“Your problem is how you are going to spend this one and precious life you have been issued. Whether you’re going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are.”

— Anne Lamott

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  • Ageing, Beauty and Oranges

    At work, there are a couple of older women that I really like. Martha-Lucia always greets me with enthusiasm. She always says she lives every day to the fullest because life is short and you just never know what happens.… Continue reading

    Ageing, Beauty and Oranges
  • Perennial Film Student

        Recently, I attended a friend/ former classmate’s birthday. We both went to university together and met at an acting class required by our film school. When she was working on her thesis film, her production company needed background… Continue reading

    Perennial Film Student
  • Writers’ Rituals and Utter Clutter

    I’m re-reading this book I first started maybe back in 2010 or 2013. It’s a collection of writers and their working habits (Daily Rituals by Mason Currey.) When I first started, I read it from cover to cover. A decade… Continue reading

  • A Daily (Non) Ritual for the Unemployed

    A Daily (Non) Ritual I’ve started reading a book called Daily Rituals, it chronicles different writers’ daily rituals for writing but I only read the women’s. Yesterday I took a walk at noon with my sister and niece, It was… Continue reading

  • In my Angry Era

    There are mornings when I wake up with overwhelming rage. It seems to come from a neglected part of myself—the unapologetic, not-so-nice girl that I’ve suppressed for far too long. It’s the version of me that doesn’t conform to societal… Continue reading

    In my Angry Era
  • The Demon at Your Door

    August is here and the garden remains unweeded. The hydrangeas that once brought me joy– one of the few things I looked forward to, would not be blooming this season. They were alive, yes, but my mother, armed with good… Continue reading

    The Demon at Your Door
  • Life as a Magazine Intern

    Life as a Magazine Intern For an unpaid intern, I’ve got quite a few deadlines on my plate. This isn’t something I begrudge, as I actually enjoy the work I’m doing and see this as something valuable in the long… Continue reading

    Life as a Magazine Intern
  • Cats and headaches and bahn mi

    I went to feed my friend’s cats yesterday. While on the way, I stopped by a hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese restaurant. It was just a narrow room that had maybe four to five tables. One table had four people playing cards and… Continue reading

    Cats and headaches and bahn mi
  • We’re good, aren’t we?

    It’s Tuesday, just half past midnight. Last night, I was waiting at the bus stop around the same time. It was my last shift at work. My co-worker made me go live on air to cast the news. My producer… Continue reading

  • The tarot says..

    But do I really have to work in breaking news? Do I really have to be a daily reporter? It’s not what I truly want, is it? Continue reading

    The tarot says..