About a Photographer, Chris Lee

I’ve known him for the past 8 years. I met Chris while attending a course… Then later, his company engaged me as their consultant to implement system in their company and have been working with him and his team closely for the past 8 years. Erhem… I used to be an Engineering Software consultant…=P

During then, I knew Chris’s loves to take pictures. He and his colleagues even formed a photography team and this team is still very active, even some of them already left the company. Whenever I visited his company, he would show me the photos he took. I realized he is very talented in this area! Then, during my wedding, I invited him to become my photographer… :) Just for fun, no pressure… He agreed instantly… He never failed us! Both my hubby and I were very impressed by his work!! Very natural and touching! And from then, I know, Chris would excel in this field….

My Wedding dolls taken by Chris on my wedding day

 

On my AD

For the past years, he had been moonlightings and kept building his port-folios… I never get tired of looking at his shots! They are all very beautifully and interestingly taken!

Today, he has decided to step out from circular world by leaving his engineering career behind and pursue his interest and dream as a professional photographer full-time! It’s competitive and may not be wise, but I believe he can! 

 

You can see his whole collections of work @ http://blessedi.multiply.com/ and http://blessediweddings.multiply.com/

His official website: www.blessed-i.com

Apart from being a skillful photographer, I like Chris personality. He is humble and easy going… Even though he received numerous recognitions and some of his photos were selected for magazines and exhibitions such as ASIAN GEOGRAPHIC, he is never proud. When he knew that I had intention to blog about him, he was very excited and kept reminding me to do so every other day. Can see that he is very serious about this new venture of his!

It’s not easy to find someone whom can be trusted, especially having him to capture all the precious moments that only happened once in your life time, but Chris is the person you can. :)

Dear friends, if you are keen to find out more about Chris’s services, do feel free to drop him an email: yeowming_lee@yahoo.com.sg. For your info, neither am I receiving a single referral fee from him nor he is obliged to give special discount to my referral. I just feel that good talents are worth to share!

Granny’s 80th Birthday Bash

Last Friday, we went to Kuching, Sarawak to celebrate my granny’s birthday. It’s a 3 days and 2 nights trip and we stayed in an apartment @ Merdeka Palace.

This is the first time after many many many years where all my relatives from my maternal side gather together. It’s very difficult to have all of them back, cos my grandmother has 9 CHILDREN, especially two of my aunts who one of them are staying in US and the other in Australia.

We’ve already booked out tickets 3 months ago, once the date & location were confirmed. I’m glad it was held in Kuching, cos it’s we can take a direct flight from Singapore.

We took Tiger Air. The flight was not so full, hence Joel had his own seat… :) This little boy was very excited to see plane… Coming to 18th month, Joel starts to understand and being curious about everything around him, so, this trip was more meaningful to him. He kept pointing the plane and swung his hands as if he’s flying.

 

We were staying @ Merdeka Palace in Kuching. My uncle booked an apartment with 3 bedrooms for us. It’s so spacious!

My dad drove from Sibu to Kuching on the same day we arrived. Being in Kuching several time, my dad became our ‘tour-guide’ for a morning… LOL!!! This is my first time after 20 years to re-visit Kuching. and I really had no idea how the city looks like. There’s a lot of development going on. Hence, the town was a bit ‘messy’… Hehehehe… I believe another 3 years, it will look very different!

Saturday was the dinner. Joel never attend any 9 course dinner before. Initially, my DH and I were worried whether he’ll be frightened or cranky… So, we forced him to take a nap at 5 plus and then we got ready our weapons; biscuits, waters, cakes and etc…. to distract him during the dinner.

Surprisingly this little monster was very well-behaved! He was in 110% good mood… Smiling and waving at everyone! All my relatives were praising him being friendly… I’m very proud of him!

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The dinner started with Longevity noodle, supposed to be mee-sua, but the hotel doesn’t have mee sua. Instead of using mee sua, they replaced it with KOLO-MEE!!! Weird, but YUMMY!!!!

