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Good looking girls that can rap make me weak....


She raps in english after she raps in Korean...

Extreme Randomness...

This is Grace Park. Im sure you have heard of her. Im definitly sure you have SEEN her. She lacks breasts and booty... but for some reason she is still drop dead beautiful and one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I never really thought that until I saw her recent pictures in Complex Magazine. Maybe its cause she has no clothes on.....


Celtics won today. And even though I want to wait until the C's play at LA to really call this series, I think Boston is way too physical for the Lakers. The Lakers dont have the bodies to bang with KG, PJ Brown, and Perkins. Unless Kobe decides to be Kobe. We shall see.

Food is the Best Medicine...

Good food always puts a smile on my face. Only thing that makes it taste better is if you break bread with people you care about. Its something I have come to understand rather late in life, that eating with friends is one of the great joys in life. I have always taken it for granted. This past weekend made me realize how much of a pleasure it is. Think about it. The people you eat with most often are probably your closest friends.

Just Ranting...

Dont you hate it when people make you wait? Like when they cant keep their promise to be on TIME! WTF. Am I the only person alive that cares about being on time? Like when I say 12pm I actually mean 12pm. What makes things worse is if the person your waiting for is a girl. Then your not allowed to be mad at them. Even WORSE if its a girl that you have feelings for. Then it doesn't matter if you want to be mad at them, you cant anyway.
They'll be 59 minutes late
When you swear to yourself this is the last minute you will wait
Before you bounce
But then
she comes at that last minute
And your fucking mad as hell
But then she probably senses your pissed
And asks "does my outfit look fly?"
And does that little twirly thingy
Like a ballerina does
And waits for you to answer
Eyes all big and innocent and shit
And you want to stay mad at her
But you cant
Because she really does look fine as hell
And all you can do is muster up a shy "yea, you look good"
With a smile.
Then she smiles.
Then you laugh cause shes smiling
Then you forget why you were angry.
Because in reality wtf can you do?
She REALLY does look good.
And it gets you every time.

Yellow Power!

YES BITCHES!!!

Words of Wisdom...

If I had a wifey I would definitely get her THIS SHIRT

Relationships...

Most girls use their eyes
but not their sight.
They look at what men have
right now.
Not just material things
but beyond the superficial as well.
They don't use their sight to see
the dreams and aspirations of these men.
If they are the type of men
who will turn dreams into reality.
So these girls don't see what these men will become
instead they see what they are now.
What these men are now,
can be a very bleak picture.
Smart men dont mess around with short sighted girls.
Then they wonder why some men fuck 'em and then leave 'em.
They wonder why relationships start off great then turn sour.
'Cause the future is important, ya know?
The future is what come tomorrow,
and you cant escape tomorrow.
In some men's lives, things get prioritized.
Dont take it as men looking down on you.
But that these men are looking at whats ahead of you.
And that can be a very bleak picture.
This is not a sexist post.
'Cause the script can be flipped,
about short sighted men...
not looking at what a woman will become.
Men and women need to close their eyes and use their sight.

-_-

I love this commercial.
I love Scarlett Johansson.
I love food.
That is all.

I just spent 36 minutes on this site. I dont know why...

Creativity and Inspiration...

I wrote this poem a lil more than a year ago...
I need to get back to this kind of creativity...
I wish I can get back to that...

I met this girl when i was like 5 years old
i wanted to make her mine, yup that was my goal
she's the flyest in town
no ones takin her crown
but look at me lil asian kid fresh off the boat
wats my chances with her? i aint got no hope
but she just walked up to me and said:
"excuse me lil homie
i kno u dont kno me
but my name is Brook and we can be friends"
since then i've gotten to kno her betta
melanin, money, status all that shit didnt matta
u come from outta town, i like to show her off
if u aint real she straighten u out, she kno u soft
she taught me how to slang, how to talk
how to carry myself, how to walk
i met other girls like Queeny and Manny,
went to school wit Queeny, partied wit Manny
but still that Brook, always on my mind
another girl like that i could never find
another girl like that i could compare
her style, grace, and smarts so rare
but we had our troubles
as my age doubled
her friends werent as pure
experienced hate and racism, for sure
but never took out anger on Brook
those assholes, no love they took
got a lil older, took her for granted
got a lil swagger, brains more potent
followed my dreams, went to school in philly
realized how much i missed her, yes really
only when i left, did it make me see
made me realize, that Brook is the only girl for me
now how u think i felt when i heard
there's these dudes who rapin' her
all her friends have forsaken her
she dont smile like she used to
broken is the joy she cruised to
wrinkles i didnt see before
bruises that were never there
pimps whoring her...
cant recognize her...
and i cant save her...

