Yesterday (Dec 2) marked the beginning of Advent season in the Christian tradition -- the 40 days before Christmas. This year I am more excited about the approach of Christmas than ever before... maybe partly because I'm singing in my...
"You want to study full-time? Go ahead. Just let me know what you need, and it shall be done," Dad said. It was as easy as that. I restrained myself from staring at the phone, open-mouthed. Those of you who...
I've always been overly fond of fairy tales. As a child, Dad used to say that I lived in another world, which was not too far off the mark. It was my way of distancing myself from reality. We all...
I will dub this year as the year in which I was cured of romanticism. And not a moment too soon, either. You guys know I'm a hopeless romantic; like I said yesterday, I've always dreamt of Prince Charming riding...
Okay, okay. Someone has been complaining that I haven't blogged for ages. So I'm blogging. Happy now? :P Thing is, ever since stopping work, my routine has shot all to hell. I hate mornings, and if I don't have a...
I planned to write this post right after the 'Eyes wide open' one, but got distracted. This is sort of like the sequel... So I was talking about how this year cured me of romanticism. I, just as much as...
I am hungry. At 2:30am. Bah. This evening I was in a supermarket with my housemate Sze Hui. I actually bought pasta sauce and macaroni. "You are going to cook?!" Sze Hui said, incredulous. "Why not? Pasta is the easiest...
Yesterday in church I was thinking about giving birth and labour pains... I've never given birth, of course, but even with modern medicine and epidurals and whatnot, the birthing process is still not easy and involves much discomfort, trepidation, and...
No one else is at home. It's a quiet Christmas Day. Well, not so quiet... I had lunch with friends, which extended into tea. Now it's 5:30pm and I'm enjoying some time alone. I'm as much a solitary creature as...