Archive > September 2009

Kunichiwa, Osaka.

I could not hide my excitement.
I woke up at 6 even with only 4 hours of sleep. I drooled to an hour sleep during the flight when I could not handle the exhaustion anymore. I was up and about, bright-eyed and raring to get out of the airplane to welcome the place I have loved at [...]

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Memories in Burnt Sienna

This is Miro (that l’enfant terrible sandwiched by two mischievous big guys). I shot him last Friday.

This is Sunita. I shot her this afternoon.
These are the fondest memories I have of late. The only concrete memories I have of late. 
I burned my external hard drive. With all my photos in them.
Ugh, all is just memory.

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Simple Joys

One great philosopher says: we need just enough to live.
A roof above our heads. A bed to sleep. Enough to eat. Clothes to wear. Fun and recreation.
In Malaysia, I found some of my most precious joys.

Bubur Ayam from McDonald’s although it is always cheaper and tastier anywhere else.

Mie Bakso at 4 Ringgit.

Iced Avocado at 5 [...]

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IAMR – I AM Resisting GFMD

Last year, we came up with this poster as a statement by migrants and refugees around the world against the Global Forum on Migration and Development.
The GFMD has talked about migration as a tool for development yet apparently neglecting the very stakeholders whom they should be consulting and working with primarily – the migrants themselves.
Talking [...]

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