Saturday, November 30, 2013
Friday, November 29, 2013
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Happy Thanksgiving!
This year, I'm thankful for so many things.
It's funny how I spent the holiday completely alone last year in Bangkok, and now I'm back home in NYC surrounded by my friends, and planning to go to a holiday dinner with my sister and brother-in-law tomorrow at a relative's place.
One thing all this has truly taught me is that no matter what rough or challenging period of life you're going through, it will pass. Whether it be physically or mentally, you will at one point no longer be in that exact place or situation, and that alone is usually enough to keep me going through any trials of life.
It's really so great to be back for the holidays, and I hope everyone has an enjoyable Thanksgiving with lots of food, gratitude, laughter---and even a little bit of obligatory family dysfunction.
Happy Turkey Day!
This year, I'm thankful for so many things.
It's funny how I spent the holiday completely alone last year in Bangkok, and now I'm back home in NYC surrounded by my friends, and planning to go to a holiday dinner with my sister and brother-in-law tomorrow at a relative's place.
One thing all this has truly taught me is that no matter what rough or challenging period of life you're going through, it will pass. Whether it be physically or mentally, you will at one point no longer be in that exact place or situation, and that alone is usually enough to keep me going through any trials of life.
It's really so great to be back for the holidays, and I hope everyone has an enjoyable Thanksgiving with lots of food, gratitude, laughter---and even a little bit of obligatory family dysfunction.
Happy Turkey Day!
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
"This is the time for food lines. No, not the ones where people wait to buy artisanal cheeses, organic turkeys and handmade pies for Thanksgiving. It's the time for food lines because the end of the month is near, which for many families means their food stamp allotment has run out and dollars are tight.
Most working New Yorkers don't actually see these lines because they are too busy working. But scattered throughout the city, like latter-day versions of depression photos, grandmothers and children, men and woman wait hours for a bag of groceries at a food pantry. Many of the hungriest are children and the elderly. And many have jobs whose hours and salaries have been cut.
Mind you, they are the lucky ones.
'So many of the people using the food pantries are doing the right thing, and still it's not enough,' said Joey O'Loughlin, a Brooklyn photographer who has been documenting hunger in the city. 'They are the people around you, the workers in your building, the air-conditioning guy, the people in the stores where you shop, the housekeepers, nurses, municipal workers. But when I tell people, they are surprised and don't believe it.'
This is not unexpected in a city where the gap between haves and have-nots is wide. But while the persistent image of the hungry in New York is that of the bedraggled, single homeless man, the real faces of need look much different, said Margarette Purvis, the president and chief executive of Food Bank For New York City. The food bank enlisted Ms. O'Loughlin to document its work, which includes not just feeding people but also offering help with an array of social and financial services.
Her group estimates that 2.6 million New Yorkers have problems buying food. While homeless men were their target population when the group began its efforts 30 years ago, children now account for 500,000 of their clients each year. Another fast-growing group, Ms. Purvis said, was elderly residents on fixed incomes. They, and working adults who cut back on food in order to meet rising rents, are the faces her group wanted to highlight to combat the myths about hunger."
From the November 27, 2013 New York Times article, Finding Comfort and Food on Lines, by David Gonzalez.
Most working New Yorkers don't actually see these lines because they are too busy working. But scattered throughout the city, like latter-day versions of depression photos, grandmothers and children, men and woman wait hours for a bag of groceries at a food pantry. Many of the hungriest are children and the elderly. And many have jobs whose hours and salaries have been cut.
Mind you, they are the lucky ones.
'So many of the people using the food pantries are doing the right thing, and still it's not enough,' said Joey O'Loughlin, a Brooklyn photographer who has been documenting hunger in the city. 'They are the people around you, the workers in your building, the air-conditioning guy, the people in the stores where you shop, the housekeepers, nurses, municipal workers. But when I tell people, they are surprised and don't believe it.'
This is not unexpected in a city where the gap between haves and have-nots is wide. But while the persistent image of the hungry in New York is that of the bedraggled, single homeless man, the real faces of need look much different, said Margarette Purvis, the president and chief executive of Food Bank For New York City. The food bank enlisted Ms. O'Loughlin to document its work, which includes not just feeding people but also offering help with an array of social and financial services.
