tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54118724143144900072024-03-12T17:27:30.621-07:00yuri+etc.Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-15625559162767627732010-09-30T09:19:00.000-07:002010-09-30T10:03:39.568-07:00Adventures: LondonGreetings from London!<div><br /></div><div>It's been a month since I have been here and let me just say, it has been quite a trip so far. I am living in South Kensington, which is in fact the cutest little neighborhood in London. BU hooked us up for sure. I have been exploring the city as much as possible. I hit up couple of spots like Portobello Market, Oxford Street, Thames River, and a couple of the <i>free</i> museums. It's been quite a ride so far and I am looking forward to see where the next couple of months will take me. I already feel as if London is my home, which is quite a weird feeling. I guess if you stay in a place for over a month, you start getting accustomed to the place. It makes sense. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065862446_565952446_5696418_2065480_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065862446_565952446_5696418_2065480_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>South Kensington</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065807446_565952446_5696407_1959268_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065807446_565952446_5696407_1959268_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Big Ben</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065817446_565952446_5696409_207604_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065817446_565952446_5696409_207604_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Thames River</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=33443_430076867446_565952446_5696588_2991977_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/33443_430076867446_565952446_5696588_2991977_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>With Connie on the boat cruise</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=41279_1581929755398_1450320069_31537232_5459294_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/41279_1581929755398_1450320069_31537232_5459294_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>With Cat</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065837446_565952446_5696413_7462210_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065837446_565952446_5696413_7462210_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Greenwich </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065867446_565952446_5696419_7203174_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065867446_565952446_5696419_7203174_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>South Kensington sunset</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065927446_565952446_5696431_7767536_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065927446_565952446_5696431_7767536_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fashion's Night Out </b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065932446_565952446_5696432_7982252_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065932446_565952446_5696432_7982252_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fashion's Night Out</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065812446_565952446_5696408_2531293_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065812446_565952446_5696408_2531293_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Portobello Market</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=61828_1281193586490_1129560424_31403722_1678844_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/61828_1281193586490_1129560424_31403722_1678844_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Indian food</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59140_1462808575009_1377300214_31385325_8210986_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59140_1462808575009_1377300214_31385325_8210986_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cadbury World- chocolate factory</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065877446_565952446_5696421_7435631_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065877446_565952446_5696421_7435631_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Thames River Festival- fireworks show</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065767446_565952446_5696399_2408727_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065767446_565952446_5696399_2408727_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hyde Park</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=58898_1379946821194_1307610383_31953281_6524152_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/58898_1379946821194_1307610383_31953281_6524152_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hampton Court with Grace</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=61909_430068702446_565952446_5696481_1199056_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/61909_430068702446_565952446_5696481_1199056_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b>Natural History Museum with some of the girls</b></div></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/?action=view&current=59824_430065847446_565952446_5696415_4503280_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/London%20numero%20uno/59824_430065847446_565952446_5696415_4503280_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>British Museum</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">there ya go,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">yuri</div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-56537379312692023682010-09-07T08:18:00.000-07:002010-09-07T09:02:19.715-07:00Japan Trip: FoodHello, <div><br /></div><div>I am currently in London; yet I find myself blogging about the food in Japan. Maybe it's because I'm sick of Indian food, sandwiches, pasta, and cereal. Yeah, that's probably it. I promised myself I would blog throughout my travels but am failing miserably. I mean, who has time to blog when you're having fun? You should be outside exploring the beauty around you rather than sitting in your room typing away on your computer (which I am doing right now). I have a good reason though...it's doom gloom outside right now and after running through Hyde Park this morning, I decided I will relax for the day before my roommate gets back. </div><div>Alrighty, well here come the photos. Man, I miss rice. JAPANESE rice. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080163.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080163.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Unagi (eel): </b> take one bite and it'll melt in your mouth.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080185.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080185.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Japanese style Chinese cuisine:</b> it was actually pretty good. Less oily than let's say... Victoria's.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080257.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080257.