About Ben
Timeline
- 1979 - Born in Singapore
- 1986-95 - Maris Stella High School
- 2003 - Graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelors in Accountancy
- 2004 - Joined KPMG Singapore
- 2007- Got bitten by travel bug whilst seconded to KPMG Oslo
- Summer 2008 - Digital camera failure in Fez, Morocco
- Winter 2008 - Purchased first DSLR camera - Canon EOS 1000D
- April 2009 - Got kicked out of Norway due to visa expiry. Sought refuge in London whilst new visa was prepared
- June-July 2009 - 2 months backpacking Europe
- August 2009 - rejoined KPMG Singapore. Kept travelling around South East Asia every Easter weekend
- August 2009 - Acquired second DSLR - Canon EOS 450D (refer to story here)
- October 2011 - resigned from KPMG after 8 wonderful years. Joined an American offshore drilling company in a Finance & Admin role
- November 2011 - obtained Open Water Diving Certificate in Boracay, Philippines
- June 2013 - One month assignment in Aberdeen, Scotland
- December 2013 - One month assignment in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- March 2014 - Commence assignment in New Plymouth, New Zealand
- July 2014 - Acquired third DSLR - Canon EOS 70D (refer to story here)
- November 2014 - Posted to Shekou, Shenzhen, China for 9 month project
- October 2015 - gets retrenched and sent back to Singapore - looking forward to what life brings next
- 20 September 2016 - gets married
- 26 June 2018 - 1st child!
- Feb 2019 - misses 2 flights in 1 month (Bangkok and Macau)!
- May 2021 - Wife and daughter move to Singapore. Family living in Singapore.
- 2020-2021 - COVID-19 hits. Passport collecting dust
