Apr 3SheddingIf anyone told me just a year ago that I’d feel simultaneously so light and heavy in lieu of meeting people who warm my soul in ways I once would have begged for, I never would have believed you. I never would have believed me, had I been the one…3 min read
Mar 13day 4Context: Whatever is below is part of a piece I wrote as my roommate was dozing off in the neighbouring bed, with the night light switched on. I was caught up in my feelings and I knew that writing something (anything at all) would help grounding myself a tad more…5 min read
Mar 6HopeToday, I will narrate a tale of hope. Hope rests at the bottom of Pandora’s jar, with everything else making their merry way away from her, to wreak havoc on the masses. …Personal3 min read
Sep 30, 2021Sounding Singaporean?I wrote the following essay as a submission to Mothership’s essay competition. The winners of the competition wrote incredibly compelling pieces and it made me reflect more on my identity as a Singaporean —at least more than usual. Thank you to Alaska for always being one of my biggest supporters…Personal Essays6 min read
Sep 18, 2021Good MourningThis essay is dedicated to my grand uncle, who passed away a month ago. It was an emotionally draining week of mourning rites, trying to wrap my head round mortality and life’s impermanence and the effects of it on the almost departed, departed, and the ones still breathing. I hope…Personal Essays4 min read
Jul 2, 2021metamorphosisi challenge you to guess the inspiration behind this piece. would have called this dusk for this is but the second draft of a thought manifested days ago a myriad of colours with its showy hues of pinks, purples, and blue. colours rare and between in an urban landscape with…Poems1 min read
Jun 22, 2021regardless of… equality and progress… nationThe inspiration for this upcoming thought capsule came when I was walking home and before I crossed the road, I saw a lorry. A sole man sat on a plastic chair, often found in outdoor dining areas in the heartlands, on a tarp covered deck. No seatbelt in sight, with…Social Issues2 min read
Jun 12, 2021reductionplans made to once upon a memory;Poems1 min readPhoto by Sincerely Media on Unsplashreduction33
Jun 6, 2021poems: the archiveOver the years, I’ve written some poems in times of distress, joy, pain, and maybe contemplation. Here is one of them, in a time of pain and shouting into the void of being an ocean apart from the person that inspired this poem. home always in the back of my…Poems1 min read
Apr 18, 2020homeDear whoever comes across this, This may come off as a bundle of nerves condensed into a writing piece. It will feature attempts at paragraphing as a means of segmenting an otherwise lengthy read. In lieu of recent events, we’ve all been encouraged (read: cautioned) to stay Home. …Personal Essay7 min read
