[SEDONA] A Perfect Day in Sedona - Hilton Sedona, The Hudson 1

[@DavidChow-n4x]

What an interesting landscaping. My older brother lives in Scottsdale AZ. Up in the area call: “Desert Mountain.” A gated community. I didn’t know if you got my last message: I was in ACCD in “93” major in Graphic and Package Design. Miss downtown Pasadena and all the small alleyway. Take care and have a great weekend 🎉🥂🍾

[@hopescape6697]

I have to check your last msg! that's cool. When I was there interface for graphic was getting pretty hot. It was pretty new back then and I had some of friends crossed over to the new technology that way. Arizona was a lot more interesting than I expected. I actually want to go see it again when it snows, but that is if we can drive in that weather lol

[@hopescape6697]

for some reason I can not find that msg :/ weird. Anyway It's such a shock to meet a alumni online lol after all this time chatting we realized we had some common ground lol that's pretty cool

[@DavidChow-n4x]

@ I agree. Fellow ACCD graduate. We have something in common ground. 😂 Been thinking of donating my design books to the ACCD library. I had been collecting designer books since by day at ACCD. They are very rare books now signed by the designers who wrote the books. . That was one thing good about ACCD, they had great connections with well known designers in the field. Some were ex-students. Miss those days. Fun times.

[@DavidChow-n4x]

@ My Aunt Louise lives in Phoenix AZ. Interesting story. Uncle Frank side of the family were the famous “Ong” family. The “Ong” were the first Chinese family to settle in a little town called Phoenix AZ. Being Asian they bought acres of desert land around Phoenix area. This was back in the mid 1800’s. At least that was told to me by Uncle Frank, The family also opened the first supermarket and a bowling alley in Phoenix, That was the first time I ever bow, Uncle Frank taught me. He told me I was a natural, my first game was 110. It was also the first time I had America food. Freshly made hamburgers, French fries, homemade milk shakes. The strawberry milk shake was divine. I remember having three full shake after all I was a growing boy of ten. Mom and Dad sent us to Phoenix because mom was just about to give birth to the spoiled brat. 🤣 That was back in the mid 50’s They didn’t open a restaurant or laundromat. Think Uncle Frank was first generation Chinese American. My first two semesters at ACCD was tough. By father passed away on my first semester. This left mom alone and had no one to take care of the family business. Dad asked me to look after mom after I graduated from ACCD and take care of the family business. I was worried about her, whether I should quit ACCD and return my scholarship and go back to work to support her. Dad wanted me to get my degree and make me promise to him to finish my education at ACCD and afterwards take care of mother. So that was what I did, I promise dad to finished school and afterwards took care of mother, that was what I ended up doing. The road was a hard one but looking back I was glad I make the right decision, it work out. I was glad I was able to make some changes while I was at ACCD. The school had become too stressful at ACCD. So I decided to try to change that to and eased the tension and make it a less strenuous of a school. What I did was to setup a dim sum parties at the beginning of each new semester and one at the end of the semester, after finals where we can let out steam. The professor were great, they thought it was a great idea, and that they can have an opinion to get to know their students better. Unfortunately most of the students didn’t want to participate just a few students and the professors. In the end the professor would bring guests speakers in hope to draw more students. It didn’t work out but the professor and I had a great time. We would have lectures on the topic like: “ Modern day design and what direction it is it heading? The guest speaker was the leader in the field. (We would have fascinating conversations.) Plus it was fun to teach them all about Chinese dim sum and the Chinese culture. (We had a blast. I miss those days) The only rule was everyone must pay the luncheon even if you are not eating. Even the President of ACCD had to pay, no exceptions, except one, the guest speaker don’t have to pay for their luncheon. 🤣 I miss those professors they had helped me out a lot. They also knew my circumstances with my loss. The last semester before graduation I had to set up over ten banquet tables, that was over hundred people who wanted to participate in our last gathering. The topic: “How to prepare your portfolio, while looking for a job.” That lecture was a long one, it lasted for five hours. We had such a good time we ended up having dinner there also. 🤣 Fun time, miss those days but still had those fond memory. 🥲

[@hopescape6697]

@ 🥟🎉🍾🥂? Lol Sounds like a lot of fun. I’ve always been more reserved and bit private, I have few friends from accd I still keep in touch. I think it is normal that people are super stressed at accd. I can’t think of one semester or critique where I was relaxed and felt like I got this. Accd was constantly pushing bars, testing my edge and seeing all these crazy talented people around me. Also constantly hearing who is getting what job, who is working with whom and people are not returning bc they end up doing so well for them selves and so on. I still do miss my accd days sometimes, I really was able to give my undivided attention toward my work and I feel I need to go back to that state of mind. Need to push my self to that zone again. Uncle Frank lol how marvelous story he has. I never really had an uncle or aunt that close. I feel may be because my mother never had sisters, then my dad was youngest from his family my brother and I were never that close with any of the cousins either. Anyways, tomorrow is the mid week hang in there ! In a bit we have the thanksgiving coming 🦃🎃🍁🍂🕯️🍽️🍾🥂🎉