lao-ocean-girl » Scrapbooking

Summer birthday

lao-ocean-girl — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:27:30 +0000

Happy Birthday Ras! I hope you had a WONDERFUL day. I wish I could’ve been there with you today. Miss you…

Happy Birthday to two

lao-ocean-girl — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:25:49 +0000

It’s my mom and Renee’s birthday today, which makes it easy to remember. I took my parents and brother out for some sushi before come back to do more work. Next week is my brother Joe’s birthday, who’ll be coming back from U of O for winter break. I’ve been back for a few months now, and still haven’t seen him yet.

I wish for K & B

lao-ocean-girl — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:15:14 +0000

For two friends (and Korea alum) who share the same birthday. She’s kickin’ ass in Vienna. He’s beachin’ it up in Hawaii.

Renee’s 2nd degree

lao-ocean-girl — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 14:25:45 +0000

Congratulations to my friend Renee for finishing her practicum and education degree yesterday in Edmonton, Canada.

In her own words, "Now I am a 27 year old woman with 2 bachelor degrees and no place to call her home".

Time sure flies… This picture was taken four years ago during the 2002 World Cup in Korea. It was a crazy time, and I have a lot of fun pictures that will evenutally be uploaded in an album.

Bud Blooming – Part 3

lao-ocean-girl — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:11:02 +0000

Today turned out to be a very nice Friday. It was a mostly clear day, and I could actually feel warmth from the sunshine. The blossoms on the magnolia trees have really started to open up. I decided to do a scrapbook layout on one, because it was so pretty.

Tomorrow I head up to Seoul and meet up with Allison, a friend I met through Kate. It’s her second time in Korea, and she’s only been back a month so far. I’m excited to spend some time in a bustling city, hang out with a girl, and maybe go dancing. I’m sure I’ll find time to send some cell phone pictures to my blog.

Singapore Botanical Gardens

lao-ocean-girl — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:43:46 +0000

Last night, I was going through some pictures from the Singapore Botanical Gardens. I really like plants and flowers, and took a LOT of pictures. I would have taken more if my 1 GB memory card and two batteries hadn’t been depleted. The highlight of the botanical gardens, was the National Orchid Garden. It houses over 1000 orchid species and 2000 hybrids, which makes it the largest orchid collection in the world. There was even an orchid hybrid named after the prime minister of Laos, who visited the gardens in 2001. I took many photos, not only for myself, but for my parents. The love orchids, and have over 50 plants in the house. They don’t even eat at the dining room table, because it’s covered with orchid.

Later, I’m going to make a photo album of all the plants, but for now, I just made a scrapbooking layout.

Singapore Botanic Garden website

Jiri-san hike

lao-ocean-girl — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:36:25 +0000

Today I woke up early and met up with other teachers at the main gate of our university at 7:00 am to go to Jiri-san (Mt. Jiri).

Mt. Jirisan National Park, named as Korea’s first national park in 1967, is a majestic mountain range with Cheonwangbong the highest peak and numerous others more than 1,000 meters high. A view of the majestic waves created by these mountain ridges is an experience not to be missed. Mt. Jirisan is home to scenic valleys and numerous historical and tourist sites. It is often considered one of the three most important mountains in South Korea, with Hallasan and Seoraksan being the other two.

My first Bloody Mary

lao-ocean-girl — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:22:40 +0000

Mat made me my first Bloody Mary tonight. Wow, I can’t believe I’ve never had one. I provided the V8, and he provided the other delightful ingredients, including horseradish he bought in Suh-ool (Seoul). It’s like a meal in a glass… very nice.

In addition to having a nice cocktail tonight, I also finished my 2nd ever digital scrapbooking page. This was all made with Photoshop CS. This is one of my major hobbies, in addition to photography and bookbinding. I’m not very good at it yet, since there’s such a steep learning curve with Photoshop. In the future, you’ll see better pages.