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Jumbo gyoza (dumplings):</b> almost twice the size of my mom's gyozas. My mom told me when she was a kid, my aunt took one home to see what ingredients the chef used. No wonder why they tasted so familiar. We kinda/sorta stole their recipe. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080676.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080676.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Sashimi Salad: </b>no words....</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1030785.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1030785.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Lady's Sashimi Special</b>: Midori Sushi Restaurant only allowed the ladies to order this. haha</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1030866.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1030866.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Kaiten Sushi (revolver belt)</b>: mom and I would come here for little snacks and we'd end up ordering a handful but who can resist sushi when you're in Japan?</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1030869.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1030869.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Crab miso soup: </b>the BEST miso soup I've ever had. (minus mom's)</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080738.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080738.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Tsukemen (dip ramen) :</b> basically you would eat this like you would eat soba. The noodles are much thicker than the usual Japanese ramen. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080745.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080745.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Tom's Sandwich:</b> this cute little restaurant is in Daikanyama, my mom's childhood neighborhood. She told me she would come here after school to eat and then eat shaved ice right after. The menu consists of BLTs to chicken katsu sandwiches.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080684.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080684.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Rice Mos Burger:</b> instead of patties, they make it out of rice. It was actually pretty good.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080753.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080753.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Dinner set:</b> I ate this monstrous meal at Shirobara. The hotel provided breakfast and dinner and those two meals were more than enough to satisfy my stomach.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080151.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080151.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Nishimura (dessert parlor):</b> you'll find the best strawberry shaved ice here. My grandma used to take my mom here all the time when she was a kid. It was weird seeing all of my mom's hangout spots.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080268.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080268.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Strawberry Shaved Ice: </b>topped of w/ condensed milk and blueberries</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080265.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080265.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Peach Parfait:</b> only available during peach season so everyone was ordering this. I understand why.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080716.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080716.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Fruit Crepe:</b> for good reason, crepes are huge in Japan.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080706.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080706.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Strawberry/Green Tea Parfait:</b> we had this at a very well-known desert parlor in Kobe. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/?action=view&current=L1080709.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Japanese%20Food/L1080709.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><b>Green Tea Shaved Ice:</b> always a good choice</div><div><br /></div><div>well that is all my friends. I will blog once more about the places I went to in Japan. Then, after that, I'll post some pics of London!</div><div><br /></div><div>yuri</div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-67584049659434452362010-08-06T22:43:00.000-07:002010-08-06T22:52:03.631-07:00criticism<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#003399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">“</span></span></span></span></span></b><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/don-t_mind_criticism-if_it_is_untrue-disregard_it/7174.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Don't mind criticism.</span></span></span></a></span></div></span></b></span></span><div><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/don-t_mind_criticism-if_it_is_untrue-disregard_it/7174.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">If it is untrue, disregard it; </span></span></span></a></div><div><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/don-t_mind_criticism-if_it_is_untrue-disregard_it/7174.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">if </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">unfair</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">, keep from irritation; </span></span></span></a></div><div><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/don-t_mind_criticism-if_it_is_untrue-disregard_it/7174.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">if it is ignorant, smile; </span></span></span></a></div><div><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/don-t_mind_criticism-if_it_is_untrue-disregard_it/7174.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">if it is justified it is not criticism, </span></span></span></a></div><div><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/don-t_mind_criticism-if_it_is_untrue-disregard_it/7174.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">learn from it.</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">”</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-53692295720262489762010-08-05T07:11:00.000-07:002010-08-05T07:23:19.983-07:00beaching itI just got back from a 3 day trip to いず (IZU) beach. I had no idea I was going to making an excursion down to the beach but come to my surprise my grandma planned a trip for all of us to go. I was extremely stoked when I saw the view of the ocean on the drive down. I have so many beautiful pictures from the place so I'll make sure to post them up once I get back to Cali. I still have to finish up blogging about Korea and start on the first couple of weeks in Japan. <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just came across these pictures and it seemed so fitting that I post them up. As much as I love the city, I am a beach girl. I need the beach beside me... I don't know how I survived in Boston. I thought these images were so beautiful. These shots were taken by Dan Martensen. I love the laid-back bohemian-esque look to all of these photos.