Salzburg, Austria

A couple of picture from my time in Salzburg, Austria. I was absolutely obsessed with the beautiful architecture in the city. I only spent a little bit of time in Salzburg but it was one of the most beautiful cities. Can't wait to visit again.

Thank you for reading! I''ll maybe be posting more pictures from Europe.

♥

Germany

Hi everyone!

Long time no blog. Sorry for the lack of blog posts but I've but pretty busy with my summer classes. I went on a trip to Europe and I'm finally posting some of the pictures I've taken. I visited Germany, Austria, and Czech Republic.

The pictures above are from the first few days that I spent in Germany. The places my family and I visited were the Heidelberg castle in Frankfurt, the Linderhof palace, the Neuschwanstein castle, and Schwangau. Germany is so beautiful. I wasn't expecting so much greenery and nature.

My family went on a road trip of sorts; we rented a car and drove from city to city, destination to destination. Just riding in the car was really fun for me because of the beautiful landscape outside. I was never bored even though we spent several hours a day in the car.

Hope you all are having a wonderful summer! I will be posting more pictures from Austria and Czech in the next few posts.

♥

LAST DAYS

Hello, how are you? Today was a good day for I stayed home and just kind of relaxed. I'm moving in a few days, less than a half a week therefore life is very hectic. I stayed home today, the weather was really ethereal. If you stayed quiet you could hear wind chimes, the wind, birds chirping, and strangely ocean sounds the wind imitated. 

My quality always turns out very crappy for some reason.

Have a good day.

kyoung.

Confess

Hi everyone,

Today I'll be reviewing the book Confess by Colleen Hoover. This is part of the new adult genre that I've read a couple of books from. Honestly I'm really not a big fan of this genre but I really enjoyed Confess. I've also read Hopeless and I am currently reading Losing Hope, which I will do a review on when I complete the book.

This book is basically about a young woman named Auburn who stumbles upon this art studio. The art in this studio is based on confessions made by other people. The art studio is owned by a young man named Owen and naturally they find a deep attraction to each other. ;)

I definitely liked Confess more than Hopeless. I really found the characters in Hopeless very unlikable, at least in my opinion. I don't ever really relate to much to any of the characters in Colleen Hoover's books and just the entire new adult genre. However, I really liked both books and they were both very interesting. The plot was so intense and had me hooked.

One thing I really appreciate about Colleen's characters is that they are flawed which I find so relatable. One word I would use to describe Colleen's books is intense. These books just have so many twists and it is just one big roller coaster of emotions.

Something I found so amazing and shocking about this book was that the confessions made in this book were actually real confessions made by real people who sent in their confessions to Colleen. Some of the confessions in this book are just so heartbreaking and heart wrenching. But there are some really beautiful and uplifting confessions as well. This book really focuses on the imperfection of human life but also the beauty in life as well. 

I read this book quite a while ago so some of the details are fuzzy to me but I really, really loved the idea of the confessions. It was such an interesting and unique idea. The overall plot line followed a typical Colleen Hoover book plot line which I found somewhat predictable but I still really enjoyed reading this book. There was a lack of closure at the end of this book but hopefully there will be a sequel!

So that is it to my review. Out of 10 I would rate this book an 8. I would definitely recommend reading it!

Thanks for reading!

❤

SAN FRAN 2014 PART 1

Hi! I don't think I've ever gotten to uploading this but I went to San Francisco last summer so here it is. It was a pretty long road trip but all was well. It was extremely (extremely) hot in Southern California so I was expecting it to be also pretty hot there also. I was totally wrong, the weather there was amazing when I went. It was actually cold, foggy, just something I wished for.

The scenery in San Fran is absolutely stunning when viewed like this. I went up hiking to 2 places. and this was one of the towers. I remember reading about this tower in The Nine Lives of Chloe King and it was pretty cool actually visiting there.

China Town was pretty fascinating, we saw some dragon dance performers. The items were also pretty fun to look at.

Will end this right here because I need to do my school work... Sighs..

 kyoung

QUESTIONS

[Questions]

Hello guys, so as I love answering questions and enjoy those "survery/tag" questions, I decided to set a series where I'll occasionally upload some question tags.

