just another summer

Remember how we always wanted to start a blog? (a regular school-year blog as opposed to a summer blog) Seemed like everything got in the way of that. First it was the name, then, the first post. And then school happened...


But I am happy to say that summer is here. And once again, we are at different parts of the globe writing about, well... nothing too important.


It is expected that the weather there would suck, but hey, the weather here is a bit too effing hot.


Anyway. Funny thing: I have started to run and swim. I guess I just found myself a workout buddy.

Downtown around seven/eight o'clock. Not bad eh? No, unfortunately, we don't have never ending prairie and cowboys on horses. Although, we do have carriages. A bit nostalgic, I suppose.

So much for a budget. A lot more wish lists to come. But these are the things that I desperately need at this moment. So many things, so little cash.

Have a wonderful birthday party, wish I could be there.

Pam.

i can't think of an good interesting or witty title.

HELLO,

We haven't talked for so long!

So. How's Texas? I've probably asked you this about 10 million (OK, five) times already, but I want to hear about EVERYTHING. (:

I haven't been doing much. It's still been rainy and cloudy COMPLETELY UN - SUMMER LIKE. meh. I've gotten so bored that I've actually started reading summer books. This is how sad my life has become.

OH! Though,  I have been going swimming / running.

 W Hotel

But, I still miss this - 

Disneyland HK

Ah, well, not much else to say... FOR NOW.

- ann.

insert title here.

Olá.

Como você está?

So here I am in Rio and it's been raining a bit.

France was fun...yep. I GOT TO... well I wrote that in the letter... so I won't tell you yet then. Hm. So since you won't be back until the actual first day of school (Good luck with that by the way. I did that once.. Not fun.).. I guess I can't actually mail it to you. And no, my mom didn't by any..though, she ordered one.

So how's studying? I'm not sure when I'll be back yet, as always. I'm sure you own't look bad, really. And I'm also sure you haven't gained that much weight. Me? Not really. I mean, busy, busy, busy, so I've had barely enough time to sleep, especially with all the jet lag. So, no, I'm probably in worse shape than you (but..after writing this I'm going running with a few people).

Have you been to Mulberry? I love their Alexa bag....

Hm. Bags. I've been thinking of getting one. Or two. One for school, one for whatever.

My cousin is... well. hard to describe. I'll tell you about her another time. Sorry. I'm seriously jet lagged right now. Rio is 5 hours behind of Paris.

Can't wait to see what you got me. A little hint? I'm sure I'll love it. But how about you? Since it's your 16th... I'll have to think of something unbelievable, but I have to make sure it'll be something you'll accept. You almost even didn't accept NAIL POLISH. Really Pam. Thanks for the payback.

But now that I have cat eyes (THANKS TO YOU), look at these: They're super by retrosuperfuture. Hm?

And.... I've been looking at a bunch of stuff. Or, I don't know, I've been wanting to get some makeup (even though I usually don'y wear any..hm.).

topshop polish in coral, topshop polish in melba

YSL Extreme Coral, Stila Mango Crush, Nars Outsider, MAC Morange

Benefit PosieTint, Shu Uemera

Have fun in New York.

Go crazy with shopping.

And I might see you!

I might go to NY for a bit before I go back to Taiwan.

ann.

While you're in New York...

Let's see...

Here are a few places I went while I went or places I wanted to go to but didn't get to that you should go to:

What Goes Around Comes Around NYC

Babel Fair

Fredflare (the actual shop)

Pixie Market

Annie Havlicek

Forever 21 (just to see if the store is really as big as I think it is - 4 floors I think it was?)

Topshop

Earnest Sewn

Otte

Opening Ceremony

Oak NYC

United Nude

Uniqlo

Hester Street Fair (you can only go on Saturdays & Sundays though)

Repetto

Stella Mccartney

Alexander Wang

Magnolia Bakery (cupcakes!)

Serendipity 3 (frozenn hot chocolate)

And the Met Costume Institute.

All I can think of right now.

Hm. I just realized that listing all this might be a bit annoying to you.

Sorry!

Some of the places I haven't been to in a while.

But anyways.

Have fun there.

Be a tourist. :)

OH. I almost forgot. You should go to Aromachology at Henri Bendel if you want perfume (you can make your own).

homework is overrated

Hey.

I can't believe you are in Paris! You have no idea how much I want to be there right now. The homework load is well, a lot. However, what do you expect? It is Andover. How's France? Is the weather nice? Did your mom buy more Hermes bags? LV bags? I am jealous. Very jealous. And then Brazil? That's awesome! I met some friends from Brazil. I am in the library right now. We are having a party in the library. You know, sometimes, I really just miss Taipei. When are you coming back? Guess what? I am arriving on the morning the school starts. It sucks, a lot. I have to go straight to school from the airport. I will look like crap on the first day of school. And I won't be on the bus!

