It's not often my dad asks me to help him with his work, let alone spend time together and fly out of Bali, I guess its because I've been so caught up with my own life and work that I lost sight of how he was doing with his.

We took a day trip to central Java just father and son as we drove to three different cities running errands while managing to fit in some time exploring local delicacies. I never really thought much about this abrupt trip, until now as I'm going back through the pictures, that it hit me by surprise his aging figure made me realize how much I failed to notice my parents were getting older... and this scares me as much as it saddens me that they are no longer the young, strong and invincible adults I've always pictured them to be.

It frustrates me that I can't simply stop time, and face the thought that one day they will no longer be by my side breaks me. But if at the very least we are all powerless of going against the law of nature, I hope that time reminds us to not take the moments we have with our parents for granted, make them feel appreciated and loved, spend time with them, let them know how much they mean while we still have the chance.

Although sadly I can not build a machine that stops time, I attempt to freeze it in pictures as a reminder not to take a single moment I have together with them for granted.

In stopping time, stopping the train...

| All images were captured with Ricoh GR II,edited with Red leaf ELMT Earth 08 presets

I have just returned home from my very first trip to Nepal, a beautiful land that is home to the beautiful souls I've encountered along the way. I can remember ever so vividly a million palette of marigold and shades of earthy browns that engulf warmth even as the rush of cold would welcome us at dawn then return at dusk., as we spent the long nights around a bonfire, the heat keeping us alive.

Nepal and India had been one of the very first places on my travel bucket-list to visit back in senior high school, I can remember only being able to dream the colours I would witness, 7 years later and I made it. Amongst the ruins from the devastating earthquake last year, Nepal is slowly rebuilding themselves, what touched me the most was the kindness of its people and their endless spirit despite going through tough times. Travelling to Nepal not only means finding yourself in between flying colours of rich culture and picturesque experiences, it also means helping its people rebuild their homes as many rely on the tourist industry.

A place I have left a piece of me in and would come back to.

All images were captured with a Leica M-P + 35mm summicron and Ricoh GR II,edited with VSCO 06 and redleafpresets.