day 485 | june 27, 2011 | tales of roo: ballerina afternoons

For the first few ballet classes roo attended, I’ve dined out with her either for salad or frozen yogurt as a sort of mommy’s-so-amazed-you’re-doing-something-on-your-own reward. During the succeeding sessions, I tried to wean her off the unintentional dine-out-after-ballet expectation I created.

day 488 | june 22, 2011 | Tanjong Beach Club

as mommarazzi, i had a shoot in sentosa in the early morning, and also wanted to scout around for future shoots since i was already in the island. kidnapped roo and red's cousin, and dragged the whole brigade to my scouting trip as a mixed business-pleasure-playdate trip.  it was my first time at tanjung beach, having only gone to siloso and palawan beaches before. the beach club worked the charm for me with nautical yellow, white and blue colors that helped us get into the chillout groove.

day 479 | july 14, 2011 | of bouncing bunnies and dating anniversaries

"something random turned into something awesome..." - yuna

this weekend, you went neurotic just because i wasn't feeling well. similar to how you neurotically researched car safety ratings because you know for a fact i'm naturally accident prone. thanks for being a kid with the kids. watching you with roo and red is beyond beautiful. thanks for sticking salonpas on me after a particularly tiring shoot, and getting lost driving around singapore for 2 hours just to bring me to a new place, and indulging my odd cravings like having cheng tng by the beach at 11pm. thanks for weaving a language that only the two of us understand, a sacred playful circle we can play in even in the company of others. and most importantly, thanks for holding me close even though sometimes i may be pulling away.

seven years, dearest. congratulations to us! there are rough patches here and there. we both know it's not going to be smooth all over. but here's to keeping the promise to remember the right things and centering ourselves on what matters most. big hugs.

day 478 | july 13, 2011 | cinemagraph babies

my first two tries with creating cinemagraphs. here's the link on how to do cinemagraphs.  if you're planning on doing these, i would highly recommend using a tripod and a still subject. kids aren't really the easiest to ask to stay still. grin. these were both handheld, and that bit gave me some hurdles to jump in the processing.

shooting roo was easy, as she's a naturally contemplative girl. just asked her to sit by the balcony, and the scene was done. red, on the other hand, was a little bit of a challenge. =)

we all had a laugh at this non-stop chewing shot of red. this is so her, the little munchter!

for better examples of cinemagraphs, check these out. =) will likely be playing around with this further.

day 483 | july 7, 2011 | picnic art play date

roo and i have been dating our friends a lot, and it's been great. singapore feels more like home every day because of these connections we make.