I’m all packed and about to leave for dinner! Wanda is hosting a mini potluck dinner before my midnight flight tonight! Brett is cooking curry and Carrie is making beef rendang!! YUM!! I can’t wait!!

I’ve had a great time in Melbourne and these past two days involved shooting 3 wonderful couples; Ben & Pauline, Michelle & Gerald and Chang Chang & CJ! It was a lotta fun!!!!

Here’s a preview of Chang & CJ’s pre-wedding photos from today’s shoot!

This week flew by so quickly and with 3 consecutive shoots, 3 consecutive days of Macs for breakfast and a 8km run (I joined the Nike+ Ambassador challenge) clocked in thus far, I am totally looking forward to the weekend!

A few months have gone by since I first met Foong Sim & Clement and I completely forgot how hilarious these two are! Clement’s sense of humor just bounces off the wall and it definitely is so contagious! Had a ton of fun shooting their ROM on Monday and their pre-wedding on Tues!

Here’s a preview!

Boy has it been a hectic few days! Thursday was spent at client site, testing the Nikon WT-4 wireless transmitter for the recharge events Steve & Jason will be shooting all of October. After 4 long and stressful hours, we finally got it to work but that relief was short-lived. Before we knew it, the batteries on the WT-4 ran out and after we found fresh ones, it happily decided NOT to work again! Steve & I returned to client site later in the night again and it miraculously decided to work! My experience with Nikon cameras last Thurs just proved how user-unfriendly they are, from finding menus to opening the CF card slot!

Friday was dedicated to shooting portraits of the Raymond Weil ladies. I photographed 3 very interesting and successful women; Izrin of Innai Batik, Su of Delectable Cakes and renowned jazz singer, Atilia. I will blog more on this soon!

Tomorrow will be the inaugural class for FIFOTO 101 and I’m stoked! I spent 2 days preparing for the slides which involved a little online research and going through my old travel photos to use as samples, a good trip down memory lane!

And here are the pre-wedding photos of Yen & Chook (nickname) that I’m so thrilled to blog about! They are the most chilled out couple I’ve ever met! Needless to say, it was a breeze working with them on the portrait session and then a few days later, at their wedding (will post photos later!). So of course, they were open to the idea of shooting at a few abandoned lots around town and I’m glad they were! Yen wore a cute deep blue dress which popped in the photos! They are so adorable together!

The lighting was just perfect that morning!

One of my favorite shots of the day!

My other fav!

Aren’t they just adorable?

As I hurried off, escaping from the pretty but mosquito-infected field, I took shelter in my car and attended to the 12 agonizing insect bites on my arms. After treating them with my faithful Hansaplast anti-itch patches, I turned around and looked at Yen, concerned that the soon-to-be bride was also attacked by the vicious blood-suckers. Surprisingly, she said she’s always safe with Chook around as they like his blood a lot better. Turning to Chook to find out if he was ok, it was obvious who’s blood they loved even more! Amazingly enough, Chook was hardly bitten! So it’s official! I’m a mosquito magnet! And my lesson learned - NEVER try to brave those blood-sucking creatures! Insect repellent is a MUST (for me, at least!), even if it means having to walk back to the car to get it!

Here’s a preview from this morning’s shoot, one of the many I love! The agony was all worth it!

I’m looking forward to shooting Yen & Chook’s wedding this Saturday. They are so cute and bubbly and just so easy-going! They definitely win the title for “The Most Chilled-Out Couple” ever!