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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!
...may this year be full of blessings and growth!


I am a HUGE Miyazaki fan. I think he's a genius and i'm so jealous cause I want to be one too!!!
My favorite is Spirited Away but an old time fave is My Neighbor Totoro. And for the year 2009 I will be using a TOTORO PLANNER!!!! I know, maybe it's a little childish but why kill the child in us? We all have our inner child...please don't kill it.




...time to eat some ramyun :)
looks appetizing doesn't it?
that's me, playing with my camera whilst cooking.

...Went to help my sister in law pic her wedding dress and I saw THIS as I was flipping through one of the magazines!!!






...it's not impossible :) I have my scuba diving license so that's a start!!! Who wants to do this shoot with me!??!? I grew up wanting to be little mermaid and that's what these women in wedding dresses look like. Such an AWESOME shoot!!!



aA Cafe Design Museum




I went to aA Cafe and I felt right at home. This cafe was put together (forgive me if my facts are wrong) by a man, who after acquiring lots of money working at some restaurant, got this location and started a cafe. All the furniture and little lamps and unique looking shelves were collected from all over the world. For example, a mail organizing desk used in post offices in France from 1850, a fence from a Cadbury factory in England from 1933, their front door is a French door from 1850...and the list goes on...what a COOL job! so the last image i posted is an image of the basement floor where he will be setting up the space as a real museum. I wanted to meet the owner but my Korean is lacking and I didn't want to seem like a fumbling fool...


Korea has some really cool places...but you gotta go with someone that knows all the best places that aren't listed in tour guides....

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I'm staying with my parents and they live outside of Seoul so it looks more like the country side. There are fields surrounding our apartment and it's much quieter. There's rice fields and stray dogs running around. There are Wednesday markets and Friday markets that appear and sell fresh vegetables and fruits. The man above got mad at me cause I took a photo of him kekeke oh well! LOL!

Here in Korea it's the morning of dec 17th but in toronto it's still the 16th. But since I was born in Korea it is my brithday!!! Happy birthday to ME! I'm 25 in toronto but i'm 26 in korea.. so confusing!

I love this photo of me and my brother when we were young. It's pure vintage and my brothers outfit is to die for! And that hunched shoulder just makes him look even cuter!

It's funny cause I used to HATE when my parents made me stand somewhere while they took several steps back to take a shot of me...but I have a feeling I'll be a lot worse with my kids. The background in this picture is so random, why did they pic this spot to take a pic? and the way they composed the photo... I LOVE IT!

When I get inquiries about wedding photography I get so excited! *sigh* love....
I watched this video off of nickonkens blog and had to add it to mine. My favorite scene is when they're an old couple looking at a picture of themselves when they were young. Not just any picture but a picture that captured the love they felt for each other. How precious that photo must be to them! It's priceless!


A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.




ok I really should finish packing. I'm off to Korea tomorrow morning!!! My brother's getting married and I'm excited to see the family :)

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I've never been so busy in my life!
..but it's AWESOME!

:)

It's the last day of november.
That means it'll be december tomorrow...wow

The images above are from today. I thought their reactions were pretty funny. LOL! Everyone has different reactions towards having a big ass lens shoved in front of their faces, what's yours?

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I finally got a day to relax. My weeks have been jam packed with events because of my OTHER side business doing Arbonne but I must say they have been filled with blessings. I'm loving the activity in my life and i'm seeing growth. No one said life is easy and I'm really experiencing how much hard work is involved when we want to see our dreams come into fruition. Each challenge I'm faced with I turn to the only one who can give me peace and rest and the only one who never fails me. Thanks God.

This shot is from today, I was testing out my friend Rudys 5D and i love it :) full frame rocks!
My cousins are quirky but such good girls...thanks for living with me!

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i was going to blog but i'm too sleepy...so i shall leave it here and bid you good night.

oh! which reminds me, today is a special day because it is my friend sarah yoo han's birthday! She recently got married and today her wonderful husband took her to watch Sound of Music. I wonder how it was, can't compare to the original because it's such a classic. Anyways, I just remembered that when i wrote "...bid you good night" (don't ask me why, i must be really tired). Happy birthday sarah!! saranghae

I went to the AGO this past saturday and I had a blast! There was a huge line up because admission was free! Even in the cold cold weather people stood in line in the snow/slush/rain to experience amazing new structure! I have to be honest...I LOVE the new building. Designed by Frank Ghery (canadian architect), suprisingly not wraped in metal...the glass facade supported by wood frames is lovely. The building has so much grace because inside it's just WOOD! solid wood everywhere...solid curved wood...i think it was maple, but i could be wrong.
Anyways, it was a special day :)
I went to the AGO years ago when i was in highschool and there was one painting that I LOVED. I totally forgot about it until I was there last night and I went on a hunt looking for it. When I saw it I had a mixture of emotions because the last time i had seen it I was a young high school student, but now i've grown up and the girl in the painting looks the same age as I do :)
which reminds me, I'm going to look for the postcard that i bought with that painting on it...

pic note: the photo above was pasted together from several photographs, it's hard to do when there's people walking all over the place.

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why are weekends so short?

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It's been a crazy week.

Yesterday I went to go shoot for fun at st Lawrence market with a friend. It was a saturday morning and the hustle and bustle of the place was so contagious. There were families there doing their shopping and grabbing their brunch. The long line at the diner inside made me curious to try it out. There were fresh fruits, meat, fish, candy, bread and other random appliances and nick nacks. I was there to shoot but i'll admit it was an excuse to go and eat some yummy food :p

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Company's ground breaking ceremony for The Florian or accept invitation to a party where Vincent Wolf was invited?

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a bench has replaced my desk

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without inspiration it's difficult to be motivated to even pick up your camera and shoot. but once inspired there's sometimes a sense of panic like it might run out so shoot while you can. I feel inspired, i've been refueled...

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grrrr...

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It is so hard to keep a blog up to date!
I have a feeling it is something that I will always struggle with.

So, what's new?

I have got a new job.
I no longer work for a small architectural firm.
I now work for a development firm that builds high end condos.

not exactly a glamorous direction but I will be learning a lot and rubbing shoulders with some big time design firms and architects.

Also, the two projects I designed are completo! The church sanctuary and the restaurant.
Hopefully I can get some nice pictures to post up. I had dinner at the restaurant and the experience was unreal!!

peace

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So it's been ages and ages since my last post.

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I'm going to Korea tomorrow!!!! I'm super excited which makes me even more angry that I have to go into work tomorrow as i'm leaving at night. Also, I know that my excitement is going to make the day go even longer. 

I've had an awesome past week and so much as happened. I feel so behind in my blogging that it's preventing me from posting. 

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