After three dishes, my 3rd uncle came to stage to give a speech about my grandmother… It was so touching and almost everyone was in tear… Truly, my grandmother is a great woman who gave birth to 9 children and brought up single-handedly. During then, my grandfather was very busy working to provide for the family. Household was all taken care by my grandmother. It’s not easy at all, after being a mom myself.

Photo session was a challenge… It’s quite chaotic… LOL!!

Then later, all the grandchildren, from youngest to oldest (that’s me), lined up to take red-packet from my grandmother. Joel was her first great grand son! This little boy, walked toward her on his own to receive the red packet and followed by a hug…

What a memorable night… :) I really miss all of them and I’m looking forward to another gathering like this in future. It’s so good to catch up with my aunts, uncles and cousins…

Then on Sunday, we took Tiger Air back to Singapore. I’m sure Joel miss his young uncles and aunties greatly!! He had so much fun with them. The youngest was Uncle Bryan, he’s 5 this year! Then there’s Aunt Megan, she’s 7 and Uncle Jared, he’s 10, I think… And lastly, my youngest brother, whom Joel loves to disturb.

Wedding Couple for Ander & Kelly

Ander and Kelly will be bringing this lovely pair of wedding couple for their wedding shot tomorrow.

Kelly will be holding her wedding in a church and wanted a ‘nature’ theme for her wedding. So, I used flowers and crystals for this pair… Hair bands seem to be a trend now… Hence, I put hair band and flowers. It’s really lovely…

  Anders collected the dolls just now and Kelly hasn’t seen it.. I hope she’ll like it… Wish both of them have an enjoyable shooting tomorrow…

Wedding Couple for PS

This pair is one of my favorite…. :) I love both the bride and groom dolls… The design is simple and sweet.

“Gorgeous! You are wonderful. Thanks, Jullie”

Sms from PS

Wedding Couple for Eline

Wedding couple for a lovely couple…. :)

Eline wanted her doll’s hairdo to be similar as Bernice’s… Her wedding theme is red, pink and white. Hence I was using these 3 colors to accessorize her dolls…

I’m glad she loves them very much! Thanks Eline, for your support… May God bless both of you with abundant happiness…

Wedding Couple for Fang

In a nick of time! Another rush pair… It’s all my fault… :p

Fang’s photoshoot was on Monday, I delivered the dolls to them by Sunday… Phew! Just in time for their wedding shoot…

My mom loves this pair very much… She said the bride looks so pretty and the groom is cute with the specs. Honestly, seeing the dolls itself is nicer than the pictures taken by ‘un-professional’ me…=P

Wedding Couple for Yvonne

Another lovely pair of wedding dolls for a sweet couple… :) Yvonne told me that her husband-to-be is quite tan. When I met him during the collection, indeed his is tan… ;)

Wedding Couple for SY’s friend

SY’s sister was going to Bangkok to attend a wedding. She wanted to give a pair of wedding dolls to her friend and asked me to make according to her wedding photo…

The bride was wearing a off-shoulder gown with a crown on her head. Beautiful!

Wedding Couple for BR & Sher

This pair of wedding couple had followed their owner to Taiwan for wedding’s shots! So envy!

 

Sher told me that this pair of wedding couples will be the centerpiece on their main table during the banquet.

“Hi Jullie, thank you the dolls v sweet :) I really like the bride doll, keke.. They are so pretty think they will steal attention from wedding couple…”

Sms send by Sher…

Occupied!!

I’ve not been blogging for a month! I didn’t realize how time flies…. I was quite occupied lately. Occupied with:

1stly, my boy, whom I called my little monster… LOL!!

My little monster is 16th month old this month and he can walk on his own now! One fine day, he just stood up and walked on his own without any assistance. I was quite surprised!

