papercuts

paper and x-acto knives, oh how i love you.  it started with stencilling in middle school, and has more recently evolved to paper cutouts.  here's what I came up with for my sister's bridal gift.

my first large-scale cutout-- a success!
lyrics from a favorite song, and a whole lot of strain on my fingers (my index finger was numb for two weeks after I finished, meep!).









finished, framed, and gifted!

1970-something

a terrible (but totally awesome) mobile-phone-snapshot-of-a-snapshot:
my mom (left) and my aunt being babes on the beach.

this is how we do it.

graduation party pictures!
so many friends and family... and FOOD!
hooray, adulthood!

it's not a party with the nguyen family unless the cops come too. and cousins hit on friends. and friends hit on aunts. and karaoke. and hot peppers. and... awkward.

parties starring yourself are major ego boosts. and also major look-at-me-times. i think i can only handle one such kim party once every four years.

nineteen fifty something

mommy

year of the tiger.

i think new year's is the day i feel the most vietnamese,
surrounded by my huge family, food, red envelopes, and the smell of crisp bills.