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Thank you for everything

you've given me Daddy Lee . I love you with all my heart , always ♥

Happy Father's Day 2013 !

As you all know , Father's Day 2013 

is happening in two days time ! Our father is always the best in our eyes [for most of us] . We don't realize how important they are and all the things they've been doing for us ever since we were born . 

For me , my dad's 

already 63 years old this year . And I'm really extremely blessed to have a dad like him . Why ? See below :

Few days ago I also asked him , 

why did he become 'such a dad' he is today ? 

He replied , "Because I have been young too" 

See ? That's pretty much how my dad is and 

that's not all why I feel blessed to be his daughter . We're not rich , really . He have been working hard NON STOP for his family pretty much since he got married right ? And now that he is already in his 60s , he still continue working so hard for us even though my mom had passed away . 

He didn't just give up on us , 

he DIDN'T even complain at all . He didn't collapse , he had to stay strong for us . Imagine working so hard ALL YOUR LIFE just for your family without having breaks , supporting 4 kids , wife & a five-room flat . EVERYTHING is provided by him . We had maids when we were younger as well , huge expenses . Also , witnessing your wife pass away leaving you with 4 kids to raise .... all of us still had to study back then . Some in university , poly & me being a trouble kid back then . He was so worried . But did he complain ? No .

Except all of the above , 

he had NEVER hit any of us before . Usually parents do that to lecture their children etc . But in my family , my mom is the one doing so . My dad , NEVER EVER hit any of us before . For me , he only hit me ONCE and that's a fucking slap on my thigh because I refused to consume medicine when I'm having an extremely high fever . He feared for my health and had no other chance but to give me a slap on my thigh . 

And yes , it's just a slap on my thigh -_____- 

To add on 

a while later he gave me a slap on my thigh , 

he brought me into his room , sat down quietly , patted my shoulders and said in mandarin "I'm really sorry , I didn't mean to hit you . I didn't hit any of you since young have I ? I really didn't mean it , I did it because I fear you might become a idiot if the fever continues to accelerate & yet you don't consume the medicine at all" 

Just which dad apologizes after he hits you WITH A VALID REASON ? 

Besides all the above , 

don't you dare think he is a bad husband . Because he isn't . He's an amazing husband as well . Just not long ago , we were looking through photo albums at home & came across many photos taken by my dad in the past . And this is what he posted on Facebook : 

Translation on top paragraph : My dear wife , I can only reminisce about us & the memories we had through old photos like this . Memories of us dating back then , still lingers in my mind and it will forever . The husband that loves you .

I know , he has a girlfriend now . 

But , he had never changed his phone lock screen/wallpaper which is always my mommy's photo . His girlfriend always tells me how my dad would secretly cry in the middle of the night because he really misses my mom so fucking badly . So what if he has a girlfriend ? Everyone needs company . You may say , I can accompany him . But having a partner than to a daughter is ALWAYS different . 

His girlfriend can be his 

listening ear , his pillar of support when he needs somebody . Whereas people like us , we can never take that kind of position . It's as good as saying , you lost your wife and people asks you to get your mom to accompany you instead . Is it the same feeling ? Obviously not . I would never blame my dad for having a girlfriend . He NEEDS somebody . He really do . 

So recently , 

my siblings and I came together and thought that for Father's Day this year , we would just do something different . It's always having a dinner , how boring can that be ? Father's Day is an OPPORTUNITY for you to show appreciation . It is NOT the only day where you can show it but it is an opportunity . Right ? 

We settled down with an idea 

of heading to Sentosa to have some fun ! But all of us are not free on the actual day and the only day where my dad is free would be on weekends . So last weekends , our plans went well and we headed off to Sentosa ! Yay ! Amazing LOL . The only 'flaw' is that , my second sister wasn't around as she went JB . 

P/S : I brought my DSLR that day but when I reached home there were some hiccups with my memory card and ALL the photos were gone which I was so depressed and ranted about it on Twitter the other day . My apologies for the lack of photos ): So I could only use the photos taken by my phone and daddy's phone ! And yes I also had a new haircut and color !

Outfit that day to Vivo City and Sentosa ♥ !

We decided to have lunch

at TCC before heading into Sentosa ! 

