{"id":10203,"date":"2015-04-04T14:16:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T18:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/?page_id=10203"},"modified":"2026-01-10T18:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T23:26:15","slug":"sig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/sig\/","title":{"rendered":"Signature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='layer_slider_1'  class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  style='height: 541px; max-width: px; margin: 0 auto;'  ><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Niramit:100,100i,200,200i,300,300i,400,400i,500,500i,600,600i,700,700i,800,800i,900,900i\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><div id=\"layerslider_16_5cki2saknba\"  class=\"ls-wp-container fitvidsignore ls-selectable\" style=\"width:1280px;height:540px;margin:0 auto;\"><div class=\"ls-slide\" 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type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video><\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"top:14px;left:861px;text-align:right;font-weight:700;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Niramit;font-size:28px;width:388px;padding-right:20px;color:#d1cff7;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;offsetxin:100lw;durationin:1500;delayin:2000;easingin:easeOutQuint;fadein:false;clipin:0 100% 0 0;startatout:transitioninend + 5500;easingout:easeInQuint;fadeout:false;clipout:0 100% 0 0;position:relative;\">Signature Artistry<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"top:53px;left:860px;text-align:right;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:17px;width:388px;line-height:18px;opacity:.9;padding-right:20px;color:#d1cff7;white-space:normal;\" class=\"ls-l ls-text-layer\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;offsetxin:100lw;durationin:1500;delayin:2250;easingin:easeOutQuint;fadein:false;clipin:0 100% 0 0;startatout:transitioninend + 5250;easingout:easeInQuint;fadeout:false;clipout:0 100% 0 0;position:relative;\">It's Sentimental To Me<\/ls-layer><ls-layer style=\"top:13px;left:1251px;text-align:initial;mix-blend-mode:normal;width:10px;height:80px;border-width:0px 0px 0px 5px;box-shadow:0px 0px 0px 0px;color:#000000;border-color:#d1cff7;\" class=\"ls-l ls-html-layer\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;delayin:1500;easingin:easeOutQuint;fadein:false;scaleyin:0;transformoriginin:50% top 0;offsetxout:-550;startatout:transitioninend + 6510;easingout:easeInQuint;fadeout:false;position:relative;\"><\/ls-layer><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_layer_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-10203'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7djjob-4bdbd2114b1863ace9f47c34ee61e0b7 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_layerslider  el_before_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1tj6cfv-589b591fbca37442d8673e0a27a2aa8e\">\n.avia-team-member.av-1tj6cfv-589b591fbca37442d8673e0a27a2aa8e .team-img-container img{\nborder-style:double;\nborder-color:#613f21;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-1tj6cfv-589b591fbca37442d8673e0a27a2aa8e  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-20262 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-20262 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-300x300.jpg\" alt='One WTC'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"300\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_ny_building.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >One WTC<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Freedom Tower<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >Ashtonesia Pictures<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-10spouz-be0be810dbe7af5fd83ffb3711110d40 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_left av-rkfo57-3fcb5f2f126968e426281274599d1c20  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Signature Artistry\"><div class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue80a' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Signature Artistry<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>T<\/span>here\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/sig\/\"><strong>Signature<\/strong><\/a> in everything that survives the test of time<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nA raindrop, a street, a friend or a person who shaped the path before us<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nI read it the way I read the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Writing_on_the_Wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Writings on the walls<\/strong><\/a>:<br \/>\na voice, sound, messages etched in dust, paint, memory, reminding me that nothing we touch today stands alone<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>Every frame carries a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lineage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lineage<\/a>, a mark and a memory<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nAs I move through time holding onto that, to preserve the echoes, the craft, the hands, all the quiet work that paved the way for the moment I\u2019m standing in now<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nI strive to keep what&#8217;s genuine to me alive and close<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nTraditions are dying out, as the adaptation to <span class=\"gs_cit_txt\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-sups=\"1,2\" data-hover-id=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transhumanism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"gs_tkn\">transhumanism<\/span><\/a><span class=\"gs_tkn\">, is on<\/span><\/span> the rise<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The capsule fills; the chafed lips say what words can\u2019t<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u00a9 Chains\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_div_xignature_head.jpg\" width=\"685\" height=\"137\" \/>\r\n\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-8800r-178254df88b57c0b9904f48d1ea9e653 main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page 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el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fourth  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5fmqvuj-a23fd758f545591d734d717fb12a2447\">\n.avia-team-member.av-5fmqvuj-a23fd758f545591d734d717fb12a2447 .team-img-container img{\nborder-style:double;\nborder-color:#613f21;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-5fmqvuj-a23fd758f545591d734d717fb12a2447  avia-builder-el-8  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-20088 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-20088 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_1.png\" alt='Rockefeller Center'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"1000\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_1.png 1000w, 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class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue80f' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >New York<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>N<\/span>ew York, the most diverse city in the world, however getting started takes focus and standing on solid ground<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> It&#8217;s a city that is forever changing along with the times; I heard from a guy a long time ago, in this city a miracle happens to someone everyday here<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* 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av-1qfazvf-3e782cf7e6755d021b26646a7b95dd25 hr-short  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-q8xa2j-6cafbae2f4d40199020ea005a9d2dcce '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>N<\/span>ew York City is a vibrant metropolis that pulses with energy and diversity<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 