Silver Lining
So yeah, I had a bad day, shitty to be exact. I woke up feeling miserable and misery was made worse with my mil’s insensitive comments.
But what finally cleared the dark clouds away and gave me that silver lining was the visit to the gynae. I got a little frustrated from trying to call to check on appointments availability. And when I finally get through on the 18th call, the nurse told me to come for a walk-in hearing how bad I sounded, and so I did.
And thank the Lord for making my day – I didn’t have to wait long. There were 3 patients in front of me when I walked in, nurses were sympathetic & did their best to slot me in (I was told that it helped that I chose to walk in on a not-too-busy day too), I got to see my gynae within 15 minutes of wait time and the best highlight – I got to see b.chungkin on the new scan monitor (gynae just opened his private practice this week), hear his heartbeat loud & clear; and got 3 shots of chungkin’s face in 3D thanks to my gynae (and the saleslady beside him who was guiding him how) fiddling with his new machine and exploring new functions – all at the usual scan price, which is really affordable. :)
Although I’m still physically sick (I was told I’d just have to sit this out until the bug leaves), emotionally I’m one happy mama. Praise the Lord! Hooray.
And instead of the usual belly shot, here’s a shot of b.chungkin sporting his daddy’s nose (hopefully an improved one :p)
{Top photo shows his eyes closed, right side of photo is covered by his hand and amnio fluid. Bottom photo shows his eyes opened}
Seeing him on the monitor for a good 7 minutes definitely made all my earlier frustrations go away!
I love you my baby chungkin. Thanks for staying strong, and reassuring mommy with your power-packed punches/kicks throughout the day. Daddy & I can’t wait to meet you & embrace you in our arms come April 2012.
i wore this today people i love photography yay yay yay!: mommy & me
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Merry Christmas everyone!
{taking a picture with my lovely mom, wearing loef’s toga maxi dress which could fit me nicely!}
One for the road just before we do our party hopping on Christmas eve!
xo.
My godson is a big boy
Eye candy of my little cutie of a godson that came in the mail last week…
…which makes me wonder how baby chungkin will look like (definitely none of ‘em luscious golden curls and german heritage) now that we know baby’s a boy!
p/s: the only niece in the Bo’s side of the family has expressed a wee bit of disappointment upon knowing that baby chungkin #1 is a boy, and that she will still remain the only girl for the time being till there’s another baby in the making. :x Amazing how expressive kids are these days!
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The Glow
I’ve been a huge fan of The Coveteur & The Selby for a while now, always delighting me with a tease & glimpse into some of the world’s most coveted homes & closets (I so wish to own one someday!).
So when I chanced upon The Glow recently (thanks to blog links on my reader list), I was too excited and in awe that it featured wonderfully photographed moments of fashionable & stylish moms (coupled with fascinating & fab snippets of their little tricks of the trade or their thoughts of the moment). I’ve always wanted to be a stylish mom when the time comes (or at least an inspiring one to my future bubs) – and hopefully this will encourage me in some little way or another :) …or at least motivate me that its possible to still have lots of fun on days when I’m all weary from feeding, cleaning & crying :x
Loving these lovely moments that are being beautifully documented. Can’t you just see the glow on the moms’ faces (pun intended)?
Gorgeous Painter Jemima Kirke & her bub, Rafaella enjoying moments together – bliss!
Designer Consultant Laura Garcia getting a lovely kiss.
Lovely inspiration for future bub’s room
Absolutely loving & secreting coveting designer Lynn’s apartment & Marc Jacobs dress.
And absolutely fantastic preggy advice from Meredith on beauty…
“Use your natural glow to your advantage and reduce the amount of make-up you wear while pregnant. The most radiant you will ever be is during pregnancy so don’t waste your time covering it with make-up. When you become a mommy, make-up becomes last on your list; the quick application of foundation and under eye concealer is key. Then, all you need is basic blush, lip moisturizer, and mascara.”
I’ve always had a soft spot for all things moms and bubs, so this will definitely be on my blog radar for a long time to come. :)
[Source: The Glow]
Pics as promised
Its unbelievable how 2 weeks have just passed with this little resident around. These days I’m up early, awake by his little cries and by evening I’m all exhausted from playing with him even if its within a confined play area.
Fujifilm Finepix X100
Some time ago, the husband showed me a photo of the ‘to-be-unveiled-in-2011′ Fujifilm Finepix X100 and tried tempting me into waiting for one when I was looking to purchase a semi-pro compact camera as a back-up to my trusty DSLR.
I gawked at the photo for a good few seconds, before telling him that I wouldn’t mind considering it solely for its good looks but couldn’t wait for another 6 months because I wanted to ensure that we did have a back-up camera for our 3-weeks Japan trip in Dec.
Fast forward 5 months later, I saw someone post a photo of this beauty on his Facebook Wall last evening and couldn’t help but click on the photo and admired it for a while. I even went on to read reviews of the camera (what was I thinking), short of going to eBay to click ‘buy’.
I didn’t, because I found out that the battery life along with other knacks of the camera such as response time, screen display especially when attempting street or kids photography was lacking at least in my needs. I am quite the impatient shooter. I need to everything to respond quickly, to makeup for my clumsy hands and feet.
But as I looked at the beauty more, I entertained another thought. Maybe if I could train myself to be more technically savvy with the camera, I could make up for the camera’s slower response time…no?
Definitely something I’d be considering for a while.
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Sweetie Pie
I was surfing a bit for some gorgeous visual candy, including bits from the recent royal wedding when I stumbled upon this on Jak & Jil
Gorgeous, ain’t she?
Can you spot Liu Bolin, the invisible man?
I am wowed by this.
“35-year-old Liu Bolin, from Shandong, China, manages to camouflage himself in any surroundings, no matter how difficult they might be.
Liu works on a single photo for up to 10 hours at a time, to make sure he gets it just right, but he achieves the right effect: sometimes passers-by don’t even realize he is there until he moves.”
No photoshop is done to the photos.
Now…ain’t that a true master of talent?
Source // See more of his photos: here, here & here (written article)
BILL // Role Model
I’ve never truly madly deeply ‘idolized’ anyone before because I’ve always thought it was ridiculous to do so to another fellow human being.
And well, Sunday School always taught me that we shouldn’t be ‘worshipping’ anyone else apart from God, if we made that choice to be in him.
That was when I was in my tweens then of course, not understanding the concept of admiration, looking up to, a role model. Which did not necessarily mean that I idolize/worship anyone in any particular way.
So 16 years on, after hitting the quarter-life crisis mark, I’ve grown to realize that in order to expand my creativity cap and fuel my motivation to improve on my photography & personal style, I needed to seek inspiration of all sorts from all sorts.
And that’s when I chanced on knowing who Bill Cunningham was. He strike me some sort of a Fashion Maverick. Doing the things he loved, independently with no regards for having to fit in. And though he mentioned that he was not a good photographer, was too shy and not aggressive enough (2002 – press article); I loved that he stuck to his passion through & through.
I reckon for someone to have a passion for fashion & photography and be in it for so long without having to conform to the lifestyle, to be part of it is just absolutely mind-blowing & fascinating.
And I am just waiting for it to be opened in cinemas here to watch it. (And of course if I was in the states, I would have already caught it, no?)
Till Aug will we meet again