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/?action=view&current=21b95ad.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/21b95ad.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/?action=view&current=otznuq.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/otznuq.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/?action=view&current=pytfl.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/pytfl.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/?action=view&current=n6dlc.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/n6dlc.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/?action=view&current=11j9qa8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/11j9qa8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/?action=view&current=2i9mfiv.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/2i9mfiv.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/?action=view&current=wkkd3l.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Marie%20Claire%20Beach%20Spread/wkkd3l.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">photo cred: knighttcat</div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-84114294666802789682010-08-02T04:52:00.000-07:002010-08-02T06:52:31.701-07:00Korea part 2 - foodI was wondering what to blog about for Korea part 2 so I looked through my photos from Korea and I saw that almost half of them were of food. So, why not blog about some of the food I ate?<div><div>Everything I ate tasted spicy or the meals almost always consisted of something that would burn my tongue. Look, I didn't grow up on spicy food... yes, I ate Korean food with my Korean friends but I would always ask the waiter to give me a mild version. There is no such thing in Korea so I sucked it up and ate these spicy dishes. I shed some tears along the way. Good tears, that is.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=L1030428.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/L1030428.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Live squid part 1</b>- My friend insisted on taking me to eat live squid. I've always wondered what it would taste and feel like but never was I expecting to try some on my trip. </div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=38065_409565097446_565952446_5193064_2245463_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/38065_409565097446_565952446_5193064_2245463_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Live squid part 2</b>- The actual thing.... LIVE squid. I know it's not a big deal in Korea but um hello? The freaking thing sticks to your inner cheek and if you don't chew it fast enough, you can suffocate and die. Man, gotta love the Koreans. </div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=37862_409551312446_565952446_5192624_181652_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/37862_409551312446_565952446_5192624_181652_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Jajamyun-</b> 3000 won (around 2 dollars)! SO CHEAP! This was pretty bomb diggity. We ordered it to the dorm and we didn't even have to pay tip or the delivery fee. Service is free in Korea so ordering in is just as satisfying as eating out. </div><div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=35117_409551647446_565952446_5192657_3248249_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/35117_409551647446_565952446_5192657_3248249_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Jol myung</b>- Chewy noodles in hot sauce. Basically I ate this every week. My go-to meal.</div></div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=37679_409551002446_565952446_5192583_3272899_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/37679_409551002446_565952446_5192583_3272899_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Sangyupsal (pork)</b> - This was the best sangyupsal I've had. The best, I'm telling you people. The sauce added so much to the flavor. There were thinly sliced sweet onions in the sauce base which complimented the crispy pork. My friend and I ended up having this twice in the minimum of three days.</div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=L1030391.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/L1030391.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Sundae (pig intestines)</b>- I was reluctant to eat this but it actually wasn't that bad. I mean, I wouldn't choose to eat this if I'm hungry but it was interesting. It had a chewy texture and the spices actually numbed the flavor.</div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=39362_409550937446_565952446_5192573_3340571_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/39362_409550937446_565952446_5192573_3340571_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Dak galbi</b>- Chicken stirred with dduk (mochi) and vegitables. This was actually pretty good. It burned my tongue and I ended up drinking at least 10 glasses of water since the cups so damn small in Korea. After we finish eating, the waiter comes with a bowl of rice and gojujang and makes fried rice out of it. So spicy. </div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=35379_409551227446_565952446_5192612_5304506_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/35379_409551227446_565952446_5192612_5304506_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Dak galbi #2- </b>It was a bit different from the one I had before because it had more vegetables but all in all, it tasted the same.</div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=L1030747.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/L1030747.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Spicy mandoo </b>(fried dumplings)- I ate this Bi Bim Guk Soo, which is wheat noodles in spicy sauce. </div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=L1030707.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/L1030707.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>All-you-cant-eat-BBQ</b>- I ate this 3xs in one week. So unhealthy but oh so good. We got to choose a variety of meets including galbi, san gyup sal, bulgolgi, etc. I've obviously had Korean BBQ before but man oh man, the price was just too good to be true. It was only 6,000 won, which comes out to be around 5 dollars in the states. </div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=L1030482.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/L1030482.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Fried tofu and grilled meat</b>- We had to order anju (appetizer) so we got this. I forgot what this is called in Korean but it seemed like it was some sort of knock off of a Japanese dish. This was eh okay probably cause it wasn't an actual restaurant. Nonetheless, we finished the plate like we always did.</div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=37544_409551652446_565952446_5192658_6669241_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/37544_409551652446_565952446_5192658_6669241_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Ramyun (ramen noodles)</b>- I don't what it was but this was the best Korean ramyun I've ever had, maybe cause I was in Korea. I still consider Ramen and Ramyun as two separate things. Ramen>Ramyun. hehe. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=38491_409551032446_565952446_5192587_3867118_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/38491_409551032446_565952446_5192587_3867118_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Wang mandoo (big dumpling)</b>- only 1000 won, which is like 85 cents. I remember buying these at Nijiya market when I was a kid and was pleasantly surprised when Korea had them too. I ate this whenever I would walk to the subway station. The guy knew which kind I wanted by the end of the 4 week period I stayed in Korea.</div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=L1030421.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/L1030421.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Wang mandoo</b>- mmm so good</div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=L1030400.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/L1030400.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Fruit smoothies</b>- 1000 won too. I would buy this along with my Wang mandoo and enjoy my cheap but oh so delicious meal. </div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=L1030464.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/L1030464.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>French fries-on-a-stick</b> - The most bizarre thing I saw in Korea. I didn't eat it cause I probably would've had a severe case of heart burn but I needed to grab a picture of this. The lady in this picture gave me the stink eye but how can you resist? So many people lined up to order a death-on-a-stick.</div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=L1030498.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/L1030498.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Street food</b>- Everywhere I went in Korea, people were always selling food on the streets. Apparently it's really good but unsanitary so I didn't try it. It ends up coming out as the same price as naeng myun so why not take the safer route? I kind of wish I tried it though.. aha</div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=L1030414.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/L1030414.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Waffle with Green tea and Vanilla Ice cream</b>- it was okay.... I feel like in Korea everyone likes the presentation more than the actual taste. It looks better than it actually tastes.</div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=38328_409551922446_565952446_5192696_749782_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/38328_409551922446_565952446_5192696_749782_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Babingsoo (shaved ice)</b>- This was okay too. Now that I'm in Japan, this falls short by a mile in comparison to the shaved ice I've eaten here. However, at that time, it wasn't so bad. </div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/?action=view&current=38895_409552587446_565952446_5192760_3330273_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Korean%20food/38895_409552587446_565952446_5192760_3330273_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><b>Waffle and Green Tea Babingsoo</b>- The best desert in Korea. It actually tasted how it looked. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the meals I enjoyed in Korea. I ate so much more but kind of lazy to bust out the camera when my stomach is grumbling like the cookie monster. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-2447622422487406442010-08-01T08:37:00.001-07:002010-08-01T08:39:43.752-07:00justin nozuka<object width="660" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/7MulPL-EmCU&hl=en_US&fs=1?border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/7MulPL-EmCU&hl=en_US&fs=1?border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-61823508559781554422010-07-27T05:53:00.001-07:002010-08-02T06:14:41.189-07:00Korea part 1 - Ceramicshello people,<div><br /></div><div>I haven't been updating this thing like I hoped I would earlier this summer. I am currently in Japan sitting in my grandmother's apartment. Both my mom and grandma are sound asleep so I am trying my best not to "type with determination," however it's hard not to when you're listening to BIG BANG! haha I used to cringe whenever my friends would listen to some kpop, now I quite enjoy it. I have to say, it's very catchy. I had a good time studying at Ewha, eating spicy food, and meeting new people. I shall update you all later. For now, I want to share about my ceramics experience. I enrolled in two courses this summer at Ewha: Korean Language 1 and Ceramics. </div><div> </div><div>The first day of class, we had to make 3 bowls. I thought this class would be a breeze but it actually took a lot of time and effort. I was a bit indifferent the first couple of classes, yet the more I played around with the clay, the more comfortable I felt making new pieces. In the end, I made at least 10 pieces, three of which I am very proud of. Waking up 8:30 a.m. during the summer was a change but it was all worth it. Here are some pics of my ceramics class. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/?action=view&current=L1030676.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/L1030676.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my ceramics class</div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/?action=view&current=L1030551.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/L1030551.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the glazing room</div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/?action=view&current=L1030547.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/L1030547.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">white glaze</div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/?action=view&current=L1030555.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/L1030555.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the furnace we put our pieces in</div><div><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/?action=view&current=38895_409552327446_565952446_5192710_4335476_n.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/38895_409552327446_565952446_5192710_4335476_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">some of the pieces I made</div><div><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/?action=view&current=L1030678.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/L1030678.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my blue house</div><div><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/?action=view&current=KoreaSummerPart222.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/ceramics/KoreaSummerPart222.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">some came out well</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I have a lot more pictures from the trip that I'll be posting up later. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-53996063289982772302010-06-18T13:45:00.000-07:002010-06-18T16:13:05.610-07:00victoriousThe Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics last night at Game 7. I'm glad they lost game 5 so we were able to win the championship at home. It felt so good watching the Lakers beat the Celtics. Beat LA? my ass.<div>
