Archive | July, 2012
Diving and detaching: a curious experience on Mabul Island, Borneo

Diving and detaching: a curious experience on Mabul Island, Borneo

By Naomi Alyssa on 21 July, 2012 in Asia, Borneo, Malaysia

There’s a curious quality about travelling. Time begins to suspend. You arrive in a place, not entirely sure of what day it is. You stay for another, and forget when you first came. You know you’ll have to leave at some point, but have trouble visualising what will happen next. Days begin …read more

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Hanbok & hanok: a portrait shoot at Gyeongbokgung Palace

Hanbok & hanok: a portrait shoot at Gyeongbokgung Palace

By Naomi Alyssa on 13 July, 2012 in Asia, Korea

A bottle of wine will get me to do anything. Well, almost anything. A few months ago, my buddies Dan & Suyeon, whose unbelievable wedding happened earlier this year, asked me to take their wedding portraits. It was a huge surprise and I almost turned them down out of apprehension. My photography …read more

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Red and white: patriotism in Canada

Red and white: patriotism in Canada

By Naomi Alyssa on 3 July, 2012 in Canada, North America

On my trip up through the Pacific Northwest, there was one particularly glaring difference between Vancouver and the American cities I visited. It wasn’t the hiked alcohol prices, or the ubiquity of Tim Hortons, or even the (deny it all you want, it exists!) slightly different accent in ‘ou’s. It was the …read more

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