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16/07/2022

19/06/2022

My last film among two in Sydney Film Festival. Very satisfied!

06/05/2022

Spontaeneous walk on Friday

17/04/2022

12/11/2021

This time of the year

10/10/2021

Trung thu, as how we call the Moon Festival in Vietnamese, happened in September this year. Living in lockdown in Sydney at the moment , I can only celebrate it by eating delicious moon cakes. Among many photos about Hanoi, I managed to have a series taken during Trung thu in 2014. The best part about this is that the pictures were about the Old Quarter, the most bustling and packed area in Hanoi.

Narrow street, humid air, bustling noise. Newcomers to the Old Quarter will feel easily overwhelmed.

02/10/2020

As we are entering the warm weather, one thing I am going to miss in Sydney winter is its night scene. It was easy to go out at 5 pm and see Sydney easing into the dark gracefully. I was looking for some reason to go out so I did exactly this in an afternoon.

Sydney is transitioning to springtime. The winter and its cold weather were on the last run last week. It also has been 6 months since I started working from home due to the COVID-19 situation. Part of me starts to long for more outdoor activities, but the other part is already used to staying at ho...

11/04/2020

This post was queued for publishing in March but the COVID-19 situation was getting worse at that time so I held off. The situation is still bad but I realize that life should go on as well. I also learnt that talking about travel also help me stay hopeful. So here we go with an article about one of my favorite places in Japan: Arashiyama.

If you plan to visit Kyoto and Kansai area, a place you should place in the itinerary is Arashiyama. It has beautiful scenery, moss gardens, temples and accessible mountain view, all of which can be seen in an one-day trip.

30/01/2020

Have you wondered how to see interesting things in a familiar environment?

The question came up in my mind one day in July 2014. At that time, I had just come back to Singapore from a memorable trip to Japan. I was so excited about the streets, cuisine, nature and people there that I took a countless number of photos. After that, the lack of newness in my surrounding environment in Singapore life made me feel bored quickly and not interested in taking photos. I longed for another trip to Japan soon. Does this mean I am interested in taking photos only when travelling? I didn’t want to take Yes for an answer.

“How to see interesting things in a familiar environment?” The question came up in my mind one day in July 2014. At that time, I had just come back to Singapore from a memorable trip to Japan. I was so excited about the streets, cuisine, nature and people there that I took a countless number [.....

26/01/2020

Every week, I publish a newsletter that contains my travel stories and thought. The email is distraction-free because you don’t need to go to any social media platform nor even my website to read the main content.

Every week, I publish a blog post to share my travel stories, photography knowledge, a weekly reflection, or simply some photos for thought. If you want to receive these, the easiest way is to subscribe to my newsletter. Email is distraction-free because you don’t need to use any social media to r...