#1 travel

I miss traveling. I miss picking up my camera and taking pictures of people.

I used to travel a lot during my early years in Germany. Of course I still had money then.

I'm tired of sightseeing, tired of old historic buildings, tired of going to places where the tourists are around.

If I were to travel somewhere soon, I want to engage with the people of that society. Not the tourist guides or the souvenir sellers, but with old people, teenagers, children - normal people. Talk to them, drink a cup of tea with them, play with them. I will do anything as long as I can engage with them, and understand them better. We don't need to know the language in order to communicate with the people. Be nice, smile, and people will treat you well too.

We travel not only to know about that particular city or country, but to learn about its society. But how can we open our eyes if we just aim for the tourist attractions?

A point to ponder.

Hello

Hello readers,

This is my third reboot of abekamal.com . I'm sorry that I haven't updated this site in a while. I haven't lost the passion for photography, but due to time constraints, I think my photography blog is going nowhere. I used to upload pictures almost daily for the past couple of years, since 2007. In fact, I haven't bothered to extend my flickr pro subscription now. Don't worry, it's not a talent gone to waste.

So I've decided to continue my other passion: writing. Before photoblogging, I was a keen blogger, blogging about random stuffs, people and shit. But then I lost the mood to update and my readers eventually left. I think my problem is I get bored really easy. :) Well, sometimes people need to change their hobbies once a while. I'll probably slip in a few photos of mine along the way. And I hope this time this blog will stay longer than the 2nd reboot of abekamal.com . 

Till then.