Anticipation....

Another All Nighter...

Finals are just around the corner...
Now for most people that means a lot of studying.
Maybe cramming plus a couple of last papers...
Me???
Well I have the heavy burden of studying for finals, writing two final 8+ page papers, and working hells balls in studio for a final presentation in Design. Couple that with Cad/Viz/Photoshop renderings the next week and a half will be a bitch.

But I made a couple of discoveries past few days.
First off I have discovered this:

Holy goodness they put STRAWBERRY CREME IN BETWEEN OREO COOKIES??? ARE THEY TRYING TO GET ME FAT??? They are limited edition and my roommate brought them from home a long time ago. I looked everywhere but I couldn't find them at any place in philly!!!! I was sad. Then one day my roommates and I went to target to buy "Charlie Wilson's War" on DVD (amazing movie btw) and my roommate thought he saw the special edition Oreos. But alas it was just Oreo "Double Stuffed". Right then there I uttered the words 'I will never ever taste those again.' Then as soon as we turned the corner to the next aisle there they were.... OREO STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE CREME cookies!!!!! I bought 4 packs. I will eat them until I am sick of them.

Also another food discovery. Well actually its beverage related. Dunkin' Donuts 710 ml extra large coffee with creme no sugar will absolutely make you hyper as a muthafucka. No fuckin' lie.


And the fact that the coffee actually kept me awake was amazing. Not the fact that I was going without sleep, but because of what I was doing. I had to write a 8 page paper on the 1947 United Nations general Assembly Resolution 181 on the Future Government of Palestine. Yeaaaaaahhhh. Sounds fun doesnt it????? Heres a LINK to the actual document. Its a good read.... cough cough... NOT... cough cough...

And lastly Lyfe Jennings came out with his latest LP yesterday without much fanfare. Its entitled "CHANGE" and even though it does not contain any classic material overall as a composition I do believe it is his strongest album as a whole. I cant stress how much I admire Lyfe Jennings. His music has so much emotion and content while still maintaining his lyrical mastery and overall flow. Most people in the music industry are so fake. Just in it for the money and they all sound the same. Some people have the incredible gift of using music as a medium of communicating emotions that have no strength on just words alone. I will be reviewing his album very soon and please go out and support good music, you will not be disappointed. The coffee I drank combined with listening to his album all night on repeat had writing that paper very much less painful.

Just a idea...

For those of you for whom 'hip hop' is not the preferred cup of tea...
Please go listen to an album by The Roots before you make any kind of judgment on the genre that is 'hip-hop'.

PLEASE.

More Photoshop Foolishness...

Was bored the other day and trying to master this whole vector and masking thing in photoshop...

Food for Thought...

There was once a zen master and a boy that lived in a village...
One day the boy got a horse for his birthday.
Everyone in the village said, "Oh, how nice."

The zen master replied, "We'll see."

Then one day the boy fell off the horse and broke his leg.
The village all said, "Oh, how horrible."

The zen master replied, "We'll see."

Then one day a war broke out in the country and all able bodied young men were drafted to serve in the army. But since the boy could not walk he was not drafted.
The village said, "Oh how lucky is he!"

The zen master replied, "We'll see."


We'll see....

Apples and Oranges...

