Minor site redesign

Made some minor changes to the clearcubic.com website. The current HTML and CSS standards have always made it difficult for me to put the footer at the place that I wanted. So I moved the footer to the top. Now that the footer is on top, I guess I can't call it a "footer" any more. =) Also made some minor, minor changes to most of the pages.

And the first album of 2009 is coming soon. Yipee!!! And here's a photo that will give you a hint on what the album is going to be.

Food Incident

Pop Quiz

What is the BLUE object in the photo on the left?

1. Type of Food
2. Type of Poison
3. Food Decoration
4. UFO (Unidentified FOREIGN Object)
5. Rubber Band

Answer: I would say it's a combination of  2, 3, 4 and 5.

Yesternight, Joy was nice enough to boil some dumplings and veggies for me as my dinner.  Shortly after I started eating, Joy said "Sorry, you know how pregnant lady are very forgetful."  and she pointed at the blue band in the photo.  That is the rubber band that ties the veggies together in the supermarket and Joy has forgotten to remove one of these and boiled them together.  So what did I do?  I removed the rubber band and continued to eat.  Gosh, I certainly feel healthy today.

Georgia Aquarium

Found these unposted photos taken back in 2006. Went to Georgia on a business trip and company took us to the Georgia Aqaurium after work. It is supposed to be the world's largest aquarium but I remember it did not take us that long to finish walking the entire place. :)

To view the entire album, click on the title of this blog entry.




Did some one say "crowded"?


small fishes, BIG fish.


And many, many fishes.


This looks like a dancing lady to me or just some one saying "HI"!


I believe these are piranhas. They sometimes are portrayed as terrying fishes in movies. While they may be, here, I think they actually look kind of cute.

Reynaldo & Marcia Wedding

Haven't updated anything in quite a while. It's not that I haven't taken any photos during this time, it's just that I have been so busy moving in the past couple of months that I simply don't have the time to go through what I took. That and it's Winter time in NY. Winter isn't exactly my favorite season to go out and take photos. =D

But today, I will finally post some photos from a wedding that I took back in Dec. 1, 2008. This wedding was a first for me. It was an extremely small one. There were the bride and the groom, the 5 family members, the priest and myself for a total of 9 people. I certainly felt honored, but at the same time awkward to be there.

The wedding ceremony took place in a small NYC Italian restaurant at 5:30pm. The restaurant had very dim lighting (which I was very much afraid of as I'll have to resort to using the flash). Since the restaurant was small, there really wasn't much room for me to move around to begin with and when there were other customers coming into the restaurant, the space available to me got even more limited. When adding these two factors together to photograph a bride who's dark skinned, we got ourselves a not so easy task.

Marcia and Reynaldo, thank you for having me be part of your special day. I wish you two the best.

Now, onto some of my favorites from that day.


The bride, Marcia, after she finishes preparing for the ceremony.




The bouquet that Marcia created herself.






I love the serene look on Reynaldo, Marcia and her god mother.


This is probably my top 1 favorite from that day.

Merry Christmas

Wishing EVERYONE a happy and safe holiday season.

Following are all from our friend's house.





Yes, cat does enjoy Christmas as well.

2008 Village Halloween Parade

Like the previous years, I went to the Halloween parade in the village. Unlike the previous years, I went with my cousin and another friend this time. Even though we arrived on time, the place was already packed when we got there. As a result, we spent a good amount of time standing outside the parade watching just like most people did. Luckily, the three of us were able to blend into the parade later on. :D


My first time seeing sooooo many "Richard Simmons". A bit scary but I thought their group dance was terrific, not to mention HILARIOUS.


This is after we got into the parade. He was sitting inside the fence watching the parade.


Given the current economic condition, you can be sure someone is going to poke fun at it.


I have no idea what this is supposed to be. Someone care to englighten me?


Go Go Power Rangers. I saw these guys after leaving the parade. Wished I had seen them inside. They would probably have give me some good photos.

Random People

Had a chance to shoot some people photos from our youth group's reunion event a couple of weeks back. Here are my favorites.






This kid is not afraid to pose. A great model to shoot with in my opinion. You go, Edward! :)