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The writer began writing poetry while on his honeymoon, while on his honeymoon in Osaka and Kyoto.

The writer began writing poetry while on his honeymoon, while on his honeymoon in Osaka and Kyoto.

PHOTOS: DANIEL SEIFERT

Daniel Seifert

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I was a late bloomer, tech-wise. I got my first smartphone only in 2012, and within weeks, something strange happened to my attention span.

That year, I remember coming home from a gig at Fort Canning Park, where I had watched British indie-rock band Kasabian thrill the howling crowd. Or had I?

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