Sunday, February 28, 2010

ACCD application + portfolio

i feel like a madwoman these days.
you should see my sleeping quarters.
i won't even call it a bedroom.
it's like... a little den or maybe even a cave of papers.
i have artwork all over the house.
it looks like a tornado tore through it.
(speaking of natural disasters, let's have a moment of silence for the victims of the Chilean earthquake and the would-be victims of the Japanese tsunami.)

ugh. tomorrow is the scholarship priority deadline for ACCD.
i have to make it!!
even though i say that i still have to include more work for my portfolio and write the two undergrad essays...

well, at least i'm a little comforted knowing that Alejandro Gehry, son of "starchitect" Frank Owen Gehry, likes my portfolio. in fact, i quote, he "loves the pieces." yay! i love you, Alejandro~! now i wait for critique from Morgan and Alex.


EDIT: i will continue my "design" post when i'm done with my application.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

what is "design"?

what is design?
what is it? what is it?
it's not just styling.
it's solving problems.
it's "form follows function."
it's really just a divine pattern.

why do i say that?
a few days ago, my friend Shohei taught me that design isn't to "make additional value[s]," but to "create [the] whole value" of a product.
he's right. design is not only just on aspect of a product, it's the entirety of the project.
that's what i finally learned after four years at my art high school.
(oh, incidentally, my school was featured on the news.)

(don't you just love that image? it's made of lissajous figures.)

really, art school blows my mind. i can understand why so many "snobby" artists. art and design really changed the way i look at the world and all the common things around me. i finally know and understand the thought process that leads to a product.

people think designers just "make pretty pictures" or just "doodle" a sketch and then send those pictures and sketches to be made by engineers and craftspeople then everything is fine and dandy.
that isn't so.
if the designers don't flush out the problems, the engineers and the craftspeople won't really know what to do.
designers and design solves problems.

take an automobile, for example.
how big is it? what kinds of materials? who are you selling it to? is it good for the environment? how do you get into the thing? how many wheels? what powers it? when will it be available to the public? who, what, when, where, why, how and what is the product's purpose or mission? why do we even need it? how is it better than what we have now?

there are so many questions a designer must consider and must work out before even putting pencil to paper to stylize it. for me, perhaps, design is "90% thinking and 10% doing." by "doing," i mean actually making the models and mock ups and manufacturing the product.

design is really meticulous!
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Thursday, February 18, 2010

math, science & art: the awesome threesome

ugh, i can't deny it any further.
math, science and art go together like peanut butter, jelly, and toast.
you can't have one without the others.

the perfect triplet, the awesome thr333some (lol) is exemplified by Leonardo da Vinci's diagram of Virtruvius's Vitruvian Man.

oh man, this takes me waaay back in art history.
let's start from the beginning:

the first grid or model of human proportions known as the canon of proportions was actually invented by the ancient Egyptians.

we've all done grid drawings, right? a grid allows an artist to copy an image more accurately than just observing it with his or her eye.

here are some of my grid drawings: [a]°[b]*

°yes, i know that her left arm looks retarded. -___-
*image b is finished--i just don't have a photo of the completed piece...






in ancient societies, individualized faces were only reserved for people of power so anyone else had generic faces. (this is not only for the Egyptians, the technique was found in many other cultures such as Japan and China as well).

the Egyptians used the canon to efficiently replicate the thousands of servants and people of the lower caste in their hieroglyphs.
awkward tie-in time: Vitruvius based his Vitruvian Man drawing on the Egyptian canon of proportions. Later, da Vinci based his version of the same drawing on Vitruvius's original.

both Vitruvius and da Vinci believed that the body had a center point. however, they disagreed on the focal point's location. Vitruvius believed that the center was the navel whereas da Vinci thought it was actually the phallus.
of course, we know that da Vinci's theory was and still is right but why is it?
that i don't know. i aim to find out.

