Came home sick to find the door to the bedroom locked!

*CRIES*

Lucky we have a guest room aka computer room so I am still able to work from home. Yes, you read that right. I am home sick but still working. Fuh, I am dedicated, yo!

Took two days off so we can have a nice LONG weekend. We have the 4th of July weekend off (Friday before and Monday after – yes, BE JEALOUS!!!). Going to watch transformers tonight (Finally!).

We went to see the house on Saturday. Oh boy, all these feng shui talk…I really don’t understand.

YC and I kinda have an idea on what we would like to do with the house – interior wise. Since we’d prefer a professional to give us tips and ideas and basically to make our home feel like one, we are looking into the possibly talking to her. Their designs are lovely and seriously, we can’t wait!!

Maybe, a dog after we settle in. See first lah.

I miss Max!

How can you NOT miss him?

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I took another shot at taking futsal photos. I don’t know why I used the 70-200 when I have a perfectly good prime lens to use! Thanks YC!

The photos turned out better than the last batch but I wish the D70s continuous shooting mode is faster. I couldn’t capture some of the actions!

Check out Haffiz doing the dive!

Tim’s got a pretty cool groove!

Lutfi and the usual stunt!

Check out Azim! Looks at that expression!!

Here’s Mike!

And master of the futsal field, Aliff.

I had a fun time! The company, awesome! Thank goodness I didn’t get hit while shooting!

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I am starting every post with an apology. It is starting to get lame.

I am on MC today but still working from home, monitoring emails while watching Big Fish with Hui Yin and Aaron and at the mean time, editing futsal pictures that I took this morning.

Futsal pictures? Fail big time. I took without flash with the 70-200mm. Everything, well almost, came out really blur. but some were ok.

I think this is one of the clearest pictures I took from this series. I think one that I like very much.

I was suppose to take a picture of Lutfi doing what I call a ballerina kick. When he kicks, both legs goes up in the air. It would have been nice if the continuous shot was fast enough.

Finally, super kung fu moves!

The weird things that we do that we don’t realise. This should keep my blog updated for a while. Work has been crazy!

Going for Korean BBQ with the gang this weekend. I cannot wait!!

Btw, we will be watching Man U in July. I think YC would wanna blog about it. Stay tuned!

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So the loan has been approved, surprisingly fast I might say.

Perhaps with someone in a high level, things move faster.

I couldn’t be more happier! This means renovations can start soon and we can move in sooner!

Heh. Heh. Heh. I can’t wait to start decorating and making the house our own. Finally, a place of our own. Finally, I don’t need to share a house with an inconsiderate housemate (note that this is singular).

Oh well, just needed to post up the good news. Once we start renovations, I’ll post up pictures! Woo!

Cheerio peeps!

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Well, not exactly to the moon but if that could happen, I wouldn’t mind!

Putrajaya had a Hot Air Balloon Fiesta sometime back. After a trip to Malacca with the family, we dropped by Putrajaya on the way to see the balloons. The boys were sleeping and we had to wake them up to see them and boy were they grumpy when they woke up but once they saw the balloons, you’d wish they were sleeping!!

We didn’t bring our 70-200mm but the 17-70mm lens wasn’t so bad after all. I liked how the pictures turned out.

It was jammed packed with people. This photo above was taken from the car. The window was tinted so the colours were nice. Tinted windows work well when you don’t have a polarizer. heh.

These were directly above us when Ben was still looking for a parking space. The lower balloon is the typical colours of a hot air balloon.

There were quite a few balloons with different shapes and sizes! I don’t have it here but there was a turkey balloon.

And no…this wasn’t a lucky shot. YC intentionally took this shot with the clouds. Somehow I feel like this elephant is mocking us. Well, this pink elephant pancit halfway and had to be brought down. Not sure why it only went halfway.

On the way down.

My favourite balloon? Is this clown!!

It’s a two-faced clown – literally!