Her group estimates that 2.6 million New Yorkers have problems buying food. While homeless men were their target population when the group began its efforts 30 years ago, children now account for 500,000 of their clients each year. Another fast-growing group, Ms. Purvis said, was elderly residents on fixed incomes. They, and working adults who cut back on food in order to meet rising rents, are the faces her group wanted to highlight to combat the myths about hunger."
From the November 27, 2013 New York Times article, Finding Comfort and Food on Lines, by David Gonzalez.
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humbling moments,
NYC,
people
I'm currently living in Greenwich Village for a little while with a friend named Thomas.
His entire 18th floor apartment overlooking the old St. Vincent's Hospital is really amazing---and even the living room alone is enough to invoke so much emotion.
Thank you, Thomas.
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apartment,
friends,
Greenwich Village,
moving,
NYC
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
This moment is fleeting, and I can't figure out if that's good or bad.
Labels:
life,
yeah i don't know either
Sunday, November 24, 2013
"It is easy to drive past Willets Point, the 62-acre tangle of auto shops, car parts and grease covered mechanics tinkering with automobiles, that sits hard by the Unisphere of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Passing by is far easier than driving through: The streets that cross each other at odd angles here in the glossy shadow of Citi Field looks as if they has been blasted by land mines. They are pooled with dar, oil-slicked water or rutted with knee-deep holes that suck in a car's tires. The chalkboard scrape of chassis meeting pavement sounds through the air here with the regularity of a bell tolling the hour."
From the November 23, 2013 New York Times article, The End of Willets Point, by Sarah Maslin Nir.
From the November 23, 2013 New York Times article, The End of Willets Point, by Sarah Maslin Nir.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Dear friends,
My first food story for VICE magazine was published earlier today.
Please give it a read if you have the time: SOJU IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOUTH KOREANS PASSED OUT ON THE STREET
Thank you very much.
best,
thwany
My first food story for VICE magazine was published earlier today.
Please give it a read if you have the time: SOJU IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOUTH KOREANS PASSED OUT ON THE STREET
Thank you very much.
best,
thwany
Labels:
drunken debauchery,
food,
korea,
writing
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Some people's version of reality is so deluded and over dramatic---you really just can't trust idiots like them at all.
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stupid people
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Now that I think about it, I made a lot of mistakes while dating in my 20's.
Being able to learn from life lessons is so humbling.
Being able to learn from life lessons is so humbling.
Labels:
dating,
humbling moments,
issues,
life,
relationships,
yeah i don't know either
Last night was one of those Saturdays with endless bar-hopping and fun. Too bad I stopped taking pictures after stop 4.
Labels:
drunken debauchery,
food,
friends,
koreatown
"Beloved, when did all this become okay?"
Said by Iyanla on her OWN show, Iyanla, Fix My Life.
Said by Iyanla on her OWN show, Iyanla, Fix My Life.
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quotes,
television
Saturday, November 16, 2013
"When the District of Columbia is compared with the 50 states, it has the highest percentage of adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to Gallup. At 10 percent, that is double the percentage in the state that ranks No. 2, Hawaii, and nearly triple the overall national average of 3.5 percent.
The Census Bureau looked at where the highest percentage of same-sex couple households were also found that the District of Columbia ranked far higher than the 50 states, with 4 percent. The national average is just under 1 percent."
From the November 16, 2013 New York Times article, The Gayest Place in America?, by Jeremy Peters.
The Census Bureau looked at where the highest percentage of same-sex couple households were also found that the District of Columbia ranked far higher than the 50 states, with 4 percent. The national average is just under 1 percent."
From the November 16, 2013 New York Times article, The Gayest Place in America?, by Jeremy Peters.
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quotes,
Washington DC
I was just at Woorijip in Koreatown to get some breakfast about an hour ago, and the only other customers in the store besides me was a young Korean couple. It's funny because they were getting some food, and then proceeded to sit down to enjoy it with a bottle of soju, even at 10 something in the morning.
Seeing them together made me feel really happy that they had each other.
Seeing them together made me feel really happy that they had each other.
Labels:
dating,
drunken debauchery,
food,
koreatown,
relationships
Thursday, November 14, 2013
My terrible hangover this morning was way worth it.
Here is Judy and me getting our Wednesday-night drink on yesterday at Sweet & Vicious.
Oh and sometimes, I let her text shady people from my cellphone.
Labels:
drunken debauchery,
friends,
NYC
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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