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"Take a look at the ordinary

Don't need to look at Paradise 

You could be next to an angel in disguise 

Everyday can be legendary 

Every minute, an endless surprise 

You could be the next angel in disguise" 

Seriously, count the angels around you! I was out with 3 today! It really is a beautiful day! Be an angel!

Corrinne May - Angels in Disguise

I woke up this morning 

feeling kind of blue 

and I stumbled out of bed and 

dragged my feet across the room 

Right outside my front door was a rose 

and a note that said 'Somebody Loves You'  

Oh~ But out on the street it starts to pour 

and before I get soaking wet, 

A total stranger runs to give me 

the jacket off his back 

I turn around to thank him 

But he waves me with a smile 

And I can hardly believe my eyes 

He puts on a halo and starts to fly  

Take a look at the ordinary 

Don't need to look for Paradise 

You could be next to an angel in disguise  

I met a good friend for lunch 

and we had a delicious meal 

But I forgot to bring my wallet 

I felt like an imbecile 

But she was sweet, 

she gave me a treat 

and Bought me a chicken sandwich 

To take home for tea  

Oh~ But out on the street with nothing to eat 

A man and his shopping cart go 

Travelling to places 

Collecting social graces 

I give him my sandwich and we chatted for a while 

I see a rainbow wash over his eyes 

He gives me his halo and I start to fly  

Take a look at the ordinary 

Don't need to look for Paradise 

You could be next to an angel in disguise  

Don't try to hide away from me 

I know you're by my side  

Oooh~~  

Take a look at the ordinary 

Don't need to look at Paradise 

You could be next to an angel in disguise 

Everyday can be legendary 

Every minute, an endless surprise 

You could be the next angel in disguise  

I woke up this morning 

Feeling kind of new

and like when everything else settles to rock bottom, im sure it will go up...

no... im not talking about the economy here... life, on the whole, have been really good for me! too good in fact! so its time for me to go thru some challenges before climbing up again.

this weekend has by far, been my most lonely weekend for a long time. it all started when i decided to cancel my trip to tokyo and spend time with the girlfriend. why? 3 weeks ago, the gf had a business trip in cebu for a week and right after that, i have my 2 week trip in china then 1 week in japan. after the business trips will come my army cruise to nowhere for 2 weeks aka reservist. had i not cancelled the trip, i would had lost a long weekend and also any chance of meeting up with her.

prior to the trips, was my sister's wedding and my bro entering bmt. i just thought that since the gf had missed my sister's wedding due to her unforgiving working hours, that it'd be nice to have a family gathering on saturday evening, to celebrate my bro's first book-out, sister's farewell before she leaves for shanghai again. thing is, what happens in reality dont always necessarilly go according to what you have planned. the sister had to have dinner with the in-laws, the mother wanted to visit the sis's new house, and the gf wanted to spend time with her best friend as she missed her birthday last tuesday... a total disater indeed. of cos i was pissed! after going thru so much, just to be in singapore... and this is what i got? thats 1 saturday gone...

after the exchange of angry words with the gf, she mentioned that she'd sms me when shes home tonight... and so i waited... and called to no avail, and waited... and SMS-ed to no replies, and waited till 941am when she finally SMS-ed me... yups... we're not exactly sailing pass calm waters now... loads of tension built up over the past couple of months were uncalled for... and finally, we managed to overcome the lil storm thru an afternoon of msn as she still wasnt ready to answer my calls... she said she'd call me at night so i waited and waited till 1am before i decided to sleep.

this morning, i finally managed to chat with her... hearing that she's busy ironing the clothes, cooking lunch and finally taking the afternoon nap... and here i am, waiting...

thru all these waiting, ive called all my good buddies since saturday... martin is busy, chelle is sick, jansen is out with the gf, gavin's parents are in town, kay and hye jin went to sentosa, gracie's phone died for the whole weekend, the cousin is busy working and the nieces are having their last paper this week...

it just dawned upon me that when things go so bad, it will only get better...

after being in the new job for a lil more than a month, i must say i still love it!

took the extreme swing with gen today... courtesy of my didi... will hafta buy him kfc tomorrow. this is totally not meant for the batophobic! yes... im a tiny bit scared of heights.

dad just got discharged from mt a. due to some stones being in bladder. alls good now.

