Team United: through the lens of a 4K camera

A few months ago my friend was super excited to show me his latest project. He told me giddily how they had rented a RED camera and used it to film a music video. I looked at him funny and said, “It’s not that uncommon, I’ve seen them at my football practices.”

He replied, “No, no. You don’t understand, that couldn’t have been a RED camera. There are only a few in the entire States. No one just owns one of these.”

Well apparently, one of the few in the entire states was at the football tournament on saturday. That, my friends is a 4K RED camera. It is so advanced Youtube does not have a quality setting for it…you can simply watch it as “original” and it will only show you 2K quality. Check out the size comparison below:

George Tsai of GTsai.com had been at a few Team United practices and I always marveled how unfazed he seem to be holding a $30K+ camera with footballs shooting by. The guy is an amazing cameraman. His latest work includes David Choi’s Missing Piece video which was shot on his camera. Check out the screenshots from the tournament below and marvel at the video itself at the bottom of the post. Thanks George for the awesome video!

Beware, if you don’t have great internet connection you may want to just chose 1080p or 720p. For higher bandwidths, enjoy the video in all it’s glory on the “original” setting!

*all screenshots and video credit to George Tsai of GTsai.com

Reason #203: HK knows how to hot pot

Forgot to upload these! New Years Eve and hot pot apparently go hand in hand. 3 stations of increasingly spicy broth base. Geoduck, shrimp sashimi, meatballs and fishballs, seafood and veggies…topped with grass jelly to cool the heat. It don’t get no better than this.

“Hey, you still got hope!”

My boss reads it, laughs, slaps it on my desk and goes “hey, you still got hope!”

My coworkers are being less and less subtle these days. Maybe this is what dating looks like in your 30’s =/

Staying Late @ Work

Been staying late a lot these last few weeks, it’s been tortuous. Fortunately, in the coming months, I’ll have another reason to stay late…court lights baby!

ILMN Basketball: Get Your Game On!

End of March Madness’ll bring about a whole other round of excitement around here at work. Orthopedic surface + acrylic backboards = awesome! Double rim (boo).

Viewable by 2/3 of the company offices so no more 1+ hr lunches (boo)…hopefully more intense games now that the other guys’ll have some people to impress. Sand volleyball courts on the right (but who cares about those), and large grass field in back (for ultimate!).

LA Eats: Blockhead Shavery

11311 Mississippi Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Neighborhood: West Los Angeles
(310) 445-8725
www.blockheadsla.com

Shaved snow has migrated westward, and this place hits the spot for anyone not located in the asia heartland of Arcadia/San Gabriel/Monterey Park. When originally planning this year’s itinerary, this was secretly the cornerstone of the trip.

At $3.50 a medium and $5.00 for a large this place is a really sweet deal. It’s a tiny place near the 405 that can probably sit at most 20 people.They differentiate themselves from Class 302 in a few ways, all which make this place slightly better. The wait at Class 302 can be horrendous and they don’t let you take out, but here you pop in and pop out with your shaved snow to go in less than 5 minutes.

The menu is basic and flexible, C.Yung later told us that the spot in between Original and Green Tea was Taro! But it looks like they’re thinking of phasing it out.

The main point that I enjoyed was that this place does not drench their snow with condensed milk or syrup. The sweetness comes from the ingredients. Our group had quite varied tastes so we ordered everything but the original. The green tea was a delight and the black sesame is true to it’s flavor. These don’t taste like they’re made from powder or concentrate, they taste really fresh! For people who really like the distinct flavor of green tea and black sesame, these two flavors will be your solid winners. For me, strawberry really stood out.

That was an amazing treat. Next time I’m in the area, this is definitely worth repeating.

Revenge best served…with cream

The Context:

In 2004, my sophomore year, my small group coleader T.Hong convinced some upperclassmen that it would be a good idea to prank an young’n on his birthday. As described in my earlier post, he had a strange ability to convince others to do what he wanted. If everything went according to his plans, he could maintain credible deniability. Unfortunately, he didn’t account for the camera catching him passing off the cream pies red-handed.

I waited 8 years. 8 years worth of birthdays, graduations, and other big events that I steadfastly passed up the opportunity to get even. Only one night would be momentous enough for me to strike back.

Sweet revenge takes patience. When planned meticulously and executed flawlessly, the reward is refreshingly unparalleled.

The Result: