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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:17:04 GMT

Hi!!

Long time no see my fellow xanga-ers. I have long since retired from this blogsite but I'm still bloggin'

Come visit me!!
http://www.cynthia-chung.blogspot.com/

:)

A Night of Reflecting

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:10:31 GMT

Ah Zangar. How long it's been since I've written an entry with real substance.

I'm having a bit of trouble falling asleep. I think I'm just really nervous to embark on my evil Monday. It's going to be terrible. I have to shoot in the studios at 8AM, then pray I finish by 1030AM, then go to class, then go to work until 6PM, then go to class again.

I laid down in bed at 12AM.. and I couldn't fall asleep, so I decided to take a look at my old xanga entries, even further back til my old account of "tifatifa". It's hilarious how immature I used to be. The way I used to type, speak and act-gah.. I am so embarassed!! Thank God no one has access to those entries but myself.

I cant believe I'm 21.
It's starting to dawn on me.. full-fledged-style. It feels like I was just 15 like a few months ago, dreaming about movie stars, fantasizing about the 'dream job'. But here I am now, more than halfway finished with my college education and obviously nervous about where I'm going to be in the next 5 years. Honestly, I have to say, I'm pretty amazed at myself for how much I've grown, learned and gained understanding in the experiences that I've been through. Transferring colleges was one of the biggest and most difficult decisions of my life, but I feel as though it was the best one.

It's true what they say about how the longer you live, the more wise you become. It's also pretty damn scary. I feel like, the older you get, the more hope you lose. I see it in myself. I used to be SO full of hope, dreams and determination.. but.. I seem to be losing a lot of it now. There is no doubt, i still have utter faith in myself to become a successful photographer- however it just seems so much more daunting now, and the stark reality of what my life will be like in the near future is beginning to surface. This doesnt mean I'm giving up.

So hey, where will you be in 5 years?

On a happier note, I was accepted into the Kanazawa Institute of Tech (Sister school of RIT in Japan). I'll be studying abroad this Summer (free ride!) in Japan! :) Jun4 - July18th !!

Friday, December 28, 2007

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:51:06 GMT

It's been a really long and stressful day. However all the waiting paid off! I'd like to announce the birth of my cutey pie nephew, Joshua Chang!! He was 7.6 lbs and very healthy!! He's as cute as a button and had a little fro of hair! I am really happy and would like to say, he was a stubborn little one.. my sister was in labor for about a day, and finally he decided to come out on Dec 27th at 4:26PM

I'm so happy!!!!

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:10:18 GMT

Guys, please meet my newest baby:
The beautiful and sexy Nikon D300.

isnt he cute? (WOW IM A LOSER)

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:34:02 GMT

Martin, my guitar; is, since Sept15th, 3 years old.
That means he is 3 years and 3 months old exactly. Today.

Happy birthday, Martin!

Cant believe it's been so long!

I wonder where Violet is. (my old guitar).. and i wonder how old she is... hahah

by the way, im really bored.. i'm on my break right now from work..
ope! its time to go back

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:24:51 GMT

I am so bored. Noone's around. Noone has time to play.

I hate RIT and their badly timed breaks!

I cant believe I am saying this, but I'd rather be at school right about now...just without the work part...

Monday, November 12, 2007

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:49:02 GMT

Wow,
Xanga is still here?

Somehow I've forgotten about you, dear xanga.

But, like ususal, as times get tough, i need a break.. so I opt for some xanga-time. Hmm, mostly i talk about how things are going with my uneventful life in rochester.

School's almost out. Had my last classes last friday.. finals week is here..i've been swamped with work. shooting/editing has been a pain... finishing up internship apps and some other applications have been definitely stressing me out.. I want to make sure i'm covered with something good this summer. I'm through being a bum!

This week i had the most unusual sleeping schedule. Pulled an all nighter, then some other night, i went to shoot in the studio from 10pm-3am, went home, showered, slept at 4am, got up again at 7am to return my equipment, went back to bed from 9am-11am, got up and went to classes... then went to be again at 1 am.. WHAT A DAY! i really need to learn how to take care of myself.. been getting sick a lot these past 2 weeks. immune system is crap due to my poor sleeping habits .. i suck.

