tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73347553187936340902024-02-08T10:18:35.373-08:00Photography By AnastasiaMy Life As A PhotographerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-25633393655684283442012-05-11T12:15:00.000-07:002012-05-11T12:15:59.339-07:00Downtown Los Angeles at night - May 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/dtla-01428-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/dtla-01428-2.jpg" width="320" /></a>I recently joined/met up with <a href="http://www.meetup.com/lightchasers">The Light Chasers meetup group</a> to photograph Downtown Los Angeles at night. It was fun and I plan to visit Downtown Los Angeles again, but during the day next time. I also took some photos of a tunnel and Angels Flight right before meeting the group. For more photos, <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/107400005352130836223/DowntownLosAngelesAtNightMay2012#">click here</a>!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-26628509453178765242012-03-18T15:13:00.002-07:002012-03-18T15:15:29.967-07:00Cherry BlossomOne of my goals this year is to update more often. I've slacked off last year.<br />
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Here are some photos that I took recently. These were from a cherry blossom tree in front of my neighbor's house.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On an unrelated note, please visit and follow my <a href="http://simply-delicious-photography.blogspot.com/">foodie blog</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-85591671330090783232012-02-27T15:35:00.000-08:002012-02-27T15:35:46.975-08:00Karate Tournament February 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/tournament-00199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/tournament-00199.jpg" width="320" /></a>I went to a karate tournament yesterday at a YMCA in Upland, CA. The person, who hosted the tournament, also has classes there and he used to be a student for my instructor. I didn't compete, but here were some of the students from my class who competed and won trophies and medals. I took a lot of photos during the tournament and you can see <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/107400005352130836223/KarateTournamentFebruary2012?authuser=0&feat=directlink">more here</a>!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Upland, CA, USA34.09751 -117.6483875999999834.0650115 -117.69104209999998 34.1300085 -117.60573309999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-67685789954566650122012-02-10T08:39:00.000-08:002012-02-10T08:39:09.192-08:00Volunteering: Knitting Hats For Children with Cancer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/crochet-09550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/crochet-09550.jpg" width="320" /></a>I met up with the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/VolunteersUnited">SoCal Volunteeers United</a> meetup group last night and we made (knitted/crocheted) some hats. We don't yet know WHERE the hats will be going, but we do know that they will be given to children with cancer. There were nine volunteers (and a teacher who helped those who were new to knitting and crocheting), and I was the only who didn't need a loom (a circular frame). However, it was actually more time-consuming to make a hat free-hand style. I made a baby hat, but I made it halfway when we were done by the end of two hours! I think I will have to go back next week to finish what I started as I don't think the teacher will finish it and I'm the only person who can make a hat free hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On a unrelated note, I've updated my <a href="http://www.simply-delicious-photography.blogspot.com/">foodie blog</a> so check it out! I also recently went to a photography workshop, so check out the <a href="http://photosbyanastasia.wordpress.com/">photos here</a>!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Placentia, CA, USA33.8722371 -117.8703363000000233.8441546 -117.90493680000002 33.900319599999996 -117.83573580000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-16082355834599679272012-01-24T12:02:00.000-08:002012-01-24T12:04:45.049-08:00Volunteering At The O.C. Ronald McDonald HouseI have to start making an effort to pay more attention to this blog for my personal photography. I feel so sad that I've abandoned it!<br />
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The <a href="http://www.ronaldhouseoc.org/">OC Ronald McDonald House</a> allows <a href="http://www.choc.org/">CHOC</a> patients and familes to have a place to live when they're unable to go home for various reasons. This house was created so families didn't have to sleep on the couch/floor in the hospital while their family member(s) get treatment at the hospital. There are 40 rooms, each room can hold up to four people, so the house can host up to 80 people at one time. Sometimes patients/families come from out of state and even from othe countries to stay here for their family member!<br />
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The first collage has images of my dog. Actually, this wasn't the first one that I made, however, the first one did have images of my dog and I thought that this one was better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/kogicollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/kogicollage.jpg" width="320" /></a>The second photo collage I made, I used images from when I visited <a href="http://simply-delicious-photography.blogspot.com/">Kogi BBQ food truck</a> in Pomona while they were feeding their fans. I'm enjoying the fact that I can create photo collages now, but I hope the novelty doesn't wear off anytime soon.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-72254089025161732592011-07-07T17:45:00.000-07:002011-07-07T17:45:23.497-07:00Fireworks Fourth Of July 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC00510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC00510.jpg" width="214" /></a>I saw a firework show on Fourth Of July at Diamond Bar High School. I usually see the fireworks closer to home, but the city decided to make some budget cuts and the fireworks show wasn't in the budget. So I had to go to Diamond Bar just to see it.<br />
