Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 10:54PM /
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so, i had another one of my quick trips over to hong kong...i went over for the awards ceremony, which i attended with my mom, marsh, and harry...was fun cuz, well, my mom is pretty much the coolest person on earth. i really don't dig those types of events tho, i prefer to hide thank you very much. ha. other than that, i did a photo shoot for my talented and lovely sweet friend gosia's fabulous jewelry line...it was the first time marsh and i took pics together, so that was an interesting experience cuz we were wondering if we took pics together would we finally see ANY resemblance? ha. negative. hehe. it's crazy how different we look...but marsh is so gorgeous i'm amazed i'm her sister...
looking at the photos, she is so identical to our mom, it's crazy...isn't that weird how genetics works? you know how you see a dad and his son walking around and they look like the spitting image of one another? you can pretty much predict what that boy will look like as an older version of himself! so marsh...you're pretty much gonna be crazy cool like mom! hehe. anyways, i also got to hang out with gosia at our favorite organic cafe where we drank a few too many lovely glasses of rose...but hey, it's organic, right? 
jeez, i love these little smiley faces...sorry to say, that's the extent of my blogging extras as i have no idea how to download anything...nor do i own a camera, which seems to really irk some people cuz i am unable to send them pictures, but i don't take pictures of myself, so what's to send? so anyways...ramble ramble ramble...see how bad i am at this blogging thing? i always end up NOT getting to hang out with everyone i want to during my short trips...so i'll have to see them next trip out...now i'm back in la...shooting a passion project, well, a pre-passion project sort of...it's always hard to sort of just get shit together to shoot, altho it's also easy cuz you just have to pick up and do it...no real planning, just...GO! it's fun tho, and isn't that what this is about? getting to do what i love, my way, without the politics and crap...we'll keep it a secret til it's done, but i'm lucky to work with such artistic talent...it all looks so gorgeously shot, it's amazing what you can create with so little money...it's like "ONCE" which i mentioned before that i loved so much...i watched it again in hk, btw, and i cried all the way through...if you watched their oscars acceptance speech and heard how they kept saying keep loving art, creating art...it was such a wonderful feeling...that's what i think we're trying to do with our project...and what i always hope to get to do...lately, i've been lucky enough to come upon a few such wonderful artists and directors who i will hopefully be working with this year...i can't wait! it's always the best when you get to help create and develop your character, and work in an intimate, more personal, setting...(yes, read as no-budget indie, hehe) but i LOVE these types of passion projects...
so anyways, this has been another one of my what is she talking about blogs...if you know me, you'll know that this is pretty much how i am in person! ha. i'm miss fly off twelve tangents...
hope to be back to hk soon, but meanwhile, i will continue shooting with the team, continue developing with new teams, and keep laughing, laughing, laughing...cuz that's the best thing in life, right? take care!
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Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 3:56AM /
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so, i must say i'm a sucker for the oscars...it's something i look forward to, the dresses, the movie stars, guessing who will win, all of it, i love it. i have some great oscar memories...one, the year i went to the oscars with my mom and crouching tiger...that was awesome. i sat in the 9th row, 2nd seat from the aisle, between my mom and ziyi. i bought this red dress from like ABS or something, definitely cost less than probably the socks some of the men were wearing...and i remember being pulled aside on the red carpet and asked who made my dress, and i turned with a straight face and said "kmart" and walked off. hehe. we were walking in behind sting and his wife, so cool, so cool...i kept thinking, one day, i'm going to come back for something i've done...and i will...
anyways, the other oscar memory for me was one year i was in hk making THREE, and i was staying at this hotel and my mom would stay there with me and hang with me whenever i was off. and i just happened to have that day off, so my mom and i watched the entire 5 hour show together playing gin at the same time...cracking jokes, laughing, it was so great, so great. one of my best memories with my mom...
this year, i sat on the couch at home, sick, not feeling good but knowing that the oscars would cheer me up...hehe, and it did...
tilda swinton, what a surprise, but she's SO amazing, i'm so happy for her...that performance was awesome too. you should watch her in a movie called "young adam." it's awesome. she's awesome. and marion cottilard, just wow...what a transformation...amazing...and daniel day lewis, yeah, shocker. ha. but i DID love george clooney in michael clayton. that was a great movie. watched it the other nite with bubs and we both thought it was awesome. javier, hello sexy spanish accent....i forgot all about that bowl cut. anyways, i LOVE the oscars. i know, i know, they're all hoopla and whatever else, but come on...so fun. and i thought jon stewart rocked as the host. so funny, smart, and classy that guy...all the flashback scenes they would show, they always give me goosebumps...the history of hollywood...all of those classic actors, films...lovely...
anyways, that was my oscar nite...and now i continue to recuperate from what seems like the flu that everyone and their dog has...but it's pretty outside!
