first off, i know it’s a day late. but moms out there, happy mother’s day! u guys rock!

i wanted to seize this opportunity to say how grateful and appreciative i am of my mom. there’s so much to thank you for, some really personal that i’ll keep to myself and some not so…

i’ll start that list off by thanking you for:

• not letting us drink soda everyday, but only on special occasions – so we don’t turn into obese diabetics.
• putting me into the best schools – for us to have a chance at a better future and hopes of high paying jobs. i failed miserably in school, my fault, not yours. but the future’s not so bad, i was able to buy a house and the job’s alright, can’t complain.
• having us eat oats every single morning. i still do – so my number 2′s are regular, and i still am.
• writing me that letter when i left the country and was at lost as what to do with my life – probably the most incomprehensible (since you don’t really write letters) but at the same time, the most loving and touching letter i’ve ever read. it got me through my darkest hours.

love you, ma.

tea! for healthy glowing skin!

mom’s addicted to korean soap operas/dramas

and mom’s a good sport too! thanks for playing ma!

long overdue post. what’s up peeps?

folksies! i give you, the truongs! beautiful family, beautiful kids. shot on a beautiful weekend at casa de benshoots. yep, just in and around the casa.

hmmm, you type the same word 3 times, it starts looking like a typo.

lovely!

to mommy and daddy truong, a heartfelt thank you! for the opportunity and for trusting me with ‘the’ light. lovely family! to the kids, shelley and chesca, uncle ben will still do magic and will make u believe that magic is real and not ‘fake’. =)

me: tj, why did you throw the ball?!

went indoors after it got dark, my little makeshift studio.

i created stickers of my logo. haha, i dunno what i was thinking. btw, aside from ‘headshots’ i also do ‘forehead shots’ i’ll include this free in my packages from now on.

i was down in LA a month back to watch the lakers pretty much obliterate the kings to end their 4 game losing streak. during that weekend, we also watched a street parade, hanged out with new found friends and gorged on food.

and hey, took some family pics as well.

this is when i met tyler for the first time. he called out tito ben before i took a step inside their home. typically with kids, they would call me… well, they wouldn’t call me anything. actually, they ignore me. that’s why i have the shimster to back me up on these. with tyler though, we hit it off with a fist bump. he thinks i’m a stud and the feeling’s clearly reciprocated. haha!

to the chuas, it’s been a pleasure. your hospitality, overwhelming.