” ~ wain~

So yes. The worst allergy is hitting hard on me again. But this time, not during the peak Hay fever season, not in the 60%-population-allergy-for-sure Japanland or in the lovely evergreen Minnesota spring time either.

-I am suffering from severe allergy in the driest New Mexico where I had lived healthily for 2 years of my life.

By severe I mean I cannot breathe, and the nose is completely stuffed by non-running-mucus and I can sneeze 7 times in 30 seconds (that feels good btw).

I first had severe pollen allergy when I was in deep depression in Japan. (At least that’s the justifiable reason that I hate Japan. Literally the Japanese atmosphere made me very sick.) Second time was during the stressful senior spring term in Carleton. I would never imagine that it would hit me again in New Mexico, and the worst is:

I suspect I am now allergic to the dust in the blacksmith shop.

This is really a nightmare! But I am not going to let those invisible particles to ruin my productive life as a blacksmith! They may attack my sinuses, but not my passion to this hottest craft! I am going to fight. I have the baking soda-salt-alkaline solution and the Neti pod as my defensive weapon. And I believe my determined mind would defeat the infected body.

Breathe while I can. The allergy strikes back. But there’s always a new hope.

to remind myself i have to write these entires:
(it has been intensely too busy to slow down and digest what had happened)

-I am home (in New Mexico)
-New inside look of Niaw [posted on Aug 8]
-The most spectacular drive in Colorado, +accident
-Rocky Mountain Blacksmiths Conference XVII, Carbondale, Colorado.
-Colorado Rocky Mountain School
-Driving 2000 miles in 2 days…
-RED Coffee inspiration
-I am home (in New York)

yes. there will be a lot to write. a lot to come.

3:15am @Ryan’s house. after the ultra-busy production month of May, and the excitement month of June, finally i settled down in long island, new york, with Ryan.

today is really the first day that i am not doing anything, not going anywhere, not worrying about doing nothing and not going nowhere. today was simply relax. i can finally have a room that i can stay more than 3 nights. just a quick recap to remind myself where i slept this month:

June

1-3 my room, obviously, still in school

4-6 yusi’s room, had to move out before any other seniors did

7-8 didn’t sleep, working in scoville lab, got some sleep during commencement

9 Grand Marais MN, gorgeous place, family trip

10, Duluth MN, crash in Holiday Inn for half price since we only stay there for 3 hours before driving to the airport.

11-12 Petra’s house MN, back to Northfield, thanks to Petra’s hospitality

13-14 Archer House MN, had to try the famous historical Northfield hotel

15 Kevin’s room MN, crash in before heading to Iowa. thanks Kevin

16-17 Seth’s house IA, the major attraction and the highlight is Seth’s farm. thanks Seth

18-19 Chase’s house IA, went to living history farm and Iowa PBS. thanks Chase

20-21 Kevin’s room again MN, need a break. need to pack before leaving Carleton for the summer.

22-23 Dave’s room IL, a stop to see an old friend and get ready before the last drive

24- Ryan’s house NY,

here i am. finally don’t have to move for another 2 weeks.

i am relax now. finally have time time for digesting and reflecting, disconnecting and reconnecting.

ps. Did all the driving myself. at least 3500 miles this month. thanks niaw who gave me 41mpg at peak and save me tons of money. he worked hard.

I am proudly announce (finally) that Wain Yee is

the Educational Associate of Cinema and Media Studies

for the next academic year 2007 - 2008.

i understand the whole world is expecting me to take that position even before i apply. but it is still exciting to finally receive that confirmation from my boss, whom I have work for for the past 4 years. So yea~! very soon I won’t be a Carleton student but a staff! and Carleton is going to continue paying me to go to school + giving me millions of production equipment + giving me a studio! YEAH~~
(^o^)v This is simply my dream job.

This is Niaw (pronounced as “neo”), my new filmmaking companion.

It is named by its Godmother Jipei, and the name means “the one”.

It is a 2002 Hyundai Accent 2-door Hatchback Manual Transmission. 37 per gallon and only 67000 miles!

I love it. I am a very happy person.

ps. Notice the liscence plate is “HKv” !!

(in case i haven’t said enough…)
after ~5 years of searching and wandering, I found my passion. and i m more determined to dive in the world of video production. forming MaskMan Productions was only a beginning to advertise my skills. my biggest/best production is coming out on May 28. (more information on: http://insidecocosworld.com) Last Friday i won a Carleton video contest, recived two prizes and gave two speeches. All of a sudden i become famous, that i m one of the the most talented, skillful filmmaker in school.

feeling good.

I love filming.
My friend Sean loves editing.

I enjoy the creation of the footage.
He enjoys the manipulation of the footage.

I enjoy the freedom the camera grants me, capturing the most interesting thing to me on site.
Sean likes the limitation, selecting the best footage within the tape, and condensed to an exciting form.

I like filming because it only takes definite time to film.
Sean enjoys putting unlimited effort to perfect his editing.

Conclusion? We are a good team.

ps. Kelly commented I dress like Hirai Ken today. That makes me happy.

I proudly announce that we just formed my video production company today! 2 graduating Carleton College senior Chris Courneen and Wain Yee finally decided to devote ourselves of this meida world… With our hard work and talent, we will be the cameraman, editor and producers of any sort of productions. We work efficiently with MultiCam, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, DVDStudioPro, Motion, LiveType, SoundTrack, and WebDesign. We are working on our logo and website http://MaskManProductions.com…
(Alright enough for the advertising… hehe… I m too excited… more will be coming next)

The first challenge we have is that we have a big postproduction that has to be finished in 2 weeks. Time is tight, and stress is high. I am learning how to maintain a balance between more efforts or less perfections, to best estimate how much time I should put into certain part. The technical challenges are easy (which I will write later).

The difficulty is not letting my passion drown myself.
Keeping myself on track.

Just a preview list of the projects of MASKMAN PRODUCTIONS in the next three months:

-Inside CoCo’s World DVD (2-disc special edition)
-The Colored Museum DVD
-Women in Black DVD
-Carleton College International Festival 2007 DVD
-youtube channel: United World College Cultural Days highlight

June 20 ~ July 14 (tentative)
ROAD TRIP!!!
I am DRIVING to the east coast this summer! The plan is NYC will be my base. Hope to see as many people as possible whoa are in a reasonable driving distance.

July 18 ~ August 30 (tentative)
BLAKCSMITH!!!
I am not sure about driving or flying. But I will be in New Mexico doing blacksmith again. Possibly going to Colorado for a blacksmith conference. Possibly stop by the uwc reunion.
May also drive around to USC, LA, San Francisco, and Portland.

Drop a note if you think you will enjoy my company and grant me a place to stay.

: A Culinary House Production
: 4 years of college &
: 1 cup . cake
(4 mins 18 sec)

This is my newest film, which is about a ordinary student’s simple life. This is my most professional work so far. Every second and every frame is intentional and carries a message. I hope that you are watching this film with very high expectations, so be as critical as you can. Please give me your constructive criticism.

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