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It’s been a wonderful weekend with my family~
On Friday, we all celebrated my brother Peter’s 23rd Birthday!
I’m very proud to have such a wonderful and mature younger brother. Happy birthday, Peesha!
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Today, I had the opportunity to hang out with my sister Faith before she heads back out to college on Tuesday. And per our annual tradition, we had ourselves a Photoshoot~
It was a beautiful day to take photos, and my lovely subject made my job very easy~. With my new camera (a pretty little Olympus E-PL2 Compact Camera) and the Adobe Lightroom program I got for Christmas, I plan on taking many more pictures! So happy!
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Tomorrow and Monday will be just as awesome, because I have the wonderful opportunity to hang out with a team of amazing people who are going to be traveling to Haiti with me to visit Grace International in October. And one of those people is my own brother! So proud, so excited! I can’t wait for him to see the things and meet the people that have changed my own life.
I know this trip is going to be just as life-changing for him and the friends I’m taking.
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As you all know, for the past few years, I’ve been dedicating my time to promote a cause that’s near and dear to my heart.
It has been just over 2 years and 7 months since the earthquake of 2010 ravaged Haiti and its capital, Port-Au-Prince. Although Haiti is nearing its 3 year mark of recovery, the aftershocks of the destruction proved to be long-term and devastating. By the grace of God, non-profit organizations, such as Grace International in Port-Au-Prince, have been aiding the Haitian community by overseeing and managing 270 churches, 65 schools, 3 orphanages, medical clinics, hospitals and elderly widow care for over 30 years. The Lord’s Kitchen, Grace International’s children feeding program, has also aided in saving the lives of the children living on Grace International’s campus and in surrounding neighborhoods.
Unfortunately, as time has gone by, the Lord’s Kitchen has struggled to accumulate the funding necessary to keep the program running, while their medical ministries have expressed a need for support and expertise. In response to these specific needs, myself and a carefully hand-selected group of 7 leaders from Bridgeway Community Church will be traveling to Haiti between October 12th-16th to aid and partner with Grace International and serve the Lord’s Kitchen and their medical ministries.
It is my hope that with your help, we can raise enough funds to go above and beyond the $900/per member cost to go to Haiti. Every dollar raised in excess will go directly into funding for The Lord’s Kitchen, and every dollar will feed 3 children! Even the smallest donation has the power to save lives, especially after the wake of Hurricane Isaac.
I humbly ask for any help you can provide so that we can help Grace International continue to spread God’s grace and love to his children in Haiti. Whether you send an online donation or a prayer, I am extremely grateful for your help. You may go to www.bridgewayonline.org/give to give a tax-deductible donation. Please click on Haiti Missions Trip and designate the Trip Member (Grace Whang) you are supporting.
Love your faces, and I’ll keep you all posted!
I’m back and feeling great!
I just took my very first ARE Exam, the Building Design and Construction Systems exam, and after the weeks of hitting the books, it’s a relief to know that I have one down, and only 6 more to go~
As promised from the last post, I’m pleased to reveal to you, the missing Avenger. I give you, ARCHIGIRL!
Whenever I watch superhero movies, I die a little bit on the inside.
All of those amazing buildings getting smashed to pieces…but then again, architects in the US of A could really use some more work…
…anyway, I think that it would be a wonderful idea to have a super Architect. Rebuilding the world, one destroyed building at a time!
Avengers, ASSEMBLE!
Spring is here!
And now that the weather has been getting so much nicer, I’ve been wearing more dresses and skirts. And I love wearing dresses and skirts~
The only problem is that local weather reporters tend to leave out warnings when wind speeds are a bit high for the day.
Sigh…
My lovely fellow commuters at the bus stop unintentionally saw another side of me that neither one of us was expecting.
Remind me to always wear shorts underneath my dresses from here on out.
Phew! 2011 is OVAH, and 2012 is HERE!