<br /></div><div><center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Lakers%20Championship%202010/?action=view&current=54401303.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Lakers%20Championship%202010/54401303.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Lakers%20Championship%202010/?action=view&current=54411100.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Lakers%20Championship%202010/54411100.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Lakers%20Championship%202010/?action=view&current=54401305.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Lakers%20Championship%202010/54401305.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Lakers%20Championship%202010/?action=view&current=54400354.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Lakers%20Championship%202010/54400354.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Lakers%20Championship%202010/?action=view&current=54400661-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Lakers%20Championship%202010/54400661-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div>
<br /></div><div><i>photocredit: latimes</i></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-40309787517157386042010-06-12T01:52:00.001-07:002010-06-12T01:52:36.401-07:00Jake Davis<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(100, 95, 94); white-space: pre-wrap; "><object width="600" height="338"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12386468&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12386468&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="600" height="338"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/12386468">Ronnie Fieg Presents: The Sebago Nexus Project - Trailer by Jake Davis</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jakedavis">Jake Davis</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-76669409924480390832010-05-31T00:39:00.000-07:002010-05-31T12:44:17.102-07:00takoyakiMy mom's friend gifted us with a takoyaki maker so my padre and I decided to make it today. I was so surprised how easy it is to make this delicious appetizer/meal. I usually eat this whenever I go to New York. It seemed like it would be a difficult process to make; however within 15 minutes, I was eating them straight off the pan. <div><center></center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/?action=view&current=L1030208.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/L1030208.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>beat one large egg</b></div><div><center></center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/?action=view&current=L1030211.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/L1030211.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>mix one cup of takoyaki mix and water</b></div><div><center></center></div><div><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/?action=view&current=L1030215.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/L1030215.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>mix egg, water, and takoyaki mix</b></div><div><center></center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/?action=view&current=L1030218.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/L1030218.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>add ginger and tako (octopus)</b></div><div><center></center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/?action=view&current=L1030221.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/L1030221.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>time to put the mix in the pan</b></div><div><center></center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/?action=view&current=L1030223.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/L1030223.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>part one</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/?action=view&current=L1030223.jpg" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/?action=view&current=L1030225.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/L1030225.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:10px;"></span><b>part 2</b></span></b></div><div><center></center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/?action=view&current=L1030226.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/L1030226.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>flip the takoyakis</b></div><div><center></center></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/?action=view&current=L1030229.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Takoyaki/L1030229.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>drizzle takyoyaki sauce, japanese mayo, and seaweed on top</b></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">time to eat!</div><div><br /></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-78077683395695249972010-05-27T01:38:00.000-07:002010-05-27T13:26:22.436-07:00photo portfolio<div style="text-align: left;">Growing up, I've always wanted to pick up photography; however it wasn't until recently that I could actually consider it as an interest/hobby. Luckily, I had the opportunity to take an intro course to black and white photography this past semester (the best course I have taken at BU). I used to take pictures and look at photos without much thought yet my professor encouraged us to think outside of the box by looking at photos with a different perspective. My professor brought so much enthusiasm and passion to the classroom that my 3-hour classes seemed like 30 minutes. It's one thing to learn from reading out of a photo book and another to learn from an established photo journalist. I spent at least 10-14 hours a week in the dark room, ignored the course work in my other classes, went out in the cold to finish assignments but I can honestly say I enjoyed every single minute of it. I still have <b>a lot</b> to learn but I realized that this course is what college is all about. I have so much to say about this course and my professor; yet I will leave you with photos from my final project.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My theme- Street Photography:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto15.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto15.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> "On the Edge" project</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto12.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto12.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> "On the Edge" project</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto13.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto13.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> "On the Edge" project</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto14.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto14.