A Touch of Nostalgia

We’ve just hit our 8 year online anniversary and I find it very hard to believe that we’ve been online since 2009 - when I was only 14.

I first opened up on hieuiee.com in late 2009 (which still exists by the way). The main reason why I made an online presence was not only to look somewhat ‘professional’ but I also wanted it to be where I broadcast my tech unboxings and news through my hobby of technology at the time. Yeah, weird right? But heck, it was a good idea at the time and I’m kinda regretting putting that idea on the back-burner.

If any of you are wondering, this is what our website looked like back in 2011 - 6 years ago.

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  Aaaand here’s one of the first ever web designs I made up for one of my website back in early 2010.

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Well, one thing’s for sure, I still enjoy the minimalistic approach to web design!

Lots of things happened in the past eight years and gee, has times changed. I gave up tech unboxings and reporting not long after 2009 (mainly because of the whole money restriction and all) and instead took up photography from 2011 - when I registered our next domain, hieu.com.au.

I’ve since taken on a full time role as a freelance photographer and entrepreneur while studying a degree in International Business, so it’s been super busy of late!

Happy 8th Birthday, online Hieu! One year closer to the ten year anniversary ;)





Aaaaannnd we’re back!

Phew! After what felt like foreveeeeer being locked out of our Tumblr account, we’re back!

A bit of background information. Yahoo (who own Tumblr) announced that they had a breach way back in 2013 and decided to lock every single blog out in May 2016, requiring all accounts to change their password. What seemed like a painless procedure of just changing the password, Tumblr required verification from the e-mail that was linked to our account. Now, the e-mail account that was linked to my blog was under our old domain, hieuiee.com, which I no longer had access to at the time. So tough luck, I thought I’d never see the light of day from Tumblr, and six years of hard work down the drain. Fast forward to today, I’ve finally got a hold of the old domain and recovered my Tumblr account! Horray!

So… we’re back. I’ve still got a lot to catch up on, so our blog may have some broken links, etc. Right now, I’m just having a little nostalgic moment and reading through my posts back in 2010 and will get back into the rhythm soon.

For those who are new, here’s a little bit about me.

In short, I’m 21. I run a photography slash graphic and web design business. I’m also a full time student studying in a Bachelor of International Business at RMIT. I like cars and sports. 

I’ve decided to start up a blog (or portfolio, whatever), where I will try to be as laid back and informal as possible and post as much about my latest projects, what’s going on with my life, behind the scenes stuff and any rare achievements.

If you’ve known me back from when I was a little kid and I was in front of a computer pretty much my whole childhood, I’m known to ramble and go off-topic a lot. I will try to keep posts nice and short this time round… hopefully… maybe….

Aaaaaanyway, I’ve got some exciting stuff to show you. Stay tuned.





Europe 2013: “To Be Continued…”

Wow. What a journey it has been. The 68-day “Trip of a Lifetime” has come and gone, and I haven’t been more glad to be finally back in Australia! It has been a week since I’ve touched down, here in Australia and I’m still losing sleep, reminiscing the wonderful things that have happened in my life these past three months. 

Excuse me while my mind goes off on it’s own little world.





»→  Europe 2013: A Trip of a Lifetime | Maranello (2 August 2013)

Maranello. A city hidden away, 200km south of Milan in Italy. A city drenched in red and gold. A city littered with supercars from both Ferrari and Lamborghini. A city where if you listen closely enough, you may here the roar and whine of a V12 engine of a Ferrari being tested at the test track. We only spent a day here, but we were instantly overwhelmed by the extraordinary experience, that is the world of Ferrari - past, present and even the future. From the vintage F1 cars raced in the mid-19th century, to the history of the man himself - Enzo Ferrari, to the future of Ferrari - the LaFerrari.




Europe 2013 “A Trip of A Lifetime”: A Quick Update

We are now two weeks into our “Trip of a Lifetime”, and I thought I might give you a quick update on what’s been happening and what will happen.

We have traveled a whopping 10,811km on an airplane and collected seven passport stamps in the past fortnight, from Melbourne, to Singapore, Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Bangkok in Thailand, Doha in Qatar, and finally, Milan in Italy. Looking back on what has happened in the past fortnight, I’ve never had so much fun and experienced such a variety of cultures in my entire life.

From the haze from illegal burns in Indonesia crossing Singapore, to the tuk tuk rides and unbelievably cheap alcohol in Phnom Penh, to the shopping sprees and sunshine in Bangkok & Pattaya, to the serenity of each small street in Milan, I will certainly not forget anything that has happened in my life these past two weeks.

So, you all might be asking, what’s next? Well, to be frank, we don’t know. From the day that we left Melbourne, we didn’t know what we were going to do in Asia, and look at how many things we’ve managed to scavenge up! I mean, we didn’t even plan in going to Pattaya until lift off! No tours booked in advance - everything was done with the flow.

We believe that the stuff that we do, is best when we don’t expect or plan it in advance. We just take it as it comes. What we do know is which cities we’ll be visiting, and next up, we’ll be travelling to Calabria in Italy, where we will be travelling my bus from Milan tomorrow night. It’ll be a whopping 10-hour bus ride and I’m definitely not looking forward to that!





