ian kim!

Currently Listening As Cruel as School Children By Gym Class Heroes see related

man, this is trippy: condo in tokyo

these illustrations are made from cardboard, whiteout and sharpies..yea...

what'z the next best thing to awesome korean food? an awesome blog about korean food! this one man's enthusiasm is very contagious and easily understood

Currently Listening III By Yoshida Brothers see related

woot, i am back and very well-rested thankz to an awesome thnanksgivin'...good food & good people iz all a person needz during the holidayz for sure...

now i'm back hittin' the bookz & ready to pull more late-nighterz, maybe i should give theze puppiez a try:

 http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2006/05/michel_cluizel.php

As exam season hits with full force this month, Chocolat Michel Cluizel, the Manhattan outpost of the legendary Parisian chocolatier, has made all night cramming sessions easier with the introduction of "time release" cocoa nibs enrobed in dark chocolate. Richard Perl, chairman and CEO of Chocolat Michel Cluizel, says "these nibs deliver the clarity, mental focus, and peak concentration levels you look for from a cup of coffee without the negative side effects like anxiety or that jittery feeling you get from high doeses of caffeine." "Prescriptions" for chocolate covered cocoa nibs are sold by the vial starting at $5 from Michel Cluizel.

here'z a handmade Nintendo LesPaul :

http://www.xocmusic.com/NESpaul/

pic of the week:

Hong Kong inspired art by Fiona Hewitt - http://www.fionahewitt.com/

Currently Reading The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference By Malcolm Gladwell see related

i was lazily cruisin' the bookstore today and decided to try sinkin' my teeth into some new reading matieral, so i hit the magazine section and grabbed one at total random and flipped open to a totally random page...the first thing that jumps out at me is a cover story on popular hong kong fashion and youth culture...

(^thatz the mag)

i believe it is a sign!! i dont care if i hafta swim my way there, i WILL get there!! anywayz i looked up on some sweet hotels in HK and here are two of the sweetest:

JIA HOTEL causeway bay,HK

what i really like about this one is that itz like having a very modern and young-looking apartment, they give you the option to do your own laundry and to take advantage of the private kitchen...its also located in the shopping and entertainment district in HK Island...basically this is what my dorm should be like :)

http://www.tablethotels.com/Hotel/en/6736/Review/The-Jia-Hotel/Hong-Kong-Island-Hong-Kong?hotelId=6736

GRAND HYATT hk, Hong Kong

two words : absolutely gorgeous. period. no single corner is less than that...

i highly reccommend taking the virtual tour and checking out the rest of the photo gallery

http://hongkong.grand.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp

anywayz...

current obsessions:

i recently got into powders and theze are my favorites...

DiorSkin Compact in Ivory 100              Prescriptives Protection Powder with SPF 15

Sephora Compact (good as a finish)

picz of the day!:

picture your favorite classic cartoon characters in their goofiest, classic moments...then imagine their skin being stripped off and their raw meat dissolving...now all you have left are their bones!

http://www.arariogallery.co.kr/exhibition/exhibition.php?Page=2&code_up=&word=

DRIC

http://dric.lil.to/

Currently Listening Pleased to Meet Me By The Replacements see related

hey everyone, today'z update iz extra special cuz i'm @ my summer advising! at first i thought this would be kinda boring (it'z a town renowned for it's variety of grasses and cows for petesake'z) and the people here would be intimidating but boy waz i wrong.

more details when i actually see people face to face, but here'z a couple of thingz i learned:

1) duces/ big 2/ to dai chi and initial d are the games that brings all people (especially azn folks) together

2) dopplegangerz are everywhere! each new person i meet remindz me of someone i know

3) being in new places literally makes me lose my sanity, my memory went kapoot and poof, i had to check myself at least 3x everytime i left my room, just to go to the restroom across the hall-(my poor roomie got accustomed to asking me 'do have this? you sure you're ready?' before we leave our room and i get lost when i stop at intersections, 'did i get here by walking away or towards that tree?'

picz of the day:

 kenichi hoshine