”Not bad eh?” That’s what I said to her. She smiled in agreement. It took a little bit of coaxing but I managed to catch a few face-on shots as well. In twenty years, you will thank me for it. :p Incidentally, this was K’s acoustic gig at Harry’s and Coco’s (Larrivee LV-03RE) debut at a live performance.

It was a little easier catching M at rehearsal. I stole her glasses right from under her nose. Or is it off her nose? You know what I mean.

Today, the both of them got baptised. Baptise is derived from the Greek word “Baptizo”. The whole gang was there. Just like a real family.

The clearest example that shows the meaning of baptizo is a text from the Greek poet and physician Nicander, who lived about 200 B.C. It is a recipe for making pickles and is helpful because it uses both words. Nicander says that in order to make a pickle, the vegetable should first be ‘dipped’ (bapto) into boiling water and then ‘baptised’ (baptizo) in the vinegar solution. Both verbs concern the immersing of vegetables in a solution. But the first is temporary. The second, the act of baptising the vegetable, produces a permanent change. When used in the New Testament, this word more often refers to our union and identification with Christ than to our water baptism. e.g. Mark 16:16. ‘He that believes and is baptised shall be saved’. Christ is saying that mere intellectual assent is not enough. There must be a union with him, a real change, like the vegetable to the pickle!

Bible Study Magazine, James Montgomery Boice, May 1989.

…interesting :S So I am a pickle too! hur hur.

In all the years that I have lived with this cat, he has never voluntarily walked into my room. In fact, each time I grabbed him and brought him in, he would be yelling to get out. Then suddenly, Tigger was hanging outside my room and on occasion would walk in of his own accord!

Thanks to Jerry, I see my cat more often. In the above scenes, Tigger has his eyes firmly fixed on Jerry, who is out of frame.

This is Gingersnap, or G-snap for short, being played by her spiritual owner. Thanks for letting me have the axe. It has added 10,000,000 points to my pose quotient :p. 

This is G, musician and engineer extraordinaire. Love the DS-1 mod. Now I’ve got bite. Rawr!!! 

This is K, financial advisor by day, guitar hero by night.

In my head, I had grand visions of capturing players striking balls in mid-air, goalies diving acrobatically making miraculous saves and cheering fans stampeding the grounds in frenzied joy.

Unfortunately, sports photography is ten times tougher than I thought. Knowing the game is essential to being able to anticipate the moves that will develop. Frankly, I had no clue when the next potential goal was going to be scored and spent many fruitless hours pointed in the wrong direction. Hats off to all you pro-sports shooters out there. Respect! 

So instead, I bring you pictures of some handsome fellas.

G, you never fail to crack me up. Good game! hahahah

We love happy brides. Here’s an example of a really smiley one :) 

I was expecting leader’s lock-in to be serious, full of lectures and struggling to stay awake. It was quite the opposite actually. My first church camp ever and one of the most fun camps I have been too. It is a pleasure serving with you guys. Now that I am in your shoes…I feel it man! Really appreciate you guys.

Check out some of the highlights here.

It was a simple wedding but one that many of us had been looking forward to. So happy for you guys! Check out their slideshow here.

Elmo got a new friend recently. Trickle was first thought to be a mid-sized rat masquerading as a dog. We later found out that it was the other way around. My bad-ass cat still insists on the former and will chase her like a rat. Elmo and Trickle on the other hand are the best of friends. Just the other day, I saw Trickle using Elmo as a mattress.

Here, Trickle is seen to be what appears to be a goatee. Rat-masquerading dog with a goatee. I’m having trouble keeping up.

This is my bad-ass cat’s ass. Sorry, I couldn’t resist. hur hur…

This was a really fun shoot. The concept was that everybody would be moving or flying in some way. Just like you guys. Have a great time in Hong Kong and come back soon! Check out the pictures here.