2 years ago, I decided to keep aside those ang pows and only open them when the year ends. One of the reasons was because I didn’t want to get stressed over the pictures if I knew someone gave me a fat ang pow. The very same reason why I generally do not ask where my couples work or their family background. These information are unnecessary for my work and I do not see how they can help me in my approach on the wedding day. That year, I decided that I would donate everything I collected in the year to charity. Since ang pows symbolize good luck, the good karma goes back to the people who gave them to me.

I remember my mentor once said that we should always give back to the society, through whatever avenues, that’s really up to us.

Here’s wishing everyone a Happy Lunar New Year!!

家和万事兴!!

Oh yes, I have to say this too. Have a shark’s fins free New Year!!:D

I remember I drew the same thing I was very young and gave it to some girl in class. I must be K2 or Primary 1. I still remember her name, because some HK celebrity has the same name. But it can’t be her:P

Lines!! I love lines.

She’s the funny auntie. Every wedding should have one like her. It livens up the day!

I found the patterns on the groom’s vest and bride’s cheongsam looking very interesting and line right in the middle makes them a pair. Lines again!

Left: Bruce Lee was here. Right: They just happen to be there.

Ribbon = A, hands = V. That’s how I saw it.

One of her friends was saying… “the scalloping” of the dress. Now that’s a delicious way of describing a dress.

You can view the more images in the slideshow here.

At Regent Hotel. My former workplace. I used to work part time as a banquet waiter while waiting for my O Level results and had some really fond memories of that place. I’m not going to publish the stuff we did “behind the scenes”, but going back to the hotel as a photographer again does bring back some bittersweet memories. This wedding in particular, one of the older banquet managers came up to me and said I look familiar. We struck a short conversation while waiting for some guests to be ushered into the ballroom. Talked about the previous restaurants and the various changes made to this hotel.

As I drove home that night, I remembered our late night company bus rides back home after the banquet had ended. My first paycheck, which I spent it all on branded jeans (which I probably worn once cause I thought I looked ridiculous in branded stuff). ‘Trumpeting’ my first bottle of Tiger beer at Newton circus after work. Our frequent late night hangouts at the billiards parlour at Far East Shopping Center. Sharing hotel ghost stories and those lonely walks in the middle of the night along the staff corridors. All these didn’t seem to happen that long ago as my ID had suggested.

We grow old so we can reminisce the good times. Happy 2012 folks!:D May the year bring happiness among your family and friends.

Something from this morning. We haven’t seen the sun for almost 2 months. I hope the beginning of 2012 brings less rainy weather so I can resume my skateboarding. Probably get myself a Xootr so I can scoot around the neighbourhood.