Girls are like oranges. But the thing is us guys dont really care for oranges. What we like is orange juice. So we never realize how amazing oranges taste; we just go straight for the orange juice. Orange juice just isnt that good. Other people have already squeezed it, taken away the pulp, added sugar to it, and some orange juice even comes from concentrate. Hell, they even make orange soda, which isnt oranges at all; they just take orange flavor and add it with carbonated water. Although oranges are the best thing in the whole fucking world guys dont realize it; they're too busy with orange juice and orange soda. And when a guy does reach for a orange and takes a bite he's met with the thick and horrible skin that covers it, and trust me, it tastes HORRIBLE. So they just go back to juice and soda. But if a guy makes the effort and takes the initiative to peel the tough skin away he will realizes that oranges are way better than orange juice or orange soda.

Ok so if you read this and said to yourself: WAT THE FUCK IS HE TALKING ABOUT?!?!?! its ok, that just means u are normal. I came up with this whole "orange methaphor" while I was celebrating 4/20. If you dont know what 4/20, its a good thing you dont. My "orange metaphor" story was based on this anecdote:

"Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. The boys dont want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they get the rotten apples from the ground that arent as good, but easy. So the apples up top think something wrong with them when in reality they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right boy to come along, the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree."

And I came up with another story involving bananas but I shall spare you all from that one...

Dear Diary????

OK i've decided I aint doing no more serious entries anymore. This is just gonna be personal shit now. With that said I went to the Mets vs. Phillies game yesterday. Santana was pitching against Cole Hamels. Santana dominated striking out 10 and giving up only 4 hits. But he ran out of gas at the 7 gave up two hits then FUCKING Aaron Heliman came in and gave up a 3 run homer. But we still won so it was all good.


We sat in the 400s section behind home plate. And DAMN some of the Phillies fans were assholes. They were cursing out of their minds and I was the brunt of many of them as I was rocking my Mets fitted. And to take the cake this middle aged guy brought two kids one had a phillies shirt on and the other one had a Mets shirt on. So the middle aged guy left kinda early- 7th inning I think - and those dumabasses start cursing at the little kids!!! They were like 5, 6 years old! Calling the kid wearing the Mets shirt a pussy and a retard. THIS KID WAS 6 YEARS OLD!!!!! Damn, phillies fans... DAMN...


And it was the second time I've been in Citizens Bank Ballpark and its a amazing place.
Click any of the pics for larger view







And a small world incident happened, a girl that i always hang out with in philly lives like a few blocks away from the frat house that my friends are in, at Stonybrook. And sorry anrong for calling you at like 3:30am about that shit, lol. But yea its a small world and that 6 degrees of separation is really true.


And my wifey is coming out with a new movie called the "Mellows" co-starring Lee Jeong-jae with filming already started.


Ok thats it, and from now till monday night i will not be sleeping because my midcrit is monday night and i havent done much.

Gone Fishing...

As you have noticed (most likely not),I haven't posted anything relevant in years... thats because I got this "HOW TO BE NINJA" DVD in the mail the other day. I've been watching it religiously and I think I got it down pretty much down pat. It took a lot of practice and dedication hence the lack of posts.




ummm... actually its because of finals and design projects. My concept is pretty crazy and when a single drawing takes 5 hours things get frustrating. But my final outcome will be RIIIIIDICULOUS- in a good way. We are designing a Music center in Old City of Philadelphia. And my concept is "Architecture is frozen music" Its a quote by some dead guy. Its coming out well. If I dont get a A i will be EXTREMELY pissed. Im really motivated right now and I hope it lasts till I finish.

BTW
what other major other than architecture can you say that finals last for 4 FREAKIN' WEEKS?!?!?!? I shall think of it as a badge of honor.


Here is a glimpse of conceptual stuff:

This is why college basketball is AWESOME...

no words needed...

Stressed, but Im too fly to be Depressed...

I hate school. Ugh. No time to breathe. No time to slow down and relax. Seems like college is supposed to be a time where you have fun and you look back later on it like "damn i had so much fun in college"... ehhhhh NO. I feel like things are passing me by; an absence of fun times with friends, relationships I cant pursue, books I have no time to read, money Im not making, beers im not drinking, good ish im not smoking ... all i got is my drafting supplies and college bills. What am I supposed to do, except hope it gets better???

