Photography and journal by Ping Onganankun — a curious way to see.https://wondervis.com/https://wondervis.com/blog/rejection-is-redirection/https://wondervis.com/blog/rejection-is-redirection/On setbacks, poker, humility, and a beautiful coincidence.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/2024-year-in-review/https://wondervis.com/blog/2024-year-in-review/What I learned from being a (temporary) full-time father.Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/shanghai-in-january-2024/https://wondervis.com/blog/shanghai-in-january-2024/Shanghai in the depths of winter.Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/2023-year-in-review/https://wondervis.com/blog/2023-year-in-review/On seeking reasons, being goals, and what a happy day looks like.Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/bangkok-2023/https://wondervis.com/blog/bangkok-2023/Returning home with new eyes — parenthood changes how you see your own city.Sat, 25 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/taiwan-2023/https://wondervis.com/blog/taiwan-2023/Eastern Taiwan by car — ageing parents, the Pacific coast, and Qingshui Cliff.Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/hongkong-2023/https://wondervis.com/blog/hongkong-2023/Back to the city.Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/tohoku-2023/https://wondervis.com/blog/tohoku-2023/Northern Japan in early spring.Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/celebrating-documenting-life/https://wondervis.com/blog/celebrating-documenting-life/On an anxious Sunday morning, running with her hairband, thinking about what we forget to celebrate.Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/https://wondervis.com/blog/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/The first film of 2023 — and it works on every level simultaneously.Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/2022-year-in-review/https://wondervis.com/blog/2022-year-in-review/The year our son Avin was born. Greece, mountains, and both sides now.Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/venice-queen-of-the-adriatic/https://wondervis.com/blog/venice-queen-of-the-adriatic/Venice exceeded everything imagination had built up — and that's saying something.Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/greece-2022/https://wondervis.com/blog/greece-2022/Sarakiniko, Santorini, Milos, Meteora, Athens — June 2022.Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/chasing-the-matterhorn/https://wondervis.com/blog/chasing-the-matterhorn/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 Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/a-night-in-the-valley/https://wondervis.com/blog/a-night-in-the-valley/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 maSat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/2021-year-in-review/https://wondervis.com/blog/2021-year-in-review/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, andSun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/change-in-the-atmosphere/https://wondervis.com/blog/change-in-the-atmosphere/> Behaviour is a function of the Person in their Environment, or B= f(P,E).Sun, 15 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/stumble-upon-how-to-get-anyone-to-do-anything/https://wondervis.com/blog/stumble-upon-how-to-get-anyone-to-do-anything/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 AnyonFri, 28 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/whats-essential/https://wondervis.com/blog/whats-essential/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 lifSun, 16 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/passing-it-forward/https://wondervis.com/blog/passing-it-forward/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 Tue, 11 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/orthodoxy/https://wondervis.com/blog/orthodoxy/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 puttingSun, 09 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/stumble-upon-the-bucket-list/https://wondervis.com/blog/stumble-upon-the-bucket-list/Steps against the regret of omission.Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/freedom/https://wondervis.com/blog/freedom/**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 fromSat, 16 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/soul-and-all-its-jazzing/https://wondervis.com/blog/soul-and-all-its-jazzing/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:Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/2020-year-in-review/https://wondervis.com/blog/2020-year-in-review/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, anTue, 29 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/andamans-blue/https://wondervis.com/blog/andamans-blue/Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-airport/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-airport/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 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/2020-dance/https://wondervis.com/blog/2020-dance/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, anThu, 02 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-6-lisbons-blue/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-6-lisbons-blue/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.Sun, 03 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-5-porto-the-blue-city/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-5-porto-the-blue-city/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. AfSun, 26 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-4-road-trip-in-duoro-river-valley/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-4-road-trip-in-duoro-river-valley/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 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-3-in-transit/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-3-in-transit/A Walk from Debod to Plaza MayorSat, 15 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-2-golden-toledo/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-2-golden-toledo/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 