Showing posts with label festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label festival. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Symbiosis

Ironically, I was very close to not going to this festival. I had no prior thoughts on how amazing this festival was, and I believed that it was going to be a drag of my time since this week was the most hectic week for me at the time.

I obviously was meant to go because I decided to screw my stress and try this new festival.
We left on Saturday noon and got there around 7pm when the sun was down and people were live.

This was the first time i ever camped at a festival, so i was really surprised to see how cool the camp we crashed at was organized and settled. We had our own DJ booth, lounging area, food table, and electricity. I felt pretty comfy.

No doubt I had a crazy good time and met up with my girl squad. We saw Lee Foss play and turned up to RL Grime. I ended up waking up 6am the next morning on a hammock HAHA…i was like HOW?





PHOTO// JonKillz


TOP// Rio Warner
SHORTS// [esqape]
SHOES// YRU



Now sunday was like a vacation because the key to this festival was: the lake.
Having this lake at the festival set such a chill vibe and kept everyone clean. My whole sunday was spent chillin on a floatie in the lake and people watching (soo many weiners and boobies out) lol.
One of the poepl in our camp had a motor boat, so we tied all of our unicorn floaties to the boat and brought it to "SWiMBiOSiS," which was like a music stage in the middle of the lake (think Vegas pool party but on a lake).

FKA Twigs's performance that night was incredible. Her voice, her dancer, her beats, just amazing.
And I haven't even told you about the best part yet...
There was this dome that had 3D projections created by the brilliant artist Android Jones, and this was honestly THE BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE.
Although the line was an hour long, we our friend convinced us to wait, and it was worth it. So happens once you're inside is you lay down in the dome and look up to watch the projections on the 180deg visuals come to life. The projections were basically like the DMT trip I dreamed of having, to put into the best words possible. It was literally something out of this lifetime…

wow.
speechless

After that, we were more good to leave the festival.
So we left Symbiosis 2am and got back to LA 6am where I picked up my car and drove to UCLA for my first day of class.
Ridiculous right.

Such an amazing weekend.
Seriously, for the first time, I didn't want to leave the festival.
Once you get a taste of heaven, its hard to go back.



PHOTO// Galen Oakes











PHOTO// [esqape]

BODY CHAIN & CARDIGAN// Dress Lily
SUNNIES// [esqape]
SHOES// YRU





PHOTO// JonKillz

BODYSUIT// Sparkl


So blessed to have my photographers capture my moments because my phone died by the end of the first night.

📷
Galen Oakes
Zabastian Amadeuz
JonKillz


Friday, June 12, 2015

Hums from the Lavender Field

I love staying with my grandmother in Nagoya because she lives next to a fairly large park named the Arakogawa-koen. 
The best time to visit this park is during June where the lavender blossoms, and the park hold festivals for it; I'm lucky to have picked this time to visit since I adore lavender. 
One of my favorite treats here that I look forward to get every visit is their lavender ice-cream. It is unlike lavender ice cream made anywhere else…so dreamy.

I fill my YRU "black sunrise"with the lavender petals from the fields to keep with me as I flutter across the world. 





















Dress// Dollskill
Shoes// YRU

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Tanabata Matsuri

There's a reason why I find summertime the most favorable out of all the seasons.
Besides the warm weather that I love, summer brings nights of sparkles and magical sensations to life.

A Japanese tradition called the Tanabata Matsuri, meaning "Star Festival," is one of those magical summer moments. On the seventh day of July, a wish is written on a piece of embellished paper and then tied to a tree. 
The meaning of this tradition derives from an old Japanese fable. 


I was happy to take part in this tradition since I was holding many wishes in my back pocket.
They were all just waiting to be swept away from me and into the starry sky.
Luckily, Little Tokyo provided the chance for locals like me to partake in the wishing.


Now what's a festival without food?!?!
Festival foods are usually my first motivation for going out….I won't lie. 


The yakisoba looks goood.

I couldn't help but buy those imagawayaki. It was so fluffy, sweet, warm, and freshly cooked.







Okonomiyaki is one of my favortie Japanese street food.



Besides the street food, I am still on my quest to find the best ramen shop in LA.
MEN-OH was next up on my list (convenient because it is in Little Tokyo.)

chicken karage & Tokushima bowl (pork bowl)

Tokushima Ramen (tonkotsu)

spicy tonkotsu ramen
The verdict:
This place is currently on the top of my list!!! The tonkotsu broth was very rich in flavor, and the noodles had great texture.
The pork bowl was disappointing on the other hand.
Yet, the chicken karage was definitely the BEST I'VE HAD!!!!


Last on the agenda was watching the Little Tokyo Nisei Parade.