Lac.Anh

My beautiful Vietnam Coral garden, Van Phong bay

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:00:15 -0400

My beautiful Vietnam

Coral garden, Van Phong bay

"I have zero tolerance for stupidity, which, very unfortunately, is like a rampant disease around..."

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:32:00 -0400

“I have zero tolerance for stupidity, which, very unfortunately, is like a rampant disease around here”

- me

"it’s the first gift that’s always the hardest to pay back"

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:33:52 -0400

“it’s the first gift that’s always the hardest to pay back”

- the Hunger games

"You are too concerned about what was and what will be. There is a saying: yesterday is history,..."

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:31:54 -0400

“You are too concerned about what was and what will be. There is a saying: yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the “present.””

- Oogway

Kungfu Panda

"Money may not help you achieve everything in life, but without money, there is a whole lot more you..."

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:48:34 -0500

“Money may not help you achieve everything in life, but without money, there is a whole lot more you cannot achieve”

- Chinese saying

Translated in Joey Yap’s Bazi The Destiny Code

"The people you know best are the ones most capable of surprising you."

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:23:49 -0500

““The people you know best are the ones most capable of surprising you.””

- Rufus Humphrey

Gossip Girl

Why Never to ask Favors from Designers

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:26:54 -0500

Shannon (the secretary) has lost her cat and has asked David (the graphic designer) to help with a lost poster. This is their email correspondence…
Read from top to bottom….

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 9.15am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Poster

Hi
I opened the screen door yesterday and my cat got out and has been missing since then so I was wondering if you are not to busy you could make a poster for me. It has to be A4 and I will photocopy it and put it around my suburb this afternoon.

This is the only photo of her I have she answers to the name Missy and is black and white and about 8 months old. missing on Harper street and my phone number.
Thanks Shan.
From:David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 9.26am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Poster

Dear Shannon,
That is shocking news.
Although I have two clients expecting completed work this afternoon, I will, of course, drop everything and do whatever it takes to facilitate the speedy return of Missy.
Regards, David.

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 9.37am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Poster

yeah ok thanks. I know you dont like cats but I am really worried about mine. I have to leave at 1pm today.

From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.17am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Poster

Dear Shannon,
I never said I don’t like cats. Attached poster as requested.
Regards, David.

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.24am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

yeah thats not what I was looking for at all. it looks like a movie and how come the photo of Missy is so small?

From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.28am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

Dear Shannon,
It’s a design thing. The cat is lost in the negative space.
Regards, David.

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.33am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

Thats just stupid. Can you do it properly please? I am extremely emotional over this and was up all night in tears. you seem to think it is funny. Can you make the photo bigger please and fix the text and do it in colour please. Thanks.

From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.46am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

Dear Shannon,
Having worked with designers for a few years now, I would have assumed you understood, despite our vague suggestions otherwise, we do not welcome constructive criticism. I don’t come downstairs and tell you how to send text messages, log onto Facebook and look out of the window. I have amended and attached the poster as per your instructions.
Regards, David.

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 10.59am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

This is worse than the other one. can you make it so it shows the whole photo of Missy and delete the stupid text that says missing missy off it? I just want it to say Lost.

From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.14am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.21am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster

yeah can you do the poster or not? I just want a photo and the word lost and the telephone number and when and where she was lost and her name. Not like a movie poster or anything stupid. I have to leave early today. If it was your cat I would help you. Thanks.

From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.32am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Awww

Dear Shannon,
I don’t have a cat. I once agreed to look after a friend’s cat for a week but after he dropped it off at my apartment and explained the concept of kitty litter. I have attached the amended version of your poster as per your detailed instructions.
Regards, David.

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.47am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Awww

Thats not my cat. where did you get that picture from? That cat is orange. I gave you a photo of my cat.

From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 11.58am
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Awww

I know, but that one is cute. As Missy has quite possibly met any one of several violent ends, it is possible you might get a better cat out of this. If anybody calls and says “I haven’t seen your orange cat but I did find a black and white one with its hind legs run over by a car, do you want it?” you can politely decline and save yourself a costly veterinarian bill.
Regards, David.

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.07pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Awww

Please just use the photo I gave you.

From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.22pm
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.34pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

I didnt say there was a reward. I dont have $2000 dollars. What did you even put that there for? Apart from that it is perfect can you please remove the reward bit. Thanks Shan.

From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.42pm
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.51pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

Can you just please take the reward bit off altogether? I have to leave in ten minutes and I still have to make photocopies of it.

From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 12.56pm
To: Shannon Walkley
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

From: Shannon Walkley
Date: Monday 21 June 2010 1.03pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Awww

Fine. That will have to do.

The world’s best display of randomness!

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:16:17 -0500

The world’s best display of randomness!

My beautiful Vietnam Đỗ Quyên (Azalea) Fall, Bach Ma (White...

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My beautiful Vietnam

Đỗ Quyên (Azalea) Fall, Bach Ma (White Horse) National Park, Hue

My beautiful Vietnam Tram Chim, Dong Thap

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:47:00 -0500

My beautiful Vietnam

Tram Chim, Dong Thap

Cock wanted some meat @_@

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:27:00 -0500

Cock wanted some meat @_@

“Just jump. I’ll catch you” lol

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:23:00 -0500

“Just jump. I’ll catch you”

lol

"I know the rage that drives you. That impossible anger strangling the grief, until the memory of..."

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:18:26 -0500

“I know the rage that drives you. That impossible anger strangling the grief, until the memory of your loved one is just poison in your veins. And one day, you catch yourself wishing the person you loved had never existed, so you’d be spared your pain.”

- Henri Ducard/Ra’s al Ghul

Batman Begins

"‘Wherever we want to go, we’ll go. That’s what a ship is, you know. It’s not..."

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:49:36 -0500

“‘Wherever we want to go, we’ll go. That’s what a ship is, you know. It’s not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails,
THAT’S WHAT A SHIP NEEDS, BUT WHAT A SHIP IS …WHAT THE BLACK PEARL REALLY IS … IS FREEDOM.’ ♥”

- Jack Sparrow

Pirates of the Caribbean

My beautiful Vietnam Ninh Van bay, Khanh Hoa

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:32:00 -0500

My beautiful Vietnam

Ninh Van bay, Khanh Hoa

We were checking out each other lol Phu Quoc island, Vietnam

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We were checking out each other lol

Phu Quoc island, Vietnam

One of the best from my lotus collection ^_^ Missouri Botanical...

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One of the best from my lotus collection ^_^

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My beautiful Vietnam Pongour Fall, Lam Dong

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:14:00 -0500

My beautiful Vietnam

Pongour Fall, Lam Dong

My beautiful Vietnam Whale Island, Khanh Hoa

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:11:00 -0500

My beautiful Vietnam

Whale Island, Khanh Hoa

"Aragorn: “What do you fear my lady?” Éowyn: “A CAGE . To stay behind bars..."

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:47:00 -0500

“

Aragorn: “What do you fear my lady?”

Éowyn: “A CAGE . To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire.”

Aragorn: “You are a daughter of Kings ! A Shieldmaiden of Rohan! I do not think that will be your fate”

”

- Lord of the Rings