Easter Sunday

24th April 2011, I think will be the first Easter Sunday that I experienced that didn’t fall on the first 2 weeks of April. In regardless of when is the actual week of Easter Sunday, the real meaning of it still haven’t fail to amaze me of what Jesus has to go through in order to save my life from eternal condemnation. He who was condemn as sinner when He have not sinned, abandon by His disciple, accused by others, been crucifix on the cross, yet He is risen on the third day!  That Jesus said on John 3:16

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. “

While you may not choose to believe in Jesus, but for me He is the one that I know I can run to when I am in times of need, whom I can have faith to sustain me, where His will is higher than mine, and His strength and power beyond my comprehension.

While I am not saying that when you became Christian all your problem will magically disappear, or He will make you became instant millionaire. I think the only difference between Christian and a non believer is that we acknowledge that we are sinner and only Jesus can cleanse our sin.

Pray and hope that you have a great Easter Sunday. God bless you all ^w^

Dad birthday on 15thMarch

While we are not into big celebration and inviting other relatives and friends over for a birthday party. It doesn’t mean that we will skip the celebration at all. As 15th of March is my beloved dad birthday, we continue to have a quite meal together as a family and bought him a sugar free fruit cake from Bakerlyn. For some reasons, I actually love this cake even though it is on the expensive side, but it is some money that I think you shouldn’t skip on it.

My dad continue to be one of the most important person in my life, and I’m glad that I can continue to journal his life as much as I can.

Happy Chinese New Year

If there are one major event that Chinese shouldn’t miss in their entire year, if will be 年三十(direct translation will be year thirty or we called it new year eve) it is the major time that as a family far and near gather together and have a big feast dinner. While this year we can’t really gather the whole family members since my brother one in Ireland while the other one in New Zealand, those of us are here in Brunei continue with this tradition of feasting.

Then during the night, we played a few fireworks to keep the kids happy and excited and blasted a 36shot firework canon!

First day of Chinese New year, spend the whole morning trying to setup and capture some family portraits. Using 2 flash as strobe with umbrella, I got a decent result with studio lighting. But the whole scenario was frustrating to me in a way that the 2nd flash didn’t fire most of the time, due to slow recycle speed and it eat battery like crazy. Simple term : unreliable!

Then the second issues I have is the backdrop, the background that I have at home wasn’t suitable for a full family portraits so the result wasn’t as satisfying as I want, gonna need to do some photoshop or retaking if necessary if I want a better result. 

   This is one of the technique that I learned during my times in KL, this is actually shooted with one flash as a strobe gelled with a full CTO (orange color) filter to give a sunset look. It was taking around 12plus pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But other than that I have plenty of fun shooting them, knowing that whatever it is, I manage to capture a memory and moments of our family history.

Happy Birthday to Me, Happy Birthday to Me♫

OK, today isn’t my actual birthday, it is actually few days ago. Anyway, that’s beside the points.

Not sure is it me getting old, getting mature or being sentimental, I know that as the year passed by, I appreciated my family, my friends and the teams more and more.

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They are absolute irreplaceable for me in whatever way. Though as a family we don’t really speak much with one another, but time and times again the affirmation of love that is show inwardly and outwardly is something that I really cherish.

Then the team members that I have. Lot’s and lots of time I find myself privilege to work with this team, all of them are quite successful in their career; GM, principle, FC, executive, architect. Yet despite the differences, profession, status and even age, we manage to work together as a team for over this past few years.      

   

The amount of times, effort and preparation for the birthday celebration for me & Terence is just unbelievable. No words can descries the sense of awe and when I saw the table settings, lighting, foods and the effort of dressing up. BTW, in case you haven’t notice, the theme for the night is cultural costume; that’s why most of us are wearing Chinese shirt. I really thank God for them,  they have impact my life, showing love and care, encouragement and correction, agree to disagree, and showing me how it is to be in a family of God, not just in words but also in action and example.

Of course, they are not the only one around my life, peoples that around me; friends, youths, colleagues, clients, all of them have shape me in so many ways. I may not be a celebrity, rich man, highly successful career etc, but one thing I know. As of what I have right now, I am blessed. Thank you so much with big love ♥

Happy Father Day

As part of our family style, we have our father celebration at home with foods, singing and cake cutting. If my 2 brother is around it will be even better! But no worry, I will look forward to the days for me to snap a full Tan Family portraits!

Farewell dinner for Lap Lap family

Last night, we have a fare well dinner at Mary place for our beloved Lap Lap family. Since they will be migrant to Canada and starting a new chapter in their life, and they will be leaving next week. So we have to take any opportunity to  able to spend time with them. More importantly to acknowledge how much lap lap family have contribute and impact our life in one ways or the others.

So for the nights, various people gather together no just for makan, but also to present something for the Lap Lap family. Quit a few songs was presented, while the singer may not qualify to enter American Next Idol final, but creative / hidden talents was manifested for such a time like this. 

