The Last Stretch

It's December! It's Crit Week! It's all...just a mess! 

So, I thought I would take some time off being stressed out and update this good ole' blog of mine. Recent epiphanies include, ditching graphic design/visual communication all together and just focusing on drawing and illustration. I actually have a career advising meeting in about...seven hours. I'm desperately hoping it will enlighten me and guide me in my internship search for the summer. I can't believe i'm applying for internships again, I feel like summer and working at ZenWu was not so long ago...sigh. Depressing rant over. I should think of more exciting things to blog about hehe 

I found some black and whites from a roll I developed last semester. The majority Olympus E-PM1 Pen 12MP 3X Optical Zoom Black Digital Camera (Google Affiliate Ad)are scattered pictures of Chicago and the middle ones are my friend's performance piece! I'm still shopping for a new film camera...I should probably learn to load my film properly too 
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To all students, good luck on your final papers/presentations/exams/critiques!! Hang in there guys, Christmas is reeeeealllll soon. 

I can't wait to get on that plane back to Hong Kong. 

Love,

Addie 

Vietnom

Doing a second post today because sadly, I am bored at work. I've finished the projects my boss had me working on and now I am just killing time till my last day (Wednesday) hehe. Technically I am supposed to be working on the red packets designs but, I need a breather.

So, here are some more of my film photos from my Cambodia/Vietnam trip! The previous post was Cambodia so these are from Vietnam. Firstly, can I just say that Vietnamese people are so so so nice. Everyone we spoke to was so friendly and helpful, it really made the trip that (<------>) much better. And of course all the food was absolutely scrumptious, despite all the walking we did I definitely gained weight. I loss count of how many "Oh, this is just a pre-meal snack" Banh Mis we had. Sew goode.

From Cambodia we proceeded to Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Hanoi and then Ha Long Bay. I lovedddd Hanoi, I can definitely see myself moving and living there some point in my life. Getting a huge studio in the old city and just wandering, ahhhh. The old city reminded me so much of Shanghai's French Concession although, it made me a wee bit sad because I wasn't going back to Shanghai this summer.

I will stop blabbering on about this amazing country and trip now. So as per usual, enjoy the pictures :)

  Oh hayhayhay and check out my 500px page! I have not put many photos on it yet but heeeeyyyy check it out please ----> www.500px.com/addiechong

Also, I need this shirt. Its so kewl, no?

 

And its 6pm! End of yet another work day and I am off to the second hand book store with the angry Indian owners to find Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  I will report back if I find any deliciously old beautiful books. 

xx

Birthday Dinner

 This is a food post! 


So, for my birthday as I said in my previous post, I went to PS Cafe in Singapore with a couple of my friends. In my opinion, it was amazing. Before going, I did read some bad reviews but ignored them because a friend had recently been there and said we had to go. 
It was SOO GOOOD.

I got the:
Rose and Berries Sangria 
Truffle Fries!!
Lulu's "Leftover" Lasagna  
Double Chocolate Blackout Cake


No, I am not 1000 kilos. We shared the fries and the cake :) I recommend everything I ate because, it was all absolutely delicious. If you're ever in Singapore, gogo! They have multiple outlets but the one we went to at Dempsey Hill had such a nice ambiance, it would be a lovely brunch place as well.

We were soso full that we decided to walk around Dempsey Hill after and take pictures. A lot of them were a tad blurry so I was really disappointed after uploading my pictures :( 

My dress is from TopShop, bag from Urban Outfitters and necklace+shoes from Marni. 

*Sidenote: The Marni shoes are the most comfortable pair of heels I have ever worn in my life.

The First 2012

So, it's been a long whileee mi friends. My last post was 2011 and now, it is already JULY 2012. I can not believe how fast time is moving nowadays. Please stop, time! 

Anyways, it was my birthday yesterday, woohoo. Well, not really, because turning 20 was definitely a reality smack in the face. Shits getting real, people. Oh and did I mention I was in Singapore?

Okay, updatesupdates. SINCE my last post, I have

1. decided to leave the fashion program (it was making my life utterly depressing, did I mention I broke down during a crit? yeah.)  and am moving towards illustration and visual communication.

2. moved out of the dorms and found an apartment with my lovely friend Erica. I can't wait to decorate! 

3. went to Vietnam and Cambodia with my family for 2 weeks

4. finally came back to Singapore and am now interning for Zen Wu Design (practicing dem illustrator/photoshop skillz) 

That seems like an adequate amount of updates for half a year, right?
 and back to my birthday! I went to dinner with two of my friends at PS Cafe on Dempsey Hill. It was beyond amazing, I will post pictures tonight.

For now here are some film photos from and Cambodia. The first half was taken in the countryside while we were on an ATV tour and then second half is Angkor Watt. Everything was so so beautiful, it was nice not to be trapped between tall buildings for a change. 

*Taken with my Minolta XG-1

:)