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It was one of the more unique solemnizations I have witnessed. A retro-themed gathering of close friends and family, taking place in a fish farm – with lots of fish (duh!) sunlight, greenery, kids and a Chihuahua, I can hardly run out of things to shoot.
Sharing some of my favorite images from the solemnization of Jasmine and Phillip. Makeup and hairstyling by my Jovie. No surprise, since Jasmine is a very good friend of both of us 
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The following morning after Gordon’s solemnization was yet another similar coverage. Jerry and Claudine chose to have their solemnization ceremony in Mandai Orchid Garden, a place most people might have missed/noticed on their way to the Singapore Zoo. Amongst the lush greenery and beautiful orchids, it offered an unique experience closer to the Mother Nature, away from hustle and bustle of city life.
Had a blast with the lovely couple, together with their equally fun friends. Some highlights to sum up the event. More in slideshow and facebook.
On the same day after they visited the zoo, the four of them left for Cameron Highlands at night via a long-haul Konsortium bus from Golden Mile Tower. The overnight journey from Singapore took more than 10 hours. The SGD58 one-way ticket did not match the condition of the bus itself. In other words, avoid Konsortium bus at all costs if possible. They had no choice because all other bus services was tied to hotel bookings.
After checking in at Rosa Pasadena Hotel (3-star, RM128 for twin sharing per room per night) at Brinchang, he booked a local tour from the hotel lobby. At RM25 per person, the tour covered destinations including Rose Garden, Butterfly Farm, Boh Tea Plantation farm, Honey Bee Farm, Strawberry Farm and a Chinese Temple. Departed at 1.30 pm from hotel lobby in a van with 6 other travelers (2 Filipinos, 1 Malaysian and 3 Dutch), the trip ended at around 7pm. Dinner was steamboat at the OK Tuck Restaurant which was highly recommended by the locals. Verdict: not bad lah.
The second day in Cameron Highlands was mostly spent walking around in Tanah Rata (RM8 taxi ride from Brinchang), a major hub whereas it seats several hotels, parks and comercial center. They had a fantastic lunch at T-Cafe (check out their Strawberry Fruity Scone and Mango Lassi!). Back in Brinchang, they discovered Strawberry Moment which sells all things strawberries! Besides dried strawberries, strawberry jam, strawberry chocolate and strawberry tea, Mum bought a whole piece of strawberry strudel for supper back in the hotel. 
Dinner was yet again steamboat, but in another recommended place called You Hoo Restaurant which was equally good if not better than the previous one. Anyway, in a cool place like Cameron Highlands, nothing really can beat a steamboat dinner, especially with family members.
Some pictures to share, as always.
Plenty of backlogs to clear, with all the RAW files sitting in his harddisk screaming to be post-processed since late last year. He shall start with the Ipoh field trip with the usual suspects, right before Guo Loong’s wedding.
After an 8-hour bus trip from Singapore’s Golden Mile Complex, Chern Ye, Poh Yen, his wife and him reached Ipoh at about 6 in the morning. He barely had a wink the whole journey with the stomach grumbling relentlessly. But already he knew what Ipoh had in store for him. Soon after the rendezvous with the rest of the gang at Jye Sheng’s home, they headed towards Foh San Restaurant for dim sum breakfast. It wasn’t exactly easy to get a table to fit nine people during the early morning rush hour, but they didn’t wait for too long either.
Rush Hour
Makan and minum.
All cleared.
Next item in the agenda? More food! And off they went. But just before they entered the next makan place, Yew Nam pointed out an alley that might arouse the interest of the only guy who was lugging his camera all the while. He was darn right.
Nostalgic Alley
Comfort Zone
Tiptoed shoes
The specialties of the next coffeeshop was their super-sweet “Dan Dan” (caramel custard dessert) and Chee Cheong Fun. The latter was so good that Wen Ho had 3 servings!
Considering the sin of gluttony they had committed in the morning, post-breakfast activity was surprisingly healthy – caves visiting. But it wasn’t the caves per se that were so interesting.
No animals allowed, but little did they know the zoo they were heading in.
Yew Nam posing with his new found friend.
He has to admit the photo was slightly tweak to boost the impact, but it isn’t too far off from the reality either.
Why did the chicken cross the road? Ask them.
What you get when you put together an a bunch of tortoises in an enclosed area, a group of football/wrestling fans and some apples.
Camel ride for Kenneth.
As for lunch, let’s just say he was too busy eating to be bother with taking pictures.