The Grand Illusionist

After being informed by a friend over the weekend that David will be in Melbourne for one show only, I couldn't resist myself and have confirmed that I will be attending it come 15 August 2009. Hopefully, the show "An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion" won't be cancelled. The David I'm referring to is the one and only David Copperfield.

I was amazed watching his feats on TV. Making Statue of Liberty disappear and re-appear, walking through the Great Wall of China, standing in the vortex of fire (Tornado of Fire) and his levitation, just to name, are some of the unforgettable experience. I'm certain that seeing him live on stage will be another "out of body" experience!

Excited I am though it's more than 4 months away!

Sarah & Josh

I have been missing in action for a long while. 2 of my school friends from my primary school days visited Melbourne and bunked over my place while another swim friend of mine too drops by. We had a blast visiting some places. More to come later.

So, here are some of the photos taken on the International Women's Day, 8 March 2009. A lovely couple as well as great groomsmen, bridesmaids, parents and friends! It was too sunny on the day itself which led to harsh lighting most of the time.

There are at least half way to go in completing their wedding photos.

Upcoming Blockbusters

I was watching the trailers of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen and it hit me that I need to list out the movies I want to watch this year.

Shinjuku Incident - 2 April
Fast and Furious - 16 April
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - 30 April
Star Trek 11 - 7 May
Angels and Demons - 14 May
Terminator Salvation - 4 June
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen - 25 June
Public Enemies - 2 July
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - 16 July
Pelham 123 - 23 July
The Soloist - 3 September
The Informant - 22 October
The Wolfman - 5 November
2012 - 12 November

The list only consists of the Hollywood movies (maybe Shinjuky Incident is the exception). Looks like it's a long list and April - June will be a busy time!

A + I + M = Es

For the past few months, I was in a situation where I reach a crossroad and not knowing which direction to drive towards. Instead, I was circling the roundabout, making U-turns and getting no where. Indecisiveness and worry exist. The global financial crisis doesn't help in this uncertain period. As depicted in the image above, the light always shines through the darkness.

Fortunately, some discussions with some friends have helped to make the situation a little better. Topics like drives, dreams, goals, fervour, fear and happiness were casually brought up. These have led me to come out with the acronym AIM. Having an aim helps one to be driven, and focused. This may result in feeling accomplished and dreams fulfilled.

Aspiration - a strong desire to achieve the dreams and goals
Inspiration -the ability to stimulate one's creativity
Motivation - the ability to stimulate one's interest, enthusiasm and zeal

The eventual outcome may be in various forms like Excitement, Elation, Enlightenment and even Encouragement for one to pursue further.

I've gotten my AIM. Have you?

Portraits - Mag, Eric, Alissa & Abbey

This family shoot was long overdue. Mag and I agreed on the date and location 4 days prior to the session. I have taken plenty images of Alissa in the past but haven't had many opportunities with Abbey whom we share the same birthday.

We had a good weather and lighting was most of the time soft on Sunday morning. Alissa sure did enjoy playing in the Children's Garden section of the Royal Botanical Garden.

I truly enjoy doing this, seeing the happy smiley faces and the resulting images. The above are some of my favourites which are aplenty.......!

All shot with ambient light.

Blog Revamped

Rays of Light

Surprise at the header and banner? They look familiar?

I spent the morning revamping my blog which has been long overdue. This is to give it a more consistent look with my whoALSE website. Initially, the plan was to move and incorporate the blog into my website but decided against it since I have had so many posts with this blog. There are some minor changes too on my website but most of them are behind-the-scene coding.

Perhaps the image above signifies a new dawn of the beginning. Maybe it shows the sun always rises. Or it could just be the sign of triumph of good over evil.

This year, I may have a few new beginnings. Hopefully, they will all end on a high note. There goes wishing......!