My mac is back!
Close to the entrance of the Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park
Yay!
I survived the week without my Macbook Pro!!!
I took so many pictures of this week and weekend with being at the Spring Vancouver Wedding Show at the Convention Centre, Canstruction, and Stanley Park.
I just started on organizing my photos, so I’ll be posting more as soon as I get around to them.
I’m so glad the weather has been so sunny in the usual-Vancouver.
Secretly I hope it will rain this weekend, because I know that I will be inside most of the day editing video.
: )
Favorite snaps during VanFashionWeek March 2009
Medi-awe (KILLA runway show)
Whooey, first time volunteering with Vancouver Fashion Week 2009.
And like the other first-timers, might be my last.
Preparing in chaos (Behind the scenes makeup)
So much drama, chaos and disorganization… I wouldn’t blame them for not wanting to come back.
We’ll see about the next one…
Anyways, the following are my top five favorite photographs taken during VanFashionWeek during the last week of March 2009.
You can see the rest of the photos on bothVanFashionWeek’s and my Flickr set.
View VanFashionWeek Flickr feed >
View my VanFashionWeek personal set >
Design and Conquer designer and model (Opening Gala at Leones)
Organized rack of Joseph Domingo designs (Behind the scenes)
Justine Brooks necklace (Opening Gala at Leones)
Opening Gala VanFashionWeek Spring2009
Branching out? Earrings by Justine Brooks
Why did I have the song from the Producer’s stuck in my head?
mmmm...
Wowee, it was super crowded with beautiful jewelery, models and people at the Opening Gala at Leone’s for the showcasing the jewelery designers of Vancouver Fashion Week.
I’m tired, but I had a great time with fine wine and chocolates.
Cathy, Joyce and I teamed up to snap up some photos during the event.
Too bad wireless is not open everywhere in Downtown Vancouver, but never the less, we tweeted and tweetpic’d throughout the gala while walking around admiring the beautiful designers and designs with my iPhone. (I LOVE the Tweetie app!)
More photos are posted online at VanFashionWeek on Flickr >
I can’t wait to see the runways and shows at Storyeum!
Ice ice bunny
For Alice’s birthday last month, I decided that it would be nice for her to tag along with Simon, Eva and I to see Bugs Bunny on Broadway at the Orpheum.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra was spectacular as usual and I found the guest conductor really entertaining. Eva and I giggled as the conductor looked like he was jumping while he was conducting with Looney Toons and Bugs Bunny cartoons played on screen as the orchestra performed along.
The conductor talked to the audience a lot, sharing very interesting tidbits about the history of Bugs Bunny and other things related. It’s sad to learn that of course not everything was recorded and archived properly when Bugs Bunny was starting out.
Compare those times to today, where we’ve got everyone posting EVERYTHING imaginable on YouTube and all over the internet…
A lot of the material for this traveling show had to be dug deep out of unproper archives like closets and old storage units. (Which reminds me, I should keep digitally scanned copies of my ticket stubs to all the shows I’ve been to… darn Ticketmaster tickets fade out so fast!!!).
The conductor and his team tried to find the proper credits for the voice of the singing frog as part of “ONE FROGGY EVENING” (1955). Everyone laughed as he asked the audience: “If you are related to the voice of the singing frog, would you please write to us and let us know.”
The first act was closed off with the hilarious performance of “The Rabbit of Seville” (1950). Alice and I are still trying to remember what I was humming along as Bugs Bunny built a fruit and vegetable salad upon Elmer Fudd’s head.
The conductor then opened up the second act with a heart-warming story:
Because of the past few days of uncooperative cold weather, many flights across many airports of North America have been cancelled and of course people were stuck at these airports. Also there are a lot of undelivered bags at the wrong airports because of these weather-related delays.
For the travelling team these bags contained their suites, vital instruments and musical equipment needed for the three performances at the Orpheum on Sunday and Monday.
The conductor was so worried that they might not be able to do the shows in Vancouver until one airline employee took action and went through the pile of a thousand un-delivered luggage at their connecting airport in Seattle. The audience clapped as the conductor said thanks and shared his gratitude with Ms Taka, who helped the team recover their instruments.
The whole night was hilarious, and the performance went by so fast.
I can’t wait for “next” year.
Apparently this year was the last year for “Bugs Bunny on Broadway”.
The next one in the new future, which is currently being put together.
The conductor let us in the the next working title, “bugs bunny in cinema?
I think… something to do with film scoring….
A bite at Red Robins was had and we all set off our way.
With the temperature dropping, the roads became ice rinks overnight…
I was waiting for my bus, but I took another route after waiting for half an hour because apparently the past 3 buses had not shown up yet.
Brr, let’s just hope New Year’s Eve and Day will have safer conditions so we can head out to celebrate.
It’s beginning to look a lot like (a white) Christmas
Holy moly, the snow is coming down here in Vancouver.
I think it stopped for a bit, but I am so glad that I’m inside so toasty and warm enjoying my hot chocolate.
Some holiday sites to see around Downtown Vancouver for December >
Four Seasons Hotel Festival of Trees (at Pacific Center)
View details >
November 19, 2008 through January 4, 2009
Various local companies and businesses participate in this annual event decorating trees to raise funds for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. There are many beautiful trees up and I love the fact that most participants decorate their trees with toys so that they get donated to the Foundation when the Festival is over.
Gingerbread Lane 2008
Hyatt Regency Vancouver
November 25th to December 28th, 2008
I think it was either last year, or a couple years ago where I saw at the entrance of the Hyatt Regency a giant Gingerbread man… this year however there is a giant Gingerbread house entrance.
The work is always mouth-watering and amazing and the funds raised go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
See my photos the set “Christmas in Downtown 2008″
KRAZY VIDFEST 2008 opening reception
originally uploaded by yumiang.
Any requests for moon-walking Mondo Spider?”
I was highly distracted by the stunning work amongst the walls.
Many assume, because my name is yumi, that I’m a major manga/anime fan.
The reason why I wanted to study Japanese when I was younger was then I could watch my Dragon Ball Z and Sailormoon episodes in Japanese (the emotion of the lines are lost when dubbed in English, gotta hear it as it was initially intended…).
I flipped through and was captured by the The Arrival and the many projections of anime on the walls.
The “Onomatopoeia” works and pieces by “Roy Lichtenstein” clearly fit the “Archie” and “pop” feel.
The bold colours and lines, the dots, the alignment are the things that really draw me in.
So cute, so ol’ school.
originally uploaded by alexmars
