My adjustment back to local time is still taking a while. It’s been a week now and my appetite and digestive schedule is still a little wacky. I’m starving in the morning and at night I can barely choke down a bite or two. Funny how the body sometimes works in a different schedule from your mind. I gave my initial thoughts about my recent trip...
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What an adventure…my two weeks up in Hong Kong was a good break away from the day to day experiences I’ve had back home. But by normal vacation standards, it kinda sucked. There wasn’t really any sight seeing done, most of my time was either spent sleeping or babysitting my child at my inlaws house, and any chance we had at shopping...
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I will be on vacation from Sept 3rd through Sept 17th. My ability to respond to any requests or inquiries will be limited during this period. For my existing clients I have backup assistance to monitor for emergencies during my absence. I will email you those details shortly. Otherwise I will be sure to respond to my emails and calls when I...
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Here’s another tip I would give my own child much less any of the young business people out there. It may seem obvious, but it’s hard to keep this in mind when you’re hip deep in it. I’ve learned the tough way that in order to be successful in whatever I did, I had to fail a bunch of times to get there. It really IS true. My first...
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We made the mistake of telling my 3 year old that we were hopping on a plane next week. We should have waited. Now every waking minute of every conversation begins with “I want to go on the plane now.” This is going to be a long week. I’m just as excited to go as he is. If only he knew. Now the plan for this last remaining week is to just...
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I’m getting a little better at capturing the images I want to keep. This has been an uphill struggle. I see photography I like and I’m often struggling to try to do replicate it. I buy books, I buy expensive equipment, I take classes, I ask pro photogs for tips, etc. I take one step forward, two steps back. But at least once in a while I get...
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LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching New Media Arts.