near-death experience

while j and josey were cutting through the traffic, while jojo was checking out clinics, while i was frantically blowing my nose, so many things were rushing through my mind. i don’t wanna go blind please don’t let me faint isn’t the body a wonderful thing? can’t breathe i can’t breathe are we there yet? [...]

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2 years…

and i still don’t dare to visit you. a flower instead?

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click clack

the clacking of mahjong tiles today brought you to mind. and that’s when i realized i’d forgotten your surname. i remember it now, but for how long more?

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the year that was

i miss grey cushion sets, mosquitoes buzzing in my ear, double decker beds, nylon strings, wide noticeboards, big cupboards. i miss taking two steps at a time, plastic chairs, refreshing showers after a long day, buckets filled to the brim with soapy water. i miss plaited hair, singlets and camisoles, facials, the cats along the corridors, [...]

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hello, goodbye

has it really been year? time passes by so fast yet it still feels like yesterday

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