NEPAL 2011My heart aches quietly. When will this ache fade away? Since my return to Singapore, the sweet memories I have of you Nepalis linger on and on. How did you grow to captivate my heart in such a short time? Could it be the way you offered your affections so easily to us? The way you cared for people more than anything else? Could it be the many beautiful things that I saw in your country for the very first time? Here, in Singapore, we have little time for feelings or people. We give little attention to welcoming significance in each other. More often than not, we don’t offer our emotions for fear of offending. We keep doing what needs to be done and it takes up all our time. We do what needs to be done for the all-important money. We simply have little time for anything else. Time — I wish I have more of it. I wish to bask under your part of the sun and spend more time trekking with you, hearing you. |  Father and daughter walking toward check-point at Nepal airport |  The Nepal moment of the "Afghan girl" by Steve McCurry |  Heartwarming expression of a boy cradling his cat |  People watching at Stupa in Kathmandu Nepal |  Stop over at stylish lodge kitchen for lunch |  Light shinning at grocery store vendor |  Nepali Ladies |  On the way to campsite as we passed by the villagers at Pokhara |