Journal

What I learned from being a (temporary) full-time father.

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Shanghai in the depths of winter.

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On seeking reasons, being goals, and what a happy day looks like.

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Returning home with new eyes — parenthood changes how you see your own city.

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Eastern Taiwan by car — ageing parents, the Pacific coast, and Qingshui Cliff.

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Back to the city.

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Northern Japan in early spring.

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On an anxious Sunday morning, running with her hairband, thinking about what we forget to celebrate.

The first film of 2023 — and it works on every level simultaneously.

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The year our son Avin was born. Greece, mountains, and both sides now.

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Venice exceeded everything imagination had built up — and that's saying something.

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Sarakiniko, Santorini, Milos, Meteora, Athens — June 2022.

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It was snowing when we left Lauterbrunnen, and the snow went on getting harder. We were supposed to meet our friend at Visp (entry station to Zermatt) at 2PM, but we ended up being delayed by 2 hours

We had only one night in the great Burnese Oberland of Switzerland. When I was planning, it was between Murren, Wengen or Lauterbrunen for the first night. All choices would've been pretty, but how ma

I left 2021 feeling content, and I would not trade places and live any other life. I know that for a lot of people 2021 was a tough ride - I’m a comrade on your journey, I wish you pushed through, and

> Behaviour is a function of the Person in their Environment, or B= f(P,E).

Back in 2018, I read **[Influence](http://18.118.188.8/index.php/2018/06/06/influence/)** by **Robert Caldini**. This morning on my run, I stumbled upon a Freakonomics podcast titled “How to Get Anyon

This weekend, we went back to another mini-lockdown. On the bright side, there will be more of me running this path. I believe there's more to see and to experience, even in a confined and limited lif

Someone, sometime believed in me in the past, and that made all the differences. From now onwards - I would love to be that believer, making a difference in other's life. Today, I'm a proud one - and

This morning, I heard another version of this familiar story that resonated with me. A lady was having a friend's over to cook dinner. Her friend saw her cutting the ends of the ham off before putting

Steps against the regret of omission.

**For freedom, like fresh air, is something that we should not take for granted.** Spending the first two weeks of the year in my little room in this Island. I'm thankful for the privilege I have from

Yesterday I went to see the movie Soul from Pixar. It was probably my second favorite to Disney animation after Up. Once upon a life, usually late December - we stumble upon a few questions:

2020 is definitely going to be a year that people remember more vividly than any other years for better or for worse. Each of us have our own personal version of 2020 with different beliefs, goals, an

I missed being at the airport. It's been almost half a year since I was at one, and the world of airports has changed a lot since then. Our flight was scheduled on the 7th of August, we were going to

2020 is the biggest curve ball for everyone. Though I’m much more fortunate than those who lost their livelihood, my plans fell through the cracks. 2020 is a proove that we live in a dynamic world, an

It was the 31st of December, the last day of 2019. We took an early ride out to the Porto train station to catch the train to Lisbon. How could a trip to Portugal be complete without these two cities.

One of the ice-breaker I normally used to get to know someone more is asking “What's your favorite city?“. When I was growing up, the answer to this question used to be San Francisco in California. Af

Duoro Valley is supposed to be one of the most beautiful road trip one can take in Portugal (or at least according to the internet). This is why we decided to wake up early and rent a car for the day

A Walk from Debod to Plaza Mayor

Being used to the Asia timezone helped us (or at least me) in this trip. I had a short night and woke up at around 5 in the morning. Early start to the day for me means getting ready for sunrise. I re

Next to the window seat, I was thinking about when to get the camera out for a picture of the calm stary night outside the airplane window. Closer to Milan, the cabin seemed brighter, the air felt coo

The word that came to mind when I think about this year is fast. 2019 felt like the fastest year that I have ever experienced. One hypothesis is that the perceived speed of life only accelerates as

I used to view the end credit of a movie as something that make no sense. Most people don’t stick around, why do they even bother putting everyone’s name up regardless of their involvement. Earlier th

I turned twenty-nine 3 days ago. 29, is the most common age of a marathon finishers. I must admit I'm one of those who desired of belonging in the finishers. Hence my stereotypical goal is to run a m

Loi Krathong is a full moon activity in Thailand where people would gather to float a Krathong (floating basket) for respect of the water spirit. Me and Muew was in Bangkok heading home from a dear fr

After a 14 km run, the most distance I've covered so far in a run. I forced myself up this morning. I realised it's been too long since I've last go out and shoot. I woke up at 5.40 am and take the ye

This is a story about how the trip hashtagged #lehmegohome left us really wanting to go home at a certain point and later on wanting to go back with the memory forever pinned in our mind. This is a jo

Window seats always give such pleasant surprises.

A 1,000 Miles Road Trip from the highest to lowest of California.

A monochrome collection of Tokyo.

I got married late last year. I wanted to share some thoughts on marriage and hopefully providing some useful take-aways for navigating through one of life's biggest decisions.

It's been a while. In the beginning of 2019, we went and explore around the neighborhood of our house in old-town Bangkok. It's an irony when we wonder far away from home and realized that the most po

**What do you do when you're in a fight with your loved one ?** Love can feel like a loosing game because of expectation embedded in every relationship. Expectation is a dynamic living creature and it

[caption id=“attachment_2642“ height=“3024“ width=“4032“]Champagne Sky, Shot on iPhone 8[/caption]

[caption id=““]Reflection, shot on iPhone8[/caption]

I know we live in a different period now, but I still find it surprising how good these phone cameras can be. I'm excited that everyone can have a better best cameras that they have with them in most

Convinced myself that there is beauty everywhere. Even in a boring room on a Sunday Evening.

Cordoba is one of the most interesting city in Southern Spain. I took a train from Seville to Cordoba as my last stop in southern Spain before going back up to Barcelona. Cordoba is a clash between Ch

Southern Spain kept giving me pleasant surprises. Toward my last night of stay in Seville, I kinda, ran out of thing to do. Unplanned earlier, I took a bus from Seville to this little town without a p

Sunday's Excursion: Visiting the best bar in Asia. Manhattan Bar is located on the second floor of the Regent Hotel in Singapore. I figured it might be a good place to try some low light photography.

Back in May 2016, I got a chance to explore one of my favorite places in southern Europe filled with amazing tapas, clash of religious architecture, and flamenco dances.

I don't. However, these past week showed me that there magical places exist. Life changing kind of places. Much of wealth, opportunity, more importantly, positive changes to the world stemmed from thi

I recently had a significant change in my life. It's a good timing for me to look back and reflect on what I learned during the past 4 years. Here's to a meaningful career:

One of the skills that I want to learn in the upcoming year is the ability to influence. Whenever you want someone to do something, including yourself, tools of influence can comes in handy. On the ot

*“What you aim at determines what you see.”* – Jordan B. Peterson

**Is the world a better place?**

“I'm afraid I will make stupid mistakes“

I'm writing this as I've just recently made one of the hardest decision in my life. I still don't know what the outcome is, but I'm starting to see the outcome unveiling before my eyes. I'll share in