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Migration

Hey all,

I've decided to move my blog to Livejournal. My new add is gideonkoh.livejournal.com.

See you there ;)

Gideon

Desmond and Yvonne's Thank You dinner

I'm going to Desmond and Yvonne's Thank You party for those involved in their wedding tomorrow. I prepared this slide show for their guests. Their friend, Vanessa, is cooking. I read on her blog that she will be preparing a really good meal.

Here's her menu:

Oysters (natural or Florentine)

Chargrilled Scampi and maybe Prawns Thai Salad

Posciutto Wrapped Melon

Pork Belly Wrapped Sweet Corn and Enoki Mushrooms

Wasabi Potato Salad

Roast Beef Wrapped with Bacon

Chicken Kababs (just in case there are some that don’t eat beef)

Kahlua Cake

Cheese Board

I am salivating just going through it. She has even done a trial on 1 of the dishes yesterday. I can't wait for sat.

Rainy days are here again

View from from my window. Golden light from the setting sun painted a dramatic scene against the dark clouds. It was beautiful.

Dodi's visit to the vet

I sent Dodi to the vet today for his rash problem again. His rash is getting out of hand. Poor boy developed the rash after Casey passed away. The vet agrees with me that his condition could be due to the stress of separation. My neighbours tell me he howls when he's alone in the afternoon. It must be really hard for him. Casey was his constant companion for 6 years. Now he has no one with him when I go to work in the day. When I come home at night, he'd give me very long tight hugs around my legs. Poor boy, I am showering him with more love and attention whenever I can.

Selamat in Malaysia

A friend received this text message:

“Latest update, the escaped Mas Selamat has entered Malaysia.

The Malaysians have put signs all over the country… Selamat Datang!”

Selamat Datang (in Malay) = Welcome, or could also mean Selamat came.

Andy and Yuling

I just got a sms from Andy informing me that they've baked banana muffins for Dodi - my miniature schnauzer.

Dodi's friendship with Andy and Yuling started when they visited me to enquire about my wedding photography services. They both fell in love with Dodi (right) and Casey (left) - my sheltie who has passed on - the moment they saw them. They were particularly interested in Casey.

Months later, after their very beautiful wedding held at Asian Civilisation Museum, I handed them their pre-wedding and actual day albums. Somehow I knew that it will not be the last I'll hear from them.



Some more months later, I got the sms from them telling me that they've just gotten a cute sheltie of their own - Latte (left). Since then we've been trading parenting tips. They taught me how to feed Dodi healthy food. Then they started baking dog treats for him. They have been spoiling Dodi rotten with their supply of different dog treats. The treats taste so good that Dodi has started to refuse to eat his own food.

The treats are made with the healthiest ingredients. Some of them even come in the shape of little schnauzers! I've been urging them to turn this into a business. I've promised to be a regular customer.

Photo of cute Latte courtesy of Andy and Yuling

Less plastic bags please

Was standing in line at NTUC yesterday and I cringed at the sight of the way the cashiers wasted plastic bags by packing so little in each bag. I mean does one need to pack newspapers in a separate bag on its own? Shoppers were leaving with 5 and more bags, each bag probably carrying up to only 3 items.

I have to admit, I do not religiously carry my own bag to supermarkets. Yes, I take plastic bags from supermarkets but I always make sure I take as little as I can. And I make sure they are be re-used. I use mine to line the inside of the trash bin and I only throw the bag away when it's content is full.

When it came to my turn at the cashier, she packed 2 items into 1 bag and proceeded to grab another bag.

Me: It's alright you can pack all of them in that bag
Cashier: Cannot. My boss will scold me.

I've heard this so many times. It's as if the cashier's appraisal is based on the number of bags she gives out.

Cashier: Cannot pack so many things in 1 bag.
Me: No it's alright. They are all very light.

She proceeded to pack everything into the same bag. Then she put that bag into another bag.

Me: What? I don't need that bag.
Cashier: It's ok. It's free.

I was speechless. I returned her the extra bag and left.

I'm sure most shoppers are aware of the consequence of wasting plastic bags but most just don't wish to get into an exchange with cashiers over the bags. It's hard to ask for less bags at NTUC but I'm still going to keep doing it because it's the right thing to do. I hope you do the same.

Desmond and Yvonne's Wedding

I am still relishing in the memory of the great time I had at Desmond and Yvonne's wedding as I am writing this.

Yvonne is the cousin of a very close friend so it makes them a very special couple to me. I am glad that working together with them on their wedding photos has brought us closer.

As I go through their photos, I am very much touched by their happy faces. They may never say it but their photos show how happy they were on the day when they finally tied the knot officially. I am glad that I got to document and be part of one of the happiest days of their lives together.

I am so happy for them and I wish that they will stay so happy for ever and ever.


Yvonne getting her makeup done by Kelly Lau who's also an old friend. Her wedding was like a reunion of sorts. Got to catch up with Catherine, Yvonne's sister, whose wedding I also shot very early on in my career as a wedding photographer.

The bride looking very radiant just before the arrival of the groom.

A very sporting bunch of brothers.


This photo is a good representation of how cute they are together.

They look really happy together. They had their ROM 8 years ago so there's a certain familiarity and confidence in their relationship that is evident in their photos.


See more photos from the wedding on my facebook album part1 and part2.

Fav photos

I will start by posting some of my favourite images captured in the course of my job as a wedding photographer. Actually these are just the photos that I have on my laptop now. More photos on my external hard disk back at my studio. Will post more when I can get back to the studio on Mon.

1st entry

So here it is, my first entry on my first blog. I finally allowed myself to be talked into setting up my own blog. So many friends have been urging me to keep a blog for so long. The final push came from Vanessa. She convinced me that it will be a good way to keep track of my photography works and to share my photos.

Now that I've set my mind on blogging, I'm actually quite excited about it. I'm already planning in my head the photos that I will share here, how often I will post and who to invite to my blog. Yes, I can't wait to get started.