The Poison in our garments. On tuesday I saw this on "Arte", in French though. I was horrified after that. Now you can watch it online also in German but not in English.. but I think it'S really important to know what they say! So watch it! "Schick aber schädlich" est le titre en allemand.
Bisous Domino<3
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Sesame Street goes Hamburger DOM!
Well, yesterday the summer DOM started in Hamburg. That's probably one of the biggest fairs in Germany which means a lots of people get there and I useually don't like that ... :)
But though for fun I work as an extra sometimes so this time it was "Sesame Street" the muppet show in Germany produce by NDR under strict terms and condition of the original show.
Yeah, although the weather was cloudy the crew was pretty nice so it was really nice to be there:)
Bisous Domino
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Kimora Lee Simmons : My celibrity look-alike.
Oh my! A friend recognised that Kimora Lee Simmons is my celibrity look-alike haha
I mean the difference is that she's 6 ft tall (183 cm) and has Japanese and African American hertiage, use to be a top model and is a power woman... and I'm only 5.347 ft (163 cm) tall and just vietnamese heritage, no name and a little girl with a little overweight haha
Yeah and I don't use that much make up and do those smokey-eyes and blackliner all the time and have all this sex-appeal but if I put all that on I could pretty much look like her haha although I could never earned that fame and glory she has!
She's also known for her honesty and self-confidence...
and I normally prefer to hide behind my huge glasses :)
Bisous Domino
I mean the difference is that she's 6 ft tall (183 cm) and has Japanese and African American hertiage, use to be a top model and is a power woman... and I'm only 5.347 ft (163 cm) tall and just vietnamese heritage, no name and a little girl with a little overweight haha
Yeah and I don't use that much make up and do those smokey-eyes and blackliner all the time and have all this sex-appeal but if I put all that on I could pretty much look like her haha although I could never earned that fame and glory she has!
She's also known for her honesty and self-confidence...
and I normally prefer to hide behind my huge glasses :)
Bisous Domino
Youth
This poetry is a part of our play "Spring awakening" and I think it actually really does reflect youth. So that is what I wanted to share with you today :)
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Youth by Samuel Ullman
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of sixty more than a body of twenty. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing child-like appetite of what's next, and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long are you young.
When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at twenty, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch the waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at eighty.
Bisous Domino<3
Youth by Samuel Ullman
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of sixty more than a body of twenty. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing child-like appetite of what's next, and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long are you young.
When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at twenty, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch the waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at eighty.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
My hand.
Although I got this week off from my portfolio class I still got homework to do... Never stop practicing, right? So before I started I tried to be more relax and put all the pressure that I have right now away.. and I have to admit that I'm quite satisfied with my improvements at the moment :) There is hope! Somehow I don't know why the inside surface of my hand turned out better than the one outside. I guess because the outside one I draw in the garden and it was a little hot out there :)
Well, check out my creepy hand!
Bisous Domino<3
Well, check out my creepy hand!
Bisous Domino<3
Monday, July 26, 2010
kostbar & Herr Max
Hamburg I love you but are those heavy shower nescessary?!
Today I met with Isabelle, Chrizzle and Stexy because Isy is flying to London tomorrow so we wanted to have lunch together ;)
First we went to "kostbar" in the Sternschanze (Yeah, pretty much like that quarter). The exakt adress is Susannenstr 36, 20357 Hamburg. They have nice caseroles and baked potatos with sour cream and vegetables. But their breakfast menue is also adequate. And of course they have all kinds of drinks.
After that we enjoyed a piece of cake at "Herr Max". It's not far away at Schulterblatt 12, 20357 Hamburg. Quite recommendable. Not comparable to the patisserie Ladurée but still nice in his own style though. Just check it out yourself!
So have fun in London Isy!
Bisous Domino
Today I met with Isabelle, Chrizzle and Stexy because Isy is flying to London tomorrow so we wanted to have lunch together ;)
First we went to "kostbar" in the Sternschanze (Yeah, pretty much like that quarter). The exakt adress is Susannenstr 36, 20357 Hamburg. They have nice caseroles and baked potatos with sour cream and vegetables. But their breakfast menue is also adequate. And of course they have all kinds of drinks.
After that we enjoyed a piece of cake at "Herr Max". It's not far away at Schulterblatt 12, 20357 Hamburg. Quite recommendable. Not comparable to the patisserie Ladurée but still nice in his own style though. Just check it out yourself!
So have fun in London Isy!
Bisous Domino
Sunday, July 25, 2010
My room
On friday I finally cleaned my room after decades! Wonder how long that will last.. Thank you, thank you, I already received tons of congrats from my mum... She was sooo blessed. I mean that's like the best gift I could give to her...
