3 min readIt is my single greatest blessing in life to find friends whose equanimity I can only aspire to have. You, Gino, are one of those friends. I don’t know how you always remain calm, composed and unbothered by a world constantly in chaos because you seem content losing yourself in K-drama for days on end….
Author: TM
Motions
< 1 min readA microstory. The alarm goes off at 8:30. It’s your last snooze for the day. You have no choice but to get moving. You slap shut the alarm and switch on the radio for inspiration. You strip yourself naked and stand in the shower to wash away the nightmares that plagued you in your sleep….
London Town
4 min readOn a sunny spring morning in May uncharacteristic of London, I was greeted by Richard outside of a tube station few blocks from their Hyde Park flat coming from a short detour in Dublin. I asked where Dann and Vanessa were only to discover their whereabouts a few seconds later when they had successfully scared…
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
3 min readI ordered the book of the same title on Amazon a few months ago but out of my own stupidity, I missed to indicate the unit number of my apartment in the address box so until now, my order has not reached me. Here’s where I have to tell you that this is not a…
Joyeux Anniversaire Mon Meilleur Ami!
4 min readI find it most difficult to write about the people closest to me because I’m afraid that what I write will never be adequate. And for you Dann, it’s harder because how do I even begin to chronicle over two decades of non-stop crazy. You must know that my penchant for beauty pageants is a…
Cheonggyecheon
< 1 min readA micro story. It was the beginning of fall, the leaves were starting to turn amber. A familiar autumn breeze enveloped the surroundings. They were sat by the banks of Cheonggyecheon stream locked in a tight embrace, oblivious to the flow of passersby eager to reach one point from another. For a moment, they allowed…
Collection of Pre-pandemic Musings
4 min readLifted from my Day One journal. Saturday, 23 November 2019 Out of the many Saturday afternoon walks I’ve taken around Joo Chiat, it’s the first I’ve taken notice of this beautiful mural. Mother and child – the most proverbial connection. I’m running empty. It’s been difficult lately to get myself to write something, anything. It’s…
Happy Birthday Rachel!
3 min readI’m sorry this greeting came a little late. I really should have stopped at drink number two at Tuckshop last night but here goes! Being one of the last to come to Hong Kong, I was naturally unnerved by the thought that I’m moving yet again to another unfamiliar territory. But it didn’t take long…
Madrid
6 min readWhen my friend Vanessa hit a bit of a snag with her visa and had to stay behind in London for a few hours, KC and I went ahead and embarked on our trip to Madrid, the second city on last year’s European holiday itinerary. Our friends saw us off at the tube station that…
Chance Encounter
3 min readFour years ago, on a red-eye flight from Manila to Sydney, I sat next to an elderly lady whom I will later get to know as Mrs. Reyes. Her seat was to my right, separated by an aisle. I couldn’t help but notice that she had difficulties with mobility, perhaps on account of old age….