On a recent trip to Ranong in Thailand I had the privilege of witnessing life on the Andaman islands and the raw beauty of its sea-faring people. All photos are pre-edited and shot on the Huawei Honor 6.
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The Politics of Childhood
n. politics the principles relating to or inherent in a sphere or activity, especially when concerned with power and status ie. “the politics of gender” Childhood relations are such that they are defined within the perimeters of your immediate family. That leaves you little choice with who, or what, you engage with. As an adult,Continue reading “The Politics of Childhood”
Him & Me
Him & Me on Sunday night. Him flower shopping in Raffles City, me waiting for him outside. Looking into my phone, standing at the girlfriend corner. Him & Me on Sunday night. Him eating a half roti at Poulet, me picking at a red velvet from Twelve Cupcakes. Him refillable water, me Dasani bottled water.Continue reading “Him & Me”
The best and the worst of us
She left me to watch Django Unchained on the hotel bed, saying it was a stupid film and she was going to bed. I watched her spill black wantan gravy in Standard 1, and refused to get her a handkerchief thinking she was a drama queen. She sat in the front seat of my AlfaContinue reading “The best and the worst of us”
Luggage tag stories
I knew a man once, he was called Benedict Sin. He took photos of London and displayed them at The Arts House. Girls, boys, Camden Market, Mind the Gap. They were black, white, monochrome, high contrast. What do you like so much about London, Benedict? The people, the diversity. It was my home for threeContinue reading “Luggage tag stories”
There is a place for you in this world
There is a place for someone like you in this world. Someone like you with your quirks, your passions, your likes and dislikes, the things you have time for, and the things you don’t have time for. The way your voice sounds, the way you hold your head, the way you kink unintentionally, through noContinue reading “There is a place for you in this world”
The problem with infatuation
infatuation n. an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something; a foolish, unreasoning or extravagant passion or attraction. The problem with infatuation is this – it comes quickly like a rushing wind, and from out of nowhere it seizes your entire being so that your normal functions are incapacitated. The problem is preciselyContinue reading “The problem with infatuation”
If you want to go fast, go alone
What does it mean to open your life up to someone and be vulnerable and put yourself in a position to be hurt? It simply means that people will always annoy you and irritate you, and most of the time, we will only find out once we’ve got a bit closer to that person. IfContinue reading “If you want to go fast, go alone”
Wan Phing Lim 