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The photo here isn't the finale of the show. In fact, the finale was really lame compared to other firework shows I had seen before. <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/ana.bomber/FireworksFourthOfJuly2011#">Click here</a> for more photos from the show.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-54803938811117476092011-05-08T15:46:00.000-07:002011-05-08T16:55:17.069-07:00Battle Of The Bands - May 2011I went to an event "Battle Of The Bands" yesterday afternoon in Covina, CA where five bands came together to battle it out with each other. I was only able to watch three bands perform because that was all the time that I had, but I didn't photograph one of the bands.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC03007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210px" j8="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC03007.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>This was <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/State-the-Obvious/108078302575918">State The Obvious</a>. The singer was also my friend, so I was naturally incline to be at the event to show support for his band. This was my second show that I went to where I got to see them perform. The first time was a few months ago at <a href="http://intheworldofanastasia.blogspot.com/2010/09/band-state-obvious.html">Chain Reaction</a>. As usual, they put on a great performance with lots of energy and they got first place. Since this wasn't the first time that I saw State The Obvious perform, surely I will put up more photos from future shows/performances for them.<br />
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Want to see more? <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/ana.bomber/BattleOfTheBandsMay2011#">Click here</a> to view. All the bands at this event love to play music. They may not be national or world famous yet, but for now, they just enjoy playing for fun and for their local fans.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Covina, CA, USA34.0900091 -117.8903397000000334.0704696 -117.93371270000003 34.109548600000004 -117.84696670000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-50138256021298551672011-05-04T08:27:00.000-07:002011-05-04T08:30:40.965-07:00Friend's Birthday Dinner @ The Stinking Rose & Garlic Restaurant<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/vickey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/vickey.jpg" width="211px" /></a></div>I went to my friend's birthday dinner at <a href="http://foodiephotographer.blogspot.com/2011/05/stinking-rose-garlic-restaurant.html">The Stinking Rose & Garlic Restaurant </a> in Beverly Hills over the weekend. I had a good time at the dinner party and well, you know, I enjoyed taking photos of the food! Click on the restaurant name to see photos from the dinner.<br />
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I thought that it was cute that the birthday guest got a had to temporarily wear while being sang to.<br />
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Also on a very completely different note, I have done several charity photo sessions since March and I have one more session left to do. The total contributions donated to Red Cross to benefit the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief was $400. That doesn't sound very much, but hopefully, it's enough to help the Japanese people get back on their feet and rebuild Japan.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Beverly Hills, CA, USA34.0736204 -118.400356334.043737400000005 -118.4278633 34.1035034 -118.3728493tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-4693638006813382572011-03-23T15:14:00.000-07:002011-03-23T15:14:08.407-07:00365 Day Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/fc17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" r6="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/fc17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I attempted a 365 Day Project before. I didn't tell enough people about it, so I got bored and gave up. I'm attempting this project again in hopes that more people who will want to show support, encouragement and follow along. I created <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/365-Days-Of-Photos/151664888228539">a fan page</a> on facebook and <a href="http://365photos4me.blogspot.com/">another blog</a>. I'm telling everyone this time and I have a few people following me now which is actually quite helpful. Please follow one or the other or both.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-14511939704012775132011-03-12T11:10:00.000-08:002011-03-12T11:10:51.260-08:00Charity Portrait Sessions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/amredcross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159" q6="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/amredcross.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As we all know, Japan was recently hit by an 8.9 quake followed by several tsunamis and aftershocks. After the 8.9 quake, Northern Japan was hit by a 7.2 quake! This mkes me want to cry for them. It's very devastating and heartbreaking!<br />
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I got this idea from a photographer friend who said that charity work was worth copying. I'm offering 30 minute portrait sessions to those who donate $25 to Red Cross to benefit the Japan Earthquake Relief. Sessions include photo CD with 10 to 15 digital images and one 8x10 print. Must book by March 31, 2011 and sessions completed within 30 days. Date/time and location can be discussed between those interested and I based on availablility and you must be within 45 miles from 91789 zip code. Online donations will recieve first priority on dates/time for sessions. Please <a href="mailto:anastasia.photography@yahoo.com">contact me</a> to book a portrait session!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-82627833967994433072011-03-11T11:00:00.000-08:002011-03-17T18:28:24.117-07:00Street Photography - Tibetan Protest 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/fed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" r6="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/fed.jpg" width="320" /></a>Yesterday afternoon, I joined the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/lastreetphotography">L.A. Street Photography</a> meetup group to photograph the Tibetan Protest which was held at the Federal Building in Westwood, Ca. I really wanted to get into street photography for a long time, but I rarely ever go to protests of any kind or do any street photography in general because I didn't have anyone to go with me and I was concerned about my own safety. Being with a group of photographers made me feel better and it also helped that peaceful protesters, especially Tibetans, were generally ok with photography. </div><br />
Basically the protest was about human rights for the Tibetans. China believed that Tibet was part of China to which it never was, so China invaded and brutally oppressed the people of Tibet. Between March 10 to March 19 in 1959 was when the Tibetans protested against China. The protest was held today, March 10, because it marked the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC01226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" q6="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC01226.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The <a href="http://socaltibet.org/">Tibetan Association Of Southern California</a> had been doing protests for 20 years. Sometimes they would hold protests at the Chinese Council to get their point across, but the location wasn't populated enough, so it was hard for them to bring awareness to the public. They usually held protests at the Federal Building in Westwood. The Federal Building and its employees had nothing to do with the conflict between Tibet and China, but it was a major location with high traffic. After the protest, they held a "candlelight vigil" where they did their prayers, and sang the Tibetan National Anthem. There are 200 Tibetans in Southern California. About forty members of the Tibetan Association of Southern California and Friends of Tibetans were at this protest.<br />
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Being at the protest with the meetup group, was a great oppportunity for me to work on my photojournalistic skills. If I continue going to a few more events with the group, I hope to improve. Click <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/ana.bomber/StreetPhotographyTibetanProtest2011#">here</a> to view more photos from the protest.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-71099667802355649322011-02-27T17:48:00.000-08:002011-02-28T15:11:08.027-08:00Monrovia Canyon Park - Ben Overturff Trail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC00917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" l6="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC00917.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This weekend, I went hiking in Monrovia Canyon Park with the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/hiking-196/">L.A. Hiking meetup group</a>. This was my first hike with any meetup group...or any group in general. We went on the scenic Ben Overturff Trail and we hiked seven miles round trip. We had a small group of people during this hike and I enjoyed it. The difficultly level of this hike was moderate 6/10. As you know, I am a runner who runs half marathons and just recently completed a 10K race just two weeks ago! While I'm in decent shape for running, walking and hiking were a totally different ball game! Luckily being a long distance runner has actually helped a lot! We had great weather (nice, cool, and sunny) and it was a great work out. In fact, I have sore leg muscles from this hike because of the level of difficulty! Did you know that going down steep declines is just as difficult as going up steep inclines? You need a lot of control so you don't trip on anything and fall. I had a great experience with the group and I hope to plan more hikes in the future. <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/ana.bomber/MonroviaCanyonParkBenOverturffTrail#">Click here</a> to view more photos.<br />
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While we're on the subject of photography, I recently attended a mini photography workshop at the Irvine Park in Orange, CA. It was quite nice. <a href="http://photosbyanastasia.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/mini-photog-shootout-february-2011/">Click here</a> to see an update with photos.<br />
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After the mini photography workshop, we immediately had an O.C. smug mug meeting in the Outdoor Education Center in Irvine Park. It was very, very educational and I was happy to leave the meeting, knowing that I learned something. <a href="http://photosbyanastasia.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/oc-smug-meeting-feb-2011-matt-saville/">Click here</a> for an update.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-75846440794875926322011-02-15T15:56:00.000-08:002011-02-15T15:56:45.459-08:00Firecracker 10K Race - February 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/fc17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="214" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/fc17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year, I decided that I wanted to run the </span><a href="http://www.firecracker10k.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Firecracker 10K</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> race. I had only six weeks to train for it, but that was all I needed anyway. Whether I was ready (from training) for it or not, I planned on going because I wanted to take photos and have fun! I didn't make any time goals because I stopped caring how long it would take me to finish, but I certainly had fun. The photo on the left is the view of Downtown Los Angeles with the Dodger Stadium. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To see more photos, </span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/ana.bomber/Firecracker10KRace2011#"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">click here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and enjoy!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-67991862844827943422011-02-14T10:25:00.000-08:002011-02-14T10:25:26.475-08:00First Taiko Performance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/taiko12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="214" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/taiko12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two weekends ago, I visited my friends' first taiko performance. They had been taking Taiko lessons for several months after they bit the bug from seeing a live performance in Little Tokyo-Downtown Los Angeles during Niesi Week. For their first performance in front of a live audience, they did a great job! Click <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/ana.bomber/FirstTaikoPerfomance#">here</a> to see more photos.