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20% discount on video packages!

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:31:00 +0000

ANNOUNCEMENT- 20% discount on ALL Simply Personal DVD video packages!

LIMITED TIME ONLY - Offer lasts until

15 Nov 2011.

In view of the coming Christmas and New Year holidays season, we're offering a 20% discount on all Simply Personal DVD video packages [See normal pricing (before discount) HERE]. Orders need to come in by 15 Nov 2011, in order to qualify for this offer. Confirm your orders early, so we'll have sufficient time to work together with you on the video, and deliver it to you in time for the holidays...Looking forward to hear from you...Contact us TODAY!

New Wedding Video: E & S

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:13:00 +0000

Here's to the newly married couple (as of this morning actually!), E & S...May love be the foundation of your marriage, always...CONGRATS!

Click here to watch the video direct on Facebook

New Video: Precious Memories

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:10:00 +0000

A touching video with images that rekindle much precious memories for my client and her family.

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Heart Shots Photography

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:56:00 +0000

The latest adventure in the story of my life...Recently, I started my own freelance photography business called "Heart Shots". More info at:

www.heartshotsphotography.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heart-Shots/231294460214098?sk=info

Glad to invite you to drop by for a 'visit'! ;)

Change

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:47:00 +0000

(Photo by David Reece on Flickr)

Change is gonna come!

Look out for this space

Squinting and Peering

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Tue, 10 May 2011 02:21:00 +0000

We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us,

knowing Him directly just as He knows us!

But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation:

Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly.

And the best of the three is love.

(1 Cor. 13:12-13)

Roots

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:16:00 +0000

All that is gold does not glitter

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither

Deep ROOTS are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken

The crownless again shall be king.

(J. R. R. Tolkien)

Trust

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:43:00 +0000

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

(Psalm 20:7)

Life's short...

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Life's short....eat dessert first! ;)

Portraits of Love

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:43:00 +0000

Portraits of a couple very much (still) in love, even after 40+ years of marriage...We just couldn't contain our laughter during the photo shoot! Just look at them...Classic poses!! Video coming soon....

The Deeps

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:09:00 +0000

Easier it were, but poorer were the love

Lord, I would have me love Thee from the deeps

Of troubled thought, of pain, of weariness.

Through seething wastes below, billows above

My soul should rise in eager, hungering leaps;

Through thorny thicks, through sands unstable press

Out of my dream to Him who slumbers not nor sleeps.

(George MacDonald)

See What You See

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:14:00 +0000

Help me see what You see...and make it visible to the world.

- Prayer

The Road

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:49:00 +0000

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began,
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
(Lord of the Rings - J R R Tolkien)

Nature Speaks

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:23:00 +0000

Nature speaks to us....If only we would pause (long enough) and listen....

The poetry of earth is never dead. (John Keats)

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.

(John Muir)

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

(Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

This is not done by jostling in the street. (William Blake)

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. (Albert Einstein)

God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars. (Martin Luther)

Just For Laughs

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:41:00 +0000

Stuff just for laughs....hv a fun & amazing week ahead! ;)

A poster snapshot I took while away on holiday...

Humourous results I got off this site called 'When Parents Text'...

MOM: your dad got tweeter. He's upset no one is following him...

ME: you mean twitter?

MOM: sure...be nice and follow him

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MOM: Do you want waffles or muffins for breakfast? Just text "A1" for waffles or "B1" for muffins

ME: Why did you go through all that trouble? Why can't I just text "waffles" or "muffins"?

MOM: We are texting in code! ;);););)

ME: Waffles

MOM: AI or B1?

ME: WAFFLES

MOM: Sooo...A1?

ME: Mom. Yes.

MOM: I think I would rather have muffins. I'm making muffins.

The quote below is my personal favourite! Heard this being blurted out by one of the boys in my church's youth small group...it happened when we were chatting about the sinful nature of mankind...

