to be happy

i don’t usually remember the things xinzi says because her statements are usually too melodramatic and/or mushy (sometimes cheesy :p) but this one particularly struck me, and is a mantra i try to live by
“i once asked w’s sister how is it possible that she and her partner seem to be in a state of [...]

of books and films and soft porn

finally managed to finish the books i borrowed from the library, an eclectic mix of mostly asian literature and two humour titles, namely a parody on travel guides by the jetlag series(of molvania fame), and the times’ brief letters to the editor, which certainly is a sterling example of brilliantly wry british humour. why can’t [...]

post mortem

The idea of death doesn’t quite scare me as much as the idea of a loved one dying.
You may dismiss my nightmare of you leaping off the parapet to your (accidental) death as a comical incident, but beyond measure was my relief to wake up from that lucid dream to feel your arms around me, [...]

hello

hi grandpa
you passed away exactly two years ago, at 9am on the 9th of january.
the tattoo on my arm is still the subject of much ridicule, but they don’t know it is a reminder of the love you have so unabashedly showered on me
i will be visiting you tomorrow, with a packet of your favourite [...]