Written in 2014. I just lost a friend. He was a good man, doing charity work, spearheading numerous activities and being involved in many community works. He lived in the spirit of service, despite his health condition, which had afflicted him since birth. No one could recgonise the battle he had to face each day…

I’m back at my parents’ place again with my ice Americano. I wake up at 7, feeling refreshed. I wonder just exactly what are the factors that have bogged me down for the past working week. On Wednesday, after a few calls with the remote team mates, I lie down…

“I forget to bring back the fruits. Will be back tomorrow to take them,” I text my mum. Still, even if I remember, I might not have been able to stuff them into my already full backpack. …

31 December 2021. I was waiting for the delivery man to arrive for replacement of the fridge. They will need someone to move all the food items out prior to their arrival. They never reach. …

I lay out my glass containers and tupperware on the kitchen counter. It is not going to be the most conducive way to have dinner. The counter has only one high chair. There are a bench and a lounge chair but they can’t be seated at the counter. There is…

2021 2020 has been chaotic, with COVID-19, a new USA president, impeachment of Donald Trump and Australis bushfire. Just to name a few. 2021, many of use are living in the shadows of COVID-19, albeit with more adaptation to the pandemic. We are heading to endemic, or so they say. 2021…

Having moved my 31 inch computer screen, today is the first day that I finally manage to work from home. My new home that is. In the first few days, I am trying to figure out the directions and the schedule of my housemates. …

The day before, one of my housemates popped over and say that I’m using her bowl. I recall vaguely taking the bowl from the drying area so I make a mental note to take the stack of bowl and plates from the countertop. The following day, a Saturday, I cook…

I did have a better rest the night before. Perhaps my body is acclimatising to this new environment. As I’m writing this, a single ant crawls slowly up the wall in my room and one of my housemate heads to the washroom. Probably a good sleep in. …