Untitled ; August 2018

With the weight of the world by the end of the day,You wake up with sadness, and end it with madness.My mask is becoming thicker.They say, fake it 'till you make it.But I don't know how long I'm going to fake it.Thankful for the 10:30PM curfew.Or else, I'm gonna go rush to the store.Buy some beers, and by the time I'm alone,I will...

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08
Jul

2020 Draft 1

In the little corner of my living room, working from home (or at least trying to.) Lockdown, outbreak, new cases, quarantine, circuit breaker, pandemic, new normal — these are the new terms we had heard almost every day this past 6 months. Six months. SIX MONTHS. Six, freaking, months into the year. Where did all the time go? I have not taken this...

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15
Mar

the distorted ukulele

In my mission to keep myself sane, and to keep on adding to my personal life toolbox (I think I already mentioned this in my previous blog posts), I learnt how to play the ukulele. For the past few years, playing has been my go-to activity. It conveys much of my emotions. They have been my non-living best friends. They have felt me cry,...

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12
Feb

the day before christmas

It was a normal busy working day, with the holidays just around the corner, and the cold seasonal air starting to sweep in. The lights around the city were singing like an orchestra in a festive melody. They decided to meet, the boy and the girl. It was outside the train station, in the middle of a hundred passers-by - two strangers among...

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