Europe 2013: “The Countdown”

In the last blog post, I stated what we will be doing (and when), during our Europe/Asia trip next month. As we are still uncertain on what exactly we’re doing, we will keep this blog post updated as we confirm plans and flights. We will continue updating this as much as we can until the take-off date. Plans may still change after we leave. Watch this space!

UPDATE (2 June 2013): The itinerary is now complete. No further updates will be made to this post, but plans may change closer to the take-off date.

The itinerary and older updates to the itinerary are after the break.





Europe 2013: “Locked in and Ready!”

After months upon months of planning and constant checking for cheap flights, we have finally booked our main flights! Yep, the dates are now set in stone and we are ready to go!

So far, we’ve got this confirmed. The take-off date is June 20, and the trip will last a total of 67-days, so we will be returning in August 26. We will also be visiting the following countries. Singapore, Thailand, Italy and Belgium. But the planning hasn’t finished just yet and we’re still at the drawing board on the lookout for more countries to visit.

As we are yet to confirm all flights and plans for this trip (note that we have only booked the main flights so far), we will update our itinerary/plans HERE as they are confirmed.





Europe 2013: “Reaching New Lengths”

It’s been over a month since our last ‘Europe 2013’ post so I thought I’d give you a little update on what’s happening.

Planning for the June 2013 Europe trip is still underway (if you’re wondering) and our budget has allowed us to add new cities into our itinerary! Wonderful! 

As most Australian travellers would know, buying flights out of Australia are inflated as heck. It breaks the bank. Buying a separate flight to Asia and then flying into Europe with another airline could possibly cut your airfare costs in half. As we are flying into Asia anyway, we thought, why not make a holiday out of it?! So the plan is - in the first week (and a bit) of our trip, we will be touching down in Cambodia & Thailand (and maybe Singapore as well). Phew! Almost three countries in seven-or-so days. We ain’t messing around that’s for sure!





Rolex 2013 Australian Formula One Grand Prix (14-17 March 2013) Round-Up

The 2013 Formula One Grand Prix season kicked off at Albert Park and it was full of surprises. From the rare suspension of qualifying due to rain to the surprise Raikonen win goes to show that anything can happen. The weekend also saw the V8 Supercars, Porsche Carrera Cup, the celebration of 60 years of the Grand Prix in Australia, and many more..

PHOTOS (102 photos hosted on Flickr)

VIDEOS (1 video hosted on YouTube)

Upcoming Events:

  • The Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills presents The 5th Annual Dandenong Valley All Holden Street Car Show (Sunday, April 7 2013) (event page)




Future Entertainment’s Future Music Festival Melbourne (10 March 2013) Videos

Future Entertainment dished out a huge lineup for their annual Future Music Festival this year in front of more than 100,000 fans Australia-wide, which included Avicii, Hardwell, Steve Aoki, The Prodigy (and many more) at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne was one of the places to be to experience the event. 

VIDEOS (4 hosted on YouTube)

Upcoming Events (music related):

  • Dada Life presents Dada Lands, No Rules but the Rules of Dada at Billboard the Venue, Melbourne (24 April 2013)
  • Tomorrowland Music Festival at Boom, Belgium (26-28 July 2013)




Auto Euphoria’s 2nd Official Cruise: Lynbrook to Hoppers Crossing (3 March 2013) Round-up

The team at Auto Euphoria have organised a cruise which saw a heap of custom/modified cars cruise from Lynbrook to South Mebourne, then again to Hoppers Crossing. A perfect mix of beastly cars, nice looking women, blue skies and sunshine all counted to an overall relaxing afternoon out.

PHOTOS (66 photos hosted on Flickr)

VIDEOS (3 videos hosted on YouTube)

Upcoming Events:
I’ll be taking a break from car shows & cruises for the remainder for the month, because I’ll be BUSY BUSY BUSY with other stuff!

  • Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne (14-17 March 2013)
  • The Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills presents The 5th Annual Dandenong Valley All Holden Street Car Show (Sunday, April 7 2013)




Team Bella’s Twilight Family Car and Bike Show (2 March 2013) Photos

The team at Team Bella are at it again. This time, they’ve organised a twilight event which saw hundreds of cars on show, raising money for the MS Research Foundation. With over $21,000 raised on the night, there’s no reason why you can’t go to the next installment in October - for a good cause, of course!

All 117 photos have been uploaded to my Flickr photostream. Check them out!

Upcoming Events:
I’ll be taking a break from car shows & cruises for the remainder for the month, because I’ll be BUSY BUSY BUSY with other stuff!

  • Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne (14-17 March 2013)
  • The Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills presents The 5th Annual Dandenong Valley All Holden Street Car Show (Sunday, April 7 2013)




Holden Car Club’s Annual All Holden Day (2 March 2013) Photos

The Geelong Holden Car Club (FX-HQ) hosted their annual All Holden Day over at sunny (and hot) Geelong Showgrounds, which saw hundreds upon hundreds of Holdens - from the FX, all the way to the VE’s - all packed in the one area.

All 214 photos have been uploaded to my Flickr photostream. Check them out!


Upcoming Events:
I’ll be taking a break from car shows & cruises for the remainder for the month, because I’ll be BUSY BUSY BUSY with other stuff!

  • Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne (14-17 March 2013)
  • The Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills presents The 5th Annual Dandenong Valley All Holden Street Car Show (Sunday, April 7 2013)





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