I've just returned from a company-sponsored dinner and musical (Beauty World). Beauty World's a local musical, and though I wasn't expecting much from it, I thoroughly enjoyed it. This was the first time I attended a musical in ages, and the first one I've watched at the Esplanade. Though I wouldn't be able to justify... Continue Reading →
Older and Wiser
"I'm old enough to know if what they're doing is right," she tells me, as she looks away as if that was that; the argument was ended; that she was right and I was wrong. We were talking politics, and though I did not disagree with what she had said (and indeed would have taken... Continue Reading →
Love at a Hundredth Sight
I believed that there was someone "out there" who was "meant for me", someone divined by the stars to be by my side through this life. I had very strong preconceived notions on what this person would be like, and I was certain that there would be no one else but this person with whom... Continue Reading →
Still Alive
I was at many times in this trip tempted to drive recklessly, almost to tell her "f*** you". But I didn't. What I feel like doing, what I think of doing, and what I do, are three separate things. I normally do the right thing.
The Life Worth Living
There is no right way to live. There is no good or bad. Whether we save a millions lives or conduct mass genocide, neither can be said to be better than another. It's just what happens.
Going Too Smoothly?
"Do you think things have been going too smoothly?" I asked her. "Heh, it's the honeymoon period, these first three months." I just lay there, thinking. I didn't like the way we had progressed. I felt that we needed to quarrel over something. I don't know why, but when things go as frictionless as it... Continue Reading →
Interesting
We chatted over the topic of girlfriends over a cup of ice-blended lychee. He told me that he didn't attract "those" type of girls, glancing over and prompting me to look at a girl behind me. That girl he was looking at was what he called the "clubber" type. "Maybe they find me boring," he... Continue Reading →
Reaction Testing
And there he sat, looking at her, wondering if he could tell her what had been residing in his heart for so long. "How would she react?" he thought. "If you've got something to tell me," she said, "just tell me. Don't bottle it up!" This was it. He knew that though his telling her... Continue Reading →
Tired
I'm feeling so tired now, and yet, I refuse to sleep. Every time I lay on the bed and close my eyes, I think about all the other things that I could be doing. It's the opportunity cost of sleeping that's getting to me. I just cannot stand giving up everything else that I could... Continue Reading →
The Girlfriend and the Close Friend
And so, one day, you decide to get romantically involved with some girl. For the first few days, weeks even, everything goes great. Your friends are happy for you, some ecstatic even, and they congratulate you on your new-found love. But due to your commitments to this new-found love, you start spending less time with... Continue Reading →
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