I was so busy I forgot totally about it!

Though a little late (thanks G for reminding me), I would like to wish EVERY mothers out there that read this humble blog of mine, a VERY VERY happy mother’s day…

p/s : On behalf of Rachel too ‘kay? A wonderful smile from the little one like that would make the day, no luxury required eh?

Venue : Precint 9, Putrajaya
Date : 4 May 2008
Instructor : Aaron Kok

It was an opportunity to learn how to maximise the potential of the photo that stares back at me at the end of the photo shooting session, whether or not the photos turn out as hoped (which in my case, they normally don’t)… It was also answer to my question of whether or not there’s a better way to organise the fast growing numbers of my photos…

I definitely appreciate what I’ve learn in the workshop, and hoping to be able to make use of the knowledge shared, to build my preset way of post-processing, and my own preferred method of storing my photos… Above all, I’ve been exposed to the ease of lightroom and trust me, from the skeptic I was, I’m totally bought…

As mentioned by Aaron, I too hope that with this, the final output of the photos will show some improvements, and at the same time, I hope to be able to understand everything more, so that I could expect what I want, at the point of shooting, instead of having to change it in the digital darkroom…

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Picture was taken on a casual public ‘for fun’ shoot with Tecky at my mum’s coffee shop… Conclusion from the whole session was that everyone in that area was either too intrigued, or too busy body… We have so many people walking up to us asking what are we taking, what was it for, and such… The more amusing one was, a customer of my mum actually walked up to me, asking me if I did take his photo…

Conversation took place in mandarin…
Customer : Just now, you took my photos?
ME : HUH?!
Customer : Was I in the photos you took just now?
ME : Err, no… Wasn’t taking your photo…
Customer : What are you taking the photos for?
ME : HUH?! For fun lar…
Customer : For fun only? OK then…

According to my brother, this guy has previously went in the hiding before (owe loan shark money?), so I guess was the reason he didn’t want his photos ‘published’… Either that or he was supposed to be at work somewhere out of Klang, and didn’t want the wife to see evidence of his presence… hahaha (I made the second one up, from no supporting facts, JUST FOR FUN)…

You know that advertisement where the father was teaching the kid how to say flower, when the kid turned around and say ORCHID LAR!?

Well, I so good heartedly made ribena for the little one for snack, and before she went onto her second piece of biscuit, told her…

ME : Rachel, drink water first…
Rachel : wanted to go for biscuit instead
ME : RACHEL! Drink water… Took the cup and put it to her mouth…
Rachel : No water. RIBENA!
ME : o.O”… OK, drink ribena…

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On another note, Tecky went to India (New Delhi) today (4 May 2008) evening… He’ll be there until Wednesday (which I know is short), but I still don’t like not having him around… Same goes for Rachel I guess, as when I came back from he airport, the little one went to the window waiting for the father… LOTS of explanation later, she repeated and informed others that “Daddy go INN-IA. Take airpwane. Werkin”, and even at a time, took my phone, acted like she was dialing, and when asked who she was calling, said she was calling daddy…

Mentioned before about the email from Emma Williams ( Managing Editor, Schmap Guides) which requested for my approval to include a photo I took somewhere back in 2001… Well, she emailed again today (of course it’s mass emailing lar) that the photo has been selected and posted under Historical Buildings section…

It wasn’t as if I did exceptionally well in the photo, and I would probably think that they chose it because it was of the Parliament House, and also there are 3 other (nicer & clearer) photos of the Parliament House that was included too… But still, I’m somewhat delighted about it lar… It is credited to this blog wey… haha… Now, I wonder how many people would actually see it…

All mommy’s fault?
I’ve tried very hard to stay as far away from her as possible, but Tina (the maid-sitter) was also sick on Monday and my mum’s maid was also sick on Sunday… So I guess the house is just filled with germs…

Actually. there I was looking forward to a public holiday after work, but this is what we came home to… Rachel being all stuffy nose, and having a temperature of around 39 degree C… Though still playing and running around, but she clearly showed lack of energy and sleepy teary eyed…

We took her for a check in my aunt’s clinic, and she was given a suppository (with gummy bear as reward) and is now thankfully sleeping QUITE soundly… I hope she won’t fuss too much at night, else I’ll be a walking panda tomorrow…

I guess this also means that we are going another step backwards in the trying to get her to sleep herself process, as due to worry, we’d probably let her sleep in our bed throughout the night, instead of moving her over to her playpen when she sleeps… At the same time, it’s just hard to say no to any request when you know she’s clearly not feeling well… So it’s yet another chance for the Terrible Two to grow yeah…

I hope she gets well soon… Which parents like seeing their kiddo sick…