Last time, we used to have a group called MTV (Muara Television) that was leaded by Ray & Eva, the core duty for such group is gather a group of peoples to present items for various events; and I must said they did pretty well. Since MTV is disbanding due to the departure of Lap Lap family, a new group called APTA (All Philippine Talents Association) + import has raise to take the challenge. They literately make the audiences Roll On the Floor Laughing while also make us drop plenty of tears!!! Just can’t imagine how much tissue papers we have used last nights.

Go to my facebooks for more photo, i actually miss count the amount of photo that I can put under one album, so u will need to visit 2 album instead of one. Anyway

2010 Part IV and 2010 Part V

姨妈 (Aunty) 71st Birthday Celebration Dinner

Right after we are done with our checking out, and on the ways to do our various stuffs with my mum. She actually told me that we will be celebrating 姨妈 birthday, and they are adding us into the dinner celebration.

Just a bit of background of her, she is my mum cousin on the ladies side, and they have been very close even at the young age. When I was born, she actually took care of me in Miri, while my mum is in Brunei. If I not mistaken, “long pa” was my kids name when I was there. So when I heard about it, I know I am obligate to go and I don’t mind going also, and I also decided to take this chances to take more photograph.

They booked 5 table in one of the restaurant which consisted only the direct family members, in law, grandchildren and 1 table of friends, so it was a pretty challenging night for my ha ka direct speaking, though i got no problems in listening.  >w<

Interestingly, on the same restaurant, there is another wedding functions going on the same flood and another birthday celebration going on another floor. It actually show how popular is this place.

Oh ya, regarding the foods. It is freaky nice!!! And for one, no rice on the manual!!! I wouldn’t mind to go there again just for the foods.

I want to thanks my cousin for letting us join in the dinner (though I know my nieces was pretty bore, which is totally understandable) for wishing 姨妈 for long life and more years to come ^w^

Since I already give them a copy of the photo’s, I do hope they like the photo that been taken.

Happy Motherday!

This is way way long overdue, how can I missed this and forgot to blog about this!!! I only realized when I am preparing my camera for tomorrow events. Anyway, totally no excuse and sorry for the lack of update. Still try to gather myself up for more juices >w<

We have an easy night at home to celebrating motherday, my brother even cooked chicken wine soup for such occassion! Since ladies really love chicken wine soup for what ever reasons, and I bought this sugar free cake from Bakelyn. As part of our family style, we sang happy mother day song (just sang it with happy birthday song tune then change it to happy mother day) :p Should have video tape it next time.

The 2 beloved mother in the house! Still missing the other 2 though, not sure when is the chances that I will able to photo the 4 mum together or even the 4 dad (bro’s I’m looking at you 2 :p) 

And the children’s gave a surprise gift for their grandparents, how sweet~~~~ XD

Wisma, Widow Kong, WMK & Total Resouces Combine Annual Company Dinner

While the company that I serve in have never been lack of annual meal or company lunch, but this is the first time in over 7 years that they ever have a combined Annual dinner together with other sister companies. This year they decided to host it in OGH with some price winning for everyone.

Our ladies never stopped with their cam whoring and pictures reviewing. I think others that fashion, camera is almost one thing that they can’t live without? Well it does make my life easier to take photo of them instead of some of those camera shy :p

Jerlad & Michael received their long services award for working with the comapny, I think they have worked there for more than 10 over years. Well deserve gift.

One of the poor victim that is involved in the mini games, where the team have to put as much peanuts as possibe that is visible and not touching each others. Everyone just crack out in laughter in this games.

You wanna know what is the expression of someone won the grand price? And here is it, he won the grand price of one Dell Mini laptop.

One last group photo of WMK staffs before we depart our separate ways for the night

And our ladies? Still can’t enough camera action even we closed the nights.

So how’s the whole night? I will said kind of boring with not enough spices in between, but knowing that it is not organised by professional so it bound to have some short coming. But I pretty sure everyone have left with good foods inside their stomach and some gift to go back with them.

Let see, when is the next combine annual dinner? XD

For more photo of the annual dinner, visit my FB photo album

Happy Birthday Celebration for Mok

 

Once again, we have a birthday celebration and this time is for our beloved leaders, Mok. I think going to Vila Mauri is almost like a tradition for us already. And thanks to Mary, Carol and Emily for organising the whole events with the usual good foods and fun.

Definitely my pictures for the day XD

Happy Birthday to Mum!

Last night we celebrated my mum birthday. Very informer, very easy going, nothing special, but how ever is it, she is one of the most precious ladies in my life. No words or action will ever measure up my appreciation of her for sacrifice so much for the family. 

Birthday for 3

  31st March is a special occasion where we celebrate 3 of our family birthday, which is my bro Vincent, eldest sis in law Sharon, 3rd sis in law Edith.

The chocolate cup cake is really thick and nice, a bit too sweet though :p

This cake is made with sweeten sugar instead of the normal one, so is better for those cannot take sweet yet love cake.