This document appears to be an introduction or excerpt from a coffee table book titled "The Night is Young" by Jacquelyn Vanessa. The book contains photographs taken at night in Malaysia along with captions that tell stories of nightly activities, from musicians performing for crowds to construction workers working late. The introduction discusses using photographs to imagine and sink into moments captured. It encourages readers to look beyond outward appearances and find inner significance in the artworks featured.

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THE NIGHT ISYOUNG
A coffee table book
by
Jacquelyn Vanessa

3. THE NIGHT ISYOUNG
A coffee table book
by
Jacquelyn Vanessa

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“There’s so much more to a book than just
the reading.”
- Maurice Sendak

6. Copyright (c) 2015 by JacquelynVanessa
Illustrations copywright (c) 2015 by JacquelynVanessa
All rights reserved.No portion of this book may be reproduced -
mechanically,electronically,or by any other means,including
photocopying - without written permission of the publisher.
Published simultaneously in Malaysia.
Design by JacquelynVanessa
Cover by JacquelynVanessa
Printed in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
First printing May 2015

7. For
Mum & Dad

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Introduction
Introduction,as I construed them
to be, should start at the beginning.
The start of a story,the start of a jour-
ney,an explanatory section of a book,
speech, report and whatnot. This
book contain photographs, that cor-
responds with the life that are mostly
witnessed in the wee hours in Malay-
sia. It is only up to your imagination
to sink into the moment captured.

10. Nightly
Tunes
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Abunchoftalentedbuskersperform-
ing indie genre songs to entertain the
passerbys with good ear-soothing mu-
sic. A great way to eliminate the noisy
engines coming from vehicles on the
roadwithsomethingthatismuchmore
worthy to be attracted to.

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14. “I think music in itself is
healing. It’s an explosive
expression of humanity.
It’s something we are all
touched by. No matter what
culture we are from,
everyone loves music. ”
- BILLY JOEL

16. Hard-working construction work-
ers struggling to live a life to sustain
their family. They work mostly during
the night when the traffic dies down,
& most people are tucked in bed. But
nontheless, the workers still manage
to plaster a smile on their face despite
having such job.
An Uphill
Battle
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“Even when
we have
physical
hardships,
we can
be very happy.”
- DALAI LAMA

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20. The Art of Artists would find a spot
along the streets of Kuala
Lumpur to display their
artwork that is up for
sale, and also to resume
drawing portraits of peo-
ple. These gifted artists
Colours
effortlessly complete
a number of artworks,
some with the purpose
to make ends meet,
and some for their
own contentment.
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23. “The aim of art is
to represent not the
outward appearance
of things,but their
inward significance.”
-ARISTOTLE
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RINK&
Bars and pubs would be crowd-
ed with customers towards mid-
night until dawn. Most of them
drink and dine with the purpose
of relieving their stress, socializ-
ing, or just wanting to be intoxi-
cated for the joy of it.
DINE

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29. “Your life changes. Everything has to be
done perfectly, and I didn’t follow that. I
lived my life as if i wasn’t in the public eye.I
thought,“I’m young. I have the right to ex-
perience new things,and if I want
to go to a bar and get
drunk,that’s my perogative.”
- SHANNEN DOHERTY

31. AcknowledgEments
The author would like to acknowledge:
Rhiannon Oh, whose presence was a gift to me and to many. I
am eternally grateful for the short lessons you gave in order for
me to understand how Adobe InDesign works. I undoubtedly
appreciate your generosity and friendship.
Hiren Siva, for protecting me in the streets of Chang-
kat. Eternally grateful to have you by my side while I
was taking photographs those past few nights. Also,
thank you for being tall. You saved me. You know why.
Choo, for saving me from countless disasters
while designing this book and for being awesome.
Vivien Teo and Devin Wong, for driving me to Chang-
kat. Thank you for not needing my money for toll pur-
poses. Because of you both, the world suck a little less.

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JACQUELYN VANESSA is an architecture
student from Taylor’s University Lakeside Cam-
pus, who hails from the land below the wind - Sa-
bah, Malaysia. You can join the others who fol-
lows Jacquelyn on Instagram (jacquelynvanessa)
and also those who subcribes to her Youtube
(youtube.com/JacquelynVanessa).
Jacquelyn is currently living her university life with
friends in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
PhotobyHirenSiva,2015

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36. It takes imagination to bring out the
Liveliness of the moment of each photo.
Take a breath and open your eyes.
dROWN IN THESE PICTURES THAT SPEAK
A THOUSAND WORDS.
Take a moment and live the lives of the
people you see featuring the spaces
They are in.
This is not an ordinary coffee table book.