reSat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-1-madrid/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-iberian-journal-1-madrid/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 cooSat, 18 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/2019-year-in-review/https://wondervis.com/blog/2019-year-in-review/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 asMon, 23 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/giving-thanks-is-compounding/https://wondervis.com/blog/giving-thanks-is-compounding/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 thThu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/my-running-routine/https://wondervis.com/blog/my-running-routine/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 mSun, 24 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/golden-mount-from-iphone11/https://wondervis.com/blog/golden-mount-from-iphone11/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 frSun, 17 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/a-cloudy-morning/https://wondervis.com/blog/a-cloudy-morning/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 yeSun, 03 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-memorable-himalayan-journey-part-i/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-memorable-himalayan-journey-part-i/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 joSat, 26 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-iconic-bridge/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-iconic-bridge/Sun, 20 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/tokyos-blue/https://wondervis.com/blog/tokyos-blue/Sun, 20 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/hustle-bustle/https://wondervis.com/blog/hustle-bustle/Sun, 06 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/window-seats/https://wondervis.com/blog/window-seats/Window seats always give such pleasant surprises.Sat, 27 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-swiss-cheese-model/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-swiss-cheese-model/Fri, 26 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/the-man-made-wonder/https://wondervis.com/blog/the-man-made-wonder/Sun, 21 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/californiacation/https://wondervis.com/blog/californiacation/A 1,000 Miles Road Trip from the highest to lowest of California.Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/tokyo-noir/https://wondervis.com/blog/tokyo-noir/A monochrome collection of Tokyo.Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/on-marriage/https://wondervis.com/blog/on-marriage/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.Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/exploring-our-neighborhood/https://wondervis.com/blog/exploring-our-neighborhood/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 poSun, 17 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/be-a-bigger-person/https://wondervis.com/blog/be-a-bigger-person/**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 itTue, 06 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/you-against-the-world/https://wondervis.com/blog/you-against-the-world/Sun, 04 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/champagne-sky/https://wondervis.com/blog/champagne-sky/[caption id=“attachment_2642“ height=“3024“ width=“4032“]Champagne Sky, Shot on iPhone 8[/caption]Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/reflection/https://wondervis.com/blog/reflection/[caption id=““]Reflection, shot on iPhone8[/caption]Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/shotoniphone/https://wondervis.com/blog/shotoniphone/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 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/sunday-evening/https://wondervis.com/blog/sunday-evening/Convinced myself that there is beauty everywhere. Even in a boring room on a Sunday Evening.Sun, 23 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/cordoba-where-religions-clashed/https://wondervis.com/blog/cordoba-where-religions-clashed/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 ChSat, 22 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/ronda-an-unexpected-journey/https://wondervis.com/blog/ronda-an-unexpected-journey/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 pSun, 16 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/manhattan-bar-singapore/https://wondervis.com/blog/manhattan-bar-singapore/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. Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/seville-16/https://wondervis.com/blog/seville-16/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.Sun, 09 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/gatsbys-light/https://wondervis.com/blog/gatsbys-light/Sun, 02 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/namsans-blue/https://wondervis.com/blog/namsans-blue/Sun, 02 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/magical-places/https://wondervis.com/blog/magical-places/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 thiWed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/career-reflection-2014-2018/https://wondervis.com/blog/career-reflection-2014-2018/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:Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/influence/https://wondervis.com/blog/influence/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 otWed, 06 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/importance-of-an-aim/https://wondervis.com/blog/importance-of-an-aim/*“What you aim at determines what you see.”* – Jordan B. PetersonFri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/is-the-world-a-better-place/https://wondervis.com/blog/is-the-world-a-better-place/**Is the world a better place?**Tue, 29 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/think-through-fear/https://wondervis.com/blog/think-through-fear/“I'm afraid I will make stupid mistakes“Tue, 29 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://wondervis.com/blog/first-rule-of-decision-making/https://wondervis.com/blog/first-rule-of-decision-making/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 Mon, 28 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT