"Tay only told some friends about her trip to #Iran but kept it a secret from her parents. The cheeky producer had come up with an elaborate plan where her uncle would show her parents the video of their only daughter traversing Iran and record their horrified expressions. Instead of a complete meltdown, her father, also an experienced traveller who had worked in Azerbaijan many years ago, nonchalantly asked, “Oh, when did you go to Iran?” Her mother’s reaction took the cake: “Where is Iran?” Her friends in Singapore have applauded her efforts to show a beautiful side of a country often portrayed solely by controversial politics and religious tensions. But Tay did not have any political motives. Her only motivation was the fading remnants of architectural beauty and the warmth of the people she met on the road. “All I did was spend two amazing weeks in a country with a bad reputation," she said, humbly."
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 21:09:59 +0000
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