you see, without crazy math, science, and art nuts like da Vinci who exhumed cadavers just to study and draw them, there would be no representational art-- without the correct proportions, our pieces would never correctly represent our subjects!
had not crazies like da Vinci drawn every bone, every muscle, and every feature of the human body and laid it out in easy to understand diagrams, the entire human race would accept Picasso's drawings as the highest form of art! (take that, Purists! side note: Purism was actually a branch of Cubism so i made a nice little double-entendre joke for ya. hehe.)

i know i can probably argue this case even more.
actually-- i probably just need to explain the math part of this more.
i wish i can, but because i don't entirely understand how the Vitruvian Man was constructed mathematically, i won't talk about it.
i'll save that for the day i finally understand.
oh, but here's a really great diagram of how it's constructed:


oops, looks like my mouse made it into in the screenshot, haha.
the circle and the square is easy enough to understand.
i just don't really know how Leonardo determined such things as "a man's height is 24 palms" unless he actually felt up a guy to measure him, haha.

so much of our knowledge of the human body comes from Leonardo's Vitruvian Man.
a third eye can fit exactly between our two eyes, a human adult is generally eight heads tall, our shoulders are two heads wide, etc...

there are just so many examples i can find but for now, i'm done-- i have poems to analyze... ):
oh, and here's to hoping that i develop a gigantic liking for math... 乾杯
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

three months until i'm 18!

i write kickass ad copy.
i want to go to college already.
ART CENTER!! JSDLKSfhSDFHLKasfhk

currently in pohlmann's class.
poetry sucks.
i don't understand it.

can't wait for the AP test... -_____-







←←←←←←←did that for advertising class.
homg. i'm so sleepy.
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Monday, February 15, 2010

post CNY art dump

←←←←did that for storyboarding class.
the speech bubble reads: "hey baby, are you lookin' for a good time?"
it's based on a 55 word short story.
the story, entitled Evening Surprise basically goes something like this:

[descriptions of a lovely woman]:
shimmery and shapely stockinged legs glide swiftly across the floor...
silky blonde hair playfully waves in the air...

[the clincher]:
the lovely creature turns around--
"DAD‽"
HA-HAH! INTERROFUCKINGBANG!!

creepy, ain't he?
i'm tired of drawing beautiful things.
i'm glad that i can draw creepy dads.
he makes me proud. (:



art dumps (water colors on cardboard pieces): [a][b][c][d]
secondary art dump (self portrait): [x]
...is it just me or are my skills regressing?


AHHHHH, GOTTA WORK ON MY PORTFOLIO!!
PORTFOLIO. PORTFOLIO.PORTFOLIO.
PORTFOLIO.PORTFOLIO.
PORTFOLIO!

...&FAFSA!!

darn ACCD application is too easy.
i don't even want to start it...↓↓↓

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Happy Chinese New Year

←←←look! i made CMYK and RGB in class!
haha, i'm such a design nerd sometimes.
well, what can i say? the class was playing Typography Bingo. lullzzzzzz.

it's officially the year of the tiger. yaaaay!
monkeys don't get along with tigers.
i've had personal experience with a tiger.
let's just say he and i are just not a good match.
i don't care that "opposites attract."
just because of that, he won't be getting a tag.
gross.

anyway, today is kind of a cool day.
i mean, it's both Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year.
Diane said the next time those two holidays coincide will be in 2048. wow!

(random note: my mom just brought home coffee pudding for me. yummy~)
(another random note: albie said "uniqloepiphany" today. nice term, albiepie.)


dude, i received so much $$$ that it's not even funny.
lookit my stuffed wallet! →→→→→→→→→
i can't even close it. (:
ahaha, i'm totally rollin'.
pimpin'.
uh... not skimpin'?
okay, just kidding. so far i've only gotten $100...
i'm crying inside. );
that money in my wallet?
that's the money my mom's business made today.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH!!!jdhasfkhadkfjhasdfklh
NOT FOR ART CENTER!! GRAARRRRRR.









