Surprises

/ Lego camera series, summer trip with J – July 2016 /

Aarhus, Denmark 

Naeroyfjord, Norway

Oslo, Norway

Prague, Czech Republic

coffee, a burger, a cutie in hand – parfait 

Stockholm, Sweden

some raw, unfiltered (literally) moments I got to document throughout the trip. 

bonus! a little somewhat poem:

Found a Burger King receipt from Denmark

In a second-hand book from Bath

While heading to town on the public transport of Singapore

Listening to songs I heard on loop whilst travelling around United Kingdom 

Wearing a top bought in a store along the streets of Sweden

Exiting the train now, oh look,

There's the wallet I bought from Norway

Left parts of me everywhere – 

Now they are all coming back to me

Look around, surprises

Are awaiting

(you)

You do you, I do me.

had fractions of a second to capture this. but, i'm glad amidst my fuzzy vision upon being awoken by the sun rays, i did. 

sunrise captured whilst on the train to Oslo from Myrdal.

trying to work on my personal development –

 staying true to me. not being overly shaped by social norms and beliefs. be confident but not arrogant. apologize less, much less. love harder, feel more, go further, grow higher, feel deeply (and without remorse), work harder (for the things I want and care about). read lots and lots books. write better. observe quietly. buy less material things. travel even more. drown myself in music. dance like there's no tomorrow. frown less (smiling more may be hard for me). letting go of the things beyond my control.  

live wild, die free

Traveling

Seeing the sunrise from your tent is un-fucking-real

It gets me, everytime –

Just as you're heading for the airport

You're staring out

The roads, buildings, trees, hell, even clouds

All seems so different

Staring far. Staring ahead

Trying to remember every minuscule detail 

For you may never return

And this may be the first and last time

You set foot on this soil 

*Inspired by my travels. It's good to be home too, though. 

Why

Taken in Melaka, poem as continuation from the first two lines posted as caption on Instagram

I think,

I love you a little bit more everyday

In the most unassuming ways

I know,

Because when skies are gray

It actually feels okay

I trust,

Even during times of dismay 

You will never betray 

*Inspired by this article I read - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/opinion/sunday/why-you-will-marry-the-wrong-person.html 

So so so good. Anyway... So looking forward to our Summer trip to Europe and Scandinavia! 

Cry Baby

Taken in Glasgow. No, I actually didn't cry when reading these poems

On some days, 

I face the world like I'm unstoppable

On other days,

They think I'm comical

On some days,

I think I'm strong as fuck

On other days,

No such luck

-

But no she says

 All I really am is,

A cry baby 

-

Let me be 

*Inspired by me. It's good to know I'm still learning, growing, and life is definitely not boring. 

Don't

Taken by me, on my lego camera

Don't

Don't tell everything to everyone

Like a painter

Your strokes define you

These secrets are your treasures

Maybe even life's simple pleasures

Someone could love you more

And no, it's not folklore

*Inspired by train rides, just looking out and staring. Staring a lot. At endless greenery, landscape, rust and dust. 

Concept

This concept we call love

What's the hurry

Build your hopes like doves

Ready to fly but vision's blurry

Lost in the depths

We just want to love now, now, now

Without knowing the (inconvenient) truths

Remember – you reap what you sow 

*Inspired by The Danish Girl, and the love they share. Everyday I'm learning to love better (only to those who deserve it, of course)

Dream

A life filled with art

Maybe I had a change of heart

But leave me in my sweatshirt

Put me in the dirt,

Let me dream with the stars

Far away in a planet like mars

*Inspired by R.I.P 2 My Youth by The Neighbourhood, can't wait to see them live in less than two months!!!

Snow

my favourite part(s) of this picture are: flowers, snow, and trees.

Look at all that snow

If you stare hard enough, it seems to glow

Falling ever so gently

Do you see it differently?

Oh, it's so so cold

Your hands would be nice to hold

But who cares, it's snow

Isn't it such a show?

*sorry about the hiatus, but guess what I'm in Birmingham now, experiencing snow for the first time.

It's really nice. And cold.