AUKINGFAI

Tell you more about me

My name is Fai. Thanks for visiting my site — this is my small corner to collect the echoes of my life.

After spending over 5 years in Tokyo working in the advertising industry, I paused everything and lived through the pandemic in Singapore. Then I returned to China and spent a year driving 40,000 kilometers solo through the western regions — including Tibet and Xinjiang — capturing stories, people, and landscapes through my lens.

I’m currently back in Tokyo with a full-time job, saving up for my next journey.
Eight hours a day, I manage data and go-to-market strategy.
But in the other hours, I return to being… well, a craftsman of experiences.

This site is a soft archive of what I do after work:
photography, watercolor (mostly whisky bottles, for now), leatherwork, harp, saxophone, cooking — whatever allows my hands and heart to co-create something meaningful.

I’ve never really wanted to become “a professional” in any of these.
What I care about is: Does this feel real? Does it feel worth doing?

I created this space not just to share what I make, but to build connections — with those who also find beauty in small things, who love the feel of real textures, and who believe that sometimes, art is not a destination, but a byproduct of being awake.

I still hope to travel the world, slowly.
Not for speed. Not for checking off countries.
But to feel, pause, notice — and if I’m lucky, capture a moment that speaks across cultures and time.

And yes — if you’re wondering why I paint so many whisky bottles:
Originally, I imagined building my own whisky bar one day, and I thought, “Why not decorate it myself?”
Later, my friends on Instagram and Facebook started responding to the bottles — and so I kept painting. Now it’s both a habit and a quiet little homage to future dreams.