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-59814713545272640802011-01-27T15:16:00.000-08:002011-01-27T16:21:50.748-08:00Sightseeing With Out of Town Relatives<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC09548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" s5="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC09548.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My cousin and aunt are visiting Southern California from Vancouver, Canada. I spent a full day with them and my grandma (who lives locally) sightseeing yesterday. We went to the Santa Monica pier, <a href="http://www.pinkshollywood.com/">Pink's Hotdog</a> (lunch), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olvera_Street">Olvera Street</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Los_Angeles)">L.A. Union Station</a>. It was a tiring, long day, but it was fun. Now I realize how much work it takes to entertain out of town guests. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To see more photos, </span><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ana.bomber/SightseeingJan2011#"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">click here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">L.A. Union Station has an architecture that I enjoy looking at. There were less people there yesterday compared to the last time that I was there. The main security officer warned me to keep my camera close and tight. While nothing had happened, it was better to be safe than lose something so expensive as there were always a lot of homeless people sleeping in the chairs in the main corridors.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC09697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" s5="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/DSC09697.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial;">While visiting Olvera Street, I found <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pico_House">Pico House</a> which was located very close by. I was excited to have finally found and seen this hotel in real life! It appeared on "<a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/Photos/Slideshow_Pico_House_Hotel">Ghost Adventures</a>" as one of the haunted locations. I wanted to go inside to see if it was really haunted, but since I didn't have permission to enter, I could only look from the outside. I took some pictures through the windows, just to see if anything would appear, but of course, nothing came up in the photos.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-80213005016797543832011-01-01T10:47:00.000-08:002011-01-01T11:54:18.071-08:00Bring In The New Year - 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="161" n4="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/running-1.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="294" n4="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/running2.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy New Year! I started 2011 with a morning run in new running "gear". Wuzzah! I definitely started the new year on the "right foot"! Not only that, today marks the first official day of training for a 10K race! I will be doing a 10K race on Sunday, Feburary 13. I have six weeks to train for the race...even if I am undertrained/unprepared, I will still show up as a crazy runner/athelete/participant with a bulky, professional looking camera and take random photos during the race because I don't care what my finish time is and all I want to do is have fun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.firecracker10k.org/">Click here</a> for more info if you want to participate in the 5K walk/run, 10K run (both on Feb 13) or 30-mile bike race (on Feb. 12) and use the discount code <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"fckrfan" when you register online (not sure if there is an expiration date to use the code?). Also, let's bring in the <u>CHINESE</u> New Year and celebrating it with fun races!</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-14520190777985799212010-12-30T20:55:00.000-08:002010-12-30T20:55:10.044-08:00Free Birthday Meals December 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/ana-bomber/benihana4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" n4="true" src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/ana-bomber/benihana4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friend recently visited websites for various restaurants and eateries, and signed up on the birthday club for her birthday month. Since December is my birthday month, I signed up for the birthday club through websites of various restaurants and eateries that I was interested in so that I could get some free meals. December was definitely the fatest month for me with all these free meals, and several holiday/birthday parties.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In this month, I have visited Red Robin twice (in two different locations), Claim Jumper, Benihana and Acapulco where I had received a free meal and sometimes a free dessert, however, Acapulco was the only one where I forgot to take photos of my free food. You can see my photos of all the free food that I received by <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/photosbyanastasia/FreeBirthdayMealsTreatsDecember2010#">clicking here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Would you like to sign up for the birthday club and receive free meals and treats from your favorite restaurants and eateries? Visit this <a href="http://www.freebirthdaytreats.com/">website</a>! You can also use google search and type in "Eat Free For Your Birthday" to help you along. If you're outside of the U.S., you can use google and type in "Eat Free For Your Birthday".</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-68585349122170481832010-12-21T18:03:00.000-08:002011-01-27T17:12:07.854-08:00Holiday Parties<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With all the parties that I've attended (or will attend) this month for either someone's birthday or for holiday, I'm ready for December to be over. In fact, I wanted to skip the whole month of December during the Thanksgiving weekend because I had so many parties to attend just for the month of December and I was overwhelmed by the thought and amount of food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few weeks ago, my friend hosted a birthday party. It was originally for her birthday, but she decided to have a party to celebrate her birthday with mine because my birthday was five days after hers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ana.bomber/YokoAnastasiaSBirthdays#">Click here</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for more photos. Yoko made most of the food and what a great cook!</span><br />
