So I started making little travel vlogs. No, not those vlogs where I talk to the camera whilst in public, explaining every little thing I do. (too camera shy for that) But I have been filming short little snippets of footage on my phone of all the places I've been traveling. I wanted to start making videos to supplement the photos I take during my travels. Although I take my camera almost everywhere, it is not always easy to take out for a quick photo. The phone is probably the most convenient and accessible tool to use whilst traveling. I thought regular phone pictures would be too boring to share to my social media, so the vlog was born. Think of it as my digital scrapbook of my trips put to bomb music.
Hello blog. It's sad to wrap up the year with only my 5th post for 2016. I have to be honest, I've been focusing on living life. I am not saying not posting has been a good thing. In actuality, it is probably bad. Posting pictures of my life is how I collect and retain memories. It's hard to look back on my year without referencing my photos.
But as how I remember my year, I can only recall the best moments. 2016 was full of some crazy stuff (news + my personal life included). As per tradition that I hope to continue, here are some of my favorite memories.
2016:
Bringing in 2016 with friends
Some freaking awesome tinder dates
Working in Cape Cod
Adventures in Cape Cod
Housing a kitten for a week
Turkey with friends
Flume
Lido
Porter Robinson + Madeon
Trying bourgie food places
Some impulsive decisions
In addition to those memories, these are my favorite shots of the year. Yes, they may not all go together. But, I think its a friendly reminder of progress, change, and a note to not be stagnant.
HELLOOO. So, I'm in Cape Cod for the summer [working]. Since I live in one of the northeast's premier vacation spots, I plan to explore a lot. Here are a few of snapshots I've taken.
Wow. I can't believe that 2015 has past. Winter break past in a blink of an eye, but I couldn't be happier that I spent most of it with my friends. No seriously, I think I only had one home-cooked meal while I was in Cali. Here's to making more memories. I hope I will be able to show you more adventures of my life on this blog. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite moments of 2015.
2015:
Experiencing my first blizzard
Snowball fight during that blizzard
Surviving my first year of college
Getting to room with some of my favorite people
Becoming a brother of KY
First paid photoshoot Corgi beach day
Selling my art on Redbubble
Starting #casicecreamtour
Randomly infiltrating MIT during a photo excursion
First things first, hello. Second thing, I'm almost done with my first semester as a 2nd year. WOOHOO! If you didn't know, this past semester I've been pretty busy. But, I am determined to keep this blog alive even if it means posting once in a blue moon. I recently I went to NYC for Thanksgiving. It was probably the first time I took out my camera to shoot for fun. I am a little rusty. Check out more photos on my flickr.
It's been a long hiatus. Sorry bout that. Here are some updates: I went to New York for vacation, I moved in, celebrated my 19th birthday, and started school. Ahah, I know you missed a lot. But here's a recap about my trip to New York City.
Before visiting this summer, I had only visited the city for very short periods of time. And, I never really left loving the city. But this time was different. After exploring the city for almost 2 weeks, I have grown a little soft spot for NYC (I'm sorry, I still love Boston).
But seriously, I think NYC is one of the best places to people watch. Despite everyone being hyper-focused on reaching their destination, there are pockets of people who take leisure in their breaks. I don't know what it is about them, but those people are really intriguing. I'd like to go back to NYC again just to people watch.
HAHA. If you want to see what else I did check out my flickr or instagram. Beware, my ice-cream tour continued fervently in NY.
Here's my Summer playlist. Excuse the smudge on the bottom. I went a little crazy with watercolors. For this playlist, I tried recreating Sarah Kim's work that I've seen on her instagram. Her calligraphy and watercolors are absolutely stunning. And here I am playing with a fountain pen and colors, not knowing what I'm doing.
Anyways, feel free to listen to the songs on my playlist. I hope you enjoy it (;
Long time no talk. It's been over two month, I know. But I'm finally able to take a breather from school. Now, I don't have any more exams until finals. Haha, it's the finals countdown. And as if the weather could read my mind, Boston was magically wonderful this weekend. Seriously, spring is finally here. I couldn't help to walk around (a total of 5+ miles) just enjoying that 70 degree weather. I didn't really take too many photos so here is just one of me (crying a little bit because I didn't think to wear shorts).
For some reason I never could fathom the idea of walking across a frozen pond. Nor did I imagine that ice could support my weight. But, I did it. I walked across a frozen pond. WOOHOO. TBH I am getting jealous of snapchats from my friends in Cali. enjoying the warm weather. But guess what? I AM WALKING ON WATER.
I guess this year is in for a lot of changes, including my hair. LOL My hair was finally long enough to donate so I decided to chop it off. There is not much to say other than this is something I've been wanting to do for a while. I'm glad I did (:
T-minus 4 days until I go back to Boston. Do you think I can survive the snow without my hair scarf?? LOLOLOL
Happy New Year!!! Here's the first "issue" of the new year. Here are some current events (in my life):
album favorite: Zaba by Glass Animals- I've been replaying this album for the past 3 days now. Some of my favorite songs are Gooey, Pools, and Walla Walla. Their sound is freaking amazing. It might not be everyones favorite but-oh well.
face: winged eyeliner, highlight, and dark-tinted lips. I've been digging this look. This look is nice. LOL I don't have much to say other than that.
aesthetic: "Aesthetic" is something I've been hearing a lot recently. Jokingly or not. It's something I've been thinking about. I was looking through Vanity Fair's photos of 2014 and I got inspired by their aesthetic. I'm the type of person who likes to delve a little bit into everything. It's kind of hard to imagine having a certain aesthetic but I think it'd be really nice to be known for a certain style. resolutions? goals right now: Experiment with my photography. Maybe find my aesthetic (if I have one). kick ass second semester. Do something I'm proud of. There's no point of making resolutions when you're already doing what you want. "Goals" is a better word. What are some of your goals right now?
