Night Shots

I had a chance to try night shots last night.
Encountered a few problems.
1) If I use flash and quick shutter, the foreground is bright and lighting is harsh, but the background becomes underexposed
2) If I use long shutter no flash, everything turns out nice, but the subject have to stay stationary for a few secs until the shutter closed
3) Using 1st Curtain or 2nd Curtain flash. I can drag the shutter slightly such that I get nice exposure from the background, and the subjects do not need to be stationary for too long.

I am still on research which is the best way of doing it. I will try again with samples to share =)

Shy@n