Sunday, January 9, 2011

A few minor characters are composites. Except for family members, public figures and Dwayne, identities have been scrambled


Belated Happy 21st Anniversary to my beautiful mother and very sociable father (ha ha!). Two things I unfortunately did not inherit. I, however, was raised to be an independent thinker, and look at me now: a weirdo. This post is the least and only thing I could ever do for the two. But I love my parents!

This isn't the best selection of photos, but rather a random assortment of photos that gives a little look into their years together from their Long Beach Polytechnic High School years to now. Click here to read a Bakitwhy.com piece.

A Singapore stop during a 2010 Southeast Asia and China tour
Why is there a tear and why is Bee Gees inscribed on the corner?

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face

NOTE: I've tried to change it up a bit by posting photos taken by others again, but in reality, it means I'm just being lazy. So take a glance and take an even closer look to see if you notice any similarities between the black and whiteness of the six photos I carefully selected. These most-viewed male models are actually in the grey area when touching upon the versatility of the androgynous and post-grunge appeal a la i-D and Dazed and Confused. The conventional angular-look of Jon Kortajarena and Mathias Lauridsen are still sure-fire forms of beauty (and what many men call gay), but the fashion industry is always seasons ahead when embracing the uniqueness of it all.







Tuesday, December 28, 2010

It was a cool spot, staid but cheerful, a wonderful place for echoes, and a very harbour from the raging streets

2010
P.S. The photos [by me] are in chronological order,
but each piece is not causal with the subsequent.. though they'd make for decent diptychs.















There's no excuse, but I did this so hurriedly.

It’s easy to say that the year went by too fast because I really haven’t been keeping the best track of time. For all I know, (my time perception makes me feel as if ) I’ve been perusing the earth for over one hundred years. My sloth self has done so much in the recent years; I guess to compensate for the dark ages. Back then, I –what’s that word—retain—no. Anyways, I have difficulties recalling exact terms for things, when I used to have a photographic memory. I’m so scatterbrained.

In retrospect, this was the Year of Accomplishment and Inevitable Shamelessness. Even though I have done so much (not really), I can never do enough (proving a point here). I believe in self-enhancement, and it comes as a shock that there are people out there who aren't happy with themselves but sulk and refuse to do anything about it. If only I could write a self-help book, I would. But instead, I hope that I've lent enough helping hands as a friend for for those who've needed it most, especially during the third quarter when a bunch of you were contemplating suicide. Even though I'm a person of extremities, which I call adaptability, I hope I was at least a good person to you this year, like the net to catch you when you jump off the 34th floor, kidding.

My resolutions haven't been on the same level as "living in the moment," but for 2011, I'd like to keep it simple and just live and continue to be myself. Then again, I've always wanted to be successful so that being an outlier of society would be all right. People could judge me as a weirdo, but at least I can be "secure." The thing is, I am well aware of why I am, which is how I grasp the concept of who I am. It's up to the rest to understand me. I've been disillusioned for decades; the world is round.

I won’t dig too much into my personal life, but here are bits of events from the year. And to think, it seemed like it was just yesterday when I did this sort of annual roundup.

I got to go to so many events and places such as Coachella, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau and other parts of China. I got the opportunity to attend exclusive and free events such as Electric Daisy Carnival, Sanrio: Small Gift press day, Los Angeles Fashion Week and more. But those weren't the highlights!

Everything else that took place in between was what binded the year and made it a solid one at most! I associated myself with stark and electrifying samaritans and enlightening organizations. And of course, I may have had to let go of some people along the way. Or they let go of me. Who knows! And who knows what I did this year. P.S. I seem to be collecting additional best friends every year, like a rolling stone. I love you all.

Yeow New Year!

Sunday, December 26, 2010

She'd been drinking too much eggnog and we'd beg her not to go

If I were to document my winter break, then it'd be the ugliest sight ever, unless you have a fetish for people wearing house clothes and sitting on a couch all day.

As Scrooge-y my curmudgeon self is (and I'm so sorry!), I'd like to wish everyone HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Because putting an 'a' doesn't make the best sense, sorry.

Jiminerva was a scaredy cat
This couldn't have been taken at a better time

Monday, December 20, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Perhaps this is our strange and haunting paradox here in America - that we are fixed and certain only when we are in movement

When Tumblr was virtually nonexistent, the Flickr realm plagued my life with photos from the likes of Allison Scarpulla, Jon Edwards and Superbomba. I've been bewitched ever since my tormented teenage years. Scarpulla's haunting vignettes are like the perfect visual imagery for the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker."
So for the first time, I'd like to present to you... photos that aren't mine:







Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Steve Angello X Steve Aoki

Cinespace, Los Angeles, Calif.

As a first-timer and helper for Dim Mak Tuesdays at Cinespace, I understayed my welcome. Hearing that The Steves' Birthday party was going to last until sunrise, it was rest-assured I would not make it. (No, because I parked at a lot that closes at 2 a.m. daily.)
Being around house aficionados and party club goers is not my scene, but that was out of the question because the people are pretty radical.
The secret guests were Swedish House Mafia, Will.i.am and, of course, the birthday boy himself.
I sat behind the merchandise booth table, but I didn't really help as much as I could because there were already so many of Steve's little helpers.
P.S. The Dim Mak van got a parking ticket. C'mon parking enforcer, is this your way of relaying a birthday message to The Steve?

For holier than thou photos, check out Mark "The Cobra Snake" Hunter's stash here!

Cool gals is all I can say
Two Steve heads are better than one, even if one may be split in half
This is not an equation, but it equals loads.. of a good time, nonetheless
Steve's little helpers help themselves
Steve whips his hair back and forth, he whips his hair back and forth, among other things
DJ Kidmillionaire points to the circular designs, which is the Cubtrina ASCII. Cubtrinati anyone?
He is just that: a pioneer
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust (Courtesy of The Cobra Snake)
A silly lad handed me a Marvin the Martian band

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Unforgettable


Park Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif.

A man's lure tactic: alcohol or a costumed figure
Statuesque Miss K's
A meaty Lawry's dinner
Randall Park Plaza was the host of the evening
Chan Ho Park pitched verbal diarrhea
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The interns made it out alive!

Since Audrey Magazine is KoreAm Journal's sister publication, we interns got the chance to help out and dine at the same time for the publication's 20th anniversary and Unforgettable gala's 10th anniversary. To give you a better portrait of the enormousness of the event, I wore foundation and fake eyelashes for the first time. Melody and I did have to assist both Miss Koreas with raffle ticket sales. It was a drag to be walking amidst good looking figures, but overall, it was a pleasure to be both behind the scenes and out there.

Lawry's dinner, celebrities, performances, gift bags, red carpet, after party, decor and more .

Prominent figures like Grace Park, Chan Ho Park and Juju Chang along with presenters Lindsay Price, Amerie, Lisa Ling and more joined in the celebration of the Asian community's achievements.

By the end of the night..well, let's just say it was Unforgettable, but I'm sure others' hippocampus weren't functioning as well.