rumor has it that i might be posted to sony ericsson beijng. on top of that, i will still hafta travel to tokyo/osaka, taipei and beijing. still awaiting confirmations. evreybody's so darn busy.

okays... lets meet up for iced milo soon chelle... i wanna eat prata... havent eaten that since 18th april.

well thats my age in days! i have now reached my quarter century mark.

it was a blast thanks to my lovely girlfriend Gen! Despite the quarrels we had over the past few days, she still mustered the energy to plan a lil surprise for me! Thanks to the lovely company of nancy, dom, rina, phil, chelle, terald, gav and darling gen. oh... not forgetting the wonderful and hilairous budak pantai!

a lil update, i just got back from shanghai. extremely good break 5th april to 13th april. enjoyed ourselves toroughly thanks to the good host, my sis and bro in law... shopped like mad! (at least for me) for about S$1000 i got myself 1 linen jacket (tailored), 2 linen pants (tailored), 2 corduroy pants (tailored), 1 levis jeans for S$60, 2 uni qlo jeans for S$60 each, 2 fake levis shoes for $10 a pair, 1 alfred dunhill wallet, an A grade gucci wallet for gen, 2 bags from H&M S$40 each, tailored 3 long sleeved shirts, 1 polo tee adidas S$60 but retailing for $90 here, 1 polo tee from uniqlo, 1 paul smith polotee, 1 fake prada, 6 original paul frank t shirts.sweets for friends. and yeah... cheap duty free ciggies...

almost missed my flight cos there was some engine problem with the plane and the chinese cant speak proper english, causing a huge comotion. got delayed for 2.5 hours. hur hur... SQ... worst flight ive take so far. reached home at freak 2.30am, showered by 3am, slept at 4am, woke up at 7am, commenced my first day as junior industrial designer at 9am.

its been 5 days at the new environment, im loving it! its a great stepping stone, great colleagues, great boss, great opportunities, great move ben!... extremely stressful job as there are 1001 things to learn... extremely tedious process. please think 1000000001 times before you critique a product on the shelves the next time! the whole design process is no joke! the toughest thus far...

gen is sound asleep now! its time to sign off!

thanks for the wonderful presents! loved it!

the move from being PCK to a junior industrial designer will happen on the 14th of april. I will stop my PCK business on the 4th and head for shanghai with gen for a week...

I've officially signed my employment letter with Lawton and Yeo. Based on my knowledge of this company, the boss is a slave driver. But, the way i look at it, its a damn good stepping stone to industrial design. To start off in an almost total design solution company. From R&D to marketing to graphic user interface to choice of colour to industrial design to end product. Major client? Sony Ericsson.

Yes... to my surprise, some models are designed in singapore.

now... i have to draft out my resignation letter. something i've never done before though...

dear mr chee...

bye...

regards
ben lai

theres just been so many instances... God really has provided!

happy family, a home, a roof, a girlfriend, a job, health, friends, money... Thank God!

oh btw, i got a new job. im PCK no more in 1 months time! yay! will be called junior industrial designer.

will fill you guys in later...
extermely tired... need to conk soon! super long day!

not what some of you are thinking... but heres a quick update

went for interview with olympus about 2-3 weeks ago, damn rusty lah! havent seen my portfolio in ages... but that gavin dude was cool and patient. they havent gotten back to me though they are supposed to but i havent had the energy to call them yet. will drop him an email next week.

went for interview with L&Y in the morning... one of the most stressful interview sessions. its the kinda stress you'd face before going for your first ever critique session, only thing its not in school now, and it involves dollars and cents now. its a really impressive company. and i really hope i have the opportunity to work with them! please pray for me guys...

as usual, i made my gf very unhappy... thanks to my stupid motormouth that cannot stall or stop! but i hope all is good now... better make it up to her this weekend by cooking and doing the dishes... and maybe fast for her tomorrow to atone for my evil-doings since its lent.

am extremely exhausted now... have to wake up in like 4 hours time and transform myself into PCK... but im looking forward to it cos im gonna be shooting! unfortunately, i dont think i will even be paid for this job. cos i cant bring myself to talking to my dear Mr Chee.

*vulgar content*

as the new lunar year approaches, i cant help but feel that i've been extremely down on my luck lately!

lets see...

