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CNY (Chinese New Year a.k.a Lunar New Year) is getting close. For those of us living in a country where CNY is not that big of a deal, certain food is a good reminder of such great day. Food like...

These Kuih Kapit for instance. Bravo to the girls for enduring the frigid weather to make this!


Faye's specialty, pineapple cookies, a family's recipe too! My photo just don't do justice for this yummy cookies.

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Friend: Why haven't you posted your DC trip photos?
Me: Errr...
Friend: Lazy or busy?
Me: ...

Well, here it is...at long last...

#1 - Frigid temperature, gloomy sky, not a good day to tour Washington, DC. Overcast was so low, we can't even see the top of the Washington Monument from Lincoln Memorial.


#2 - The MAN!


#3 - Definitely sub-zero temperature here.


#4 - Korean War Veteran Memorial.


#5 - Potomac River is beyond these trees.


#6 - Washington Monument.


#7 - The dome inside Capitol Hill.


#8 - And the dome from the outside.


#9 - Hehehe...

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I hope everybody had a great Christmas holiday. I know we did! Uh-oh, I'm bragging, am I? Life's short.

Faye and I visited some good friends in the Washington DC area and for the first time, we had a white Christmas. Yup, the real snow, unlike the 1" of snow we had in Houston a few weeks ago.

I can wake up to a view like this every morning. Wait, no I can't, I don't mind looking at it but I do mind dealing with it.


White snow and blue sky...what a view!


We manage to get some ski time on this trip too! This is where we were on Christmas eve, Wisp Resort, Maryland. The view from our room - can't get any closer to the ski slope than this.


Some shaky video to show too. I was going faster than I had hope, thus the shaky video.

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It is a cold and busy day in Houston, city vehicles are out spraying chemical onto highway to prevent icing. Some businesses shut down for a day, some meetings canceled, some appointments postponed, all because it's snowing in Houston. Yes, Houston, we have snow, and that's a BIG DEAL.

My facebook page were flooded with messages and status updates about snow in Houston. And photos to prove.

I'm doing my part right now...

While friends from the north (especially the few friends from Canada) wonder what's with all this commotion about, it's just snow. Well, that's because, in Houston, we see more hurricanes then snow.

I was outdoor wearing shorts last week and today, this?!


More please...

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Congratulations are due for 2 cute couples! Tying the knot this December, Sandy and AS. And then in January, Kristy and CC. Both couples are good friends of ours for years. We're really glad this is finally happening.

Since pre-wedding photos are not common around here, something about groom isn't supposed to see future bride in wedding dress before they walk down the aisle. Some says doing so will cause bad luck, some says it's just another excuse created by guys so they don't have to go shopping for the dress with the girls ("Honey, is this ivory better than that ivory?" -_-! ). Whatever the reason is, no harm staying with tradition. So we just went for a casual outdoor photo shoot, something to make it a part of the wedding experience.

Beside, this will give me an opportunity to test out my new lens and sharpen my skills.

#1 - A beautiful bride to be, Sandy. Who would have thought a walkway next to a construction site can be a good spot for photography.


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#4 - "I will own you soon..." Sandy didn't say that, I did, hehehe...


#5 - I don't have anything to do with this pose, they thought of it and I like it!


#6 - Another beautiful bride to be, Kristy. The reflected sunlight on the white wall makes great fill light.


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#9

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