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Archive for August, 2007

Low maintenance baby

 

2 days ago, I was talking to mum and dad about my upcoming trip to Sydney to visit my sister, who’s expecting a baby boy in Sept. Then she mentioned that my sister said when her baby is born, she’ll be so busy and not have time to do alot of things. Then came my mum’s assurance, she said, “if your baby boy is like your brother (which is me), then you’ll have plenty of time. You only need to wake up a little earlier to bathe him, give him some food and he’ll sleep for the next couple of hours… nothing wakes him up.”

 

Till now, things hasn’t changed much, of course, with the exception of “bathing me”. Mum said I didn’t cry when I was delivered, doctor have to smack me till I cry (I think that’s the usual procedure). Come to think of it, I think I might have fallen asleep then.

 






Open book:P

 

Saying the vows – open book examination style:)

 

 

[tags]Wedding, Photography[/tags]

 






Just another day in the madhouse

 

I was telling my housemate about getting a file to file my toenails, ok, not for vanity sake, it’s more like salvage work.

 

W: I can’t find a file rough enough to file my toenails at Watson’s…

N: Rough? I have a bastard file, definitely will work

W: Yah right! It’ll take out my toe as well.

N: Hmmm… come to think of it, I have a smaller one, maybe can use that.

W: So what do you call that? Little bastard?:P

N: …

 






Flower girl, not:P

 

During the re-entry to the church, this little girl appeared out of nowhere. I bet her mum was panicking:P

 

 

[tags]Wedding, Photography[/tags]

 






Another photographer off the shelf:)

 

Congratulations to our good friend Ron the “shutterbug” who just proposed to his long time gf. Nicely executed move in a private pool somewhere in Phuket. And “YES” is the answer.

Hey, how about 08 08 08 (I hear someone screamin’… CHEESEY!!)?:P Enjoy the rest of your trip there! Can’t wait to grill you for the details (you know… the size of your… ahem! diamond:P) when you are back:)

 

 






NDP fireworks location

 

Just thought I’d write something about my experience on the NDP fireworks. We found ourselves a place at Swissotel Singapore, somewhere in the 30+ level. The view was nothing short of fantastic. We could see the bay area, as well as the Padang, where hundreds of people formed up a Singapore flag with red and white umbrellas. When night fell, they waved torches which gave the normally empty field a starry look. The flypast was great too as the planes broke formation and flew right into our direction. Nothing I can complain about the view really.

 

But when the fireworks started, I realized that I had overestimated the height of where the fireworks will (land?). Anyway, that wasn’t a big problem as slight cropping will take care of that. After the 3rd burst, the combination of smoke and wind started to cloud our vision. We can’t really see anything anymore. By the end of the display (or lack of it), the entire scene looked like an aftermath from a terrorist attack. Anyway, here are some lessons learned from this trip,

 

1) look for a location on the side of the main audience or directly opposite to get the best view.

2) get a sturdy tripod. The higher you go, the more wind you get. Trust me, the camera can get blown away.

3) when smoke gets into your eyes… screw the fireworks, just enjoy the company:)

 

[tags]Fireworks, NDP, 2007, Swissotel[/tags]

 






Simulation #1

 

Terrorist attack simulation #1. This is fireworks gone wrong, very very wrong. Actually, it’s the wind. After the 3rd burst, the wind blew right at us. Images turned out looking like a major terrorist attack caught on camera. This one is from the final burst…

 

 

[tags]Photography, NDP, 2007, Singapore, Fireworks[/tags]

 






A little trivia – Weddings in early hours

 

Was reading a little book at Borders today and found this piece of trivia.

 

“Don’t schedule the wedding for early in the morning. That will bring bad luck – and it’s not just a superstition: in the old days the groom, and sometimes even the bride, needed ample time to clean themselves up after morning farm chores, lest they risk showing up at church smelling of animals and manure. Nowadays it gives the groom a chance to recover from his bacherlor party or whatever antics went on the night before.”

 

I think nowadays, people start early because it gives the “sisters” ample time to “tekan” the groom and the groomsmen. And also… the photographer gets to eat some breakfast as well, although I’d very much prefer to sleep. (as if the rest of the party doesn’t?:P)

 

[tags]Weddings, Quotes[/tags]