ari, preview ...

annat had her baby (i.e. my first maternity shoot) about three months ago, went back to shoot little ari. here's a teaser, will be processing this weekend after travels.

the standard hotel, hollywood ...

last week, will be back next week, but the standard was an interesting hotel to stay at. comfy bed, obscure furnishings, bright bold colors, it was great ...







manual stitch ...


most interesting of thermostat dials ...

what i ate today ...

i flew into la on sunday and was fortunate enough to spend some time and meet up with some friends and family. first up was the vietnamese noodle bar in glendale. it's yet another one of these locales where there are no signs on the storefront, just a simple number, no other markings. weird la'ians.

ordered up the shrimp eggrolls, a shrimp crepe, and bun bo (almost dry noodle soup). food was fantastic! eggrolls were piping hot and delicious.



crepe was crispy and tasty although my mother would probably say they were not exactly flavorful therefore not authentic.



and the bun bo, well i was disappointed when they brought the bowl out, because in my younger years when my mother or grandmother made this dish, it always came out with this deep caramel golden/reddish brown color. this serving was pale, stark, grey-ish. aesthetics aside, it was absolutely delicious!!!



well, after lunch, i headed down to westminster to see my grandparents and cousins, of course to eat! this time it was at brodard restaurant. i ordered the usual vietnamese fare of: eggrolls, summer rolls:


a bowl of meatball (nem nuong) noodles:


as well as munching off many orders on the table of nem nuong spring rolls, which were absolutely delicious:


all in all, i pretty much spent the day eating, it was quite delicious and i would love to return back to both locations ...