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Wait, I'm totally getting scammed
Lydia C
  • June 13, 2022

Illustrated EssaysMy Experience with a Craigslist Housing Scam

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In early 2022, I had just moved back to the Bay Area and was searching for housing. Ideally,…
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Lydia C
  • June 4, 2022

TravelA day in San Francisco: Little Saigon, Civic Center, the Asian Art Museum & “Drive My Car” film

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Below is a thought-ramble and recollection, photos included, of a Sunday spent in San Francisco in February 2022.…
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to blog or not to blog
Lydia C
  • March 7, 2022

Personal GrowthTo Blog Or Not To Blog? What’s holding me back?

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I’ve been absent from blogging and writing for a couple of months now. While it was a needed…
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Lydia C
  • November 30, 2021

JournalDiary comic: Getting boosted & the following day

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In today’s post I share a diary comic of the day and day after I got my COVID…
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turning 27 header
Lydia C
  • November 16, 2021

Personal GrowthI turned 27 – A reflection

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[Method] – I drew ten illustrated pieces. The words on this page are late night thoughts stemming from…
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Shang Chi Fighting source Yahoo
Lydia C
  • September 7, 2021

Society & Culture“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” — On identity, family & representation

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I watched Shang-Chi last night in a theater of a small Flemish town in Belgium. We had just…
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rainbow in post storm skies
Lydia C
  • August 29, 2021

JournalCreative dreams, busy-ness of living life & burnout

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Today’s blog entry is prompted by the build up of my pent up dreams and so far, the…
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cloud sunset with pink glow and blue skies
Lydia C
  • July 28, 2021

JournalA week of (un)familiarity, peace & frantic-ness in Maryland

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My friend and I decided to do an impromptu road trip to head up north to Maryland from…
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asian woman scuba diving dos ojos cenote
Lydia C
  • July 20, 2021

TravelNotes to self: on scuba diving, my experience & much more

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In my recent one-month trip to Mexico, I spent 3 days scuba diving in the Playa Del Carmen…
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collage of young asian girl growing up in south africa and thoughts on reading born a crime by trevor noah
Lydia C
  • June 27, 2021

Society & CultureThoughts on “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah as someone who grew up in South Africa

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*This post is a stream-of-consciousness of my thoughts around the book. I’m not very articulate or good at…
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Feb 2022 - visiting the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The light immersion exhibit was called “teamLab: continuity” and was a temporary exhibition. Also got to see Chanel Miller’s mural of “I was, I am, I will be”. Overall, def highly recommend the Asian Art Museum to visit in SF for it’s permanent exhibitions showcasing historical art from all over Asia. The museum also hosts regular exhibitions and events regarding Asian and Asian American topics 🤓🌏
Feb 2022 - visiting the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The light…
The iPhone 13 Pro is supposed to have a really good camera but I quickly learned that because there are 3 lenses, the default settings made photos actually fuzzier and lower quality sometimes. Also by default, the nightshift mode would toggle on and I didn’t like how the photos looked. So I finally did some googling and changed some of the default settings to make my phone camera work for ME. I hope this means taking more photos I like and taking advantage of the (expensive) phone camera.
The iPhone 13 Pro is supposed to have a really good camera but I quickly…
a really random photo dump from a weekend walking around Astoria & Flushing on a rainy saturday & sunny sunday ☀️🌧
a really random photo dump from a weekend walking around Astoria &…
Some pics from BTS concert Day 1 in Las Vegas. Honestly never thought I’d get to see them IRL so it was quite a surreal experience. Found it impressive that they are so…consistent (?) for lack of a better term. Fans (ARMY) spend most of the time watching BTS music, interviews, shows on Youtube or online and to get to see that they are the same way in person was pretty cool.
Some pics from BTS concert Day 1 in Las Vegas. Honestly never thought…
Excerpt from blog post today that I am proud of 💫“To critique and feel shame for my own desire to write and make art, I realize, is exhibited from low self-esteem and a trauma response to not having a childhood where I was encouraged to play and have a creative outlet centered around myself. Through years of processing and working on my healing, it is not uncommon for Asian immigrant girls to be raised this way, especially the oldest child. There are cultural and gender dynamics to this but essentially from a young age immigrant children are told to keep quiet and their head down, to not fuss or make trouble. For girls, they are told to read and prioritize everyone else’s emotions (especially mens) except their own because that’s what a “girl” or “woman” should do.
Excerpt from blog post today that I am proud of 💫“To critique and feel…
Some snaps from visiting Alcatraz. Started with finishing some fries at the dock with a calm but silently begging seagull watching us eat (did not feed. do not feed wildlife!).
Some snaps from visiting Alcatraz. Started with finishing some fries at…
Snaps from some meals eaten in LA in the last 2 weeks. (sometimes I remember to take pics of the food I pay money to eat)
Snaps from some meals eaten in LA in the last 2 weeks. (sometimes I…
Had so much fun commissioning @insomn.ink for this piece of @lsamhong and I! I would be down to look like this in an anime 🤪 (speaking as someone who does not watch any 😬). Thank you @insomn.ink for drawing this piece it was so cool to see how you drew us in your style. Anyways, if anyone else is interested make sure to check out her IG page and DM for commission work 😉.
Had so much fun commissioning @insomn.ink for this piece of @lsamhong…
Same person, same year, diff vibes?? It is 4:30am Jan 1st and I am revenge bedtime procrastinating despite it not being a work day yesterday (also am a night 🦉).
Same person, same year, diff vibes?? It is 4:30am Jan 1st and I am…
December 8 2021 / On Omicron in NYC- Here I was in Times Square about to watch Hadestown original cast perform on Broadway. I was munching on a Cubano sandwich from Margon. Living in NYC for a few weeks had been fun and chill. They check for vaccination card and ID everywhere. It felt like pre-pandemic times! Getting to be in crowds; eating, shopping, drinking. At this point Omicron was on the news only in faraway places.
December 8 2021 / On Omicron in NYC- Here I was in Times Square about to…
Did not realize until after taking the photo the cool alignment!
Did not realize until after taking the photo the cool alignment!
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same, but different
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