Daddy Lee & Me ♥

My dad loves using Camera and has been using Canon since ages ago before I was even born when he was dating with my mom . The photo of him and my mom above in this blog post was also taken by Canon . So when I had interest in cameras , he's extremely supportive LOL .

After having a super fulfilling lunch at

TCC and browsing at the Canon shop , we headed to Sentosa & I had to buy the pass just because my ez-link card doesn't have sufficient fund in it LOL . Guys , before you head to Sentosa , please remember to top up your ezlinks so you wouldn't have to queue to buy a bloody pass . 

When we reached Sentosa , 

the first thing we did was to go for the Carlsberg thingy . The one that turns 360 degree and up for you to see the view of Singapore ! 

It's my first time being on this ride & it's air condition based but rather squeezy . 

Next up , we went to experience all the 4D rides . 

First was Desperados , then the Extreme Log Ride , lastly was Journey 2 ! 

All the 4D rides are really SUPER FUN ! 

It's a must go in Sentosa ♥ I really don't wanna elaborate much here because there's just too much to say ! You gotta go experience it yourself :D 

After which , we went over to the beach for a walk ~

My face cannot maintain .

But really , this bridge is so super crowded , I just decided not to finish the walk since I had walked on this so many times in the past .

Then all of us started complaining 

feeling thirsty etc and we stopped by 7-11 to get drinks and I got a free hello kitty figurine from the cashier ! I was still hoping to get the heart shape one and I really got it , that moment I felt super lucky and half-dead-me felt super hyper all of the sudden . 

Charged up for the day again ! 

Conclusion , we went to Macdonalds for round two lunch ! 

Thought we would be able to get hello kitty there as well but wtf it's sold out island wide . But the way my dad ate was priceless : 

 

Like cute ah ♥ 

 So what's next ? 

It's LUGE ! My FAVORITE leisure in Sentosa . 

We sat on sky ride & LUGE after that , super exciting and fun ride . I've always love it , how about you ? 

Me and my eldest sister ♥

On sky ride still can take photo and act chio , super sam pat lor ! I was so afraid that my slippers , phone and everything would drop . Considering I wasn't holding my bag then .

Left to Right : Eldest sister , Amanda (bro's girlf) , Brother and me !

Left to right : Amanda , bro , me & eldest sister ! Totally don't know why I gave that stupid gwiyomi pose LOL

 

Sky Ride .

After LUGE & Sky Ride , 

it was exactly the time where we can watch Songs of  The Sea . The last time I watched it was when I was super super young . And now that I finally watched it again , I realized there's quite a big change in the show itself . And I don't realize that Singapore actually put in a huge effort in terms of attractions and entertainment in Singapore for tourism . Singapore is such a amazing country , I feel lucky to be a Singaporean . 

And then , I felt shameful of myself because , 

as a Singaporean , I had never personally went to experience all the attractions and sight seeing in Singapore and see it in a tourist's perspective . And one day , I'm gonna do that , I believe I would know even more about Singapore and learn to appreciate how amazing and beautiful Singapore is . 

We finally went back to Vivo & had dinner

at Sushi Tei . That's when we wished dad Happy Father's Day . 

It's such a memorable day even though all photos taken with my camera that day were gone , but memories stays with us forever . Love your parents , show them that you care & appreciate for whatever they had done . Father's Day is around the corner and that's a good opportunity for you . Let's go ! ♥ 

Arrival of my new Camera !

Not long ago , I tweeted hinting that

I received a new camera ! I didn't wanna tweet much or Instagram anything about it because I only wanna do that & share the happiness of myself only when I completed blogging about it HAHA . Yes happiness of myself , because how many would be happy for you when you get something and (maybe) they don't have it ? Right ? 

But like I always say , 

whenever I'm happy , I always feel like letting my readers know ! (Seems like I have very little happy times then LOL) So anyway back to topic , as most of you know , my cameras are always a gift from my beloved dad . Actually , I really don't understand why he constantly gets me a new Canon Camera . 