(UGH MORE RANDOM NOTES: MY EYE CAN'T STOP TWITCHING! JEALOUS. RAWWWRRRRRR!)
(random tangent followup: Gracie said she looks "old and boring," and that she looks like she's "already married and has children." teehee, thank you, Gracie~~♥)

EDIT: [a][b] for Chinese New Year festivities photos.

REEDIT: oh yeah, forgot to mention: SUNNY TOTALLY DITCHED ME TODAY EVEN THOUGH I MADE HER BIRTHDAY/VALENTINE'S DAY COOKIES. GRRRRR!!jksdhkald



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"Wife Training" + Mom's spontaneous hotpot dinner party

feb. 12: my mother hosted random hotpot party.
she's crazy.
the preparation was fun but the actual party sucked (for me, at least).

during preparation, i sliced tofu, chopped strawberries, chopped watermelon, and prepped the sauces and the meat.


←she practically bought out the entire market.
all that for hot pot.
well okay, she did invite 50+ people.
that crazy beesh, lol.


additional photos: [a][b][c][d]


played Brawl that night too.
KICKED SOME MORE ASS.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010

BEST. VALENTINE'S. DAY. EVER!!!!!

OPERATION "COOKIES" IS A SUCCESS!!
THEY TASTE GOOD&HELIKEDHIS!!!


other Valentine's Day goodness: carnations aaaannnndddd chocolates&balloons(:

random addendum: the guy who gave me the balloons was CUUUUUTE~
♥♥♥

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Happy Valentine's Day

i made cookies yesterday.
pictures will be up later.



EDIT: PHOTOS ARE UP!
←there they are, my sexy cookies. (:














additional pictures are here: [x]


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Friday, February 12, 2010

RIP Alexander McQueen

the fashion world (and most definitely the rest of the world as well) mourns the loss of a genius today.
farewell, Lee Alexander McQueen.





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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

the nightmares of Albiedear

OMG

i just thought of something i was gonna say

last night

i had a dream about tony

o.o

10:07 PM

LOL

WHAT

what happened? xD

lol i was at hillside

and class ended

so i was walking down the hallway

and i see tony opening a door to a room

so i just like put my hood up and scurry past him

BUT HE SEES ME

and hes like

hello albert

how have things been?

LOL

and i was like

good you?

and hes like very good

ad hes keeps talking to me

about advanced class

WANNA SIGN UP FOR MY CLASS? XD

of course. xD

omg

and freaking

he takes me to lunch

at cpk

LOL OMGG

and he keeps talking about his class

and hes like

so what are you doing now?

and im just like

err

im trying to work on figures

and getting freer with sketching

and before he talks

im like

I GOTTA GO

and i just like

stand up and run away

but its like 2pm and my parents left me at hillside

because they were there at 12pm and i didnt come out

because tony was talking to me

so i was like

freaking out

because tony was following me

and i ran into a mall

LOL

OMGGG

and i woke up

o.o

LOL

I'M BLOGGING THIS

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the Audi R8 V10 Cabrio

...makes me salivate.
here's the sexy goodness via core77
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yet another lovefest with Albiepie

I LOVE YOU ALBIEBABY

lol

;D i could say the same for you

whee

rave

haha yeah!

so how are you?

ugh school is eating me

you?

me too

>:

english

you?

algebra 2

and ap bio

ap bio already?

yup

D:

i wanna go to your school

it sounds so much funner

Well... I suppose... xP

our academics suck if you don't take the right teachers

you can still transfer junior year!

lol its so far

LOL

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ggcadc/4324310940/in/pool-nikon35

that dog is me

and the hand is school

LOL

THAT'S SO SAD BUT CUTE

xD

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pale_september/4312302830/in/pool-nikon35

and thats me when i wake up

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34460179@N07/4311773456/in/pool-nikon35

my art supplies

LULZ YOU'RE A GIRL

in the morning

xD

http://www.flickr.com/photos/staffanwingborg/4009896358/in/pool-nikon35

my home

(the chair)

wait no

http://www.flickr.com/photos/singletoothproductions/4309594472/in/pool-nikon35

LOL

thats my home

ALBIE. THAT'S LIKE... ONE STEP UP FROM A CARDBOARD HOUSE

NOOO

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabotai/4305194640/in/pool-nikon35

