I'm an orphan ...

Mom passed away in the afternoon, 4:58pm local time (7:58am PST) surrounded by all her children ... I was able to hold her during passing just like we promised ... I cried just like she told me I would ... but we let go because we were together in this moment no matter how difficult it was for each of us ...



I could have never choosen a better mom ... you didn't have an easy life but you have always unwaivering dedicated yourself to us and dad regardless of choices and options you had at the time ...



It was good knowing you for all those years ... love you and be loved by you ... forever ... I let you go ...



I'm crying ... but that will stop ... our love will continue ... celebrate your life ... you will be missed ...

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Coincidental ... this loss comes exactly 6 months to the day my wife walked out on me ...

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Mom was one of my biggest supporters of my passion for photography and desire to make art with it ... she wanted to know you all ...

Singapore, August 5

Almost sleepless ... not really ... got 5 hours tonight ... yeah ... we're making progress !

It's 3:30am ... checking and responding to emails of dear friends ... work ... assignments ... back to my catch of the street ...

This is why photography is such a passion for me ... creating beauty and art as a ravishing combination ... 

Back to  CS3 ... editing an image from my shoot with Nicole barely a week ago ... nothing is sharp in this image except for some strands of hair, the eye ... mouth ... Nicole pulls me in and that is what hit me when I snapped this ... that split second of connection ... it's not about posing ... it is about connection ...

It's 4 am ... better try to get some more zzzzz's ... it's going to be a long day ...

 To be continued ...

Singapore, August 4

Last night I got to admire this fun car in front of the Hyatt ... always a place where one can spot an exotic thing or two ...

Monday ... meetings all day long but I was able to break around 4:00 pm ... jetlag is setting in ....  Orchard Road is full of construction this time ... plenty of shops are renovating for a September re-opening.

What caught my eye today is the use of panels to shield the construction sites from plain view.  Not just OSB or plywood ... no, beautifully designed artwork, slogans or ... yes .. you guessed it ... creative advertising !  The bamboo panel and other nature scenes are quite popular on the street as a shield ... the image is a crop from the full panel ... remember, I love tight crops.

And yes, there is graphitti in Singapore ... just not much ... the slogan is part of an add campaign on Orchard Road again ... fitting for me ... lol ... my whole life has been around the convergence of art and technology ...

Continued ...