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"I BELIEVE THAT DREAMS CAN COME TRUE" is a community project, taken on by Tay and Val, with the intentions to:
As film-makers, our dream is to tell stories of love, life and hope; stories that inspire. This dream got lost amongst deadlines, budgets and expectations when we were working as full-time TV Producers/Directors. A chance encounter with Luo Papa reminded us, "Once upon a time, we all had dreams..." We made a decision to abandon our traditional TV business, sell everything we own and go collect people's dreams all over the world, on our bicycles. Using our skills in story-telling, we want to document stories of people taking that first step towards their dreams, people en route chasing their dreams, and people already living their dreams on videos, photos and writing; and then share these stories on this website. One Dream Shared, One Dream inspired - view our introduction videos. |
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After much “roadblocks” in Japan, we finally have a project that do not require “access” or “connections” www.ibelievethatdreamscancometrue.com/japan You can support us by submitting your own drawings/messages, and spreading the message to your family and friends. Looking forward to receiving your entries! ♥Love, |
Yuri’s house is next to the University of Tokyo, affectionately referred to as Todai by the locals. And she told us one morning, “You can go Todai T-Lounge. Free tables and chairs and power. No need to pay.”
And so begun our campus days in Todai, living it up as university students would – with minimal expenditure, and maximum returns 
Working in Todai
Sleeping in Todai
Some days we get so tired from the really early mornings + really late nights, that by the time we got to the campus, we’d concuss on the lawn in front of T-lounge. But hey, we made the best of the circumstances…
Eating in Todai
Cheap Choice 1: School Cafeteria
A step-by-step guide to getting your food in Todai Cafeteria (click on the thumbnails to view the photo in full):
The REAL taste of Japanese uni-life 
Cheap Choice 2: University CO-OP
On more lavish days, we get the set bentos which cost about 400-600 Yen. The CO-OP has microwaves for heating the food up, too!
Lying on the lawn brainstorming for ideas on what to do in Japan, we wondered aloud…
Where would we be, what would we be doing, if we had not embarked on this journey?
Would we know to appreciate lawns like these?
Would we be thankful that we actually still look like students?
Would we bother about that 10 Yen difference between this bread and that bread?
Would we be grateful for off-the-tap drinking water?
We don’t know.
But we do know – we have embarked on this journey.
On this journey, we once again, went to university.
And once again, we got educated -
On lessons in life.
…because no amount of planning can preempt unforeseen circumstances
…because everything happens for a reason
…because time and space is needed for new beginnings to arise
…because nothing is quite as fearful as not knowing what you’ve missed ahead
So take a chance we did
And acknowledge plans change with time
And recognise that every outcome is the best possible outcome
And left Luo Papa’s home to give everyone the space and time we needed
And set off for what lies ahead for us
“No amount of planning would have helped us deal with the sudden demise of Luo Papa’s Mother. I would not lie and say that we were not affected; of course we are! We were devastated! I have to keep reminding myself – this is his dream, the journey is his to take. Our roles are simply to walk the path with him, side-by-side. We are no one to chart the next steps for him.” – Val
So, we decided to shift our plans around and bring forward Part II of our Taiwan trip. We had intended to use a month’s time to fulfill Luo Papa’s dream; and Part II was to go visit three other groups of people whom we felt inspired by during our last backpacking trip in Taiwan.
Our first destination is to another homestay called “松園”, literally translated as “Pine Garden”. The homestay left a deep impression when we last visit because of a conversation on the van with the female boss one day. This conversation became one of our most quoted ones since project “I Believe That dreams Can Come True”.
松園 is located in Central Taiwan, Nantou Puli Township, which is 120km away from where we are. After some planning, we decided to make 3 stopovers before 松园 – 台中 (Taichung), 草屯 (Caotun) and 埔里 (Puli).
First stop – 台中 (Taichung).
Shot on Canon by Koh
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“This is the first time we are cycling around Taiwan without Luo Papa. Well, I anticipated trouble because I can’t do directions and Val is not all that experienced with cycling yet, but I could never have imagined the surprises that laid ahead of us for the next 10 days. If anything, those 10 days led to the decisions that were made at the later stage of the journey with Luo Papa.” – Tay
駱爸爸的媽媽的過世讓我們頓時間不知所措
不知道這個逐夢的過程會不會就這樣停止
我們為了這個夢
放下了在新加坡的一切
這個夢會不會就這樣畫上休止符
心裡是忐忑的
同時也是無可奈何的
就像駱爸爸說的
“計劃永遠趕不上變化。“
我們無法繼續坐在家裡等待十三天的喪禮結束
因為知道我們幫不上忙
反而會讓駱爸爸還要為了我們在他家的起居飲食操心
所以決定出去闖一闖
原本就打算在完成駱爸爸的夢想後，去採訪在台灣的其他三個夢想家
不如把行程調過來，先去做採訪，再回來陪駱爸爸完成他的夢想
第一站：南投埔裡的民宿［松園］
就因為老闆娘增經跟我們說過：“冥冥之中有一股力量推著你去做這件事。“
就因為這樣的一句話，我們對［松園］一直有著特別的感情
可能也因為www.ibelievethatdreamscancometrue.com也同樣是“冥冥之中有一股力量推著我們去做的一件事。“
我們約了老闆娘6天後到［松園］去做採訪。
120公里的路程，我們決定在三個地方做停留：台中、草屯、埔裡。
誰回料到這一趟出去闖闖卻讓我們闖了一個接一個的驚喜和一個重要的決定。。。
Cycling Route to Taichung, tracked by SPOTME from Pespectiv Technologies:
…because no amount of planning can preempt unforeseen circumstances …because everything
Yuri’s house is next to the University of Tokyo, affectionately referred to as Todai by the lo
After hearing what we wanted to do in Japan, Yuri contacted and convinced her mother-in-law to let u
Do you believe in Angels? We do. In the last week before we finally set off on the plane, our lives
Catch us on our bicycles on the streets of Japan, collecting drawings and messages to make into one video for the children of Japan.
