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Klee bar, Portsdown Road, Singapore

I have a confession: I’m an absolute lightweight when it comes to alcohol and caffeine. My body apparently does not enjoy depressants or stimulants. The former makes me incredibly sleepy. Last new year’s eve, I downed half a Yägerbomb after dinner and fell dead asleep on the floor of a tent, only to wake half an hour before 2009 started. Still, it doesn’t stop me from liking classy bars and live music. My lovely cousin, also named Amy, brought us to Klee on my last weekend in Singapore, and I had a fabulous alcohol-free time.

New York International Children’s Film Festival

Kids movies are the best. I mean, where else would you see a girl walk into a wardrobe and into another world or have a crab tell you that the seaweed is always greener down under the sea? It’s where the impossible is possible and sometimes out of this world stories are considered normal. But within all of that, there’s always a lesson to be learned or at least a very human moment that we all, even when our youth eludes us, can appreciate.

I was born in Singapore but now call Sydney, Australia my home. When not taking photos or maintaining my blog, some fancy piece, I like to cook with the BF, and jazz out to Django Reinhardt and the other jazz legends.

I love Amy's simple yet never dull approach to examining the world, whether in writing or photos, and these 52 weeks will be a welcome challenge to look at things differently. Current camera of choice is the Canon 5D, and some prime lenses.

I'm Amy, and I love to laugh. In my spare time, I learn trivia from crosswords, bake up a storm, and do random acts of kindness. On occasion, I write poems that induce smiles and induce smiles with my quirkiness. I have a little corner of the web at toastier.org where I enjoy warm and toasty socks.

Currently I rock the Nikon D40 and when I can, I shoot on film. By the way, my Sydney counterpart is a highly talented and wonderful person whose photographs speak thousands.