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0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>Skyscrapers like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esbnyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empire State Building<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneworldobservatory.com\/buy-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One World Trade Center<\/a>, while iconic landmarks like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timessquarenyc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times Square<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralparknyc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Park<\/a> draw millions of visitors every day of the year<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s neighborhoods, from the historic brownstones of Brooklyn to the trendy boutiques of SoHo, each have their own unique charm<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Whether you&#8217;re catching a Broadway show, savoring world-class cuisine, or simply strolling through its bustling streets, New York City promises an adventure like no other<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-20437 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-20437 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-300x300.png\" alt='Singapore'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"300\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion.png 687w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sg_malion-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Singapore<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Merlion<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >Ashtonesia Pictures<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-15ona4b-2396591e5df9bb05ab678bff838da713 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div  '     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_left av-uqibnf-96df86056e1857613bca67e663597c63  avia-builder-el-25  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Sg\"><div class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue80f' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Sg<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>S<\/span>ingapore the rebirth of life and an external force unknown to the still soul of a man that I know<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Gravity changes every day, and you need strong bones to make a stand on your own two feet<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    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Looking into the distance and closing my eyes just for a minute, as I opened them again you were gone<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u00a9 Sky Ship\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_div_xignature_sg.jpg\" width=\"685\" height=\"137\" \/>\r\n\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2lvy13v-5ba04742d56cbbe5c91fea5704098efd av_one_half  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-23hlam3-1b8b93bd9dc75b988a19c0303d744eed '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>The Rebirth: 0577<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-1sn583f-d20186ac9a419d119c2cdc6ed1fb3232 hr-short  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-10l3cbf-cb5be94d1aac8b3a2b441342158450cb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>N<\/span>ever forget the fight was not for life but for the comfort of being a grounded soul where it belongs<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Your voice reminds me of what happened here, I will never speak about it to anyone<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> That star I showed before, the meaning of it and where we both stand against time on earth<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>Yes, we are not here forever, as you do know, that is what makes it even more special and worth living for<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> I will return and even though I know you will not be there<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> The marks on the red door that I engraved with both of our names written in stone will stand long after we are gone<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> I will see you in the afterlife, but not yet<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> I have a few more stones to turn and place some marks on, they all will carry your name<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Only I will know what that name is<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> To be continued<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Some stories live in silence, untouched by the world<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap 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\/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> where the questions of why or who dissolve into something buried deeper than thought something the soul recognizes before the mind can speak<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" 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el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lc72by0w-02f4f4c519f5f22db5ae47bd714abeb6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>Mirrors Of Time: 22459<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-lc74fyi0-55ab36d23ba55904cb08617f8dbd588c hr-short  avia-builder-el-42  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lc729iwb-3bb26a208510c4f94f3c5e775b5418c8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>I<\/span>n unfamiliar rooms and nameless streets, conversations from the heart are like small lanterns in the dark, revealing pieces of myself I didn\u2019t know were missing<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Sitting inside an unrecognizable shell of who I am, only made the truth clearer, some of us are meant to stand out like a single nail rising from a weathered board, not to be hammered down, but to remind the world that difference has its own kind of purpose<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>I followed the vibrations that felt ancient, Yoshi, echoes, from this life or another, trusting the only voice that became my brace, even when the odds leaned against me<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> The time ran out faster than I expected and some things that I were to say were never even said because of the beauty that was before me<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Walking like a queen as the light shines upon you<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> The time wasn\u2019t enough for me to fully admire a way of moving through the world 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fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-20090 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-20090 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2.jpg\" alt='Prathet Thai'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"1000\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ny_xiganture_2-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Prathet Thai<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>The Buddha<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >Ashtonesia Pictures<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-4tar4jf-842985621448a1429d30c64f1efd97a0 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-53  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div  '     ><article  class='iconbox iconbox_left av-4gma317-3e897f9f229081870743cce9aad373e5  avia-builder-el-54  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: Prathet Thai\"><div class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue80f' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Prathet Thai<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>T<\/span>hailand greets you with a softness that feels ancient, a place where nature glows as if lit from within and the earth keeps your spirit grounded<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> They call it the Land of Smiles, but the truth runs deeper, it is a land that listens, a land that reveals itself only to those who move with intention<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u00a9 Farm Land\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/pic_div_xignature_th.jpg\" width=\"685\" height=\"137\" \/>\r\n\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3xvlobf-04805a150142d76501e50a92566365ab av_one_half  avia-builder-el-55  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-3mt8jgb-d32cf9e4420279a62eedd3997fb937dc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22: 16429<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-2t5flzv-9e02328e4e9e6d65b2251dcfc4537b3b hr-short  avia-builder-el-57  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-8m0mkb-940ecf72cf176b20f20e8df6e12b3154 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>W<\/span>andering through its landscapes feels like stepping into a story already in motion<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Markets bloom with color, food and scent, textiles breathing in the warm air, spices rising from food on the streets and homes<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> The tradition is Buddhism respectively and I embraced it whole heartedly<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Each path invites you further inward, into a culture that holds its warmth all around you from the people that are full of energy and love<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>Traditional music drifts through the streets like a memory you have never lived, and the movements of Thai dance carry centuries in their silence<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> A simple conversation with a vendor, a moment of stillness beside a monk these are the exchanges that makes Thailand different from anywhere else in the world, it shifts something inside you, the ones that remind you how connection can feel both fleeting and eternal<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>Every photo becomes more than an image, it becomes a piece of time in the country\u2019s heartbeat, a story of kindness, warmth, and the timeless beauty woven into everyday life<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Thailand does not just open its doors it opens tradition, love and spirituality within you, something you didn\u2019t realize was waiting to be found<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Here the light feels older than memory<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-22bsny3-4542a0531b6e19adc495f463044434ce hr-short  avia-builder-el-59  el_after_av_textblock 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fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-20329 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-20329 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_id_durian-300x300.jpg\" alt='Pekan Rise'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"300\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_id_durian-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_id_durian-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_id_durian-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_id_durian-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_id_durian-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_id_durian-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_id_durian-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig_id_durian-24x24.jpg 24w, 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class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Icon: ID\"><div class='iconbox_icon heading-color avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue80f' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >ID<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>I<\/span>ndonesia was one of the first doorway to the quiet fracture in life<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> It was here, the heat of the journey between moments, that everything I believed about myself began to shift<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> I crossed paths with a soul who carried gravity at the time to one of the highest highs, someone who blurred the line between loss and rebirth with nothing more than their presence<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme 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margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> There was a flame that burned past reason, past distance, past the edge of the universe that not only brought me closer to God but also further from man<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 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class='hr av-1jlleij-9846f26b601262f1125e35be5e21dde4 hr-short  avia-builder-el-71  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3z2ojf-002fb1f2f5945f76ecf933bfd07723a4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>Y<\/span>\n<p>ears moved forward, as they always do, and eventually I lost the person who once kept the peace of my world<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> But the echoes remained scattered memories, fragments of conversations that from time to time haunt me like a house full of unrested souls<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> The time capsule we created along the way became markers of who we were, at least at the time<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> It was reminders of the life that unfolded along the timeline of that connection<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Even now, they surface without warning, carrying pieces of a past that refuses to fade, no matter how far I travel from the moment it all began<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>Though I never stopped capturing the world<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> The lens became the one place where the noise was quiet, where the light revealed a permanent place into the past<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Every frame held time, it held a priceless moment worth remembering not just the person I lost, but the version of myself that existed beside them<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> The world kept moving, reshaping itself in ways I could not predict, but the light remained constant, guiding me through the spaces between then and now<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> It\u2019s in that light that I continue to find direction, purpose, and the quiet reminder that some stories never truly end, they simply change form<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Some places change you long before you understand why<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents 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culture, and ambition collide on every block<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nAt the heart of Midtown stands Rockefeller Center, a historic Art Deco complex spanning 22 acres and home to iconic landmarks like the ice rink and the annual Christmas tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nWhether you\u2019re looking up from the plaza or taking in the skyline from the Top of the Rock, it captures the spirit of NYC in a single breathtaking moment<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u00a9 New York\" 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id=\"style-css-av-1l2cepn-01301a1234d2f2128b8796bd644b7d0e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1l2cepn-01301a1234d2f2128b8796bd644b7d0e .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#7b7773;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1l2cepn-01301a1234d2f2128b8796bd644b7d0e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>T<\/span>he Four Seasons Of New York<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 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