Snapshots from the journey

A few chapters of my life so far, in photos. Tap any photo to see it full size.

2016 →

🎻 Double bass, since 2016

Picked up the double bass in 2016 and never put it down. Orchestras and ensembles through my pre-uni years, then the IC Symphony Orchestra and IC Sinfonietta at Imperial, plus gigs and weddings along the way. The bass section has always been my favourite corner of the stage.

Ventus on stage with his double bass, glancing back at the camera — Caught mid-show 😁

Ensemble of cellists and double bassists posing on stage — Pre-uni: low strings gang 🫶

Orchestra mid-performance, with Ventus on double bass at the back right — Pre-uni: mid-concert, back right with the bass

Ventus playing double bass on stage under purple lights — Pre-uni: in the zone 🎶

Selfie with the Imperial College Symphony Orchestra double bass section before a concert — IC Symphony Orchestra: bass section selfie

2021 – 2022

🦁 MNight: Lion Dance and Dikir Barat

The year I kept the Imperial Malaysian Society's books and somehow also ended up on the Malaysian Night stage for both the Lion Dance and the Dikir Barat, in front of 700 people.

Lion dance troupe in costume posing after the Malaysian Night performance — 🦁 The Lion Dance crew

Four performers playing the drum and cymbals on stage under red lights — 🥁 On the drums and cymbals

Dikir Barat group in colourful hats and traditional outfits — 🎶 Dikir Barat, same stage, same night

2021 – 2022

Suits on: ICMS

Deputy National Executive Director at the International Council of Malaysian Scholars. Lots of event planning, lots of sponsor calls, and a lot of fellow Malaysian scholars levelling up together.

Large group of Malaysian scholars in business attire — The ICMS family 🇲🇾

2024

🎓 Graduated from Imperial

Four years of Aeronautical Engineering wrapped up with a First and a selfie under the Royal Albert Hall organ.

Ventus in graduation gown taking a selfie inside the Royal Albert Hall — Royal Albert Hall, gown on ✨