Mista Ping #10

Check out my article for China's Self Magazine! Apparently, it's completely different from the American one. It's about 10 places people can visit in LA! 2, 4, 8, and 9! All mine!

Deutchland YAH!

Check out my first blog with Stylish Kids In Riot under lifestyle and people.
Get a general idea of why I find super sketch DT alleys so alluring!

Click the SKIR logo to check out the rest of the blog! It's good for you!

Stylish Kids In Riot

So I got a new writing gig with a German pub called Stylish Kids In Riot. Basically I'm their LA connection writing everything and anything about Los Angeles. It's pretty cool because German people always know whats up and kicking!

As for my first post with SKIRS... It's probably going to be about Apliiq or Mearii since I've already got pictures for that!

As for now, I've just finished writing an article about this spa in Tokyo called Chi Spa at the Shangri-La. Its pretty posh. But too posh for me! But I'm sure its great!

And right now I'm putting together a presentation board for pitching tomorrow!

Wow... I take a personal health day and already I'm bombarded!

and I know The Smell has got nothing to do with this post... but the picture looks pretty kickin!

Art vs Art

I went to go see Michael, my mentor/my hero/my everything, today to bid farewell, FIDM only, on my last day at FIDM and get his two senses on things.

He told me the truth about my portfolio which I desperately needed. It was honest, it was straight to the point, and it was encouraging. (unlike some people!)

He reiterated some points about how it would be after college. It's going to be hard, I know. But it's just comforting to hear it from him... which also made me regret the fact that I didn't go to Parson's.

Then shows came about and Art Walk came to mind. He gave me the low down on DTLA Art Walk.
The art, which I can vouch for, isn't that great. This whole Thursday night event is nothing but a developer's way to further gentrify the area. In which I have to agree due to the fact that Downtown becomes lively and packing with business at night during Art Walk.

I'm not saying it's necessarily bad for the city. In fact it's great!

It only sucks for the true artists being forced to showcase elsewhere due to the high cost of living in downtown.

Gentrification. It's a double edged sword!

Maneuvers and Hair

Epic was the night at The Landing! Here are the fabulous ladies of Tink Street snapping the shit out of the party!

Mearii and Steve aka KC Paradise droppin some kick ass beats


Ethan freestylin

Click either Ethan's or Mearii's pictures to see the rest of the part. I'm just sooooooooo glad they didn't put up the one of me on top of the coffee table... yet again!

DTLA

So I borrowed my sister's camera in hopes of being able to snap a couple photos of my own at the shoot. However, I ended up being too caught up styling that I didn't have time and didn't even realize it. So instead I walked around town and took a few snaps of my fave places! On the Spring and Main block.

I'm on a bus!!!

DTLA Art Walk!
Oh man! This is definitely my absolute monthly event!

For starters... parked my car all the way on 8th and Grand.
Then walked my ass to Infusion and caught some Laker action along with some chai tea late. Then peeked inside Matteo and listened to Mama Cass for 2 seconds.

Then headed down Main to check out Lauren and Rob at The Regent, but somehow ended up in the Party Bus. Honestly! It was so surreal! It seemed like a scene from Hair or Across The Universe. There was a magician and a couple of musicians. One is names Euka Lily! Guess what her instrument is!!! I honestly didn't know where the fuck I was at one point! But all I did was laugh!

After screaming out "GET ON THE PARTY BUS" out on the window for half an hour, I finally found myself at Ethan's! Got my very own Henley ready for pick up on Monday! Oh man! I so would have partied with him and Mearii at the Landing Party, but I have a shoot to style early in the morning.

Britt got the Lichtenberg dress and is vandalizing it as we speak!

Well as for now I'm off to making my very own pomegranate Vodka while I finish this crown!

...thats until this SAT that is!

oh wait... nevermind! Party in Los Feliz this fri!

AHHHHH!!! Spartners and Spades

So Partners and Spade was the very first store I wrote about. And now here it is published, first for MR Magazine and reprinted in Cosmopolitan Hong Kong.

LA FRENCHIE EST DANS LA PLACE

Salut Celine je te passe un petit coucou du bureau ahahahah

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hahahahaha! whatever she said! ^ I let Francy France France high jack my blog in her preparation for Flavor FR Magazine.

Secret Bloggers... thats what we are

So I've come to a realization that other people DO come across my retarded blog! It's kind of weird and surprising and flattering at the same time! People would actually 'visit' it!

Surprised and happy... according to Carol!

Thanks random people for stopping by!

But I always have to wonder how people come across this retarded page! Dude commenting on my Apliiq parade! Awesome! Lady commenting on Mearii's Marie Claire feature! Awesome!

And Layla and Ben and Irene and crazy model people!

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In other news...

As you all do not know, I have got a slight tennis obsession. Roland Garros is my Super Bowl! ...other than Fashion Week of course!

And I have been keeping with it religiously, especially because Safina... my all time fave... is dominating!

However...
My heart broke this morning when she broke down to Kuznetsova for the Lenglen Cup! I honestly felt her pain! This year was her year! She's worked so hard!

THATS SO apliiq

Since Ethan last made this pouch... I have honestly been parading it around like no other! At a sketch 10 dollar all you can eat korean bbq buffet, to an LBC popper and even in a studio filled with stylists!

It's the coolest thing. You can put your parking tickets, 5 dollar bills, sudafed pills, and old ass nokia brick phones in it!