"Visual Volumes" by. Jason Angeles

This past Wednesday (Sept. 1) my homie, Jason Angeles published his first photography project titled: Visual Volumes, a 70-page composition of his latest work as a freshly acclaimed photographer (and graphic designer). This project features portraits of different individuals stemming from all over the Bay Area network. From SJ to SF, each photo encapsulates a different scene aesthetic complimenting Jason's vision.

To sum it up: Every inch of this book truly illustrates the capacity of his imagination.



Below is the piece I wrote for this project alone. It revolves around the title I created for him. You can find this featured in the intro of his book.

Visual Volumes (August 18, 2010):

"In creation to the volumes of our vision, we seek a universe where our creativity comfortably illuminates the art our mind cultivates. Whether the art form we see is just a mindfield of our own imagination or a mere projection of our ambiguity, our perception is captivated by the endless possibilities of our chosen lenses." (c) Aileen Pagdanganan

(click the photo above for more pictures)

Again special thanks to Jason for allowing my words and I to be apart of this project. You're on your way to doing amazing things, bruh. I'm sure this is just one of many future projects to come. DFF 2.0 perhaps?!

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Take a peek at all the photos here.
Purchase the book here.

I'd like to introduce you to...

My new roommate, Mikka :)


(Doesn't she look like she's smiling?!)

When my bro came home from work on Wednesday, he spontaneously brought home this 3-year old "corgimo" (a mix breed of corgi & eskimo). Cute eh? She's such an attention whore and such a huge diva though, haha. All the qualities I've never witnessed in my past pets. Most of them were pretty chill and independent. But this one? She is HELLA hyper. When I mean "hyper" I mean bouncing-off-the-walls-barking-like-crazy-chasing-her-own-tail-type-of-hyper. She barely sits still.

And if this dog knows you're not looking at her she'll do something so that you'll notice her. Last night I found her chewing on the couch just cause I was too busy reading "Eat Pray Love." She began growling once I dropped her tennis ball and picked up my book. I assume if it deters away from playing with her, she goes on a rage. So you can probably see how irritated I was when I first met her. I cherish my solitude, which is exactly what this dog hates. She hates being alone. It's only been two days and I've realized quickly that this dog can't eat, drink or sleep without someone next to her. When I'm in the bathroom she cries as if I'm never gonna come out. All this aforementioned behavior makes me believe that it probably stems from her previous owner who may have neglected her from time to time? I really don't know. Whatever the case is though Mikka's clingy.

However, I kinda don't mind that she is. Her clinginess has been keeping me balanced... to an extent. She never leaves my side and she always keeps me entertained. In addition, she's like my alarm clock, haha. Mikka makes sure I'm always awake at 8am every morning and makes it a habit that I jog with her twice a day. So if anything this dog is not only a pain in the ass, but she's serving to be a good influence on my health, haha. See? Balance.


I'm so attached already!

My summer diet in SJ

I can't stop going to Japantown for shaved ice (with ice cream in the middle!).

Fresh meat: 2005

I was looking through my photobucket albums and this is what I found:



It's a picture of Kim and I in our old dorm room, Hayes-Healy #603. This was our first week in college. Look how precious we were. mwahahaha.

sidenote: I have no idea what we're doing in the picture. Exercising maybe? Stretching? Dancing?

Kick Push

The main thing I love about summers in San Jose are summer nights in San Jose. The weather couldn't be anymore perfect.