Toronto for Christmas 2006

To read about our trip, go here.

Here are some of my favourite shots (taken on Dec 24, 2006 with Fujifilm FinePix F30):

Dundas and Yonge, looking more and more crowded with every visit:

Queen street with one of many streetdog vendors:

Nathan Philips Square skating rink:

Atlanta

Took my new Fujifilm FinePix F30 for a spin in Atlanta.
The Georgia Aquarium was worth the visit!


View of downtown Atlanta from the 37th floor of the Marriott Marquis:

Beaver Creek, CO

First snowboarding trip of the season! I hope to do at least another before it's over...

All shots taken with the SD300.

The ride up Centennial Express:


JJ took this shot with the jagged snowy peaks in the distance:


Read about our trip here.

Koryo brunch

Whenever we need a Korean food fix, you usually come to Koryo since it's close by. Recently, they decided to do an all-you-can-eat brunch. The logistics aren't very well thought out since it's a order-as-you-eat structure and they're slow and limit you to 3 orders per table at a time. It's strange. AND they put a lot of presentation into the dish. For an all-you-can-eat brunch, it's almost unnecessary but I still do appreciate how pretty everything looks. Taken with SD300...

Koryo calamari with dumplings in the background:


Bulgogi-stuffed mushrooms:

San Francisco - Golden Gate Bridge

On our recent trip to San Francisco, we had the opportunity to take a ton of photos :)
Read about the trip here.

This was my money shot with the Rebel XT! JJ had many too!

Mon Ami Gabi

I would say that the food at Mon Ami Gabi isn't as good as the food at Brasserie Jo. The space is also more cramped but this makes up for it!

Trevi Fountain, Rome

Of the hundreds of photos we took on our trip to Rome, I have to say that this one is my favourite!

Taken on July 16, 2006 (this one was taken with Canon SD300 and it turned out the best!)


See all our photos here.

Loop Skyline

Loop skyline at dusk

Taken on July 4, 2006 with Canon Rebel XT

Cloud Gate 9, Millennium Park

The "bean" is open again! New and brilliantly polished! This thing is awesome. Perfect stop on a lazy afternoon after my exam!!!!! :D

Rebel XT on April 28, 2006


JJ's favourite:


And inside the bean:

Downtown view from Diversey Yacht Club

An older picture (still winter!) taken with my S400 that I really like and am using as my desktop. Check out those flying ducks! Imagine what I could've done with the 350D - ducks up close and in action!

mid-April t-storms bring end-of-April flowers!

So what if that doesn't rhyme :)

Taken with Canon Rebel XT:

Rainy Sunday

No, not Lazy Sunday...
Hmm... it was sort of lazy considering I seemed to have slept quite a bit.
We had tons of thunderstorms here in Chicago.
Here's a look at how I (and Rebel XT) was feeling:

First batch of experiments

With our brand new Canon 350D and the amazing 50mm f1.8 lens, we did a little experimentation on the classic "water droplet" study.

See the results, here.

Study break

These days, I'm surrounded by words because I am studying for an exam.
So here is what it's inspired me to do haha

Taken on April 11, 2006:

News!

I am very excited as the Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT) is on its way!
Stay tuned for some experimental shots :)

Chopping Block class - Cupid's Arrow

JJ and I did our first cooking class together at the Chopping Block.
For pictures and commentary, click here

Memories of Yoshinoya?!

Back when I was in NYC, Bobby, Jonathan, and I went to Yoshinoya to eat that super cheap but so satisfyingly-good-once-in-a-while beef bowl. It was just so worth it because it filled you up for something like 3 bucks. But it was greasy so you couldn't eat it all the time.
Anyways, I finally found the microwaveable version of that! It's a little over 2 bucks... bought it from Chinatown but it doesn't have as much beef. Who cares! It tastes like it! :D

Taken on Feb 3, 2006: lunch in the office

Year of the Dog

Even though I missed the Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown, Chicago, I was able to catch a little bit of traditional lion dance in front of certain stores and restaurants to spread the wealth (lettuce).

Taken on Jan 29, 2006:

Night scenes of Chicago

I finally went to the trendy West Loop area to have dinner with some friends at the National Association of Asian American Professionals. Haha. I just went to check it out... I didn't join, probably better that way. Met some pretty cool people, Josina and Justin (another one haha). The dinner was at Dragonfly but it wasn't that good nor was the event that interesting. Instead, I took some night pictures around West Loop on the way home. I had a shot from the El at the Clinton stop but it didn't turn out so well so I'm replacing it with a shot I took a while back at the Chicago stop.

Taken on Jan 22, 2006: Sears Tower with the apartments PT in the foreground


Taken on Jan 22, 2006: view of the Dan Ryan (I90/94) from the Randolph bridge


Taken on Jan 22, 2006: the newly renovated Lake stop on the red line


Taken on Nov 26, 2005: the El (Chicago stop) with view of downtown

New Tokyo, East Lakeview, Chicago

Also taken a while back when Justin came to visit for Thanksgiving. He ordered this beautiful sashimi platter. My favourite value deal there is the Bento Box A (chicken teriyaki, miso soup, salad, sushi, and rice!) but not as photogenic as the sashimi platter!

Taken on Nov 27, 2005: sashimi platter

Happy Chef, Chinatown, Chicago

I took this picture a while back in November 2005 but three people (Hongsa, JJ, and me) ate all this dim sum! Probably the best dim sum I've had in Chicago so far. JJ and I went again on Chinese New Year (Jan 29, 2006).

Taken Nov 6, 2005:

Happy 2006!

Salah's place was hopping with booze... met some cool people (the "kimchi" gang?!) hahaha... thanks Salah, for inviting us over.

Taken on Dec 31, 2005: Salah's fully-stocked fridge


Chris's place was hopping with... uh... well, let's just say that Bryan and Phil were involved :P
Cheers to a new year; thanks Andrew for bringing champagne and Chris for using your place!

Taken on Dec 31, 2005: Champagne in milk and all the wrong glasses - ghetto!

Tiffany pot roast

Tiffany is always the gracious host who will take every opportunity to throw a food party! :D Thanks Tiff!
It was so great to see everyone at once; among friends... I do miss that.

Taken on Dec 27, 2005: my favourite picture the whole night (Jason and I armed with our cameras)

Justin birthday dinner

Ryan, Sharmin, JJ and I celebrated with Justin on his birthday with a dinner in Greektown and desserts at Demetre. We're so hip...

Taken on Dec 26, 2005: Justin, pondering his menu