So a year ago, I started to blog... now that I've got my feet wet, I thought I would try a new format. Haven't really thought of leaving xanga, but my new blog is a much simpler design. Check it out. It's still under construction.

www.cindyfongphotography.com/blog

Hummm, it's been a while since I've posted. So here I am again. I'm finally posting Josie and Gino. They are a great couple to be around. I promise to post the wedding shots sooner ;)

Went on a little trip to the Academy of Science in San Francisco. I remembered when I went there the first time as a little person. Now that I'm all grown up, I love it as much as I did then. As you can see by this shot, even as you get older, you never lose the love for this place. Do you remember a favorite place when you were young?

Funny, all day I was thinking it was time to start blogging again. It's been a while. The holidays really do take a lot out of me. I thought I would be blogging about how excited I am about my first wedding of the year, happening at the end of the month or how happy I was to see my niece baptized this Christmas, or how last year was so amazing and I met the most inspiring photography mentor and made some of the greatest trips....but then I got a call. My best friend called and told me her father had passed away that morning. His name is Mr. Wong. I've known him for almost half my life. If you saw him, you might think of Kungfu Panda. He had a crewcut. He was a tough guy with a jovial laugh. When we were young, my friend never seemed to understand how smart her dad was or how he loved her. He taught me what a 1039 Exchange was. He knew stocks. He really understood real estate. Who whould buy acreage in a place called Geyserville back in the day. Now its called the "wine capital of Sonoma County". The guy was "genius".

I knew deep down she loved the guy, but she would never be at peace with him. He was "old" Chinese. You know, boys get everything, girls get nothing. That's not too fair, but that's how it was. They would argue constantly. She would rarely go home for family visits. Then time passed. She got married. She moved across the country. She had a baby. He grew older. She moved back. She had cancer. He had parkinsons. She beat her cancer. He couldn't see very well because of cataract. She started to visit him more. His health started to deteriorate. He loved seeing his grandkids. And as time passed, she soon realized how smart he was and how she really did love him. I hope now she knows how much he loved her too.

In this new year, with the wars going on and the terrible economic turmoils, we must remember all the good that has occured in our lives. Remember all the people we love. Remember all the people that have touch our lives.

I have just finished up a bunch of promotional materials for St. Paul's School. I was fortunate to be the designer as well as the photographer on these pieces. Here's a peek at the posters that were created.