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2008 Toronto- nice weather

ourhappymoment — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:17:02 +0000

these cannot be seen in HK in recent days, because toronto steals it!

my dirty melody

ourhappymoment — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:26:22 +0000

after the trip to toronto, my melody became dirty dirty…
had a nice trip in canada,
attended a memorable wedding of jac & nero’s,
met old friends and new friends.

more photos to come after jetlag.

2008 Toronto- yum yum yum & gathering

ourhappymoment — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:23:06 +0000

the hotel offers simple breakfast including: self-making waffle, cereal, toast and fruits & awful coffee.
one must get bored with the waffles for 7-days……

but, do i make it looks more delicious?

thanks TT for bringing us to the nice restaurant,
i just love english breakfast,
mine was smoked salmon benedict…..yummy….yummy

dinner gathering @ the Chan’s
i didn’t realize a family with 8 brothers and sisters can make the house so much fun +joy until i met the Chan’s.

dipping from Tracy: i give it full marks !!!

everything on the tables are from the brothers+sisters of the Chans.
can you count how many are there?

photo time after dinner.

greek dinner @ greektown
many carbs… keke…

nice meeting nancy & eileen again, both of them are my ex-colleagues who start their new life in the states. wish them every success !

2008 Toronto- Africian Lion Safari

ourhappymoment — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:23:48 +0000

toronto is not that boring as i thought…….

we visited the “africian lion safari”, which turned out to be a very surprising trip.

brought the no-face bunny to safari with me.

entrance of the zoo, the weather is too good !

i am the one who always not winning babies’ attention,

i don’t know why i was attracted by this baby….

she kept smiling at me for like 5 minutes.

found this napkin very lovely with a chain of elephants.

in the zoo, we found something we expected to see:

prey and predator

and something not expected:

the monkeys are peeling off the plastic thing from wind shield,

we can see the car owner was sooooo ….無奈

these 2 escaped from the fence twice !

the gorgeous one !

these 2 chose their own habitat, & stayed away from us !!!

clever boy !

i felt a bit sad when seeing this tho’. {applause}

look at it’s mouth….. i cannot help laughing,

click to enlarge if you still cannot see it.

this one wins as my wallpaper of this week.

2008 Toronto- Peninsula Winery

ourhappymoment — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:25:05 +0000

first time to visit a winery that closed to the niagara falls.

the environment there is just too nice,
fresh air, no noise, clear sky, no pollution.

i love this shot !!! the shadow of the wine glass and the light on table.

and this ! again, the shadow and the background.

cad5 for unlimited wine tasting was way too cool !
the 3 icewine offered there are surperb !
i bought 2 of these.

a group of 18 of us had a joyous moment there.

2008 Toronto- the niagara falls

ourhappymoment — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:24:21 +0000

some ppl said it’s a lifetime experience of visiting niagara falls,
i think it’s better to visit with your friends or with your lovers.

what do you think? it looks small in the photo.

this black/white photo can be much better if shot closer to the fall,
but at the risk of wetting the camera.

we wondered why the water is so green when walking along the falls.
the answer is here after searching from the internet.

i felt dizzy when standing alone & staring at the water falls,
what if i jumped into it?
anyone has the same thought as me at there?
or just silly me?

when getting closer to evening, the scene is different.
magic hour…..

2008 Toronto-a wedding to remember

ourhappymoment — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:27:01 +0000

it’s not easy to be a wedding photographer,
i cannot be a professional, as the heavy gears kill me.

to me, photography is something to be enjoy, & to capture the beauty of life.
so, i like the motto of lomography “don’t think, just shoot”,
need not to considerate this or that, (but of course you better have the knowledge of Av/Tv stuff).

it’s the honor to take jac&nero’s wedding snap.
& glad that i have few shots that i think they are quite okay ! {~thuil~}
hope the couples will like them.

at the church

a bride looking for a sweet future

love this simple & stylish bouqute

everyone captured this precious moment

lit up the bright future

J: you are mine now
N: yes, madam

nice weather outside the church

at the banquet

i love this cake top !
jac, remember to find the A+E letters for me, please !
i am thinking to put them on my christmas tree !

the gift box fm my elegant wedding… yes. my wed bussiness !
looks good with light green ribbon !

this is such a beautiful venue for wedding banquet !

jac’s sisters were helping in the decoration,
the wedding theme was green+ivory,
love every details and flower arrangement !

i like this photo the most, you see jac’s happy smile !

not the traditional one for chinese tea ceremony,
but are really cute !

i do think girls look good when wearing chinese gwa.
appreciate the details of gold and silver emboridery.

the dress is more loose than before !!!
happy for you !

pretty cake decorated with green orchid and champagne roses.

oh, missed photos tim…

champagne & rose

2008 Toronto- St.Jacobs

ourhappymoment — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:25:44 +0000

thanks terence for taking us to st.jacobs,
a small town filled with crafts & village stuff.

a bit chill on the day with lovely sun.

pottery, woodcraft, painting, sewing….. can all find inside.

if i own a garden, they will be all on the field.

the sunday market at st.jacobs,
we didn’t get any veggi or fresh fruits, tho’ they look very attractive.

i didn’t know i shot the hand of my friend until i reviewed the photos yesterday.
thanks jana for being my model.
you add a sense of humanity to the photo.

yum yum…. but i didn’t get one.

i like the light of this photo.

mennonites are found in st.jacobs, canada too…

kind of scary…..to me….

flowers decorate in this town… everywhere !!!

love this photo too ! he he…

haha..newly added, accidently find TT in the photo.

2008 台北行- Casa della pasta

ourhappymoment — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:36:39 +0000

2008 台北行- 菁桐

ourhappymoment — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:35:21 +0000

菁桐, 我們都很喜歡這裡.
很有 feel !!!

聽說, 以前是採礦的地方

問准大王可以放這張相上網 2 天, 2天後會 delete…..
其實已經不記得當時他在做什麼,
只覺得這張相很攪笑.
手中是剛吃完的冰條棒.

芒果味”阿婆冰條”, 由日統冶時期保留至現在.
花花形狀很可愛
據說是當地名物, 旅遊書也有介紹.