+ melrose trading post

Today, after waking up at 2pm, I rushed off to catch the bus (my bike is taking haven at the office) to the Melrose Trading Post. On the corner of Melrose/Fairfax in a school parking lot, $2 gets you into a street market bustling with hipsters.

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02/20/11/ city/ shop/

+ rainy weekends

great. it’s finally the weekend, and it is unseasonably rainy.
my bike says, “stay in!”


02/18/11/ city/

+ luke chueh: the contemptorary

this evening, Luke Chueh was in town (well, the Corey Helford Gallery), for opening reception of his new exhibit, “The Contemptorary”, a showcase of, as you might expect, his trademark (and unfortunately victimized) white bears.

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02/12/11/ art/

+ a model house

on friday, i had the opportunity to help out at a photoshoot by Steve King of NAKAHOUSE by XTEN, and i ended up being pulled in by the crew to model in a model’s (very beautiful) home!

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02/12/11/ architecture/ city/ photo/

+ JOHNNY CUPCAKES


On my first weekend exploring Los Angeles, I did what I did in New York: hit up the shops! Though these areas are not quite easily as accessible as New York’s shopping districts (I miss the metro, and the ability to walk everywhere), I managed to hit up a few stores on Melrose/Fairfax.

Johnny Cupcakes, anyone?

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02/06/11/ shop/ style/

+ SAM is HOME

I wanted to at once wish a belated happy chinese new years to everyone (I guess, though, geared towards asians), and plug my comrade, Sam at at Sam is Home.  She is a crazy (tall) photographer/bake-er/designer/fashion-er/cool person to talk to.

And I do mean TALL.


02/03/11/ style/

+ NEW STUFF COMING

hold on a sec!

i just moved to LA and to coincide with new photos and new stuff, i am going to work on making a new site…be back!


01/31/11/ city/