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Depth of Field" project</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto10.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Night photo" project</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto9.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Night photo" project</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto8.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Night photo" project</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto6.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Street photography</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto5.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Street photography</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto7.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Street photography</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Street photography</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i></i><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/StreetPhoto1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">"Carnival" Street photography</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Carnival" Street photography</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Carnival" Street photography</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/?action=view&current=StreetPhoto4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af266/yurikim24/Photo%20Portfolio/StreetPhoto4.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Carnival" Street photography</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-4967467352123725252010-05-25T01:51:00.000-07:002010-05-25T02:02:31.186-07:00new chapter<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I'm back to blogging.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The next 6 months is going to be one hell of a ride so I ask you to join me.</span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-73974155212093109072009-11-24T09:16:00.000-08:002010-08-01T08:47:31.121-07:00long time no talk<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">hola</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">,</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's been a while since <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">i've</span> last posted something on this thing. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">tumblr</span> is so addicting and my parents don't get it. they're always like "why would you just post one picture up? who is that model wearing that see through dress?" so i decided to write on this thing. (shout out: hi mom and dad!) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">i'm</span> finally updating this thing for you guys and letting you peak into my college life. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">haha</span> i mean, you guys are one of the few who read this thing so might as well eh? i have two hours until i go to work and i need to take a shower but i still find myself sitting in front of my computer typing away while listening to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">taylor</span> swift (Fearless is a superb album). <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">hmm</span> lets see... well lately, i don't know what it is but i feel like i haven't been doing anything productive. maybe its because <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">im</span> not swamped with school work like i was before or am i just being lazy? i sleep so late, which i am going to change after thanksgiving break. yesterday i woke up 12 and guess when my class starts? yes 12 o clock. i literally jumped out of my bed, threw a coat on, put on some jeans, washed up, and managed to run out the door looking like a somewhat put together. my baby hair stuck out in every single direction possible while i tied it up in a messy ponytail. not to mention i have this huge scab on my nose cause i squeezed the biggest blackhead the night before (gross but so satisfying... not gonna lie). anyways, what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">i'm</span> trying to say is that i need to get back on track. this is not okay and it doesn't feel good. i guess there's just a lot on my mind that i need to preoccupy myself by sitting in front of the computer. how sad... i just wrote a feature for my mass comm class on how technology is screwing up this generation and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">haha</span>, look at me, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">i'm</span> the perfect example of it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">the day wasn't so bad though. i went all the way to northeastern to eat taco bell and ended up watching new moon with three guys from church. when taylor lautner came on the screen, they gasped and i thought i was the girl. he does not look like he's 17 years old, which makes it okay for me to think he's a hunk. hahaha </div><div style="text-align: center;">my brother and his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">roomie</span> are coming to town tomorrow! that's something to be stoked about.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i asked my brother what he wanted to do the most in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">boston</span> and no he replied " dude, i want to eat clam chowder." <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">haha</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">that'll</span> be easy. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">i'll</span> just take him the barking crab. yummy. ah, so excited :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">anyways, i realized i should take some time off my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">tumblr</span> and nurture my first child. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">haha</span> i mean it got me threw the summer when i had no one to talk to at 3 in the morning. haha (blogger: substitute brother) however, posting up pics on this thing is such a hassle but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">i'll</span> manage to put some up for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">parentals</span> soon. okay so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">taylor</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">swift's</span> "the best day" just ended and the grumbling noise my stomach is making does not compliment the song whatsoever. so ill take that as my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">queue</span> to get ready for work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">adios,</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">yuri</span></b></span></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-18844331238648078372009-10-14T19:07:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.419-07:00learn<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">hola,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre; "><object width="660" height="525"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lJb_Sq7_jjo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lJb_Sq7_jjo&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="525"></embed></object></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The more I know, the less I understand<br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">adios,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">yuri</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-82062428778435701872009-09-24T09:03:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.419-07:00Broken. Blessed.