Clear Mountain Road

Sometimes it takes travelling out to unusual places in order to find peace and tranquility. Driving through the inlands on the way back home after a days journey, I had unfortunately come across hectares of burnt rainforest. Damaging to witness, this was the result due to the incline of temperature throughout summer, taking years to rehabilitate.  Pulling over to the side of the road to check it out, I could clearly distinguish the sound of wildlife on one side of the road and silence on the other. But after taking a moment to take in and witness my surroundings, I came to my senses to embrace a different kind of scenery. Although the view wasn't really breathtaking, just chilling on the burnt tree stumps I felt comfortable enough to just sit, relax and just reflect... Which then followed the picture taking haha.

Desert Boots from Industrie Clothing, burgundy cotton chinos from Topman, button-down shirt from Original Penguin, glasses by SuperRetroFuture and New Era fedora hat from Activ.

Photos by Khai Van Kampen

E-Zine, Zalora

Just came across this video clip where I was featured along with a few friends for Zalora's online website. You may recognize some of the faces like Nathan Lane, Pauline Prieto and Jessica Chiao-Yang. I didn't even know the other guys were part of the shoot! Just tells you how cool videography is and what you can work with. The theme was London Calling, so they obviously wanted somewhat of a Harry Potter look alike! Well I thought I'm suppose to look like Peter Parker's Tobey Maguire according to everyone in the Philippines. Haha.

Phasing out

I'm not sure if it's just a phase that I'm going through or if it's the transition being in Australia but I've realized a lot since having time to reflect on my journey. As much as I've enjoyed blogging, it's given me the chance to re-kindle my experiences in the Philippines in an attempt to brush up on my writing skills, so I totally encourage it. I think to myself, had I not pushed myself to try a different lifestyle in the Philippines, I wouldn't be as cultured to try new things and see where it can take me. For instance, looking back on what I have achieved. If I didn't push myself into new fields such as photography, writing, modelling and acting I would probably be the same old average bloke from Australia living a normal life.

Outfit: Beige jacket unbranded, H&M pants, white arvust shirt, Topman shoes, Oroton wallet and Casio watch

Southbank

Feeling like a tourist in my own city, I took the time to go check out new places in search for something different while trying to make the most of my time in Australia. Normally I wouldn't make the effort to hand in the central part of Brisbane unless I was passing by a friend's place but I was with Khai and we took the time to check out Brisbane's tourist hot-spot, Southbank. Located by the riverside where the Brisbane River intersects, we thought it would be nice to take a few snaps. The weather's unusual as normal not knowing if it's going to be hot or cold, so sticking with casual street wear seemed to be the best option.

Khaki pants from Zara, Topman backpack, Aldo accessories, Cheap Monday tee, Brixton cap, Canon 600D/Canon 50mm 1.4f and Canon 60d/Tamron 25-70mm 2.8f

Memory Lane

Here I am again back in the city reliving the high school days in the alleyway, exactly how it use to be in my last years of school. Back then we would all gather up on a Friday afternoon, kids from all-over different schools meeting together in the one area to hang out and relieve ourselves over a not-so-fun week at school. If it wasn't for the alleyway, I wouldn't have met all the people I know today especially my buddies Simone and Khai. I always thought to myself that I would never miss school as I was just so eager to graduate, but now I think about it the tables have turned. It just makes me realize that you have to make the most of it in life, no matter where you are. Because when you look back in time, you wanna have no regrets and say in simple words - "my life was awesome".

Photos by Khai Van Kampen

Thrifted Airforce button down, Cheap Monday pants, Kickers shoes, Axis watch, Obey black fedora, Arvust tee and shades by SuperRetroFuture. 

Majority of the clothes from GENERAL PANTS CO. They have an online store worth checking out with all of the latest Australian fashion trends found directly through their outlets.

Camera Bossing

Nothing beats the refashioned look of the new vintage point and shoot cameras. So many camera brands are now bringing back the original look realizing that cameras are now a part of the fashion trends. But they don't come cheap - these bad boys can cost easily over $1000, just as much as a basic DSLR camera. Although they usually come in 10 megapixels, the sharpness of the majority of these camera's are just spectacular for something they you can easily hold in the palm of your hand.

Indoors

Time flies so fast when you're having fun. It actually takes planning to make the most of it. After being away from home for nearly a year and a half it actually hit me. So much has happened since I've been gone. Friends are graduating, trends are changing and the taxes are rising. It certainly takes a lot to embrace with only a short amount of time to work with.

Today, I had the time to catch up with my mate Khai Van Kampen who was cool enough to take my snaps. On most occasions I like shooting outdoors but since being in Brisbane, I've noticed the lighting from the sun is really strong. Really, the most practical times to shoot would be either really early in the morning, or really late - towards the evening. Not to worry though, since Khai bought new camera equipment, he's been using his bedroom as a location to shoot, really, really nice lighting.

I still can't get over these Boxfresh shoes. They have already been through some rough stages with me already, such as my dog Manny constantly ferociously attacking the laces and the tip of my shoe head. I actually like how I wore the shoes with grey socks topped off with red chino's, nice combination.

Outfit: Red chino's from Zara Young, Cheap Monday scoop neck tee, thrifted blue vintage sports jacket, glasses by RetroSuperFuture and bracelet from SM Accessories

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