What does the last text you sent say? And to whom?

 My last text message from the actual messaging app would be actually from Mel: Mine is like ugh

 What time do you wake up most mornings?

Usually around 7:20

Are you afraid of walking alone at night?

I wouldn't say I'm not afraid, but it's really nice sometimes to just get time for yourself.
What do you do to relax at the end of a stressful day?

Listen to music and just lay down. Maybe drawing?

Do/did you get into trouble a lot at school?

I can't say I do get into trouble at school, just not well planned :)
Have you ever met someone who has completely altered your way of thinking?

Well, I'm not sure. It's more of the internet who changed who I am. And my past experiences.
What is something you have given a lot of thought to lately?

Hmm.. A lot of things have been going around my mind lately, but to sum it up, everything.

When did you last swallow your beliefs to avoid an argument or confrontation?

I do this literally every single day. Some people don't even notice it since I do it so often.
Do you usually initiate hugs?

Nope. I don't think literally 98.7% of the time I don't. Or 100%. Not a fan of touchy affection.

What are you looking forward to?

I'm looking forward to summer! And the weekend.

And 2016 (snk s2 tho.. 2 yrs waiting..) 

Are you mentally strong?

I don't know. I won't deny I'm not mentally strong and I won't deny I'm not that weak either.
Are you physically strong?

Nope! I get made fun of and accused of not trying in arm wrestles or any other strength activity. It's sad.

 kyoung

Spring Break 2015

Hi everyone!

Long time no blog. Not much has been happening but here are just a couple of photos I've taken over the past couple of weeks.

Two weeks ago I took care of my friend's dog Pika while she went on vacation. Pika has stayed with us before and Gremlin did not like him very much. But this time Gremlin and Pika ended up becoming really close.

So that's all for this blog post. The past few weeks have been pretty uneventful.

Hope you are all having a great day. Thanks for reading!

RENDER

Hello! So my weekend practically consisted of well, overwhelming constant worrying and stress.. Since Friday, my days have not been so amazing and I can't imagine tomorrow. Other than constantly stressing, I've been putting more time into drawing.

   Well, yes. Will this book tell me to draw?? ;^; I've been in a constant drawing block, I haven't been able to draw well (when was I ever able to) but nothings been moving my hand. I've gotten few encouragement words from a few of my friends, then I decided to just wreck it all and just keep going. As I said, I couldn't draw what I want lately, by that I mean almost everything but especially faces.. So I just drew eyes and this one turned out uneven but I got the shading right to where I wanted it to go.

Sorry for the crappy quality, I need to start using my other camera.. I have constant losses with the SD card though and it's a lot of hassle to get everything done.

As I've been constantly and very worried lately, I have overwhelming thoughts in my head. Turns out I am actually going to Korea this summer, Can't explain much about what's been going on but I'm slightly happy I guess.

Also, I'm moving houses in a bit so that's very hectic as my room is a pigs den.. I have a speech coming up tomorrow and I'm so close to reaching the time minimum.. Hopefully everyone has a good week and think positively. 

kyoung

Line Play

I've never been a really huge mobile game person. I can't say I don't play it but I'm more of the person to play one game for multiple hours and delete it afterwards after binging on it.

Well, Line Play is an exception.

Spring

Hi everyone,

Here are just a couple of photos I've taken over the past few weeks. The weather has been getting warmer and yesterday was the first day of spring.The photos aren't the best quality but hope you still enjoyed looking through the picture of beautiful nature.

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Vexations

alone again.. naturally

Hello everyone,

I wanted to do a ramble since I have a lot of thoughts in my head and can't contain them. 

I was kind of angry and stressed a while ago but I was reading an old note I wrote on my phone a year ago. I had been really down at that time and I had saw a tumblr post by Dove Cameron and it really inspired me. The idea of returning to simplicity. I really would like to travel to India since she mentioned her travels there and how life is simplistic. Sure they have cars and all the modern technology but the mindset of the people is just simplistic. My old note told me to release my anger and stress and just take a breath. I had forgotten that I had wrote that note so it was really like having a conversation with my old self.

