I live in Ottawa, Canada.
I’m half-Taoist, half trapped in Western thought.
I’m also part photographer, part writer, part filmmaker, but all lover.
This is where I keep a collection of thoughts, experiences, and projects. If you’d like to get to know me better, you can read through some of my popular entries or browse the archives.
Contact
E-mail: jeff@equivocality.com
Skype: equivocality
Twitter: equivocality
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Of the name
equivocality /ɪ’kwɪvəkælɪti/ n.
1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous.
2. Of uncertain significance.
3. Of a doubtful or uncertain nature.
To be dynamic, growing, learning, changing, is to be equivocal. To be equivocal is to truly live.
Colophon
This is version 12 of equivocality.com. I’m notorious for not being satisfied with my layouts. I used to have detailed, intricate, interactive designs, but I found that they weren’t able to match my moods. What would be good one day wouldn’t fit the next. In time, they’ve become very simple, neutral, and universal. Some people seemed to enjoy version 10 and version 11 too.
Logo, headings, and other navigational buttons are varying weights of Avenir (light, book, roman, heavy) and lovingly kerned by hand. Sans-serif used for body text is Neue Helvetica.
This site is coded in XHTML 1.0 Strict. Hosted on a highly customized version of Red Hat Linux, Apache, mySQL, and powered by WordPress awesomeness.
equivocality is ©copyright by Jeff Ngan. All rights reserved.
You may not use any material, articles, logos, essays, technical illustrations, photos or any content from this site without express written permission.

Hello, Jeff. I’m very glad to find your website. It is very elegant and gives me a good many inspirations for web design. Please keep up your nice work.
nice here… :D
The best Blog I read so far!
Greetings from Germany
Jessica
Also here.
Thanks for this great theme :)
I just wanted to let you know that you’ve got two HOME bars on your navigation (second one hovers to “ABOUT”).
Love the blog, btw.
Thanks, f. Got it fixed in the CSS.
I have just started a blog and found yours because I am currently using Wu Wei. Your blog is very beautifully designed!
Lovely pics and layout. The crispness rocks.
– Mindless Mumbai
Just got Wu Wei theme for WordPress! It is really great. Thanks
Hi Jeff!
I am using your great blog layout/template for my new blog but am experiencing a cpl of challenges that I’m hoping you can help me with. Ah! I’m waiting to upload a lot! So I can’t figure out how to add in a fast speed photo scrolling album like as you see on the top-left on http://nicolaformichetti.blogspot.com/
Also, I can’t figure out how to add info (an about me section with a pic of me and a description, ads, etc.) to the left-side column.
Finally, I can’t figure out how to add an image to the header.
Ah! Any help you can give me on your amazing work would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mona in NYC
Hi Jeff,
I have just started blogging and I’m currently building my site based around your excellent Wu Wei theme. I’ve been playing around with WordPress for just over a week so I’m still learning, however please check it out if you have the time: http://www.chrisyounger.co.uk
I came to your site to get a link to credit the theme to you and only then discovered your wonderful photos and videos.
I’m a trained photographer and filmmaker myself (however these days I only get the chance to do either as a hobby) and I’m extremely impressed by your work.
I really like your blog too, its an interesting read and you have a great talent with words too — I will make sure I check back regularly.
Thanks,
Chris
Hey Jeff,
We love your wu wei theme. We love teh clean grid and spartan use of text. It also comes pretty close to the coroporate brand we’re all asked to follow. We use it for a blog that keeps people informed about an exciting volunteer building project we’ve got going on, here:
http://swanbarnfarm.wordpress.com/
Some visitors say they find it hard to comment though, and I guess that’s because on the homepage, where there is no “comment” box, the comments icon is not that explicit.
If ever you revisit wu wei, and saw fit to make that comments icon clearer some way, or maybe replace it with text, our readers would be very happy. ;)
Matthew
PS I’m a daoist too, or maybe a dao-enthusiast, with my own dao tattoo, and a Canada based Tai Chi school
PPS We also use wu wei for http://southeastnt.wordpress.com/
Excellent blog, it makes me want to travel. Thanks for sharing Wu Wei. I came here to look for more of your work. Now I’m inspired to build my own. Thanks again!
