Category: Travels
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Illustrated Minds: North Vietnam Part 1
I had so much fun recreating Hanoi in with watercolours that I really can’t wait for the paint to dry so I can go to the next day to recreate another scene. The city was so colourful, chaos, and elegant. This is my favourite part of the trip and the illustrating process. Check the complete…
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Illustrated Minds: South China Part 2
These are the last three illustrations I made on the South China trip to Yangshuo, Guilin almost two years ago; And a quick glimpse of how lousy my depictions of human’s faces were – still are. The complete collections is available here. A continuation of this series would be the North Vietnam story, that would comprise the depiction of Hanoi and…
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Illustrated Minds: South China Part 1
Just add the first part of the illustration diary I made for our South China – North Vietnam trip in 2012. I guess it took me a while to feel comfortable enough to put it out here. Check the Illustrated Minds: South China Series here.
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The Fabric of Hmong
An original version of this story was posted for Tulisan on December 23, 2012. The following is a personal extended version. One of the most memorable moment during my trip to Vietnam was my encounter to the Hmong – the minority tribe. Hmong people live in a fascinating world of fabrics and colors. The colors of their cloth were their…
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Harbouring to Hanoi
An original version of this story was posted for Tulisan. The following is a personal extended version. There is something about Hanoi that mesmerised me. It was the second stop of our South China-North Vietnam overland trip and the charm of Hanoi still last and captivate me in such way that I decided this city deserves…
