Photohunters: Theme - red

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In the Foochow culture as in most ethnic Chinese culture, red is for auspicious occasions. Other than that, red is a little too loud for most occasions unless one is very young and beautiful.

I definitely cannot wear red :) For ths week’s post I had to dredge up old pics. This pic was taken during an auspicious occasion. Here you see Mrs Bengbeng being made up. I was shooed out of the room while she was made ready.

amy make up

Mrs Bengbeng is a very simple woman who never wears make up. So, for her it was a new experience. But it had to be done to suit the occasion.

amy-kimono

Voila, the make up is complete :) I thought of asking the beautician for the same treatment, One look at me, she combed my hair with one brisk stroke and said she could no more. Beyond help I believe she said. She smiled and winked so I don’t know if she meant it :(

Have a great weekend every body.

24 Comments to "Photohunters: Theme - red"

  1. danielctw on 1 December, 2007

    red it is, I tried finding one with my friend in traditional red, but I realised I formated my PC :(

    i had lost so many pics due to my carelessness. i had to wats the word scan these pics from hard copy :)

  2. suituapui on 1 December, 2007

    Ooo…wolf whistles!!! Mrs Bengbeng is like one of those Shaw Brothers actresses from those days when they were churning out movies like…illegal vcds today! LOL!!! If I remember correctly, there was one named Wang Ping (Nope! Not Wang Yu! That’s a guy! Hahahahaha!!!).

    If u had said Lin Ching Hsia Mrs BB would b very pleased :)

  3. Heather on 1 December, 2007

    So very beautiful! She looks stunning!

  4. ~kathryn~ on 1 December, 2007

    she looks gorgeous
    red is such a beautiful colour to wear

  5. satkuru on 1 December, 2007

    have to agree with heather :) she looks gorgeous in the red kimono.

    have a great weekend ahead

  6. Natalie on 1 December, 2007

    Great choice! Beautiful!
    My photo hunt pictures are up now too! :)

  7. Secret Agent Mama on 1 December, 2007

    I love pictures like these. Timeless.

  8. Petra on 1 December, 2007

    Beautiful, what a lovely.

    Mine is up here.

  9. Blur Mommy on 1 December, 2007

    Wah, Mrs Bengbeng looks gorgeous! U Foochow? Me too! :)

  10. eastcoastlife on 1 December, 2007

    Mrs Bengbeng looks lovely! Where is Bengbeng-san? We need to comment on him. hehehe……

  11. Criz Lai on 1 December, 2007

    Wow…she’s real beautiful.You are lucky to have her as your wife… haha.

  12. monaco on 1 December, 2007

    hey, great photos for the week. she looks lovely in the photos.

  13. monaco on 1 December, 2007

    great photos for the week. she looks lovely.

  14. saturday photohunt: RED…

    this red pot has been sitting on our kitchen counter for the past fifteen years or so, maybe even a lot more. I know my mom bought this when we were still living abroad but I cannot remember exactly when. but whatÂ’s so unusal about this red pot, and ….

  15. suituapui on 1 December, 2007

    Yalor…I sokong eastcoastlife!!! We want to see Beng2-san too!!! Mesti like Chin Han or Chin Hsiang Lin or Alan Tang!!! (U ppl old enuf to know these guys??? LOL!)

    those names will help with search engine traffic as few blogs mention those names but there r ppl still interested in them. if for example i mention nicole kidman…so many blogs mention them n mylongkang with PR 0 now courtesy of google will not b found hahhahaha

  16. Sean on 1 December, 2007

    Great picture from you~

    By the way, I also joined the photo hunter for this week. Please visit here and say hello to me~!

  17. Chen on 1 December, 2007

    Mrs Beng Beng is beautiful. Ditto with ECL & Suituapui. Where is Mr Beng Beng?

    and yeah, i know who is Chin Han and Chin Hsiang Lin, but i’m not that old. LOLOL

    using those names helps in search traffic engines :)

  18. Dragonheart on 1 December, 2007

    Lovely photos! :) Your wife looks beautiful in red. :)

  19. julie on 1 December, 2007

    Mrs Bengbeng is lovely.

    Have a great weekend :)

  20. JC on 2 December, 2007

    You are a lucky man, BB…
    Stunning is an understatement :-)

  21. kljs on 2 December, 2007

    Beautiful kimono! Have a great weekend!

  22. Anna on 2 December, 2007

    wow this is lovely, what a nice pictures. Thanks for sharing…

    Mine is up too:
    Every Beat Of My Heart

  23. SnoopyTheGoon on 3 December, 2007

    Great kimono and beautiful shots. Don’t beat yourself up, the beautician meant that you do not need more work!

  24. Carver on 4 December, 2007

    That’s a great take on the red theme. Somehow I missed seeing this earlier. I think I saw your weekend snapshot and commented on that and then realized I missed your photohunt pic. I’m glad I went back and looked for it. I love the red outfit.

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