gifts from Andrea

it was my birthday and I got these from Andrea...

my first portraits....

Sky got me a 300w strobe with a soft box for my birthday... and here is my first attempt at doing portrait work... Since I dont have paying customers... here are nice photos of our housekeepers... Thanks again Sky... come over after your vacation and I'll do some free portraits for you...

custom jewerly

had this ring custom made. white gold ring on the outside, yellow gold ring on the inside. with 10 diamonds holding them together...

Dinner at the Intercontinental Shenzhen

Went to the new Intercon in Shenzhen and tried out the new Brazilian Churrascurria joint...
Food was wonderful, as was the company.

the new addition to the bedroom

Got this new Sharp TV as a gift today...
So I set it up in my bedroom...

dinner at thai basil

Had dinner at the new thai basil at PP in Admiralty. here's some random shots of the group...

new toys...

Rokkaku, Star Street, Admiralty, HK

The best japanese restaurant in HK. If youre not on a budget, just tell the manager that you want whatever is fresh... you wont be disappointed...

Which one do you like best?

A new interest in Photography

and that means I find any opportunity i can to bring my camera out and take photos of people.
here are some of my favorite from last weekend. we were in Sai Kung for the afternoon and stopped by a beach of rocks.

Basketball in China

I am not a good basketball player. I used to think I was ok, but recently, I have noticed that even bouncing the ball and walking at the same time has become slightly harder. Maybe it's due to the fact that I dont play often or perhaps its just the effects of aging. Regardless, here are some shots of me and my coworkers tearing it up on the courts.

Chrome Hearts Belt

I got a Chrome Hearts belt from the store in the Prince Building in Central. It's the 2 inch Dual Roller model. I love it. I think I started liking Chrome Hearts after I saw the movie FACE/OFF. Castor Troy wore one as he was getting out of his Caddy except his was gold. unfortunately, mine isnt gold, nor do i have a Caddy... nevertheless, the belt is just as cool.

for this shot i used 2 gold reflectors and bounced it into them for the gold highlights you see in the reflection...

OUTFIT (April 3)

Liberty Rose Shirt

Zara Tie

Tailored pants

Canali Belt

My trip to Xiamen

Went to Xiamen for work this week...

Here are some highlights.

Got stuck on the runway leaving Shenzhen for 3 hours.

Im not sure why we look so happy. It was a terrible ordeal.

I had some Tofu that was the shape of a video game character

This was the scene at our meeting in Lenovo.

some people were never meant to be in Hot Weather

Saw this guy on the MTR the other day, and he looked so uncomfortable. Sweat was coming out everywhere.

OUTFIT (March 29)

H&M Linen Shirt

NUDIE THIN FINN

Nudie Jeans Thin Finn

I used to love Heavy Metal. I had all the good tapes. AC\DC, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Megadeth, GNR, to name a few. And even though I loved this music, it never inspired me to buy tight fitting jeans... Until yesterday.

As a teenager, I really baggy jeans. There were these Deep Indigo Cross Colours Jeans with green stitching that were the bomb. In University, I became a Diesel man. My friend Hugo was the first to turn me onto Diesel Sparkers. And then there was the Energie phase... and back to the Diesel phase... and then khakis for a bit... and so on and so on.

Anyways, the point of the story is that TIGHT fitting garments were never really my thing. However, my standards began to change this year. I dont know how it happened. I used to swear that I would rock baggy jeans forever, but things change.

Here is the tightest pair of jeans I have EVERY owned... NUDIE THIN FINN with DUSTY REPAIR.

Phillip's Bling Project

words cant describe the item I am posting...

OUTFIT (March 19)

Comme De Garcon Sweater

Delicious Vinyl T-shirt

PRPS Classic Selvedge Jeans

new paintball shoes

This is a little late, since I got the shoes last Friday, but I thought I'd share my new paintball shoes.

I actually played with them on Saturday, and they held up quite nicely. They feel like a lightweight running shoe with a very agressive outsole. Good for rough or grassy terrain...

Also features a very durable toecap for whenever your toe area might be rubbing against other stuff like dirt.