Don’t tell me you don’t find this amusing? hehe.

For the complete set of pictures, please see facebook.

On the side note, we have bought our house (yay!). I cannot wait to move out from this place. I constantly see cars of people that do not stay in this house being parked in the porch and the water we boil is always gone and missing spoons and front doors not locked!

Like I said, I cannot wait!

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Side note: I know this is long overdue. I am so sorry! Work has been crazy and I am sleep deprived! I haven’t been sleeping well these days. The heat is horrendous!

I was honoured to be chosen, together with YC, to capture this special moment for Patbinder and Jaspreet. It was my first time to a Punjabi engagement ceremony and I am ecstatic! I know there’s gonna be a lot of fun and dancing!

We went earlier to get to know the family. Instantly, we felt right at home! Everyone was just so nice and wonderful – they made it so easy for us to mingle around. They had the canopies out on the road with chairs and tables all over the place, you know it is going to be a grand affair.

While Jaspreet waited nervously for Pat to arrive, I decided it was the best time to have some individual portraits of her. Not because she was nervous lah!

But you couldn’t even tell that she was nervous!

And what is a ceremony without henna?

The video man had the light on so it was a good time for everyone to make full use of it. Of course, YC and I jumped into the opportunity of not using our flash. I love this portrait of the family.

The ladies were all dressed for the occasion. You can’t see it in this picture but it was definitely very colourful!

Isn’t this boy just the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? He was looking rather moody but when I pointed the camera at him, his face instantly lit up. Fuh!

Pat came with a big group of people. Everyone filled the streets when Pat and his family arrived. They drove all the way from Kuala Kangsar that morning. But I bet with all the excitement, they wouldn’t even feel tired.

I like the sepia tone in this picture. Very nostalgic somehow. YC took this shot of the group outside the house. While all this was happening, Jaspreet was waiting in her room.

Here is a shot of the ladies bringing the ‘gifts’ to Jaspreet. Jaspreet will later wear the punjabi suit that was presented to her and meet Patbinder downstairs to begin the engagement ceremony.

The first glance of each other. Everybody cheered when they hugged and kiss. And because I am short, YC took over and shot all the engagement photos.

Here is another shot by YC. I love this shot. Just a little moment shared between the both of them.

CONGRATULATIONS Jaspreet and Patbinder! It was definitely a great pleasure to take your photos. All the best in your preparations for the wedding!

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Our Ho Chi Minh pictures are sitting in my Buffalo Mini Station probably growing mushrooms. I haven’t had time to edit them yet but here are some just to show you that we did go to Vietnam.

Going upstream the Mekong Delta.

On our only night out alone (without the tour guide I mean) in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam won a major football cup in Asia. Apparently, it’s been a long time since Vietnam won any major cups. This picture was taken at an intersection. So imagine this through Ho Chi Minh town. I am talking major traffic jams, and it was all MOTORBIKES!

We managed to find a kind taxi driver who was willing to take us back to the hotel but since the road was horribly jammed up with motorcyclist, we were stuck for more than a few hours. At one point, excited fans climbed up the taxi and started jumping. I was seriously freaked out.

But Vietnamese that night are not as crazy as some Malaysian’s would be when they get crazy. For one, Vietnamese are not drunk, they are just extremely happy that Vietnam won that night. Throughout our walk before finding a taxi, we did not witness any accidents. Malaysian Mat Rempits have a lot to learn.

To cross a road filled with excited, happy motorcyclist, you just have to cheer with them and give high-fives along the way. That’s the only way to stop them on the road.

But what an experience! YC and I would have stopped to take a few pictures and maybe join in the fun but we were with company so it was best to move with the crowd.

I laughed all the way when we were walking, sometimes feeling a little bit intimidated but it was nice to see how happy they all are.

I stopped laughing when they climbed the taxi.

This is just a random gas station taken from inside the bus, hence the reflection.

