Some shots of India Street that I took when I was searching for some traditional wear. I live in Sabah right now and it’s hard to find traditional Indian costumes. Normally we’d get them from home- Semenanjung, but in the year of not going home due to the travel restrictions I outgrew my old costume and didn’t even get a chance to wear it out. So this trip, getting new costumes was on my must-do list. My dedication to getting a new outfit paid off. The dress code for my graduation from high school this year is traditional costumes. The year before the pandemic, there was a best dressed competition for our school’s Deepavali celebration. I didn’t take the chance to partake because I assumed I would have my senior year to join. If only I had known how much things would change.

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the person I was 2 years ago and how much I’ve changed since then. There are people whom I haven’t spoken to since those 2 years and seeing them in person again this year is scary. To be honest, I do post a lot on social media. From just my instagram you’ll find out what I do on a daily basis. But you really can’t judge someone purely based of their social media. Social media tends to just show the highlights of life. There’s a lot more to me than what you see on a screen. I’m scared I won’t live up to the person I am online. I don’t want Aly online to be different from Aly in reality.