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Learning, Seeing, Hearing
I've been keeping a 'creative notebook' for the better part of the year. I was trying to learn many things at once, and wanted to help make sense of it. Here are some things I wrote in my creative notebook about the three main things I worked on this year in my practice: taking photos, playing alto sax, and learning…
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Slide Film Tourism
A few firsts: I went to a super touristy part of San Francisco for the first time I shot slide film for the first time I saw a very old friend from my Dubai days, for the first time in a decade Ticket to ride. Carousel. Boats. I probably won't go there for another ten years. Other than wanting to spend time with my…
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Bukit Merah Days
When I'm back in Singapore it can be easy to fall into old habits: sleeping in till late, staying out late, doing all of those things I used to do. On my recent trips, I'm trying to remind myself that I've been away for so long my parents aren't getting younger. My parents' daily routine starts with: picking a…
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Chinatown Comforts
I find myself spending more and more time in SF and Oakland Chinatowns. I love Chinese bakeries, so those are obviously the best places for me to get my fix. In SF Chinatown, check out Yummy Bakery and Stockton Bakery. In Oakland Chinatown I am partial to Napoleon Super Bakery. In all of those spots, pork floss bun,…
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Tanglin Halt Memories
This neighbourhood is meaningful to me. I spent a lot of time here as a child, running about after church, going to eat all of the food, visiting people, going to get charcoal (from the back of a lorry here) and fresh coconuts (grated at the back of a little market here). I think my child's consciousness of the outside…