My World

So I have been in Tirana Albania for a little over two months and I have to say I am not thrilled about it but I am trying to make the best out of it. I’ve been going out with my cousin trying to enjoy myself as much as possible till my husband comes. I’ve been also keeping busy by looking for work here and just shooting for who every is willing to hire me

So I was hired by a magazine here in Tirana called ANABEL. I did a swim suit editorial for them in Durres. Check out the photos. There will be many more to come since I am in the talks with a few other magazines to work with them freelance! YAY!!

Hope you like them (Please note the Cover is not shot by me Photographed by: Geljant Kaleci

May 12, 2010

These photos I have posted up are of a shoot I did in April before I left Canada. I got to shoot with one of my favourite stylists Jamie Rae (she is amazing). We shot outdoors and with my luck not only did it rain but it also hailed. Thank you Canada for your unpredictable weather. The model was a trooper. She still rocked the shoot with the little amount of clothing she had on lol.

Hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed creating them

Model: Sheila Hui, Make-up: Floe and Stylist: Jamie Rae

May 11, 2010

I have been in Tirana for the past 11 days and I’ve had the pleasure of seeing some of its true beauty that this unrecognized country has. Albania has so much potential as a country and many amazing things it has to offer, but it will never become well known nor be a part of the European Union unless the Albanian people change their way of living and most of all their way of thinking. Albania is Europe’s darkest corner and I hope as most of us Albanian’s hope that our country one day gets a light shining its way!

Enjoy the photos!

This is Tirana’s Beauty

May 7th, 2010

On May 5th , 2010 I went to visit my grandpa’s grave. Last time I saw my grandpa I was 14 years old him and my grandma came to Canada to visit us. My grandpa past away 2 years ago and I was in Canada while my mom and brother were here in Albania. I didn’t get to hug or kiss him one last time nor get to go to the funeral. Going to see someone who the last time you’ve  seen them they were alive, kind of freaked me out. It hits you hard and makes it reality that they are truly gone. I haven’t cried that hard since god knows when. It killed me inside. I kissed his photo there hugged him and talked to him. The hardest thing was when we had to leave. I couldn’t. my feet felt like they were nailed to the ground. I wanted to stay there forever.

When I got home I was talking to my grandma, she still feels the pain of my grandpa being gone and said it will never get easier. She said something to me that will never leave me. She said “Eri I have lost my mother, my father, and my sister and it was painful but nothing has been as painful as losing my husband, your life partner that you have experienced everything with, who knows you inside and out. It feels like you are no longer complete, you feel empty and no matter what something will always be missing.

I hope I never have to feel that kind of pain.

My Grandpa. Rest In Peace! I love you so much <3

May 4th, 2010

I’ve been in Albania for the past 4 days now and I can not put in words how much I have missed my family. My brother Elvis who I haven’t seen in 7 years and my mother who I haven’t seen in 6 years. My dearest  grandma who I haven’t seen since I was 14 years old and my cousins, aunts and uncles since I was 8 years old. Its been great spending time with them all!

Everything looks so different yet all to familiar. Remembering places where I used to play when I was younger, blurry faces clearing up and my mind begins to piece them together. I feel lost when I am out and about, people  looking at me like I do not belong, talking about me thinking I don’t understand them. So many people are so vulgar and have such animal characteristics here.

Feels weird to see animals roaming the streets eating garbage. Watching kids up to 4 years old walking around bare foot on the street looking for food all by themselves, sleeping on the street late at night with no one there to take care of them. I have never felt this kind of sadness like I’ve felt these past few days of witnessing all these things. I used to think my glass was always half empty, this life experience has opened my eyes and shown me that my glass has always been half full!

April 22, 2010

So I got published its an Online Magazine FANTASTICSMAG but we all got to start somewhere next step Print Magazines and then VOGUE hehehehe

Here is the story Enjoy!

Model: Elizaveta @ Sutherland Models

Stylist: Jamie Rae

Make-up/Hair: Liz Yu

April 21st 2010

It has been awhile since my last entry and I apologize for my lack of interest to be posting on here lately. I will update you on my life and shoots that I’ve done thus far.

On March 30th 2010 I got married. Yes this is true… I’m in love  :) I am going to Europe for about a Year and I am very scared and excited. My husband and I will be going to Albania to visit my family for a few weeks then going to make our way over to Greece, Italy and hopefully France and England. These trips are all just what we would like to do but things might change as the months go by. I will be updating my blog more often with stories and photos of my trips around Europe So keep in touch and lets go have an adventure!

Below I have attached a few photos that I have done during my time away from my blog. So enjoy!

March 15th 2010

It has been awhile since my last entry and it’s mainly because I’ve been busy with shoots and busy trying to keep my world in tack. I’ve been going through some personal things (life etc). It all starts to take a toll on you and after awhile you start to cave in, you begin to suffer more and more inside and out.  It’s been a long ass road and exhausting too. So as shitty as I may feel and as much as I would like to run into a hole and hide there forever, I know I can’t. I tend to forget that as much as I’m suffering there is someone else out there that is hurting just as much or even more than I am. So here is a song for all you folks out there that need to see that tomorrow is a brand new day!

Musical “Annie” – Tomorrow Lyrics

[ANNIE]
The sun’ll come out Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There’ll be sun!

Just thinkin’ about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs,
And the sorrow
‘Til there’s none!

When I’m stuck a day
That’s gray,
And lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And Grin,
And Say,
Oh!

The sun’ll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
‘Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
You’re always
A day

Here are some photos both old and new… Enjoy!

Thursday, Feb 25th. 2010

I am sure many of you know about spam, you get it in your emails all the time by random people that you don’t even know all over the world. Now this is starting to happen with not just random people but also people you know, have met or are even friends with… I have to say I get about 10 request  a day from people that are on my facebook asking me to be their fan or come to an event they are having 4958394759348 miles away from me. Not to mention once you say no it keeps happening over and over again! Annoying huh? Well here is an awesome post I was shown by Martin about spam and what it means.

I can not agree more with what this thing says!

Spam is a way of thinking Matt Feb 15

5 comments Latest by Greg P

REWORK Q&A with Jason at 800 CEO READ.com. Questions include: What are some of the ways that “big” can work against a company and their ideas? How and when does productivity best happen? And this one:

How is spam more than just an email issue?

Spam is a way of thinking. It’s an impersonal, imprecise, inexact approach. You’re merely throwing something against the wall to see if it sticks. You’re harassing thousands of people hoping that a couple will respond.

Press releases are spam. Each one is a generic pitch for coverage sent out to hundreds of journalists you don’t know hoping that one will write about you.

Resumés are spam when someone shotguns out hundreds at a time to potential employers. They don’t care about landing your job, they just care about landing any job.

Spam is basically a half-ass way of getting someone’s attention. It’s insulting, really.

A much better route: Be personal. Call someone. Or write a note. If you read a story about a similar company or product, contact the journalist who wrote it and pitch them with some passion. If you want a job, write an amazing cover letter that explains why you’d love to work there.

Don’t rely on the shotgun approach of spam though. If you invest nothing in your interactions, you probably won’t get much back.

Also, kind words from 800 CEO Read’s Jon Mueller about the book:

This isn’t just a book about changing your business, it’s about changing how you think about business, and is, perhaps, one of the most important books you’ll read this year. (Comes out March 9th 2010)

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