Graduation, originally uploaded by %2.

grad·u·a·tion [gràjjoo áysh'n]
(plural grad·u·a·tions)
noun
1. completion of studies: the completion of a course of academic study
the number of credits required for graduation

2. degree ceremony: a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are awarded to students who have successfully completed their studies
attended her grandson’s graduation

3. mark on instrument: a unit of measurement or division marked on an instrument
4. dividing process: the process of marking or dividing something according to quantity or quality

I am ready for a new life,
for a new change,
as I still have to learn many things.

There is nothing to be proud for.
I did not graduate with honors,
I did not graduate with the excitement everyone else has.
I graduated with flaws,
I graduated in a hurry,

I have nothing to be proud of,
but I am ready to face new challenges in life,
accepting and expecting criticisms,
and hopefully will be working most of the time.

I am ready for a change,
I am ready for a good bye.
I hope transition will not be so rough

Inspiration Point’s Flower, originally uploaded by ♪ Раиса ♫.

to hear a different news
to run
to play tennis
to get active again

to be fearless
to be strong

Instead, why do I get to hear the opposite,
when I have a final exam tomorrow?

Oh, Why do I have this befallen on me?
Am I trying to blame anyone?

Delete, originally uploaded by The Invisibly Dead.

Time passes so fast
8 years, is enough for a child to grow and communicate
8 years, is also enough for some people to forget

Many things have happened,
people getting stronger,
and some are getting weaker.

Our mother may forget,
but others won’t.
I definitely wouldn’t
because the word “genetics” reminds me of you

Our only difference is that
you did not survive
and I will, try to.
Life goes on,

But we still miss you,
part of our life has been taken away,
our life has changed,
as they should be.

Supersampler Pearl-Blue, originally uploaded by The Invisibly Dead.

“You learn to see by practice. It’s just like playing tennis, you get better the more you play. The more you look around at things, the more you see. The more you photograph, the more you realize what can be photographed and what can’t be photographed. You just have to keep doing it” - Eliot Porter

Street Signs, originally uploaded by The Invisibly Dead.

Happiness may pause,
and Disappointment fill in,
but I can only hope warm smile will come back.

Ups and Downs in life,
hopefully will make me a better person,
a stronger person.

Walk Up, originally uploaded by The Invisibly Dead.

No Sleep
No Sleeping

Rose Cake 2, originally uploaded by The Invisibly Dead.

IMG_0092, originally uploaded by The Invisibly Dead.

Thank you Cici for everything!
You left San Francisco for good today.
It is going to be very sad and boring without you here.

Thank you for helping me going through pain and confusion recently.
At the same time, please forgive me for making you worry about me.

I will not forget the first time we met in HongKong Airport, and the “no-nut” flight experience from Singapore to SFO. (How come they only serve pretzels and not nuts? and Why are we not allowed to eat or open snacks that contain nut on the flight?) ~sorry, my fault.

I don’t know how to thank you for accompanying me to see my doctor/surgeon for a few times,
Sorry to let you see me being hysteric when they were trying to draw my blood.

Thank you for the comfort and encouragement you gave me during the pre-surgery days. It must have been hard for you to keep listening how scared and worried my complaints were.

Thank you for visiting me and for the beautiful sunflowers,
and again (even though I have apologized so many times), I feel really bad that I was unconscious when you visited me.
It must have been disappointing and terrifying to see me crying while half-unconscious even though the oxygen was stuck in my nose and I was in pain.

Thank you for the hard work in Efendioglu’s Strategic Management class. Sorry to make you stay overnight in USF Parina Lounge, to finish the project with me.
I would not forget how embarrassed I was when the Public Safety Guy kept making sure that we were alive (sleeping in the sofa for less than 3 hours).

Thank you for the friendship!
I will not forget the events we had together: Monterey, Chinese New Year, Hakoune Garden, Pete Sampras (U.S. Open), Mid Autumn Festival, Mahjong, and of course, eating out.
I am sorry for making you worry for many times.
Please forgive me if I have hurt you in any ways.

I hope to see you once I graduated.
Hopefully, I have fully recovered and we can run, jump, and play tennis together.
I will try my best to do everything that will not make anyone worry! =D

Once Again, Thank You, One-Chan!

Chinese Friends, originally uploaded by The Invisibly Dead.

That’s the only thing I can say.
I want to become a better person

Tommy Haas, originally uploaded by The Invisibly Dead.

Waited Patiently,
Wonder for a while.
When Can I Play?
When Will I be able to?

I miss tennis, rock climbing, swimming, diving,
and many other things.
Please don’t tell me to postpone any longer.

Yes, human beings can only destroy
but it isinevitably,
And I did not do it intentionally.

Why do some people still have a great health
even though they try to destroy their health?

It’s not fair. It will never be fair.

I don’t want to cry,
I am not going to,
anymore
I will try