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Justice.
Peace.
Freedom.
These are what I want.
Things that I so long to capture with my camera.
(yeah, it does sound so miss universe-like but I am just feeling that vibe right now.)

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Saya

Meet Saya Migran, a domestic worker.
She is the character who will add color and vibrance to the already growing international campaign for the recognition of domestic work as work.
This campaign, being led by the coalition called United for Foreign Domestic Workers’ Rights, aims to push international institutions such as the United Nations and International Labour [...]

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Happy-ness

One of the first delicious meals I ate in Japan was okonomiyaki, or Japanese pan-fried pizza.
They say it is poor man’s food because you can put anything in it. The staples are flour, cabbages, eggs and possibly taro. All the rest can be anything you have in your kitchen.
Reminded me so much of a friend who [...]

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mosaikyotosaka

For now, I will let happy memories of Kyoto and Osaka flood me. Vendo machines everywhere, this one in a public pool. Beautifully-crafted trees like there is no need to buy bonzais. Bicycles I never learned to ride. Books cheap enough for anyone to buy and read. Rice fields right beside homes in the city. [...]

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Mommy

She is the most fashionable woman I have ever found walking the busy streets of Central.
Naomi Campbell would simply shy away from her working the long stretch of Chater Road. Queen Elizabeth would turn green with envy upon sight of her most exquisite hats. Vivienne Westwood would definitely design a whole collection just for her. But [...]

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