More photos of the children

I forgot some of my friends who reads my blog but does not have a facebook account.  So they actually thought that I didn't take any or lazy to upload them.

Actually most of them are on facebook albums.  Picassa has a 1 Gig limit and so do my web hosting.  So the best place for me to upload them is on facebook which has unlimited diskspace (although the compression is a bit sucky)

Anyway, here are some public links of my family photos taken recently. 

Rest assure that you don't need a facebook account to view them.  Enjoy!

Family Shots in April

Instanx Photos taken between Jan and April 2010

Bed Fun in April (uploaded in Thailand)

Lomo LCA + Collections

And if you a facebook account.  Then just click here for a complete list :)

 

Girl girl and her hair.

Before I came back to Singapore.  I had a haircut and at the same time. We managed to convince girl girl to go have a haircut too.

At first she complains as she wants it to be long (wify also likes long hair) but its a chore to maintain.  And with Ah boy around, its difficult sometimes just to comb her hair or tie it.

So we cut it at shoulder length and she does not seems to like it.  Just 2 days ago, wife told me something hilarious (and a bit headache at the same time).  My girl managed to get hold of a sicssors and started to cut her own hair, pretending to be the barber. 

Luckliy wife managed to stop her in time before servere damage was done.  Anyway, she got another haircut this time and its short.  Wife loved the new hair cut as she says she looks bloody cute now.. hmm

Have not get a chance to see yet.  Will video conference tomorrow to get a peek....

I'm not sure where to put these...

You can click on the photo to see a bigger version of the collage. I tried taking some family photos recently while I was back in Thailand and all of them turned out to be horrbile.  Especially those with me in it. :P

I roped in our neighbour Ba Jam to help me took these and of course, I expected none of them to pass my standards as she was not looking into the viewfinder to check and confirm if everything is alright.  The 2 shots with my mum in it were taken with my MF using Kodak Ektar 100.  Colours are pretty good and I already set my camera on a tripod with a cable release for her to depress.  Not too bad but girl girl was blocked by my wife.

Since MF film are expensives and these are left overs..  I switched to digital and its then I realise I have not shave and look shabby like hell.  Went to shave and tried again.  No luck, this time the 2 kids are starting to loose their patience and fooling around.

So all the shots came out a bit dissapointing.  I guess I need to rope in one of my photog buddies to come with me to Thailand to shoot for me to get things right....

Its all peaceful here in the north.

I guess most of you have heard the latest clash in Bangkok.  I'm still in Thailand and won't be back till 22nd April.  Just want to assure my friends who reads my blog that all is peaceful up here in the North.  This protests in the capital is also a huge disturbance to my plans to get married in Thailand.  I need to certefied with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Singapore Embassy before I can get married at any local Amphue.  So I guess the "getting married" part will be furthur delayed till everything sorts out in the capital.

Apologies I can't write as often nowadays as 2 kids are eating away most of my time.  I can't even find enough spare time to go out and shoot!  I have already lost a hobby and the spare time left for me is down to blogging about stuff or shooting stuff (photography lah) :P

So of course I chose the latter.  Just spent some time shooting some 120 with my Hassy.  Yup.  My MF is in Thailand... :P.  But the weather is hazy so I doubt the results will be great.

Okie.. Boy crying and girl girl is jumping around.... gotta go ...

Bath Time!

Just want to post a quick one before hitting the bed.   I have been bloody busy since I was back in Thailand.  We have changed the title deed of our house and motorbikes.  Also bank accounts and etc etc....Took this today during bathing time.. hehehe..

 

More pics later.  But I just love this photo in the entire series :P

 

 

 

On March 18, 2010 at 12 noon

I received a call from my wife informing me that in her hands, are the documents and new photo id.  Declaring her and my kids to be a full fledge citizens of Thailand.

I just woke up from my sleep actually (I was working night shift last night) so I was half awake and half sleeping when I received that call.  I actually went back to sleep without thinking much.. I thought I was dreaming  :P. But I re-confirmed it just now when I woke up. Immediately gave my wife a call and she said "I'm at home celebrating already!"  

So it hit me. For 5 long years I have waited for this day to come and it came in such a very short notice.  The last update was that they are going up to the Amphur today to get a number but everything was completed in the first half of the day (A very first for me that the Thai officials worked so fast :P).  Normally it will take a day just to even sign a bloody form....

Can't really explain my feelings now.... hands are a bit shaking and still wonder if this is a dream hahahahaha... I actually felt a bit dissapointed as I'm not physically there with my wife today....

So now I have tons of things to do in Thailand.  My options are threw wide open.  I am no longer bounded by my current predicaments.  There are other problems to solve but at least I don't get the answer of "not able to do it" due to my wifer's stateless issues.

It will be a day I will remember forever and its such an easy to date to remember.  March 18.  Just 2 months before my girl's birhtday (May 18).

So just one to declare one more time.  On March 18, 2010.  My wife and kids are stateless no more.  They are citizens of Thailand. :D

 

Some great news.

For those who have been following my blog, my main problem (wife's citizenship) is going to be solved soon.  My wife and I had been travelling up to the Amphur so many times that we befriended some of the officers up in th amphur.  And since my wife dare not to drive the car up the mountains.  We left our contacts to one of the officers in the amphur.  So if there are any information regarding our application, he could give us a call.

Yesterday wify received one of the best phone calls ever.  The officer called and informed my wife that on his hand are the documents that are signed and stamped.  Approving my wife's full citizenship.  Now its only waiting to be called up to the office to take a photo id and she is a full thai citizen.  No more movement restrictions in the country and harressments from other gahment related bodies.

Girl girl is also given Sian Chart.  So its a double win! We were a bit worried as we only applied for Mommy but Thai laws automatically grant her full citizenship too.  So this is true (for those who are speculating in the forum,)  I am a living example that your childrens will be granted full citizenship before the age of 13)

All in all, wife is pretty excited and hopefully she will be called up within this week to take the photo id.  Political tension is high now in Bangkok so I hope she could get it done before everything goes haywire again.....

Will be going back this coming Friday for a short trip.  Girl girl will be performing a dance rountine in a school (end of term) event.  She complained to wify that why I was not around last year so this year I am making sure I will be there for her :).

All fingers crossed.