My Day in the Shooting Gallery Slums, The Addict of Cebu City
BOMBAY IS NUTS I could just hear their thoughts.. "Is this Bombay nuts!" (bombay, a term they call the Indians here)... "What the f**k is he doing here, does he…
A Pot Of Rice And No Light – Pitas, Sabah
"What are you cooking here?" "I'm making rice. It's for our dinner later." "So do you always cook out here?" "Yes most of the time, when we have a bigger…
Rebuilding From Scrap | East Coast Floods, Malaysia
It had been a long day for us, seeing all the destroyed homes and locals living in tents in Kuala Krai. I was heading out of this village when I…
Keeping Her Memories Strong | East Coast Floods, Malaysia
While walking around looking at all the houses which were destroyed by the floods, I saw this lady carefully putting out some items on her porch and I notice some…
She Needs A New Kitchen | East Coast Floods, Malaysia
She was sitting around in a make shift tent where her house use to be until a relief aid team came and asked her about her well-being. She wanted to…
Tolerance During The Floods | East Coast Floods, Malaysia
I was walking into this small town in Kuala Krai which was over flooded by mud, destroyed material items and the smell of rubbish. I saw this boy sitting down…
Cover story at Option, The Edge magazine
Thank you Option Magazine, The Egde Publishing Pte Ltd for this article, hope this will inspire more to join along the journey. Special thanks to Chan Chao Peh for…
Muddy Clothes After The Floods | East Coast Floods, Malaysia
From a distance I saw this street looking like an Indian dhobi ghat (laundry), with hundreds of clothes hanging out side and being washed on the floor outside an old…
Burning Memories | East Coast Floods, Malaysia
It was like a scene from a movie, after the floods, open burnings with smoke and fire all around the streets, like a war just passes. Like those old German…
A Little Boat And A Coconut | East Coast Floods, Malaysia
I walked downhill and saw the lake water of Tasik Chini covering some houses almost to the roof top, felt like the tribe houses were part of the ecosystem of…
Grandma’s Love For Her Twins – Malaysian Flood Relief
This is a sad truth but it's what life is for some families here in Tasik Chini, Kuantan. I met with this family living outside in a temporary tent nearby…
A Hidden Smile Of A Refugee | East Coast Floods, Malaysia
She just sat there watching us send the food aid to her father and the other flood survivors. Not moving from her spot, her eyes gazed far into what was…
A Boy On A Pole | East Coast Floods, Malaysia
He was just standing on this pole, with a cheeky smile, watching me walk around knee deep through the flood waters in a small village in Kemaman. "Why don't you…
Santa Claus of Pahang, Malaysia
They call him Santa Claus in his village at Kuala Rompin. It's obvious why, so I had to see it for myself when I heard about him. He is from…
Landslides in Penampang Sabah
We met in a village at a debate and protest session between the villagers and NGOs against the local authorities in regards to the clearing of jungles by developers that…