[Running around like a clown on purpose. No giving up when you're young and you want some.]
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In Arles on September 22, 2009 at 12:46 am
[Love all these well-dressed old people. This photo is inspired by one of my favourite blogs- http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/]
One of the reasons why I came back to London quite a bit earlier before school starts is because I’m working on a gin event with The Tasting Sessions. It’s happening tomorrow and I can’t wait. It’s time to take bigger strides.
I Wish Everyone Was Not Busy
In Paris on September 1, 2009 at 11:45 am
[Crossing the bridge from the Notre Dame side over to the other side in Paris.]
When Autumn Leaves Start To Fall
In Paris on August 20, 2009 at 8:10 pm
[Secret garden on the oriental inspired wall at Laduree.]
Three days in Singapore in a rush, and I’m off to Brisbane soon. 回家的感觉真好。Will be back to catch up with everyone properly when I’m back. Life is so sweet and much more appreciated after being away for almost a year. Staying in my new house here for the first time too. All these new+old+fresh+familiar feelings make my heart dance.
Barbie Foot
In Paris on August 14, 2009 at 11:10 am
[Saw this Barbie Foot at Colette in Paris. Found out only after that when I returned to London that it was on display there for a week only. Maybe they could do an automated Transformers Foot.]
Three
In Cannes on August 1, 2009 at 1:10 pm
[Three trees on the Cannes beach.]
My school break has been filled the past month (with doing many things for the first time); I don’t even know where time went. Now it’s just about 2.5 weeks before I head back to SG and I’m going to Paris, Budapest and Milan for each of my 3 weekends remaining. Many big plans and time to speed on with much things to do. I can’t wait to update my site again with more pictures I’ve taken especially recently and in the weeks to come. I’m looking forward to shooting a wedding, going to Brisbane, eating all the hawker food again when I’m back in Singapore. I need a miracle to do all the things I want to do for the 4.5 weeks I’ll be away from London/back in Singapore.
Fearless Child Has Childlike Faith
In Arles on July 14, 2009 at 10:23 pm
[Bloodshed after a skate scooter race amongst a few boys at the square. There was no sign of pain at all. This photo is from my first day of shooting at the Arles workshop.]
13th July: First time taking a course organised under Les Rencontres d’Arles. I’m taking a week-long workshop by Gilles Leimdorfer called “Explore and discover your own photographic language”. I guess that’s the beauty of photography – you never stop learning and you never really reach a peak in a way. It’s not like an academic exam where you can attain 100%; the process never ends for photography. I’m the only Asian in class and the only one who can’t speak/understand French. It’s times like this yet again that I wish I knew many languages. The photo above reminds me of how when I was young, I wasn’t afraid to try things, not afraid to fall down. Why do we learn to become fearful when we grow up?
14th July: My first time being in France on its national day. Apart from having the international photography festival and exhibitions during this period, this week also happens to be the world music festival in Arles. This morning was the first time I attended a free concert organised as part of Les Sud a Arles.
5th/6th First Time
In Cannes on July 6, 2009 at 11:18 pm
[The kind of sunset you get after you've been walking in the medium rain for the whole afternoon.]
5th July: Went to Brighton for the first time. Very relaxing day just lying on the beach, reading, talking and eating super fresh and cheap seafood. It was my first time seeing people do stand up paddle surfing as well. It looked really tiring.
6th July: My first time in the Getty Images Gallery, just off Oxford street. They had a lot of nice, classic black and white photos all in black frames. It was also the first time buying Above magazine from my favourite magazine shop RD Franks. Above magazine does the whole preserving nature thing in a very unnoticeable manner. I like that. I also like the tactile feeling of the magazine – probably because of the way the solid/thick/textured pages feel as you flip them.
Forth First Time
In Cannes on July 5, 2009 at 12:12 am
[My view upwards whilst lying on a beach in Cannes just one week ago. The wonders of transportation.]
4th of July’s first time included buying a blue half-straw hat and going to Trafalgar Square to take photos at the London Pride Parade, themed ‘Come Out and Play’. The hat is half-straw because it is half-linen as well; it’s hard to describe but it’s sort of like a blue straw visor with floppy linen to cover up the top exposed part of the visor. Buying the hat was somehow more exciting to me than the parade and I think I will miss my favourite japanese hat shop, where I get all my hats from, once I leave London.
First Time July
In Bordeaux on July 1, 2009 at 11:29 pm
[Children climbing up the railing that overlooks the main river in Bordeaux. Children always want to climb over.]
My holidays have officially started with the little innovation event we organised being completed yesterday. My presentation was about designing your own funeral. I wonder if there are any funeral photographers around.
So today I decided to make July a ‘First Time July’, which means I do something for the first time for every day that occurs in July. It’s sort of like being a kid again, always wanting to cross the line and do something for the first time; it’s about rebellion but more about innocent curiosity. Today’s first time was eating cheese sorbet (on top of carrot cake) and that was not nice at all. I saw a bright blue grand piano and upright piano for the first time too when I walked past the Chelsea Pianos store. I also went to the cinema alone for the first time today (to catch Ice Age 3). I’m pretty much okay with doing some things alone but only when I was in Cannes recently talking to my friend who mentioned watching movies alone that I realised it’s something I’ve never done before. Looking forward to more ways of surprising myself everyday this July.
Today on the tube, this happened ( – every day of your life can be a story):
The cheeky little boy was swinging round the holding pole in the train as though he was at a playground.
His American mum just stood there, letting her son be, when she caught sight of the surfer dude in the opposite corner.
“Do you want him? I can see you looking at him thinking he looks like fun.”
The surfer dude smiled and continued smiling for quite a while longer.
Beauty Up And Down
In Paris on June 16, 2009 at 1:55 am
[Looking at the same lamp post in Paris from an upward view and a downward view.]
When you have a wholesome view in life, it’s easy to see beauty from all angles, be it the real thing or the shadows. Hurt people hurt people but those who know they are loved much, will also love much. Those who know much grace has been given to them, will also be gracious towards others.
What Is Not My Point Of View?
In Paris on January 29, 2009 at 12:11 pm
ι On the other side of the same thing
[In one of the Paris underground Metros, waiting for the train to arrive.]
Got an essay to write that’s due next Monday. It’s a literature review so I’m not supposed to give my point of view at all. I am going to be writing about disruptive innovation. It feels slightly strange to not be able to give my view/opinions after doing that for various academic pieces in the last few years. But yes, doing things differently or doing something “new” is always interesting and changes perspectives. I think not giving my point of view is going to change my point of view.
With Arms Wide Open
In Paris on January 12, 2009 at 11:29 pm
ι A part of me
[In Paris in the last week of December 2008, whilst taking a lazy morning stroll by the River Seine with my mum.]
