adventures in 中国

annie abroad...not to be mistaken as annie, a broad.

future we'll make | tedxchange

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the MDGs and spread the word about the TEDxChange event happening September 20th in NYC, there's an online photo campaign going on where people can share what better future they envision. The first photo in this post is of the HIV team, which I'm lucky to be a part of.

On the Flickr page, our BMGF China team's photos happened to be uploaded right after the co-chairs' photos :)

 All photos taken by me, except mine, which was taken by Rick Yang.

goodbye, ladybug.

Also, my beloved Ladybug was kidnapped in the middle of a rainy, summer night, exactly a month ago. She was my faithful partner in crime for nearly a year, until some idiot just decided he/she wanted her for his/her own... or, more likely, wanted to grossly undervalue and sell Ladybug. Evil.

Needless to say, I was devastated and gloomy. What made me sadder still was that Ladybug was a meaningful gift from two good friends from home, who had visited me last year. LB and I went through some rough times together (see several posts prior).

Once semi-recovered, I bought a new bike, from the same shop at which we had found Ladybug. I didn't name her for a few weeks, but finally decided on Charlotte, after the spider in Charlotte's Web (see the running theme here?). Char is a retro-looking bike, with a basket and bell, all in black. Photo to come at a later time. Haven't taken a picture of her yet. We're still getting to know each other.