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My six months internship with TheSmartLocal has finally ended. During this journey,  I was able to see how the things that I’ve learnt in school was being applied in a new media company and I think it’s pretty cool. It has been a platform where I was able to hone my skills as a photographer.

My first personal project was “15 Elderly Singaporeans Reveal The Happiest Moments Of Their Lives”. It was a tribute to the pioneer generation who helped to build Singapore. I went around Singapore to interview and took a black and white portrait of them. I will have a post on this project sometime soon. So watch this space! 

During this internship, I was given a chance to document General Elections 2015 for Mustsharenews.com. I wrote about my experiences on TheSmartLocal’s Facebook “Reflections of a Millenial on GE2015” as a photojournalist as well as a first time voter.

Other than GE2015, I attended many events like F1, USS Halloween Horror Night, preview of National Gallery and also food tastings at places like Overeasy and the Singapore Flyer. It was really fun going to these events and meet different people. 

Inspired by AikBengChia’s work, I started learning how to make cinemagraphs online and made them for some of the articles on TheSmartLocal’s website. My very first try in making cinemagraphs was for a personal project “The Story Of Balestier Road In Cinemagraph GIFs - Singapore Neighbourhoods”. More cinemagraphs can be found on my Instagram by using the hashtag #cinemagraphsbynevl.

I am really lucky to meet this awesome bunch of people in TheSmartLocal. I will miss you guys! Thank you everyone who helped me. :D

Oh and I need to revamp my website. Hmm. Alright, that’s it for now. I’ll try to update this blog more often. 

Rush Hour. 

If you guys follow TheSmartLocal on Facebook, you've probably already come across this video that I made.

We are always rushing around, but for what? We are all moving so fast that we have forgotten how to slow down and really just take notice of the beautiful things that are happening around us.

Life is already short enough. Stop rushing, and start living.

Special thanks to @kimberrieee for being inside the video and @tippytoess for mentoring! 

10 Convenient Hostels in Melbourne From AU$21.00 A Night

Recently, I have friends visiting Melbourne almost every fortnight (thanks to the depleting currency) and lots of them asked the same thing about accommodation. So I decided to come up with this article to help them enjoy Melbourne without breaking their wallet. If you know anyone planning a trip down, do share it with them :) Hope it helps, and feel free to shoot questions my way.

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