a secret about a secret

Photograph by: Inez van Lam Sweerde

a photograph

is a secret

about a secret

the more it tells you,

the less you know

- Diane Arbus

Aloha: Is it Hello? Is it Goodbye?

Vector - Maaya Sakamoto

If you'd rather be somewhere
that's not here
then you just gotta tell me
Cause there's so much more to life,
than pretending

It takes Courage, courage to be honest to others,and more importantly to ourselves.
Just as it takes courage to take responsibility and to move forward.

We are responsible for our own happiness.
We are responsible for our action, our words, and thoughts.
Are we, however, consequently responsible
for the indirect byproducts of our deeds?
and if such, does that then
partially place in our hands
the happiness of others?

The Continental Drift Theory

Photographer: Mark Squires

According to the Continental Drift Theory by Alfred Wagener, the earth's continents were once joined in a super continent called Pangaea (all earth). Over a vast period of time, the super continent started to break apart, and drift from each other, thus creating the seven continents we now have.

People in a way are like continents, and friendships or maybe relationships in general, experience something like a continental drift. 

Tides apart, you are Asia, and I, Oceania. 

The only thing worse that deafening silence is awkward small talk - H.Reina

Photographer: Steve Meisel for W magazine

The said cause of the drift was the expansion of the ocean floor which resulted in the movement of tectonic plates. The continents that existed on the plates then started to break and drift apart as a result of the changing ocean floor. The movement of tectonic plates then caused earthquakes on continents. To this day, certain parts of the continents continue to manifest tiny, barely noticeable movements.

Like the earth, people adapt and change; forged by time, by fate, by the universe. They cope, recover and move on; and if they're strong enough, transcend.

 There were no earth shattering arguments, no eruptions of temper. Awkward attempts at small talk in the dark now replace our wordless conversations of mutual understanding. I would have preferred  silence to seep in to fill the void laughter left. It would've broken my heart less. 

We were carried away by the same tides that brought us together. I would swim to you more than half way through, but it seems like my limbs have forgotten how. Now, I find solace at the thought that we are still connected by the same tides that separate us.

Photographer: Bruno Dayan

The Continental Drift Theory was not widely accepted till the 1960s when fossils found mainly from the outskirts of continents show the same species. Mineral specimens along the supposed break lines were nearly identical as well further proving the theory that it was once part of a whole.

Even after relationships wane, people leave imprints on other people's lives; or at least one can hope as much. A memory is not just a date or a place, its a feeling, a part of yourself that you choose to share with another. A memory is a part of two persons joined then equally shared. May it be tears of triumph or anguish, a burden shared and surpassed, or even something simple as a shared secret smile, a part of it remains with you, and part of it, with the other.

Our shores have drifted far apart, yet the waves that hug yours and mine are the same. Your shore and mine are of the same sand, and above us is one sky.

Another idea is that the continents are again moving towards each other.  The tiny, barely noticeable movements the continents are now making shall someday lead to the reunion of the continents and thus, Pangaea shall be reborn.

People in a way are like continents, constantly changing, evolving with time, and always under construction. They break, drift and heal.

People in a way are like continents, and friendships or maybe relationships in general, experience something like a continental drift.  They slowly, maybe unconsciously drift  apart, experience unstable grounds, get shaken by earth quakes and just as slowly as they drifted apart, find their way back and share the same shores. 

As the warm water gently laps at my feet, I pray yours are as warm and inviting. We shall weather each quake, each storm, together and apart. And I shall wait patiently for the tide that brought us together and the tide that now separate us to be the very same tide to reunite us someday. 

juvies go high

on fashion that is...

Juvenile Encounter's Hiroko Hoshino and Mizuki Tsukino

pose for couture power house Yves Saint Laurant

and design world's darling Alexander Wang

"Yves Saint Laurant is my mum's favorite brand.", 

underground fashion guru Hiroko Hoshino fondly recalls. 

"So this is really a big pleasure. 

Also, I am totally head over heels for the YSL tribute boots, so I'm really all for this!"

Alexander Wang is all about the M.O.D.  (Model Off-Duty) appeal,

with a certain urban, nonchalant coolness. 

And indie band Mugendai lead vocalist Mizuki Tsukino is just that

with a kick of rock and roll.

Author's Note:

a series born out of part boredom, part lust

for alexander wang and the YSL tribute boots

the constrained space of the square note pad that i drew on 

taught me how to work with what is given.

in the end, it gave me poses that i actually love :)

sometimes, boundaries help you transcend.

p.s. 

stay posted for the other half ;)

of dragons and heartbreakers: a birthday shout out

생일축하합니다

 saengil chukha hamnida

my dearest kwon, ji yong

congratulations on your first solo album!

cant wait to get my hands on your tracks

and can i just say, 

heartbreaker you've got the best of me

but i just keep on coming back incessantly 

cause you're so disarming 

i'm caught up in the midst of you

and i could not resist at all

 its a shame to be so euphoric and weak

when you smile at me

 jacket shoot is soooo 

WICKED!!!

and and and,

you're gracing the cover of one of my favorite magazines!!!

now, how to get my hands on the september issue of nylon korea...

also, how cool is it that one of my favorite stylists in the industry

also listen to big bang?

WICKED COOL!!!

photo credits: www.allkpop.com