Speaking of looking good. I have been eating a shitload of food. Like fast food. It is bad. I am serious. I bet I gained about 5 lbs of weight. I feel like a fat ass. I bet you are keeping in shape. I mean, I just can't run on the treadmill anymore. I think the school spends 1/3 of the tuition on the food, because it is so amazing. Resisting them is impossible.

Tell me about the your cousin. I am in desperate need of person who is more shallow than I am, because I really think I am a shallow person. Just so you know, Here Comes the Sun is playing right now. One of my all time favorite songs. I am so glad that you like my gift to you. By the way, I got you another thing, but I will keep it as a surprise. It took me like 3 months to pick out your birthday gifts, so I really hope that you will like them. I am so excited for my 16th birthday, not going to lie. I am looking forward to being 16. I still don't know what to do for my birthday party. By the way, even though I lost the bet, unbelievably, I am not going to tell you what I want. First of all, I don't know what I want. Second, since you gave me such a hard time, this is your payback.

I would love to receive your mail, but I am leaving in eight days. Then, I am going to New York. I am pumped.

Pam.

I should go back to my homework.

up.

Hi.

This could be pretty short. Maybe. I'm in Paris right now but leaving today. I wrote a letter... but I'm not sure if I should send it or not. They said that it could take 10 days? Will you still be at Andover? This summer has been awesome. You wouldn't believe what I was able to do while I was in Paris.

YOU GOT CAT EYE SUNGLASSES? AH. thanks. I think that's already a good gift. Don't you? I mean... what else? I wouldn't know. Stuff? Makeup? Anything.

Trust me. You're not shallow. Shallow is my cousin. I'm annoyed at her all the time and I had yo put up with her for a week. A WEEK.

I forgot who. But someone showed me these sites. I don't know... here. here. and here. Not sure if I would use them or not... but I like rating other people.

Anyways, I probably won't be going to Hotchkiss. But you never know with my parents. And I'm not going to NYLC because of this. And, no. I still have to finish Tale of Two Cities (I hate it and I'm only halfway through) and the APEuro books. How was your midterms? I'm going to guess you got straight A's. As always.

When are you coming back to Taiwan?

Sorry this is short and doesn't make a lot of sense. I will write more when I get to Brazil.

Miss you too.

ann.

About that bag. Not the pink one. It's so... neon.

Which reminds me... I found a bag to get.. You know me..but I don't know if I should.

I can't find a photo right now, but I will.

And... nice. About your suitcase being overloaded.

I haven't been able to go shopping much.

Busy, busy, busy.

Got to go..

Have to pack.

i don't give.

howdy!

I mean hello, of course. I am so worn out. I just had an argument with my mom. No big surprises. She should know that I don't give. I really just don't. I wish I had a mom like yours. Anyways, bicycles now? You want way too much things. Well, compare to me, not really. I asked my dad for a macbook pro, but he refused to buy me one. Wouldn't it be so cool to receive a package from the front desk of the Andover post office with a macbook pro in it? Anyways, if only. Family relatives are not a bad thing, I mean, they bring you gifts, right? I love presents. Speaking of presents, I got you a pair of cat eye sunglasses. I hope you like them. I haven't figure out what to buy you for your long past birthday gift, but I will figure it out. Do you mind helping me? I am not taking no for an answer.

Boston is really amazing. I love it here. It gets boring since I am in summer school with about four hours of homework everyday, but you know, whatever. I met some new friends, they are awesome. However, being with them sometimes make me wish that I was with you guys. I miss you guys so much, no kidding. The weather in Boston is kind of like Taiwan, humid and hot, but not as bad I guess. The sky here is great, you know how much I like the sky, especially during sunset.

Isn't that beautiful? I took those pictures with my iphone. I would love to have your camera with me right now. I saw mini Diana in urban outfitters, but it is more expensive than the regular Diana which is weired. I didn't get it though, because it costs $65.00. Did I tell you that Boston has no sales tax? Unlike California or Texas. I might consider coming here for college. Andover isn't that great. It is chill at times, but the homework load is crazy. This week is the midterm week. I am getting my grades. Wow, just like school. There are many hot European guys here, but also very pretty European girls, so I guess this school is full of beautiful things. You are so lucky that you finished your summer school. Can't believe you are taking PreCalc next year. That's insane. So you little overachiever, did you finish your summer reading? I didn't get through my first 3 pages of Tale of Two Cities yet. It is a horrible book. So complicated. I went to the beach yesterday. It was awesome. I also ate a lot of crap. Literally. The fries was good but oily like hell. I think I am gaining weight like crazy. And, I ate free Chinese food for dinner. That was nice. But I might get into trouble, who knows. Please don't go to Hotchkiss. You finally came back from the States. If you work hard enough, you can get into any school you want, right? It doesn't really matter where you are. Why aren't you going to NYLC? It will look good on your college application. I will only go if you are going.

