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Jia Yeong and Li Lian – Casual Outdoor

September 26th, 2009 | No Comments

While heading towards the office on yet another boring weekday, an idea struck him out of nowhere. A post-pre-wedding shoot for Jia Yeong and Li Lian. The couple would be getting married by end of the year, and had just had their obligatory pre-wedding shot earlier elsewhere.  So why not have something informal, fun and casual in the meantime? After all, Jia Yeong himself  is a shutterbug, and it would be fun to let him shoot and be shot.

Not that he ever did anything like this before, but there’s always a first time.

Dropped an email and they immediately agreed. Exchanged some ideas and suggestions in between. Three months later, they were out on an adventure.

Roamed around Chinatown area. They were like a group of tourists exploring the place. To say the weather was hot is an understatement. But perhaps because of that, there was less people around. After a tea break at Pacific Coffee, they proceeded to the Punggol Beach, a place none of them have been to.

Some highlights of the day. More in facebook.

Before he forgets, a big credit goes to his wife for being both the makeup artist and photographer’s assistant! :D

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Jia Yeong and Li Lian

Vietnam Trip 2008 – Cholon

June 24th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Situated on the West bank of the Saigon River, Cholon is a Chinatown district in Ho Chi Minh City. On the last day in Vietnam, they decided to make a trip there. To be honest, they didn’t do much homework before reaching Cholon. The taxi dropped them at Binh Tay Market as requested, both the central market and a landmark of Cholon. They wrongly assumed that Binh Tay Market would be similar to the Ben Thanh Market (hey, they shared the same initials), with lots of cheap food and pretty goods to bargain for and a street full of hawkers to eat till they drop.

Salted Fish

Banan Seller

Instead it was more like a market for the locals to get their daily stuff like these.

As noon approached, they started to hunt for lunch, but with the blazing hot sun, they couldn’t traveled far. There were few visible hawkers nearby, but let’s just say, tourists were not their target customers.

Chicken Rice
Com= Rice, Ga= Chicken. Therefore Com Ga = Rice Chicken Chicken Rice.

She rejected the chicken rice shop. Ironically, they soon found themselves feasting on fried chicken in a nearby KFC. After the finger-lickin’ air-conditioned lunch, they braved the hot sun again for temples visit.
Donations

Incense

Incense

Incense