Alexa

Hop in, we are going on an adventure.

The path to the villa. This particular villa offered an incredible, immersive nature experience. However, being so close to the wild came with a few surprises, including various insects and a bold squirrel that successfully raided a bag of chips in our kitchen. My primary concern was actually the squirrel's health, hoping the processed snack wouldn't harm it! Interestingly, the villa completely lacked window glass, utilizing only open grids to embrace the outdoor environment.

Postcards from past me, Breakfast in Singapore 2019.

POV: You married the love of your life while holding the bouquet you crafted together alongside their best friend—a beautiful, intimate reminder that you’re building your marriage with heart and soul in every single detail.

A bouquet of my favourite flowers, from my honey. Never settle babes, what you want exists.

Postcards from past me, Uluwatu Temple 2019. If Bali is on your bucket list, don't skip Uluwatu Temple and the Kecak dance performance at sunset. I'm passionate about exploring new places and learning about their stories. Uluwatu Temple was an experience that truly captured the essence of Bali's spirituality.

pov: Smelling the flowers your spouse gave you, just because. All of a sudden life makes sense again. Being loved makes us bloom.

As a traveler, there are places/countries that I would love to go back to and see again. But there are also places that I can't see or touch again and I do not want to. Why? It's not that I didn't love being there or they were not amazing experiences. But I don't want to feel like I live in the past and I crave to recreate or relive an experience that I already had. I want to go to different places and experience different things. Somehow I am almost afraid that a second time will ruin my memories of a place. I might see it differently now or my experience will change. I want to keep that space in my memory as it was then.

Nyang Nyang Beach, Bali 2019.

One thing I learned about photography is that it doesn't matter what camera you use. I own a professional Nikon camera now after years of taking photos on a small digital camera and then my phone. Photography is supposed to make us feel things. And if it does the quality of the camera matters less. The editing can change a picture completely. These photos take me back to a younger different me. I saw the world different then and looking back I can remember exactly how I felt. I tried to edit it, but realized the edits are not so different from the original photos I took back then. We change but we also remain the same, deeply. All our versions meet together and create us in the present. Younger me is still here, she is deeply in me. Smiling at the future/present version of myself.

Sometimes you just need to spend a day surrounded by nature to remind yourself that you are part of something bigger than yourself. Our existence and everything around us is magical.

A day at the flower fields. Capturing photos in the blazing sun is quite a challenge. I'm more of a cloudy-day, early-morning photographer or golden hour but sometimes the timing doesn't work out, and that's fine. It's about embracing every moment and making the most of it.

A slice of heaven, Mainau Island. Also known as Blumeninsel or The flower island in english. I whiled away the hours soaking in the serene beauty, all thanks to the talented botanists who lovingly maintain this haven.

I’ve been captivated by water lilies ever since I laid eyes on them as a child. Then I didn't know why but now I finally understand. The water lily is born under the water in the mud below despite it blooming on the surface in the sunshine. Now I understand the water lily was teaching me that despite everything I can still find my way to shine.