Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Sunday, July 22, 2007

A pictures paints more than a thousand words

Recently, I've grown fond of photographing things around me. My foray into photography (albeit amateur at best) got jumpstarted by a request for photos of food from the The Taste of Chicago. Now I take pictures of whatever comes across as interesting. Well, I also take pictures of any information that I need to remember since I can just refer to the photo and zoom in on the detail that I'm looking for. This sure beats writing everything down!

Um, I don't actually have much to write about... Just wanted to promote my photostream on flickr.com

Here it is: Xin's photostream

Anybody can view and comment on the photos so be sure to check them out! All the photos were taken with my trusty K800i and are mostly untouched (spruced up pics will be tagged)
That's all for now.

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Palm Reading

Below is the letter I got from a website after I tried their "read your own palm" doohicky. I'm usually not one to put faith in this kind of fortune telling, but it seems surprisingly accurate in describing me. I have uploaded a picture of my left palm (I hear it's left for guys and right for girls) for those who have knowledge in this field of study. Anybody who has any knowledge of this kind of thing is welcome to email me at: xin_mei@hotmail.com

From : The OFE Palm Reader
To : xin_mei@hotmail.com
Subject : Your Palm Reading


Dear Xin,

Here is your personal palm reading! This will be a general reading of your
palm, and what it says about you and your personality. Enjoy.

First let's take a look at your Life Line. The wavey quality of your Life Line
does seem to indicate that you may experience variable health, and that you may
not always be very energetic. The cramped nature of your Life Line would also
seem to indicate a cautious life style, and perhaps a limited love life. The
break in your Life Line may be an indicator of an accident or serious illness.
This break is an indication of a sudden change in your life situation.

Now let's see what your Head Line had to say. The light and wavy quality of
your Head Line seems to mimic the way you think. While you don't necessarily
lack intellectuality, you don't always think about things in much depth, and
sometimes you may have problems concentrating on more than one thing at a time.
The joining of your Head Line and Life Line at the beginning indicates that your
strong sense of mind generally rules over your body. You also look at childhood
with a cautious and fearful outlook.

The last line we'll look at is your Heart Line. A slight disregard to the true
meaning of love and its responsibilities are indicated by a Heart Line like
yours that starts between the middle and index finger. You tend to easily give
your heart away. Your chained Heart Line is an indication that your life is
sometimes bothered by emotional tensions.

You have a spade-shaped hand. This is the hand of an inventor. You are
probably very good with all things mechanical. Often those who've forged new
paths in science and engineering have a spade-shaped hand. Women who have this
type of hand enjoy do-it-yourself projects (decorating and sewing). It also
gives these women a manual dexterity greater than most men have.

We hope that gives you a little more insight into your personality, and your
palm. Thanks for visiting us.

Your friend,
The OFE Palm Reader

Read my palm!


This is a picture of my left palm.