hey.. here's the wedding photos from my cousin and friend's wedding.
abit late but yup. there you go enjoys.

11 OCT 08
Starting point: Ngee Ann poly.
Teams :34
Total personals :102 runners
Command & Logistic : volunteers
Event : AAC ( Ace Adventure Challenge )

Challenges Faced:
40-55km race route(bike/run)
Rope ladder ascend
Abseiling
Team Bia (5km)
Tyre drag (900m)
Fish catching
Valley challenge
High rope element
Low wall
night navigation

Team check in : 190011
Time start : 000012
First team back : 045712
Last team back : 071512

this being a adventure race, route was only being issued out at 2315/11
teams pour over the maps, don their equipments, last mins check, waterproofing their maps etc.
De-brief was carried out at 2330/11. questions upon questions were asked and each dutifully answered by the organiser.
0000/12 was the push off timing for men's and women's team.
0030/12 was the push off for mixed team.

starts with a run from ngee ann till dairy farm road, where they reach the first obstacle namely rope ascend.
upon reaching the top it's another short run to their bike transition area.
cycling through Bt timah they face with the abseiling, due to the rain there's only one lane opened hence holding up most of the teams. climbing up to that point wasn't a piece of cake either.
after this they proceed towards zhenghua park for their team bia, covering 5k in total only 1 biker allowed and the other 2 will be running (switch are allowed)
after making a round loop at the park connector, they made their way towards mandai
via track 15. where they will arrive at checkpt 5 for the 900m tyre drag, up till this point only a few groups made it through easily as the rest went to visit Holland in mandai area. First team arrived back in End pt
after cp 5 they will proceed with a run via kranji dam to pick up their bike once again for the final bike ride to Lim chu kang(scout camp)
once they arrive a LCK, each team make their own way to cp 9 for fish catching where by they are given 3 colours and each has to catch a guppy of the indicated colour.
upon success, their will make their way back to scout camp for the next 3 checkpts within the camp compound.
the final checkpt 13 lies just a few km south of the camp.
the the final chop on their passport each team will make their way back to scout camp to conclude the event with a rest and hot breakfast.
for some.. it's a long ride home..

using flash for the first time was.. not really great but it's a good learn experience. my 50mm is stuck on my cam!! i think the len's threading got dented where i drop it last shoot...and now it refuse to detach
=( service center here i come..


link to photos

This weekend was kinda of flyby. everything happened so fast.
Fri
It all started with Eric's msg, on the slow friday afternoon "bro need help with shoot urgent" so i had to apply for a five min early release to fly down city hall for the shoot.
kinda of daunting for me cuz first time have to do a actual shoot ahha! He asked me so many things! -_-
so now i know there's actually alot of factors to take note of if conducting a portrait shot of someone eg, clothes/places/theme/time of day/mode of execution etc etc. so after several tries and crossing the traffic lights, finally there's a good enough shot to be send off. after which we had fun doing shots of each other using the lighting system.(darn lot of work) but the photos are really nice. one thing i concluded.. nikon system dun like canon user! i totally had trouble firing the strobes.. while Eric's just kept coming! argh!!!
here's a couple of shots and a vid to his credit.



X-Shooting from Eric Leong on Vimeo.

Sat
Had to drag myself out of bed for the TNF 100 Endurance Race. where 300 teams of two would have to complete 50Km(each team member) off road for a spot in TNF Endurance race in Beijing + 5k cash money(hope i remember the prize correctly haha). arrived at the planned shooting point with the main bulk of people still a long way behind. Had fun throughout the shoot i would say it's worth it. apart from the mozzie filled start. >_<
some photos below for TNF 100 are credited to Laysh,

The runner's line




The tired





The happy


Misc



Need some help?




Left shortly after noon, next up was 45th Faocc gathering @ ECP chalet
Attendance was 56/89 which was quite good in any measure,
there was plenty of drinks/food but no party.. only talk cock sessions.

Sharing an exciting story


pockets of groups everywhere



FIRE man


Porn movie in making


The interview of Retro man




Sun
Woke up early to shoot the "run for Hope" event. just so happen i was in that area haha pop by and shot.
it's a 4/10km run for a charity cause organised by ascis. there's not very good comments about the race organizing though. went service after that. was nodding throughout (not in agreement.. but in erm.. ya)

Water anyone?


Hand in hand


the family runs




Friend in need



that's it. weekend burnt!
next week will be covering a overnight advanture race no thanks to my cousin..

TODAY I’M LEAVING ALL MY TROUBLES BEHIND
I’M LETTING GO I’LL FOLLOW THE LINE
I’M HOLDING ON WITH ALL OF MY LIFE
I SEE A RISING SUN
WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN

TODAY I’M WALKING TO THE BEAT OF YOUR HEART
YOU TAKE ME ALL THE WAY TO THE START
STRETCH YOUR HANDS STRAIGHTEN THE PATH
I’M FOUND IN OPEN SKIES
YOUR HEART IT LIVES IN MINE
TODAY...TODAY...TODAY...

TODAY I’M FINDING MY FIRST LOVE AGAIN
I’M LEARNING HOW TO LET YOU IN
I’M TRUSTING YOU WITH ALL THAT I AM
THE SHADOWS FADE AWAY
IT’S YOU THAT CLEARS THE DAY

NO MORE RUNNING WILD
I’M YOURS FOR LIFE
WELL YOU GOT ME HERE
WELL YOU GOT ME

I HEAR YOUR CALL TONIGHT
YOUR HEART IS MINE
WELL YOU GOT ME HERE
WELL YOU GOT ME

WHOA...

YOU DREW ME OUT OF THE DEEPEST SEA (WHOA)
YOU GAVE MY SOUL A SONG TO SING (WHOA)
YOU TOOK ME UP ON THE MOUNTAINS HIGH (WHOA)

I SEE MY LIFE IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT WHOA...YEAH!