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Looking back, I am not sure if I have posted any pictures of my current home away from home. Well, if any of you did wonder, since the beginning of my sophomore year I've opted out from dorm life and found a studio apartment to live in. It is in the Chelsea area, right across one of my university's main buildings.

Therefore, I've been living in an unstable solitude for the past five months. First semester became a reflection of a big struggle. My GPA suffered, side projects delayed, but then aside from the bad, I also had fun due to my friends' effort to drag me out of the bed. Thank you, friends.

Here are my favorite nooks and crannies so far. Oh and feel free to come by when you're in town!

obscure.

(This editorial is currently featured at The Fashionisto)

Another test shoot batch from Fly Models Mgt. This one got delayed with the other two batches but I'm currently working on them. Hopefully I'll be able to get to my usual pace in no time.

Rafael Gaidzinski is from Brazil, very sweet, very charming, stern yet solemnly outstanding. He also just got featured in models.com, so you can check his portfolio so far. All the designs are from Peter Do's Fusion 2013 collection --which I have admired for the patterns and the cuts since I saw in on the runway, along with my senior's collection. The metal rings and pendant are all made by Mike McManus, a Brooklyn-based artist that I am also currently helping out.

It is also a memorable shoot because Kenny assisted me with it. Aside from being very helpful that day, we ended up hanging out even more frequently since then. I also assisted with one of her short film shooting and it was amazing to witness how professional our generation could be.

presto: bye polar.

Last week, my best friend in the Netherlands popped an interesting idea. He suggested to post pictures from my new phone because the built-in camera was pretty decent. I have mixed feelings about the whole camera phone evolution, but I thought it through and here I am, writing the first post for this new 'presto' monthly section since the long hiatus!

Entering the second week of Spring semester, it seems like the city will be going back and forth between clear days and snow storms for awhile. Yes, the snow might look so beautiful instead of hazardous, but let me remind you that this is New York. Before you know it all the white snow turned mashed black, and I've lost count of how much yellow snow I encountered per day.

Yet to look up at the sky after the storm, you'll be reminded of how NYC is just another city with a personality of a human being. Sometimes it'll befriend you right in the middle of Union Square and take you to eat the best caramel crêpe in town, and other times it'll not appreciate your effort to cross the icy surface of the street to attend class.

bedhead.

(This editorial is currently featured in The Fashionisto)

Been doing several test shoots during the ninth month of this year. Got to communicate and meet a lot of great people. I think despite the struggle of adjusting to another year of NYC fast-paced life, I'll be having a lot of fun due to the creative circle that hopefully I'll be roaming around semi-permanently.

Thanks for Kenny who so far is the best assistant I've ever had. Despite his first time, Vincent also styled according to what I have in mind. Of course Guilherme from Fly Models Mgt has been helpful enough to put up with my ambiguous directing and still look bedheadedly handsome on camera.

Special thanks to Francisco for the constant support through Facebook and e-mails :)

sunday stripes.

It seems like summer never left me, and I am too reluctant to leave it behind anyways.

Back in Indonesia, I've hopped on the boat of commercialism during my last two months and a half being there, and I guess I was a bit seasick. So then I hopped on another kind of ride, flying overseas and traveled to the lands where inspiration rushed in like comets and meteors. The impact cleansed my brain so much that after the trip I called Abby to squeezed in a shoot.

Yes, I've been taking pictures with some of my muses without any team or theme. The purpose was simple; to just have a chill time without any restrictions whatsoever. It was a way for me to relax and my muse to work harder (haha)

Just kidding, we had a great Sunday and a great set of pictures for you to enjoy.

modern cherub.

Hey.

I am very conscious right now that I haven't been posting as much. Good news though, I'm back in NYC. Will not be making promises no more so enjoy the surprises. Not posting regularly puts you in my shoes; I can never tell which little things would brighten up my day today or in the tomorrows. So thank you for those who let the experience seeps in.

As a little housewarming celebration, I did a shoot with Danielle. You'll miss her blue eyes and I'm not apologizing because she looks divine in black and white.

3.1 young lads.

My passion just got kickstarted by my favorite creative-cultured country, Nippon NYLON's resident model, and Phillip Lim's interpretation of keeping your identity open yet in tact at the same time -- yes, I can't put down everything but just briefly said, all of those combined.  All the brains of the world please scream with me, "For the love of vintage tones and youthful life!"

Thanks to the wonderful Beata and our constant obsession towards Kiko Mizuhara, she see-ASAP-ed me to ssense.com and I exchanged that information with the video below.

Here's to everyone's dysfunctional relationship with their personal fashion and passion!