He is more and more demanding too! If we refused to listen to him or scolded him, he’ll turn away and show an angry face! Gosh! But he picks up thing very fast too, though he can’t talk, I just need to tell/show him once, he’ll know what to do next. LOL!

2ndly, my aunt and family from US were here for holiday… The last time I met Megan, she was barely two. And now, she’s SEVEN!!! Time FLIES! She is very tall, for her age and she has a very sweet smile. She wanted to learn crochet from me and wanted to make a small cake that she can hang on her bag. Struggling with needles and yarns, ended up, I’ve made the cake for her… LOL!!! Joel had lots of fun with his ‘aunt’ and both of us miss them very much….

3rdly, I’m busy with my dolls making too… :) I really enjoy this business very much especially hearing compliments from my buyers. Few more pairs to come ‘till end of this year. Thanks to their support!

And lastly, I’ve mentioned in my previous blog that currently I'm taking a short course, the exam is just around the corner, so I’m also busy preparing for the exam. I pray that I can pass this exam!

Wedding Couple for Qin

Qin is another bride who asked me to make her wedding dolls for photo shoot… Her fiancé and her will be flying to Taiwan for their photo shoot next week.

This pair of wedding couple is also different from my usual pairs…

1stly, Qin’s wedding theme is lilac in color and she wanted her gown in lilac too… Besides white/ivory gowns, I never make colored' gown. Hence this is my first time trying something different. I love the turn out… Something special and unique…. :)

2ndly, Qin’s fiancé doesn’t want any bow tie or tie on his doll… Just put on a black vest. Honestly, I find it a bit plain, but Qin said that’s what he’ll prefer… :) 

“Thanks Jul… The dolls are really lovely….” Sms from Qin

Happy Blessed Mother’s Day

To all mothers, I’ll like to wish you a Happy Blessed Mother’s Day….

Being a full-time SAHM for more than one year, I started to realize, it’s not an easy job at all! It’s not 5 days or 5 1/2 days work, it’s 24 hours 7 days work!!! No leave, no public holiday, no mc to claim, but sometimes, some time off to take… LOL!!! Even If I would have to go back to work, the responsibility of a mother to cater for Joel is still there. Just like what these quotes say below:

A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.

- Unknown 

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

- Rajneesh

With this, I also appreciate my mother and mother in law and respect them more and more.

However, seeing Joel’s growth everyday is my greatest satisfaction. It’s irreplaceable and priceless. I’m still praying everyday to my Abba Father for granting me wisdom, strength and patience to take care of Joel and my family. I’m grateful that I have a good husband and a lenient ‘boss’, he is always there for me when I’m about to be driven nut by this little monster and approving my ‘time off’ almost all the time… Hehehehe….

Wedding Couple for Bernice’s Photo Shoot

This is the 2nd pair of wedding dolls I’ve made for photo shoot.

Bernice is the first bride that requested a plain wedding gown with blings… Besides that, she wanted black sash. I was quite surprised when she said she doesn’t want lacy gown. Most of the brides were attracted to the nice laces I used. But for Ber, she prefers something plain.

I’ve spend quite sometimes on her set. I redo the gown twice in order to get a nicer effect. Besides that, I’ve added quite a lot of Swarovski crystals on her gown. Her color theme is black and red. Instead of traditional white, nowadays, black has became one of the favorite among bridals.

After completing the dolls, I was very satisfied with the result.

 

Can’t wait to see her actual wedding shoot with the dolls…. :)

Wedding Couple for Ade’s Wedding Photo shoot

This week, I’ve rushed two sets of wedding dolls for wedding’s photo shoot. One of them were for Ade.

Their actual wedding is on 10.10.10… It’s one of the HOT dates of the year.

Ade’s color theme is baby blue and white… She requested to add hair-band using string of pearls and ribbons… She also requested to have bustier gown…

“So sweet!” Ade commented when I met her to pass the dolls to her… I’m glad she likes them…