Ties

She looked at the sole person holding the family together. She was old, quiet and weak in her knees from the arthritis. She had seen a lot in life. As she stared at her, she realised that the familial ties were held loosely in her hand. What would happen with her passing? Would she see [...]

Farewells

I’m not very good with farewells. At most farewells, I break down. Not openly but in the solitary confinements of my room. I believe its because it’s rather hard to let go and so ephemeral.
When I was the chairperson of a club in secondary school, for instance. In my fourth year (ie. my last year) [...]

Muse

There was a boy named Ramasamy,
who had a jutting out tummy.
His father’s name was Muthusamy
and his jokes were pretty silly, yet funny.
One day, Ramasamy was craving for some honey.
“Go and get some from the market” said mummy.
So ramasamy went to put on some light clothes as it was pretty sunny.
Along the path they strode,
and as [...]

Pain

I woke up with a stiff neck today.
I don’t know how I got it cos I kick and I twist and turn in bed.
My sister twisted it left and right just now cos she said thats what the doctor practising Chinese medicine did to her. Well he’s a doctor, Priya isn’t and it hurts real [...]

Think

I told myself that I won’t think about stuff today. For once I won’t delve deeper into the small happenings of the world or my friends (don’t try to find any logic behind it cos there wasn’t). But then I thought that it was just stupid.
I’m watching singers with 2 left feet dancing and dancers [...]

There and then

My dad’s a fantastic story teller. He does it (storytelling) effortlessly. He gives you just the right background information, then sets out to create the required atmosphere and then finally, dictates it with so much feeling and detail that he moves me to tears. He told me a story today with enough feelings to stir [...]

Moocow

Happy Birthday Mee
(which is what I call my Mummy. But I don’t call my dad dee cos that sounds weird, just in case you were wondering.)
Um, I don’t have a speech for today as of this moment (count your blessings; the good Lord has shown mercy upon you.) But I’ll try to come up with [...]

History Maker

A man who dedicated a lifetime to make a difference in Singapore. He was a history maker in this land.
Picture by Soon Chung Lim

Just a thought…

Its the smaller victories that we live for in life.
Not that the bigger, much more notable or eminent victories are not worth living for. They are.
But when all hope is lost, when you look at the bigger picture and realise that you can no longer fool yourself into thinking that this is going to be [...]

Growing Up

Early this year, I fell head over heels in love with this guy in school, Christian. I spotted him at one of the many orientations my college organises each year and he looked different (forgive me for sounding so typical) from the rest. He stood out for some reason. I think it was his smile, [...]