The Girl With Dragon Tattoo

When they were showing trailers before the main feature X-Men: First Class played (which is a super good movie BTW...), the trailer for Girl With Dragon Tattoo trailer played and I was just blown away. The music they used and the scene cuts were intense. I have heard of the book but never really got the chance to read it. I bought the DVD of the original Swedish version awhile ago and I was impressed after watching it. I watch A LOT of movies and honestly think that lately, all they ever come up with are sequels, superhero movies, alien movies and corny romcoms. Based on the novel by the late Stieg Larsson, the storyline of The Girl With Dragon Tattoo is just remarkable. I was so absorbed with the movie the whole time. The acting was incredible and the character development was interesting. I'm especially attracted to the character of Lisbeth Salander - super badass hacker with a photographic memory.

Anyways, the US remake is coming out this December 2011. I have to admit, US remakes have the reputation of - well lets just say they never live up to the originals... An example will be Spanish horror film REC and the US version of quarantine, The Grudge, The Ring... the list can go on. However, I'm really hoping that this one will be different since Daniel Craig was selected to be Mikail Blomkvist and Stellan Skarsgard is playing Martin Vanger!!! OMFG... I really liked the girl who played Lisbeth in the original Swedish version but I hope Rooney Mara can do a great job on this one.

Venice Beach Photo Diary

Over Memorial Day Weekend, I was in LA to visit my cousins. For some reason I have been going to Venice Beach during Memorial Day Sunday in the last 3 years. I just love the culture, the art, the people, the street performance, fashion and the beach. I bought some items like the wolf hat, the abstract ring made from wirings and a venice beach jacket from an old couple... Every time I go to LA I always have to make sure that I go here. =)

 

Rapture Party

Bebe: black bondage dress, H&M: peach fitted boyfriend blazer

I apologize for the lack of updates. I've been super busy with school lately and I was on a 5 day vacation in LA during Memorial Weekend. Do you guys remember when the Rapture rumor was going around? That night Pat, Me and the boys went to downtown San Jose in case the world ends... LOL. I promise to post A LOT of pictures over the next few days that you'll be super sick of looking at my page ;)

Love, G

P.S.

Is anyone else super excited about summer movies? Watching X-Men: First Class today before work =)

Spring Bloom

Forever 21: Sheer Floral Top

Yesterday after school, Pat, Steven and Ricky decided to go on a random drive up to Highway 9 in Saratoga. We went to 7/11 to get snacks and drinks. Bay area weather was absolutely beautiful so I decided to wear my new sheer floral top from forever 21. The drive up was a little bit scary cos the roads were narrow and a lot of folks race up the highway. When we got to the spot, the view was breathtaking... Will post more pictures later cos I have to go to work at 11. =(

Love, G

P.S. Is anyone else here using Picasa 3??? Their new feature called picnik is amazing! I used the effect "cross process" on the first picture and it makes the image look very vintage and chic. LOVESSS IT.

On the other hand, cant waaaiiittt to go to LA next weekend. I miss socal!

L'epi D'or Bakery

After eating One Pot Shabu-Shabu, I was craving for something sweet so we went to Rickys mom's bakery. The shaved ice is super delicious!!! They put mango syrup, real mangoes and mango ice cream and the serving is huge so you can share it with someone... They also have this curry beef pastry that I absolutely LOVE. They don't just sell pastries and cakes but also bento boxes, smoothies, milk teas etc. You guys should really check it out if you're around the area and feeling hungry... and to also support local family owned businesses. It's right across Sears and Valco.

Foster The People

OMFREAKINGGOD... I've never been this excited with a band in SO LONG. I've listened to "Pumped Up Kicks" before but I never really got the chance to see the video. I heard a remix of Pumped Up Kicks v Walking In The Sun this morning and decided to look for the video in Youtube... and WOW... all of them are total BABBBEEESSS (ohhh heyyy ;)... Seriously good music with seriously good-looking band members... I can see these guys making it real big - although I think part of their charm is not being mainstream. I checked out their site and I desperately want to go to their June 2nd show in Mountain View but all the good tickets are sold out already. They have a show in August in San Francisco so I'll probably go there and trick Stevie to go with me HA HA HA...

They have an album coming out this May 23 and you guys should really check them out.

Image taken from: http://www.fosterthepeople.com

P.S.
Guy in tan hoodie... wow. just wow. LOL

Of Vampires and Red Lips

 

When I first got my Nikon D3100, Steven took pictures of me in his room to test the camera.

I usually wear my make-up the same way as Lindsay in the pictorial so I was amazed when I first saw Lindsay Lohan's latest photoshoot with Tyler Shields that came out last week... We even kinda have the same pose! LOL. Anyways, Lindsay looks super gorgeous and there's something about red lips that I find very classic, dark and attractive. I used to have a thing with vampires when I was 12 or 13 so I really like this photo shoot.

I'm thinking of maybe posting make-up products I wear daily since I always get questions about how I do my make-up. Maaayyybeee... I'm super busy with school right now and I haven't had any sleep the past 2 days so sorry for the lack of update.

Love, G

Image taken from: tylershields.com