THIS IS MY HOME

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmacgray/4307639128/in/pool-nikon35

my breakfast lunch and dinner

LOL ME TOO

OMG

everysingleday

OMGGG

NOO

http://www.flickr.com/photos/left_handed/4305316625/in/pool-nikon35

HAHAHAH

ewww no more doughnuts... no more not after monofail

XD

the jelly ones that tony likes are SO GROSSSS

OMG AHAHAHAHAH

it's like.. a ring of diabetes

omg its not even a ring lol

its like

a patty

pattie*

LOL A FATTY PATTY?

OMG

HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

lol after we're famous

we'll have our own line of doughnuts

Fatty Patty

yus. stuffed with all yummylardgoodness

omg omggomg

like cream cheese centers and ummmm butter and olive oil

how do oyu log the chats in ichat XD

i need to save this

i have no idea. xD i just post it on blogger xP

OH MY GOD

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scanner/4298319523/in/pool-nikon35

that looks so gross

but kinda tasty

you know, my gag reflex was actually activated when i first saw it

o.o

it looked like lard

srsly lol

in the center

LOL

i know

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thaheim/4296024806/in/pool-nikon35

this is me when im hungry

AWWWW

lol im cute huh

;P

jkjk

LOL YEAH

HELLA CUTE

I'D TAKE YOU HOME AND FED YOU

xD

lol

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thaheim/3445525172/in/set-72157615706467555/

my yearbook picture

LOL SHIBA YAWN

Oh that reminds me of this self portrait i did of myself

lemme show you haha

;o

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2iareyd&s=6

OMG HAHAHAHAHA

youre expression is priceless XD

Thank you (:

ahahahaahhahaha

you and isaac should do a collab

LOL

HE'D SHOW ME UP D:

LOL!

i don't think isaac likes me very much lol

lol

i dont think he likes anyone that much

except for the korean posse

racist bastard lol

WAIT NO

he likes anthony alot

A LOT.

LOL

OH YEAH

HOW COULD WE HAVE FORGOTTEN

XD

theyre toyota sienna

family

LOL OH YEAH

DUDE I HOPE YOU SOMEHOW HAVE THAT CONVO

LOL i dont D:

omgg

they has to be a way to log chats

we cant afford to lose anymore

AW! You're sweet like sugarcane (:

;D



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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

GRAWWWWRJSALSKFDHSKFDAMMITPENGLISH

I. DON'T. UNDERSTAND. POETRY.
HSKFDHADS;FKJASDFKJSDLFJASDL;KFJ
////////RANTRANTRANTRANTRANTRANTRANTRANTRANT







I'MHUNGRYGODDAMMIT.
HUNGRYANDSLEEPYANDYUCKY.
MOREOVER,I'MCONFUSEDBEYONDBELIEF.
damnshakespearesonnetsandpoemexplicationsandanalyticstatements.

REALLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. POHLMANN.
on the bright side, it rained again today.
maybe not really "bright side" as my sickness has yet again been exacerbated...
rain is still nice and refreshing though! let's hope it washes away my worries and my impatience.


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male logic

i just received a love confession.
male logic is really something!

