NO.A-10THE FULL STORYTHE LONG WAY ROUNDCHAPTERS08
The long
way round.
Born in Kuala Lumpur, raised across China, trained in San Francisco, and back in KL. Thirty years, seven cities, and what each of them taught me about how things are built.
Route, 1996 → todayFig. 01 — Key plan / Scale: NTS
NO.A-11LOGBOOK264 FLIGHTS SINCE 2007SCALENTSNOTESEvery flight I’ve logged in Flighty, drawn as great circles.
Flights264171 international · 57 long-haul
Distance818,330km20.4× around the Earth
In the air1,173habout 49 days
Airports6727 countries · 29 airlines
Most flownHKG ⇄ KUL41 times
LongestSFO → SINSQ33 · 13,580 km · 15h 55m
Along the way I’ve travelled across the Americas, Europe and Asia. I still learn a place the same way: by walking it and asking how it’s put together. That’s the studio’s way of working too.