NEW CAMERAAAAA

my work money (along with my parent's money) has not only bought a macbook BUT THE CANON 5D MARK II CAN I GET A WOOP WOOP.

it's actually incredibly similar to the 40d, perhaps since they were made the same year. it's funny because it's my new camera yet the model is four years old. whatever, it's an amazing camera and almost everyone has it - so there must be a good reason, right?

seriously, the viewfinder is like seeing a whole knew world. the 50mm is almost...wider on it. probably because it is a full frame camera. it's glorious. and i can take photos IN. FOCUS. it's been almost a year of pain, i feel like i'm jasmine in aladdin and i'm seeing a whole new world man.

it came right before i had work and literally everyone is gone and off to college (i move in sunday?!?). so i take pictures of my dog. naturally.

yaaaaaah. i feel like i'm alive again. haha. dramatic, but yes. ugh, and i'm also moving to nyc in three days? and my welcome week is full of adventurous things. i can't wait. (also, i don't know if i should bring my camera to all these events....should i socialize or be that kid with the camera - ya know.)


my cousin's dog, cookie! he's staying with us for a week.

the love of my life.

hello, january

misc. photos from this sleepy month.

i've been reading and rewatching game of thrones like no other. needless to say, i am in love. the show is absolutely brilliant and i understand it so much more after reading the book. i love reading the chapters and rewatching the corresponding episodes. *no life ftw*
kira being silly.
i went to NYC for a MICA reception and portfolio review. the focus of my 1.4 is still troubling me, although i have narrowed the problem down to my camera. alas. always be takin' pix of cute children.
 

claudia baked a strange bar on mlk jr. day. yeahhhh.
our school's asian american club decided to put on a show, inspired by the indian culture club's successful show ever year. it was incredibly cute and although it was done on a much smaller scale - i enjoyed myself nevertheless.





i get a bit nostalgic during these silly times with my friends. I AM GROWING OLD.

the strange bearded troll is my physics teacher.

STOP WATCHING TV AND PAY ATTENTION TO ME.

bro fist.

~watching you~

we went out to a family friend's restaurant called aoyama for some delicious japanese/chinese cuisine. yum. pre-chinese new year celebration.
 
nom noms.

takin' pix of cupz.

i loved the ambiance of the place. and that is our sushi boat of garbage.

jasmine and anthony.

part II coming soon.

christmas to me

ever since i can remember, christmas to me has never been a religious holiday. coming from a non-religious family, i didn't have to go to church or do other religious shenangins my classmates did. there is a bit of a buddhist flair in some of my parent's teaching, but i think that's more cultural than religious. 

that's why i get confused when someone once asked: wait, if you're not religious why do you celebrate christmas? the answer is simple, i believe christmas has transformed into a cultural holiday over the ages. (i think there's a more sophisticated response [ like the true origin of the tree ], but this is just my personal view.) the cookies, the milk, the warm fire, the bright lights, the presents.....don't have anything to do with any religion. christmas to me is waking up at 8am to open presents, it's decorating the tree with lights and do-dads, it's walking down the street and seeing dangling lights in the distance, it's listening to christmas songs on the radio as the streetlamps vroom past the iced car window, it's drinking hot chocolate and laughing with family, it's eating great food with family, it's just a time where things are honestly just "jolly" and happy.

boots & things

my black friday boots have arrived! i bought them online on easyspirit during a ridiculous sale. (each was originally priced a 80 bucks, got them both for 45!) true, it's harder to find cute shoes at these kind of stores but their quality is really fantastic and i am in love with them.

i've been up to a lot, actually.

• i turned 18 yesterday (yikes)
• i had my last field hockey banquet (when photos come out i'm going to make a massive field hockey post)
• thanksgiving parties = crazyness.
• i got to see tyler & victoria <3
• i bought matte nail polish, i'm in love
• i had my first portfolio review/interview with sva
• i effed up my BU application (first failure as an 18 year old)
• i took photos with catalina & victoria again.
• watched all of merlin
• ate a goat cheese/roasted pepper/spinach pizza at calandra's it was amazing.
• finished watching sherlock
• visited carnegie mellon 
• visited NYU in october
• took photos with angela
• took photos with gloria
• AND I'M ALMOST DONE MAKING THIS BUTTERFLY: