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Out of Town Notice

Aug 27

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Hi guys! Apologies for the super lack of updates! Housework is a chore, and besides being maids to each other, we’re also slaves to our computer. Have a looooot of backlogs to clear, terms like “rest” and “sleep” are soon becoming aliens in our world of vocabulary. *pulls hair*

 

We’re now in Terminal 2 waiting to board the plane. Flying off to Sydney for a seminar and back on 9 September! Will try to update once we have access to the internet. Meanwhile do take good care of yourselves, and have lots of fun ya? Cheers! :D

 

 

Lots of ♥,

- Raymond & Angeline

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Notice: Out of Town from 17 June to 4 July

Jun 17

Posted by Raymond Phang Photography in Baileys!, Personal, Travel | 1 Comment

Hi guys!!

 

A lot has happened these few weeks, and we’ve had really enjoyable times catching up with friends. They say we have to learn how to make time for ourselves and our family despite the busy schedule, and we’re trying to master this particular set of skill.

 

Many thanks to our dearest friends who used to be our past time wedding couples. They have really made a difference and brought joy to our lives. :)

 

Today we will be travelling out of town to a place called Brisbane in Australia. I think I haven’t even finished sharing the Melbourne pictures we took last year!! *Faints*

 

We will be back on 4 July, hopefully healthy and in one piece! Muwahahahaha! Don’t bring back unecessary “things“! It’s gonna be a free and easy trip, we’ll drive up north from Brisbane airport, stopping as and when we like. We did not book any hotels/motels, so hopefully we don’t have to bunk in the wilderness at the small little towns. Which also means, we might have very limited access to the internet. If you need to contact us, feel free to call/sms us anytime ya?

 

Raymond: 9-2-3-8-6-3-2-5
Angeline: 8-1-3-8-3-3-9-7

 
I’m gonna miss Baileys our little chihuahua mascot, my family, and our friends! Will update the backlogs when we’re back! Let the 2 weeks be quick and painless. May the force be with you. Muwahahahaha! Cheers! :D

 

Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

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Our Aussie Pictures turned mouldy in Flickr

Feb 8

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The Lunar New Year passed so quickly, with the speed of 0-100 in 2.3 seconds. Oops! Maybe some of you don’t understand what I’m talking about, because recently I enrolled myself for the Class 3C driving lesson at Bukit Batok Driving Centre (BBDC), and I got engrossed with different types of cars in the market, their fuel efficieny level and the pick up speed etc. Hehehe. I dragged myself out of bed early in the morning, got myself lost after alighting at the Bukit Gombak MRT Station because the BBDC Map was really unfriendly to me that fateful morning. Imagine wasting 4 hours to travel there, travel back, and to queue for enrollment plus attend briefing. =_=”

 

Actually I have yet to take my Basic Theory Test, because I just enrolled. Will be learning from the school instructors instead of private. Tsk, because Manual will be very hard to pass, I think! Have to remember the gear numbers, the brake and then don’t know what. I think I will “die car” many, many times. Either that, or I’ll jam brake here and there during the lesson and make the instructor puke all over the place. Hmm… Maybe I’ll make a real pretty Vomit Bag as a gift for my instructor on my first lesson. Muwahahahaha!

 

It’s actually good to acquire another set of skills, and this way I can also be the chauffer for Mr Raymond Phang! Sometimes he gets so stressed up with work, he thinks of nothing but work when he’s driving on the road. Then he’ll make a wrong turn, missed an exit, or got horn by other vehicles. Sometimes he needs me to talk to him non stop to keep him awake while he’s driving. So I guess it’s a bonus if I can drive too! I quite like the Fiat Panorama. Hehehe. Very big, looks like a van/Kangoo, with very big side mirrors. Or the Golf GT!! Or the Suzuki Lapin! Hehehe. But unfortunately, we’ll be stuck with what we have now for another 10 years or so. Economy not doing good, we have to be very, very frugal since everyone is cutting budget but our cost still runs high. Yucks! :(

 

Anyway, let me continue on our Aussie Trip which happened last November!! That was like sooooo long ago, and I cannot even remember the details anymore! :(

We drove to another town, which I forgot the name. Could be Port Campbell or something. The town was soooo dead silent, no moving cars on the road, and we hardly even see any soul on the streets, except for 2 or 3!! O_O”!

