2 dozen.

...years.

a birthday and some thoughts.

i'm feeling a little uninspired, but it's been awhile since my last update, and it's not like i've been thinking any less.

so, instead, a few photos and a video.

something about waking up and seeing these starts my day off right.

for the first time ever, i spent a weekend in the world of comics: wondercon!

it also happened to be iPad launch weekend, so this picture pretty much sums it up.

that's right, lambo has discovered his alterego.

krypto, the super dog!

the past month has been amazing. 

i feel like i'm finally settling into my life here in san francisco,

finding the places i belong,

discovering the things i want to do and become,

making meaningful memories,

and creating lasting relationships.

it's a community of friends, coworkers, and adventurous minds.

we may not all be the same (although we're probably equally geeky),

but they're my favorite because they embrace life with as much passion as i do.

i put lambo in michael & robert's hands and this is what happens.
good thing lambo's used to it :)

it may not have been huge, but it was a super special birthday.

if i knew how to embed a video from mobileme, it'd be here... but for now, just follow the link :)

http://gallery.me.com/jochin/100114

06.august 2009

goodbye, da-yi-ma (auntie patty)

we're really going to miss you


say hi to po-po for us in heaven!!

<3

[COMIC]blastfromthepast

when i was little, i always remembered my brother sitting at the dining table in the morning with his bowl of cereal and the funnies page...
and ever since i was old enough, i've loved going through the newspapers and reading the comics as well (particularly the sunday paper - in color!)

comic strips are timeless... they have a way of captivating your attention and imagination, making you laugh without infiltrating your brain the way tv does.

while cleaning out my desk for justin, i came across a stack of comics that i enjoyed and clipped.

for your enjoyment...









we're celebrating halloween 3 months early ;)

old friends, new places

friday night was my night off, so i thought it would be fun to call a few friends up for drinks.
we hit up neomeze in old town pasadena - i love this place! it was my second time here since ronnie's bday and definitely didn't disappoint.

after gathering inside and some brief introductions, we quickly came to the realization that i was among some my oldest (long time) friends.

fiona, vince, and joanne lee

it feels good to have that connection with people, and to know that they're still around after all these years of change, growth, and distance.

let's start with #1.
joanne lee and i have known each other since i was 5 and she was 3.
her mom helped my parents buy our house in san gabriel!

and here we are, 18 years later.
happy 21st, doll =)

#2 comes fiona. we've known each other for 11 years and she still makes me laugh.

#3 is vince. ironically. i always regarded him as one of my oldest friends.
we've been best friends for 9 years... and through everything, i think we're still best friends.

our girly drinks: carribean mojito, razzle, and melon margarita.
vince wasn't included. he got a beer.

and then this week, i hung out with tay-che... formerly yun-che, now known as taylor.
i call her tay-che.
sophisticated chicago girl now, no more short skirts and skin-revealing beach wear for her.
it feels good to grow up.




and to end this post,
here's a very entertaining video of henry at wokcano after neomeze on friday night.
enjoy! =]

love in paper form

[things i've realized from my paper past]

In preparation for this impending move, i finally shut myself in my room and tackled two sterilite shoeboxes that have been sitting around with my collection of notes, cards, and sentimental stuff.
(if anybody has a thing for stationary, i have a nice stack that you can have)
this all came in perfect timing, these little bits of love in a box.


a note that i came across was from someone i was really close with in jr high and through hs until she moved.
i was so naiive and sheltered at this time that i never realized the significance of the world around us. i read this last night and was surprised at how much i agree with it now, 6 years later, and didn't even think anything of it back then.

it said, "i really hope i get to go back to cali, before we all go off to college; i don't think i'll be attending school there, because i've my mind set on going somewhere else. it's experience that counts, and i don't want to be staying in one place for too long. there's so much to see out there, and when you travel, i hope you look up at the big world and say, "Life is beautiful"

(thanks christy)



these little pieces of paper showed me how much i've changed, grown, and how lucky i was to have certain people around me.

my grandmother sent me a birthday card every year, in chinese, so i never knew what they said but they mean the world to me still.

i had a stack of notes from high school, when all the girls would write to each other about nothing at all, on super fobby stationary and that was life.






i kept in touch with few people in high school, and while it's kind of a bittersweet feeling to look back and know that i left some people behind, i think it helped me to move on from that stage in my life and become more independent.
the ones that keep in contact with me are amazing and supportive (i don't think i appreciate them enough) and they, too, have grown into amazing people.



this was on written on my dorm door before he disappeared for 3 years haha


a lot of my transition into college was influenced by going to spop



and then a lot of who i am today was influenced by being a spop staffer.









Aldor[m] experience was.... interesting, to say the least.
i learned a lot, and grew up a lot too. lost some friends, and grew some more.
being in ASuci was another way i wanted to be involved, and i think it really fit my post-spop college life at the time.





i really have come a long way and accomplished a lot throughout the 4.25 years of my college career. every single thing has been an experience that has built me to who i am today and although my parents may think that i'm troubled, i think i turned out ok.



the full collection of scans can be viewed on my flickr.
<3