Of little sisters & stinko beaches!

Guess who?

An abstract & 'state of curiosity-ish' lomograph by Lau Jia Ying :P

Been spending time at home more lately, and I realise that I'm happier.

When I hang out with my sisters at home, fetching them in and out, or just being around when they watch their cartoons and DVDs on repeat (yes trust me, lots of repeat), I just feel a sense of joy & peace knowing my family is okay.

At times when I needed to work long hours, spend the whole day out in uni or run errands, somewhere in my heart & mind longs to go home to see my little sisters. Just can't wait to see their happy faces when I enter into the house :)

Prolly cos I've seen how fast Mel & Chu have grown, and I don't wanna miss out more by being away so often. Plus, hanging out with the little ones really make me feel younger (cheh, speaking as if I'm really old), as they bring out the kid in me. It's really amazing to see how funny and just, plain innocent they can be.

Drama much?

This was taken close to a year ago.

Besides the fact that her hair has grown longer, she is still this small sized! Me love! I don't want my sisters to grow up so fast!!

p/s: look at those toes. it's as if they're doing counting. hahahah!!!!!

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On another note,

Was excited to go to the beach again after quite a while. But I forgot how dirty and smelly Tanjung Sepat beach was.

Had a shoot with Paul & Ronan this morning, and my dear bf who drove me all the way there in sleepy mode and tahan all the way just to have a late lunch together with me. Brought me to eat my favourite chili pan mee too :')

Seriously, the beach was so dirty & stinko you wouldn't believe it.

Picture as proof.

It was like a valley of death for dead crabs and fishes that stayed onshore for crows to feast on. Dead animals were everywhere! Not forgetting used diapers too. Yucks!!

Nonetheless, the pictures turned out great. I loved so many shots taken I feel so satisfied. All the wet & black soil on my feet and dead fish smell were kinda worth it :)

Okie...going to bed! Aimed high to sleep before 12am but so far that hasn't happened yet.

Hahah g'nites, human beans!

Have a glorious Sunday :)

love, careen.

Love, soft as an easy chair

Love, soft as an easy chair

Love, fresh as the morning air.

One love that is shared by two

I have found with you.

- Barbra Streisand

i have changed as an individual over the years, and am still changing.

but one thing remains the same, that is my love for oldies. the songs carry meanings that modern songs simply fail to. it's so priceless :)

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oh, we've got a new camera finally. hahah thought i'd resume my camhoring business once i got hold of the camera, but i haven't found the time to indulge in my narcissism as yet. hahah! :P it's pretty sad. but yeah guess life is made of more important things yeah?

that does not mean that i don't camho anymore. i still think it's such a skill okay. no no no...will still be a camho queen at the age of 90 :P

it's a really pretty and sleek camera. canon ixus 130 i think. hahaha! can never get the names right :P

love the camera...so small and handy, and sharp!

these are the pics taken by the camera.

pretty melody :)

she needs to say 'goodnight dajie, i love you so much' and give me kisses before going to bed :)

beautiful charity :)

she's just sooooo adorable, naive, innocent, pure, and angelic. so tender at heart :)

cheeky evangeline :)

like how i always say, she's an adult trapped in a baby's body. think benjamin button. haha!! but really, she's so smart and cheeky, sometimes it's really an entertainment watching her behave. like watching animal planet. interesting!

oh, it has fisheye effects too! how cool!

will find the time to update my camho folder soon :P

hahahah!!

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did a TVC for Fisherman's Friend the other day...featuring Afdlin Shauki.

juliana, jeany and i on the set.

shan't put up the rest of the photos til the commercial's aired.

do look out for it! :)

now time for some peace and quiet, and exploring PPS time :P

have a terrific weekend!! :)

love, careen.

'Charity' Dinner

here's my sister, Charity.

she's 5 and innocent. and naive. and cute. and blur.
that makes whatever she says really funny.

it happened last night after we attended a charity dinner at The Club.

careen brushing teeth, charity standing by the bathroom door, as usual.

"da jie, charity dinner over edi ar?

"yeap...

"today charity dinner, tomorrow melody dinner ar?

*almost died choking on toothpaste*

"huh?? hahahhahahhahhahahaha!!!!

"huh? tomorrow melody dinner? or da jie dinner?

*sarcastic*

"no lah tomorrow daddy dinner...

"ooh......

charity runs downstairs and tells everyone...

"eh tomorrow we go daddy dinner ok! tomorrow is daddy dinner...

everyone: ???

"wah da jie...soooo many people come to charity dinner hor? my dinner... *beams* :D

it's stuff like this that needs to be documented for future entertainment :P

oh, i love my sisters...

love, careen.

