast pace life here.  can ya keep up?

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i’m gonna end this entry with this picture:

this work of art is the bike i walk pass everyday.

look at the “windshield” this person built.

and they put a mirror and a CD on the back of the bike to use as the reflectors.

i wanna say “Only in Taiwan”, but then again i’ve never been to Vietnam yet…

eat like a bear.  sleep like a bear.  play like a bear.  big burrr.

i decided to get food from a local cafe.  i don’t think the lady has ever seen an Asian in her life.

the same boots i wore to hike in the wilderness has now become my snow boots

we found our own slope  >: )

up we go~

first run.  wEeeee~

my turn…

perfect landing.  woo hoo!

walking back up is tiring.

waAahhhHhh

headed for a tree nOOO~

our $5 storage box from Walmart = fail

the beverly hills of big bear.  look at the acorns on the frozen lake

5 mins later…

yellow snowcone?

this bench has quite the view

this one has a better view

but this one has the best view

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[action shots with the point & shoot]

i don’t know what’s funnier… my pwn3d face or ryan’s rabbit teeth :OB

one word: EPIC.

6am. breakfast of champions. potato & cheese burrito from Alberto’s.

and yes, I get manicures before I go camping.

my first time and i hiked 7 hours with 45 lbs on my back

after 7 hours…FINALLY!  thought we’d never make it.

first sight of Jennie

first morning.  gorgeous.

that was my little home : *)

first thing…get in the water

kick back,  relax,

and enjoy the show.

i love a good challenge.

one wrong step and i would’ve fallen to my death

HALFway.  exhausted.

i made it!!! top of the world. the lake looks like lips.

EPIC lounging

EPIC sitting

coming down from the peak.  i still have my gnarly tan -___-

our plan was to catch a  trout or two for dinner.  plan failed.

i can teach you Fishing 101

i thought: yeah!!!  i caught something!!!  oh…its a stick.  FAIL.

man make fire.

on the second morning, the last shot.  Jennie never looked so beautiful

my first spear!!!

i worked hard for my spear.

driving back down.  perfect ending.

i didn’t wanna leave.