I went to my first Mindshare event this past Thursday with Jun Loayza, Social media guy/Entrepreneur and all-around cool guy. We first met when I used to work at docstoc and he interviewed my boss. (I was the one who set up the interview) I have mad respect for him, his work ethic and most of all his POSITIVE ENERGY. Seriously. There are many negative people I’ve met who think they understand/know the world and are super closed off, but not Jun. He writes posts like, “How to Keep Your Girlfriend Happy When You’re an Entrepreneur.” Congrats Jun on all your recent success!!

Note: This is us at the Photo booth at Mindshare. There was a cat mask, so OF COURSE I ROCKED IT OUT! I look like a major tool, don’t ya think?

Aysha Manori, our Photo editor, let me know about Brantley Gutierrez, a photographer who still shoots on film and didn’t exactly think he’d be where is right now.  Gutierrez started off as a photog for skateboarders and now shoots the likes of the Foo Fighters, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney.

A picture says a thousand words, right?  More like a million.  Anyway, check out some of the pics he’s taken below and also our Twirlit video interview! What a cool guy.

And..this is a pic of Brantley and myself at his Hidden Images show (I’m the only weirdo who likes to drink Starbucks at an art show..lol)

Me and the Boy were in downtown LA visiting Ilya, Tara and Jessie! BTW, Ilya, if you’re reading this, I’m still offended that you never offered me any “juice” when we worked together. So not cool. Tara, so good to see you!

There was this fabulous thing where you can jump around and it lights up everytime you jump on it.

DOORMAN: “You can’t jump on it!”
ME: DUDE…SORRY! I turned 5 years old for a moment.

If you decide to do karaoke in a private room, you may see these tools:
A Karaoke Playbook- There’s usually tons of English songs, but they’ll also have Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. Don’t fear the odd Asian movies playing on the TV screen as the background. They’re almost always random so just sit back, pick your song, and enjoy.

The Odd Karaoke Player in the Korean language. Just ask your Asian friend who will give you directions on how to use.

I’ve only been to J-town a few times, but this past Wednesday, I went to support my brother, an MC and Music Supervisor for Bunim Murray Productions. They produce these shows that you might have heard of… “Real World,” and “Road Rules.”

He performed at 2nd Street Jazz Bar and Grill. But before they started the set, I wandered around the area and came across this cool skater/hip hop store called, “Fish Mart.” Check out the pics:

And here’s me, waiting for my bro to perform:

Me and my bro:

My bro, performing:

And my friends, J-Kwon and Sonya

My brother did a good job. I’m not just saying that because he’s my brother, but his delivery was on point. Music and art are not exactly the most sought-after occupations in Asian/Asian-American culture. Usually, your parents want you to be doctors, lawyers, investment bankers, anything with the word “Finance” in it. So, when you decide to take a chance to do something out-of-the-box, it’s a risky proposition. Then again, nothing in life is concrete.