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LET’S GET OUT SOMEWHERE FAR THIS TIME In search of kindness, purity, and serene happiness

There is this one question that always stuck with me ever since I have read it somewhere: When was the last time you did something for the first time? Such a simple sentence yet the weight of it lingers in me thereafter. Today though, I’ll have an answer to that question, this is also a simple one but certainly one for the books of this dear existence too — Another first time to ever happen in my life was that I lived in a different country for a month.

And it really warms my heart to meet you again, Taiwan.

Since I tell the stories of my life in here and if you’ve been reading them, you would know that I did have a rough start this year and it was just recently that I am slowly bringing myself up from the chaos. But in the middle of 2024, I was offered an opportunity to work overseas and I seized it immediately. I can say now that it was one of the best decisions I have made this year because I never thought that this work trip would save me in more ways than one. I was working, yes, but for lots of reasons this felt like some sort of an escapade.

The Supercut:

Quick stop at Geo’s. Morning rush. Sunny flight. Hello again Taipei. Meeting the Taiwanese team. Stayed at Taoyuan. Life in Aspire Inn. Rm 3107. Ah Mu Ping adventures. Ximen Reservoir. Sesame Hotel’s grandeur. 13 shooting days. 2am Walk. Quick visit at Dihua St. Reverse Shoot calls. Nightly pagpags. Rainy afternoons. 7 Eleven nights. Google Translate. Night out at a Breeze rooftop bar. Midnight snacks at Mcdonald’s. An afternoon photowalk in Taoyuan. Digicam Memories. Fun times with actors and crew. Learning Taiwanese phrases. Appreciating new-found Taiwanese friends in the same field. 2 days in Taipei. Night biking at Chiang Kai-shek Park. Dinner x Booze night with Art Department. One bottle at Revolver. Visited Eslite Bookstore. Golden hour walks at Chiang Kai-shek Park. Foodtrip at Raohe Night Market. Booze night with Camera Department at Jellyfish Bistro and Bar. Picture wrap at Sesame. Afternoon road trip to Taipei. Quick photowalk x biking at Ximending. Visited The Red House x DVD Shop. Passed by Fong Da Coffee. Explored the roads around Ximending. Wrap Party at a KTV room in Partyworld. Sing-along featuring Meteor Garden OST. Bought treats x Xing Fu Tang milk tea at Ximending before calling it a night. Packing my stuff at dawn. 6am ride to the airport. Feeling everything at this point. Lim Giong’s 單純的人 in my playlist. Airport things. Afternoon Manila touchdown. KFC for lunch. Another stop at Geo’s before my bus ride home.

Sometimes my life seems like a blur when I am working, but as I write this and reminisce, I can actually say that I was so fucking happy. This second visit to Taiwan was an escapade indeed, and now it seems like I am coming back to reality. Well, it just feels surreal living somewhere far for a month and doing the job that I love which is making a film. What an experience, truly. And it felt really bittersweet to think that every great thing always ends in goodbyes. But I am happy, I won’t dwell in the blues today ‘cause this memory will always bring me indescribable delight.

That’s a wrap Taiwan. You will always have a special corner in my heart, so I’ll see you again someday.

*** 35mm Kodak Gold 200 June, 2024

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G RIDE

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Parque Terra Nostra, Furnas . 📸 Canon EOS 100 🎞 Kodak Gold 200 Mar ‘24

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Mira Mare by Aljaž Gošnak Via Flickr: Olympus OM10 / Kodak Gold 200

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📍Wien, Österreich

🎞️ Kodak Gold 200

📷 Fujifilm X100F

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Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens Lake

April 2017

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Münster. Roaming around with Tili.

September 2023.

Kodak Gold 200.

Yashica T3.

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Brittas Bay, A sunny day at the beach would be a welcome change Kodak Gold 200 📷EOS 3000V 🔎EF 50mm f/1.8 II 🍜 C-41 @John Gunn's My Links, https://flic.kr/p/2oSkuFT

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BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR Embracing all of the flames around me

i. the dance of two left feet, i hope it’s okay, i hope you’re not hurt, follow me past midnight, my heart is a maze, my mind is a blur, the dance of two left feet, take a shot and take me away, baby you’re a handsome concept, something i made — an idea of sorts.

ii. april fools, fluctuating tools; yet i am enflamed by my romantic rules. i, again, momentarily lived in manila for a month as i was back at a film set again. this one reminded me about the love and hate relationship i have with this work though, but i’m a fighter, now i’m sure i am. and i am also loving myself even more today so yeah, a shot to the heart won’t hurt that much. manila, oh manila, you’re a killer yet a sweetheart all the same.

iii. in the middle of it all, i still found myself back in my hometown witnessing my sister’s wedding to the man he loves. a warm day for them and for everyone who loves them. soon a baby girl will grace this earth and i am looking forward to that too. i am in dire need of warmth and the good news is that i am calculatingly moving on from the chaos of my life when this year started, still feeling blue at times but i just keep on reminding myself that the flames are at its hottest when they turn blue.

*** 35mm Kodak Gold 200 April, 2024

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LAST DAYZ

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Tremor Todo-o-Terreno Tremor Festival, Açores . 📸 Canon EOS 100 🎞 Kodak Gold 200 Mar '24

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Telly by Aljaž Gošnak Via Flickr: Olympus OM10 / Kodak Gold 200