personal
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Ordinary Life of a Main Character
In films, everyone is ordinary until something extraordinary happens to them. The events are often something external at first, but one that awakens their internal struggles. Continue reading
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An iridescent green
The kitchen, the bathroom, the floors, and the hallway. All needed dusting, mopping, scrubbing. The fridge needed cleaning, the windows needed wiping. I’ve been simmering in resentment all May. Much of my time focused solely on chasing story after story.… Continue reading
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Some Mundane Things: Unlucky Days
I just resolved to write more about my mundane days because at the end, it’s really what makes up most of our lives. There’s a phrase from a Vogue HK interview that struck me, when cartoonist Kaitlin Chan reflected “I wish I paid more attention… Continue reading
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Reclaiming the Sweetheart
It always felt like being sweet was just a simple, boring trait. Sweet was someone too nice and being nice wouldn’t get you to places. Continue reading
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Growing Up Good
On my recent trip back to my hometown I found my diary from when I was seventeen years old, in it I wrote “My boyfriend is a chauvinist. I need to get a new one.” I burst out laughing when I read… Continue reading
