Navy Blue & Pastel Yellow

What I'm wearing to work today. I just realized that my necklace matches my pants & my shoes matches my dress! 

Lady story dress (I have this in 3 colors), uniqlo pants (I have this in 5 colors!!!), M&S shoes (I can only wear it in the office) & monki necklace :)

Make Up Shopping - NYX

OMG, can someone stop me from shopping? We just got a car & SC's nightly driving practice to the malls isn't helping my shopping madness!

Last night I saw a huge NYX counter in Tsuen Wan's City Landmark & could not resist getting this make up palette in a cute box. It has neutral shadow colors that I already have (sigh...), few shades of blush & bronzer. It cost HK$290.

It'd be great for business trips (more excuses from a shopping addict).

I also have a major addiction to buying eyeliner pencil, so I'm trying out this brown one. So far so good, it costs HK$85.

Please no more shopping mall tonight.

Shopping Hong Kong - Chic & Bitter

Another round of crazy summer sale shopping. Here's one favorite item from my recent haul. The hilariously absurd text on this pastel mint stretchy tee caught my eye, the cut fits me (yay!) & the price isn't too bad. HK$249 from Collect Point.  

H&M shorts, big big pixel clutch, Union wedges, various bangles. Wore this for another round of what else? Shopping! Yay!

Summer Sale Shopping For My Boys

Fab shirts for papa & OB. Plus a cool hawaiian themed print shorts for OB at awesome prices! Shopaholic mama is very happy despite getting nothing for herself...

All from Collect Point, Mongkok, Hong Kong.

Crazy Summer Sale Shopping - Hong Kong Cotton On

I literally went MAD buying HK$5 jewelries from Cotton On.
HK$5!!! Too awesome!
I LOVE SUMMER SALE!
I've been wearing these babies in the past few weeks.
The mad shopping will continue.

My 5 Tips to Photograph Kids - aka My Naughty Boy

OB doesn't follow any photographic instructions such as "smile", "make V sign", "don't move", "look into the lens, baby".

So here are some tips to photograph naughty kids like him :D

1. Be Patient & Be Quick
Wait patiently for golden moments, and when the moment arrives, be ready to fire that shot.
This moment when he looks into my lens happen only in a split second. I had to point my lens waiting for the moment for a bit. Arm starting to ache, nose starting to sweat, but it was worth it :)
Big aperture (f/ 1.4 here), plenty of natural light, fast shutter speed (1/80 here)


2. Get over blurry/out-of-focus pictures
Sometimes you get beautiful smiles like this but you don't get the perfect focus. Get over it, make it work, and frame that photo anyway :D


3. Very close up objects make beautiful foreground
That white flare is actually a pillow placed very close to my lens. It gives the shot a heavenly effect.


4. Get them to do things they love
Most of the time, I've made my peace for never having my son posing against a beautiful background that I wanted. So, I often photograph him when he's watching his favorite shows on iPad (Thomas the tank engine, Chip & Dale...) or listening to dad reading him a story book. His eyes sparkles when he does things that he loves.


5. Place the point of interest behind you
Not the case of this picture. The iPad was on my left, that's why he made that funny face when Chip & Dale tricked Donald Duck yet again. I should've placed the iPad behind me :)
Oh gosh, I need an assistant.

Have fun & take lots of pics. Every moment is precious!

What I used to take these pics:
Canon EOS 7D & 50mm f/1.4 lens
iPad with his favorite shows 

Gray & Glitter Nails

Nails for this week. Bought a couple of Revlon polish from Sasa (couldn't resist!)