An Rong

There’s hope.

The sound of the sprinkler turning, as we lay on our couches watching television.

A friend once told me, the people you eat most with, are the people you care most for.

Many lonely dinners later, I realize, it’s true.

Hey all,

I’m up in Rochester, NY. Been a crazy couple of weeks here. I’m homesick like hell, and finally understand how lonely it can be.

this was the last photo ever taken from inside what use to be my 2005 Rav 4, I got into a car accident where my car flipped and rolled 3-4 times. The photo was taken as the firefighters rescued me from my car which was upside down when they saved me.

That is what happened to my dear vehicle. I am thankful for my life, and thankful that i was able to walk away from it. I hope the person i got into the accident with is safe and doing well and healthy.

Upstate/Western New York has been an experience so far, it feels as if this quiet depression has fallen upon me in my time here. I guess this is what most of America is like, the constant struggle of just trying to get through another day. I myself have felt it, the idling, the not understanding why nothing is open or why no events of my interest happen.

There are moments of still ness that evoke the ideas of America in me, yet this definition was the one fed to me by my suburban right wing social studies teachers.

Baseball represents much of what is this country, and American culture is very much emulated by Baseball.

Yet there’s always still hope for breaking this self-made prison.

“Love is harder to find than a job.” – Helen “Fay Jue” Ong

Was in Bean Town last week, aka Boston. Spent some time with some important people, saw an amazing Blue Man Show, performed at an open mic, felt the love of those who love me as much as i love them. It was an amazing week, it seems the city of Boston has opened up to me a bit. Much love to Alice for housing me, my gratitude will never be expressed in words for you, next time I ned to take a portrait of you.

Alice<3

Charles Kim, the master of divinity. Congrats on graduating from Harvard Grad School!!!

Chilling on the corner with 1/2 of the favorite B’s after a nice bike ride around Jamaica Plains!

My favorite couple, the love y’all show me, it’s something I appreciate deeply and love y’all for it.

Channelling my inner Lee Freidlander

Blue man on the run.

Late night vibing

Kongo, the Renaissance man. You are my black and white photo of this post haha. You are also the bomb diggity. Much love!

That’s Stankface. Stay tuned for the multimedia piece I am putting together on the one and only. Chucky Kim.

School’s over for the semester, next semester is coming up soon! like 5 months haha.

Anyway, had the pleasure and honor of photographing, Geo, (formerly known as, Geologic), Aka Prometheus Brown of the Seattle Hip Hop group, The Blue Scholars.  Been trying to get Geo to let me photograph him for close to a year now.

Here’s the polaroid

Going to go up to Boston Next week! Boston Fam, Holla at your boy!

Hey Ya’ll come on through this Saturday to Holla for Japan at the BitterEnd in the West Village! It’s for a great cause and it’s great music!

Check out the documentary on the inspiration for such a beautiful occasion!  Shot by Three-half back in December!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1LPshjB65I

See y’all there!

Been working further on my project.

Moving on in life, Big brother Taiyo was right when he said, people in your life are like different seasons. I’m just waiting for mine that’s going to be all 4.

Holla for Japan is coming up this weekend, I hope to see all of y’all there. I am excited again to see my cali fam!

Picture is when I got caught in the rain with my new friends Chee and Fefe

I’ve noticed that given enough time to myself, I over analyze any and every situation. Maybe that’s why I love what i do, only moment when i can analyze and feel but gotta act on it.