colinwoon

Lens P0rn

2009-11-08T19:00:00.001-06:00

No, not the dirty stuffs...just a little lens p0rn for those who's into photography. The Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L!!! Yes!!! Finally an "L" series lens in my arsenal!!!A gift from Faye for washing the dishes being a good husband. Also because I became a little wiser that day.

Helping Dentist...

2009-11-03T19:11:00.015-06:00

"Trick or treat, give me something nice to eat!" - That's the best line I heard the whole night while giving out candies to angels, monsters, fairies, super heroes, cheerleaders, etc., and helping various dentist business at the same time. #1 - Janine & Benjamin, dressed & ready to hunt for candies. #2 - A young gangster, I think. #3 - That's actually tattoo sleeve on their arm, pretty cool

2 Guys 1 Car 1600 Miles

2009-10-18T19:15:00.042-05:00

If you ask most people to fly to a city 1600 miles away and then driving back in a newly acquired car, you will probably get responds like "HUH?", "Are you CRAZY?", "What's WRONG with you?", etc.To me, the same question will yield an enthusiastic "OH YEAH!!! When do we depart???". Especially when the acquired car is a Lotus Exige!!! #1 - Off we flew to Los Angeles to pick up AS's new slightly

The Many Faces of Benjamin

2009-10-12T18:15:00.026-05:00

These photos were taken the same time as the last post. Benjamin was reluctant to take photos so everybody was trying every possible way to make him smile. The results are so cute and funny, I think it deserve its own blog entry.#1#2 - This one cracks me up every time I see it, every time!#3#4#5#6#7#8#9Made some rookie mistake which causes some of the photos to have different exposures. Oh

100th Post?!

2009-10-08T20:18:00.032-05:00

Who would have thought I will make the 100th blog post? Sometime I do surprise myself. The next milestone 1000th post...at my rate, that will probably takes 10 years. What will happen 10 years later, blogging might be a thing of the past, or would it? For this special post, I must post something happy, unlike the last post of Houston Downtown, so depressing. What's better than happy kids

Houston Downtown

2009-10-05T01:15:00.001-05:00

The mission - to capture some early sunrise photo of downtown Houston. Time - Saturday morning, 5:30am.Weapon of choice - breakfast + strong coffee + outdated DSLR with kit lens (EF-S 18-55mm IS)Outcome - failure, kind of. The sun was blocked by some nasty cloud.Solution - try it again some other time. The good thing was that we bumped into "Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure" annual run and

Good Time

2009-09-05T11:18:00.000-05:00

Good time is hanging out with a bunch of good friends on a warm Saturday evening. Better yet, a gathering with plenty of delicious food such as chicken wings, satay, bacon wrapped shrimp, bacon wrapped stuffed with cream cheese Jalapenos, grill beef and pork, agar-agar, crème brûlée, etc. nicely prepared by Faye, Min, BK, and Joann. It will be nice if I can back those awesome foods with some

YES! She's Baking AGAIN!

2009-08-30T09:18:00.004-05:00

Who do you think is the happiest when my wife finally find time in her busy schedule to bake? ME! Orange Chiffon cake fresh out of the oven...I was drooling as I was taking this photo. Exactly how do you make a Chiffon cake look pretty in a photo? I have no idea. Honestly, it doesn't matter as long as it taste GREAT!

July 4th Get Away

2009-08-26T20:18:00.001-05:00

It's almost September, I think it's about time to post the photos I took back in July, talk about procrastinating. For the July 4th holiday this year, we went to Destin, Florida, for a small get away vacation with family and friends. 1 minivan, 5 adults, 1 kiddo, and plenty of junk food, just right for a 10+ hours road trip. Took me a while to find a nice sets of prints for this photo. I

Kick Back & Relax...

2009-08-10T15:18:00.000-05:00

What's a better way to offset a hectic week then to kick off the shoes, unwind and enjoy the evening breeze in the city park? After that, a sinfully thick 4 layers chocolate cake with a cup of extremely dark coffee at a place called "The Chocolate Bar"...

Good Food at Good Price, Really?

2009-07-20T21:12:00.015-05:00

A lot of "zy" and "sy" had kept me away from blogosphere in the past weeks or so. You know the "zy" and "sy" right? Yes, it's lazy and busy...hehehe...Anyhoo, I think I'm back or at least until I'm summoned to save the world again...(yeah right, keep dreaming Colin)...Since I don't have time to mess with any photos I have taken recently, here are some taken many moons ago which I conveniently

Peachy

2009-06-30T21:00:00.006-05:00

The sweltering heat in the past week or so is causing my hand and leg a little too sluggish. The triple digit temperature makes me miss winter so much! But then, by winter time, I will miss summer again…such is life…hahaha…If spring can be a little longer, it will be so so nice. In spring, we don’t have to worry about getting baked by just walking outside. In spring, we can go peach picking in

Light Indulgence Or Is it?

2009-06-12T22:15:00.002-05:00

Have you tried Japanese Cheesecake? If not, I suggest you do so ASAP. Yes, NOW!Japanese Cheesecake is so light and fluffy, some even use the words "cotton soft" to describe it, it's unbelievably good! I love it! Wait, I shall rephrase, I love the one my wife made! (Yup, that will guarantee more to come in the future, hehehe...)This is not the first time she made it but this time she adds a

Crackberry

2009-06-08T22:30:00.046-05:00

Yup, Faye and I have ventured into Berryland, I have bought us each a Blackberry Curve 8900. Why a BlackBerry, you ask? Well, Faye is a system administrator, she needs a email/mobile device to monitor her company's email and computer servers. Me, I just need a phone upgrade(like most guys always do, right?).What do I think of our first BlackBerry?This relationship will work because(1) you're

Good Stuffs - Edojin Sushi Restaurant

2009-06-03T23:18:00.007-05:00

Want fresh and good sushi, go to Edojin Sushi Restaurant! Yup, a little free advertising for our friends, Cheryl & John, who just opened up their 1st sushi restaurant over the weekend. Seriously, the lunch we had there was awesome! The salmon sashimi was so fresh, its sweet! The escolar sushi, Ooo...la...la...delicious! Other than sushi, they serve other awesome Japanese dishes and bento

Houston Japan Festival

2009-05-27T22:18:00.011-05:00

I just realized I forgot to post these photos taken at the Annual Japan Festival in Houston's Herman Park last month. Thanks to funmama for letting us know about this event. It's an event organized by the Japan-America Society of Houston for people to experience the Japanese culture. It's spring, with the mild weather, we will go to any outdoor events, especially one with food, ha! Too bad I

Are We Nuts?!

2009-05-17T08:08:00.007-05:00

A pilot once ask me "Why would anyone want to jump out of a perfectly fine airplane?", implying that skydiving is just crazy. Or is he too chicken to try? Then, I wasn't sure what was I thinking when I agreed to tried tandem jump. As I brought the news home to the girls, I was thinking they will probably chicken out and maybe provide me an excuse to reject the invitation. To my surprise I

1 Ton Soup

2009-05-15T21:25:00.010-05:00

When Faye is not on the internet browsing for recipes on others blogs/food website, she's in the kitchen cooking/baking. Most of the time the outcome is something as awesome and delicious as this...Before......and after. I was too eager to dive in so I didn't take a good photo of the 1 ton soup. You know how it looks, just use your imagination...

4.5 Going On 5

2009-05-11T21:20:00.016-05:00

"I am four and a half years old and I will be five in 3 days." Janine whisper into my ear last Friday. Is it the anticipation to grow up quickly so every half years matter? I guess so but it amuses me every time I hear it. For Janine's 5th birthday, LK and JP host a small party at Little Gym for her and her little friends. And I'm honour to be asked to photograph the party. I did but I wish

Blue...AGAIN!

2009-05-05T21:23:00.017-05:00

Yup, more blue. These photos were taken on the same day as the last post, just different spot.Blue just make me happy!This field has much more Bluebonnet compare to the one on the last post.Up close and personal.Finally, some mud on the wheels, after almost a year since we bought it. She's our workhorse, hauling stuffs from Ikea, Costco, Home Depot. A people hauler too but we hardly take her

I See Blue...

2009-04-30T20:13:00.019-05:00

Took these shots 2 weeks ago, finally got to uploading it. I blame the delay on...errr...never mind...These are shots of Texas state flower, Bluebonnet. Bluebonnet is a type of wild flower just like these.We drove around Chappell Hill, Texas, for a good half hour until we saw this amazing patch of Bluebonnet. This piece of land belongs to Lillian Farms Bed & Breakfast, a pretty cool place.

Sweetness...Not Dessert Though

2009-04-25T22:00:00.010-05:00

Last week was a hectic one for me. Job dateline has kept me up late a few nights. I can barely keep my eyes open by Friday night. Past out for 10 hours and woke up to this sweetness! Yes, it's a simple breakfast but the effort and results definitely put a big smile on my face! I'm a lucky man!To my wife - Thank you sweetie! You're the best!

In The Wild

2009-04-22T18:18:00.023-05:00

Wild flower is the sign of Spring here in Texas and it's also the sign of allergy season for some people, unfortunately.Usually there are a lot of wild flowers on the side of the highway but this year the wild flowers population seems to have reduced. Lucky for me, I was at a place way out in the country doing some volunteer works a few weeks ago and I was able captured these shots. Alright

Detox Meal

2009-04-20T21:38:00.002-05:00

We have this dish for dinner probably once a week. I called it my detox meal - the fiber will cleanse my system of all the junk I stuff in my mouth everyday, or so I hope it will. Faye called it the quick and easy meal when she don't have time to cook or when she ran out of idea what to cook. Romaine lettuce, baby spinach, strawberry, kiwi, mandarin orange, pumpkin seed, pecan, walnut,

Photo Day at Houston Zoo

2009-04-18T00:55:00.000-05:00

We've been living in Houston for more than 10 years and we have never been to the Houston Zoo, what a shame! Not that the Houston Zoo is not cool but we always thought it's a place for kids and families.Well, thanks to my boss and his wife, who were kind enough to invite us there(and paid the fees) for the 2nd Annual Photo Day at the Houston Zoo - it's a day cater to photography enthusiast and