los angeles men's fashion and beauty photographer ronald n. tan

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,
people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis
it is between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.

I updated my website with with “Personal Project” menu. I uploaded a “My Kryptonite” gallery consisting of my now muse #2 Sukh. I uploaded nude photographs of Sukh from Personal Project. I think I am infatuated with Sukh. He’s adorable and handsome.

Sukh is pronounced “Sook.”

I am continuing my regal and classy studies of male nudes and my friend Sukh whom I met in July 2008 stopped by today and helped me. I feel that when shooting nudes–TRUST must be established and earned.

I’ve been pushing myself towards the borderline for art’s sake and these images were produced in good taste and class.

Prototype images.

If you’re an ethnic male model with multi-ethnicities and would like to further assist me with the Personal Project, please follow the instructions on my website: http://www.ronaldntan.com/

When Sukh arrived, I had chai ready. Before he left, I made him a Burmese Papaya shake–his first time and he enjoyed it.

Here you go! A few of my friends have asked me to make a recipe for my Burmese Lamb Curry. I’ve been sharing snap shots of foods I know how to make on Facebook.

I enjoy cooking because I think it is the only way I’ll able to catch a guy through his stomach. I don’t have defined chest muscles or six-pack abs to entice my suitors. So…cooking has to be it!!! I am hoping it would work. I’ll be turning 29 in February and still have yet to do serious dating! I know. I know. If I don’t jump into the dating pool now, it would be very difficult just because statistics say so! It is just that my career in photography gets highest priority and I don’t want any distractions or “impedance” in my life.

Anyway, I figure when I am really ready, he’ll pop into my life. We’ll see.

Enjoy making this Lamb curry. It is one of my favorite dishes my parents taught me to cook. I am going to improve my cooking so that when I do find someone, I want to cook for him and take care of him (his stomach) really really well!

Burmese Lamb Curry

Here is the actual link: http://blog.ronaldntan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Burmese-Lamb-Curry.pdf

I scanned this. hopefully this is large enough to read.

On Friday, I got to add Hasan as my third East-Indian (Pakistani) male model.

Hasan is a recent alumnus of the University of California, Berkeley Pre-dental program. He wants to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Hasan has this “surfer dude” attitude and personality–which was funny and made me smile. He would use words like, “Awesome” or “Man!” or “Dude.” He is an all around great guy and I was glad to meet him and add him as my 3rd East-Indian (Pakistani) male model.

Year two-thousand and nine was an interesting year for me and difficult. I survived and I know a lot of my photographer and creative peers remained persistent and pressed onto their goals. If you somehow decided that this year you want to try something new because it isn’t late, I say, “Go for it!”

It is 2:31 AM PST and as lethargic as I am from mass consumption of food, I was compelled to enter these thoughts onto my blog. I can not believe I finished an entire bottle of apple cider! All those sugars I’d have to burn later today when I take Zaw and Chit on their jog/walks. I then topped my glutinous behavior with a mango pudding.

I’ll either update or create a new entry later today when I am more cognizant.

Adieu 2009. Bonjour 2010. Salut.

Today the 22nd December, 2009, I found out my January 2010 DNA came out in Australia and New Zealand. The rest of the magazine will makes its way to major European states and finally to Canada and USA.

Borders, Barnes and Nobles, and mainstream newsstands will carry DNA Magazine.

This was special because not only I single handedly chose my muse to be the cover, but I influenced my editor to place Nathan as the first “color” COVER model of the magazine.

Change is good!

2010 is already starting to be shining for me. If everything goes well, my cover that I shot a few months back during the summer in Palm Springs will finally come out in Jan 2010 in Australia and abroad. I won’t disclose who the cover model is. If you read my blog enough or have followed me, you’ll know!

I AM SO EXCITED!!!

Our Chinese New Year 2010 lands on the 14th February. Before 2010 comes, I also plan to post in entry reflecting on the things I’ve completed in 2009.

Last but not least, I truly want to wish everyone that stumbled upon my blog, “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!” Regardless of what you believe in, please keep in mind the real reason why the vast majority of the population of humankind celebrate Christmas. For my family, Christmas time is a time to enjoy the end of a year and waiting anxiously to welcome the new year.

We have our own tradition–we do not get trees or give each other presents. Instead on the Eve of Christmas, we prepare a huge Chinese Egg Roll feast! I’ll share these photographs on the 24th and the 25th.

Wishing you and your family warmest wishes and best in health.

Love and light,

Ron

Congratulations to John Kenney for appearing in the recent GAP Holiday advertisement. I was happy because John was one of the professional male models I’ve met when I was in Los Angeles and he’s a great gentleman and well-mannered. I don’t throw around compliments.

When good people work really hard, they deserve to be successful. I AM VERY HAPPY FOR YOU!

Link to HD Gap Holiday Ad on the Official GAP Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j1yupiHgek

Here is John Kenney for Neiman Marcus.

John Kenney @ LA Models for Neimen Marcus - http://www.neimanmarcus.com/