diy

2009-04-05T04:44:00.002+08:00

We only part to meet again. -John Gay

Cold, Cold Heart

2008-06-10T01:12:00.003+08:00

Would it kill you to melt some away and love something for more than a day?

Victoria

2008-05-31T21:58:00.004+08:00

We Were There

2008-04-17T22:54:00.007+08:00

Amacam? Happy lah korang. This is us, on what was most likely our last day as a foursome in NUS.

Wedded Love

2008-04-13T17:27:00.002+08:00

Congratulations Shaliza and Fakhrul. We might not know one another, but you've always been an inspiration to many, and to me.

(Photos courtesy of Nizam)

I Still Believe

2008-04-08T00:12:00.006+08:00

If there’s one spark of hope left in my grasp, I'm holding it with both hands.

It’s worth the risk of burning, to have a second chance.

Pure Seduction

2008-03-27T23:51:00.002+08:00

Symmetry

2008-02-08T01:24:00.000+08:00

Farewell My Aussies and Kiwis

2008-01-21T03:39:00.000+08:00

Goodbye and goodluck. We will be waiting for the little one!

Be Right Back

2007-12-26T01:12:00.000+08:00

Out for some fun!

6 Girls, 3 Cars, 1 Camera

2007-11-08T17:02:00.000+08:00

Eid ul-Fitr 2007

2007-10-13T23:59:00.000+08:00

For September

2007-09-02T02:33:00.000+08:00

Random

2007-08-30T01:02:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday Singapore!

2007-07-28T22:54:00.000+08:00

Cappadocia

2007-07-05T04:45:00.000+08:00

I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be airborned over emotional landscapes or float between the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia. Suddenly, you are five years old again and you gawk in amazement at the little details that surround you. I could never describe succinctly how it really felt, then I came across this...

"I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within."
Lillian Smith, The Journey (1954)

Faces of Turkey

2007-07-02T03:57:00.000+08:00

Sundown

2007-06-17T04:13:00.000+08:00

Cousin

2007-05-24T23:45:00.000+08:00

I was browsing through my old photographs when I stumbled upon this, taken in 2005. This is my cousin, Hanani, one of the rare few people in my life who truly deserves my respect and admiration.

You're being missed.

Back To The Way It Was

2007-05-21T23:30:00.000+08:00

I've been away, but not far. Been through quite a bit lately.

My brother's down with chicken pox, but today, we brought him out for some fresh air. Thank goodness for day offs, holidays and MCs. It's time to let loose! Be back pretty soon.

Danial and Faris

2007-04-06T22:50:00.000+08:00

Today, we went kite-flying and forgot about the world.

27/3

2007-03-28T01:32:00.000+08:00

21 Years On

As my cousin puts it, "Passport to many many things!"

Alhamdulillah

For Mak and Bapak

2007-02-20T00:56:00.000+08:00

When I sit and think of my childhood, I think of all the yesteryears as your only daughter. Of all the bad and good times, and of all the nursery rhymes. You raised me up, you watched me bloom. Thank you and I love you, they never seem enough to do. All the dreams you prayed I'd be, are all the things I am and would be.

Lunar

2007-02-17T23:39:00.000+08:00

Carefree Like That

2007-02-03T22:08:00.000+08:00

Embracing Fate

2007-02-01T01:49:00.000+08:00

I'm never good with words, neither am I with photographs, but I had always find it easier to convey my emotions through photographs however much they work out. I'm never good with words but when photographs don't speak, words do.

I thought I had it all planned. Alas, it was a bad start to the new year and new semester. I tried not to let it get in the way of my work. I tried to brush it off, telling myself that it'd be okay, but the past three months have been a hard test on me emotionally, spiritually and physically. I thought I could fight one off easily but it didn't help that things slowly took a turn for the worse. Time after time, I struggled to keep my spirits up, tried my best to be the strong person that I used to be but again, found myself losing all hope that's left in the end. I gotta find that strength again to put myself back up on the line. I gotta garner all that's left of me so I could fight it all off. I gotta learn that it's an uphill slope, but I won't lose hope. It might take me days. It might take me a lifetime, but somehow I'll see it through.

I yearn for the support I ought to have. I yearn for the person I ought to be. I yearn for the stability I ought to own. I yearn for life's little treasures I ought to hold. I yearn for the place my heart ought to belong, but until then, it's an unknown road I gotta embrace.

Yours,

Diy

Solitary Saturday

2007-01-22T00:22:00.000+08:00

'Simply You and I' Exhibited

2007-01-16T02:01:00.000+08:00

Here's an old work of mine. It was only hours before the deadline that I thought I should give my shots a first try at submission. So I instantaneously picked three from my India series, but the fourth and last choice was the toughest. Unanticipatedly, it turned out to be the one selected amongst the other top entries. I've never had such hopes but this time, I was thrilled to see a personal work exhibited!

I Learn

2007-01-12T23:19:00.000+08:00

You live you learn

You love you learn

You cry you learn

You lose you learn

You bleed you learn

You scream you learn

You grieve you learn

You choke you learn

You laugh you learn

You choose you learn

You pray you learn

You ask you learn

You live you learn

Ubin Escapade

2007-01-10T14:44:00.000+08:00

We all love earth trails!

Boardwalk Exposed

2007-01-03T23:33:00.000+08:00

SuperPortDicksonSampling

2006-12-21T21:51:00.000+08:00

Tug the pull-cord! Ziiip! Here! There! Now now! Zzzzt Zzzzt Zzzzt Zzzzt - just like that!

My first roll of film.

On Moving On and a Classic

2006-12-19T16:55:00.000+08:00

I'll say goodbye to love
No one ever cared if I should live or die
Time and time again the chance for love has passed me by
And all I know of love is how to live without it
I just can't seem to find it
So I've made my mind up I must live my life alone
And though it's not the easy way
I guess I've always known
I'd say goodbye to love

From this day love is forgotten
I'll go on as best I can...

Goodbye To Love
By Carpenters

Filming My Brother

2006-12-14T01:06:00.000+08:00

To me you are a brother, to Mak and Bapak a son. We are both their children, but a brother I have one. I will be wasting my time if I keep figuring out the things I want to say about my brother, but I love him to bits. I cannot thank Him enough for the magnitude of love that He has given me.

Adik, you are my solace.

For Faris and Faiz

2006-12-11T23:36:00.000+08:00

It was heart-rending watching the two boys so dispirited in their hospital beds. It makes me sad when they're feeling blue. This I say, is all so true. With heartfelt love, get well soon.

Within India

2006-12-10T00:27:00.000+08:00

I'd never thought I'd come and visit India some day, but I finally did. India is undoubtedly beautiful. You must get behind the madcap facade and discover the inner peace and secrets that the place has got to offer; from the bone-chilling and charming Kashmir in the far north to the murderously hot, beyond-crowded, colourful and unruly city of Delhi. The only thing disappointing was having to miss the chance to capture the street scene and locals of Delhi all due to safety and time constraints. So this is India, from my point of view.

Last May

2006-12-09T04:07:00.000+08:00

Last May, I couldn't have seen it.