Selfie

Everybody loves taking selfies everywhere and anywhere. Why not take the camera whoring to the next level by making a move and asking a girl out? That's what we did in our commercial aka "How to make your move"

Keeping the Korean penchant for sweet and innocence we incorporated the boy meets girl vibe into our Broadcasting 107 commercial. It's awkward seeing myself in the commercial acting all cute much to my chagrin. Many thanks to our talent Bimbo who was effortless at it though. All in all I had fun directing the scenes and working with the girls.

We had our shooting at Sunday 2pm which I did a previous blog post about. It has been a year since I've visited the place. It still gives you that homey feeling every time the door chime rings when you open the cafe's door.

Day/Night

This time I got to be the camera's muse for a lighting test my friend Aeda is supposed to do for a wedding photo shoot with my family. It turns out to be a day/night debut shoot more than a camera test. Although my coming age is way past done.

I didn't get to have the 18th birthday fancy shmancy set-up as most girls do instead it was celebrated in a small and humble get together of family and friends. So to compensate for the lack of a debut photo opportunity let's call this mini shoot my "pre-debut" that came a birthday late. Hey I'm turning 20 soon so I might as well..

Photo credits: Aeda Minoza

A Year in Books

I always keep a list of books I've read for 2012 and I'd like to share with you this list in no particular order:

1. Battle Hym of the Tiger Mother
2. Perks of Being a Wallflower
3. Something Borrowed
4. Something Blue
5. Lover's Dictionary
6. World War Z
7. The Five People You Meet in Heaven
8. The Best of Me
9. The Catcher in the Rye
10. Things Fall Apart
11. The Hundred Secret Senses
12. The Joy Luck Club
13. The Kitchen God's Wife
14. The Bonesetter's Daughter
15. The Diary of a Young Girl
16. Thirteen Reasons Why
17. Please Look After Mom
18. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
19. Falling Leaves
20. Geisha of Gion
21. My Sister's Keeper

I am satisfied to say that I have read quite a handful of books already. As you might have noticed in the list I am recently fascinated with books that have to do with culture, Asian culture that is. Regular book prices starts at 315 I guess, I have looked for easier and bargain means to purchase. One is on Ebay. I love receiving packages!! And the other is going on a book hunt at second hand bookstores. 

Welcome to La Belle Aurore

They have a piano as the center piece in the room, bright Christmas lights around and they play classical music inside the store. 

Fall in love!!

                                                                      A very cozy nook!!

So here we go. Joy has her hands on an Anita Shreve and an Amy Tan book.

You know that feeling when you enter a shop and you just have to get an item before you leave. I had that experience when I went here, although I was not looking for any book in particular I just felt the need to get something before I leave the place. Hahaha So here we go with our book finds. I chanced upon a copy of Pearl S. Buck's The Good Earth. At first I was contemplating to buy it but then I though maybe there will be no other copy of this book on a lesser price again. Lately all my book purchases revolve around the same setting: CHINA.

I think I have to stop this obsession some time and explore another book setting. LOL