It's been a while since I posted. About a few weeks. And between my last post and this one, I've already been in three different cities and flying to another one next week. For someone who hasn't returned to their home country of birth (China) for about 16 years, there are definitely mixed feelings involved. Grateful to be able to travel and finding family miles away, yet still feeling like an outsider in my own homeland. While I don't really know how I feel about China right now and how to put all my thoughts together, I'll just list some things I noticed in every place I went.
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Always on the look out for new brunch places, I couldn't refuse when a friend proposed we try out Café Melbourne's Pop-Up Brunch. The service was slightly slow but the food was absolutely worth it and unexpectedly packed with so many flavours for what seemed like a basic breakfast meal. We had the Elle Macpherson and the Nicole Kidman (descriptions and prices at the end of this post).


Who said off-the-shoulder tops were only for the summer? ... Or perhaps I am still in denial that winter has hit already. As this semester comes to an end, I've come to realize how time can fly by in a blink. I can't pinpoint exactly why everything seemed to happen so fast. Now is one of the rare times during this semester where I have been able to sit down and simply acknowledge everything happening. As I was constantly getting bombarded by various deadlines, I never had the time to truly think about where I was headed towards in the next few months.

As some of you probably already know, the main fact that I have yet to fully absorb is that in about a month, I will be waking up in... Hong Kong!! I'm not quite sure how I suddenly decided I wanted to spend an entire semester in a city that is completely stranger to me. For the last couple of months, I have been going through all the different steps of the longest application process ever. This includes writing the cover letter to getting accepted into the exchange program and now choosing classes which I will be taking on pass/fail aka plenty of time to just Hong Kong and chill (but still passing chill). At the time, everything seemed to be so distant and to be honest, it still does. I don't even think I will really grasp what's going on until I actually land. Until then, I will be crawling back to my finals hibernation mode until mid December.

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Fall rhymes with back-to-school library crawl, no chill windchills that gets you curled in bed like a ball and mainly... a bipolar weather confused Montreal! If you live here, you probably know these photos were not taken in the last 24h as Montreal is currently covered in a thin white layer and temperatures dropped below zero degree Celcius overnight. However, I still think it's possible to get around the city without taking out that chunky wintercoat that's been laying in your closet for three seasons already. The key to surviving this weather without blending in with the non-locals and their Canada Gooses is LAYERS OVER LAYERS OVER LAYERS.



Contrasting from my mainly monochrome and neutral wardrobe is this little green fall staple: the bomber jacket! I remember feeling the material in-stores at Zara with a friend and completely dying over how fluffy it was. I initially hesitated to purchase it at full price (70$+) due to its outside material as the exterior surface layer felt easily damageable/ripped if ever caught in anything. However, when the price dropped to half, I knew I couldn't resist so I told myself I’d just be careful and got it straight from the app as soon as I saw it (I got it in XS since it's fairly oversized). Overall, it's incredibly light and soft on the outside while still being able to handle the chilly beginning of fall temperatures. At 35$, this is definitely a steal.


The beginning of a new semester has always been hectic and stressful. It's often a reality check especially when you're in university and basically trying to figure your life out. Should I keep this major? Should I do a minor? Do I have time to join a club? You might also get caught in recruitment season and have a hard time balancing your schedule. But eventually, you get over all of it. A year ago, I'm convinced I would've had a hard time going through all of this. It's once you realize you're doing something you couldn't have done just a year ago that you know you're probably headed in the right direction.
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