OH! and i saw the lunar eclipse last week!! awesome...so gorgeous even if a bit hidden by the cloudy weather...still, stunning...
hope everyone is well and happy and healthy!!
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Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 12:44AM /
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i feel like a cheater when it comes to new year's resolutions...cuz i always give myself til chinese new year to really make any big changes or push myself to do what i said i'd do in the new year...you know, get rid of this, start doing that, clean house, build house...but i feel like i just went through this process...and it's already been a year...or has it been more than that? what i always promise myself is that i won't be saying the same things, making the same resolutions this year, as i did last year, cuz that would mean i haven't moved, improved, grown...that i'm still in the same place...i don't like that feeling of being stuck, still...it's hard to remember the good things that have happened, the changes, improvements you've made...it's easier to dwell on what you didn't do, what didn't get accomplished...but if i really sit back and think through the past year, as much as i feel like it flew by, so much DID happen...each month, each day, brought something new, an experience that was going to affect me in some way...sometimes you think back to periods in your life that you thought you'd never ever get through, yet somehow you did and you're here...that happened to me just in thinking of this past year. i had ups, downs, way downs, and way ups...everyone does. that's life, right? it's that whole thing about what goes up, must come down? happy moods, sad moods...good days, bad days...i want to try to have more balanced, even days...peaceful days...like my mom always says, it's not good to be TOO happy and excited, or TOO down and depressed...stay even...that's been a fault of mine. i'm WAY up and then i can go WAY down. it's hard, sometimes as an actress you think you have to feel everything totally, fully, up or down...but beyond being an actress, i have to survive as a person, in this world, in my life...and a steadier, more emotionally even one, could possibly be the answer to survival of the fittest...for me, at least. well, i'm going to give it a shot. see how it goes...i'm sure i'll be up and down in the next few hours still over something like the beautiful day that's outside...then some nasty remark i hear, then back up with a happy meal with my grandma...guess you can't totally change overnite...but i can TRY...
also, heath ledger's death...so sad...i think of all these troubled stars, brilliant actors, who fight depression, and so much darkness haunting them, which maybe makes them as amazing as they are, but oh how i wish they were still here instead...for everyone who experiences the blues too often, or even sometimes, i hope you find something, that tiny thing, that can so simply and beautifully, lighten your mood, and make you love life again...
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Friday, Jan 4, 2008 12:47PM /
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i am back in la. got in two days ago. left everyone behind...sisters, bro, mom, cousins, uncle, nieces, godson, my twin nieces/my babies, everyone...and i'm back here in la, upset that i'm so far away...i had to come back cuz they had a slasher schedule, then they rescheduled but it was too late to change the flight and well whatever...i'm here. they're there. i miss everyone. i miss hk...i had a great time shooting with t and kit. i was so worried about the cantonese and perfecting it along with the acting, and when it came time, we all just...it was just great, i loved the experience and am so grateful to have had it...thank you kit and t...and i met new friends, jane, who was so awesome...sometimes i just feel like, why am i here? but i guess i should be happy with what i have going on in la right now...it's just, it's always hard when i first leave...i always miss...am sad...
i want to go back to hk soon. very soon. like next month soon. the slasher is supposedly starting mid month. who knows? this business is crazy. how to stay sane?
was so happy with my family for new year's...we went to disneyland, with all of the kids, then came back and partied and got a bit crazy foolish, dancing around, having a great time...i love my family...i love my cousins, they all rock. of course my sisters and my brother rock.
it's the new year...i should start off happier, and look forward to good times, happy experiences, adventure...seeing them again...making it a point to go see them. it's most important. always...i hope that they're all having fun together in shanghai...i miss them lots and lots...i hope everyone's holidays were wonderful and that the new year is filled with promise...take care
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Friday, Dec 21, 2007 11:55PM /
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so, i was supposed to start the slasher like way back when, and like anything in this business, it kept getting pushed, and pushed, and now it's supposedly happening in january, but...who knows? meanwhile, i continue to get in slasher mode...ha...i leave for hk this week, yay!! going to work with kit and t on the project that they've already been working on, which i hear is going great. i can't wait! i'm so lucky to get to work with friends who are so talented and kind and just good people...that's the best...
i'll also get to see all of my family. cousins from australia coming, my godson, my nieces, my twins, cousins, everyone! so exciting. and hong kong during the holiday season is the best. the lights are just gorgeous overlooking the harbor. i love it.
did this year just FLY by, or what? sure, there were moments where it dragged on forever, but when you get over those humps, and they're behind you, it's like they never happened...even tho, deep down, you remember they DID happen, and that's what makes the good times so much better...i'm so grateful for all that has happened for me this year. and i'm so excited for the year to come, and the years after that too!! but right NOW, let me just focus on now and not get ahead of myself, i am truly happy and grateful for all of my friends, family, and...good times...
i hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and that the new year brings lots and lots of exciting adventures!! take care!! xo
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