come together

I am still obsessing over the Arctic Monkey's performance at the Olympics Opening Ceremony. I feel like a proud mama! What a huge achievement to be listened to by millions of people all over the world, and their cover of 'Come Together' was top notch. I'm so happy for them, especially for Matt. (i'm so dorky when it comes to be being a fan, but seriously, if you haven't listened to them, do it now!)

I haven't taken that many photos lately due to laziness. I'm still working on school applications and the thought of not getting into grad school terrifies me, but I need to try and remember that God has a plan, and I just have to be patient about it.

On Friday after the opening ceremony I finally got to hang out with my little godsister Dana. She's growing up so fast and she is the smartest 9 year old girl I know.

Dana "driving", ahha

Thor!

Shabu! Shibas are my favorite dogs

Shabu and Dana!

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hello again friend of a friend

I think I might add Brie Larson to one of my favorite actresses. She was great in Scott Pilgrim and I just watched 21 Jump Street, and I just really like her persona.
Anyways, haven't done much lately because it's so hot during the day I only go out at night to work out. I'm pretty determined now to lost weight, more than I have all summer.
Other than that .. hmm, I'm trying to adjust with people moving on without me and me moving on without them. Sometimes it's tough to think that people you care about are changing, but then again so am I. I hate when I over think things/ feel too much, but I'm sure it's just a passing feeling of nostalgia. I know that though not everyone in my life remains (and this is going to sound terribly cheesy), they were there in that time of my life for a reason and I'm thankful for what they've  showed me and the memories I've shared with them.

okay, that's enough cheesiness, yuck.

baked tilapia for dinner the other night, along side with spinach and mushrooms. i'm trying to stay away from frying foods

xiaoxiao sent some of our photos from her camera that makes our skin look smooth and perfect! i really like these photos except for my one eye :( my face is so unsymmetrical 

these raspberries are my new obession

forever and a day

so i'm officially done with summer school, whoo hoo, but still so much to do. i'm procrastinating it because i don't want it to be real. i'm afraid to face responsibility.
*sigh*

anyways, this photo is from the other day

i think i'm becoming a little more comfortable in my own skin. i'm constantly putting myself down for things i don't have and why i can't look like so and so but idk, i just have to love myself first. i'm slowly trying to get back to the gym to lose weight, the trouble is managing what i eat. i love sweets too much :( but right now i'm going to the gym 3x a week but i'm hoping to push it up to 5x a week and hopefully lose 20 lbs by october.

under pressure

Had a great weekend of shopping, having hot pot for the first time, and karaoke in Chinatown but now it's back to the grindstone. I can hear the song "Under Pressure" in the back of my head and it's making me nervous. Probably won't be posting photos for a while until I finish up the things I need to do so here are some photos from Saturday. Most of our Chinatown pics were taken on film camera (so old school) so whenever  finish the roll of film I will get it developed.



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Panorama of our hot pot meal

Meggy :) 

photos at Oak Brook mall after spending an hour at Sephora, hehheehe

Xiaoxiao and I

Megan and Xiaoxiao

Sephora

Best city 

I applied the Dior Airflash foundation and it is amazing! I wish I could afford it 

tired

i'm sleepy and tired and it is 4:30am and i just  got home from an awesome day of shopping, hot pot, and karaoke.
here is one photo, the rest i will edit in the morning
hope you all had a great day

oak brook mall pics teehee

a diamond and a tether

I think too much of "what could have been" rather than thinking about what is in front of me. I just sometimes need a slap in the head.

Anyways, I woke up at 1pm today ... I hate getting up that late. It gives me such a bad feeling. I set my alarm for 7:30am so I can hopefully catch some sunlight to take photos.

I'm really enjoying this little project of mine, it's forcing me to explore new elements of photography and discover myself as well. Also, my release plate finally came in so I can now use my tripod :D

sunlight is the best 

LAWLZ hanging out in the trees, i didn't really like the photos i took with the leaves

my mom wanted a photo with her tree

not sure how i feel about this one 

got red mango and drove around with nida, was a very good night

i can hear music

favorite beach boys songs: i can hear music and god only knows

anyways, i was pretty productive today. i called a bunch of PT/OT places for volunteer positions and studied at barnes and noble. more stuff to do tomorrow, i have to work on my personal statement.

made tuna noodle for lunch

snap snap

i've been re-watching arrested development for the past couple days, and because i heard they are starting to film for the next season/ movie. if you haven't watched arrested development, you're missing out. seriously ... watch it.

worked out with my mom today. i need to work out everyday actually.

new thrift find, hopefully this will force me to take more film photos

so so funny

my feet look like flippers

breakfast yo

dinner: mushrooms, spinach, and onions in general tso sauce with white rice 

gotta spend some time, love

had a pretty uneventful day. the weather's been too hot for me to want to leave my super comfy house right now, but tomorrow i *plan* on getting up early to go for a walk and maybe take some photos outdoors. it's been a while since i've gone any outdoor stuff, mostly due to not having my tripod plate to attach my camera to a tripod. i ordered one yesterday so hopefully it'll ship soon.

summer 2010 was the summer when my 3 year relationship ended and as expected i took it really hard. i still think that some days i still feel the aftermath of the breakup. but anyways, that summer i took a lot of photos and experimented with different angles and elements. and taking photos helped me express myself. i'm not a writer, i can't sing, write songs, play musical instruments, or any thing of that sort, but i can pick up a camera, shoot, and try to convey to the best of my ability how i feel. so taking photos of myself isn't a vanity act of any kind, i don't aim to look glamorous or beautiful in each photos, but to express a thought in my head or a feeling in my heart.

p.s megan just told me that ben gibbard is coming out with a new solo album entitled former lives. i'm stoked.

job hunting/ filling out volunteer applications, i hate responsibility 

life is hard without a tripod

also started editing some photos of my lovely sister today <3

isn't she gorg? 

by your side

watching scott pilgrim vs. the world, almost forgot how awesome the song "by your side" is. also, mae whitman is awesome. and michael cera.

made shrimp tacos for dinner last night,  yumm

bought these at target for only $4, what a steal!

library

mango margaritas with kim

photo from today ... eh i tried. semi inspired by "something about airplanes" album 

also found these photos from when i had dinner with megan back in may