date: 12.14.06

17 volunteers from the brilliance of the seas donated their time to share CHRISTmas presents to the kids in aruba, children ranging from 7 to 14 years young as part of the fcca gift program.  the event lasted for 2 hours and it was a different kind of cruise ship experience, a unique kind of photography experience that doesn't need photoshop cs 2 to see, feel and absorb the essence of CHRISTmas.  a child's smile. burst of laughter. surprise painted on their faces. subtle honesty in their emotions.  capturing pure moments of bliss.  candid and unposed images of hapiness.  if i am given the chance to do it again, i would definitely do it. hopefully, brilliace of the seas and royal caribbean international could do this as part of our crew activities.

those are the moments that may only come once in a lifetime. and those are the precious time spent and time to that i treasured...until then...the camera shutter clicks again to capture the next one...