1. Boss gives me 1 lecture on how much of a miser he is and tries his best to convince me that the amount of effort i've been putting in the job is close to zilch and make it sound like his pathetic 1 month bonus is worth $100K and i owe my life to that bonus.

i quote,
"LKY didnt say that i must give you bonus at all. i dont care what other companies are giving 2 to 4 months bonus. LKY didnt give me money to give you bonus. If LKY gave me money to pay bonuses to you all, then i will give you all. so, i give you 1 month very good already! if not, i just tell you that the company not making any money..."
"you have not worked for 1 year. so i give you 1 month bonus very good already!" ( i've worked for 11 months 2 weeks. how much can he pro rate??) stingy rite? chelle... please help me find a nastier word than stingy... its beyond comprehension!
"i can see who is hardworking in the company... tulu they all,(my banglahs) are very hardworking... are you working as hard as them?" (this fucking old fog... knn... the banglahs all damn slacker one lah! just that i didnt wanna boatoh them as they are drawing very little already!) $18 per day, FYI.
"Handphone bills, i am only going to give you a maximum of $100. the rest is your personal calls." (fucking neow bastard!) personal calls that reach bills of $170s and $180s...
fucking old limp asshole! can fucking afford to buy an apartment in sentosa cove and a new merc, but dare say company not earning money! CCB!!!
"dont get me wrong... the reason i can afford new properties and car is because i've been dabbling with properties all these years!" (if thats the freaking case, why dont you wind up the company? turn off the tap!?)

2. As i was lifted off logistic duties, ah yam (my driver) was supposed to collect some glass on my behalf. not knowing that he was in boss's office, i called him on his mobile thinking that he has left office to run the errands. then a familiar ringtone surfaced from boss's office. so i hung up. knowing that he was in there having his share of lecture from boss... so i was rudely summoned to his office as well...
"BEN!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE TO CALL AH YAM!???!! COME IN NOW AND TALK!"
"DONT YOU KNOW THAT AH YAM IS WITH ME? DONT YOU KNOW WHAT IS PRIVACY? WE ARE HAVING A MEETING AND YOU ARE CALLING TO INTERUPT!"
"I thought he went off already mah..."
"YOU STUPID OR WHAT??? YOU DIDNT SEE HIM WALK INTO MY OFFICE JUST NOW??"
"aiyah... this is just a small misunderstanding... let it go lah..."
"NO! AH YAM! YOU STAY OUT OF THIS! HE IS RUDE BY INTERUPTING US! I MUST TEACH HIM A LESSON! I MUST DISCIPLINE HIM! IF NEED BE, I'LL TELL HIS MOTHER AND FATHER!"
"yadah yadah yadah..."
i know now why boss's surname is chee!

3. was on my way home on 851.. when suddenly, i heard this blast of distasteful techno. as the bus was really crowded, i didnt pursue. but it was sure disturbing many of us. but no one dared to speak up! i snapped when it started blasting hokkien music! and fummingly, i went up to him and told him. theres such an invention called earphones! are you too poor to afford one?
"Who are you to tell me what to do?" etc etc...
"You are disturbing the peace of the entire bus!"
to cut to the chase, i was so sure i was gonna throw a few punches in his retarded looking face! but fortunately, i was able to laugh it off by thinking that i'd be so stupid to get into trouble for a loser right before CNY...

ok... enough of ranting already... if you've read till here, i'd like to end off on a lighter note.

Have a great new lunar year! may your ang bao collections be more than the last! may your winnings be more than the last! may you stop winning my money if we gamble together! and most importantly, may you and your loved ones have good health!

if anyone of you have a better job offer for me, please feel free to contact me! please do it soon! i need to leave this madhouse!

In all my years of playing mahjong, i've seen or even made myself, shi san yao (13 wonders) da san yuan (3 big reunion) and many other special finishings.

Today, I saw the mother of all finishes when gen started the fourth round, she looked at me almost speechless and muttered to herself... "i think i gamed already..."

Tian Hu! Ever heard of that? only the zeng kay will have such luck! but what are the odds??? if you play mahjong, you'd understand!

Well, thankfully, for me, no money was involved! hahahahahhahahahahhah!!!

I think i should retire from the game for now... Even my red underwear was of no match!

amidst my busy busy 6 day workweek schedule, i still managed to find time to design a logo and namecard for a friend...

ok... why am i doing this for free? this is because susan always sends myself and genevieve home when its outta the way... and trust me, i know how that feels like...

as usual, please vote...

