Month: July 2015

Earlier this week I bought a new camera. Since I started this site, my photos have been taken with my iPhone 4S or an ancient Panasonic point and shoot (with the exception of some (read: most) of my South American photos, which were taken by Alex). As such I have never been totally happy with their quality. I’ve felt in need of an upgrade for over a year now and, after weeks of slogging away at work every day for months, the time felt right.

For anyone interested, I went with a Nikon Coolpix P7800. I’m still figuring out how to work it (it took me a full day to adjust the volume) but below are some photos I snapped yesterday evening. My sister Cara and I walked to the river near our home, the same route we would often walk with our Dad when we were younger. We passed the spot where Cara fell off…

Happy Thursday!

Hi, you!

I think it is difficult for me to let go of your beautiful eyes staring at me; the way that playful smile lingers near your soft cheeks when you quietly call out to me for the forbidden things, that you and I do when no one is looking. Your voice, husky and almost rude; it often sounds like a comfort or privilege over the phone. How dearly you would calm my nerves, when I would feel like my chest will implode with worries of not now but tomorrow, the day after & so on.

You, beautiful unknown soul that resonates my own tune in most horrors. Our love for hedonism, childlike glee in looking at the drudgery of common folk, a shared sense of prestige in the flukes, or the near misses. When you laugh, it’s hard not to follow suit – it’s like that nasty bird in…

Why do I feel so depressed suddenly? I hope it could all just be due to my lethargy. It’s been a long day helping out in training. Glad to have carried our duties out diligently and received praises from our superiors.

Escape is only temporary. Embrace resolves forever.

Nandos at LOT1 with Nigel & Brian for dinner after going back to camp in the late evening.