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Bali – day one: making of the clones

 It’s been a day of many last minutes. Last minute hotel booking, packing, buying stuff to bring for the trip, drive to the airport, last minute check-in (forgot which terminal… and made a wrong guess), etc. Somehow, I managed to squeeze in some calmness despite all that seemingly rushed errands. I’ve been feeling a little calmer than usual lately. Everything around me seems slow. I think, it’s a sign of ageing (I prefer to think of it as some kind of enlightenment).

 As I boarded the plane, I was greeted by some very eye pleasing stewardesses:D This has got to be the best set of cabin crew I’ve seen for a long time. A very distracting flight indeed. If not for my small eyes, they’d have caught me staring. Haha! For once, I forgot to order a special meal… the food taste crappy.

After clearing the immigration, two porters saw me looking for my luggages at the carousel and carried them for me without me asking. Out of the airport, they asked for tips. I gave them 2 sg dollars for that really short distance, but he asked for more. Honestly, I didn’t like that. I don’t remember having these porters around the last time round.

On my ride to the hotel, I saw the prettiest night clouds. The moon was so bright and it lit up the edges of the clouds. Like a subtle silver lining, against a bluish grey backdrop. So capitvated by it, I stuck my head out of the window to get a better view. I hope, I’ll be in for a treat for my senses in the next few days.

I checked into The Oasis Boutique Beach Resort at Benoa. It’s on the eastern tip of Nusa Dua. It looks really pretty, especially the pool. The room is basic and clean. The beach looks pretty, with an uncluttered view of the horizon. Here’s what I did at the beach… cloning little fat-barrels:P






Kevin and Evelyn

In this part of the world where weather reports are as accurate as my lottery guesses,  sometimes, we have to make do with whatever we have. No blue skies, overcast? It’s ok, there are still ways to do it:)







trainsporting

I wish I had chosen a better poster:P Oh oh… and thank god there’s no STOMPERS around to catch me in my sloppy attire:D






Kenny and Angeline

A shoot that I did recently. It’s always nice to know how to make your partner laugh during a shoot. It’s even better if you can make the photographer laugh too. Well, thanks to Kenny and Angeline. I had a very good time shooting your Pre-Wedding. Kenny’s hokkien translation of the vows was just… too good… too good!!:D








a simple portrait

On a random note, I’m loving Boa’s english album… infectious. Ok folks, nights!:)






miles and ana

Another small wedding:) I remember when we first met up for discussion, Ana told me that she’s expecting about 1000 guests. In my head, I went, “what?!”. Although I wasn’t too impressed with the number of guests, I really like how she put in effort on all the details to make their wedding special (even though I thought it’ll be a mammoth task for that number). As the date draws nearer, she told me that they have managed to convince the elders to scale it down to a much smaller number and did it in two days. To me, it was good news:)

On the first day, they went through the solemnization at the Arts House followed by a lunch just beside Singapore River. They had a malay band onstage which was pretty awesome. After living almost all my life in Singapore, I didn’t realize that malay music can be so dance-able. Despite the really hot weather, everyone enjoyed themselves. I’m sure the music played a big part.

The dinner on the second day was held at the National Museum of Singapore. I’ve been there a couple of times but never knew that it can be converted into a dining area. The place was nicely done up by Ana herself. It was a relatively simple affair with quite a number of touching speeches and a really nice video by The Wedding Paparazzi. The mood was set by this band called “The Disclaimers“. I’ve heard them a couple of times and they used to play at Highlanders. Let’s just say, I know I’ll enjoy that wedding when I know they are playing.

So this is it, the images… and click here for the longer than usual slideshow:)


The details, in the beautiful Fullerton suite.

The exchange of vows at the Arts House.

If my nephew is getting married. I bet I’ll be as happy as him.

And the party begins 😀

One of those moments they had by themselves.

The preparation for the dinner. I think guys are always more relaxed when it comes to this.

Just love the symmetry in the musuem.

Band-in-charged: The Disclaimers. If you are having a small wedding party, this is the band.

Miles’s dad. I just love that look. Something deep in that gaze.

Two surprises. I bet most of the guests didn’t know Ana can sing that well and I mean REALLY WELL. Surprise #2, no one expected Miles to be pressured into singing… well, I still can figure out it’s a song by Oasis, so that’s a pass!:D

Dancing to the tune of “I’m gonna be (500 miles)” by The Proclaimers. That’s one of the very first CD I got many many years back. Still one of my favorite. If I had drank enough, I’d have danced to that too:D 😀 😀

Love this shot. Miles’s brother’s head just popped into my frame and I can’t help but snap.

End of dinner, when everyone loosens up. It’s always nice to ask, “how did you enjoy your wedding?”






j in motion

Finally managed to compile the video of Julius. Everyone at home misses him. I just love to hear him talk/blabber. Such a funny dude.






Singapore #3

Just about a month and the half ago, Julius made his 3rd trip back to Singapore. Before that, he spent about a week in Bali. I remembered when he first saw us in the airport, I was greeted with a real grumpy baby. I was like, what happened to my nephew? Until they told me he was sick in Bali and had just woken up after the flight. Very soon, he settled in with the family and every single day, he is testing new limits. Unlike the last trips, he can now “baby talk”, walk and doesn’t cry that much anymore. I could spend an entire afternoon watching him do his stuff.

Last week, I ordered a Mac Mini for my parents and hooked up a webcam so that they can see/talk to my nephew. We finally did our first live chat with my sister and Julius last night. It was amazing. When the video came on, the joy on everyone’s faces is just priceless. Julius on the other hand, looked a little shocked at what’s happening. But very soon, he started recongizing faces… first to go was “kaku” (me), then “gong gong” (grandpa), “por por” (grandma). My dad was especially happy to see him.

Haven’t seen my parents so happy for a long time. It was, imo, the perfect Father’s Day present:)

Here are some images taken during his last trip.