a moment in malacca

This is one of those trips that is not your first choice, but you end up loving anyway.

I booked a flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with the intention of visiting Penang because of my interest in their art street. It was much later when I found out that the travel setup going to and from Penang (9-hour overnight train ride) is too long for the trip. Here comes Malacca offering an escape from the hectic city life in KL with a shorter travel time (3-hour bus ride).

We arrived in KL late in the afternoon and boarded the bus as the night came.

Have you ever had that moment in life where you know you are exactly where you're supposed to be? I had this moment in the bus ride to Malacca. It was dark, everyone is asleep, me in the window seat. The only thing I see are light paints from other vehicles' headlights, swooshing past in pitch black (see this in 00:54 of my travelogue).

In that moment, for a long time, I didn't want to escape.

Sunset in KL International Airport

Midnight Malacca Stroll

Teh Tarik, My Love

Home is not where you are born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.

~ Naguib Mahfouz

singapore: in transit

I travel because I like being a ghost.

korea: a travelogue

My trip to Korea would have to be one of my favorite travel destinations so far. I love it. I visited last February during the coldest tip of their winter. The temperature was unbearable for me who grew up in a tropical country — despite donning four layers of clothing.

I took home only four rolls of film because I spent most of the time burying my frozen hands into my pockets. The rolls are still sitting in my table waiting to be processed. I'm not intentionally marinating them, but I'm not as anxious in seeing them right away, as I am usually in my travel photos. I guess I'm sort of building the thrill this way.

So here's a travelogue, since it will take me months before getting into the photos.

P.S. If you've watched the Korean drama You Who Came From the Stars, then good luck trying to get the song off of your head :) It has to be this song or nothing else. I'm still obsessed with that show, FYI, that's why I had a lot of fun making this one. Enjoy! :)

las casas in black and white pt. ii

Las Casas in Black and White pt. i

wish

Just logging in to say hello, I'm still here :) I know, it's been a month. I got preoccupied by non-photography things. I wish I still know how to blog properly.