You don't believe how strange it looks now. My room is not bigger than 10m², yes something like 3,8mx2,6m! That is probably the reason I don't like to let friends into my room. It is very small but now there is some more space than befor haha The only things I have in there are my bed, my desk (I never used, eccept lay up my books and clothes although actually I drop my clothes on the floor ... yes, I'm seriously a mess!) and then there is my normal closet which isn't that big like friends useually imagine :) (I have friends they can even walk in ther closet so mine is compared to them tiny!)
That's my closet.
Saturday was like christmas and birthday on a same day because I went with my mum to get art supplies and I don't even know how I deserved it but she got me almost like everything of art supplies I dreamed of! I felt like crying, passing out, happy and also absolutely overwhelmed. It's such a strange feeling to get almost everything you want but I tried to be careful and not to spoil! I hope to learn to use all the supplies properly! B> the way the place is called "Jerwitz" and they have actually all art supplies an artist could need and if you subscribed you get 2% on everything you buy :)
Here some of the things I got<3
pencils
oil pastels
soft pastels
colour pencils
watercoulour pencils
oil
calligraphy stuff
aquarell
Later on I went with my father out for dinner at "La Sepia" a portuguese and spanish restaurant specialised on seafood in the Sternschanze.
Half of the guest were probably asian though. I can't tell why but there is something about that restaurant that even people wait outside to get a seat in there while it's really windy there. The things there look pretty old and the dishes are pretty simple but after I took the first bite from my salmon I realised that it tasted really good. So the food is prepared fresh and I think that makes the different!
So today I want to rest but I'm quite overflown with art...
Whish you a nice sunday though!
Bisous Domino<3
You don't believe how strange it looks now. My room is not bigger than 10m², yes something like 3,8mx2,6m! That is probably the reason I don't like to let friends into my room. It is very small but now there is some more space than befor haha The only things I have in there are my bed, my desk (I never used, eccept lay up my books and clothes although actually I drop my clothes on the floor ... yes, I'm seriously a mess!) and then there is my normal closet which isn't that big like friends useually imagine :) (I have friends they can even walk in ther closet so mine is compared to them tiny!)
That's my closet.
Saturday was like christmas and birthday on a same day because I went with my mum to get art supplies and I don't even know how I deserved it but she got me almost like everything of art supplies I dreamed of! I felt like crying, passing out, happy and also absolutely overwhelmed. It's such a strange feeling to get almost everything you want but I tried to be careful and not to spoil! I hope to learn to use all the supplies properly! B> the way the place is called "Jerwitz" and they have actually all art supplies an artist could need and if you subscribed you get 2% on everything you buy :)
Here some of the things I got<3
pencils
oil pastels
soft pastels
colour pencils
watercoulour pencils
oil
calligraphy stuff
aquarell
Later on I went with my father out for dinner at "La Sepia" a portuguese and spanish restaurant specialised on seafood in the Sternschanze.
Half of the guest were probably asian though. I can't tell why but there is something about that restaurant that even people wait outside to get a seat in there while it's really windy there. The things there look pretty old and the dishes are pretty simple but after I took the first bite from my salmon I realised that it tasted really good. So the food is prepared fresh and I think that makes the different!
So today I want to rest but I'm quite overflown with art...
Whish you a nice sunday though!
Bisous Domino<3
Friday, July 23, 2010
Inception
Who hasn't seen that movie yet? Me! But I want to!!!
So who wants to go and watch it with me? :)
Bisous Domino<3
Setting:
Dominic "Dom" Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) leads a group of "extractors", including Nash (Lukas Haas) and Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Extractors are professional thieves, who hack into minds via dreams to steal information. Dreamers sleep in close proximity, connected by a device that administers a sedative and share a dream world built on their mental projections. Pain is felt, but death results in consciousness. Cobb carries a spinning top to test whether he is dreaming or awake, which spins ceaselessly or topples respectively.
So who wants to go and watch it with me? :)
Bisous Domino<3
Setting:
Dominic "Dom" Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) leads a group of "extractors", including Nash (Lukas Haas) and Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Extractors are professional thieves, who hack into minds via dreams to steal information. Dreamers sleep in close proximity, connected by a device that administers a sedative and share a dream world built on their mental projections. Pain is felt, but death results in consciousness. Cobb carries a spinning top to test whether he is dreaming or awake, which spins ceaselessly or topples respectively.
Inception Trailer from Ab Aeterno on Vimeo.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Bolero mexican restaurant
Today I had lunch with lovely Gesa! We haven't seen each other since high school is over which is pretty tough =(
We also wanted to celebrate our movie because we didn't have time to do so.