According to the WordPress Summary Report I got yesterday:
The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 13,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
(Click the image above for the full statistics!)
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That’s a lot of love. Thank you all for making 2011 the most successful year yet for my blog!
Since Christmas, I have been reflecting on the past year, and how much has changed in my life since last January…
- In January, I rang in the New Year with my friends in New Jersey, and spent the rest of the month battling icy sidewalks, broken apartment heaters, and searching for my snow-buried car.
- In February, I continued to deal with crazy NYC Metro incidents, and Starbucks came out with their new “Trenta”-sized coffee.
- In March, I talked dirty to the Starbucks baristas, got bitten by a Vampider, and packed my bags to move back to the MD/DC area to work as an architect!
- In April, I shot my very first firearm, and shared trade secrets, including how to avoid bedtime bugs and how to make their very own photo comics~
- In May, I enjoyed my mother’s amazing cooking, tried to bring sexy back, almost accidentally killed my brother, and went fishing for river monsters.
- In June, I practiced my golf swing at the range, and tried to convince a stranger that I didn’t fart in an elevator.
- In July, my family went to Orlando’s Islands of Aventure, Faith gave a shot at making her own comics, and I pondered deeply on what my Prius would look like if it was a Transformer…
- In August, I broke down and finally got myself a new computer, and experienced one of the most disgusting things in my life, and it was all my dad’s fault.
- In September, I went fossil hunting with my dad, helped my grandfather get Sex on the Beach, and had a stranger’s butt too close for comfort to my face.
- In October, I got myself some new glasses, and learned how to deal with my Dad’s creeping and my Mom’s backseat Facebook driving.
- In November, I began my very first Mini-Series comics (in which my own boss cameo’d), celebrated 11/11/11 at 11:11 am, and started my own Non-Profit Organization for Haiti by selling my comics.
- Finally, in December, I got to try my hand out again as a photographer, gingerbread architect, and singer/dancer.
What in the world could 2012 possibly bring? 2011 had a new job, new lifestyle, new locale, new friends, and a new look for me. I lost 15 lbs, started a non-profit that raised over $1000 in a month’s time, worked for a job that I absolutely love, and am the happiest I have been in a long time. I have no idea, but I have a really good feeling that God is still going to outdo 2011~
My own goals for 2012 include becoming fully licensed as an architect by the end of 2012, taking the New Mercy Project to the next level, and Lord willing (as corny as it may sound), finding love.
And no worries, lovely readers. I’ll be sure to take you all on this journey with me. Here’s to 2012~
새해 복 많이 받으세요!
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PS: If you wanted the rest of the Christmas Videos I took, I’ve put them below!
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People are already donating and reserving their Facebook Timeline banners~! YAY!
My sister was one of the earliest givers (thank you, Faithy~).
And seeing as how we live with each other, I started with her Timeline profile first.
Heck, I even whipped out the camera again to do some more photo-shooty action.
Again, the timeline banners don’t have to be of a comic, or interacting with your profile pictures, unless you want it to. I promise to make your wildest Facebook Timeline dreams come true~
Love you all. Are you ready for Christmas??? D-3!!!
Annnd, here are the full-sized versions of the photos I took of Faithy. You know. Just for fun.
She so purty.
Phew. Is anyone else having to deal with crazy schedule juggling this time of year, or is it just me?
Anyway, I’m pleased to update you all with some news about the Haiti Project I was working on:
Over the past month and a half, 16 donors have sent in enough money to fund the Lord’s Kitchen weekly feeding program for almost three weeks: the equivalent of providing 3,500 meals!
So that you can see that 100% of your donations were given directly to Grace International, I documented the donation process HERE. We will also be receiving a progress report directly from Grace International, so that you can see exactly how your donations are being used.
Thank you again for everyone’s generous donations, and I encourage others, if you haven’t already, to donate! I will personally be going to Haiti this February, and all the proceeds that we raise between today and then, I will hand-deliver to the feeding program at Grace International, and will document everything!
