Reality Bitchslap is the story of Arif Rafhan and his adventures with his college friends travelling in South-East Asia. Photo: Arif Rafhan
The late chef and travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain once said: “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you.”
Comic book artist, pre-production illustrator and teacher Arif Rafhan would discover the truth of these words first-hand.
Between 2001 and 2003, a young Arif (then in his 20s) and a group of college friends decided to travel around South-East Asia. Away from his comfort zone, Arif encountered both good and bad things, some unexpected experiences.