Today while on our usual run along Swan River, Wei Hao and I came across the most beautiful sight, that of the diffused light of the rising sun, spreading itself into a majestic reddish-orange -- like a phoenix. But like all good things, it didn't last long. By the time we went to have a... Continue Reading →
"Sorry, you're just a friend to me."
And that's what she said to him right after he had revealed his romantic interest in her. He stood there, bewildered, for a moment or two, then he started to smile. "That's what life is about isn't it?" he asked her. "I'm sorry," she replied, averting his gaze. "There's nothing to be sorry about. Don't... Continue Reading →
“Sorry, you’re just a friend to me.”
And that's what she said to him right after he had revealed his romantic interest in her. He stood there, bewildered, for a moment or two, then he started to smile. "That's what life is about isn't it?" he asked her. "I'm sorry," she replied, averting his gaze. "There's nothing to be sorry about. Don't... Continue Reading →
The Missed Call
He picked up his cellphone and started scrolling through the contacts he had built up over the years. Reaching her name, his heart skipped a beat. With his finger on the call button, he sighed, and put his cellphone back upon the table from which it had been taken. He had intended to call her.... Continue Reading →
Making Sense of You
Just when I thought one and one made two, You added into the equation "you". Making a loop, pulling it taut, You entangle my life into a giant knot. I'm waiting for the day you'd tell me 'no', Tell me to leave, tell me to go. But you always treat me with ambiguity, Dowse me... Continue Reading →
The Yo-Yo
I tried ignoring her, pushing her away. Pretended not to care, thought I might Stop liking her as much as I did. But like a yo-yo she always returned. One time I pushed her away too fast, Too hard, and she snapped back And nearly took my fingers off. Upon friends' advice, I decided to... Continue Reading →
Ice
They both sat in awkward silence at the café. It had been ages since they'd last seen each other, and it was only through a compulsive e-mail he had penned that the both of them were there. She had been reluctant, but he persuaded her, telling her that even if the meeting was awkward, as... Continue Reading →
By Concentrating
By concentrating on other activities, one can more or less forget about the longing one feels for another.
Commitment
As she walked away, she looked back at him and saw how sad he was. She had just rejected him, and it was through no fault of his. It was, ironically, that he was almost too good a catch. She felt that she wasn't ready for a long-term commitment, and he wasn't the type you'd... Continue Reading →
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