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</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the same weekend of my friend's birthday party, I attended a holiday with the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=153319986559">L.A. Shoot This! photography group</a> which also happened to be on the same day as my birthday. So I attended the holiday party and we celebrated my birthday as well as Christmas with any other holidays being celebrated.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White cake with fresh strawberries; For more photos, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ana.bomber/LAShootThisPhotoGroupHolidayPartyAnastasiaBirthdayDec2010#">click here</a></span><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I attended a holiday party for my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Anastasia.of.Kajukenbo">karate</a> class last weekend. There were demonstrations for all to see, a pinata for the kids and food for everyone to eat.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more photos, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ana.bomber/KajukenboHolidayPartyDec2010#">click here</a></span><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the last of the holiday parties as I will be attending another one this Friday with my family. I am attending another holiday party on New Year's Eve with my family and another one on New Year's Day with my friends.</span><br />
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</span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Before I forget, please visit my <a href="http://foodiephotographer.blogspot.com/">foodie blog</a> as I've recently updated it with a few food events where I had lots of fun at.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-34369546979220394502010-11-25T14:22:00.000-08:002010-11-25T14:23:33.230-08:00Happy Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/pumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" ox="true" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/pumpkins.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and be safe out there! Don't forget to eat lots of turkeys and pumpkin pies for me too!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More importantly, be grateful for your friends, family and what you already have and don't take them for granted. Tell your loved ones how much you love them....EVERYDAY. Don't wait until Thanksgiving, Christmas or birthdays to say so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My apologies for the lack of updates...I will update very, very soon!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-27940483988434563172010-09-29T11:57:00.000-07:002010-09-29T11:58:11.697-07:00Cal Poly Pomona<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few weeks ago, I went to </span><a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cal Poly Pomona</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to take photos of the students that were on campus. Little did I know that there were no classes in session and the campus was empty with no students anywhere! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The classes started the Fall session last week and I was eager to visit the campus to take photos of any random student there. I had the intentions to do the </span><a href="http://www.100strangers.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">100 Strangers Project</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in relation to my <a href="http://anastasia365project.blogspot.com/">365 Day Project</a> and ask a random student for a photo, however, I got distracted by the food booths that gave away free ice cream, hotdogs, sodas and chips. I wasn't a student at this college and they didn't ask for student ID, so I got free food. Many people said that I looked like 21 to 23 years old, so it was easy for me to pass as a young college student.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did take photos of the students that were everywhere, having lunch and hanging out with their friends while eating free hotdogs, chips and sodas, but the best part was when I saw my friend Joy who was on her way to a meeting with her counselor about her classes and career path. She was a student here. She was also not a stranger to me as we knew each other from karate training.</span><br />
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</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some random photos that I took while at Cal Poly:</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/calpoly6.jpg" /><img src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/calpoly5.jpg" /><img src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/calpoly4.jpg" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These photos were taken in the main courtyard near the Student Life Center/Cafeteria</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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One Veggie Hotdog and One Regular Hotdog</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't take a photo of the ice cream because it was pretty warm out and the ice cream was melting.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-54305971496053674002010-09-28T18:09:00.000-07:002010-09-28T18:10:21.256-07:00Orangewood Children's Home<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/ana_bomber/childrenhome.jpg" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the weekend, I volunteered with the </span><a href="http://www.meetup.com/VolunteersUnited/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SoCal Volunteers United</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> meetup group at the </span><a href="http://www.orangewoodfoundation.