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Beyond An HDB Flat.
Here is where I record my thoughts and experiences, most of which are from my time abroad and travels. Where I share and exchange insights on off-the-beaten-path destinations and translated literature. Where I discuss photography and societal observations.
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Over the last few months, I’ve been taking photos mostly with my iPhone and editing them using the VSCO Cam app. Sometimes I miss using my Fuji x100, processing the raw files on Raw Photo Processor and making the final touches like straightening the lines in Photoshop. However the former option is more convenient than the latter…
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Paris is my favourite city in Europe. There’s always something to be discovered and I’m happy to spend hours walking around. Having lived here for a year, there are some things that I look forward to whenever I’m back in Paris. Here’s sharing what a typical weekend in the City of Light is like for…
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Berenice Abbott recognised in Eugene Atget’s images of Paris his ability to fill ‘inhuman architectural photography with human experience’. This set the tone for my recent visit to the Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London. 18 photographers, 250 images. The works are shown in chronological order: Starting with…
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What is your favourite travel memory? I have several but there’s one that always comes to mind. Like a gentle lullaby, it calms my mind and makes me smile as I indulge in a little daydream. The year was 2008. I had just been promoted and work was a constant avalanche. I was barely able to keep…
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Did you know that Ghent has more listed buildings than any other city in Belgium? Just take a walk along the picturesque Graslei harbour. The former port area features an impressive row of guild houses and each medieval building has a story behind it. For instance, Vrije Schippers was the guild house for the local bargemen, who had the right of…
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