I have so many things to say. So many emotions. But I refuse to write with my ipad. Give me a week or two.

As usual, I will post my pictures on the blog before facebook.




Kevin and I went to Sokcho over the weekend. This picture was taken in a bus.  I have no idea where we were.



Taken with Bubman before we left.  May be he was telling me not to take a picture.  Oh well, it's not like I ever listen to him anyways.



Kevin sleeping comfortably. Olympus has horrible focus... I swear I focused on his face!



Toilet for handicapped, toilet for foreigners. 



Finally at sokcho.  The reason why we took the bus for 2 hours was to eat grilled fish.  Do you see the place that says "전문점" on the far left, in white?  That is the place.


Honestly though, the fish was a bit disappointing.  It was much better the first 3 times I tried it.



Fish hell.


The squid soon-dae was absolutely amazing though:




Rest of the pictures are just us fooling around.  Enjoy!

























My friend Matt in the middle, Kevin on the right, and Matt's friend on the left. 

I hate my iPad

It's official.  I hate my ipad.  For the past two weeks, I was completely swooned by its ability to entertain me for hours and hours.  I was able to show videos and pictures to friends, browse through magazines on the subway, listen to music on a bus, play drums with garage band, connect to the internet, facetime/skype with family and friends back home, and play games in between. It was everything I ever dreamed of.

But the big problem was, I didn't like who I was becoming.  I mean, do I have innate geeky tendencies which is why I like to play with gadgets like ipads?  or have I become a geek because I play with gadgets like ipads so often?  I don't know, but I didn't like the idea of becoming a person who stared at a screen for hours on end.  We have one life and to spend 95% of it on eating, shitting, sleeping, working, and watching a screen is truly depressing.

Then what kind of person should you become so that your life isn't depressing?  I don't know.  In honesty, it's all quite depressing at the end, since we're merely a dust speck in the universe.  But I would like to be an important dust speck.  You know, the dust speck that made a difference?  The dust speck who loved and was loved by other dust specks. 

So today when I go back home, I shall not turn on the computer nor open my ipad.  I shall instead play my bass, which is also somewhat useless if you think about it.  But all art is useless unless you're a some sort of dealer or contractor, and there lies the beauty of art - to appreciate something with no ulterior motives but beauty.  When I get bored of doing this, I shall... eat chicken and drink lonely by myself... sigh.

My first post on the ipad

Yes folks, this is my first post written on my ipad. I thought i woiuld write more once i got the ipad, but thats simply not true. In addition, i will not capitalise any of my i's, just because its damn annoyig to do so (and yes, its the wrong its, but adding an apostrophy is also damn annoimng on this thing.)

I have this long elaborate piece about my relationship with writing, but ill write more when im on a keyboard. This just feels to much like text messaging, and its pretty much impossible to have extended intelligent conversation on text messages.

Ps by the way, i got the grren smart cover. Anti-climactic, i know.

Japan Day 3

I woke up at 6:00am to visit Nara, the other former capital of Japan.


bunch of people drawing stuff.

Honestly, I really liked the place.  They have bunch of random deer walking around everywhere.  And you better be careful, because they'll... bite, butt, kick, and knock down... apparently.


Haha, most of the deer that I saw were quite nice.





Afterward, I decided to have lunch back at Osaka:




oh how I miss sushi in Japan.

and some snack:







Tacoyaki. It's very good.

And then I decided to visit Kaiyukan. Supposedly, it's one of the best aquariums in the world. I thought it wasn't much compared to sea world, but I'm not supposed to go there, according to lillian and others who saw the cove (is that the name?). The documentary is on my must see list but I haven't seen it yet.


this is one of the largest ferris wheels in the world.

But even without the ferris wheel, kai-yu-kan is definitely recommended. It is a bit pricey but worth most of the penny.













And then I decided to have dinner here:




This Omu-Rice ladies and gentlemen, is no ordinary omu-rice. I swear they have cocaine in here or something. It was probably the best meal I had in Japan. I never knew something so simple could be so good.

And then I had a snack here:


This is a curry bread. I took a bite to emphasize that it has curry inside.



I actually wanted to have 2 dinners that day, so I did. Here is where I had my second dinner:





And the curry was again excellent. I still do prefer the omu-rice over the curry, but I may be biased because I ate the omu-rice first.

This was pretty much it.  I don't have as many pictures this day because 1. I was at J-House, which took up a lot of time, and 2. I was developing blisters. 

masculinity and the color of ipad smart cover

I was looking at ipads (yes, I'm one of the few people that actually need it - more on this later) and my female co-worker, who happens to be my best friend at the school, peeked at my monitor and said, "you know, I don't really care about the ipad, but I want to buy every single one of those covers, all in different color."

I just laughed, but inside, I was thinking: 'Gosh girls can be so dumb.  Why the hell would you buy identical covers for 40 dollars just because they're in different color?  I guess the phrase 'overlapping functionality' doesn't mean much to you.'  

But it turns out that I was the one that was dumb, because I'm seriously thinking about getting an ipad and I want multiple covers in different colors.  But that is not the only problem.  The problem is that one of those colors happens to be pink.  Yes, I'd like to have a pink smart cover. 


I think pink matches so well with white, and that's really all there is to it.

But honestly, I'm afraid of what other people will think.  I'm almost ashamed to admit this, because I've NEVER been the self-conscious type. 

It would actually be nicer if people mocked, 'are you a girl?' or something along the lines because I could snap back and say, 'you think masculinity is defined by a color?  you're fucking dumb.' But it's the silent, judging stare that makes me uncomfortable.  And after a while, it just might wear me out.

I'll have to contemplate about this a bit longer.  I'm actually compelled to get an opinion of my co-worker (may be I AM turning into a girl), but for now, I'm actually thinking about getting a pink cover just because it would be a challenge.  You know, crushing my insecurities while being a called a... fag.


The other color that I really want.  I actually want green just as much.  I might just be anti climatic and buy green after all this. 

...

I'm more sensitive to color than most of my fellow male friends.  This might be due to photography, or may be I edit my pictures well because I'm color sensitive (correlation vs. casuality).  At any rate, all this is ironic because I still can't match colors when I dress. May be I'm not color sensitive at all.  Or may be I'm only sensitive when it comes to products.

...

Some people think there's no use for an ipad.  Well, I need one.  I mean, I won't die if I don't get it but I need it more than others.  Here are the reasons:

• I do about 6~8 'light' traveling a month.  That means I'm on a bus or a train for about 1~3 hours, 6~8 times a month.  For entertainment purposes, it would really be nice to have a portable device that is not heavy as a laptop.  Smart phone or an ipod touch would suffice, but I don't have one.
• I do 3~4 'heavy' traveling a year.  This is a no brainer. I already went to LA and Japan this year, and ipad would've been nice in both cases.
• Photography:  As most of you know, I'm a photographer.  It really would be nice to review & share my pictures immediately.  It's also nice to be able to share your pictures in a group setting after a photoshoot at Yosemite or something, when we have dinner afterward.  Yes, you can view your photos on the camera's lcd, but it's a different experience.
• Music:  In case you've forgot, I play multiple instruments.  It would be nice to hook up a guitar and record it on garage band once in a while just for fun. 
• Movie editing:  Once I get a better camera, I will be experimenting with movies.
• Presentation:  This is also where an ipad really shines.  I do a lot of presentations.

The only reason why I shouldn't get it is because I'm an internet addict and I need to spend more time away from the screen.  It's a convincing argument.

I rarely post other people's pictures here but...



omg so funny hahahah.