novabossa

Hello postcrossers, I'm Ji Ru, Wu (吳季儒), you can just call me JiRu or Raindrop (I love rainny days and the sound of rain so so much). I live in Taipei, Taiwan, a beautiful island where Portuguese and Spanish once called 'Ilha Formosa' during the Age of Discovery.

I like to take a walk and feel the breeze on my way home or take a nap in a rainy afternoon. I love listening to music and singing out loud along with the rhythm, which can always make me feel a sense of relief. I love to play with kids. The innocence of a child always makes me laugh to my heart's content, feeling the wonder of pure happiness.

I have a habit of keeping a dream journal. My dreams are sometimes weird and creepy, and sometimes really touching and funny. I would write down the most impressive plots of my dream as soon as I woke up; however, mostly I could only recall the strong feeling of it due to my poor and blur memory.

I like everything about art, music and literature. I enjoy taking pictures, and I like to spend time drawing and writing cards to my friends. I'd love to know what you feel passionate about, what are you interested in? or tell me something about the place you live, something humorous or impressive, that would be nice as well.

Just feel free to share anything you want to share with me. I'm a story-lover, looking forward to hear your stories! Regarding things I’m interested in, there’re still many and I especially like the following:

---Natural beauty: tree, mountain, sea, rice field, crops, volcano, prairie, desert, countryside
---Animal: elephant, sea turtle, fish, bird, camel, sloth, lion, llama, kangaroo, giraffe
---Face: smile, the elderly, funny, kids, lover, nomadic and aboriginal people
---Traditional and vernacular culture: ancient, totem, custom, food, legend, architecture
---Photography: black and white, portrait, old school, nostalgic prints or pictures
---Design Typography Calligraphy Illustration Handicrafts Sculpture Painting Graffiti Maps
---Stories, tales and animation:
Le Petit Prince, Arabian Nights, Alice In Wonderland, Charlotte's Web, Coraline, Atlantis, The Emperor's New Groove, Arsène Lupin, Peter Pan, The Pink Panther, Miyazaki films
---Music:
disco, Jamaican/Cuban/African music, reggae, bossa nova, hip-hop, rock, jazz, latin
---Figure:
Louis Armstrong, Leonardo da Vinci, Frida Kahlo, Doris Day, Bob Marley, Dolores O'Riordan, Charlie Chaplin, Pina Bausch, Audrey Hepburn, Buena Vista Social Club, Giorgio de Chirico
---Movie, musical and opera: Le Voyage dans la lune, Singing in the rain, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Run Lola Run, Pan's Labyrinth, Across the universe(2007), Notre Dame de Paris, La Traviata, Carl Orff - Carmina Burana, Jekyll&Hyde
---Author and books:
Brave New World- Aldous Huxley, L'élégance du hérisson- Muriel Barbery, Benim Adim Kirmizi- Orhan Pamuk, Anna Karenina- Leo Tolstoy, Cien años de soledad- Gabriel García Márquez, L'homme qui plantait des arbres- Jean Giono, Man and His Symbols- Carl Jung