Featured: gingerbread cookies recipe | red velvet cookies
I think this winter break is going to be the main culprit of the elusive freshmen 15. Right when I hopped off the plane, all I wanted was: eat Din Tai Fung, get In-n-out, and bake (and yes I did do those things in that order).
It's been kind of a tradition of mine to make cookies and give them to my friends during winter break. This break is no exception. I've been wanting to bake gingerbread cookies because I've fallen hopelessly in love with them (yeah, like that Fault in Our Stars type love). Screw that pumpkin spice stuff. Ginger is where it's at. And these cookies are really (expletive) good.
As I mentioned in previous blogposts, I am a die-hard fan of Cool-haus. Well, last summer I bought a cook book filled with their most popular ice-cream and cookie recipes. I decided to try out the red-velvet cookies. I mean you can never go wrong with a cake + cookie combo. These are my mom's favorites, but I stand by my gingerbread (SO GOOD).
The best part of baking these cookies is decorating them. Honestly, I just like the idea of drawing with something edible. It's just the icing on the cake to make for a festive look (I really tried to stretch that pun, sorry).
Food is love, food is life. Happy eating this holiday!
Happy Halloweekend! I've come to the understanding that Halloween isn't really a one-day holiday in college. I guess my celebration started Thursday night.
TBH, my week started out pretty rough with midterms. And my anxiety kind of lingered on throughout the week just waiting for Monday's midterm grades to come out. Come Thursday, I was pretty much ready to take off my thinking cap and wear a different costume. Actually, I didn't wear a costume, but I did dress up to go to the MFA After Dark. But I mean, this dress kind of makes me feel like some evil witch or something. I try I try.
The MFA was actually pretty cool (you know what was also cool? free gelato. smooooth- oh my the puns). I was pretty disappointed that I wasn't able to explore the entire museum. But, that place is freaking huge. You need to spent at least a good 12 hours there to get a feel of this place. But, I guess I do have 6 years to explore.
Here it is, my Fall playlist. I can't believe that it's already fall. These are the songs that I have been listening to this past month or so. And just like the changing weather, I believe that there might be a changing of playlists sooner than I thought. But, I had to share these favorites. Most of these are songs to keep me up while late-night studying. Since I made this playlist a while ago, some new songs have been added to the playlists: "Leave Me Alone" by KAYTRANADA and "que paso?" by Robby Hunter Band. Also, I had to put "Carousel" by Melanie Martinez to celebrate the premiere of American Horror Story: Freak Show. The song is featured in the trailers; it's incredibly creepy just like the series. Ugh, the show is so good though. A+ acting and costumes. Another episode of AHS comes out this Wednesday. I highly suggest you to start watching it.
Side note: I went to the park to take pictures for this post, and I met some squirrel friends. A few squirrels came up to me asking for food. Agh, they are so freaking cute.
This is actually an extremely accurate representation of packing for college. To be honest, I was actually really stressed trying to pack everything to move to Boston. I always had to ask myself, "Do I need this to survive?" As a self-declared pack rat, it's extremely hard to just pack the essentials. So, I gathered all my stuff I thought I was going to need in my daily life. After compiling so much stuff, and more, I just wanted ship myself to college and that's it. But no, a girl's got to bring clothes, bedding, etc (and fit it into a tiny dorm). 4 luggages and 2 carry-ons later, I finally finished packing.
Now that I'm all move-in, I can say that I probably over-packed. Oh well, being over prepared never hurt anybody. Maybe I'll show you what my dorm looks like. Just maybe.
I found some kick-ass pesto sauce at the farmer's market last weekend. I can't say that I am a pesto connoisseur, but I've never tasted a sauce like this. It has pistachios for goodness sakes. What? I know. Crazy. On a whim, I decided to buy it. Life is short, why not enjoy some quality food while you're at it. Plus, I'm a sucker for cute packaging.
And now, I have less than a week to finish this jar. It doesn't expire until the 24th, but I leave for Boston before then. So, I'm trying to think of the various contraptions that I can eat with my pesto. Obviously I am too lazy to actually cook something. Here is my first dish using my pesto: a sandwich. So creative, I know.
In my defense, it was a pretty good sandwich. I'm one of those people who've eaten 5 billion versions of the same turkey, mayo, and bread sandwich. So, this was a nice change.
Final Verdict: I honestly like this pesto for it's surprising use of pistachios. It adds an interesting texture to an otherwise mushy sauce. However, it's a bit on the oily side. It's probably not the best thing to put on toast, or a sandwich, but it works. I'd suggest adding it to pasta. Maybe I'll try that later.
