Here is the thing, I am lousy when it comes to Chinese tradition. Maybe I shall read more Chinese literature, maybe I shall date a … or maybe I shall just talk to my parents more.
We can talk about the six Chinese wedding etiquette here. But if you are more of a visual person, here is the [...]
Entries from January 30th, 2009
Delivering the Wedding Gifts the Traditional Chinese Way (過大禮 / 过大礼) … In the Modern Day
January 30th, 2009 10 Comments
Tags: d700 · Gitzo GT1541T · hong kong · Hong Kong December 2008 / January 2009 Trip · Markins Q-Ball M10 · my sister's wedding · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon Capture NX2 · Nikon SB-900
Bride War – Chick Flick Double Dose
January 30th, 2009 4 Comments
How much weight has Kate Hudson put on?! I wonder if it is part of the acting in character process that some actors or actresses have to go through. However, even if she looks like a smurf, her smile still melts hearts.
Cynthia disagrees. She prefers Anne Hathaway. I too am a big fan of Anne, [...]
Tags: Anne Hathaway · Kate Hudson
Facing Off Sheylara At Symantec Gaming Tournament – Hands-on with Norton AV 2009 Gaming Edition
January 28th, 2009 1 Comment
Previously, I teamed up with Sheylara on that blogger challenge of … erm … national significance. This time, I had to team against her at the Symantec Gaming Tournament. My first time playing a Counter-Strike lookalike network game. Sheylara had planted so many bullets on my back that it was no longer funny. And she [...]
Tags: blogger event · Counter-Strike · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900 · Norton from Symantec
River Hongbao 2009 Opening Ceremony – A Media Coverage
January 26th, 2009 18 Comments
I am honored to be invited as part of the media crew to cover the River Hongbao Opening Ceremony. Having no prior experience to cover event of such scale and significance, I followed closely to EastCoastLife, the president of our Association of Bloggers (Singapore), listening to her advice on who is who, what to anticipate, [...]
Tags: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.2 · Association of Bloggers (Singapore) · blogger event · Gitzo GT1541T · Markins Q-Ball M10 · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR · Nikon Capture NX2 · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
Taken For Granted That We Are Alive and Kicking?
January 25th, 2009 4 Comments
What if all Catholic priests blog and write their weekly / daily sermon sharing it with the community of the same faith? I often ponder upon this as some sermons are pretty well delivered and they deserve to have a wider audience. Why does The Bible stop at the Book of Revelation? OK, I know why from the theology [...]
Tags: Catholic sermon
Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea – That Can’t Be A Gold Fish, Can That Be?
January 24th, 2009 8 Comments
Japanese imagination knows no bound, I must say. A gold fish that looks like a baby girl to me except the missing limbs and the ability to live both in and out of water. Am I the only one who wonder if I was reading the subtitles correctly? It is beyond the visual art on the [...]
Tags: Hayao Miyazaki
Love Matters, But Does Jack Neo?
January 22nd, 2009 8 Comments
Apparently it does, Jack Neo is still one of the most celebrated film directors in Singapore.
So we are invited for the Gala Premium of “Love Matters”. It is good that our team from the Association of Bloggers (Singapore) that is still at its infancy stage have the opportunity to meet up in a causal non-work related [...]
Tags: blogger event · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
Featured in My Paper – Behind the Scene
January 21st, 2009 12 Comments
This must be the first time I see my Chinese name (黃健暉) printed on a local newspaper. I think my parents in Hong Kong would be happy if they read that. The first time I saw my English name printed on newspaper was back in the Project Eyeball era. How I miss Project Eyeball. The good old days. Had it [...]
Tags: My Interview · My Paper
Association of Bloggers (Singapore) – This Is Your Secretary Speaking
January 19th, 2009 37 Comments
Here is one secret of mine that no one knows except my mother. When I was young, I dreamed of being a bus driver. I would pace around my home in Hong Kong for hours imagining that I was shuttling my passengers around. Little did I know that instead, I would become a secretary one day.
Maybe [...]
Tags: Association of Bloggers (Singapore) · Gitzo GT1541T · Markins Q-Ball M10 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
Passing Our Spanish Beginner 2 Exam at Las Lilas with Flying Colors!
January 17th, 2009 24 Comments
Hard earned, certainly, from that rather challenging Spanish test we had – at least from my point of view. That one scene of 1-on-1 oral test with a Spanish teacher whom was not from our class still haunts me today. But I scored a 86% while Cynthia managed to score 95%. 95%?! How did she [...]
Tags: Spanish class