Before the Interview
I took my laptop, my Kinbor weekly planner, a Hobonichi dupe with paper that isn’t too smooth, which I like.A 500 ml coffee tumbler that feels like 380. The coffee...
The Vacuum in the Living Room
I tried the robot vacuum cleaner for the second time last night. This time, it felt less like experimenting and more like knowing what I was doing. I now know...
2024 Reflections
Gratitude has been close to me this year. It shows up quietly, often before I know what to do with it. I find myself returning to the same ayah again...
Keeping My Side of the Street
Some people at work make things harder than necessary. I have learned to be careful about how precisely I name them, even in my own mind. A label can harden...
Still Here
On returning to old writing, and deciding to stay with it Recently, one of my posts travelled further than I expected. It ended up on TikTok, then led people to...
Children of Ending
Last Saturday, I performed poetry at an event organised by the Power of Words (POW) Retreat. It was my first time performing a poem in English. Reading such a personal...
Finally Self-Hosted
After nearly a decade on Blogger, I moved my blog to WordPress.org and became self-hosted. For years, I had heard people talk about self-hosting, but the process intimidated me. It...
What Matters Now
I have been thinking about where I place my attention. Years ago, I came across a prioritisation exercise that asks you to list what matters, choose a few items and...