Seremban

I went to visit my grandparents in Seremban, a town in Malaysia that they live in.
I opened the back of the camera a few times due to my anxiety that something was wrong.
There wasn't anything wrong, but my interference made a few wrongs.
There's a metaphor somewhere in that.

This is one of my favorite places to be in the whole world. Sitting in the passenger seat of my Grandmother's 20 year old car, feeling the small bumps in the road, the soft texture of the fabric covering the seats, a rarity what with leather seats nowadays, smelling the perfect smell of the car, a musty and warm smell. A smell that isn't intrusive or off-putting, rather, one that's simple and calming. The radio plays in the background, sometimes Grandma will softly sing along, her voice just reaching the notes, lilting beautifully in her special speak-sing way.

Eating at Lingam's Prata House.

Blue streetside flowers that caught my eye.

My Yeh Yeh (grandfather), sleeps a lot.

At 92, he still goes to church every week, works as a doctor in his own clinic Monday to Friday, and goes to the gym.

Grandma reads the newspaper. Occasionally she offers her opinion of a story - or asks me mine.

taken 17-20 june 2016, on canon ae-1

last weeks

These are from the last few weeks of school - I have a penchant for getting unnervingly sentimental around the last few weeks of a school term, and documenting small moments makes me feel better because it's like I've now got a piece of a scene, or a memory, to hold onto.

Isabel, Jillian & Don in Ms. Bennett's classroom.

One of my favourite teacher's ever - Ms. Bennett not only connected with us as students, but effectively taught me to love English.

Jillian teaching Don some maths in the morning.

Serena at Dignity Kitchen

A freshly shaved Cian

Lucas turned away just as I took the photo, Andre is feeling Cian's head in the background, 

the running man challenge

In our last class with Ms. Bennett, we played Pictionary! 

Jillian & Nat during our last class with Ms. Bennett

Last days of school come with goodbyes & the obligatory signing of uniforms never to be worn again. 

taken on canon ae1, from 13-17 june 2016

Holy Confirmations

In May, I was invited to attend my friends' Holy Confirmation. It was a really lovely time - and it felt so good to see my friends so happy. In some ways, it felt pretty monumental a moment, and I was happy to be there for it! 

Miranda & Ash in the church.

Ciara

Ciara, Andre, Izzy

taken on 35mm 400ISO Fujifilm using the canon ae-1, on the 14th of may 2016.

birthday celebrations

For my birthday this year, I spent the day with my family and ate a lot of food. Knowing that this would be my last birthday in Singapore for a few years,  I decided not to go out with friends, and just have a relaxed Sunday.

We went to Tekka Market to eat delicious batura, a variation on poori (which I loved)

Dinner at Marutama Ramen. 

canon ae-1, april 17 2016

dinner for a 15th

I just got my negatives scanned after ages due to complications and other commitments. So I've got a whole bunch of photos ready to blog about (though, I'll try to stagger them a little bit because it'll be a while until I've finished my next roll.

Here are the first few - taking on April 16th, the night before my birthday. I invited a few close friends over and cooked dinner. These photos feel special to me, because the people inside are people I love very, very much.

Izzy & Nina, playing Cards Against Humanity.

Ally & Kirsty (foreground), Ammar & Serena (background), more Cards Against Humanity. As you can see I'm still trying to get the hang of focusing!

Nina, Miranda & Sushi

A beauty. (Ally, and Kirsty)

taken on a Canon AE-1, using Fujifilm ISO 400 35mm film, 16th April 2016.