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.
I've done a horrible job at updating my adventures here in Cape Cod. Here is a few snapshots from a weekend when my friends came to visit. We spent the day in Provincetown. We mostly spent the day eating ice cream, exploring Commercial St., and biking.
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.
HELLOOOO. It's me. So this past weekend I went to Maine for my frat's province meeting. We stayed at an unbelievable Airbnb (aka my dream house). It was a round house with a 180 degree view of the river. My friends and I decided to wake up at 5am and explore. Here are my favorite shots.
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 (;
There is no place like California, and there is nothing like the food here. Pretty much all throughout May, I've been eating anything and everything. Here's where I've been and my thoughts.
IM BACK, BACK AGAIN. BACK AT BAKING. Honestly it doesn't feel like summer in southern California, right now. It's been super rainy. Even though the weather has been kind of a bummer, i really wanted to try this matcha swirl cookie recipe, here. As you can see, the swirls on my cookies are not as prominent as the ones shown in the original recipe. I think it's because I used matcha latte powder instead of actual matcha. I did have to use a lot more matcha than listed in the recipe, but I think the cookies turned out pretty well despite the slight ingredient change. The cookies actually taste like matcha. Deliciousness!
So I finished freshmen year. Only left with a tiny scratch. No seriously, I tripped and fell before my last two finals. Now I have a lovely scab and a broken phone (le sigh). But that's okay because I'm back in CALIFORNIA now! Get ready for more posts. I probably have to learn how to cook this summer since I won't have a meal plan next year. So prepare yourself for more food posts.
This jacket is brighter than half my closet and all my thoughts (jk). Anywhoo here's me lost in MIT. I still can't over the fact that it's above freezing in Boston (and that my freshmen year is coming to an end). I feel this need to experience Boston as much as possible before I leave. So, this Saturday I went out to explore and ended up just exploring MIT. I don't know if it was because it's freshmen preview weekend or that the students there are just really nice, but my friend and I ended up with a ton of free stuff. But, thanks MIT for being swell ^_^. This is going to probably be the last post of this semester (go finals yay -.-). With that, check out some pictures I took from this weekend. Yes, the post processing is a little different from what I normally do. Tell me what you think here.
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).
Let's get you up to date. After "disappointing" Juno a whole bunch of poop-storms started popping up like no tomorrow. Literally, there was no tomorrow with a whopping 96+ inches of snow, resulting in 5 snow days. I haven't had a full week of school since the beginning of the semester. It's all fun and games until you have to catch up with school. So...that's what I've been doing. Catching up. This is the first weekend I feel comfortable with where I am with my studies. And, it just so happens that it's the weekend after Lunar New Year. I basically spent the entire weekend celebrating with friends. It's times like these I can't help to get a little homesick, but I really appreciate my friends and our little renegade family for being there for me.
Along with good vibes, today was first day that it was above freezing point in Boston (THANK THE LORD). I decided to break out the camera to test some new editing techniques. Any opinions?
Though New York was under-whelmed by you, I think you fulfilled the weatherman's predictions pretty accurately. Plus, thanks for the snow days (much appreciated).
Of course I had to celebrate my first blizzard by going out and shooting. Here are some of my favorite shots of the day. I got a little bit too excited and I ran through a good 2 ft of snow. Note: this is not a good idea with a camera on your neck.
Today I picked up the pictures that I took with my mom's old film camera during winter break. I didn't exactly use a light meter, or focus properly. Oh well. ASTHETIC. Here are some of my favorite shots. Bless you, Walgreens, for making most of my photos visible and physical. Side note: I'm actually surprised these came out so well, especially since the film is ~20 years old. Want to see more? Go to my Flickr!
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.
