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Today I had the day off, and got to do some fun things. ^_^

First- making baozi with my mum and brother. Lunch of deliciousness, between the jook with zachoy and sesame oil, the pork buns, and the lettuce wrap thingies.

Second- seeing Ratatouille with Mom and the Queen. The verdict is in, Pixar rocks and I think this movie is better than Flushed Away *and* Happy Feet. The concept is cute (really, you can't go wrong with food and cooking of, in the midst of finding who you are and all that jazz XD) and its messages well presented (not so much of the hit-you-over-the-head-with-the-moral-mallet the way Happy Feet was; I liked the messages there, but it felt a bit too heavy handed). My mom couldn't quite get over the rat part of it, but I thought it was awesome, the animation was great, and the closing sequence is gold. Pure gold. And yay for the music for it!

Third- speaking of music, I posted earlier that I was in the Stanford Summer Choir. Our performance was tonight, and I was so happy my family and some of my Lunch Bunch could finally come to hear me sing, since all the times I've sung before were at my college...in Southern California. I felt like the performance went well, though I flubbed some bits I never did in rehearsal. The Song for Athene was just...fwooo, lovely and resonant in the Stanford Memorial Church. The folks I sang with were awesome, and the choir director was great. I think I'm going to have to find another choir a little closer to home to join now....

( And bonus pic of me with my friends in choir, back in college and now )