Vietnam was fun, especially the Chu Chi Tunnels and YC got to fire a real M-16 there. Yes, definitely the highlight of the trip for him. Me? I couldn’t stand the noise so I didn’t get to see him in action!

More soon…I promise.

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I’ve known Victor since the 1st semester. He was the cool guy from my math class, the guy who doesn’t talk much.  I met Christine a semester later through PG through our UNITEN’s christian fellowship.

We were all close, those from the christian fellowship group. We are like a family. We eat dinner in a big group, have weekly Thursday dinner/supper sessions after CF gathering (my only way out of uni on a weekday! ) and we hang out at the food court together during lunch. I have never been more grateful to have met my friends in CF.

Victor and Christine got together much later in the uni years. We remember where their first date was, that was probably because we were very chi-cha during one of our weekly dinner gatherings. But they fit together so nicely, it’s nice to watch them together.

I am very honoured that they trusted YC and me to take their casual pre-wedding shots. We enjoyed ourselves and they are so sporting! And in case you don’t know, this is our first “official” pre-wedding shoot, and we loved that we were given that chance.

Here are some of the pictures from that day. I have so many favourites but I won’t show them all and ruin the surprise.

We went first to Victor’s alma matter, Victoria Institute.

VI is a beautiful school. Victor was in Scouts. He was telling us how the Scout’s den was burnt down in a fire lately.

The beautiful morning sun was just peeping through the buildings so we took advantage of it!

Later, we went to Sentul Park to take a few shots. The sun was coming out in full blast so the lighting was a little harsh! I love how there are little hangouts over the lake at Sentul Park and it made it a good place for pictures!

Victor’s eyes are so small, we have to tell him to ‘OPEN YOUR EYES’ when we took this picture. It was hilarious.

I love all the olden, brick buildings around Sentul Park but too bad we can’t take pictures at the other ones on the way to KLPAC.

The obligatory Sentul Park picture. I love this shot!

I love the doors on this building. I redden this so that it makes the picture a little more vibrant. Otherwise, the doors are of dull brown.

I love love love this shot!

This was taken at the entrance of the Koi Pond/Park. I told Victor to just stand there so he was just standing there, looking around.

YC had them do a ‘peeping out’ from the door look but Victor went a little overboard. LOL.

YC and I learnt a lot from this shoot.

Also, it was our chance to take stealthy shots with the 70-200mm. Slurrp!

The combination of the 70-200 and the D300, fuh! Now I want a D300 badly!! BADLY!!

On the side note, my sleeping time has gone extremely haywired. I can’t sleep during the day, which is bad cause I cannot sleep at night. So my migrane attacks has been worse.

I went out with my colleagues on a photo outing organized by Charles and I had a LOT of fun! Thanks Charles!!

If all goes well, I have another shoot coming up. WooHoo!!

Have been house hunting, we found a house we like…..we’ll see how it goes.

And I am clearing off my leaves so I have more offs this month!! Weets!

I’ll be in KL this weekend, maybe we can all meet up!!

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Because my sleeping pattern went crazy the past week, I haven’t had time to edit more pictures.

It will be up soon!! I promise!!

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Just had the most funnest lifestyle shoot on Sunday. Incidently, this is also our first shoot with two separate cameras. Awesome, I tell ya!

We just purchased a Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 lens and was itching to take it our for a spin. We borrowed a D300 (Thank you ARVIND!!!! The pictures wouldn’t have turned out great without the D300. It made my D70s a ciku. ) to compliment the lens. Fuh! It was results I have never seen before - on my D70s I mean!

Sunday, we met up with Victor and Christine to do a shoot for their upcoming wedding. It was a very casual, laid back shoot. We had fun trying out new poses and learnt a lot about setting up the camera.

I am currently in the process of editing the pictures. Will have them up soon. But before I leave, here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming!

This was taken with the D300 + 70-200mm at ISO 200, 1/1000 and at f2.8.

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