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About Me

Living one day at a time. Striving for no regrets and looking for the next adventure.

Torrey Pines Rd. video--downhill during Camp Laurel AIDS ride...April 14, 2007-- I SHOT THIS WHILE I WAS ON THE BIKE...Yeah that was nuts I know, but it worked!!!

"In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself." Jiddu Krishnamurti Indian Author, Philosopher and Teacher

Stills from the "Kornea" shoot.....

My Interests

Outdoors: Motorcycling, Camping, biking, white water rafting, fishing, hiking, beach combing, spelunking, star gazing- Sports: swimming, basketball, tennis, ultimate frisbee, sikaran, baseball- Photography, Reading, Carpentry..

MORE recently Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Check out my "BaT" Car, a Veggie Oil Converted Benz...

I'd like to meet:

Hi, I'm Johann...what's your name? Yeah....YOU. :-)

Check out this trailer for Umbilical, a movie I shot 2nd Camera for, my friend Jason Joven is the Writer, Director and Lead...we just made it into Cinemanila Film Fest in the Philippines, Marbella International Film Fest in Spain and the Boulder Asian Film Fest in Colorado....Woohoo...go Jason!!!

Watch "Shades of Gray" a short film I shot with some friends for a Myspace contest...we did not win, but it was fun to do anyway. Hope you like it!!!

"Shades of Gray"

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Music:

Music is a big part of who I am, genre means nothing its how a piece makes me feel that counts.

Movies:

Shiri, Say Anything, Grave of the Fireflies, Still Breathing, Serendipity, Once upon a time in China, Chasing Amy, Monsoon Wedding, Miyasaki Animes, My Father the Hero, Body Guard from Beijing, Ran, Yojimbo, Hidden Fortress, Swingers, Requiem for a Dream

Television:

Anything on Sci Fi Channel, Discovery Channel, the oldies on AMC, CSI, M.A.S.H., Quantum Leap, MacGuyver, Gilmore Girls, NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, Star Trek:TNG, Star Trek:DS9, Star Trek: Enterprise, Alias, Dawson's Creek, Ed, Columbo, Smallville

Books:

J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S Lewis as well as the genre they created. Joseph Campbell and his philosophy. Jim Shultz's "The Democracy Owners' Manual: A Practical Guide to Changing the World"

Heroes:

Carlos Bulosan, Philip Vera Cruz, Helen Brown, Royale "Uncle Roy" Morales, my Lolo Doming and Lola Nena.

My Blog

Celebrate Scorpio b-days for Tuesday Night Projects!!!

Hey Party people, Tuesday Night Projects is holding its second annual Scorpio Party, 12 sexy scorpios are celebrating their birthdays AND raising money for TNP....come out for the fun and the "surpris...
Posted by Johann on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:39:00 PST

Catch SIGNERZ with me in San Diego this weeekend!!!

Hello Network!!!! A short film I worked on over the summer is premiering at the San Diego Asian Film Festival this weekend. Some details below. I'm planning to make a long weekend out of i...
Posted by Johann on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:13:00 PST

(Re)Create: The 2nd Annual Los Angeles Leadership Conference

Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP) presents (Re)Create, featuring six innovative personal and leadership development workshops on such topics as Basics of Conflict Resolution, Maki...
Posted by Johann on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:21:00 PST

Hey Tofutti Cuties!!! --Can't ask, "Where's the Beef?" here.

This event is near and dear to my heart...hope to see you there, I'll probably go Sunday...so give me a holla if you're gonna be out there too!!!Yo12th Annual LA Tofu Festival 2007Saturday, August 18t...
Posted by Johann on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:21:00 PST

Tofu Festival ALL Weekend!!!

Hey there,The group I work with Tuesday Night Projects is hosting the Official After Partyfor the Tofu Fest this Saturday night, then on Sunday I'm planning to go to the Tofu Fest, if you're around an...
Posted by Johann on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:56:00 PST

Umbilical...the movie (trailer and festival selections)!!!

Check out this trailer for Umbilical, a movie I shot 2nd Camera for, my friend Jason Joven is the Writer, Director and Lead...we just made it into Cinemanila Film Fest in the Philippines, Marbella Int...
Posted by Johann on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:26:00 PST

Another interesting read.....

Not something I wrote, but I love the two sided insight, men and women need more of these types of conversations-particularly us single ones, don't you think? Anyway something for both the guys a...
Posted by Johann on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:22:00 PST

Gee this hit a spot.....:-)

Well this made me stop and think...... Yo http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=8041&men uid=6&lid=429 Nice guy, no serious girlfriends? By Matt Schneiderman We all know this guyor a...
Posted by Johann on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:23:00 PST

Preview of Signerz the Movie.....

Hey everyone....Signerz (one of the shorts I worked on this summer) will be premiering at the 2007 San Diego Asian Film Festival. Here is a Sneak Peek!!! Go Roman!!! ...
Posted by Johann on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:16:00 PST

Finally the Camp Laurel Ride photos...PLUS Torrey Pines Rd.....

I know, I know...the ride happened back in April....but it has been a little hectic these days...so I just got around to going through the photos and I am in the process of editing the video I tool fr...
Posted by Johann on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:12:00 PST