This holiday season invest in experiences for yourself, your family, and others.
Experience ideas
- Get a massage for yourself or your partner
- Get acupuncture
- Go to a show
- Take a painting class
- Go wine tasting
- Get a nice dinner with a loved one
- Go hiking
- Plan a weekend trip with some friends
- Enroll in a photography class or workshop
Growth and learning
Life is about growth, becoming stronger, and becoming more epic.
Experiences are great because they change us. They evolve us. They drive us forwards and upwards!
Grow yourself.
To experience:
To take a risk in trying something new. To test an assumption.
Experiences are more fun
Another lesson:
Experiences are more fun than just buying stuff.
When we buy things, the effect fades quite quickly. Experiences stick with us.
When I look at my photos, I recall the experiences surrounding the photo. I remember who I was with, where I was, and the flight over.
Why I love traveling
With traveling, I experience more. I take more risks. I talk to more people. I expand my horizons.
More visual stimuli via travel
If you love to make photos and you want new inspiration, travel more!
- Manila
- Singapore
- Kuala Lumpur
- Hanoi
- Sapa
- Saigon
Already so many great places in Southest Asia!
Manila, 2013 
Hong Kong, 2013 
Manila, 2013 
Manila, 2013 
Marseille, 2012 #cindyproject 
Full English breakfast with my friend Jano. Essex, 2011 
Lisbon, 2017 (traveling with both of our moms) 
Hanoi to Sapa Travel Street Photography Workshop Students, 2017
Other great places:
- Istanbul
- Hong Kong
- London (East London)
- Marseille
Is there a hierarchy of experiences?
I don’t think so. All experiences are good. The only “bad†experiences are the boring ones, or the ones which you’re forced to partake in against your own will.
Are experiences which you don’t remember worth it?
Cindy and myself selfie. Saigon hotel room selfie. 
![The desire to create even more epic buildings [architecture] as a great testament to human willpower. Saigon, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/eric-kim-street-photography-vietnam-saigon-street-photography-lumix-1139556-2000x1333-2000x1333.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1)
The desire to create even more epic buildings [architecture] as a great testament to human willpower. Saigon, 2017 
Saigon, 2018 
Saigon, 2018 
Saigon, 2016 #cindyproject 
Gucci Store. Saigon, 2017 
Saigon, 2017 
Selfie of myself in Saigon, 2016. When I was around 150 pounds (during the writing of this post, I am currently 175 pounds) 
Saigon, 2017 
Saigon, 2017 
Standing desk for coffee in Saigon (nice view too!) 
Saigon, 2016 #cindyproject 
Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject 
BBQ ribs in Saigon, 2017 (Ut Ut) 
Saigon, 2018 #cindyproject 
Saigon, 2017 
Saigon, 2017 
Saigon tower, 2018 
Rolls Royce in front of Sheraton hotel. Saigon, 2018 
Team Haptic in Saigon: Eric, Cindy, Jennifer (Cindy’s sister), and Annette (Eric’s sister) 
Pizza 4p’s in Saigon with Cindy and Jennifer, 2018 
Saigon, 2018 
Marou chocolate in Saigon probably my favorite place in the world to do creative work! With Cindy and Jennifer #a6 
Processed with VSCO with a6 preset. Selfie in Saigon 
Cindy red and green. Saigon, 2017 
Cindy diagonal Dutch angle. Saigon, 2017 
Abstract. Cindy diagonal Dutch angle. Saigon, 2017 
Abstract. Cindy elevator, Dutch angle. Saigon, 2017 
Cindy making cutouts. Saigon, 2017 
Cindy’s cutout. Saigon, 2017 
SAIGON SATCHEL 
RICOH GR II ERIC KIM NECK STRAP x SAIGON SATCHEL 
Cindy color halo. Saigon, 2017. 
Cindy curves. Saigon, 2017. Here she poses with her arms, to curve them. 
Saigon. Cindyproject, 2017 
Saigon, 2017 
Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject 
Saigon, 2017 
Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject 
SAIGON SATCHEL x VITRUVIAN CAMERA WOMEN ARTWEAR 
Saigon, 2017 
Saigon, 2017 
Photos from my friends, VUDORY Wedding. Saigon, 2017 
Saigon, 2017. Photo by Cindy. 