BTW

Im not a racist or sexist but I do play percentages and ratios.
With that in mind I know 8 Turkish people and I absolutely hate 1 of them. So 1 out of 8 Turkish people. Thats about 12%. If we further investigate this it means I hate 1 out of 2 Turkish people over the age of 21. That means I am racist against 50% of all Turkish adults that I know. Investigated further, I hate 1 out of 1 (100%) of all Turkish FEMALES over the age of 21. If we go into this even FURTHER I prob hate 1,000,000% of all TURKISH FEMALE DESIGN PROFESSORS.
I think that makes me a pretty racist and sexist person.

FUCK female Turkish design professors...
Actually I apologize to any Turkish individual let me rephrase...
I hate MY female Turkish design professor.
FUCK HER

Yoon Bong-Gil: This is my Hero

Sun Myung Moon: It's Not a Conspiracy... Its True

This is the larger-than-life story of Reverend Moon, the billionaire Korean preacher behind the Washington Times, the heart of the GOP media machine... who jet-sets around the world with members of the Bush family... who literally claims to be the Second Coming... to whom D.C. insiders shamelessly pay homage. Years ago, Moon was widely considered a dangerous madman, like Jim Jones or L. Ron Hubbard. He inspired TV specials with names like "Escape From The Moonies." His group earned its notoriety by prying young people from families, persuading them to sell flowers to underwrite Moon's New York mansions and yacht, and marrying his subjects to strangers as a show of domination. Not only is he still around, but he is richer and more influential than ever. In 2004, journalist John Gorenfeld scooped the Washington press corps when he exposed a dinner party on Capitol Hill, in which members of Congress watched as Moon held a ritual coronation for himself as the "King of Peace." Wearing a majestic cape and coronet, the publisher declared himself the Messiah. The New York Times editors compared the event, sponsored by a U.S. senator, to an act of the Roman emperor Caligula.

That, as you might imagine, was just the tip of the iceberg.

Bad Moon Rising takes you into the underbelly of the Religious Right. Which is surprisingly, scandalously entwined with Moon and his business empire -- an untold chapter in American political history.

The grand absurdity is that Moon has become a major patron of conservative politics. And from his seat of respect, he is launching odd, multi-million dollar campaigns of his own to replace Jesus (whom he considers a failure), and attack the wall between church and state; his church, that is.

There's more. The Chicago Tribune has reported that he controls the U.S. sushi industry. He manufactures heavy industry, does business with Kim Jong-Il. And he now officially considers himself Emperor of the Universe, claiming the imagined endorsements of dead U.S. presidents.

Strange sex and violence, power and blasphemy... The author invites you on an arresting journey as he explores the skulduggery with which Moon insinuated himself into Washington's most moralistic circles, with a cast including the Bush family, Jerry Falwell, Left Behind author Tim LaHaye, Richard Nixon, an overseas gangster or two, and the men who built the Religious Right... with more than a little help from Moon.

Read about the state of American democracy in Bad Moon Rising, and you won't know whether to laugh or cry.

Before Clock strikes Midnight...

Lets Go....

Pardon me as I Wipe the Drool from my Face...

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First of all do not judge me, I do not waste my money on beer, weed, or gas.... so close your eyes and shut your mouth as I spend way too much on these...



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Transcending Genius...

Rhythm and Hue is a Performance art show by world renown artist David Garibaldi. Garibaldi creates 6 foot portraits of pop icons, CEO’s, rock stars, sports figures, and more. Each painting is created in a matter of minutes to music.