"We have sin in our lives even when we were born

because we caused our moms so much pain (labour pain)!!"

You gotta love the youths...They say the most unexpected, amazing & funny stuff!! ;)

Empty Space

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:09:00 +0000

I snapped the above photo of Annexe Gallery in Central Market about a year ago. I just got word about this space then, and was eager to check it out. Sadly, there wasn't any art exhibition or performance going on during the time when I went by.

John Krich wrote a piece that featured Annexe Gallery in 'The Wall Street Journal (page W10)' in 2009. He began with these words - 'Sometimes the greatest potential lies in a void: empty space and blank walls waiting to be filled.' I like this statement very much. It also sums up the guiding principle that makes Annexe Gallery what it is today. It's the vision of Annexe Gallery's co-creators, Peter Kiernan and Nani Kahar, to see this 'empty space and blank walls' being filled with creative and artistic beauty in its many forms and expressions. The potential is limitless. The sky is the limit when it comes to the creation and showcase of artistic beauty and performances. But it all began with someone seeing the potential that lies in the empty space. Someone whose vision foresees into what it can become, instead of what it has been or what it is in the present.

I think sometimes we need to learn to see (and occasionally even to unearth) the great potential that lies in a person or a challenging circumstance in our lives. Though nothing at present seems to assure us of a positive outcome in future, we may well experience the possibility of being awed by beauty in its many forms - if only we have the courage and the wisdom to risk the leap. I believe we need to see not just with our physical eyes, but seeing with the eyes of our hearts is even more needful. And there would be times when we need to help others see this way 'coz they don't have the courage to do so anymore...It's the way of faith. Sometimes, we need to have faith for someone whose faith seems to have been long buried.

I want to be someone who sees what can possibly be in the future, instead of what has been in the past, or even what it is now, at present. I believe that's the way to live...in faith....and to live well indeed.

Choose well, my friends.

Food For The Soul

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:27:00 +0000

Life is full of ups and downs. There are days in our lives whereby it'll do us some good to pamper ourselves with a little 'soul food'. 'Food' that extends its healing balm and brings comfort to our hearts when we've had a lousy or stressful day.

Stained-glass art is one of my favorite things in the world! It's among the top items on my 'soul food' list. No matter how lousy the day has been or how tough the circumstance, the manner in which these individual pieces of broken glass coming together to become an amazing masterpiece, seems never fail to lift up my spirit. I can spend a great deal of time just being with this artistic masterpiece and be lost in wonder.

What's your 'soul food'?

Unopened Treasures

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:52:00 +0000

I read a tweet recently that read 'Any guy who waits for Valentine's Day to treat his girl like a queen, is failing 364 days a year!'. I guess the person who sent out this tweet was trying to convey the message that one better treats one's girlfriend well, ALL the time, and not just as a one-time fancy affair on Valentine's Day.

When I came across this tweet, I also thought of how we usually wait for a special occasion/day to show our love or appreciation for someone we care about. Though there's absolutely nothing wrong about this, I'd like to think that it's equally important and perhaps even more meaningful when we learn to express our love and care for someone (our family members, friends, etc.) throughout the other non-special days of our lives. I believe the opportunities for us to do these kinda stuff are endless. It can just be simple things we do for them to offer a helping hand or a listening ear...Time spent together...A phone call or SMS...etc.

One of the things in life that saddens me the most is to be at funerals and witness loved ones or friends weeping regretfully over unspoken words/expressions of love to the person who had passed away. Why do we wait 'til the person is 'gone' from us, before we let them know how much they mean to us? What's the use of saying the nice stuff about them, when they're not even there physically to listen to it? So many young people I know (a few had actually committed or attempted suicide), long to hear their parents tell them that they are loved or at least show their kids the affection and affirmation they so desperately long for.

May we not be among those who will speak words of regrets. Rather, may we be people who value relationships with the ones who matter to us. And when the occasion presents itself, we will speak words and do things to let them know that we care about them.

