Thursday, January 26, 2012

I knew the answer for the question I pretended to be asking.

Look at my nephew!!! In a red t-shirt!!! Isn't he the most adorable thing?!
He showed me his ugly face!
Puppy eyes
So Tet holiday has technically ended, but my REAL vacation starts tomorrow!!! I'll be going to Hongkong for 3 days with my baby sister. I'll leave my laptop at home so I wouldn't be online in the next few days. This blog entry serves solely one purpose: to report my Tet holiday which is a very interesting part of my very interesting life, a part that I don't ever want to repeat but sadly just does every year.

Generally, it went better that I expected. Like, people around me were all very excited for Tet so I couldn't tell anyone that I have lower and lower expectation for Tet each year. And this year I was expecting it to be really boring and torturous where I have to meet people I don't want to meet and talk to people I don't want to talk. Well I did have to do some of that, but much less, because my parents somehow gave up on waking me up in the morning to greet their friends and take me to their friends' houses with them. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for that because I couldn't care less about the lucky money, really.

I got to hang out with my cousins and friends quite a lot, which is a good thing and did great to lift my mood. Because somehow during Tet, our family just quarrel more and for the tiniest reason possible.

I went to watch a movie with my cousins on the second day of Tet and the cinema was PACKED. It was understandable because there's only one cinema in my city. Still gave me quite a shock. We had to take the seats on row C, which was the third line from the screen.

Brownie at Highlands Coffee 
Hanging out with the cousins at the cinema. The film was really bad though.
Me and Grandma
These are Korean's New Year Treats. They looked so pretty I had to take a picture (You can see my lucky money envelope right there teehee~) But some of them tasted really bad. Like, I don't know, you are chewing uncooked flour...
They are so colorful 
But don't taste nearly as good as their looks
On the third day I went visit my Highschool teachers with some old friends, which is a thing I haven't done in years. It was fun though, and we went to a restaurant after that.

Also my bestie is back for the holiday. I couldn't hang out with her much because I'm leaving for Hongkong tomorrow already, but she looks great and it was nice to see her yesterday.

This blog entry is pointless, I know. But I wanted to blog before my trip IDK. I'm now going to go pack and we'll leave early tomorrow. Expect a blog full of pictures in three days when I comeback, okay? And have a nice day!!!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

The lost will be found. In freedom we live

So tomorrow is Lunar new year and things have pretty much gone crazy since yesterday. I'm not specifically fond of Tet but it's traditional and like, the bigest fest in the year. The best part of it was that I got to buy new clothes and other stuffs.

My favorite nail polish color at the moment.
The thing is, I had an accident the other day and my right knee now is a mess. I wouldn't be able to wear any clothes other than shorts and dresses.

This is pretty much the outfit I always wear these days
The picture above was taken before the accident so my legs were alright. The shirt is one of my favorite purchase before Christmas so I was wearing it a lot. And now I get to be stuck with it.

My new boots. I also wear them a lot these days. 
New bag. Isn't it adorable? 
My new dress. I have been into stripes lately.
Glittering shirt!!!
Chiffon Bohemian skirt.
These clothes are gorgeous and I can't wait to wear them. Thing is, I'll be in Hongkong in five days and I heard that the weather is gonna be cold. Like, around 11 - 17 degree Celsius. So I'm gonna have to top these lovely clothes with coats and sweaters and scarfs and gloves. And that makes me so sad because I've bought this gorgeous piece

Snake bracelet.
How am I gonna pull this off with a sweater on top?! And!!! To deepen my tragedy I also found my most favorite purchase of the year... 

So I've got this necklace from like a year ago and been loving it.
Owl necklace that has been one of my most favorite accessories ever.
And look what I found last week!!!
Owl ring!!! Matches my necklace!!!
Can you believe this?! I found this and I was like I HAVE TO HAVE THIS FREAKING RING!!!
Look how lovely they are together?!
I am going to wear the crap out of these lovely owls!!! But! But! I'll have to wear gloves and scarfs and who the hell cares what accessories I'm wearing under those layers?!

But well, I'll see into that later... I still have these Tet days to dress up and take pictures. Now I have my fingers crossed for everything to goes well the next few days. And happy Lunar new year everyone!!!



Friday, January 13, 2012

I stopped missing everyone

So I have officially become the worst blogger in the history of blogging that ever blogged, since I haven't blogged for more than a month. No big deal, I was just going crazy because of assignments and other stuffs.