“As soon as I step on stage I’m all over the place. I’m throwing paint, entertaining the audience, and making sure the portraits still look good. Who said the artist has to stay in the studio? The stage is where I feel the most free,” says David about his unique show. If there are any artists breaking the creative boundaries between the studio and stage, this young 24 year old artist is leading the way.
Performances by David Garibaldi have included celebrities, CEO’s, politicians, pro athletes, and audiences around the world which consist of various concerts, private parties, corporate meetings and other large scale events. Garibaldi can also be seen featured on various networks like MTV, NBC, UPN, PBS, in addition to worldwide publications.
David Garibaldi’s original portraits range from Ray Charles, and John Lennon, to Jay Z, and Bono. Rhythm and Hue is not just art in concert entertainment, but a means to highlight David’s talent as a motivational speaker in addition to his ability to captivate audiences around the world. “I use Rhythm and Hue as a platform to inspire lives, and that is the reason I do this,” says David, he also adds “We all need inspiration sometimes, and no matter what age group attends my shows, they all leave the same....inspired!” David Garibaldi’s Rhythm and Hue has proven to be a total knockout performance, and a show you will never forget.

David Garibaldi

Ridiculous...

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Race Matters...

This speech is about 35 minutes long but please try to make some time to watch it. This man is the greatest political speaker of our generation and this speech made in Philadelphia on March 18th, 2008 is one the greatest of all time or at least of my generation. If you cant watch the video read the transcript here.

Hip Hop Saved my Life...

Dreams of Flying...

Tarzan and Jan

The Ghostbusters
The Dogrider
The Superman
The Peter Pan
The Jumpers

I absolutely love works and pieces of art that remind me of being young. Im fucking turning 20 this year and I dont want to. Kids have way more fun. The way kids play are so much more fun. My favorite picture is the one of "THE SUPERMAN". That pic just activates nostalgia doesnt it??? Man to be 8 years old again...


via Jan Von Holleben
check out his other work too

BOYCOTT THE BEJING OLYMPICS!! WHO'S WITH ME??

::There is a retarded 15 sec commercial in the beginning::


The Chinese Government is full of fucking stupid ass muthafuckas. They use that stupid ass 'Communist' moniker for religious and political suppression while floating that stupid "we are socialists but practice capitalism" bullshit. I cant stand it. I hate China. I absolutely hate them. They suck western dick while waiting to fuck them in the ass. I cant fucking stand it. I dont think I ever felt so strongly about an issue. I hope the Chinese government get absolutely embarrassed this summer in the Olympics. I wont watch a fucking minute of it. Please be aware of this issue, step back from the insignificant things in life and get educated about this issue. Please.

This is a awesome link because in my experience the best information comes from well written and well informed blogs. Journalism is slowly dying and the internet will become the future of responsible journalism (even once reliable sources like the The New York Times and The BBC fall into partisan and biased reporting.) Trust me on that.
Tibet: China blocks YouTube, protests spread, bloggers react

Nevertheless:
Tibetans Clash With Chinese Police in Second City, (NEW YORK TIMES)

Tibet unrest spreads beyond Lhasa (THE BBC)

You cant do that!!!!

On "America's Best Dance Crew" Kaba Modern was voted into the bottom two along with BreakSk8. And Yuri messed up in Kaba's routine and Lil Mama pointed it out and Yuri started crying (at the 1:40 mark of the video). HOW DARE LIL MAMA MAKE YURI CRY!!! lol, just playin but JabaWockeez are going to win anyway. Shane Sparks one of the other judges usually points out mistakes, he does it I know he points it out when Status Qou messes up, but I guess he felt that Yuri would have a mental breakdown if he pointed it out, lol.

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Acceptance through Knowledge...

I had my Midterm Critique the other day, and to be honest it was probably the worst crit I ever had. I mean they criticized every little thing they could find. And by they I mean my Turkish professor and a 5th year student. Our other guest critics, David Brienner the head of 2nd year design and another 5th year student were both late. So im standing up there defending my every move and every aspect of my design. And let me tell you the truth... going into a critique you know whether or not you will do well. You know how much work you put into a work. You know how hard you worked to develop the concept. You know whether or not it works. You know you dont have to bullshit in front of people because your work speaks for itself. All that logic got thrown out the window for me. I mean they absolutely lambasted me. The other design students in my class were in awe and shock too. They liked my design, and were as surprised as me when they bashed me. I mean your telling me I got 27 hours of sleep over a 7 day period to get destroyed???? helll naw....That just totally ruined my day, my week, hell even my upcoming spring break. BUT, I did get a B+ for a midterm grade, which is of some consolation.


