Blur

I got home early today, slept for 7 hours, showered and went out for errands and food, got home, and slept all day. At this point, my sleeping schedule is officially screwed.

Finally come to an end

At 6am, we are in the very last phase of sound mixing in the studio.
I've been living at Ari's for 3 days. Few hours of sleep a day. No shower. Haven't gone home.

Another door

When all the doors in my life are shut, there's always that someone who would open another door for me. So thank you someone.

An alien

Sometimes I feel like an alien, being all alone and struggling to understand this chaotic world.

Then I realize. I'm just a kid who steps into the gray zone of so-called reality.
After that, everything is a blur. Nothing is definite as it once was.

I have much to learn to distinguish this planet from the other.
But to be honest, I miss home.

And grief I shall

My heart has died for this thing that I care about for a long time.
I doubted, I angered, I cried, and now I grief.
I'm defeated by the system, by the deadline, and by the hypocrite.
So let me bury the secret along with my dream and innocence.
And come one step closer to the ruthless reality.

Let truth be the prejudice

"Truth is the guiding principle - not layout efficiency, not magazine cover eye-catching ability, not political persuasion, but truth. When truth is the prejudice, photographs and the stories behind them can be easily defended and are a source for humanistic concern and inspirations." - Paul Martin Lester: Faking Images in Photojournalism

Dream door

Is it about time I start to think about having a house and family of my own?

..........


Nah...
I just want to play and be a kid forever!

King of Flowers

Growing up in a subtropical land, I always have pots of orchid around the house all year long.
Since orchid is also known as "King of Flowers" in Asia, it naturally became one of the characters in my Chinese name. :>

Strawberries in heaven

Who can resist a bottle of strawberries bathed in brandy, sugar, and wine? Cheers~!!!

American efficiency

Carlos and Jose are finishing up the final touches of the remodeling.
It literally took the team 4 months to accomplish a scheduled 1 month worth of work. Man.... They would be so out of business if they were in Taiwan.

DeeDee

A trouble making queen. I can't tell you how many times I was there to save her ass. :>

Blond beauty

Without any doubt, Rebecca is the nicest, smartest, and most beautiful blond friend I have ever had.

State Street chaos

It has been months that the city shut down this portion of the central downtown.
First they fix the sidewalk. Then they move a few palm trees. What's next? Rebuild the street and pave in marbles?

LA downtown

During the day, LA traffic absolutely drives people insane. At night, the city is quiet and sparkly.

St. Patrick's party

Balloon fight before people got wasted and girls gone wild... yeah...

Jenga Jenga

This is 0.3 second before the stack fell apart. Penalty? Big slap on the face.
Damn dawg...

Dan

Who doesn't love a man with so much wit, fun, and charisma?

Ladies? Dan.
A gamer, diver, photographer, traveler, magic performer, guitar player, stage tech director, potential English teacher..... everything your heart desires!

Common quotes from Dan: "Why does God hate me?", "You hater", "Wa?", "That's because I'm black." (He stole this line from me by the way), and "I'll kill you with a spoon." in 6 different languages.

Joshua

Randy's cat makes sure you know he's in the house when he's in the house.
I love the way Americans have cats here in the coast. Kitties run free in and out of the house during the day. At night, they come back home from their adventures and they are cuddly.
So cute~!!!

Cats rule

But there are more than a million reasons why you can not not love cats.

Dogs drool

There are a million reasons why dogs exist.

Apollo & JR

Like its owner, Billy's dog has the coolest character and sweetest personality.

All-nighters

"We work in the dark. We do what we can. We give what we have. Our doubt is our passion. And our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art." - Henry James

Night out

It has been a while since the last time I went out for drinks and dances with friends.
Jen was taking her turn on the table as I enjoying my glass of Midori Sour. I kicked her cute ass later of course. :>

Nice butt!

I want a shiny sexy Vino too!

Drop-dead gorgeous

Don't try this at home kids!
All I can tell you is that shooting and driving requires superior eye-hand-feet coordination and concentration, especially when you can't resist a beautiful sunset on the way home.

Savoy Truffles

After DeeDee and I sat there for 2 hours, the waitress came over and lit the candle.

Savoy boy

Legendarily, Matt, this young acrylic painter in town, has a crush on DeeDee.
DeeDee replies, and I quote, "He's cute! But he's way too young for me. Is his dad single?"

Birds don't come

I finally find out why.

Billy

Ariana, DeeDee, and I fight over this boy. :>

Talk show

So who's hosting who? oh yeah!
We were entertaining ourselves while waiting endlessly for Ari to get out of her final exam.

Party face

Tonight, I go out, put on my party face, and toast to Ari's 2xth birthday.