a first for everything

today was a day of firsts - & it wasn't even the new year yet!

1. my first photo shoot
2. my first time curling my hair (then ironing it out cause i refused to walk out looking like that)
3. my first hair ironing
   
4. my first make-up "makeover" by a make-up artist

shoot 1: the graduands & family
* mum said we looked like 'de tao' which literally means pig heads so i won't embarrass anyone (myself, in particular) by putting those up. i thought she was a bit harsh... i mean, honestly, christmas was, after all just 5 days ago (the turkey, the pudding, the cookies...).

shoot 2: the one for album covers and online dating profiles
* crazy group shots (3 generations of family members), solo shots, weird shots , hug everyone shots, do whatever you want shots (see above)

we had about 209 frames to choose our 'academic & try to look intelligent' portraits & match.com ("when you're serious about love" or "when love becomes reality" I can't remember the tagline) online dating site photos from...
the whole shoot took 3, almost 4 hours...

but it was so much fun!
but i'll definitely stay away from the curlers.

p.s: now, don't get me wrong about match.com. we are not members (sorry guys).
oh, it's real alright. the 2 of us (see above) just absolutely loooooove to laugh our heads off (if we're not reeling from shock & omfg-ing) at the profiles. i know i know, we'll probably die spinsters & burn in hell.