 

I can sleep on the road without worrying about oncoming vehicles, because there’s absolutely non at all!

 

Raymond is happy! :D

 

See, the shops were all closed for the day, and it was still pretty early.

 

Eeeeerie…

 

 

 

Public toilet??

 

This image reminds me of a dumpling. =_=”

 

 

2 rare souls..

 

The library is actually an information centre… If i’m not wrong… but it was closed!

 

So after studying the map, we decided to look for a hotel in another town to stay for the night. We found Mecure Hotel, and it was quite comfy. After which we went to look for Chinese Restaurants, since his parents cannot do without chinese food. Both father and daughter touching same side of the face! So interesting!

 

Dad: Mmmm?? Why is this thing pointing at me??

Daughter: Hiakz! See you still dare to look elsewhere when I’m talking to you or not!

 

Dad: Okok, I very scared, I shall pretend to be good and listen to you.

Daughter: *Smirks*

 

And they pretend to look at the menu together. Hehehehe.

 

Good morning, from Mecure Hotel!!

 

Raymond’s bed is soooo messy as compared to mine right?? :D

 

I don’t quite like toilets with dim lights. See, the bathtub area is so dark!

 

Ready for the morning! We decided to look around for breakfast, and if there’s enough time, shopping! :D

 

They sell really colorful Indian cloths and outfits! They also have sexy outfits to wear for Belly Dancing. Kekekeke. But no, we didn’t buy any because Raymond refused to wear them for me. =_=”

 

Shop which sells a lot of golfing kits! Raymond’s sister and brother in law are really into Golfing! I feel like trying it one day, but I’m scared I will break my back when I swing to hit the ball. Hmm… Maybe I’ll just stick with playing Wii Golf with Guan and Jes. :P

 

 

 

Eat breakfast must take out beanie!

 

Yup, we were at Malaga Restaurant! The owner was really nice and friendly, not to mention very accomodating with our breakfast request! :D

 

 

 

 

 

Oh no. Where’s my jaw line?? O_O”!

 

 

 

 

 

Ok, now we can see a bit of jawline here. But Raymond said my mouth is too big.

 

I had to cover up and make it smaller.

 

Then Raymond said it’s too small! I got turned off and so I covered it up instead. :P

 

Wei, not ready you snap for what?

 

 

Some very kind soul took this for us. I look so tiny…. Then… Now I’m humongous like Michelin!! =_=”

 

 

The surrounding area.

 

 

 

I wonder how the inside looks like…

 

 

 

Unglam moments of a photographer! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Please eat more so that the jeans get sooo tight until there’s no empty space for your undies to be seen! :P

 

 

Chinese Restaurant again~

 

At the Salvation Army store. A pair of shoes for AUD$3.

 

 

Lots of clothes and bags.

 

Souveniers for our dear friends.

 

I had to roar because the very, very, very nice Fish & Chips store behind me was closed for the day!!! They had a Melbourne Cup event I think… So sad!! They placed a notice outside their shop to tell customers that they’ll be back at a certain time. We waited and waited, end up they were back, but decided not to open for business! :(

 

We were at Anglesea!

 

Now travelling off to another destination along Great Ocean Road, but stopped for a quick snap!

 

I took this, and I like it very much! :D

 

So i had to take more…

 

And more! I like the color combi and the plant. Hehehe.

 

At Urquhart Bluff, where people gets bluffed. And guess what… I got BLUFFED!!

 

Winding puking roads.

 

This is where I got bluffed. We were at a really far distance from this shoreline, really far and high up on the mountain area. They told me they can see people skinny dipping and sun tanning in nude. I was really excited, so I quickly took out my dummy camera and snapped! But I got bluffed, because non of what they said was in the picture. Humph!!

 

 

 

 

Looks like Sir Stamford Raffles?

 

A squat down version, cos stand too long legs will tired. Hahaha.

 

 

 

While Raymond was taking group photos at the front, I caught this sneaky act.

 

Okie, that’s a lot of photos to share! There’s still truckloads more to come! We’ll be travelling to the Lighthouse (not Lighthouse Studio..kekeke. bleh!) where they ganged up against me and made me do obscene poses and snapped pictures of me!! I feel so traumatised just thinking about it. But I had my revenge, so it’s not that bad. Hehehehe. Till next time then! Byebye! :D

 

Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

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Aussie Trip Part XYZ minus Z

Dec 21

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Hello world! I’ve had my fill of Tang Yuan today! I had 3 with peanut fillings, and 2 with red bean paste fillings. So I’m 5 years older today, which is like 18 years old! YAY! Finally I can watch movies rated with M18. :D

I think Raymond will puke out his Tang Yuan when he reads this. MUWAHAHAHA!

Okie, back to Aussie trip!

 

Snapped this picture of a Mr Marshmellow Man. Can you figure out where’s the eyes and the mouth?

 

Since Raymond’s parents have to eat Chinese food, we’ll always try to find places selling Chinese food. Chinese food there is really expensive! A bowl of plain white rice cost us $5 Aussie dollars! O_O”!

 

I’m having my Japanese Curry Chicken Bento set! I didn’t want to eat the KFC or Mad Jack (Burger King?), and other western stuff that day. So I went Jap!

 

So nice the packaging!

 

Got rice, got my favourite veggie – Mr Brocoli, FRUITS, and the Curry Cheeken! There’s even nice tau pok and disgusting carrots. I like my meal that day. I don’t really take spicy stuff, but Japanese curry is supposed to be not very spicy. This one was acceptable! Kinda miss it now… Hehehe.

 

Next we went off to the Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm! Uncle Phang looking at what? Spidey? Grapes?

 

Some plucking hints… No use also. Cos when we reached there, they said we’re not allowed to pick them. It was drizzling, and the entire field was muddy. Most importantly, it’s not the strawberry season. So sad! We picked the wrong period to visit Melbourne. I wanted to watch Super Gigantic Whales swimming up and down, but the Whale Watching period is in September. Oh well…

 

The Lovebirds. We ventured into the field for pictures only! Just to show that we were there. =_=”

 

A group photo!

 

Next we went to Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens.

 

Mr Tin Man at the entrance welding a sword.
“You better make your way out of the maze before we close for the day! Or else… I’LL POKE YOUR INTESTINES & MAKE THEM INTO CHAR SIEW BAO!”

 

Snapped the water droplets. So cute!

 

We were in the maze already. Kept going the wrong direction, ended up getting a little lost.

 

But everyone was having so much fun.

 

“It feels good to get lost in the maze!”

 

As for me… I followed them like a blind sheep. Hey, that’s the jacket I wore. Very cute right? I bought it for $10, and it’s really nice to wear. Furthermore I thought since we didn’t bring our laptop along, it’s best that I wore this jacket cos I can still check my Inbox! Muwahahahaha! But I forgot to bring outbox, so couldn’t reply the many emails.

 

The flies there were such good models! They’ll settle themselves down quietly, not move any inch and let you snap at will.

 

If you’re still unable to find your way out, ask charlie! =_=”

 

The Lavenders…

 

Close up.

 

Gotta put your nose close to it to sniff~ But make sure you don’t sniff too hard, else the bee will fly into your nostrils.

 

The Papa & the Daughter.

 

Hmm…

 

Can you make out the character? It’s the name of the place.

 

Next we flew off to catch the Ferry.

 

Queenscliff – Sorrento Ferry. That’s why we missed the colorful beach huts!! Raymond wanted to stay there for a night, snap some nice pictures.. but we had to rush for the ferry.. Too bad..

