A New York Moment With Sandra Oh

To post or not to post (as we normally don't post candids here anymore)... We did. A fan spotted Sandra Oh in New York yesterday. This is her story and it's beautifully written:

We sat outside the Lego store, watching the people ice-skating and trying to figure out where to go next when a woman walking through the throngs of people watching the skaters. Nice dress, I thought. And then I looked at her face… And oh my god. It’s Sandra Oh. Yes, Cristina Yang from Grey’s Anatomy. “It’s Sandra Oh it’s Sandra Oh it’s Sandra Oh,” I whispered to Jill who immediately turned on her camera to take pictures of the actress walking by.

Sandra looked great. She had a funny look on her face – she was half-smiling, almost as if she was amused that she was able to walk through the crowd without people recognizing her. But a couple of girls did recognize her and they immediately stood up to follow her. Jill and I were soon on their heels. If they were going to have photos taken with Sandra, we were going to have photos taken with Sandra too. I expected Sandra to disappear really quickly but no, she just stood under the flags outside Rockefeller Center for a few minutes. Then she spent time watching the ice skaters. She had such a peaceful, happy look on her face that I didn’t want to approach her for a picture. I’m glad the other girls didn’t either. Soon, a man appeared and he and Sandra hugged. They talked for a bit under the flags. “Aww, she’s on a date,” I told Jill. “Now I really don’t want to bug her.” Soon they walked off together arm in arm. They looked so happy. And the look on Sandra’s face as she looked up at him? Pure adoration. Kill me for the cheesiness, I don’t care, she looked so in love. And her happiness was so powerful and tangible that it killed my desire to sulk.

A picture with Sandra would have been awesome but we couldn’t bring ourselves to mess with her quiet afternoon. It would have felt like a real intrusion. Funny how magical New York can be. I was sad because I wasn’t able to meet one of my most favorite Korean women in the world but New York made me feel better by giving me an accidental encounter with another Korean woman I love. Hours later, as Jill was checking her photos from our entire day, Jill noticed that Sandra looked up at the flags at Rockefeller Center as if she was trying to look for one before standing underneath it. So we figured, she and her date probably said, “Let’s meet at the _______ flag outside Rockefeller.” Which is romantic. And cool. And now jet lag is killing me and I’m literally falling asleep as I type this and I normally stop writing when I get sleepy because I know I would just end up waking up the next day wanting to redo the whole thing but I can’t stop and I must not stop. Because I need to tell you that I saw Sandra Oh today and that I love her and that I love New York and that I think New York loves me too.

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Leaving The Movie Theatre

Sandra Oh leaving the Arc Light movie theater in Hollywood, California on September 30, 2009.

Sandra Oh clearly really, really hates the paparazzi and frankly we are having a moral dilemma on whether to continue posting these kind of pics. For now, they (this batch) are staying as we don't post them very often, but these will probably be the last.

Dear readers, what is your opinion on this?

Sandra And The Fan

Here are some pictures of Sandra Oh trying to shield her face from the paparazzi with a fan while leaving Ellen Pompeo's baby shower on August 29.

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Thanks to Iana for letting us know.

Sandra Attends Ellen Pompeo's Baby Shower

Here are som pictures of Sandra (yes, that is really her) arriving at co-star Ellen Pompeo's baby shower at Katherine Heigl's house in Hollywood, CA on August 30.

And some more details about the party from People :

Mom-to-be Ellen Pompeo was joined by 25 friends, including Kate Walsh, Sandra Oh and Rebecca Gayheart, for a baby shower held Saturday afternoon at Katherine Heigl's home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles.

Pompeo and her husband Chris Ivery are expecting a baby daughter in October.

As an eyewitness told PEOPLE, "Ellen looked gorgeous in a white summer dress with her hair in a braided up-do. She seemed very excited to celebrate with her girlfriends."

The catered, outdoor baby bash was held in the backyard. Umbrellas shielded guests from the heat – L.A. temps reached 104 degrees Saturday – and pink flower arrangements and candles accented the tables.

Guests brought gifts wrapped in girly pink and yellow colors. Many of the gifts – which included a Sleep Sheep toy mobile, Sleepy Safari stacking toys, organic hooded towels and a Kiddopotamus organic swaddle wrap – came from the Juvenile Shop in Sherman Oaks, where Pompeo is registered.

Earlier in the day, Pompeo and her girlfriend Nicole Richie – who also is pregnant – shared some special time together.

Pompeo has not let her pregnancy slow her down. When not busy filming new episodes of Grey's Anatomy, she keeps in shape with workout sessions at a local gym. In addition, she and Ivery are remodeling a new home.

Thanks to Valérie for the heads up.

More Scene Blocking

Here is another pic of Sandra on the set of Grey's Anatomy a couple of days ago:

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Blocking A Scene

Here is a picture of Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd on the set of Grey's Anatomy yesterday, blocking* a scene.

Thanks to Leiko for the heads up.

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*Blocking is the act of walking the actors through the scene before it is shot in order to make sure the lighting is sufficient and the camera is able to get the desired focus required.