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Aaron Ng

@imnotaaronng

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📍Seattle
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2024. for the people i love, places we went, and things we did together.
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if you’ve read any of my other sappy posts/stories, you’ll know how much i’ve experienced and learned throughout this year. i’ll keep this short and just say thank you to everyone who’s been a part of it. i’m glad i have a home wherever i go as long as you guys are there.
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and thank you to myself for living the life teenage aaron would be excited for. i’m glad you stuck around and are here today. we’ve come a long way, and still have so much more to look forward to 🙂‍↕️ by @imnotaaronng

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thank you by @imnotaaronng

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2 years ago

just a few of the people and moments that made EDC year 5 so special.

2 years ago, thirstea welcomed me into their group with open arms. they’ve provided me a safe space to be myself, so it’s only right that i debuted capyboba at the place where it all began. baby capy has always been a beacon at events, just like thirstea has always been a home i can return to. to transform and bring that light to my first totem at my favorite event will be a core memory forever.

whether we danced all night or exchanged brief hellos, i hope our light carries on with you through the rest of the year. until we meet again~

p.s. huge thank you to @keunity, @phokingloveyou, @ryaaaas, @vekyr, @dannysaurusrawr, @honolulury, and everyone who provided feedback for making capyboba come to life 🫶 by @imnotaaronng

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5 months ago

back in my happiest place, with my happiest people

my most magical moments and serendipitous epiphanies have happened here. my heart is so full coming back with both old and new loved ones that have shaped the last few years of my life. so much so that i’m breaking my feed drought 🤪

this place and these people feel like home. AND WE ARE SO BACK BABYYYYY. by @imnotaaronng

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5 months ago

2025, encapsulated by me and (not my) pets.

if 2024 was a thrilling rollercoaster ride, 2025 was a constant uphill battle towards growth and acceptance. people know me as this bubbly, loving person, but my biggest struggle has always been working on and loving myself. nothing eats me alive more than staring myself in the mirror and being faced with all of my flaws, all of my faults, and who i am when things are quiet and i’m alone.

i spent all of 2024 expanding my roots, planting my seeds, and doing anything just to fill the silence. but soon my watering can became empty and the silence became too loud. the weeds became unbearable and i found myself just trying to paint the grass green. it took months of deafening silence for me to finally do what i needed to revive my garden.

moments of silence became periods of reflection. mistakes became lessons. flaws became scars, nothing more than a reminder of my past struggles but also proof that i can heal. just like how the highs can’t exist without the lows, the view isn’t visible without the trek. i haven’t reached the top of the mountain yet, but i’m the proudest of myself i’ve ever been for pushing forward. by @imnotaaronng

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10 months ago

quick lil bender intermission with the fam 🙂‍↕️ taken in Utah by @imnotaaronng

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2 years ago

swipe to the end to see @g_wu_ in the middle of a lake taken in Tomorrowland by @imnotaaronng

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2 years ago

one day, in the middle of a show, i looked around at all of my friends and thought, “one day, all of this could be gone. i could lose all of this in a heartbeat” and immediately started breaking down. i almost forgot how important it is to take a step back and breathe during the chaos that is life, but that moment made me realize just how much i have to be thankful for despite all the things i don’t have figured out yet.

26 was the most transformative year i’ve had. i’ve struggled a long time searching around for a space where i belong and feel appreciated. drifting from group to group, leaving the place i called home, showing up to everything and everywhere just to feel seen.

but along the way, i somehow built a life with so many people and things i’m grateful for. from random facetime catch ups with friends, to brief yet fulfilling weekends in another state, to late night talks, to stupid banter with friends and family, i’ve realized that even the littlest things can mean so much.

it’s so easy to get caught up in what we don’t have and what’s going wrong in our lives, but i truly believe that remembering what you do have (no matter how much or how little) can be a monumental spark in a wildfire. i’ve gone from feeling like i have nothing to recognizing that everything and everyone i need, is already here.

i’ve never felt so much love. so much gratitude. so much appreciation for where i’m at and where i can go. all thanks to people like you and the people in this post. i think i’ve made little teenage aaron so proud and will continue to make him proud, because i owe it to him. so, thank you. i’m excited for what’s next and hope you are too :)

p.s. sorry i can only fit 20 photos per post and i can’t tag everyone so. if we’ve ever crossed paths, you’re still in my mind and heart! by @imnotaaronng

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life has been so good lately
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sorry couldn’t tag everyone hehe @linfinity.beyond @haowle @phokingloveyou @hwangtail_ @g_wu_ @erictruo @nitrocatbrew @princemeowzuko by @imnotaaronng

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2 years ago

pride month may be over but watch out cuz my birth month has officially started 👹🌪️

lots of self reflection and accomplishments during this SF trip. first time celebrating pride, and first time doing it in a city that holds a special place in my heart. not many people know this but if i didn’t move to seattle my other choice after leaving hawaii was SF 🙂‍↕️ i find myself coming here more and more often thanks to all the friends i’ve made (and all the raves… lol).

pride never really meant much to me in my 26 years of life but i’m finally at a place where i’m comfortable in my own skin and able to be unapologetically me! as a serial dater who’s been in and out of relationships for 9 years, i haven’t really been a part of the “gay scene” until recently.

a lot of people don’t talk about the social hierarchies, the toxicity, and battles with body positivity and self-worth that come with it, but i think i’ve finally designed my own road map to navigate it all. my support system is great, i get to connect with people from so many different walks of life, and i get to party in a different city whenever i need a break from seattle LOL. the gay network is too powerful 🫠

i think my biggest takeaway from all of it is that everyone, no matter their identity, is just a human being like the rest of us, with their own struggles and desire for human connection. shout out to the friends i’ve made along the way, but also shout out to the people who are still finding themselves or are not as privileged to live their own truth and realize their worth. you’re priceless and nobody can take that away from you. happy pride month everyone, get ready for more chaos as i finish off cancer season with a 💥 taken in San Francisco, California by @imnotaaronng

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bender? i barely know her! by @imnotaaronng

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