Psyché ranimée par le baiser de I'Amour

Antonio CANOVA - Possagno, 1757 - Venise, 1822

@ Musée du Louvre

"Psyche becomes the bride of Cupid, but knows neither his face nor his identity. To discover who he is, she spies on him as he sleeps. "Love cannot live without trust," he admonishes her before fleeing. Abandoned, and forced by Venus to perform a series of superhuman tasks, Psyche falls into a deadly sleep from which only Cupid's kiss can awaken her..."

Paris Rendezvous

It was a short meeting with my family in Paris. Living on different continents for so long, a short moment together is what even Paris's beauty cannot match.

With love from Paris,

Your son, and brother

That Girl by David Choi

Memories

I finally got to watch Departures (送行者) after second year medical school came to an end. It made me rethink many questions again. Questions such as how can I live up to be a doctor that I portray myself to be? Will I lose my passion or be distracted by whatever will occur in the future? How can I rejuvenate my passion whenever it starts to wither?

Maybe, the respect of death will be part of my answers.

Memories by Joe Hisaishi (from the OST of Departures)

Sixth Station

I was trying to find a song from the movie, Departures, from youtube. Surprisingly, I also found this piece by Joe Hisaishi (久石讓). This song has been my favorite from Miyazaki's animation. The melody and the scene, one-way train to the unknown land on far water, make me feel...myself.

Sixth Station by Joe Hisaishi (from the OST of Spirited Away)

A little birdie told me...

by Sally

Sally and I made it to the tidal basin early in the morning. I found this little birdie nesting in the cherry tree trunk and scouting the passersby. Quite a cute scene!

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale

I had this exclamation running up my spin when I walked in this rare book library. I wasn't able to have a tour inside the first time I visited Yale. On my second visit, the chance to see the inside of this library alone worths the trip.

The library is a windowless rectangular shape building. Built with danby marble, the building gives out a cold feeling outside and, yet, warm and rich color inside. The glass box in the middle that contains all the rare books and manuscripts provides a exhibition taste. It's the coolest library I have seen, design-wise.

Gordon Bunshaft is the architecture of the Beinecke Library. It is interesting to realize that his original idea is to build the library with onyx, which provides better translucency and protection for delicate books from the sun. " I happen to love books, especially bindings, and I thought it ought to be a treasure house..." he said. The idea had to be given away due to cost and some issues beyond control.

It's one library that does give out a treasure box feeling.