I don't know if it was the butterflies in my stomach or the growling of my tummy in anticipation of A&W that kept me up all night. The proper thing before a major shoot is to have adequate rest and go to bed like a good girl by 10pm, but there i was laying in bed staring at my ceiling waiting for my alarm to go off. The shoot was all the way in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and i had to catch the 7am flight without any sleep.

The original idea of the FHM Upgrade Girlfriend shoot was to have a series outdoors - picnic on the fields, followed by lounging by the pool and a dip to cool off from the scorching noon sun. But security guards of the area made a last minute demand for a big sum of money to use the location for a shoot. Oh well, with a brilliant photographer, art director and stylist, you could turn any location into an awesome shoot. Let's go with a homely girlfriend, i'll tease you on the kitchen counter, lay over the dinning table and flirt with you as we sit and talk ;)
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I'd like to thank everyone who had a part in the shoot, and for featuring me on my birthday month :D

I grew up with A&W's famously addictive root beer float, coney dogs and curly fries. But the last outlet of A&W in Singapore closed a couple of years ago :( What better way to end a shoot then to head straight for some nostalgic, highly satisfying A&W grub :)

Still regretting not smuggling some curly fries home, i wait to board the 7pm flight back to Singapore. Finally, i get to get some rest...completely satisfied ;)
 
 
Getting off the plane, I didn't realize how small Semarang's airport was till I got inside. It's so small it took me a couple of seconds to get to customs. Looking out for my checked-in luggage was easy, just walk a few meters past customs you're at the conveyor belt . Literally - belt in singular tense. The entire airport has only ONE belt!

Travelling to the outskirts of Java, Indonesia with a high fever and tonsilitis was just a mess. I spent most of the 4 days wincing in pain, and trying to contain the intense nausea that came with the tonsilitis.

Gorgeous costal Semarang is a small town, and I was so surprised to find such great talent in this little known place! Jossy is Semarang's most well known photographer and not only is he talented, he was such a gem about me being sick and unable to shoot for 2 days. He was completely accommodating and I feel terrible and apologetic that I could only manage a super short shoot. But for what it's worth:
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