Archive for 2008

Don’t be camera shy

Friday, April 18th, 2008      Written by:       { Life }

It’s has been two weeks since the announcement of our first photo contest. Who’s going to be the first entrant? Don’t be camera shy and be the first! Mother’s Day is around the corner. Surprise her with a Modern Lifestyle Portrait session. It’ll be an unforgettable experience that she’ll remember for years to come. Each [...]

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A Country Wedding

Friday, April 11th, 2008      Written by:       { Marriage }

There’s something wonderfully charming about a wedding in the country. We’ve been getting lots of wonderful comments and questions on “A Wedding in the Country” since the launch of our new website. The following excerpt (to read the full piece you’ll have to wait for his yet to be named memoirs) written by theStoryteller may just [...]

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CONTEST: Win a Modern Lifestyle Portrait Session

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008      Written by:       { Life }

I’m not going to beat around the bush. The reason for this photo contest is to get the viewership up. You don’t have to subscribe to theBlog, but if you visit theBlog once in a while you may be rewarded. The Rules: send us your favorite childhood photo tell us a little about the photo, [...]

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GoCityKids

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008      Written by:       { Things }

What would you do when you are asked at the last minute to babysit a 6 year old? Can’t possibly just stay home and be a couch potato; kids are too active for that. Can’t spent the day in the park, because the weather is still winter like. GoCityKids to the rescue. A quick search [...]

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Brooklyn Bridge Dumbo Wedding

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008      Written by:       { Marriage }

  “A photograph should not only capture the soul of the subject, but also the soul of the photographer.” – theStoryteller   You probably all know how I feel about gimmicks, clichés, or special effects. If I see another stiff posed bride in B&W with color bouquet, you know the rest. Luckily, you don’t see [...]

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the Gallery & Contests

Friday, March 21st, 2008      Written by:       { Life }

Two new and exciting events to announce: Firstly, starting next week we’re going to add a new feature to theBlog, “Gallery”.  The Gallery will showcase photographs capture by the Storyteller that he wants to share with us and he hopes you’ll be as drawn to them as he is.  I’ve seen some of them and they [...]

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It’s a Success!

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008      Written by:       { Life }

The final broadcast email announcing the new website was sent out yesterday. We have been overwhelmed by your email responses and praises. We apologize if we are taking longer than usual to respond to your inquiries. We know how some of you do not like to receive “spam” mail, therefore we’ll limit our mass emails [...]

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WilliWongPhotography.com It’s LIVE!

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008      Written by:       { Life }

Finally!  After almost six months of hard work Willi’s new and improved website is live today. It’s BIGGER and BETTER.  You will no longer need a magnifying glass to see all the photographs. There’s a juke box that you can turn on & off.  You can even adjust the volume and skip a song.   Instead of [...]

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Contact Willi Wong at LivingAction [at] yahoo [dot] com

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008      Written by:       { Life }

LivingAction [at] yahoo [dot] com – – – I would think Willi would’ve used WilliWongPhotography@yahoo.com or WilliWong@yahoo.com or something to that extent as his email address. Nowadays, emails are the preferred way of communication and the wrong email address can be costly. I was surprised when his email address was made known to me. Before [...]

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A Parade Without Firecrackers

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008      Written by:       { Places, Things }

Since 1997 the sound of firecrackers is seldom heard during the Chinese New Year Parade, but that doesn’t mean the parade will not go on. This past Sunday was the 9th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival. Confetti was cleverly used to replace the firecrackers. Everyone is trying their best to get the [...]

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Happy New Year! Xin Nian Kuai Le!

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008      Written by:       { Things }

The Chinese year 4706 begins on Thursday, February 7, 2008. This year children will not only get “lucky money” in red envelopes, they will also get a fresh new children’s animated program based on Chinese-American culture. “Ni hao, Kai-Lan” (“nihao” means hello in Mandarin) will premiere on Chinese New Year at 11 a.m. on Nick [...]

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Music or No Music

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008      Written by:       { Life }

Willi have received numerous emails and phone calls when WilliWongPortraits.com went live. Thank you for all of your support and feed-backs. Some of you have asked if it is possible to turn the music off and enjoy the photographs in silence. Yes, it can be easily done. After all, a picture is worth a thousand [...]

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Where’s Willi Wong?

Monday, February 4th, 2008      Written by:       { Life }

It has been almost 2 months since his last blog. What’s keeping Willi from blogging? On the top of the list is his new Modern Lifestyle Weddings website. Willi has heard and will finally take action. Hopefully, by the end of this month the updated website will go live. Willi is also busy with the [...]

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