Daniel & Evon's Engagement

25th October 2009 saw the members of cell groups John 9 & 10 rejoicing at the engagement of Daniel and Evon, along with their respective families. Everyone was elated to see this young couple joining hands and committing their future before one another. Now I've known Daniel and Evon from church for a few years now, of which I'm under Evon's tutelage during cell groups. So it was a great honor to document this memorable day :) Oh...did I mention Daniel and Evon are talented musician and songbird respectively? *grin*

Love this candid moment, when everyone couldn't help but laugh to their hearts' content as Mia, Daniel's youngest brother, was goofing during a group photo.

Notice the picture of Daniel and Evon behind? I have no idea who came up with the idea, but the next few shots were of Evon's relatives trying to mimic the moment xD

Once again Mia took centre stage and made the peace sign, of which everyone followed suit :P

Siew Yian being her typical self hehe...

Evon: Daniel, tuck in your tummy so you'll look slimmer in the picture.

Daniel: *weird expression*

Mabul Day Trip

Couple of Fridays ago, Brian, Steph and myself were lounging after lunch when we decided on an impromptu day trip to Mabul island the next day. It was a weekend break that I needed, away from all the work that has been clogging up my desk. So after placing our bookings and gathering a few of our best buddies, we headed out at 5am the following morning :P Our lack of sleep did not dampen our spirits as we chatted away the 1 hour journey. It is moments and companions like these that I know I’ll sorely miss when I leave good old Tawau in a few months’ time...sigh.

Clouds gathered and it drizzled a little but on the whole we were blessed with fair weather throughout the day. We traversed most of the island on foot, chilled out in one another’s company, played Monopoly Deal (an addictive card game where Steph got stumped thrice continuously by Mei Feng xD), and Brian managed some coral shopping. We ended our journey in the late evening with a trip to CJ’s Bistro for a good hot meal :)

It's just amusing to see Mei Feng trying to cover herself from head to toe with that piece of cloth to avoid getting sun tanned.

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Andy & Jane's Wedding

For the first time I was TOTALLY whacked out doing what I truly love. Shooting Andy and Jane’s wedding has been a personal record for me, clocking about 15 hours of shooting time in the span of 3 consecutive days and a month long of post processing. By the end of the 3rd day I was so physically drained that I slept for hours straight whenever I could. A month long of post processing thereafter made me a li’l less sane and VERY absent minded too. I’m sure those of you who have been with me for the past week can testify *grin* (FYI I don’t usually get acquainted with absentmindedness :P)

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not griping :) This has been an exhilarating and fruitful experience, and I treasure the fact that I know my strengths and limits better now. It was also a privilege to work alongside fellow videographer and photographer, Calven, from CDesign. After last weekend’s therapeutic rest (which involves proper rest, quality time with close friends, and HOURS of meddling on a spanking new Macbook Pro 13), I’m now back on my feet...hopefully...I haven’t had any episode of absentmindedness so far... :P

Here they are...Andy and Jane.

The expansive compound of Yayasan Gek Poh provided some nice backdrops, but we were thwarted by heavy showers on the banquet night.

Somehow this shot kept reminding me of the song 'Money Money Money' by Abba :P

The happenings behind this shot is best left to your vivid imagination xD