First off, I moved house, which means tons of things to do. At least it's over because I'm so fed up with moving and cleaning and arranging things. The best part of it was that it had to happen when my schedule was completely packed. My shooting schedule had to be adjusted so many times so that I have time for moving and doing other assignments in the mean time.
My crew
On the other hand, our shooting process had gone smoothly. We wrapped up after 4 days at so many different locations. It was super fun and we learned a lot.
Me being the try-to-hard director and camera-handler
Preparing the props and set. We were trying to make it look like night time 
The actresses
The outcome was not perfect. During the editing, we figured out a lot of things that could be improved, but they're all lessons learned and no hard feelings. I'll update the link to the movie when we finish uploading it.

Korean tofu soup that is way more expensive than it should be. Didn't even taste good enough
NYDC's Steak. 
NYDC's cheese garlic bread.
And finally, I got my bangs straightened! I meant to do it weeks ago but never had time. And during the last few weeks I actually looked so grossed I couldn't look into the mirror too long. Now it's over!

I took a picture before and after I went to the salon
You can see my lips are peeling because of the winter
Also my eyebrows need trimmed
You can see a bit of my new bedroom there 
Also my new ring I just bought yesterday
Gah I hate my nose!!!
What do you guys think? I totally love my bangs and think it suits me well. I also thougth of dyeing my hair but my parents would have fits about it, so...

Okay, I now have realized how random my blog is. But that's just how I roll, so you better deal with it. I still have one more exam before the Tet holiday and my semester break. I'll be traveling and watching lots of stuff so hope I'll have better things to blog about.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

One-way ticket. Nothing awaits.

Oreo cheesecake my cousin made. A little bit overcooked, but she made it for me, so I was loving it all the same. 
Some kind of cake with cheese in it? Lots of cheese, and it melts in your mouth. It was so good!
So, I'm not supposed to blog this week, but one of my deadline got extended and the other, well, I figured I would just leave it be. Good news is, my Web Programming A1 got HD marks (48/50). MISSION COMPLETED! And those are all my excuses for going out eating and hanging out with my homegirls today.

My skin is gross!!!
We look kinda cute together huh?
Perspective!!!
Cobb salad. Tasted really good.
Fish n' Chips
Pork ribs, cheese garlic bread and wedge potatoes
Brooklyn wings. Probably the angel wings from HIMYM :")
But then I did work before I go out to play. I finished the screenplay for our Video Production major project. My teammate is working on the storyboard and we'll finish our pre-production documentation next Tuesday. After that it's all shooting and editing. Gosh we haven't figured out the casting now that I recall :(

Today I worked on my 2D Drawing notebook. I was absent for two classes and I have to finish them now. Also I have to redo the pieces that are not so good and complete all the homework. I'll have to hand them for grading this Friday. Cue panic attack! Or not, well.

Arms and hands composition study. Just a collage of hands basically.
Real model drawing. This one I finished in class and only had to stick it in the notebook.
All my real female model drawings. 
The kind of mindfuck collage of human body parts I tried to redo.
After submitting the drawing notebook this Friday I'll start researching on drawings of Paris in the 50s to get some inspiration for the final project. That's basically my concept, I just need some back-up on the developing process.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Fragments of Winter Nights

My friend Hyo from Hanoi came to HCM for the YXine Film Fest and we got to hang out yesterday.

She looks very good in pictures
Hot latte with lots of sugar
Passionfruit Cheesecake 
The lighting was so bad I had to make it B&W
She also brought gifts, from her and from her Mother

Sấu dầm
Blue nail polish!!! I never have enough of these
And then I ran into these cuties and I couldn't help myself!!!
Can I NOT buy this? It's perfect! And I have a handbag with the same pattern, so that sealed the deal.
Sweet texts and no typo. That's all I need for a design!
The typo is nothing so special but looks so comforting. Plus the typeface is Georgia!!! I love Georgia~ /designer rant 
Tomorrow I'll start working on my screenplay for the major project of the Video Production Course. Also I MUST start drawing for the 2D sketchbook, like, right now. But I hate that course, so I'll just procrastinate until it's totally fucked up.

Christmas comes next week and I haven't got the chance to go shopping for any new clothes or shoes. I need new boots :( Also my skin had gotten slightly better the other day so I decided to wear make up yesterday and this morning, I then I woke up after my nap this afternoon, and MY SKIN IS BREAKING DOWN!!! Gosh what am I supposed to do it's holiday season and I can't wear make up??! *ugly sobbing* But well the good news is, the lipstick I bought the other day looks GORGEOUS, it's gonna be my favorite for a while, I can totally see that coming.

So, next week's gonna be crazy. I hope I can still survive to blog #collegesucks