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[Photo] The garden perished with beautiful reluctance, like an evening star

The garden perished with beautiful reluctance, like an evening star (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Society is all but rude to this delicious solitude

Society is all but rude to this delicious solitude (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Stairways to heaven

Stairways to heaven (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Grumpy Cyclist at night

Grumpy Cyclist at night (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] The gardener suffered a nervous breakdown

The gardener suffered a nervous breakdown (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] A familiar place had become less familiar

A familiar place had become less familiar (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Searching for lost time.

Searching for lost time. (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] I don't think anyone's home.

I don't think anyone's home. (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Exploring the unknown.

Exploring the unknown. (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

BAAHUBALI: THE BEGINNING is badass

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While I'm writing this, S.S. Rajamouli's BAAHUBALI: THE BEGINNING is the 4th top-grossing Indian film of all-time. (It's written by Vijayendra Prasad, the director's father) The first film in a two-part epic, and reportedly the most expensive Indian film ever made, I didn't know about it until the few days leading up to its worldwide release, and was surprised to find out that the film was showing in Malaysia too! After I saw the film last Friday, I couldn't stop raving about it! And I'm proud to say that I managed to convince some other friends to catch it too :D

[Photo] The Third Bakery Attack.

The Third Bakery Attack. (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Coffee Amo

Coffee Amo (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Hanae and Dylan saying goodnight

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[Photo] Staring into the abyss.

Staring into the abyss. (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Never Underestimate A Man Who Graduated From Waseda

Never Underestimate A Man Who Graduated From Waseda (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Hanae waiting for her dad to finish work on a Sunday

Hanae waiting for her dad to finish work on a Sunday (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Working on a Sunday!

Working on a Sunday! (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

Conversation with the family of Yasmin Ahmad

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Today is Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eid al-Fitr), and most of our brethren in the country are celebrating. Aside from being a public holiday, Hari Raya is about seeking forgiveness from family and friends. These beautiful values of familial love, friendship, forgiveness and compassion are reflected very much from the films of the late filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad. Last week, for a documentary that Ming Jin's directing (I'm executive producing), we had the pleasure of interviewing Yasmin's parents, Pak Atan and Mak Inom, and sister, Orked. (yup, she's the namesake of the protagonist in the "Orked trilogy")

James Lee's LAST DAYS OF SCHOOL and other touching father-daughter commercials

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A few days ago, James Lee shared a link to LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, a short film he did for Singapore's NTUC Income OrangeAid. Along with his 2013 short FAMILY PORTRAIT 全家福 , this is possibly his most heartwarming (and most unabashedly tearjerking) work ever. Starring newcomer Evon Chua and James Lee regular Mike Chuah, this short film tells the story of Siew Fang, who is finishing high school and has big dreams, but she also has bigger responsibilities towards her family. Having gotten nearly 70 000 views to date (60 000 from yesterday itself!), his short has became viral. Watch this if you haven't. Recently, I have been seeing a lot of touching father-daughter short films and commercials online. Despite not being a dad myself, most of these works have left me a little misty-eyed. Therefore I'm going to share a few that I've stumbled upon in the last few weeks. The first one's been pretty ubiquitous, not only had it dominate my Facebook newsfeed, it'

[Photo] Trumpet the Cat hijacks my bag

Trumpet the Cat hijacks my bag (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Imagining a lost film.

Imagining a lost film. (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)

[Photo] Never needed a flowchart for editing until now.

Never needed a flowchart for editing until now. (Check out more photos from my Instagram account .)