B'days and Celebrations :)

one of my favourite :)

celebrated tan-tan's 3rd bday yesterday.

tan-tan's bday marks the year that i've been attending City Harvest Church. still remember when i first attended, Esther was still pregnant with tan-tan, and gave birth to him shortly :)

cutie. super adorable and smart :)

Gladys the children church teacher,

darell & daniel the buff men ;)

jireh and his superman outfit.

hahaha daring man!

happy birthday tan-tan! :)

muacks!

also celebrated mother's day with gramma the day before at Sri Nyonya, Equatorial, Malacca. sorry my pic sequence all wrong...very tired edi, gonna nap after this :P

little girls camho-ing. hahaha!

look at the tiny evangeline on the left =.=

oh man.....

family portrait. not full though..

cendol! very fine shaved ice :)

nothing beats the penang wan lor!

gramma and i.

she's cute, isnt she? :)

celebrated my mum's bday yday, on the same day as tan-tan too. hahah i know my pic sequence got problem :P

random man sleeping in front of pyramid.

evan excited about the steam arising from the hot soup :)

melody and i :)

my young, beautiful and sporting mum.

i can tell her ANYTHING :)

camho time!

look at her left leg. *shakes head*

*pinchhhh*

worked as an usherette for a product launch today.

first time in a kebaya. my baby thinks kebaya is nice..that's why i chose it over baju kurung :)

baby this is for you :)

more pics to come from photographers with pro cams. haha! camera died of batt after just two photos :/

met so many familiar faces there! rhea, ann, quincy, and the rest through FB. the world is small.

too tired of standing.

my feet are distorted right now. high heels are soooo unhealthy!

gonna get a nap now.

supposed to start on my assgs but everytime i think abt it my heart stops, and i die.

just kidding :)

will do it soon...soon ;)

goodnaps!

love, careen.

Remember this child?

remember this tiny thing i blogged about so excitedly when she entered this world exactly TWO years ago? :)

Evangeline's FIRST photo.

15 April 2008, approx 10.30-11.30am in the morning. her first hour into the world :)

she had fat cheeks. FAT cheeks!!!

fatsssssssssss!!!

her doc. she was pink in color and fat in cheeks.

crying...

prolly cos she smelt Gladys' pits. poor thing...spoilt her smelling senses :)

amused elder sisters. peeking at this new, unfamiliar member of the family :)

mum & baby :)

Evangeline's first friend. hahahaha :P

that was EXACTLY two years ago.

thanks God for the invention of cameras , blogs and FB. i managed to remember and find these stuff soooo easily :)

and then she grew up. a girl who loves to sing, worship, dance, pose (!!!), elmo lover, shower with sisters, sleep with sisters (only charity & melody), and roam around the house in her own world.

super cheeky girl. humorous and knows how to have fun :)

pretending to sleep. she was holding her own head as there wasnt any headrest behind her. geng right??

both pretending to sleep.

wahahahahaha drama mamas!!!!!

(look at her toes)

she grew up to be a girl who loves dresses (melody & charity's oversized dresses to be exact), all things girly and beautiful. including the fetish over mani & pedi.

the look of vanity.

tiny pedi-ed toenails. beh tahan lor!

look at the obsession in her eyessss.......

after seeing that her sisters take time to do their homework, readings and drawings, she started to love coloring too :)

she knew that i was taking pics of her, and purposely give me the lansi look =.="

too cute and tiny to be slapped.

just notice her toes in every pic.

acting cute. (look at those toes)

*pinches her face!!!*

she knows her angle in posing. *faints*

and no she did not learn anything from me.

yeap, destroying melody and charity's old books :)

acting diligent.

look at those lashes...... :)

where got toddler pose like that wan???!

charity sayang her the most :)

tiny feet!

oh, and guess what my mum got for Evangeline's 2 year old bday?

birthday cake and other pressies aside, a tiny baby TORTOISE just like her! :D

Evangeline lovessss tortoises.

Loveen says her name is Vangie. =.="

taken today. her birthday :)

cheeky girl with HUMONGOUS teeth.

kids these days are BIG BULLIES!

ahahahaha look at the nose....

how to do 2 years old???

see? she know just how to angle her face =.="

new member of the family.

Vangie the Tortoise :)

this is a video of Evangeline singing to her teddy a happy birthday song some time back. guess we'll get to sing it again later on :)

"Ah Peh Yu Yu", Evangeline.

Dajie loves you, tiny thing :)

you bring so much fun, joy and laughter to the family. although you dont really like people to carry you, which makes me wanna carry you even more to make you cry (wahahaha!), i still love you lots cos you kiss me and feed me food whenever i ask you to :)

you've been a great playmate and friend to Charity too.

she's so excited cos it's your birthday today :)

*hugsssss squeeeeze*

:')

love, careen.