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Taipei 101 above the city lights at blue hour

1 min readNotes

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Shooting in blue hour

The short window after sunset when the sky turns deep blue and city lights come on. A few practical notes on making the most of it.

An old ship engine telegraph dial, black and white

2 min readThoughts

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Between two clocks

Industry runs on quarters, research runs on years. Moving from one to the other is mostly about learning a new sense of time.

Tan holding a small dog in a garden

4 min readLife

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The autumns I remember

Milkwood flowers in Hanoi, a first autumn away from home in Singapore, and coming back to Taiwan after two years.

Tan on a scooter by the sea wall

1 min readPoetry

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Once, for a while

Once, for a while, I was in love too.

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Sick day

I'm sick today and don't feel like doing a thing.

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Little one

Little one, little one, lend me your smile.

Tan looking out at the sea from a grassy cliff

4 min readNotes

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Beautiful sunny days

Standing at the top of a slope, sea on the left, mountains on the right, and behind you an empty space full of sunlight.

Cats resting in a narrow alley by the sea

3 min readThoughts

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Musings on a cold May day

On wanting to hit “refresh” on your life, and why every one of us is a limited edition of one.