Paul Tran's Weblog

Trey & Train, originally uploaded by paulltran.

I could write about Trey all I want and he still wouldn’t know about my blog. Well, not for now at least. Trey and I went driving down an old road and found some abandoned trains. Cool look…i must say.

Tampa Theater, originally uploaded by paulltran.

There are many things to see in Tampa. I love how nice and old everything looks in the downtown area. This is when I attended the Gasparilla (did I spell that right?) art festival. The lighting and everything looked great that day.

Rain, originally uploaded by paulltran.

It rained pretty much all day yesterday. I think I appreciate rain in the summer time. It gets extremely hot when you exercise outside. Sometimes you just wish it would start pouring. However, in the winter time, the weather becomes cold when it precipitates.

Flower for you, originally uploaded by paulltran.

So I discovered the beauties of presets on Adobe Lightroom. To me, it simplifies adjusting images to perfection. With a click of a button, a picture can take on a new effect. Some are more dramatic than usual.

This is a picture of my roommate Nicolas who cut this flower for a friend. He grew these on the balcony and they recently bloomed.

Miami, originally uploaded by paulltran.

Before the Christmas break ended, I spent two days in Miami with my brother and his friend Riz. Riz was an expert with the roads over there and took us around to some of the most interesting places. My brother was, of course, looking for a place to stay for the coming semester.

Holl 3, originally uploaded by paulltran.

It’s nice how my home becomes filled with decorations during the Christmas season. My mom is very big on decorating the house with Christmas decorations. In fact, I think our home is plain most of the year and gets loaded with colors towards the end of the year.

O Christmas Tree, originally uploaded by paulltran.

I’m home again for Christmas. This time, I’m loaded with medical applications to do. I’ve decided to upload scenes of Christmas around my house and at church. Hopefully, I can get to uploading one a day. Be sure to visit my flickr often!

Exam week again. Conveniently, students at USF respect each others’ time to study. I suppose it was my time to give up distractions for these several days. However, I couldn’t resist making another post.

Canoeing, originally uploaded by paulltran.

It’s curious the things you catch when you look down from an observation tower. The wooden structure at Lettuce Lake Park has been a recent favorite of mine to go to and explore the beauties of the outdoor world. I think USF is fortunate in the fact that so many natural reserves surround the area. Living here, I often find it rejuvenating to get away from the urban lifestyle and explore the parks in the area.

IMG_2093-2, originally uploaded by paulltran.

I love the feeling of the warmth of a fire against the biting cold of the winter air (yes, Florida does get cold). Things that come to mind: 1) S’mores 2) praise and worship songs 3) hot dogs 4)Burning logs on the balcony of Monticello apartments 5) the smell of smoke on your clothes and in your hair