“When people ask me how they can become a photographer, I almost never mention cameras, lenses, or technique. I say, ‘If you want to be a photographer, first leave home.’ As Paul Theroux, a great writer and friend, further advises, “Go as far as you can. Become a stranger in a strange land. Acquire humility. Leaving home really means that the photographer (or writer) has to wander, observe, and to paraphrase Theroux, concentrate on people in their landscape. That is what I try to achieve in my pictures.”

I've been reading travel blogs, looking at pictures of places around the globe, and reading back packer stories. Only God knows what damage that has done to my brain. Boy have I been corrupted. But really, I'm sick of sitting in my bedroom and watching the world pass me by. Yes that sounds like a line from some cheesy love song but it's true! What's worse, the pictures!! I'm sick of taking pictures which are of the same genre every single time. Singapore's small, and I've accepted that fact. But fuck it. I really need to start travelling.

If I do not manage to see the world before I get married (if ever that is) I think I will be an unhappy bride. I kid you not.

Damn I feel crappy.