Lake Capture

“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?” – Charles Bukowski Photo by: chefswifediary

Expect nothing.

It is quite common to easily sucked into realm of negativity just by one bad experience. Perhaps the second experience was not as bad, but subconsciously we find all reasons to justify how bad it was. Then comes the third,…
impossible

Making the impossible possible.

The constant bickering about what’s right and wrong, I no longer bother. I said it a hundred times, but yet it still matters. Why countless time was spent justifying decisions we’ve made? After all our instinct tells us to “just go…
craving for love

Craving for love.

The four baby birds that chirp loudly striking for attention often confuse their mother if love can ever be enough. Was it too many baby birds to provide undivided attention? Or was it because they are all demanding children? The…
survivors

The survivors.

Graceful school of fish, swimming like there is no boundary. A decent and spacious place, fairly basics to keep them roaming.   Similar route, alike pebbles, familiar mates, observers can only tell but not tenants. No sign of whining, no…
success

The meaning of success.

Growing up in a competitive world, it’s difficult to decide when to call success a success. Often we hear success comes mostly from hard work, and probably ten percent comes from luck. Parents put their hard earned funds in financing…
Malacca River

City Capture

Jonker Walk has been labelled as the main attraction of the Malacca (Melaka) city. Nevertheless, what I found most fascinating in my last visit was the river that spans across the city. Jonker Walk is just one part of it,…
friendship

If not now, then when?

Unhooked all clothes from wardrobe, I squashed them into three big sacks. The rest, I placed them into boxes. “Not much, thankfully.” Few rounds of rushes, I squeezed them in my ‘little local beetle‘ ride. Didn’t take much effort for an…

Surrender to what is.

Our past haunts us, because we let them to. The head tells us to let go, the heart says otherwise. We keep holding on until the time is right. But, didn’t we know there isn’t a right time. It is…

Appreciating others stories.

Two years of waiting is rock tough. Not that we didn’t try, we lost count of tries. Every month we hit the reset button, looking forward to new hopes and dreams. It would be impossible to make others understand. Such…