Adventure Diary: Australia

Surreal.

Visiting a new country, let alone a new continent, feels like unlocking something. Not in the sense that it's an achievement but more of weirdly proving that such place actually exists for real. I mean I've only seen it in photos, movies, heard stories, and know of people who've been there. But in my mind, it's almost like Narnia or Hogwarts- fictional, until I've actually been given the chance to set foot in it.

That's how visiting Australia was like for me. 

On the Road

"Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” -Jack Kerouac

A beautiful little girl inside a Manobo Hut, Butuan City 

A kid who went up a tree and came down with a bird, Leyte

The Beginning is the End is the Beginning

Having filmed the final episode last month, it felt like another heartbreak. We have to deal with yet another ending. Sifting through old photos from the past seasons, I just thought to myself- This. We did all this.

Lanikai: Davao Photo Diary

This is my first time to visit Mindanao. This is also my last shoot out of town for LISTED this year. I'm glad that a 'first' and a 'last' both happened at quiet Lanikai. 

In Hawaiian, it means "heaven by the sea". Having traced the word's origin, I learned that it came from Ka'ohao, which conveys "tying or joining together". 

I find it a charming metaphor. 

Behind the Scenes

TV and Film Production has somehow found its way to my every day. Even when I'm not working, my mind becomes restless for things to shoot and series to put together- sometimes even making me feel as if I'm in a movie myself. 

Have you ever had those 'The Truman Show' moments?