There is nothing more wanky than doing self interviews. It's like patting each other on the back. But that's what conventional news reporting has taught us, and Sojournpussy.com is about not following that anal-retentive established editorial guidelines. It's bad enough we have to conform to house styles for work. We don't have to do that here. So here goes!

Zarine Holmes: WHAT HAS GOT YOU THIS FAR ON THIS JOURNEY?

Salina Christmas: Will power. Madness probably counts.

ZH: Why the fuck are we still doing this? I thought
each edition is going to be the last one.

SC: Why the fuck not. I can justify my eccentricity.

ZH: You picked up a Nikon a few years ago and never
looked back. Did you find journalism again through
photography?

SC: Yes. I felt let down by journalism, after what happened in 1998. The Reformasi movement was a just cause for us Malaysians, but the press soon learned the cost of fighting for peace and freedom of speech. I am still hurt by the experience. And after experiencing years of shitty trade journalism in the UK - the trade press here can be shit, and I have encountered some bad ones - I got so disgusted by it all I quit my job and switched to web editing. But one day, the Nikon happened. I found my voice again.

ZH: Would you change "Sojournpussy" title to something
safe like "Travellers Gazette" to please advertisers
and make shitloads of money?

SC: Shitloads of money would help, definitely. But is pussy really such a bad word?

ZH: Are you really pro-marxist? I was born with you,
but I never suspect....

SC: I did, at one point, fantasize about mowing down Cambridge graduates with an Uzi when I was a cox. I flirted with Marxism. But you know, neither communism nor capitalism is the answer.

Salina Christmas: WHEN ARE WE GOING TO BUY A CMS?

Zarina Holmes: That's a good one. Every edition I'm thinking - I need an assistant, a PA, a coder. We're going to get a content management system, even if we probably have to write one ourselves. Bill & Melinda Gates - just in case you are reading this, it's all for a good cause!

SC: How does it feel like, a year on?

ZH: Crying. No, I'm joking. Happy that we are still here. I think we have quite a journey ahead of us. But looking back, it's great to see all those amazing reportages, photographs and the talents. They were plenty of doubts about this project in the beginning, but hey, they didn't think Edison was going to make a lightbulb too.

SC: What is the most memorable reportage on Sojournpussy so far to you?

ZH: Oh, so many. I love all of them, the postcards and the big series. I'd say ones that established our direction are "How to Eat Sashimi" by Hui Min Neo, "Ashram Trails" by Mark Barron, "How to Eat Bread" by Kess Bohan and the "Grafittis" by Pat Crumly and Jason Mitrakos. I can go on forever. "Bangkok" which is featured in this edition is our very first reportage. I took a long time for me to look at the photos again, as it was the most important inner journey I've made. You won't completely understand your travel experience until you try to write a sentence about it.

SC: Will you change the name Sojournpussy?

ZH: I have voted for Conservative when I said I wouldn't. But I'm not going to read Daily Telegraph yet. A pussy is a cat. It's a lunchtime website so you need a bit of fun for 15 minutes. Will anybody ever remember a title like "Inspiring Travels"? I don't think so either.

SC: You embarked on photojournalism when you started Sojournpussy. You were a designer and creative editor before. How does it feel going over to the other side?

ZH: I haven't felt that I have actually crossed over. I think role has expanded significantly. The difference is that I am now a story teller, not just a messenger on others' behalf. It feels good to hear your inner voices. Every feeling needs a voice.

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