This is like damn cool lah! I saw it the other day at Newton bus stop! Its pretty accurate i must say.... lets me know if i can take a smoke whilst waiting for the bus.

This was one of the banglah worker of mine who was attached to me for a short while... Man! I cant stop but feel that he has a striking resemblance to Hollywood's Ben Stiller!

Finally... These are the flight of stairs that i have to climb every single day!

1 storey, by the way, is 2 levels of your typical HDB... so when i climb 5 storeys at work, its equivallent to 10 storeys of your typical hdb as these stupid offices are double volumed to cater for M floors. and i've been climbing from 10th to 15th, 10th to 18th, and of late, 9th to 23rd. why? cos the stupid lifts only go to 9th!!!! have i lost weight? surprisingly, NO!!!! dammit! i come home damn shagged everyday lah! feels like BMT again! ok

enough of griping! happy holidays guys!

looking back as the year comes to an end in a months time, its been filled with much joy and regrets.

Having found the love of my life is definately the best thing thats happened to me. Albeit the occassional fights we have, it is still good and healthy.

Having stayed in Interni for about 9 months now, I still cant help but feel that im that square trying to fit into that stupid circle. Maybe I'm impatient. Can't say i didn't learn anything here. I've made many new friends at work, learnt how to pull things together and make things happen, etc. Bottomline, I've indeed grown.

About 4 months back, I was offered 2 jobs.
1. Design Consultancy, bought over by an MNC which was later bought over by a bigger consortium. AWS is 4 to 6 months worth, 5 day work week, OT pay, possibility of relocating to the west coast of america. offers 30% more than what I'm drawing.

2. Plastic/Rubber manufacturing company, have to reloacte to china/taiwan, for a year, 20% increament, 10% hardship allowance, travels very frequently throughout asia/europe and states. 2 year bond.

Being 4 month old in Interni then, I strongly felt that I should stick on as it was time for me to contribute back to the company since I've been taking for the first 4 months.

Ocassionally, I joke with my cousin about getting paid meagrely. And so he asked around. To my utter disappointment, the people he asked all replied that I'm drawing higher than average!

Ms S, who is seriously underpaid, felt I was obviously drawing way too much as she was only drawing $100 more than I am. But of course, after you add the transport allowance that she recieves, which is how my big boss sees it, its a substantial amount.
Mr L, feels I'm overpaid cos I'm not able to perform. I feel, its unfair cos Mr L, doesn't know what I go through at work.
Mr C! Totally disappointed by him! One of my closest buddy and yet he feels that I'm drawing a higher than average pay! 

I work 6 days a week! If you do your math correctly, thats 52 days more than most people which is equivallent to 2 months! imagine working for 2 months unpaid!
I do not get paid OT! Which is unfair! Even my foriegn labourers get OT pay plus dinner allowances!
My handphone bills are astronomical as I am often on site. The allowance I recieve is only 50% of what I pay every month!
I work in town area! My cheapest meal is $4.70 (which of cos you will get sick of after eating it for 4 months).

How can you say that I am earning higher than average? It is just unfair. I feel totally jaded from work. Can't help but feel that I'm underutillised! So unmotivated.

truly beautiful are the minds of children.

just got back from an exhausting day of work. ended the day with a farewell dinner for jonning... who's headed for milan for a year! kinda got used to the fact the my friends around me are going off somewhere to study... but at the end of the day, they'll come back.

after dinner, we (gen, me, dom, sonia and nicole) took a lil stroll down orchard road. No... Not to admire the christmas lightings but just a stroll after dinner. Unfortunately for the kids, the shops were all closed. Along the way, i also asked what kinda christmas gifts they wanted... sonia, looking in the direction of the soft toys galore in taka square went,  i want a soft toy! baby pooh bear please... Nicole kept asking for exorbitant gifts such as the nintendo DS, a new watch, a sony ericsson phone!! so i kinda rejected her by explaining to her that i wasnt so rich. so we walked and walked and somehow, ended up in paragon. Like many other shopping arcades, they were all selling christmas decos. and lil sonia saw a cross with jewels on it and said, "I want that cross! Pleaaassseee...."
"Why? What for? (knowing that neither they nor the parents were christians)
And in the most innocent voice, "To pray. Uncle Ben! Can you buy that for my christmas present??? plleeeaassse???? its only $3.50."
and then Nicole reminded her that if she took the $3.50 cross, she wouldnt get any soft toy or hamster.
Sonia pondered for a second and said, "No! I dont need the toys or hamsters! I want the cross to pray!"
Being extremely broke this month, (trust me! im left with $7.50 in my account) I couldnt bare to disappoint her. so i went ahead and bought her the cross.