Well, I totally felt like nachos with guacamole so I suggested to eat at Bolero which offers mexican food. (I love mexican food since I lived with the Flores!)
This restaurant is also Rothembaumchaussee 78 almost next to Zala the indian restaurant I ate last week;)
I felt like being in America, the food was good and the service nice. Gesa had a huge burito and I had my nachos:) I was so hungry that I didn't think of taking a picture of it haha
But later Gesa ordered some Ben&Jerry ice cream and I ordered Coco Choco Cocktail for dessert
While sitting there we had the suprising honor to meet Verona Pooth. It took me a while to recognize her so that I forgot to take a picture, again (sorry) but what I can tell is that she wore some black leather leggings with a long lilac shirt and she was with her cute little boy and her husband Franjo Pooth.
Seriously I wouldn't have recognise them without seeing them in gossip magazines all the time! I mean not that I buy those. They just lay in the waiting rooms:) Can be really difficult to be famous =/ Imagine strange people talking about your life through magazines!
After lunch we took a walk talking about our childhood:) It was so sweet and I absolutely enjoyed it! Thanks and hope to see you after the vacation again<3
Bisous Domino<3
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Venus & David
That's what I've been working on yesterday and today..
Seems pretty boring I know but can't help it.. I just need tons of practice right now to get use to all this drawing... Even I'm annoyed of all this..
I really don't know what it is but somehow I don't see any improvements! I wonder how come... it's just really frustrating =/
The teacher said that I have to turn off my head while I'm drawing because I think too much!! And when I think too much I also blockade myself to draw!
See, watch and draw! Sounds easier than it is for me...
Oh well, don't know where all leads me to... I hope for a happy end though:)
Sorry for being such a pessimist! What are you giys doing anyway?
Bisous Domino
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
David
So I just stopped drawing David. Actually I did already the whole thing but his feeds and hands are too small and I will just keep it like thise because after working on it almost 30 hourse it won't get better and I totally lost interest to keep it up! Sorry...
The question is: so what should I draw now?
Bisous Domino
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Picknick Planten un Blomen
Hamburg's most beautiful parc in the center of the city and also one of my favorite places!
I mean I grew up here und there's nothing where I feel more comfortable!
Tons of beautiful flowers and trees, a huge playground, fountains, bridges, chess grounds, places to dance, theater, shows, inline skating or ice skating in the winter but I'm most likely at the japanese garden near the tea house :)
So that where I useually picnic like I just did this weekend again!
This time with Sophia and Yannick. I know them both from "Spring Awakening".
Actually we wanted to have the others there too but they're all on vacation!
But that was okay so there was more ice cream left for me haha ;)
It was fun! And if you wonder about those basket, we got them from a charity party;)
I love them! Thank you whoever the sponsor was! (Sorry, I know a little too much of that "posing" in the picture haha)
Bisous Domino
I mean I grew up here und there's nothing where I feel more comfortable!
Tons of beautiful flowers and trees, a huge playground, fountains, bridges, chess grounds, places to dance, theater, shows, inline skating or ice skating in the winter but I'm most likely at the japanese garden near the tea house :)
So that where I useually picnic like I just did this weekend again!
This time with Sophia and Yannick. I know them both from "Spring Awakening".
Actually we wanted to have the others there too but they're all on vacation!
But that was okay so there was more ice cream left for me haha ;)
It was fun! And if you wonder about those basket, we got them from a charity party;)
I love them! Thank you whoever the sponsor was! (Sorry, I know a little too much of that "posing" in the picture haha)
Bisous Domino
Saturday, July 17, 2010
"Spring Awakening" practice april 2010
This was during practice three months ago.
We party on stage! And trust me it's hard work to do it over and over again hahaha
Be excited for our piece. August 29th is the premier ;)
Check out our clip.
Bisous Domino
"Frühlings Erwachen" Proben April 2010 from Domino Tran on Vimeo.
Kenny, Laetitia, Koray, Florens, Lukas, Yannick, Lena, Walther.
Friday, July 16, 2010
What will happen when the young and old generation meet?
A miracle can happen everywhere...
Can start with an idea...
The young generation...
...and the old generation.
What will happen when they meet?
"Frühlings Erwachen"(Spring Awakening)
In the german playhouse Premier august 29th 2010.
Directed by Daniel Wahl.
An iniative dialog of the generation by Werte erleben e.V.
Deutsches Schauspielhaus
Come and find out!
Bisous Domino
Can start with an idea...
The young generation...
...and the old generation.
What will happen when they meet?
"Frühlings Erwachen"(Spring Awakening)
In the german playhouse Premier august 29th 2010.
