50 First dates, and a scrapbook of my life...

I watched the movie again on dvd, second time, and still can cry, ok lar not cry but like u know, watery eyes.... wah lauuu.. wat a wuss.

earlier in the day, mama passed me a scrapbook she did of my life. from their marriage certs and photo, all the way to me carrying stacy, that was the last record of my life in that book and it's refillable!!!

can you imagine, baby photos, cousins, aunties, family friends, kindergarten, CCPS, then MSHS, migrating to australia, church in australia, high school, back to sg, army, back to au, uni, jimmys, graduation (cheryl was left out mama thinks it's not needed!)... man.. i guess 30 years is a long time, so many things happen, so many things change so many memories!!! i am gonna spend a LOOONG time going thru that book in detail, it's like... 4" thick! she must have put so much work into it.. i have an angel for a mother!

incidentally, "lucy" in 50 first dates, has a scrapbook/journal to remind her of her life since she has short term memory loss...

funny how things just seem to tie together when you're not always yearning for something better. generally, i dun yearn for a better life, not that it's the best it can be, but.. it's much better than it should already!! being thankful, i am. =)

so ok on the topic of not yearning, yeah ok.. i do NOT want a wife. ahhahaa... *lame*

I love you mama... and daddy too of course!

Ryan's gonna take our family portrait later, and i'm gonna do a large b/w canvas print of it in my bedroom. quite simply, they are the CLOSTEST people in my life and i dun have a decent photo of them? that won't do.....

4 weddings and a funeral

Can u believe that i only just watched it on dvd just moments ago, for the first time? cmon, i'm sure there are great movies that *everyone* has watched but u haven't.. hehe..

What a great movie... light, easy, witty, honest.

on another note, will i ever be able to shoot a wedding in england you think? =P

More Crystals...

New blog address...

I keep forgetting to tell you guys, for those of you have or who want to link me up (you don't have to ask permission, just go ahead and link if you wish), please use this URL from now on:

http://www.expressivelyjoho.com/blog/

the original blogger one still works (http://expressivelyjoho.blogspot.com) so they are just clones of each other.

no comments on BETA-50? not sure if that's a good or bad thing.. =P

BETA-50

Yeah.. that's what I call the stage of my new website now. beta i guess, means not ready, but almost. as for the numeral 50, that's probably the number of revisions it's had!

nevertheless i would like to ask everyone for their valued comments on the website, any means is fine, msn, sms, call, leave a msg here, knock on my door (buy some food!) so here it is:

Launch expressively jOhO BETA-50!

it's not totally complete, but it's very close. so your valued comments can still be taken note and be incorporated before it finally goes online.

note: a couple of pple have mentioned that there is a word that looks like "TABLE". it's actually "FABLE", and while i can see how the word could appear wrongly, i think that i would still keep it this way. i'm still trying to find a font that works better, but so far this is still my (and my designer's) pick. let me know wat u guys think...

You know when...

I've been going to That CD Shop too often when I can do this there:



clickable.

no, not a planned shoot. honestly it's a snap shot. a friend had his camera with him so i grabbed it and fired off a few. the d2x is FRIGGIN' NOISY but let's not go there...

I didn't know who she is, but i do now, and she's a sweet girl. =)

A rough uncut diamond...

If you found a stone that was rough and dark, would you pick it up?

And if you did, then polished it and got it cut perfectly, would you sell it becos it was worth alot, or keep it becos you were proud of it?

abstract post today, dun ask me who.

=P

Crystal - Unplugged

she tires me out...

too many pics liow.

WHAT were u thinking huh? =P

anywayz... might come up with these unplugged series. basically just snapping away at close range with nothing except her being herself....

Pics...!

haha..nice title huh...

i am HIGHLY irritated by having to log in to blogger with the damn "new blogger ID" crap... it never remembers my login anymore. jas seems to be having that problem too. anyone else???

anywayz.. as the title goes, here's a few random shots from recently. the rest are at my usual scratch pad...

Agatha :






Crystal :





thanx to Ryan for having such a great and positive influence in the way i shoot portraits recently thru his guidance and critiques. =)

Mr Edison Lee

Finally got the film back.

Dennis & Christine, it is my greatest pleasure and honour to take, possibly, the first few photographs of your son's life, all 10 or so hours that he has been in our wonderful world at the time that these images were taken:





His world is wonderful because of parents like you. Congratulations!!

Too tired to type...

ilford hp5+

more here.

A girl, and $400+ of dvd/cd...

no.. not related.

here's the girl:





clickable and more at my gallery.

as for the $400+ of cds and dvds.. well.. yeah, self-explanatory. That CD shop again, where chio bus abound.

this was after i finally got my yamaha pianocraft series back!!!!!

well.. got back meaning... bought again. i used to own it and sold it to sam (actually shervon) but have missed it greatly since. now updated model, become dvd player also, not that i'll plug a tv in.. i need at least 52" for the living room.... but i don't have $5.2k...

mr vee, no more bad moods please. it's... expensive!!!! =P