[2/9/10 10:30:22 PM] Hirofumi: But I'm sure I love u....
[2/9/10 10:38:31 PM] Jenny (Jing Jing) Yan: You're so sure already?
[2/9/10 10:41:38 PM] Hirofumi: Yea
[2/9/10 10:44:59 PM] Jenny (Jing Jing) Yan: How do you know? For me, I need a long time...
[2/9/10 10:45:08 PM] Jenny (Jing Jing) Yan: well, to be sure that i'm actually in love
[2/9/10 10:45:19 PM] Jenny (Jing Jing) Yan: how do you know for sure?
[2/9/10 10:45:58 PM] Hirofumi: Ummm ... I felt weird when I talk to u
[2/9/10 10:46:07 PM] Jenny (Jing Jing) Yan: LOL
[2/9/10 10:46:16 PM] Hirofumi: Sorry ><
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Monday, February 8, 2010

ah, love, love, love (and Shakespeare!)

i will probably write about love as much as Shakespeare did. (154 sonnets!!)
it's always on my mind-- no, he's always on my mind.
it's unfair.

he gives me butterflies in my stomach, he makes my throat clench up, he makes me blush, he makes my heart pound and my palms sweat. (ew, i know. haha.)

i'm sure i love him... or am i?

at first i was content with feeling all giddy whenever i talk to him.
then, i read a line in a manga that goes something along the lines of "love is supposed to be comfortable. love never needs to worry about what to wear, what to say, or what to do."
now i'm not sure.
on top of that, Grace told me that "love is unconditional" and that it's something like "learning to look pass the faults" of a person.
sure, that's all fine and dandy but in our imperfect world, love is way more capricious.

okay, i am sure i love him.
i'm not sure, however, if i want to love unconditionally and comfortably.
i want to worry about my appearance, my actions, my speech and i want him to do likewise.
if all relationships were unconditional and comfortable, our standards would be so low.
no, i don't like that. i don't want to give up everything just because i love a person.

no, love should be of mutual benefit; it should be symbiotic.
because he is so hardworking and diligent, i shall be too.
because i am very open and affectionate, he shall be too.
couples in love should cannot be blinded by love; they shall look to incorporate the strengths of the other into their own personalities.

do not merely think of your loved ones as your equal: instead, think of them both as your greatest teacher, your best friend, your best critic and as well as someone you love.
that's my philosophy anyway.
i think of him that way and i hope he thinks of me like that too... eventually.

on a completely unrelated note: I HATE YOU, DR. POHLMANN! TAT

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Sunday, February 7, 2010

THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

well, not this part but i'll add it in anyway:


lol so my parents were condo hunting in pasadena

and the realtor dude took us to this one condo

omg

it was so industrial

O_O

like

not even modern

it was like

a tin box

O.O

PIX PLOX00RZ

it was amazing

i dont have pictrures D:

hold on

i'll ask my dad what its called o.o

okay yeaah!

i wanna see

so a few years ago

my mom and i went house hunting

and we were shown this incredible

breathtaking

artist studio/pad thing

GLASS HOUSE

WITH A POOL

with a mountain view

omg

it was like gorgeous *___* omggg

is it like

one of those loft thingys

like what rachel zoe lives in?

kind of

but it was kind of a '60s feeling

well the furniture anyway

but with modern furniture it would be amazingggg *___*

but like my mom didn't get it

BECAUSE

she was afraid of the drive way

-____-

LOL

because it's on a mountain

and the driveway was steep and rather small

so she was like... "no way am i scratching my benz"

wtfff

lol

ugh

i cant find pictures >:0

its on mar vista

ask yo daddy

i did

he just gave me the address

can i have the full address then?

i can track it on google earth lol

OMG I FOUND IT

#1 STALKER TOOL

LOL

google earth

yus lol

SHOW ME

): its such a small picture

http://services.siroffices.com/photos/result/0275057-1.jpg

theres more inside

like

theres a front house

and you walk down the alley and theres like a high rise ish one

the outside is so unique

its metal

kinda like those garages that are like metal and folded

THUMBS UP I LIKE IT

omg and the windows

xD

if you get it you would be the coolest person i know

theyre like those security windows

with a fence in the glass

dude its actually a really good price

$495k

for i think 2 or 3 bedrooms

that's... more than... 3 ACCD educations

lol

LOL

but my parents didnt like it D;

cos the inside materials were like

cheap materials

oh really?