 

Surroundings..

 

 

Hey I didn’t drop those crumbs! Not me!

 

That’s how the inside of the Ferry looks like. We parked our car at the basement level, climbed the stairs and sat here. They sell snacks and drinks inside, and there’s also a toilet.

 

I was snapping pictures like this, then Raymond came along and snapped too. His version is nicer, so I post this one up instead of mine. My angle not wide enough. So sad.

 

I carried on snapping this. Like it abit. :D

 

Then we risked our lives and went upstairs.

 

The wind was sooooo strong that I’d have flown away if I didn’t held on to the railings properly.

 

I’m also very grateful to my mum’s very heavy shoes. They made me feel a little more stable to walk around. They’re so heavy that without anything to hold on to, I was able to stand alone there for a picture.

 

More pictures!

 

Our ding dong snow caps. So farnie~

 

Oh no, not very flattering!

 

Reaching the jetty soon. No smoking~

 

Our one and only kissing picture! Very precious one. Kekeke. *Blush*

 

What’s the next destination that we’re gonna travel to? Is it gonna be scary? Filled with danger? Eeeeeewww… we’re so scared! Stay tuned for the next episode of Aussie Trip Part XYZ! :)

 

Tomorrow I’ll dig some pictures Raymond took for Evolve Mixed Martial Arts and share with you guys. Very cool, and we quite like how it turned out actually. Hehe. Can do a google search and have a look at their website if you’re interested in Muay Thai, or Jiu Jitsu kinda martial arts. Hehe. Byebye! :D

 

Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

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A very, very long entry.

Dec 10

Posted by Raymond Phang Photography in Baileys!, Personal, Travel | 1 Comment

Raymond and I have been very, very busy recently. He’s now in a shoot actually, and I’m stuck in front of the computer looking through gigazillion number of pictures! Yesterday I spent the entire day sitting infront of the computer looking through Alvin and Angela’s wedding pictures until my head almost split themselves into pieces. So I had no choice but to take a breather by doing something else that doesn’t require me to sit infront of the screen. On a side note, I took up Qigong lesson! Hahaha! I wanted to sign up for the Taiji Quan lesson, but very unfortunately the registration date closed before I could do anything. Oh well… I hope Qigong is fun! Maybe I can chop watermelons into half simply by using my pinky. HAHAHA!! But I believe it is definitely beneficial to health. :D

 

 



Raymond took this with his webcam while I was waiting for my turn to have the CT Brain scan at SGH the other time. I was really upset that day and feeling really emotionally unstable. Come to think of it now, I’m getting a little upset again because the Insurance company rejected my claim for the bill, which is not cheap. End up I have to pay the bill myself. The head hurts, injection hurts, and then the heart hurts. =(

 

Oh well…. it was my first time having a brain scan. I didn’t expect the nurse to poke the IV plug into my hand. I thought it’s merely a scan, so why the need? The feeling ain’t nice at all, especially when the radiologist injected some very stinging chemical into my body during the 2nd scanning. It’s worse than a million ants biting. Then your whole body from the tip of your head to your toes will feel hot. I think even my hair and nails felt it too. HAHA! Also there’s like a weird smell coming from the machine or something. For a moment I thought I was BBQ-ed.

 

Enough of the sad experience, here’s some happy ones! Raymond took some pictures for our beloved Mascot – Baileys the wonder dog! Took this when he was doing the setup test shoot for profile shot of weixin.

 

Hey sexy, my name is Tonight. You can call me tonight. *Wink*

I feel so humiliated… they forced me to pose like that just now… *weep in silence*

Oh? No lah, I was merely acting… It’s true!

See how I love her?? Kissy kissy!

Actually I’m forced to kiss her just now…. I’m so humiliated… *enduring the humiliation*

Have to pretend that I love her and give her more kisses…

Sigh… I’m so sad…

*Frowns*

*Wonder when will they let me go…*

*Okay! Last one!!*

 Hahaha! That’s our very naughty Chihuahua! You should have seen the mess he created whenever he’s angry. Very cute, but very naughty at the same time. We got him when he was 3 months old… now he has grown sooo big already! He’s 9 months old now! =D

 

Alright, more pictures from our Aussie trip! I wonder when can I finish sharing about the Aussie trip. Eeeks!

