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Gaultier de Young

09 Thursday Aug 2012

Posted by Keiaradise in art, Honey, Marilyn Monroe, Photography, San Francisco

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Rrona and I

前天我跟一个以前的工作同事去了一个旧金山很有名的博物馆叫De Young。先我们吃了泰国菜和聊天。我告诉她关于中国的事。我们的菜都好吃极了,她吃了烤鸭的米饭,我吃了烤鸭的汤。吃完了以后我们向博物馆散步走去。她有很好照相机,她的爱好是照照片,所以我们照了很多照片。De Young 在又有名又漂亮的公园内。这个公园叫Golden Gate公园不但风景很漂亮而且是旧金山的最大的公园。 我们看了Jean Paul Gaultier 的展览。他是一个特别时尚的设计师从法国来。他在20世纪80年代开始设计了。我非常喜欢这个展览,但是我的时尚比他的时尚有点儿保守。

The other day, my good friend/former coworker, Rona and I went to one of San Francisco’s most famous museums, the De Young. First we ate Thai food and chatted all about my experiences in China. Our food was très délicieux! She had the roasted duck rice and I had the roasted duck soup. Who would’ve known the animal I fear the most would taste so good!? Pigeon must taste like fresh oven baked chocolate chip cookies, but I’ll never know because I’ll never eat the things! After we ate, we walked down to the museum. Rona has a fabulous camera and photography is her avid hobby. So we took so many pictures! The De Young is located in Golden Park which not only has a scenery beautiful but also this park is the biggest in the city. We saw the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit. Gaultier is an amazing French designer who hit it big in the 80s. I really loved the exhibit, even though my style is a bit more conservative than his designs.

Bandshell behind me

Satellite photo of San Francisco

Gaultier Gimp

Russian bride

The Matador

Ship of Dreams

geisha-esque

Bustiers for days!

Heiress of the Chief wedding gown

LACE up the corset

Back in San Francisco and from hiatus

05 Sunday Aug 2012

Posted by Keiaradise in Photography, San Francisco, Style

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I’m very sorry that I took such a long hiatus! There’s no excuse but if this justifies it any, wordpress is banned in China. But don’t fret I solved the problem and Keijing will resume just as before. I just got back to San Fran and I’m happy to say that I’m going back to Beijing in September! Visiting home is amazing, everyday I eat fabulous meals and get to spend time with people who I love and care about.

But anyway, today I went to have breakfast with my father and one of my best friends, Ongell. We ate delicious Belgium waffles and black bean omelets. After breakfast, we rode on over to Haight street and did some vintage shopping. I forgot how beautiful San Francisco is, it’s such an original city! Especially comparing it to Beijing, besides from tourist spots like the Great Wall and Forbidden City, all of the houses and people look the same. In a city like San Francisco, you see people with all kinds of versatility, from styles to ethnicities. You see everything, and that’s what I love about the city I was born and raised in!

I found tons of fabulous pieces, but settled on buying a black satin cape for $6! I think it was from a cheap halloween costume, but I put it on over my cream turtleneck sweater and grey harem pants that was paired with vintage gold mesh Stuart Weitzman pumps. I got a few compliments and I’ve been wanting to bring the 1950s trend of capes back.

Ongell and I had a beautiful afternoon, she found an angora sweater and called me Professor Snape the whole time! We frolicked and painted all of Haight and Ashbury!

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It’s Like a G-Spot…

22 Tuesday May 2012

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The odds of a woman reaching orgasm are slim to none. Those odds are the same for a writer to try to find their “C-spot”. The creative spot that indicates the location, routine, materials, and mindset a writer must have to attain true inspiration. Finding both spots take many different tactics. Some men try to set the mood by adding music for the woman who’s g-spot they’re seeking. Writers also try to set the mood with music in quest for their c-spot.

