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New Jersey-born and California-raised Thai-Chinese-American who has lived/worked/ studied/travelled across the U.S., Asia Pac, and Europe. An investment-banker-turned-retail-executive constantly traveling across Asia (with the all-too-frequent business trip to California). I'm also passionate about my pleasure travel, particularly to those places off the beaten path. Finally managed to make it out to Tibet and North Korea in 2009, two of my long-awaited dream trips. Now I'm struggling to find the next place to visit. On my wishlist: Turkmenistan, Petra, African safari, & dogsledding

I'm also an enthusiastic photographer who has blown too much of his nest egg on equipment:
Nikon D3s
Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.4
Nikkor 85mm f/1.4
Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 Micro
Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8
Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8
Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Sigma 8mm f/3.5 fisheye
Nikon TC-17E II teleconverter
Nikon SB900 speedlight
Nikon R1C1 macro flash system
Manfrotto 190 ProXB tripod with Markins Q-Ball M10 head
Olympus E-P1
Canon G9
iPhone 4
ColorFlash Holga


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