In class #5, I got to see 2 films. The first one is called Afraid So (2006) that was directed by Jay Rosenblatt, based on a poem written by Jeanne Marie Beaumont with the same name. The poem provoked a sense of anxiety and uncertainty, thus I was curious about how Rosenblatt would interpret the Read More…

A girl in a cotton black dress opened the door and looked around for a second. The room was rather small with not so many tables so she easily found the only empty table for two in the corner of the room. ‘How many people are there?’ a guy in the staff uniform walked in Read More…

Video: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1ewiHJWAcx3WwYyrD9kk3Q5QcIC8McPDC . For this exercise, my chosen subject is a cafe called ‘Cư Xá’. This cafe has indoor seating which was captured in the first shot and outdoor seatings which was where I filmed the second shot. The purpose of these shots is to reflect the cafe culture in Hanoi. In Hanoi, going to Read More…

It was a typical hot summer day. She wore a flowy summer dress that moved with her every time she walked. For some reason, she thought Pho Ga sounded appetizing for a day like that. She put the chicken bones in the pot, poured in plenty of water, and turned on the gas stove to Read More…

Since starting university, most of what I wrote are academic essays and personal blog posts. These are far more different than observational writing so I had a difficult time when I wrote my first Obersavtion. I was very concerned about what topics I should choose and how to write about them. The comments which I received Read More…

A little girl rant out from the narrow alley to the main street. Her house might be inside the alley, as she was wearing red pajamas and her parents were nowhere to be seen. The girl walked slowly in front of the coffee shop and laid her eyes on the customers who sat outside. Her Read More…

It was 6 pm and we were on our way to the restaurant. The sun was about to set and she was looking out the window, mesmerized by the pink sky. Suddenly, she turned around, eyes wide-opened. ‘Look, it’s cloud iridescence!’ Everyone looked at her and then followed her eyes. In the sky, there was Read More…

Summer is definitely not a cat’s favorite season. 3 cats were lying on the floor in front of the fan, sleeping uncomfortably next to each other. Although they have completely different coats and one of them was older, one can tell they were sisters. 2 of them have white coats but the older sister has Read More…