This past sunny but cool Sunday, we went to the park to toss a frisbee with some friends. It was a lovely day, not burning hot but sunny and windy. There were 6 parents, 5 kids and us 2, and we managed a pretty decent game (i.e. enough running around to constitute exercise) considering most of the participants were either over 33 or under 12.
After 2 hours of chasing the small plastic object, the sun began to set at 8.30pm and we opted for dinner together at one of our favourite fast food chains - Sonic. It's pretty unique in the sense that you either order and eat in your car in specified lots, or you park, order via an intercom and eat at the patio-like area. No indoor seating, meaning in winter, its mostly a drive-in/drive-thru place.
But today was a nice enough day to sit al fresco, which was also suitable for a pack of happy kids to speak at their prefered decibel level.
Being not too humid, we weren't too disgusting for post-exercise people, and made a last stop at another friend's home nearby. She graciously fed us Mango cream cake of sorts and drinks. This bears mentioning because the week before the same smelly group of people had descended upon their home to have burgers and hotdogs (since they were grilling anyway). This is what happens when you live near the park (popular weekend joint), a popular hamburger joint and somewhat in the middle of all your friends.
Arriving home and taking a shower, there was a distinct smell of salt (fortunately not something else), and the hubby says he found salt crystals on his arms. In a dryer climate, we can't take sweating for granted.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Newborn Portraits
Went for a workshop yesterday organized by two great photographers in Pittsburgh, David Burke and Heather Lahtinen on photographing newborns. While the basics of good photography are what make a shot, the details count a lot as well, from equipment to the actual shoot, props, getting baby comfy... to the post-processing. Heather is really a post-processing whiz, and is an accredited Adobe Expert! I thought that was pretty amazing...I'm very inspired to speed up my digital workflow haha. David has a different approach to shooting, which balanced out the course in a really cool way. The workshop was held in David's home, talk about working from home! I liked that both photographers have a balanced and passionate perpective of life, valuing their family and faith in inspiring ways. Very cool day. Still working on shots, but here is the first one, the baby model looks very angelic to begin with...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Taiwan Times Part 4
poor spider dog... too many dogs with too many clothes in taiwan
Great evening at a seaside town Jiu Fen
Lots of different snacks at this place
Got to ride on the back of A's scooter to get around taiwan :)
Taiwan Times Part 3
How could I go to Taiwan and not watch a concert? A. got tickets to watch Jay chou, where we stood in a sports stadium (on the field) with 1000s of screaming teenage fans. We even bought glow-in-the-dark bangles so we would fit in. As much as it was hard to see Jay chou, it was even harder (for me) to understand what he said. My friend translated that he was not feeling well but he would try to perform anyway.
Angela decided to take a photo of me and Jay chou.. this is as close as it gets
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