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Orangewood Children's Home</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Orange, CA. This place is a facility that shelters children in Orange County who were victims of abuse, neglect and abandonment. Many times, the children do get released back to their parents after they finished the programs that they are required to take. Sometimes and unfortunately, the children never do get return to their parents for some unforseen reasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We, the volunteers, came with snacks and games, and we played with children between the ages 11 - 14 for two hours. This was my first time volunteering at this facility, so it was an interesting experience. Most of the children seemed to enjoy painting and crafty things.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went to a cupcake showdown - a cupcake competition type event - a few days ago. Originally I went there just to take pictures and eat some cupcakes, forgetting that I could actually network and do business with the cupcake makers/designers/bakers that were there. Oh Sue Sweet was one of the bakeries/cupcake makers who "reminded" me about networking. She saw a few people (including me) taking pictures of her cupcakes on her table, told us to take some cupcakes because they were free and mentioned that she was a new business/entrepreneur person. That got me all curious and we briefly talked about this whole new business thing. We exchanged contact information and business cards because she needed pictures for her business and I know that she would have clients who would need a photographer for events (birthdays, weddings, etc). She doesn't have a website yet, but she does have a </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oh-Sue-Sweet/110942305632147"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fan page on facebook</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! Please show some support!</span><br />
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All </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cupcakes from Oh Sue Sweet with winning cupcake called Ube Macapuno Cupcakes (pictured with white frosting)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the way, I only tried three mini cupcakes (all of which belonged to Oh Sue Sweet). The other cupcake makers/designers/bakers were required to sign a vote card from all the guests that attended, so that the guests could taste the cupcakes. Vote cards basically allowed the guests to vote for their favorite cupcakes. I never picked up a vote card so I didn't taste any cupcakes from the other bakers, but I was ok with that because I didn't want to get sick with sugar overload, even from trying eight more different cupcakes. Just being surrounded by the amount of cupcakes made me go into a sugar overload. I also got chili cheese fries that was flavored in beer with a hint of chocolate from <a href="http://www.eatfrysmith.com/">Frysmith</a> (food truck). It was ok, but perhaps, I should try their food again when I'm not in a sugar coma.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now that I'm no longer suffering from sugar overload (from looking at cupcake photos for editing), I should go contact the other cupcake bakers/makers and email photos to them.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-37880442500834469592010-09-19T18:54:00.000-07:002010-09-19T18:54:51.929-07:00End Of The Summer<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Friday, I went to a pool party for my friend, Brandon, from </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/anastasia.of.kajukenbo"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karate</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> training. He is currently a student at </span><a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California State Polytechnic University Pomona</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and he starts fall classes tomorrow. There weren't that many people who showed up for the party, mainly because Brandon invited friends two days before the party, and it was also on a weekday. I had fun regardless of how many people were there because Brandon and I rarely ever hang out and do something fun outside of Karate training.</span><br />
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</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went to a barbecue party this afternoon. It was a Speed Syndicate Racing Annual BBQ at Friendship Park in San Pedro, CA. I hung out with Q and Yoko, and made a few new friends. It's very rare that I get to hang out with Q and Yoko, perhaps once a year or every other year? Q is also a photographer and enjoys photographing auto racing, particularly import cars. You can visit </span><a href="http://www.speedsyndicate.net/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">his website here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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Yoko (on left) and Q (on right)</span></div><div align="left"><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P.S. Don't forget to visit my 365 Day Project. </span><a href="http://anastasia365project.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334755318793634090.post-26492068954286250032010-09-14T12:59:00.000-07:002010-09-14T12:59:11.632-07:00Maria's Baby Shower<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went to a baby shower over the weekend for my friend from Karate class. She actually stopped going to class because she is carrying a child, but her eleven year old daughter, high school age niece and college age nephew are all still going to Karate class. The nephew did not go to the baby shower, but the niece and daughter were there. I had a nice time there, however, I wished I had a better lens for indoor and low lighting uses to take photos. Some of the pictures I took, were good, and many were blurry, but they could have been better with a lens that was better for low lighting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more photos, visit: </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anastasia_photography/sets/72157624957014124/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.flickr.com/photos/anastasia_photography/sets/72157624957014124/</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1