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Broken. Blessed.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The two words don't seem to go together. If anything, they seem to be exact opposites. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We all know what it means to be broken-to be shattered, to feel as if our entire world has fallen apart, or perhaps been blown apart. We all have times in our lives when we don't want to raise our heads off the pillow, and when we feel certain tears will never stop flowing. Brokenness is often accompanied by emptiness- a void that cannot be filled, a sorrow that cannot be comforted, a wound for which there is no balm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Nothing feels blessed about being broken, The most painful and difficult times of my life have been those times when I felt broken. I don't like pain, suffering, or feelings of brokenness any more than anybody else does. Certain circumstances in life hurt, at times so intensely that we think we will never heal.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>One of the things I have discovered through being broken, however, is that after brokenness our lives can be the most fruitful and have the most purpose. The dawn after a very dark and storm-wreaked night is glorious. Feeling joy again after a period of intense mourning can be ecstatic. A blessing can come in the wake of being broken.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- Charles Stanley</div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-51589030913201746212009-09-16T11:45:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.420-07:00marshmallow<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">hola<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5239013&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5239013&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5239013">Oh, The Temptation</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/vanderslice">Steve V</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">yuri</span></span></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-43776606549029677132009-09-13T21:04:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.420-07:00you<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: tahoma; font-size: 18px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">But </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">its not fitting in </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">that will help to begin </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">to show you </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">your beauty</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-73937080686434259132009-08-31T01:03:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.420-07:00here comes<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">hola,</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010799.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">here comes summer,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">here comes summer,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">chirping robin, budding rose.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">here comes summer,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">here comes summer,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">gentles showers, summer clothes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">here comes summer,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">here comes summer-</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">whoosh-shiver-there it goes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">- Shel Silverstein</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">thank you summer,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">yuri</span></span></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-81393745865704465692009-08-18T22:18:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.420-07:00nintendo 64<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">hola,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: normal; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/765px-Nintendo_64-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Do you remember when you were a kid; playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There were no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.</span><br /></span></div></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- my friend's status for the day</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'courier new';font-size:48px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">adios,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">yuri</span></span></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-78453597356160105532009-08-15T00:18:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.421-07:00milk+honey<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">hola,</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010644.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i found a gem. a secret hidden spot right by my house that i wish i could've gone to earlier this summer so i could waste more of my money on food. this place is called milk+honey. it's a cute little cafe that serves organic tea, coffee, shaved ice, fro yo and treats. it's just too good to be true for my taste buds. i've been eyeing the place since last year but never thought of the idea of actually going inside the cute little cafe. hmm funny how my mind works. my mama and i decided to go there after a little shopping trip cause we i was getting sick of gypsey den... well not to mention, i went there the day before. anyway, it was a good thing we went here cause boy oh boy were we happy campers. i've been to plenty of cafes all over la and well basically most of southern california cause i moved around a lot, but this is def. one of my favorites. my mom and i both agreed that it reminded us of kyoto, where my obaachan and family reside. gosh i miss them. well anyway, i couldn't help but grab my camera and snap away. so here ya go...for your viewing pleasure that is. i wish you can actually taste the shaved ice. hmm technology in 10 years. maybe... haha</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010634.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010622.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010623.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010627.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010643.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010617.