 

We went to Amaze’ N Things! It’s like a much bigger version of our Singapore Science Centre.

 

There’s a mini golf adventure range, and we tried our luck at it! We have around 20+ holes to complete I think. And Raymond lost most of the time to his brother in law. Wahahahaha! There’s even once when he hit the ball and it flew across the fence to the outside area near the roads!! Faints.

 

Very interesting clock! And it’s big! Best choice for people who like big and fat things, like me. Hahaha! I wanted to get this as a gift/souvenier, but then I thought better not. You know… the chinese belief… *shrugs*

 

We spent quite some time playing the puzzles and games.

 

And all the puzzles are available for sale at their gift shop. But I guess we can find them in Singapore too. =\

 

Games…

 

And more games! You’re supposed to use all these blocks to form the shape of a Pyramid.

 

Magic mirror.

 

 

Siblings!

 

Ah, this Gravity Room is the best choice for people who want to experience the feeling of nausea! I was inside for less than 10 minutes and the feeling hit me.

 

The slope is really steep! Have to be extra careful when you walk.

 

 

Optical illusion.

 

Very, very steep slope too! After this picture, I was stuck at where i was standing, because everyone went out to see the picture they took on the camera! =_=”. My shoes were too slippery so I couldn’t really move without support.

 

Husband and wife.

 

So fierce!! O_O”!

 

This is another killer. We have to walk across the bridge with hands over our head or something, and try to balance ourself by not falling or walking to the sides. Actually nothing is moving, except the images flashed on the walls of the tunnel. The images kept spinning around, and it makes you feel really dizzy, as though the whole bridge is swirling left and right.

 

Room of the thouuusand mirros. It’s a maze!! We have to make our way out, without any help. Hahaha! A lot of times I even knocked my head into the mirror because I thought it’s a path out!

 

Serving dish number 1 – Monkey Brain!

 

Serving dish number 2 – The world’s most delicious ice cream cake with chocolate frosting and pudding.

 

Nudist beach! Hahahahaha!! I think non of them even bothered to peep inside the hole, except for me! :p

 

But when I peeped inside, I felt cheated and disappointed. Hahaha!

 

 

Then we went outdoor to have a go at their maze.

 

Raymond the sneaky fella.

 

The evil Pirate.

 

Ta-dah! The maze!

 

Not very hard to find our way out…

 

Next we went for fishing! But by the time we reached there, they were already closing for the day. So sad!

 

I like this pinboard! I think it’s really nice and unique! Didn’t buy it back though, cos I thought it’s a little expensive.

 

Went back to the Motel. The husband and wife slept here, while Raymond and I took the smaller room inside.

 

We were watching TV, and having a board of directors meeting. Had to plan for the future.

 

Raymond has a big round butt! Spank spank!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!! They were having fun I tell you!

 

Then they got high… Real high…

 

I couldn’t bring myself to snap pictures of their doings anymore, so i excused myself to snap the bathroom.

 

The toilet for peeing and pooing.

 

And our room! Not bad actually, because there’s a bed warmer for everyone! :D

 

Small little closet, and a small little TV, which we didn’t utilise because we prefer watching TV together under one roof, so the one outside is our premier choice.

 

Eh Raymond! You’re supposed to be part of the discussion and planning team! Why are you watching TV??

 

As a punishment, I decided to follow him sneakily and snapped him while he’s doing some business. OOOPS!! Hahaha! I think if I were to become a wedding photographer, you’ll see 80% of shots of similar nature. So… lucky i’m not! Hahahaha!

 

That’s the name of the Motel we were staying at Phillip Island. Next entry, we’re going to Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm, and Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens! Byebye! :D

 

 

Lots of ♥,

- Angeline

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