Saturday 23 January 2010

Day 334 - 340

Day 340 - had a wedding shoot at Kumeu. its a Samuan wedding. i shot her sister last year, she was the bridesmaid & it is her turn now. congratulations to Peter & Catherine! woke up at 8am, had shower & do gongyo before catching a bus to Tiffany's house at Mt Albert. she made me lunch before heading to the wedding. first went to shoot bride-get-ready at a small cottege. then 3pm, head to Kumeu Valley Estate for wedding ceremony & dinner. before dinner, we were suppose to take some photos at a vineyard just opposite but the gate was closed. so, they changed the plan to a nearby closed train station. it was raining on & off but the show had to go on. after that at 6pm, rushed back for the dinner. Polynesian weddings are very touching & entertaining. the bride & bridegroom were in tears most of the time. finished work by 10pm.

Day 339 - work from 12pm - 11.30pm. asked permission to leave early because i needed enough sleep for tommorow!

Day 338 - work from 12pm - 1.00am

Day 337 - work from 12pm - 12.00am

Day 336 - work from 12pm - 11.00pm

Day 335 - work from 12pm - 12.00am

Day 334 - work from 12.45pm - 11.00am

Saturday 16 January 2010

Day 327 - 333

X'mas gift from my darling Andy Lau. thx Mendy for the pix. plz keep it at my safe deposit box.
Day 333 - went yumchar with Tiffany & Lily at New World Restaurant, Newmarket. transfered some group photos of the Long Bay model shoot. went to Angie's house after that. had carbonara for dinner. reach home by 11pm.
its daddy's birthday. happy birthday, pa!

Day 332 - worked from 12pm to 10.30pm. my sunburn on my face is getting better but not my back of my neck. still red & itchy.
supper: 'wai san gei ji thong' ~ cantonese
Day 331 - woke up at 9.30am. Tiffany & gang picked me up and off we head to Long Bay for a photoshoot. photos would be used for a textile factory & retail shop in China. i didn't take photos this time, just assisting Tiffany with reflector. the weather forecast said it would rain but it was just a false alarm. the day was so hot & sunny compared to few days before which is as cold as autumn. Auckland's weather is really funny. i believe other countries were also affected by the global warming effect. came back to AK to work from 5pm to 11pm. what a tiring day.
other photos uploaded to facebook.

Day 330 - worked from 12pm to 10.30pm.

Day 329 - worked from 12pm to 10.30pm. Michael asked me to give him my mugshot & profile for his website. so I went to school for a while to use the studio. thanks to Tiffany for helping me. thanks a lot Michael for letting me be in the Babyboss family.

Day 328 - worked from 12pm to 12am.

Day 327 - worked from 2pm to 11.00pm.

Saturday 9 January 2010

Day 320 - 326

Day 326 - woke up at 3pm. did 1 hour daimoku. then went to have dinner with Angie at Newmarket. after dinner, went to Parnell for a chocolate drink. then, they dropped me off at Borders. read some books till about 11pm.

Day 325 - today is so cold. so strange weather. cold in summer? haizzz ..... michael, its heaven for you here. worked from 12pm - 11.30pm. had hokkien prawn mee as supper. online & watched drama till 5am.

Day 324 - worked from 2pm - 12.00pm

Day 323 - worked from 2pm - 11.00pm

Day 322 - worked from 2pm - 10.00pm

Day 321 - still day off. went to Angie's house whole day again. continue with Red Cliff 2.

Day 320 - new year day off. went to Angie's house whole day. watched a few movies that i have missed eg. Red Cliff 1, Ressuraction of Dragon, Connected.

Saturday 2 January 2010

Day 319

its Ikeda Sensei's birthday today! Happy Birthday, Sensei! may u have long life and stay healthy always!

today i went yumchar with Angie. both of us ate about $40++. then, we went window shopping along Newmarket. it was still early for dinner & don't know what to do. and then i said i wanted to cut my hair. boss said my hair is not tidy. ok ... off we go ...... went to about 2-3 chinese saloons, not 1 is open. so she brought me to Royal Oak to have a 'mat salleh' cut. alamak! the hairstylist took 5 minutes to discuss with me about my hair condition, how is she going cut my hair etc. 53 minutes to cut my hair. very proffesional and expensive.
ok ar?
after that, we went for dinner before going home. here's what we ate.
BBQ duck
fried scallop with mix vegedeep fried tofu with soya saucefried bean with chinese sausageBBQ porksteamed blue cod with ginger
oh ya .... Angie gave me a Gucci sunglass. it was her unwanted gift.

Friday 1 January 2010

Day 318

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2010 is here!!!! it marks:

1) 80th anniversary of the founding of the Soka Gakkai
2) 50th anniversary of Mr. Ikeda's inauguration as the Soka Gakkai's third president and his first overseas trip to meet with members practicing Nichiren Buddhism outside of Japan, commencing the world wide movement
3) 35th anniversary of the formal establishmentof the Soka Gakkai International.
4) 110th anniversary of the birth of Ikeda sensei's mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, and the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the private tutoring he received from Mr. Toda.


i went to SGINZ 2010 New Year Gongyo meet with Tomoko san. in the video, Ikeda Sensei said "This is the time for opening a limitless future for kosen-rufu. In order to do this, we must first undertake fresh efforts ourselves with a completely revitalized commitment." "Young people mustn't run away from hardship. Rising to the challenge, exerting yourself earnestly, and producing concrete results--all of these efforts will become a great asset for your life."
there's one section where he spoke about photography ..... i was striked! i determined to take more meaningful photos in my life. i shed tears when sensei congratulate and commented about brass band & kotekitai for their effort in music & peace. banzai to our parents & soka gakkai. the last part of the video was sansho leaded by Sensei. we sansho together. it was my most heartfelt sansho. a prayer with deep appreciation & determination. I MUST WIN!

after that, Angie brought me to do Chiropractic massage. wwaaa.... the Taiwanese sifu is very professional. just as i lie on the massage bed, he stroke my whole body once. and he started to diagnose me. he was right about everything. how i sleep, bad habit of sleeping position, d way i take photographs, the way i walk etc. he said i was looking for death找死 if i continue to sleep at 3-4am every night. my liver will die very soon. he helped me adjust my head, shoulder, hip, backbone, buttock, leg ..... cut short .... whole body. wwaaa ........ it was SO painful! my bones were cracking so loud that Angie standing at the door looking also can hear. from today onwards: i must sleep straight, no more side sleeping, walk straight (my right leg is senget), walk&sit with shoulders back(no hunchback), sleep early & eat more(he was scared that he would break my bones coz i was too skinny) .... LOL .....