brand new

my heart beats beats beats at the sound of his name.

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times are c h a n g i n g .

I've been away but I have not forgotten my blog. It's been exactly a month since my last post and if you can believe it, so much has changed in that short amount of time. I mentioned spending time with a friend of mine in the last few posts and I continued to do so in the last few weeks. Valentine's Day was lovely, he invited me to his house where he had dinner ready for me and he asked me to be his girlfriend.
I'm glad he did, Aaron is one of the nicest guys I know.

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Chinatown, Los Angeles.
One of my favorite places to wander in.

I hope all of you are doing well.
♥

I rest my head upon the clouds

I took these photos while on the road to my cousin's wedding this weekend.

After a three day weekend, it was nice to come home.

I could never be too far from you LA ♥

some shots from the wedding:

This weekend was full of hope. Having a few drinks with my cousins and enjoying the wedding, I felt so alive and happy. 

On October 15, my blog turned 1.

Caught up with school, work and going out, I didn't notice at first. Yesterday I went back to the very beginning, looking through each post and was delighted to see how much my photographs have changed in a year. It’s a very neat process. I am grateful for the friendships I have gained through this blog. You know who you are.

Oh, I'm quite aware I'm obsessed with YTG.

♥

waiting, down by the city lights.

The city of LA and Griffith Park Observatory will never get old for me. Each time I visit, I fall in love all over again.

This week I didn't take my photography as seriously, having fun with some photoshop effects and trying out light photography for the first time.

With music like this on repeat, I can't help but to daydream.
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Have a great week everyone!

a time to be born

There is only one time
when it is essential to awaken.
That time is now.

-Buddha.



Sometimes I feel like I am drawn to the city.
I often find myself there on my days off, walking beneath the skyscrapers,
my heart beating contently in a rhythmic thud.

On Thursday I visited the Museum of Contemporary Art in Downtown
Los Angeles. I was surrounded by the works of Barbara Kruger and Andy Warhol, two of my favorite artists. They also had a few collections of Polaroids,
which I drew some inspiration from. Since I visited on a Thursday, admission was free. This is my idea of a perfect day off.

This week I spent the majority of my time buried within the pages of the new
book I'm reading "The Help". While book browsing at the store, I came upon
The Help and decided to buy it when I read the review on the front cover "If
you only read one book...let this be it." I thought "yeah right, it's that good?.."
But to my surprise, it is. I highly recommend it.

After my henna tattoo completely faded completely a few days ago, I made an
important decision: I'm getting a permanent one. In about a month's time
because it'll give me enough time to find the perfect design and tattoo artist.
All I know so far is I want it to look similar to the one below.

I decided I want a swallow because of the neat symbolism behind it. A swallow, no matter how far it travels, always returns home. I also loved the idea of people getting one after they have overcome a difficult struggle in their lives (which I feel suits me well). And lastly, I liked that it represents faithfulness. A swallow is a monogamous bird and will stay with it's one mate forever. I'll be getting one on my right arm first and in the future another on my left arm to match it.

What do you think?
I would love to hear your thoughts.

love you all x

fall into place

This week I experimented taking polaroids with different colors.
I felt the greenish color gave me a nostalgic feel, don't you think?

I took the majority of these photos at the LA county fair; the rest
are from my wandering around Downtown Los Angeles.




















Since I am considering getting a tattoo, I thought it would be fun
and a good idea to get a temporary henna tattoo at the fair. Over
the last few days I've been able to see what it would be like to have
one on my arm and so far, I'm liking the idea of having one there. I
would want a sparrow similar to this one, minus the crazy dots
and squiggles.



It's been very liberating not having to use photoshop for polaroids.
The same goes with the photo above.

I hope all of you have a great Labor Day weekend <3