I tell you, i felt like the most guilty person on earth lah! So pure and beautiful is the mind/heart of lil Sonia!

since sunday is the only rest day i've got, this is how i usually spend it... or rather, how we usually spend it...

at about 7am, i'll meet her at central, and we'd buy breakfast for the family
after breakfast, we'd attend mass together
after church, we'd go NTUC to buy groceries
then i'll cook
after lunch, its usually afternoon nap to recouperate from the hectic work week and its TV all the way!

I, the penis, hereby request a raise in salary for the following reasons:

I do physical labor.

I work at great depths.

I plunge head first into everything I do.

I do not get weekends off or public holidays.

I work in a damp environment.

I don't get paid overtime.

I work in a dark workplace that has poor ventilation.

I work in high temperatures.

My work exposes me to contagious disease.

Thank you for considering my request.

The Penis

In Response:

Dear Mr. Penis,

After assessing your request, and considering the

arguments you have raised, the administration rejects your request for the following reasons:

You do not work 8 hours straight.

You fall asleep on the job after brief work periods.

You do not always follow the orders of the management team.

You do not stay in your allocated position, and often visit other areas.

You do not take initiative - you need to be pressured and stimulated in order to start working.

You leave the workplace rather messy at the end of your shift.

You don't always observe necessary safety regulations, such as wearing the correct protective gear.

It's doubtful you'll work until the normal retirement age of 65.

You're unable to work double shifts.

You sometimes leave your allocated position before you have completed the day's work.

And if that were not all, you have been seen constantly entering and leaving the workplace carrying 2

suspicious looking bags.

Sincerely,

The Management

6 years ago, i got to know a girl named genevieve
back then, it was a lil school boy crush
i never pursued it because i thought there was this guy(roger) who was after her then
a couple of months ago, i found out,
6 years ago, she had a lil school girl crush on me
she never pursued it because she thought there was this girl(maxime) who i was after then
think roger also was fond of maxime then... hahaha... what a twist in fate rite?

i am really appalled by how God works! a couple of months back, thru divine providence, gen and i met again.

so heres the story so far,

on 15 June, we went out for dinner at seoul gardens taka with my cousin and colleague
on 16 June, we went out for lunch bab restaurant millenia walk with my cousin and went shopping the whole day
on 17 June, she accompanied me for confirmation mass followed by dinner at MacDonald's and it was the first time i sent her home... (purposely took the longest possible route to tampines of course)
on 18 June, we met for lunch at crystal jade suntec and we both headed back to work. i fell ill right after lunch and visited a doctor. she was extremely concerned! kept calling every other chance she had to check how i was doing... though i was extremely groggy, i forced myself to pick up the phone. *grins*
on 19 June, i was on mc, she asked me what i wanted to eat for dinner! despite being extremely tired from work she got off work as quickly as she could to come down to my place. we watched tv together... walked her down to send her off in a cab at 11nish... i was totally touched by her gesture! that very night, we spoke on the phone till about 2 in the morning and we decided to express how we felt to each other.
on 20 June, after a express thai dinner at raffles city, we sat down outside starbucks/cafe cartel (no prizes for guessing what drove me there) and chatted. and i asked if i could hold her hands. and that was the first time we held hands (church not counted)
on 21 June, i tried to break the good news to mummy... but was cut short by her poor phone techniques. she came over to my place for dinner and stayed over. we chatted thru the night... yes... if you're wondering, we had our first kiss... nothing fancy... a very gentle peck... sent her home at 5am.
on 22 June, i told the good news to mummy! i bought and presented her the first present! a pink colored oral b toothbrush... she came over to my place for dinner and stayed over again... (its not what you guys think okay... but its personal... ask me in private)
on 23 June, went to holy trinity for mass and met her parents. in church, met the rev. father johnson... he presided mass, and after mass, we all met him... (thankfully i was a good altar boy in the past and father johnson remembered me for that!) helped me score quite a bit of bonus points by putting in a lot of good words for me! went out for dinner with them and went for our first movie together.

besides the usual (sometimes superficial) she is sweet, she is pretty, she is good, she makes me have butterflies in my tummy, she is gentle, she is this she is that, what i love about gen is her simplicity... she loves God, she loves her family, she loves me, she is frugal, she is decent, she is independent, she shares the same views as me, she makes me feel on top of the world, she makes me wanna become someone better! she is the better half of me that I'm not good at...