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010621.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010632.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010633.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010637.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010629.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010636.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010635.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010638.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010640.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010628.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">adios,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">yuri</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-69029991854400975432009-08-14T00:12:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.421-07:00amigas<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">hola,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: normal; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: normal; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010647-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">this week has been super fun so far. i met up with my girls the other day and we just laughed and laughed non stop. ash drove up from redondo to visit me and rina. we ended up seeing julie and julia and let me say that meryl streep is a goddess. anywhos it was just a splendid day. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010573.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010575.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010580.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010582.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010584.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010587-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010588.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/rinayuri.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010591.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010599.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:48px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010615.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/L1010606.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:48px;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">adios,</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">yuri</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-14577028180308353152009-08-12T21:51:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.421-07:00genius<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">hola,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: normal; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/agyness-deyn-michael-jackson-harper.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">this is just amazing. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">agyness deyn, terry richardson, and michael jackson</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> need i say more?</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/agyness-deyn-michael-jackson-090-7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/agyness-deyn-michael-jackson-090-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/agyness-deyn-michael-jackson-090-8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/agyness-deyn-michael-jackson-090-9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/agyness-deyn-michael-jackson-090-11.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/agyness-deyn-michael-jackson-har-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">------edit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;font-family:'courier new';font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">"My mum used to always dress me and my sister in matching Laura Ashley dresses," says Deyn, 26. "And I'd be like, 'Mum, I just wanna wear my Doc Martens!'" </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>-Agyness Deyn </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; font-family:'courier new';font-size:18px;">i remember my mom would dress me in both laura ashley dresses and doc martens... at the same time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; font-family:'courier new';font-size:18px;"> i have quite the mom</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">peace out,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">yuri</span></span></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-66068774311279048132009-08-12T01:12:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.421-07:00alternative?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">hola,</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/keikim/chanelpaperbag.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">hey you gotta do what you gotta do for the sake of fashion, right? if you aint got the moolah, here's an alternative way to go chanel. haha</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">via jakandjilthepop</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">adios,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">yuri</span></span></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-8154526233182773132009-08-07T01:26:00.000-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.422-07:00fresh prince<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">hola</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><object width="660" height="525"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/MGVCnle59qI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/MGVCnle59qI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="525"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">remember the good old days when fresh prince of bel air was on? i remember watching it with my brother and thought it was the coolest show. i actually got more of the jokes as i got older though. haha goodness this clip makes me cry every time due to the intense laughter. i've always found will smith attractive not because of his looks but his ability to have no shame. i can't help but find him appealing in this clip. call me crazy but im pretty sure a lot of gals would agree. no? i need to find me a guy like this who can completely make a fool out of himself. a girl's gotta laugh right? hahaha </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">yuri</span></span></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411872414314490007.post-21005580423779590322009-08-04T01:37:00.001-07:002010-05-25T01:44:22.422-07:00rain clapping<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; font-size:24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">hola,</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><object width="660" height="525"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/dcN1oMeFMJI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/dcN1oMeFMJI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="525"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">yuri</span></span></span></span></span></div>Yurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814544183354811886noreply@blogger.com0