asbestos? lol

?

the floor looked like wood

but it was like

fake

i liked it though D:

who cares if its fake

awwww

it would be nice if it was real

but that doesn't mean you should pass on the house

lol

my mom thought it looked like a jail

but its bright red D:

and yellow and blue

LOL designer jail



THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN:

dude it would be fun to have it as like a studio

no man when you say red yellow and blue i think mondrian

lol

yeaaah!

okayy albiebaby we're buying it after our holographic/holophonic games take off lol

YES

dude

the gang should use it as our own studio

lol

paint it orange

and like on the door its a gigantic orange dot

LOL

OMG

LOL get a circular door

YES

THAT WOULD BE ORGASMIC XD

like... a slidy one

*slidey

like in space movies

LOL

lets air out as it opens haha

omg and like

we have smoke machines that turn on when it slides open

hahaha

LOL YES

and mini strobe lights hidden in the smoke machines

its like a rave in a doorway

speaking of how it's like a jail, we can totally deck the place out for halloween >D

LOL YES

DOORWAY RAVE

LOL

everynight is party night

have a party but dont even go inside the house

just stay in the doorway

xD

i'd like to rig it with like ninja traps just to prank people haha

LOL

LOLL

YES

lol this needs to happen

ok

im going to sleep

goodnight ;D

haha yes

good night

sweet dreams albiepoo

you too ;D





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feb. 6th: 13th Annual LACHSA Music Gala

awesome show.
more will be up later.
good night.
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Friday, February 5, 2010

AVATAR pictures + many more

...are up! [x]


I also uploaded pictures from my trip to the beautiful Descanso Gardens, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles & the California Science Center.

Descanso Gardens [x]
Natural History Museum [x]
California Science Center [x]
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january 30th: bday sushi

just wanted to recap on my life a little bit.
my friend Grace turned 18 recently and we went out to Riverside's Sushi Asahi to celebrate.

we are such a beautiful group of youngsters:

happy birthday, Gracie!



from left to right: Quisen Lin, Dustin Lai, Saody Kha, Calvin Lie, Amy Ma, Gary Ye, Grace Haidyanto, Kevin Kwan, Jenny Yan, Flo Djaja, Nina Huynh.


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i don't value life

...as much as i should.

life is just boring lately.
i'm seriously bored out of my mind.
the french have an expression "métro, boulot, dodo" that perfectly sums up my life right now.

"métro, boulot, dodo": metro*, work, sleep

seriously, that's my daily pattern.
my mind, as of now, craves constant entertainment.
i can't even sit still for a few moments.
i feel like i'm wasting time and consequently i get irritated when i don't have anything to do.
of course, there are a lot of things i can occupy myself with, namely building my portfolio for Art Center, but i'm just not in the mood right now.

...hm, once again i'm shirking my responsibilities.
i get it. don't preach to me anymore.
just let me have my fun.
i have the rest of my adult life to deal with responsibilities.

maaaan, life is so boring right now i don't even care if i died.
well, maybe the few moments before i die i will be scared, but in death there will be nothing.
ugh, this is the fever talking.
i don't want to die.
i just... want to be fussed over.
it's been so long.

it's raining again today.
i wanted to walk around and get soaked in the rain.
i wanted to get pneumonia and get the flu and get a high fever.
i'm already sick and yet i wanted to exasperate my illness even further.
it's pathetic, isn't it, wishing to inflict suffering upon myself just to get some pity.

however, i won't tell anybody that i'm sick.
if i keep silent, only the people who care about me will notice.
i don't want false concern, i want someone to care who genuinely cares about me.
i don't want everyone to wish me "feel better!" on facebook or twitter.
i want someone who will notice my moods and my behavior.
perhaps, overall, i just want someone who will love me without any effort from me.

then again, i thought about that.
"love is unconditional," Grace told me yesterday.
true, i believe that, but i also believe that love... has its limits.
take me for example: i believe that once one falls in love with someone else, one will always love that person.
that said, although i still love my ex boyfriend, i wouldn't exactly be willing to do anything for him.
well, i guess love's like that in the end.
although we might still me emotionally connected, it's hard to spurn us into action.



on a lighter note, i attended an abridged version of LACHSA's 13th Annual Music Gala.
good stuff, man.
i've made up my mind to go to see it tomorrow.
it's really too bad that zombie walk is also on the same day... ):





*metro: travel/driving


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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

who shall be my virgil?

