So I have recently learned something after self-reflection. I always realized that the way I see things isn’t always how others will see them. Of course, makes sense, right? Well,… I think that most of us take this for granted. When we look at photos for instance, the artist saw something that we wouldn’t normally see. I may see a wall, but the photographer managed to take the picture at such an angle that it’s no longer a wall but something else! They introduce you to new things, open your mind to a world that you normally don’t get to experience. After taking photos myself for over a year, it’s finally dawned on me. I would always strive to be creative, but it’s not something you can force, rather you need to open your mind to it. I have some new photos that I like very much and enjoyed every minute taking them (even though they probably only took one minute in total). I may sound crazy, but see for yourself:
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Surprise!
So I arrived at my apartment yesterday after a long trudging day of work. I recieved a letter from the energy company (a letter in which I can’t read) that gives me a date and a phone number. Well,.. I assume the date is the time I have till my electricity goes off and the telephone number is to some poor chap who will have to butcher English. And I mean butcher, like those guys with cleavers and a side of minced pork.
I also received my first pay check after two months of working!! Oh how it was great. Finally, some money in the bank.
Lastly! Oh that’s right,.. ONE MORE THING. I got a package from someone. I was so excited. It was a T-shirt shipped all the way from good old Rhode Island! The D-House family decided to include my name on their shirt and not only that; Josh, Maiko, Bob (Duhum), Steve (Seungtae), Yuseon, Yunji, and Kan bought me one and sent it to me! You guys are fantastic, thank you so much. It really meant a lot to me. Also thanks to the D-House and D-House staff for including my name on the shirt. Good luck to all of you! I hope you had a great year at URI!
Lost in a World
I never really thought about it much before till I got here. People in the US do the same,… just not to the same extent. I was riding the train the other day and was listening to my music. I took a look around the train and say maybe half the people doing the same while the other half were either asleep or completely enthralled with their phones. That’s when I put away my headphones…
People are so lost in the world they have created that they are missing everything that is happening around them. Even I am guilty of it most of the time. I am starting to unplug myself and listen to everyday occurrences that go on. I know Tim C. would probably disagree, but something as simple as the birds chirping can be relaxing. I enjoy it, much more than my music anyway. I wonder if I am missing something.
A Story on Cars
Hold on, I am going to hop into my Toyota Corolla “Super Windy Edition” and blow right into a Daihatsu Move making it a Daihatsu Naked. Now where did my Toyota Homey go….. Oh Japan, a laugh around every corner.
The Narrow Road of Impending DOOM!
And there I was, on a narrow strip of pavement. To my right speeding cars hogging the road. To my left the murky awesomeness of the rice paddy that I would soon be swimming in….. No, I didn’t actually swim in it…. no I didn’t do that either. So drivers here are the suck. They feel this burning passion to own the road. That’s not mentioning the fact that for some reason when parking their cars need the space of a tractor trailer to get in and out. Forget backing up. What’s parallel parking again? Oh that’s right, swing a wide left here and knock that kid into some poor defenseless old women on a bicycle. Speed bump action, AWAY!
Coming and Going
Here’s a post,… sort of dedicated to Sanjiv. So what’s “Good Bye.” I won’t get all philosophical, but in reality is good bye a symbol for the end? Some people think so, kind of like a “Sayonara Mato san.” In reality I am not leaving, but I’ll be around in the memories you have of me and vice versa. No worries, the next time we meet there will be more to be had. It’s a little difficult to explain my thinking at the moment but let’s see how you fair after this.
What is good bye to you? Sit there, think on it. Good,…. Bye. What’s so good about it? I’ll tell you, I left you with memories you will never forget and the anticipation that more will come! Keep in touch with me and I will always do the same.
Japan here I come, am I ready? Toujours la chance, beaucoups de langues melangent dans la tete. Pas possible d’expliquer. Peut-etre une journee je vais comprendre. A ce moment je suis content d’habiter la vie quand meme. Merci tout le monde. Ganbatte mina!
Impressionnant ou pas?
I guess my personality has dulled in the past few years. I know that friendships come and go as much as everything else does on this earth, but it’s a little unnerving. I guess maybe I’m not as “impressionnant” as before. It has certainly been hard, but I give it my best shot anyways. I try to use these websites as a means to recollect as well as spread my thoughts to everyone that takes the time to read it. Maybe I’m looking in the wrong direction. Lately things have been hard hitting and I can only imagine they will get worse with my move coming due soon. I wonder what things will be like for me when I do finally leave here. I guess I will have to wait and see.
A photo worth a friendship
I am trying to discern the importance or link between a photo and a friendship. Of course photos can show the bond between friends, the link to life and the excitement it provides for us. What of those situations where people make photos an extreme, a hate or a love? Do we find it bothersome? What happens when someone wants you to delete a photo they hate but seems to depict their happiness? What do we do in such a conundrum? The lines are thin here. I hold photography as a great hobby and graphical display of the diversity in life. Why should we delete what we remember in our heads?
New York, New York
This weekend was one crazy weekend. Met some great people, did some networking, and spent time in good company all while in the great city of NY. I can’t really express it because it was spent in three languages and a mess of crazy fun such as my search for cheesecake! I have new inspirations and even created aspirations! I am looking forward to my future life and have become a little more thoughtful as to what my life may develop in to. This all came from talking with the resident Frenchman, Canadian, Norwegian and fellow American. More will come to follow, as my thoughts begin to settle from crazy shaking that has occurred this weekend.
Back on Attack
Well, I finally got my act together. After a crazy summer and three months of losing my mind, I will be back on the prowl writing and doing my own thing. Since I have no planned future and finding work has been a bane to my existence I have decided to pursue my own endeavors. Check here from time to time because things will be changing!