photo: screenshot from this video

A rainy and windy morning to everyone!

Seriously, it’s been raining here since last night and I couldn’t be happier. It has been so hot and humid for the past week that the rain is welcome reprieve. I don’t know how long this will last so I will enjoy it while I can. No complaints here about the wet roads and what a pain it will be to commute. I love the cool weather and I am hoping it will last longer.

Okay, enough about my life. Because I want to tell everyone about this Youtuber I just discovered.

Name: Hannah Cho
Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/HelloHannahCho
Making videos since: October 30, 2009

So what do I love about her?

I love how she’s so real, honest, positive, and funny. You can really see and feel her emotions even through your computer screens. It’s cool how she doesn’t limit herself to making hauls and beauty videos. Her channel is a mix of the different things that make her Hannah. And speaking of things that make her unique, I also really love her WOMMITMOL series. You have to check that out.

So here are some of my favorite videos from Hannah.

As you can see, my favorites are not really those that are about hauls, fashion, or makeup. This goes to show that aside from being really pretty, she’s also insightful and has a good head on her shoulders.

So go and watch her at http://www.youtube.com/user/HelloHannahCho.

photo by me from way back 2007

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.