Countdown 5 more days to go!

Grad show is coming up very very soon. I'm trying to finish up all the preparation for those 2 weeks. Portfolio is now done, business cards in the store and printing, 3D display ready to go and I have one more thing to do....ipad pdfs...where going to be having ipads in every stall so we are making a pdf version of our portfolios that can be viewable on the ipads. I'm excited to have the show ready to go! after all that hard work and dedication.

Diversity Wall Display Panel

Rubberbrand posters

Send off gifts to industry member

Rubberband balls

all packaged and ready to go

Mailers to industry people

How lucky is Lucky Fortune Seafood Restaurant?

So, my family decided to try this new dim sum place in Richmond called Lucky Fortune Seafood Restaurant. We got there around 10:30am...before 11:30am it is $2 for each item after 11:30am is $2.50 per item. When we got there, there wasn't that many people just a couple of tables seated. We got seated and the food was coming from all directions. The food was alright...nothing spactacular cause the food was cheap. The waiters and waitresses were a little pushy, trying to get us to try certain foods. Overall, a good place to get your dim sum cravings met.

Deep Fried Meat with Dried Shrimp Dumplings + Deep Fried Taro Pastry & Minced Pork

Baked Egg Custard Tarts

Steamed Shrimp Dumplings

Deep Fried Fish Cakes wrapped in Seaweed

Steamed Pork and Veggies wrapped in Rice Flour

Steamed Shrimp and Pork Dumplings

Steamed Shrimp on top of Soft Tofu

Steamed Chicken with mushrooms, veggies on rice

Deep Fried Eggplants

Baked Tapioca Custard

Location: 8338 Capstan, #1211
Richmond, BC V6X4B5
Rating: ☆☆/5

Easter Long Weekend

It was quite an eventful weekend. Went to Alleluia Cafe in Richmond with boyfriend, tony, noreen, ramon, and justin. Had a very cheap meal for only $8, consisting of e-fu noodles w/mushrooms and chives with unlimited milk tea. Then we headed to the aquarium, went to watch the dolphins show then went to watch the beluga show, walked around and finished off watching Dora the Explorer 4D show. Afterwards, went to boyfriends and cooked chili! It was delicious! Really hearty and very healthy. The next day we planned a trip to Seattle, woke up around 4:30am, drove over to Tony's place and then left around 5am. Had timmy's for breakfast and then we were on our way. 5-10min wait at the border and then we went straight to Seattle Premium Outlets. Got there around 8am, and walked in Wal-mart for a bit. Bought a cutting board, some ribbons for my sister's wedding invites, bought some feminine hygiene products and some snacks. Slept for a bit and then went to the outlets. Didn't buy anything in particular, I was looking for my grad outfit and industry outfit. Didn't find much at all there. Went to Red Lobster for lunch, had a delicious surf and turf meal consisting of lobster, steak and shrimp and lobster pasta. It was quite delicious! Afterwards headed to Nordstorm Rack and Alderwood Mall. Later on, stopped by target and had dinner at 5 Guys, I went to the sushi restaurant next door called Paradise Sushi and Grill instead. Lastly, we went to Haggens to grab some groceries. The border wait was supposingly "90mins" but we got through in 45 mins thanks to amazing Jacky's strategic driving skills! Afterwards, passed out! because of lack of sleep. Sunday "Canucks vs. Chicago" game...what a disappointment! They lost again...so today is the day to see where Canucks is heading to.....

Red Lobster

Lobster Biscuits

5 Guys Burger

Pho Cravings

Lately, after going to Pho Hong on Fraser I've been craving for pho a lot more even at this moment typing this post. The hot yummy rich and flavourful soup base and the chewy texturized noodles...and the yummy soft and tender meat....its oh so good. I highly recommend this place its been very consistent considering the flavours and the amount of the meat and noodles is balanced on each bowl. Although I think they need to renovate the area cause it looks really old school with the plants and the paintings. But overall, service was satisfying and the food was delicious! For $8.50 you get a large bowl of pho plus a single spring roll and that's enough to satisfy anyone's belly.

Location: Pho Hong-6348 Fraser St. Vancouver

GDMA 2011 Website to Launch!

Check it out! I'm super excited and the web team did a fabulous job! Check out the events that are coming up as well as my rubberband ball I created. My portfolio will be up and running on the website very very soon so I'll keep you all posted. I can't wait till the grad show!

GDMA 2011

49 Days

So, as most of you know I enjoy watching korean dramas and currently I'm watching one called 49 days. It is about a young woman named Ji Hyun, she was enjoying absolute bliss as she was about to be married with her fiancé, but her perfect life is shattered in a car accident that left her in a coma. She is given a second chance at life by a reaper, but it comes with a condition: she has to find three people outside of her family who would cry genuine tears for her. In order to do this, she borrows the body of Yi Kyung, a part-time employee at a convenience store. Check it out! I highly recommend all of you who are interested in watching asian drams to watch this one. You can go to: Kimchi Tube (english subs provided)

Valentine-Kina Grannis

I wanted to share with you all this awesome creative music video

GDMA Final Major Project Presentations

Finally I'm done! class is officially over and presentations are done! weeeee! I wish I can say I'm totally relieved but we still have our grad show coming up in May to prepare for *sigh* Anyways, successful presentation for me today...I was very nervous but I overcame my nervousness and I did great! My mom came to see me present today and she FINALLY knows and understands what I'll be doing for a living. I'm glad she came to watch me present. She was very proud of me. *happy* happy* So, my presentation is on a campaign for Vancouver Coastal Health called the "Power For Change." Vancouver Coastal Health is a world-class innovator in medical care, research and teaching. They deliver services to more then one million BC residents living in the lower mainland. It is a campaign that raises awareness of children ages 8-10 who are susceptible of conditions or illnesses involving the areas of bullying, eat disorders and depression. My objectives is to help create an effective positive youth campaign that provides a positive learning experience as well as to create an awareness to the families and the community about these important issues.