To encourage you all again, I thought that I could throw out another giveaway gift process.
If you have Facebook, and you have the new Timeline, you’ll probably want something unique and fun, right?
For the first 20 people to donate over $30, I will make you a cool, unique profile picture, and it doesn’t have to have a cartoon in it!
I do graphic design work, too, so if you have a vision, I will make it so.
The rules are the same:
- Between now and February, I will make up to 20 profile pics for you lovely readers.
- Here’s the catch: If you want the photo comic, you have to go towww.newmercyproject.org and donate a minimum of $30 to support the children’s feeding program in Haiti.
- Once you’ve donated, send an e-mail to newmercyproject@gmail.com with your name, and a high res, creative photo of yourself and a write-up of your vision.
And that’s it!
Love your faces. Time for me to crash. It’s almost Christmas~!
Beards for a cause!
Today’s featured photo comic is for Peter Kang from Maryland, who has also been put onto the New Mercy Project’s featured donor list! Thank you for your generous donation~
Not only did Peter generously donate to the New Mercy Project, but he also is remaining bearded for the entire month of November!
“It started out just for fun because one of my co-workers mentioned it. No Shave November. But as I began and I read up on it, there’s a greater cause behind it. My search led me to http://us.movember.com, where registered members grow out their moustaches/beard to raise awareness of prostate cancer and other male health illnesses.” -Peter Kang
There you have it!
Don’t forget to donate while you still can! Only 15 photo comics are left!!!
We are more than halfway there! $500 dollars in! Thank you!
Per the photo comic competition a few weeks ago, a winner has been chosen and rewarded!
Congratulations, Andy Valentine~ Andy is an amazing artist, photographer, and musician that I met via WordPress through our shared interest in artwork. Lovely readers, you can (and should) follow him on his WordPress blog, http://andyvalentine.wordpress.com/!
Andy, the photo you gave me was so much fun to comic. This is probably my favorite photo comic I’ve done so far. Keep up your awesome work and art, and I can’t wait to see your tattoo in all its colored glory!
It’s the weekend, everybody! And I plan on finally sleeping more than 4 hours tonight!
Don’t forget to check out my new website (hit the link below) and donate a few dollars to make a difference in the lives of deserving kids in Haiti.
Happy Belated Halloween, lovely readers!
Aside from handing out candy to the way-too-old-to-be-trick-o-treating kids in the neighborhood, my holiday has been pretty quiet on the entertainment front~
Fortunately, I got to at least have a bit of fun at work, dressing up for the in-office costume competition.
Remember my fish, Wade? He got to help me out~
Between my friend Chris (the too-cool-for-school Dinosaur) and myself, we shared the “Best Costume” award. It was good times~
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On a more serious note, I have had the privilege to work with a group of talented people over the past week and a half in order to submit a video entry for the What’s Your Story Video Challenge, which is being held by the White House Initiative for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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Please check out the video and share it with people you know. And if you can spare a few dollars, please visit our website:
All your donations are tax-deductable, and at the end of every month, we will send 100% of the donations straight to Grace International’s feeding program. When I go to visit Haiti again, I will be sure to document what your donations and efforts are doing on behalf of these kids!
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To read my previous entries on my trip to Haiti, click:
Went to Costco to pick up my new glasses today.
According to the lady who was helping me, my prescription was horribly out of date. When she asked me when my last eye check-up was, I was embarrassed to tell her that it was 7 years ago.
It’s been a while.
So I got me a shiny new pair!
Too bad for Mini-Grace, she was definitely not used to seeing me in my glasses.
To her credit, I did go as a nerd two years ago.
See?
My costume this year will be just as goofy.
In the meantime, I’m going to get used to my new glasses.
PS: RIP Old purple pair. You have served me well and faithfully the past 7 years.
I wish I was a little bit taller... 