So far in 2016 I’ve:

· Sat in a lot of cafes for many hours in front of my laptop (holla @ Presso )
· Solved all the puzzles in Professor Layton & the Diabolical Box
· Finally read the Kite Runner, which has been on my to read list for years
· Started trimming down my beauty collection by giving a lot of unused stuff away to friends
· Replaced my old chair w/ this cool colored one from Ikea
· Collected 45/49 cats in #NEKOATSUME

I also started combing through my photo archives so look out for a bunch of posts that are basically “dinner I had that one time back in 2012.” One day I will open Lightroom and there won’t be anything to edit.

Hope your 2016 is going well! I just scored some EXO tickets so I’m pretty psyched, but I need to hustle on my portfolio.

I wanted to stop by with a quick update before I try to start posting regularly again (did I ever?). Recently I made a decision about the direction that my professional life was taking and even though I wasn’t certain it was the right thing to do at the time, I’m at peace with that decision a month later. At the start of 2015, I told myself that this was going to be the year that I learn to be kind to myself and I tried to remind myself of this every time things got tough. I honestly didn’t do a very good job in the last few months, but ultimately I am very proud to have taken this step that I knew I had to in order to move forward. So here’s to a new year and a fresh start

Wishing you all good health, love, and happiness in 2016.

Happy (almost end of) June! I hope 2015 has been treating you well ♡

Swinging by to apologize for vanishing for half a year. Work has been kicking my ass/consuming my life, but I’m trying hard to remember to take care of myself & my wellbeing. I want to make this a year that I will be proud of & I wish the same to all of you. I’ll be back really soon!!! But in the meantime ✧ remember to stay hydrated, moisturized, & SPF-ed ✧

January started with a meetup of the marketing class girls, M, H, S and Yaling, to catch up in the only way we knew how – 4 solid hours of karaoke marathon at Duet followed by an abundance of Korean food. I wish I had some cute group photos to share, but I tried a handful of shutter speed, aperture, ISO combos and came up with nothing. :”( I literally have no acceptable photos save for this one shot of yukgaejang. The average human is 65% water, but I am (as you may have gathered from the content of this blog) at least 80% Korean food.

Most of the rest of January consisted of me getting accustomed to work and learning to accept that the planet was going to be a frozen ice pop for all of eternity. The shining light at the end of January was CNY dinner :9 As always, family got together in Brooklyn for a big feast to celebrate the new lunar year.

I apparently did nothing in February but work and shop which is only 1/2 the dream :'(

I’m trying to work on my wardrobe but clothes cost so much $$$$. It’s always a toss up between getting a bunch of cheap things I can switch around or Investing in something of Quality that I can wear for a million years. It’s so much commitment nooo I’m leaving. Instead, let me spend my $$ on stuff like stationery and accessories lmao. I’m in love with my Piyo Simple Cash Book by LIVEWORK and the FolDouble Medium Pouch by invite.L. I picked up both from DesignedByKorea.com~ Also in the photo is the Nature Republic Hand & Nature Apple Mango handcream (the one EXO endorses – apple mango is Baekhyun’s lmao :c) which was a very sweet gift from Acire

March marked two special occasions for our family ♡ My brother’s 22nd birthday & my parents’ 25th wedding anniversary were just a day apart and we celebrated with dinner at Sentosa.

It was delicious! Sentosa always has some great food. It was my first time trying bak kut teh and I think I’m in love because of that heavy herb taste. I don’t know how to say this without people going “HUH,” but I love when certain foods incorporate the taste of herbal medicine and this bak kut teh had it all. The taste of dang gui 當歸 was so strong; I was smitten. I was also crazy about the volcano spare ribs just because .. WHAT LMAO. The entire time I was just like “WHATS HAPPENING WHATS THIS WHAT WHAT” The staff held the packet up for me to photograph LMAOOOOOOOOOOO. Amazing :9

I spent most of March also just concentrating on work so hangouts were far and in between, but I got a chance to see Elias for his birthday (love you love you love you!!) and then rounded out this month with dinner with my college friends whom I’ve missed dearly. Seeing them always reminds me to have some faith in myself because they believe in me so much.

Dinner was Thai food at Qi in Times Square. Food was great and the restaurant was really atmospheric – I loved the decor although I was concerned with how dark the whole place was. My camera was FURIOUS and didn’t cooperate enough to get more photos :( But hey, the point was to enjoy each other’s company which I think we managed to do ♡

And that’s a wrap! Some goals for Q2 would be to work even harder, be kinder to myself and maybe buy said self a present like a new laptop :OOO or a new lens :OOO or a new handbag :OOOOOOO~~

1. I had lunch with Elias waaaaay back in August and we caught up over a ton of Korean food. I haven’t been very good about meeting up with friends and it had been a long time since we last saw each other, but as always, it was easy to pick up right where we left off. SCANDALOUS CONVERSATION FOR HOURS ♡

2. Had all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled and it was a rather miserable experience.

3. I picked up swimming this summer!!! Or rather, resumed swimming after not doing so regularly since I was in high school. It was exhausting the first two weeks and I could barely do a lap without wanting to keel over, but it became a lot easier the more I did it (like all things right?). It’s taking a lot of self-motivation and determination to continue with it since I go in at 6AM and it’s really a struggle keeping myself from crawling back into bed. I fell back into bad habits this month when the pool was closed for cleaning, and I could feel my health getting weird so I really have to push through with starting again this week now that the pool has re-opened. It’s going to be such a test when winter rolls around. Check this membership out! Full access to all the rec centers in NYC for $25 if you’re 18 – 24 years of age. It’s a great opportunity and so much cheaper than a gym membership.

4. Working on my eyebrows, working on my hair. I’m trying to get over the heebie jeebies that plucking gives me so it’s a slow journey, but it’s happening!! I also officially gave up on heat styling and trying to learn how to manage/love/baby my natural hair.

5. Job apps. haha. sigh.

6. Read more books, watched more movies, listened to more music (‘High Society’ – summer mix & “It’s you, entire” – part 1 of a series of songs about love)

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