I must say, I am very proud of you. No more Fedex boxes in your room? Does that mean that I actually get to enter the murder house of yours? I am excited. I don't think I am able to bring all the things I bought back to Taiwan. My suitcase was overloaded. It was just gosh. I want this bag.

Do you like it? I don't know what color should I get though. I like this one, and the yellow one, and the grey one. I can never decide on those things. What else? Nothing much actually. I have been shopping online a lot. I don't know what to get though. The shipping fee is expensive. Life sucks. I am very busy everyday. However, I will try to write you twice to three times a week. It is good thing that you get to run and swim again. You're so in shape. I might go running later. But I am so tired. Like seriously tired. I slept at three yesterday because I was cleaning my room. You know me, once I started, it is hard to stop. Like shopping. And eating. I just realized that all I talk about is food and clothes. Isn't that just sad? I am so shallow. I hope you have fun in Taiwan with your important relatives.

Pam.

My address in Andover is: Pam Shu, Summer Session, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810. I miss you a ton.

"Shoes make me happy. I'm superficial. Whatever."

Olá.

G'day.

I could go on and on (those were Portuguese and, eh, Australian?) since relatives and supposedly "family friends" that I have never met before have been, well, visiting. I can't understand people half the time. You would never guess though - well, actually, you probably could. Who's visiting from Australia? With these people here, people have been saying I kind of have gotten a British-esque accent and it kind of comes from when I was living in Australia. Just great - but really not sure if it's a good or bad thing.

Besides that...

I want a bike. I know, random, and I wouldn't ride it anywhere, but, still, you know me.

Now... Boston. Really. Amazing? I don't know... Never been there, but, still, it doesn't exactly sound like somewhere I would want to go. But, hey, maybe I'm wrong. Like I am about Texas - you still don't have proof by the way-? With the relatives and "important" family friends around, I'm not sure I'll be going anywhere for vacation actually. Surprise, surprise. I feel like screaming at my parents. Oh, right, while I'm talking about traveling... I'm not going to NYLC. Turns out, well, um, first of, are you going?

What else have I been doing... Started running (and swimming) again. There's this country club near my house, and I have nothing better to do. I'm sure the long walks you take every single day will make you lose a lot of weight. Me? Eh, I don't really weigh myself much.

About school, yes, it's over for me. I'm actually happy with my grade, considering and miss it (not really, but, kind of) since it's better than having nothing much to do. I need a project. OH, right, speaking of projects, I finally unpacked everything from Australia and Irvine. Proud to say that there are NO FEDEX BOXES IN MY ROOM anymore. Yep. Right then. Back to talking about school. I'm actually not surprised art has homework. The latest (or earliest, however you want to say it) is well, I never did, was awake the whole night and then just went to school the next day. All that, was because of art. Had to finish a pop art portrait and.. what was it? I think it was a perspective drawing of our dream city.

I don't know, not much else to write, I just see this Givenchy blazer a lot now (magazines, people, stores) , so here it is.

I know this is really long, but I haven't wrote in a long time, and I actually have time now. Unlike some people. :)

Good luck with school by the way. And some people might say that not having a roommate is a good thing. Is Andover that amazing? Or is boarding school just that - like well, what I said before. Because my parents are seriously considering sending me to Hotchkiss now. Like really.

Take photos! Want to see what Boston actually looks like. And. I want to go shopping. Random again, I know. But I just unpacked my whole closet from boxes and there actually isn't too much now since I threw a lot out (or well, I think it's being donated) and it's kind of empty. Ugh. That sentence right before sounded really... haughty. And pretentious.

Also finally got around to watching Breakfast at Tiffany's. Like her sunglasses and hm, I should learn how to play that song.

And another random announcement, but, I am never eating fast food ever again. Ever.

My parents are also (or I guess, my dad) hiding something.

And I really want to know what.

I know that was long, but consider it a sort of make up post.

Anyways, HAVE FUN IN BOSTON. AND ANDOVER.

Cheers.

ann.

You should also still send me your address in Andover.

Can write to you.

Hm?

And...

If you see.

A magazine, named the Gentlewomen.

Could you please get it for me?

Since, well, I can't get it myself.

I'll.. well, you know.

http://www.thegentlewoman.com/