http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife Sun, 09 May 2010 22:58:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have always been a fan of Japanese confectionary, and there is never much choice to be found in London except for the usual mochis. That is, until today when we went to Minamoto Kitchoan in Piccadilly Circus.It is located opposite Fortnum & Mason, and right beside La Maison du ... http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife/?p=380 Happy new year! I am planning to blog more often this year, but for now the list of cities visited in 2009: Yogyakarta, Indonesia Penang + Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Barcelona, Spain Prague, Czech Republic Istanbul, Turkey http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife/?p=378 Fashion week has already moved on from London to Paris, but I recently just got back some shots backstage for the Ashley Isham show. I shot most of it on a Canon 5D, a brilliant camera in itself but I was not quite comfortable with it. Backstage is crazy frantic ... http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife/?p=376 When I read a newspaper, listen to the radio or overhear what people are saying in the cafe, I often feel an aversion, even disgust at the same words written and spoken over and over - at the same expressions, phrases, and metaphors repeats. And the worst is, when I ... http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife/?p=370 Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud. ... http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife/?p=365 This conversation has taken me this long to write because I didn't think I'd be able to fully articulate its importance to me. But I have waited long enough: It was during that time when I was going through a storm. Confused and lost. I had many whys that will never ... http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife/?p=359 (yogyakarta, 2009) Even from a first glance, anyone would be able to tell this is bad photography: 1. The hand partly covered the lens hence the dark blur on the right corner. 2. It is lopsided. 3. There is someone else in the frame on the left hand side. Yet, it is possibly my favorite ... http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife/?p=361 This is one of the nicest apartments I have had the good chance of visiting. The photos hardly does this place justice; I was much too awestruck the first hour I was there to think about taking photos. The places that get to me, are the ones that actually show the ... http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife/?p=354 It was during one of those initial sleepless nights from jetlag, that got me thinking about how the elephant seems to be revered everywhere in Thailand: as statues, altars and as a tourist attraction. I decided it would be fun to photograph the royal animal in various encounters during the holiday. ... http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife/?p=349 Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where-” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. “As long as I get somewhere,” Alice added ... http://heyjayna.com/howtobuildalife/?p=346