2011 - International Year of Forests

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
-Shakespeare

The Children of the Phnom Penh City Slum

Squeezed in between the city and the adjacent rubbish dumping ground for the whole city is this slum. You have to be there yourself to experience what inequality truly means. The muddy ground, the stale air, the ubiquitous flies, the crammed living conditions and the dirty clothes.

Yet the children have the brightest of smiles, the simplest of expectations and the liveliest of being.

Education is their key to escape poverty. Yet, under the facade of "free" education is the fees they have to fork out for transport (most of them live a distance from the nearest school and bicycle is their main mode of transport) and parking which is not cheap over there (yes, even the parking of bicycles requires a fee). Plus, the books and stationeries.

p.s. I am not sure about the accuracy of this. It is what I heard in Cambodia.

Despite the living conditions, the children enjoy simple days of simple pleasures. :) I've always believed in simple joys in life, but being in Cambodia has taught me a whole new definition of simplicity.

Their hopes, their dreams, their survival.

They could really do with a donation, a visit, or just simply your understanding and awareness of their plight and their fight.

How can you not love them? :)

Meng Photomarathon

There was the Canon Photomarathon, then there was the Meng Photomarathon. Who can resist a sure-winner with a cute organiser to boot? :)

The organiser

And my favourite ride :)One-man show: He planned, he drove and he waited while I took the photos!

Meng Photomarathon

The best thing about his competition is that his rules did not state only 1 entry per assignment! And then there's post-editing which Canon Photomarathon did not have time for.

Assignment 1: Through A Hole

Insight Inside

Through a Hole, Back in Time
Hole in the Dough (just for the fun of it)
Assignment 2: Animals

This is called creativity, not cheating. :))

Twist in Perspective
Assignment 3: Freestyle

Actually I picked "Duality" but I had no idea what it meant. So I skipped and picked another hoho. Another advantage of Meng Photomarathon.

Vein of Heaven Bloom

The reward!

Playtime. :D Play with Wesley + Giving him a Bath It's really nice playing with and bathing a dog once again. :) That stupid furball responds more to other random names than Wesley haha. His cousin's dog. Cute and crazy!

Meng's Work


:))


My Sweet
Thanks to this dumbass, I had a really fun weekend! :D

Tioman Series Part 4: A little fun

Ok time for a little funny stuff. Introducing models (from left): Moses and Aik Leong.

Tioman Series Part 1: Little Angels

I had an awesome time in Tioman, and of course, I had my fair share of time taking many photos! :) More coming up.



Thanks to Kwong How for the tip of down-scaling via photoshop! :)

Hillary :)

Look that the legs! Great angles. My next top toddler model. :D

Changi Point Ferry Terminal

This uncle so cute. First he was frowning because of the sun. Then he saw me taking photos of him and he laughed. Then he posed for this one! :D

of innocence and love

flower power

grains make a romantic picture

this grainy effect really brings out the romantic mood, doesn't it? :) many thanks to weelee and huilian for being my impromptu models when there was such a pretty evening sky! (especially because they had to pretend to be a couple!)

khant get you out of my head!

dearest khant, if you ever see this, happy birthday one day in advance! :) this is one of my favourite pictures. i really miss you girl. when you're back let's go photohunt together again! :D stay warm and take care you whacky sweetie!

skipping a generation

trishaw uncle (: