Category Archives: persies

first world solutions

i grew up playing with some pretty random toys. mostly my older brother’s leftovers. i remember his stained ET doll that i adopted and loved, nerf footballs with patches of missing foam from rough play, a jar of blue marbles i got from my dad for my 6th christmas, rc cars that we’d race down...

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neglect

i’m feeling all jittery from the starbucks. jitters make me contemplate and at the moment  i’m thinking about how huge my forehead pimple is and if i should pop it. on a deeper note, i’m thinking about neglect…in a positive light. what thrives on neglect? cacti, mold, hair, dandelions, people trying to be independent? when a...

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canon a-1

gettin’ this sucker serviced and repaired! finally! for some reason, the shutter is stuck and won’t advance. after tons of research, it could be anything…i’m suspecting some sort of magnet issue. i picked this beauty up on craigslist last year and only after about 6 rolls, it conked outoh how i miss shooting film… hopefully...

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fool of a took

a year or two ago, he saw a quote he liked on a random building in hollywood and couldn’t wait to show me. after some research, we found out it was spoken by a mischievous elf from shakespeare’s a midsummer night’s dream. the quote stuck with us and tim even sketched it out on post-it...

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never apart

dreary taipei weather for a dreary mood. r.i.p. ahgong. <3 i had a chance to rummage through your room and learned more about you that confirmed my admiration. you had such refined taste…a henri matisse painting, japanese history books, vintage balenciaga ties. at the end of my lifetime, we’ll meet again and you can tell...

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chinese new year – matcha mochi cake

you know you’re getting old when… 1. you develop an internal alarm clock that wakes you up before 7am everyday. 2. you’d rather listen to kost 103.5 rather than power and sing scream eye of the tiger like it’s no one’s business. 3. you crave to bake on the weekends. just to reaffirm how i...

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r.i.p ah-gong

he was not a man of many words, but always held a striking presence. he was my idol – smart, generous, kind. my grandpa passed away early yesterday morning and though devastated, i know he lived his 90 years vicariously. it gives me a sense of happiness that he’s at peace and of course, he...

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