December 24, 2024 My dearest Willy/Williamson/William/Big W,  Every Asian family needs their token crusty white dog. Today I found out that you are going to be put down in mid January before my parents (our parents?) go to the Philippines for 6 weeks. When I left in July, I knew that was likely to beContinue reading “19 years isn’t long enough”

Though and through I look at you to look at me What do I see, well first I see the good parts staring right back But when the machine turns on and I become see through there’s someone else there Glaring, hating and plotting against me while I beg her to stop I sit onContinue reading “X ray”

That is what it says on the back of my favourite t-shirt that I conveniently left in my childhood bedroom before leaving in July. I didn’t want it to get lost or damaged while overseas but now I think about it every time I’m getting dressed.  Although the answer is ever changing, I now knowContinue reading “When you close your eyes, what’s on the other side?”

She’s vicious, brash, impulsive, unpalatable Manipulative on her best days Passive and ill-tempered on her worst I hate her, I am embarrassed of her, I hide her away, I suffocate her, I try not to let her see the light of day She lurks in the dark corners of my room, calling my name softlyContinue reading “Sophie”

Dear Simon, Happy Saint Patrick’s Day. I guess it doesn’t really mean much because you’re British. Do you even celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day? When I met you on Thursday, I guess that was last week, I instantly noticed the starstruck look in your eyes as we were speaking. But at that point, what I didn’tContinue reading “March 17, 2024”

Mending the breaks is no easy feat. Maybe the best thing to do is tie up those loose ends. But not with the intent of tying a knot to mark the end, but instead with the thought of remembering the sinewy strings that are there in the first place. Tie them back together, stretch themContinue reading “How to tie a knot”