The underwear clad woman sat at the foot of a fluffy down feather bed. An author sat at his carved hardwood desk. The man across from Her took a few steps forward, their eyes meeting, he had something in his hand. She closed her eyes, heard a faint click sound and the room was suddenly filled with the smooth tones of a jazz saxophone and piano. The Author just bought an old Nat King Cole record at a garage sale. The Man and The Author both adjusted the volume just right, not too loud, not too soft but so natural that it blended into their peripheral hearing.  He sat next to Her and she let the music and his body heat entice her. The Author listened and analyzed the lyrics of Autumn Leaves. He picked up the pen and began to write. The Man’s face slowly moved closer to Hers and in a moment their lips were touching. The Author was a page down, he thought to himself, this is it, first draft. It had been so long since he wrote. The Man laid Her down on the bed, she thought, this is it, finally. She couldn’t remember the last time she had been with somebody. She was so attracted to him and she could see their future. The author had the whole story in his head, he could see it being a best seller. The music continued to play, The Man was touching Her in places she was beginning to believe were foreign. The Author forgot what it felt like to be in the zone. The music was taking over all of their senses. They could hear it, smell it, and almost taste it. Was she making love to The Man or the music? Was The Author writing or was the music? The Man slightly panted, she softly moaned, the ink spilled on the paper. The Man and Her rolled around on the bed, taking each other’s bodies, so in synch, so animalistic. The letters turned to words, the words turned to sentences, and the sentences turned to pages. The author and Her were in pure ecstasy. The man was on top of Her, enveloping her with everything he had to offer at the moment. Nat King Cole took The Author to another world. The Author wrote faster, already ten pages written. The Man’s rhythm increased. The Author and The Man both reached the climax. The jazz stopped, Nat King halted, the record needed to be turned over, which broke The Author’s concentration. She came down from the euphoric state she was in. The Man slept, The Author got up, angry, and threw the pages on the floor. He was so close to finishing. She stood up angrily and picked her clothes up off the floor. She was so close to finishing.

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Handwriting

20 Sunday May 2012

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I’m trying to improve my handwriting by emulating the one in this photo.

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Day In the Desert

05 Saturday May 2012

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The deserts of Inner Mongolia..

You’re probably looking at the last picture and thinking to yourself, wow Keijing’s on a camel! But all I can see in the picture is the huge stick that’s been put in the camel’s nose. One thing I learned from my short trip to Mongolia is how inhumanly animals are treated. On the bus ride there, a truck full of pigs were smushed together with no room to move around on their way to the slaughter house. But I guess the butchers mentality is why butter them up if they’re going to die anyway? Just throw the frog in the boiling hot water instead of slowly turning up the heat. It’s something we don’t think about, most animals in zoos and that are used for entertainment are treated very badly. But who cares, they don’t have feelings, right? Then why does my dog feel it when I step on her or why does she cry when my mom leaves her at home? Everything is a creature, we’re all nature..

You Can’t Always Get What You Want..

24 Tuesday Apr 2012

Posted by Keiaradise in Black Beauty, Keiara, Natural Hair, random

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What society wants…

What society’s gonna get…

玉渊潭公园 (Yuyantan Park)

23 Monday Apr 2012

Posted by Keiaradise in China, History, Photography, traveling

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Photos by Gus Lacson

在长城穿着高跟鞋(Wearing High Heels to the Great Wall)

22 Sunday Apr 2012

Posted by Keiaradise in China, History, Photography, Style, traveling, youtube

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Here are some pictures of me at The Great Wall of China (长城), the eighth wonder of the world. The Great Wall is centuries old and stretches across the whole country. It’s the only man made structure that can be seen from outer space. It was built to ward off the Mongolians but I heard it never really worked since it took so long to build. The scenery there is breathtaking, with staircases made of detailed carved marble, surrounding cherry blossom trees, and traditional chinese inscriptions. Most of the wall has been restored but the original wall is in western China, which I have yet to see.

I was really foolish and wore pumps that morning. And though I looked the most stylish amongst all the tourists, I’m surprised I made it home with nothing broken. Not only is every rest stop far in between but also the stairs are so misaligned and steep that you can easily fall to your death. I took the cable car up, which I wish I didn’t because I didn’t bring enough money to get back down. So I had to get back to the ground, staircase by staircase. So when you go to 长城 wear comfortable shoes or walk up the stairs and take the slide down!

碧昂丝在长城 (Beyonce at The Great Wall)

Goals and Resolutions

18 Wednesday Apr 2012

Posted by Keiaradise in China, Keiara, random

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It doesn’t always need to be New Years to set resolutions and lately I’ve been indulging in some really bad habits that I want to change..

1. STOP CURSING (I sound like a bloody American sailor with no sense in everyday speech instead of the refined, elegant, international socialite I’m striving to be.)

2. Eat healthier (Because here, in China, eating fast food and take out is really expensive.)

3. Start writing consistently (I want to be a writer, so it would just make sense to write, right?)

4. Channel all my creativity (I have a lot of ideas, and they need to be put out there.)

5. STOP WASTING TIME (Life’s too short, every moment counts. And I’m missing out by mindlessly surfing the web and watching movies I’ve already seen 100 times!)

We tell ourselves it’s too late to change but we must realize we have so much control over getting what we want out of our lives. It starts with ourselves and being able to analyze every detail and be disciplined. Take charge, be organized, and execute. It’s that simple!

P.S. Sorry for the two week hiatus but I’m back and more inspired than ever. I have a few videos to edit and I’m currently searching for a photographer.. So be on your toes!

So sexy..

04 Wednesday Apr 2012

Posted by Keiaradise in Black Beauty, Icon, Natural Hair, youtube

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