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Things haven’t been going really great.
“Hi,” he said through the phone. I could hear a ruckus going on in the background.
“Is that – ” I said.
“Yeah, can I call you back?”
An hour later I could hear the gentle drum of his engine in front of my house. I went outside, barefoot and sleepy. I asked [...]

I have a new hobby, except that it’s not entirely new, but just upgraded. Whatever. Like all of my other hobbies, new or old, I would be fixated with it until it is consuming about 80% of my thought processes and daily activities. Zero would be the first to agree to that; she has seen [...]

I hate it when I argue with my mom about money because the turnout is disappointing. How could the same strong person who raised you for 25 years has ridiculous notions on money and the status it brings? Maybe I ‘read too much’ but I’m starting to seriously think that these issues are tied to [...]

There’s nothing I like more than anything.
The only thing that comes to my mind is the story of a friend who fell in love with a Chinese girl. He comes from a staunchly religious family, whose parents banned the television and radio or any form of entertainment, even right now in 2009. But they [...]

I hardly do train updates, mostly because I sleep inside it all the time, but actually there are a couple of really cool things I wish I had the time to write about. Yesterday there was a man in the train who was either:
a) a train first timer
b) generally a friendly nice guy
You [...]

No idea what I did wrong.
But I guess God wanted me to find out.
Your phone in the car. I had no idea why but for the first time ever I was curious. I felt… compelled.
“Baby,” you texted. “Call me back, I am worried.”
It was to your ex-boyfriend. Yesterday.
And we are getting married in 4 months [...]

The night before she became a bride. I had this crazy urge to go to her place and help her with last minute wedding preparations. The paste she’s wearing on her fingers is a traditional custom in a Malay wedding. After the whole thing dries off, the tips of your fingers turn orangey brown.
In [...]