I cannot wait to go home. but this week is still going to be a killer. final on wed, work all day tomorrow...UGH.

good night.

Monday, September 03, 2007

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:15:43 GMT

I moved into my apartment! It's pretty nice. At first, it looked like major crap since it was bare and empty-- but after I got all my stuff in, it feels great! =) I love it! Having my own room is absolutely amazing.. !! I cant wait to bake cookies and cook real food and have parties.. like dinner parties.. haha.

Hmm, well i've only been back for a day and i am tired as HECK! I woke up so early to go to work this morning only to realize that I didnt have to be there and that i read the schedule incorrectly (Yes, I know i'm retarded..) , so I had breakfast with my parents and then they went back to NYC.
Anyway, I already have a bundle of photo assignments and other errands lined up. What sucks is that I havent gotten my cable installed yet in my apartment.. and it makes me so sad. I realized I have a insane addiction to checking my email.. (at this rate, i think i am almost as bad as Joanne) So now I am stealing internet from the cafe in the library..

Anyway, on another note, a few friends and I decided to enter a Lifehouse cover contest on Youtube. Please check out our video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=znfHzwYMu3k

please rate us (just lie and say we're good for me will you? LOL)
It's not that perfect since we only had a day to finish since I left for ROCH the next day.. but give us props for trying! :)

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:38:38 GMT

I feel like i havent updated xanga in a long time. I miss it. (so, Hello!)

Anyway! I'm going back up to ROC in a week and I am quite excited about it.
Here are some reasons for my excited-ness:

1) finally getting my own room in an apartment on campus! hooorah!! this is going to be great because i can cook, lay on my BED (no more bunk bed so i can just fall onto my bed when i am dead tired..) play guitar and my keyboard, and do weird things in my room without a roommate peering over her laptop and thinking i am a strange freak! this is a dream come true- another plus- it's SO close to my classes and workplace.. i LOVE it ! 5 minute walks!
2) work starts! i am somewhat excited to go to work... (watch after about a week of it.. i will write hate entries about it)
3) classes begin again! I miss photos/studios/ and access to equipment (this year is going to be a lot more FUN than last, since i dont have to take as many boring reading history classes lol)
4) RCCCF - i miss you guys!

Cons:
I will miss a lot of people.
I will miss doing absolutely nothing productive.
I will miss being in my own comfortable bed and home.

BUT, overall, I am a lot happier going back than last year :)

Although, i feel like my Summer was pretty amazing. I got to know different people a lot more, got to know myself some more, and I think i grew up a little again. (this is like every other "end of the summer" entry..) but seriously, I am more spiritually sound. I think that i learned what my strengths are, what my weaknesses are- and I learned to work on them. Noone is perfect, but we can strive to get on the path right?

Friday, August 10, 2007

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:37:43 GMT

I have been having much success with freelance jobs lately! I have wedding shoots coming up in the fall and a couple of other random freelance jobs are popping in. This is super great! (I'm being blessed truly!!!) I also have a freakin amzin job awaiting for me in Rochester! I get to work at the CAGE.. how amazing is that? It's basically where all the photo students take out the equipment to borrow-basically, a photo equipment library..full of the most amazing crap any photography can get to use for free! And the best part of my job? 24/7 Access to anything I want! HAr HAR! That is pure bliss..this means I can try out anything I want..any freaking TIME. No more being docked for lateness, no more being called a noob because I dont know how to use a LEE-KA camera. HEEEHEEE... In some ways, I cant wait for the fall season to start...but then I know I'm going to homesick once again.

Work is so boring here. I do like daycamp, it's just so so so...routine. Everyday it's the same: math. writing. hot lunch. spelling. park. sing. etc. again and again.. imagine doing this for 20 years straight?

This is why I want to be a photographer- constant on the toes action. I am the type of person that cannot stand idling around..it drives me insane. I literally sit there and stare at the kids doing their work.. it's not like they ever need help either.. okay maybe once in awhile I get a hand raised asking me to help them with a problem..but other than that.. I just sit there watching the clock to tick...so boring...but on the plus side.. i have been getting a LOT of reading done.. haha.. .. sad.