I was in a funk as well but I just put my phone down and stepped outside. There's a really beautiful view in my backyard of hills filled with wild flowers. I've taken many photos of those hills.

I really would like a couple of dream catchers in my room. I made a dream catcher in elementary school but it's a bit crooked and the colors (obnoxiously bright green and yellow) don't really fit with the colors in my room. I think dream catchers are so beautiful and as a dreamer, I love the idea of catching a beautiful dream.

There are a couple of songs right now that I've been listening to which are from the playlist Jenny Han created for her book. My two favorites are Alone Again Naturally by Gilbert O'Sullivan and For the Longest Time by Billy Joel. I really relate to Alone Again Naturally and I think everyone can relate to it since I'm sure everyone feels completely alone at some times. For the Longest Time is just such an upbeat and fun song and puts a big smile on my face. Both these songs make me want to break into a dance. I recommend giving that playlist a listen since there are so many great songs on there. There's a wonderful fan adaption of To All  the Boys I've Loved Before by Yulin Kuang on YouTube. It's just a short film of Lara explaining her letters. The actress who plays her is Chanel Marriott and she actually liked two of my photos on Instagram. Got so excited I even screenshot the moment haha.

I'll start putting links of important pages on my "meet mel" page that I'll update. The songs, short film, and tumblr page will be posted there. 

This post was all over the place but I wanted to just release my thoughts. Hope you all have a wonderful day.

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To All the Boys I've Loved Before | Jenny Han

Hi everyone!

Over the weekend I read To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han. I absolutely love this book and I adore Lara Jean's character. I wish I had the book in a hard copy because I love the cover of this book but I downloaded it onto my phone.

The story follows a girl named Lara Jean who is a junior in high school. Whenever she falls in love with a boy, she writes them a letter and that's her way of letting go of the crush. One day at school she bumps into one of the guys she wrote a letter to and he asks her about the letter she wrote to him. Lara is confused because she never wrote him a letter - only the letter she wrote for herself. She goes back home and finds all of her letters missing. This book was so cute and funny. I also loved the writing style. I didn't think I would enjoy this book as much as I actually did. Definitely think this book is worth a read.

That's all for the non-spoiler section of this review. Go read the book and come back to discuss the rest of the book. Thanks for reading! ♡

2015

As crazy as this sounds, which maybe is not crazy to you at all, but to me I'm shaking as I'm writing this because I forgot how to format and write everything out.

Compared to Mel, it's been even longer since I've blogged. Considering the stress and the negative thoughts to myself, I couldn't bring myself to do much. I've decided to delete all of my past posts except one, I decided to become more of a positive person (trying;.) and I decided I wouldn't whine in every post. It's refreshing writing out posts again, blogging has always been something I enjoyed.

I can't say that I'm not sorry for not posting, in fact, often I actually checked on this blog and reminisced when we were really into this blogging thing. But as time passes, there are more problems that occur in our ways that prevent us from going on. I'm glad that I'm back on here with a friend I really treasure a lot!

So far for me, 2015 has been such a harsh journey. I think I'm actually in a hard period of my life right now, but I'll be sure to try to pick myself up from the ground I pushed myself to.

I am excited to share with you my future chapters in life with Mel. I can't guarantee fast and recently updated posts everyday since I am a very bad updater.. I'll try once again!

Welcoming 2015 and Mel back to this wonderful escape!

Hello guys, it's a new chapter in our lives!

We're Back | Updates

Hi everyone,

It has been a really long time since I have updated. I wanted to wish everyone a (very late) Happy New Year. I apologize for the lack of blog posts over the last few months. I've been working on school and haven't had the motivation to blog. I also messed up my blogger account, as I was trying to transfer the blog to a different account but kyoung helped me come back to this account again.

Currently there's a hive of bees in my chimney and they are everywhere. I have found two dying bees in my house. >_<

I've read a couple of books over the weekend so I have some book reviews planned. So be sure to look out for those.

Hope you are all having a great day and I'll be posting a new blog post very soon!