Comments on: Annual call for introductions

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:45:13 +0000

I’d stumbled on your site a few years ago and was invited to a couple of your in-house recitals performed by your friends. By not taking advantage of the RSS feed, I subsequently lost touch with the blog. I spent a year overseas teaching English in Vietnam. Having recently returned, I’m slowly re-discovering what I’d missed of the bay area.

I was reminded of your site by friends who have recently picked up diving; their last diving adventure was in Belize I believe (or in the Bahamas) on some underwater caving expedition.

I hope you won’t mind if I forward them this site and to WetPixel (I’m unsure of the capitalization).

I have a subset of photos from Vietnam here

http://pekkle.keeba.com under Photo gallery | ESI Vietnam

Cheers!

By: Steven Chan

Steven Chan — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:02:59 +0000

Stumbled upon your website while day dreaming about visiting the French Polynesian Islands. Browsed through your blogs and journals for about 1.5hrs, wondering who is this guy who takes photos and travels around the world as a career? Who am I? I have followed the ideals of the Asian community and have found myself in Medical School in Toronto. While browsing your website, I start to question the path that I have taken. What if I had choosen to persue the more risky and less secure route of an artistic profession? Actually, I admit I’ve been pondering this question for a while now. It seems to be some sort of quarter-life crises. I also ask what ever happened to my artsy friends? Did I ever have any artsy friends?
I had read your comments that you were tired of strangers envying your life and thinking that it must be the greatest and a non-stop vacation. You make a mention that ‘the grass is always greener on the other side’. How true that is. I often meet people who envy my position and ponder how great it must be to be a doctor. But if they only knew the struggles that came along with the ‘big pay check’ and ‘prestige’. Which gets me thinking, perhaps I should post a blog about my experiences in medical training so that I could get random readers to comment “WOW, I envy you.”

There is a pro and con to every path taken.

Steven

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:28:44 +0000

hallo,

I can't remember how i came across this site. It's neat to get a glimpse into someone else's world though.

happy trails,

By: Eileen Thai

Eileen Thai — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:45:47 +0000

Hi Eric, I came across your website in a photography book that I was perusing in a bookstore. You are such a talented guy. How do you find time for all the things that you do? And keeping the website so up to the minute, it's amazing to me.

In many ways, my husband and I share a lot of your experiences. We were in the computer field and we like to take pictures and do videos, but nothing as professional as yours. You are our inspiration.

We have lived on a boat for 5 years cruising up and down the East Coast. And yes, it's a small small world, as we run into the same people lots of times. Back in 2003, we cruised the Abacos (NE Bahamas) for a month. We had gone from W. Palm Beach to West End, and island hopped all the way to Little Harbor. If you dive the Bahamas again, may I suggest Lynyard Cay and Manjack Cay. They have some excellent diving there. We only snorkeled.

Keep up the good work!

By: LeeAnn Suen

LeeAnn Suen — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 08:32:29 +0000

A while back I interviewed you for the Torrey Pines High School Falconer. Naturally, I googled you to find out more about you, and then I found that you were good friends with Vienna Teng, a musician I had randomly downloaded and liked very much; Kenny Liu, my friend David Liu’s older brother; and that you were on Rice Bowl Journals, which I was a part of for a while when I had my own blog. You talk of random coincidences? I was baffled by all of the coincidences since I had signed up for the story without knowing anything about who you were.

I’ve since graduated from Torrey Pines High School and sometimes visit your blog when I’m procrastinating. Tonight I happened to visit only because my roommate and I were googling her name “Cindy Liu,” and your page came up because you had Cindy ___ and Kenny Liu listed on your friends page. More strange coincidences. You seem to be integrated into my life in the most remote ways. And you just won’t go away!

Just kidding, like all the rest, I really enjoy your journal and your photos.

By: Jauder Ho

Jauder Ho — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 07:31:40 +0000

I came to your site via Adam Tow whom I’ve met at a COBA meeting as well as known of from his work with Newtons.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:25:57 +0000

Hi Eric, it’s Emily Chang. I met you a few times back when you were working at Epiphany. I enjoy reading your journal when I’m sick of programming. :)

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:26:53 +0000

Oh…okay…coming out of lurkdom.

My husband Toli and I were introduced to you by Vienna at one of her concerts in Austin. I fell in love with your sea turtle picture and your cats and continue to visit them here.

Here’s a recent Halloween picture: http://umlaufsculpture.org/xin.....herman.jpg

By: MerrillH

MerrillH — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:51:20 +0000

Hi Eric, I came across your website about two years ago via starkdavingmad.com, and that site was introduced to me via a college friend. I’m originally from the LA area and went back east for college. I’m now back home in LA, working in knowledge management for a law firm. What’s interesting is that a guy I dated once knows you- small world, huh? He’s involved in the music world. But I do like your entries tremendously, especially when you travel. You go to so many out of the way locations! Am I jealous? You bet! ;) Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us!

By: mike

mike — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:36:03 +0000

Hey Eric - I've been reading your website for a while after seeing some of your shots. It's good to know that a talented photog like you is not afraid to be a geek too! Also good to see someone who kicked the corporate world before it took them over ...

Resident across the bay, maybe at some point I'll see you at open studios or COBA events, etc.

Cheers.