Rojak
Coming Out Clean
When my family and I were in Kemaman, Terengganu last weekend, I got a lot of people all excited over a photograph that I uploaded in Facebook and Twitpic, which I captioned as baby ‘sand turtles’ heading back into the sea. This was the pic, one that I shot with a cheap but handy-dandy Nokia … Continue reading
When I Grow Up…
There’s a Malay proverb that goes “Lain hulu, lain parang; lain dulu, lain sekarang“ which roughly translates to: just as the handle of the keris is very different from its blade, what’s in the past is very different from the present. Nowhere is this more evident than in today’s youth: children start schooling at a … Continue reading
Drought
Image by Lotharkort On some days my mind is just totally devoid of blog ideas. And when I force myself to write, the words that come out have an empty ring to them. Flat. Stale. Unworthy of being read by other human eyes. I hit ‘Delete’ without regrets nor hesitation. Some 26 draft blog posts … Continue reading
When You’re Gone
My dearest Mama, Today is your birthday and hardly the right occasion to talk about death. But that’s just what I’ll do — write about how much I’ll miss you once you leave this earth. Because I want you to know how much I love you. I want to let you know what I love … Continue reading
Plunged Into Darkness
My current stay in the island of Mindanao, Philippines is proving to be quite a challenge because of regularly scheduled (!) power outages or brownouts (as Filipinos refer to them). For instance, in the town where my uncle was laid to rest, brownouts are scheduled every other night for three very long, hot, dark hours … Continue reading