K tells me that i'm akin to dante who was also lost.
eventually he worked his way through hell, redemption and finally reached heaven.
K said that i too, like dante, would find my way into the clearing.
however, dante had a guide.
who shall act as my guide?
who shall be my virgil?




i hope i find him soon. i hope more than anything that SN will be my virgil.


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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

i want to do something dangerous

my mind is cluttered with a tangle of emotions again.
as much as i wish that that tangle was as beautiful as the tangle to the left, it isn't.
rather, it is much more complicated, suffocating, and perilous.
isn't it funny how even tangles can be modified with the word "perilous" as if they threatened the homeostasis of the world?

i doubt my value as a human being yet again.
it seems to me, at least, that society is increasingly measuring a person by his or her material possessions instead of by his or her talents, ethics, morals, etc.
that kind of judgement make me anxious.

Branches, 2010: Descanso Gardens.


i want to be a successful person- a person as a whole: good traits and possessions.
i don't want to be valued just because i have such and such things.
previously i had not been so deeply affected but now i am very worried.

perhaps my greatest asset wouldn't be my personality nor my wit nor my kindness.
most definitely i shall be remembered as "the girl who got everything without uttering a word."
perhaps people shall even hitherto refer to me as a "heiress" or a "princess."
actually, people are already calling me "heiress."
it's so vexing.

let's backtrack a little.
everyone's life is complicated; that's a fact.
however, there are some people whose lives are just a tad bit more complicated than the rest.
albeit low on the scale of "complicated-lifeness," i happen to fall into that category.

most children, when they turn eighteen, get cars, plane tickets, lottery tickets, cigarettes, and other fairly common presents.
i, however, shall be blessed with the tremendous gift of 1/2 of the stocks of a restaurant, 100% of stocks for another restaurant, two houses and a car and yet, i'm complaining.
sure, at the surface, it seems like a very generous gift package but underneath that greasy "cloud of wealth" lies an even more generous gift package of RESPONSIBILITIES.
no, no. i don't want those.
no, no. i don't even know how to deal with my current responsibilities.
i can't, i can't.
i can't say no. i must.

i have to take my mom's fall.
she can't handle everything by herself and i'm the only person she trusts.
i don't mind helping her; i am, however, anxious about her motives.
no, it's not that i don't trust my own mother; rather, i'm afraid of what's in store for me.
even though in reality i'll probably need to be nothing more than just a paperweight atop of all her assets, i still wonder what i'll do if something does happen.
why do i think that something bad will happen?
something bad has already happened.
since she and i both don't know what the future will bring, in order to escape from the current circumstances, she will transfer everything she has to me.

although i will be nothing but a lame duck, the position still comes with measurable risks.
i don't want to be the one dealing with all the legal mumbo jumbo.
just because my english is better than her english doesn't mean i understand any more of the paperwork than she does.
i'm afraid that... under me, those things that she has worked so hard for will go to waste.
i've never been very "on top" of anything.
moreover, i'm basically the QUEEN of procrastination.
i probably can't bring the businesses to fruition, nor can i solve any of their legal and financial problems.

i'm really just a useless human being.
i can't handle the stress of maturity.
if i have to mature and grow up quickly regardless, then i want to do something dangerous.
i don't know what exactly, but i want to be able to abuse the underage law.
oh, i won't steal, nor will i murder anybody.
i just want to have a bit of fun before my time in neverland expires.
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