Leesang Reunion 2015

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Leesang Family
Photo info: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 32mm, f/4, 1/500 sec, ISO320
 Leesang Family

Earlier this month we went to our family reunion in Las Vegas. This was my mom’s side of the family, which is huge! She was one of 10 siblings so as you can imagine there are many cousins and kids of cousins there. I believe there were about 160 people including friends of the family who attended.

I drove to Las Vegas from my parents’ house in Torrance which took about 4.5 hours. It was a fast trip which I enjoyed. Below you can see a photo of when we crossed the state border and entered Nevada. Almost there!

Nevada Border
Photo info: FUJIFILM XF1, 6.4mm, f/7.1, 1/420 sec, ISO100
 Nevada Border

One of the family members is a pro photographer and took the family photos. Below is a photo of my parents, my brothers, and I.

Fujimoto Family
Photo info: FUJIFILM XF1, 6.4mm, f/7.1, 1/420 sec, ISO100
 Fujimoto Family

And just the brothers…

My Brothers and I
Photo info: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 60mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec, ISO320
 My Brothers and I

And Mariko, myself, and our kids.

Family Photo
Photo info: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 38mm, f/4, 1/8000 sec, ISO1600
 Family Photo

The reunion was held outside of Las Vegas, in Summerlin, at Red Rock Casino and Spa. It was a nice place to gather as opposed to the Strip since we were all in the same area and could gather at the pool. If we were on the Strip I think people would wander away and we wouldn’t get to be together as much. The resort has everything there including bowling, movies, a nice pool, several restaurants and of course gambling! And for those that wanted to go to the Strip at night, it wasn’t a far drive.

View of the Pool
Photo info: FUJIFILM XF1, 6.4mm, f/2.8, 1/420 sec, ISO200
 View of the Pool
By the Pool
Photo info: FUJIFILM XF1, 6.4mm, f/11, 1/500 sec, ISO400
 By the Pool

The resort is only a few minutes away from Red Rock Canyon, so we visited there one morning. It was beautiful!

Red Rock Canyon
Photo info: FUJIFILM XF1, 6.4mm, f/11, 1/640 sec, ISO400
 Red Rock Canyon
At Red Rock Canyon
Photo info: SONY NEX-6, 16mm, f/13, 1/160 sec, ISO100
 At Red Rock Canyon

We had a lot of fun meeting with the large family and we’re looking forward to the next reunion!

Finally Finished Amachan (あまちゃん)

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Amachan

 

At long last I have finished watching Amachan (あまちゃん), an asadora that aired in 2013. Right now I am enjoying/suffering through my bachelor summer while my family is in Japan for a month, so I have a lot of free time in the evening to spend in front of the TV. So I picked up this drama again at around week 12 (of 26) and finished it yesterday. I really enjoyed it! The characters are pretty funny and the look into the life of a fledgling idol (not sure if it is accurate or not) was interesting. I highly recommend watching it if you haven’t seen it already. It makes me want to visit the seaside of Japan! I miss the ocean so much. 🐠🌊

My Little Lover – り・ぼん

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Here’s one of my favorites songs from one of my favorite bands – り・ぼん by My Little Lover. This band was super-popular in the late ’90s and the singer is still active presently.

I’ve recently been learning more songs on my bass, and り・ぼん is one I am working on now. It’s a super-fun bass-line. Once I get good enough maybe I will make a video, but in the meantime, I hope you enjoy the song/video. You can also find more videos from the band here.

Dragon Problem?

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Alpha Dragon
Alpha Dragon

*Spoiler Alert* So last night I watched How to Train Your Dragon 2 on Netflix. The animation was great. I liked the movie. But I woke up in the middle of the night with a thought in my head… What is going to happen to the dead alpha-dragon’s carcass? I mean, it is massive! The size of a tiny island. Just how do you dispose of something that humongous? Do you burn it? Is is possible to drag it into the sea? Or do you just let it rot? These are important unresolved issues that need to be addressed!

My New Pilot Hi-Tech-C Coleto Pens

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Last summer while I was in Japan, we went to the stationery store and I saw these cool multi-ink pen components. I think my wife created one but for some reason I didn’t make one. But I do like taking notes using different colored pens and instead of carrying around three pens for a total of three colors, I finally decided to get a multi-ink pen. After a little research I found myself at jetpens.com ordering 2 pen bodies, and 8 inks to load into them. There were a few different brands and models and I went with the Pilot Hi-Tech-C Coleto pen system. For the first pen, I went with a plain clear body, which I filled with a standard set of colors – red, blue, green, violet, but for the other pen I got a light blue body and a brighter set of colors – “Clear Blue”, “Apple Green”, “Baby Pink”, and “Apricot Orange”.

Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto Pens
Photo info: SONY SLT-A77V, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, ISO320
 Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto Pens

These two pens are AWESOME! I love writing with them. Having all these colors literally at my fingertips makes note-taking a lot more fun and the notes are much more organized. I’m pretty happy with the colors I chose and how they look together on paper, but of course now I want to get a third body for even more color options. It’s fun!

On a side note, I did buy one other plain black pen (you can see it in the picture). It’s a Zebra Sarasa model, with 1mm tip. I love the super-thick strokes it makes. For the multi-ink pens, I went with the thickest available, which is .5mm.

Check out this video about the Pilot Hi-Tech-C Coleto pen system and order yours today!!