I thank God for her! to you my brothers and sisters, please continue praying for us...

today is payday... but im quite upset...

well... because my company had some problems with cpf, they paid me in cash last month... so this month, they deducted 2 months worth of CPF!!! and i thought it would had been a start afresh kinda thing? but no!!! tmd... damn leong now...

so after 2 months cpf deduction im left with 1080... which you can calculate... how much my pathetic pay is per month without freelance...

so for the month of june, i have $500 from my MAC photoshoot! pathetic!!!! $1500 from my food photography which im still waiting to get... $1080 from my company, $120 from mystery shopping, $100 handphone allowance for may... (dont think they'll pay me for april)

so after giving daddy $500 for my insurance and some other bills, $100 to mummy's CPF (for the next few years!!!) $1000 set aside for my traffic case fine, $100 for transport, $220 on cigarettes, $600 on food and drinks going out, $30 on haircut, $100 on handphone bills, im only left with? maybe $600 to $800 which i believe will slowly disappear...

(mr greg fok!!! how????? how??? how???!?!?!?)

how to buy my camera??? damn upset man... oh well... i guess im not fated to buy one...

okok... i know... you all gonna scold me about my smoking habits...believe me, ive heard enough... please dont add on to it okay?

i need more freelance jobs to survive man... if not i really hafta consider leaving for another company... cos im not happy with the fact that im working an extra day every week and not getting paid overtime... after chasing for 2months for my cpf issues, already damn paiseh already... now if i still ask for an increament, maybe its not so appropriate lah... so i just hafta bite the bullet for another half a year before i pop the question...

my new jobsite is no fun at all man... seems to be very slow and its pressure/problem filled and hot! damn bored lah! i need freelance!!!

and i also had enough of people asking me when i am going to find a gf! its not as easy as you think lah! not say want then someone will drop in front of me rite? plus... im so busy... no time lah! k... on a more serious note, i just havent met someone lor... maybe met... but it didnt seem mutual... so nvm lor... God will provide!

argh!!! enough of ranting for today...

spoke to helen a couple of weeks ago... and she really inspires me till today... she said that at my age, i should just work for experience and not bother about pay till maybe im 28, 29... and mentioned that there are 3 things that the devil tempts us with... money, fame and power. if i do everything in God's glory and do it honestly, God will provide me with money to survive... and when i do a good job, certain amount of fame will be given to me... and when i have that certain amount of recognition, some power will be assigned to me... do it all for God's glory... cant remember her exact words... but i was really touched and inspired... truly a great teacher! so selfless!

digital imaging is extremely tiring and draining and the worst of all, its darn addictive!!!! cos once you've gotten the "form" or as my driver always tells me... once you're "on form, hur hur hur!" , you'd wanna complete as much as you can.

last night i was extremely tired... considering i have a lot of other jobs, and was just thinking of sleeping... but my sister somehow dont get the drift that i could pass the photos to gan cheong spider sherry another day! so i spent a 3.5 hours editing and printing the cd and cd cover... finally done... so only when im done will i edit carol's photos

sometimes i wonder if it is worth it...

so this is what i messaged her over msn...

sleeping at 3-4am in the morning 
waking up at 730-830 every morning...
missed all the tv that i was supposed to watch
every other free time was spent mystery shopping and digital imaging...
cost of photography for 10 hours or 1day $800 (took ang bao and dinner so cannot argue)
cost of 4 empty cds $2
cost of 2 jewel casing $2
cost of 1 sleeve (complimentary)
cost of 5 ink cartridges $85
cost of 1 a4 photo paper $1
cost of total design/labour (unearthly hours) $500 (before family discount)
cost of lost sleep hours, priceless!
cost of having only 1 sister and 1 brother in law, (hopefully chris doesnt come out with another brother in law) priceless!
there are somethings money cant buy...
but for everything else, there's your husband!

all in all, this whole photographic project should had fetched me $1500... but... its my only sister... am feeling damn seehhh in the office now man... still hafta steal some time off lunch to do my mystery shopping report... *yawns*