Spencer
Hi Jeff, thanks for your brilliant simple Wu Wei blog theme at WordPress. I’m using it for my graphics and advertising portfolio, come and see my home if you have spare time, Whatcreativestudio.wordpress.com
Thanks again.
Hi Vuong, i was requesting entry for your blog, can u pls accept?
Hello Jeff,
I’m enamored with your Wu Wei theme, and I am considering employing it for a new collaborative painting blog I’m setting up. I was just wondering if there are any inherent concerns that I should be aware of with WordPress 3+ and Wu Wei. Just a general question, as I’m only starting to look into the theme files and understand how you’ve built it.
Thanks for your time,
Adam
Cheers for creating Wu Wei.
After years, I’m still lurking around reading you. Love the new design, and your eyebrow piercing!
Nice theme, Jeff. Clean, cool and efficient. Thanks for the generous work!
Hello Jeff,
my website is just out now in the net. Time to say Thank you!!! to you, Jeff, for your wonderfully designed minimalistic theme “Wu-wei”. The beauty of simplicity.
I like to read you, Jeff. And your photos are superb. Also I watched some of your videos. I was moved by them. You have a special ability to find and show the beauty of every day scenes.
Again,
thank you!
Regina
Wu->吴?
Wei->魏?
Hi, Jeff , I’m towry . When i see your blog , I’m impressed by the pretty theme immediately. I like this kind of style . I’m a Chinese , And i want to know the means of wu-wei , it’s like PinYin in Chinese .
Your photos are great , i like too.
Hi Jeff, great new design on your blog! Just gave my blog a new impulse and chose your design on wordpress. Thanks. I’m kinda new at blogging and wordpress so still figuring out what all the possibilities are but so far so good. Wu Wei looks great on iPad by the way.
Thanks again and greetings from Amsterdam,
Marvin
To feel the wave
to meander in songs
from where we come
We make water
Life is riding the wave
reciprocality equivocality
Meander in time
Hi Jeff,
You are such a great writer and photographer! You seem like a very nice person with a mysterious personality. Through your blogs, I hear you haven’t been into any recent relationships. Well, I would definitely encourage you to! You are a great guy, and I’m sure any girl would be lucky to have someone like you.
Keep up the good blogs and pictures! They are wonderful. Your blog has made me a whole new person from the thinking perspective. Just like how I will keep on reading your entries, keep updating your blog!
Love,
Seol Yoo-Na
Jeff, I enjoy the design work you’ve done here and in Wu Wei. Do you have a portfolio you might be interested in sharing?
[…] this is my first blog, I wanted to say thank you to Jeff Ngan who designed the template for this site. I have never met Jeff or knew much about him until I went […]
Amazing template. i LOVE it. Ciao da Rome/IT
So nice to come across someone who is also never satisfied with their blog layout. I obsess over it and change it way to often. Now I know I’m not totally crazy. Just a little. Cheers mate, glad I found your blog.
Hey, Jeff!
I’ve been reading your blogs again. I think you should post some pictures of yourself, just so we get an idea of who you are more.
Seol Yoo-na
quite randomly chanced upon your site today
and i would say appreciated your writing
– it often amazes me how we (human as we are) can all feel the same.
x
simoneruth
Hello Jeff,
I have never been all that interested in following any blogs, but when I stumbled upon yours I felt instantly captivated.
I hope to be a loyal follower and I hope you will continue to put in entries. Your writing reminded me what I love about writing: the sheer beauty that words can create.
–Leidy
Thanks for the minimalist template. Wonderful profile picture above.
Hi Jeff, where is support? I basically need to know how to change the link colors, that’s all!
Wu Wei is Brilliant!!
Best,
Jonny
Hi Jeff,
I’m Christin and I’m in love with your writing. It reflects your designs and photographs beautifully (I haven’t watch your films yet *ashamed*). And not to forget to mention that your logo (the red one on top) is fancy. That’s it. I’m glad to be impressed by your works.
Cheers.
Hi. I think you made great job here, showing us the beauty of simple, but amazing things in the same time and your sensibility in working with images from all around us.