20 Dec 13
Some days are hard. Some days are especially harder. We catch ourselves saying “man, wish we had our house already” a lot more this holiday season. So while we can’t have our own right now, we try as much to live in peoples’ homes when we travel. Have a go at living in a duplex, take inspiration from clever storage ideas, figure out if I really want a bath tub in the future (answer is no), forever wanting a balcony… Showing Ben that rugs are great and I’m gonna rug rug rug our home!
While I’m at it, happy holidays friends!
| Tags: 50mm/F1.8, airbnb apartment, istanbul, nikon FM10, turkey
21 Oct 13
Istanbul was terrific, we can’t wait to go back to that part of the world. To visit Egypt, Jordan and other parts of Turkey possibly. I’m enchanted. I’m fascinated! Whatever you want to call it 🙂 I already got my rolls of film developed so Istanbul photos are coming right up.
It is Monday – driving classes resume and I’m working on updating the shop. How’s your week looking? Maybe you could use some panda-lovin’ cos I have plenty of that to go around. Ben took me to the zoo on my birthday to see the pandas and they are the best things in the world!
Those were photos of the male and now we see the female.
Then we roamed around the regular part of the zoo and saw these guys
Lucked out to catch the giraffes at feeding time
And ended up spending way too much time watching a polar bear do laps.
| Tags: 50mm/F1.8, jia jia, kai kai, nikon FM10, pandas, river safari, singapore zoo
13 Oct 13
The idea of this disposable camera was too fun to resist, I ended up getting one from UO. Somehow that fun-energy didn’t pass onto me when I physically got my hands on it—I took more than a year to finish 27 exposures. Now that’s a record for me.
I took these while walking around Wessex Estate in Portsdown Road.
Spending my last few days in Istanbul!
P.S. The misalignment in these photos are killing me! :\
| Tags: film camera, portsdown road, urban outfitters disposable camera, wessex estate
6 Oct 13
Hi from Istanbul! Ben’s still sleeping so I have some time to post something. The city has been so welcoming. It is GORGEOUS. People are at first look, not the friendliest but they surprise you two seconds later.
To share a story real quick – Yesterday we were waiting for the tram and I noticed this old man scanning the both of us. I take it that locals don’t see asians all that much. No biggie, the tram comes and we all board. He took his spot in a corner then gestured to us to stand beside him and to hold onto the pole. Followed by a smile! He let it sneak out haha. I was surprised! I thought to myself, “sheesh, to think I thought he was a grumpy baddie who hates tourists”. As the tram was pulling up at a stop, he tapped me on my finger to point out that there were two empty seats behind us. I wanted him to sit since it’s a bazillion years older but he insisted. You tell me, how nice these people are!
I’m Instagramming like crazy so follow my updates there. Meanwhile over here, I don’t want the blog to go stale so here are some recent photos. Ben & I had coffee at Strangers’ Reunion and roamed around the area for a bit. The houses are so nice. The kind that makes you can’t help but dream you were living inside. Followed by thoughts of who currently lives inside. Followed by impractical ideas of how to get one next time. Heh.
| Tags: 50mm/F1.8, blair road, kampong bahru, nikon FM10
19 Aug 13
Today’s my birthday and I am now 28. Definitely feeling older this time. Over the weekend, my friends threw me a nice nighttime-picnic by the beach and ended the night with sparklers and a MINION BIRTHDAY CAKE! And earlier today, Ben & I went to River Safari to check out PANDAS! Overall, a happy dumpling right now.
I shall leave you with some photos that have nothing to do with birthdays but! they look nice to me so here’s hoping you like them too. The first half are of someone’s bonsai plants and the second half are of shopfronts I took while walking through Haji Lane and Kandahar Street.
Now to get ready for dinner.
| Tags: 50mm/F1.8, Dong Po Colonial Cafe, nikon FM10, Shop Wonderland Haji Lane, Soon Lee Haji Lane, Standard of Living