You never know, you may even encounter 'unopened treasures' in life that may just surprise you. Every day you and I are alive, is a special occasion! :)

The Marriage Dance

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:54:00 +0000

Yesterday was THE big day for a young, lovely couple whom I know, J & M. It's their wedding day! The bride is the daughter of one of my dearest friends. I was just reminiscing with J a few days ago, on the initial 'drama' and some heartaches that followed after, during the early days of their courtship. Boy, we couldn't believe how fast time has passed...

It was really wonderful and I was so thrilled to be part of their special day. I'd like to dedicate this little story below (excerpt from John Ortberg's book 'The Me I Want To Be'), for the start of their life journey as newlyweds... :)

'My niece Courtney got married not long ago, and at the wedding reception they had a dance for married couples in which they would eliminate couples from the dance floor based on the length of their marriage. At the beginning we were all on the floor. Courtney and Patrick were the first to leave, then all the couples married less than one year left, then those married less than five years, and so on. Nancy and I made it to the twenty-five-year-cut, and by that time the crowd had thinned out considerably.

Finally, there was only one couple left on the dance floor, and they had been married fifty-three years. Everybody watched them - a tall, courtly, silver-haired man who stood a foot taller than his wife - but they watched only each other. They danced with joy, not in the skill of their dancing, but in the love they radiated for each other. What a contrast between the newlyweds, fresh in the health and beauty of their marriage, and the beauty of another kind of love that shone from the last couple on the floor! Perhaps part of why we appreciate such beauty is that it speaks to us of an inner flourishing not visible to the eye.

When the dancing ended, the master of ceremonies turned to Courtney and Patrick and said to them, "Take a good look at that couple on that dance floor. Your task now is to live and love together in such a way that fifty-three years from now that's you. That dance is your dance. Now it begins."'

To J & M, with much love & prayers...

February Fun in GIVING!

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:54:00 +0000

Many will spend loads for Valentine's Day this Feb, seemingly to show love & appreciation for the ones we love. Likewise, I've decided that for this month of Feb, 50% of all profit gained from Simply Personal videos, would be given away to charities/NGOs involved in causes close to my heart. Look out for this space to find out which ones will benefit. I've yet to decide. If you are familiar with the works of any charities/NGOs, and you believe strongly that they deserve our help, do write to me. I'd like to hear from you...

To me, giving is FUN, FUN, FUN...coz I get to see the priceless smiles on the faces of the receivers! ;)

Updates

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:48:00 +0000

Look out for updates on more stories in this section in the coming weeks! :)

The birth of Simply Personal

noreply@blogger.com (Jeannie Low) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:16:00 +0000

I'd like to begin my correspondence with you, not as what it truly is, which is a stranger (that's ME), sharing what's in her heart to a complete stranger (that would be YOU!). I'd like to imagine that we're friends, who met a while back, but has somehow lost touch with each other...and are now back in contact with one another. So, instead of a round of introduction between a stranger to another, I'm actually updating you on the happenings in my life. So, here goes...

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

(Blaise Pascal)

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,

but by the moments that take our breath away.

(Hilary Cooper)

These 2 quotes render pretty much how and why I started this Simply Personal blog and personalised DVD video design service (using photos and video clips). After many years of working in what I thought would be something I'll be doing for the rest of my life, well, guess what? My life path has taken a different turn. Though many aspects of my previous work brought much fulfillment, recently, I realised I needed something more...

I had time to be still and listen (I mean really listen) to what my heart was saying...what my true desires were. I discovered one of my heart's desires was to explore the creative aspects of life, and do what I'm really passionate about. In a nutshell, that's how Simply Personal was birthed. Read further in the 'About' section, to find out what Simply Personal is all about.

For now, I'll leave you with the Birth-Agent of Simply Personal (the very first Simply Personal video I designed for my own family). Do check out the 'Videos' section for other Simply Personal videos.

Birth-Agent: First Simply Personal Video