Firstly , my dad always start saying ,

"Hey , how do you feel about XXX camera ? Would you like it ? It's nice you know" 

And because he is my dad , I KNOW he likes it , because if he doesn't , he wouldn't ask . So I always replied "YES" . And after discussing much about those cameras he mentioned , I ALWAYS thought it was just a normal discussion or maybe he's getting for himself . Legit isn't it ? BUT IT ALWAYS DIDN'T END UP THAT WAY . What happens ? 

END RESULTS :

HE WILL FUCKING BUY THE CAMERA THAT WE PREVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT AND GIVE IT TO ME AS A GIFT . He always end up buying it ! I questioned him so many times , "You gonna buy it right ?" and he will say , "no la , that day I went to see see only" . But end up he always buy the camera for me . 

I know it is a blessing and all , but sometimes I really wished 

he wouldn't spend all that 'unnecessary' on me ! He could've bought things for himself , he deserves to be pampered ... Or maybe save the amount of money considering he's already 63 this year . Yeah , my dad definitely doesn't look like a 63 year old man (picture below) : 

 

P/S : I ripped these photos from my Dad's Facebook . Sorry dad , you probably won't see this either !

Me & Dad 

Me & Dad again ♥

And I must say he doesn't behave like a 63 year old man either . 

His life seems a lot more interesting than mine ! He definitely knows how to have fun :D 

 

So besides the fact that he really dotes on me , 

another reason why he buys cameras for me is because he loves DSLR ever since he was young . He's a really loyal user of Canon too ! And knowing that I often need to use Camera for blogging and all , along with his love for me , he knows exactly how it feels like for a person wishing to own a lovely camera . And maybe that's when he puts in all his effort to get me a perfect Camera .

 

I bet many of you guys wanna know

the model of my new Camera already ! Disclaimer : I wanna say this first , this Camera being in my hands is definitely a waste because I'm not that professional after all . It would be better if it's in my dad's hands . 

The Camera my dad bought me is .....................

CANON EOS 7D ! 

 

This was taken with my iPhone . 

It is an amazing camera & REALLY EXPENSIVE . 

I'm not the professional sort of person who knows everything about Cameras so I shan't say much , but I must say I really love it too ! I'm not sure if this is considered expensive but to someone like me , it is . The body of EOS 7D (meaning excluding lens) is ALREADY about $1800 ! But my dad got it cheaper as mine is Japan-made .

My dad didn't purchase any lens 

because it really isn't necessary especially when he already got me SOOOO many lens before that ! I'm always using my favorite one which is 18 - 200 mm (is that the word ?) . And I was previously using Canon EOS 600D . So it's quite a big change between bodies of the Camera but I just merely moved the lens from the 600D to 7D ! I've blogged & made videos about my previous cameras & lens before and if you're interested in reading you can always search it at the search bar of my blog ! 

In case if you're wondering how my previous 

Camera looks like , it looks like this (EOS 600D) : 

It was taken on Auto Mode by my new Camera , the EOS 7D !

So then when I got my new Camera , 

I was really excited and I started taking random photos of my pup and all . The photos have completely NO filters at all and taken with EOS 7D : 

The boy who was sitting down . Btw , this isn't a filter that I added with my computer but I previously set my Camera on Monochrome .

Boyfriend and the pup ! ♥ (It was obviously a self-shot taken by himself)

Then on one of those days I was sitting in front of 

my computer browsing photos & I decided to use the EOS 7D to take a photo of the computer screen and see how it turns out ! Which explains why in the photos you can actually see the cursor : 

 

It has been days since I received Canon EOS 7D from my dad , 

and I'm still getting use to it and have a lot more to discover about ! The thing I wished 7D would have that is on 600D is the flip out screen . The flip out screen for the 600D makes it way easier for me to shoot advertorials . However I guess I would have to start shooting my advertorials with the 7D ! But I was really elated okay ! I was jumping all around loving the camera more than my boyfriend . LOL kidding . But I am REALLY REALLY happy and grateful for everything ♥

Direct any of your questions to my Formspring at ChrysanLee or email me like how some of you did ! Follow me on Twitter/Instagram @ChrysanLee since I'm really active on both sites ! And I'm posting photos on Facebook these days as well ! I miss the Facecbook-ing days & since I've brushed up on all social networking sites , it's time for me to be active on Blogger again ! 

Seems like weather's crazy nowadays , 

take good care guys ♥ !