     Research shows that the percentages of students who reported being victimized in the past two months from grad 1-4 is around 50%. The majority of those being bullied is girls. 35% of those students reported bullying others in the past two months. Children also learn unhealthy mainstream attitudes towards food and weight at a very young age. In a study of 5 year old girls, a significant proportion of girls associated a diet with food restriction, weight-loss and thinness. (Research data taken from PREVnet, nedic.ca)
     I also did some research on youth programs in Vancouver such as YWCA and YMCA. YWCA offers a after school program called Boys 4 Real which explores themes such as masculinity, media and violence. They offer girls a program called: Welcome to My Life which focuses on choice, fear and trust. And topics such as self-esteem, healthy lifestyles, peer and family relationships and internet safety. The YMCA offers a child care program that teaches children about values of caring, respect, responsibility, honest and inclusiveness as well as to become healthy, caring individuals.
     My design goals was to focus on providing the most up to date and relevant information as well as to create an appealing document/information package for my target audience. I also wanted to communicate precise information that wouldn't bore the reader but consistently keep the audiences attention on these important issues. And to present information that would help children understand the seriousness these conditions and illnesses can be and to bring about change into their lives.

Logo exploration

Bookmarks: advertising "Expression Session" workshop

pamphlet layouts on topics such as depression, bullying and eating disorders

For more information about the "Power For Change" campaign come visit the 2011 Grad Show in May at the HSBC Pendulum Gallery-more info to follow

Oh David Carson...Why?

So, recent disappoint for our grad show is that David Carson bailed on us. He left us fully hearted with disappointment. We had a verbal agreement as well as a written agreement with him to come speak at the SFU building downtown but he recently was m.i.a and stopped contacting us for awhile. So, now we have to hustle and find another speaker for our industry night coming up in May. That only gives us less then 1 month to find someone. Hopefully, fingers crossed we will find someone more professional and more likely to keep their promises. I was looking forward to seeing David Carson and I was inspired by his work but after what happened I no longer want to know anymore then I already have about him. Anyways enough with the bad news recently, I visited my friend's husbands restaurant in Richmond: Ninkazu, located on Hazelbridge Way. Me and my classmates decided to go for lunch there for their all-you-can eat menu for $10! I haven't been to all-you-can eat in awhile so I said: why not?

Overall, the food is what you expect it to be at a all-you-can eat restaurant. Nothing really special, everything was mediocre. The scallop rolls were my favorite, wished I ate some more and there was no all-you-can eat sashimi for the menu which I was kinda disappointed about. But, here are some of the things I ate:

very close to Aberdeen Centre

Ninkazu Japanese Restaurant

Teriyaki Chicken

Pan Fried Gyoza

Shrimp Tempura

California Roll, Salmon Roll, Dynamite Roll, Avocado Roll

Tonkatsu 

Yakisoba

Salmon Nigri

Scallop Cone, Spicy Tuna Cone

Fried Chicken

Agadashi Tofu

Sunonomo Salad, Miso Soup and Spinach w/peanut sauce

Overall I give this place a ☆☆/5: service was slow and the food was mediocre

Busy, Busy, Busy!

So, its been awhile since I've posted cause our grad show is coming up very soon...so there's a lot of deadlines to meet for me and my exhibit team. Our grad show details is posted on the latest Applied Arts magazine seen here check it out!

Applied Arts

Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Graphic Design for Marketing
Projects will be exhibited from May 2 to May 14, 2011
Industry Night, May 5, 6:00pm - 10:00pm HSBC Pendulum Gallery, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC

RUBBERBRAND™ is the strategic thinking collective of 18 graduates from Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Graphic Design for Marketing Class of 2011. We are a diverse group made up of energetic individuals who are passionate about designing change. We’re ready to roll!

How tasty?

So, I had take out from Tasty Village in Burnaby yesterday and here's my views on the food. This place is a Shanghai-nese restaurant.

My mom said that the hot and sour soup is one of her favourite places for it. And I disagree with her. It's not as good as some places that I've tried because I feel as though there was much more "shanghai-nese" flavour in the soup then it is normally. Compared with other hot and sour soups I tried. But, I like this one better then the rest because its more sour then spicy. Which I prefer. But, tons of ingredients. They did not skimp on anything from tofu to shrimp to scallops. You get everything! 

Hot & Sour Soup

 Shanghai spring rolls & rice cake

Jellyfish

Fried Flat Rice Noodle with Beef in Soy Sauce

Shanghai Thick Noodle Soup

The spring roll wasn't your typical spring roll...the ingredients differ from a chinese spring roll..so it made it unique but the texture and everything was the same like eating a regular spring roll. The pastry was delicious..one my my faves the texture and the ingredients was very flavorful. The jellyfish was gross...it tasted like the sea. Was very bland. The soy sauce noodles lacked flavor and I prefer my noodles to be more firm. The soup noodle tasted like what my mom makes at home so there was nothing special about it.

Overall, I give this place  ☆☆/5

Location: 

Burnaby Central

4735 Willingdon Avenue