Directed by Daniel Wahl.
An iniative dialog of the generation by Werte erleben e.V.
Deutsches Schauspielhaus
Come and find out!
Bisous Domino
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Zala, all you can eat indian cuisine
Well, after freakin working all morning on drawing the most famous sculpture in art history , David by Michelangelo, I had a three hour break before the second unit start.
Obviously I was starving and I totally felt like curry and indian food and while I was riding up the Rothenbaum Chaussee up I saw "All you can eat - india buffet"!
So I defenitly wanted to try that out.
The buffet was quite small but the food tasted good. I was pretty satiesfied eccept that they didn't offer drinks and desserts inklusive;) But the price was alright.
Right across the street is Vapiano and if you think like this you only get a dish for the same price;)
Last but not least the music was funky! I mean all sort of Pop music in just the indian version, very amusing :D
Bisous Domino<3
Obviously I was starving and I totally felt like curry and indian food and while I was riding up the Rothenbaum Chaussee up I saw "All you can eat - india buffet"!
So I defenitly wanted to try that out.
The buffet was quite small but the food tasted good. I was pretty satiesfied eccept that they didn't offer drinks and desserts inklusive;) But the price was alright.
Right across the street is Vapiano and if you think like this you only get a dish for the same price;)
Last but not least the music was funky! I mean all sort of Pop music in just the indian version, very amusing :D
Bisous Domino<3
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
I like reading books...
.. but defenitly not to draw them! I always feared to draw them..
I've been working on this since 5 hours already.. how time flies!
I'm really tired but at least I know how to draw them now
and hopefully I can make something out of it for my portfolio...
Now I need a little rest :)
Bisous Domino
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
First sketch
Bonjour!
Oh well, I aready feel better now...
So here I'm showing you my first sketch I started yesterday and finished today.
It's not perfect I know but with a lot more practice I will improve my skills!
And remember photographs look always different than reality or drawings!
Besides I took the pictures from a lower angle too...
Bisous Domino
Oh well, I aready feel better now...
So here I'm showing you my first sketch I started yesterday and finished today.
It's not perfect I know but with a lot more practice I will improve my skills!
And remember photographs look always different than reality or drawings!
Besides I took the pictures from a lower angle too...
Bisous Domino
Monday, July 12, 2010
Taking portfolio classes
Good morning!
Oh well, I tell ya, I could hardly sleep last night because it's sooo hot here! But I was quite excited too thus today started my portfolio classes.
Those of you who didn't know yet: I want to apply for costume design here in Hamburg :) and like any other college, academy or university I need a portfolio!
Since the portfolio is due October 8th there is not much time left for me...
So that's why I'm taking two units a day from Monday - Thursday. The first one is from 9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m. and the second one is at 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Hopefully this will work out! I mean I have to put so much effort into this project like I never have before!
So now I got to do my homework and later the second unit will start;)
I will keep you updated with my work!
Bisous Domino<3
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Louvre
Just imagine how thousands of people from all over the world get there everyday...
Now you will know what I was doing at the Louvre haha
So I thought it's maybe just cool to dance there and not to took those "tourist fotos" or those typically "Oh I hold a pyramide in my hands"-pictures haha
Sonja filmed this. It's pretty short and I was defenitly listening to another song I just don't know which one so spontanously I put in "Get it shawty" by Lloyd..
Why don't you do the same thing next time and show it to me? ;)
Bisous Domino
Now you will know what I was doing at the Louvre haha
So I thought it's maybe just cool to dance there and not to took those "tourist fotos" or those typically "Oh I hold a pyramide in my hands"-pictures haha
Sonja filmed this. It's pretty short and I was defenitly listening to another song I just don't know which one so spontanously I put in "Get it shawty" by Lloyd..
Why don't you do the same thing next time and show it to me? ;)
Bisous Domino
Louvre from Domino Tran on Vimeo.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Ladurée & Musée Rodin
There is nothing more enjoyable then having a "Sant Honoré"-cake by Ladurée in a parc like "dans le jardin rodin". (Although I'm not even sure I was allowed to do so haha)
Ladurée is like my favorite "pâtisserie" I know. Their cakes and macarons are delicious!
"Le musée rodin" is also recommended. If you don't want to see the typical french impressionist in Paris, Rodin gives you a good impression in sculpture art and the garden is also pretty nice to hang around.
Bisous Domino
Ladurée is like my favorite "pâtisserie" I know. Their cakes and macarons are delicious!
"Le musée rodin" is also recommended. If you don't want to see the typical french impressionist in Paris, Rodin gives you a good impression in sculpture art and the garden is also pretty nice to hang around.
Bisous Domino
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