These were my drawings:



Click Picture For Larger View
They are done with ink on mylar and are on a sheet that is 3 feet high and 6 1/2 feet in length.


Model:(please excuse the poor lighting)



Perspective View



Front Door



Room on Front Facade



Window on Street Side Facade


Street Side Facade



Upstairs Bedroom



Back Door



Stairs Leading Down into the Living Room



Living Room





Site
This is the site we were to build on



Concept
WARNING: Things will get REALLY boring from here now...
Ok we had to biuld a rowhouse from two people of different occupations while including a business. So I decided to have a book store on the lower floor and that a Islamic and Jewish professor would live together and run the business. The whole idea is "Acceptance through Knowledge". The idea of the two different religions living together came from the church across the street. I thought that it would be good for the community if there was a place where you could learn about different cultures and different religions. If you look carefully at the model you can see the form of a open book. And the idea that you have step outside of what you already know about other cultures or religions to accept someone. Thats why whenever you move on to the next floor in my house, the stairs lead you outside before they lead you back inside to the next floor. And there is a bunch of other stuff I really dont feel like typing. And apparently my critics hated it.

the sickest lyricist in the game is not a rapper...

... its Barack Obama

ohhhh babyyyy

A good looking girl that can vibe to Nasir Jones???? Number one way to steal my heart for sure... I can even forgive the thick korean accent. This is Yu-Bin of the Korean pop girl "Wondergirls. And besides her the rest of the group is irrelevant.

Everyday Normal Guy...

*dies*

L.A. Korean Town's Korean culture to be made into a film

According to the Korean Content News Team:

"A film dealing with the Koreans' unique marriage and family culture as reflected in the marriage of a Korean couple in L.A. Korean Town has begun shooting.The Wedding Palace, the Korean version of My Big Fat Greek Wedding and based on the life of Christine Yoo (Yoo, Mi-Na), the director of the film, is the story of a 29-year-old Korean man working for a U.S. advertising company who is being pressured by his parents to marry before he becomes thirty to put an end to the marriage curse in his family.

"This film is a fun and feel-good romantic comedy that deals with the Koreans' unique marriage culture," said Yoo. "I hope that this film will break the Americans' preconception of the Koreans and will introduce to the world the Koreans' humor and marriage culture."

This film will show not only the family culture of the Koreans who have immigrated to and live in the U.S. but also their pride in the Korean culture. The staffs of the film are currently looking for locations that can serve as the main backdrops of the film, such as hospitals, restaurants, norae-bang (karaoke) bars, and wedding shops in L.A. Korean Town. The film will also tap the people in L.A. Korean Town to be its supporting actors to make the film a community undertaking of L.A. Korean Town.

The Wedding Palace is expected to become the most truthful film about Korean culture in L.A. Korean Town in the U.S. The first scene of the film shows a Korean baby's first birthday party, which shows the Koreans' desire to follow their traditional culture.

Ok, first of all I know west coast culture may be different from us folk here in the east, but are you telling me that L.A.'s Korean Town is that much different from the one in NYC? I mean in NYC we have two Korean Towns -- one in Manhattan, one in Queens -- both of them are they same culture wise. Although many miles separate L.A. from NYC I doubt that the culture is that drastically different. I do not want to assume anything but I will in this case and say that Koreans dry-clean the same way on both coasts. (I wonder if anyone will catch that joke.)

Secondly, movies with loud explosions and special effects put me to sleep while I own every joint Disney/Pixar film ever made. Also I think Lost in Translation is my favorite movie of all time, so take my thoughts on movies with a grain of salt.

Whew, with that disclaimer out the way let me say my expectations on this movie is very, VERY, VERY low, but I feel like the potential that this film has is fascinating.

View From my Tabletop Room

Midterm Critiques are on Monday which means as of right now until 10pm Monday I will not be sleeping...
And i havent done a "view from my table top" in a while, although I had many of them. And im thinking about making a new blog called "View From My Table Top" "a picture and a thousand words" really has nothing to do with me anymore after my teammates jumped ship. ehhh, maybe.