Wow I am ridiculously behind my own challenge. I feel so, ill-disciplined.So, moving on: Day 07 - a movie that reminds you of a certain event.Oh boy. It was my first semester of college, and somehow or the other, I had befriended a pretty and intelligent girl who was two years senior to me. It was completely platonic, but despite ...
I have said many times before that I do my best thinking when I'm staring out the window of a speeding vehicle. Many times, that speeding vehicle has been hurtling me to or away from someone I love. I feel like that is the very definition of 'bitter sweet'.We all have moments in life that ...
It looks like I've fallen horrificly behind in my self-imposed 30 Day challenge, so let me see if I can do some quick catching up while I can.Day 06 - a movie that reminds you of somewhereEasy. Whenever I think of hear about this movie I'm transported back to the time and place immediately. It was 2007, and I was ...
What a strange evening it has been for me today. I got back from work around 530pm, just as the rain came down. The noise of it would have drowned out the sound of voices, had there been anyone speaking. No, today was one of those days I was alone, and I was fine with that. I am always surprised ...
I haven't written a "Twenty Minute Post" in a while. For those who haven't read them, basically I set myself twenty minutes to write whatever comes to mind. A sort of writing exercise, that helps me get things out on 'paper' so to speak.So what do I have to say today? A lot, as usual; my mind is always actively ...
While others were fearful of his words, it was his silence that terrified me.Not the silence that Mom chose to adorn herself with whenever he was in one of his 'moods'; this silence was different.No, my father is more imposing in his silence, and more demanding of respect. His silence means not just disapproval, but complete rejection.My mistakes are not ...
Wow, I'm really stretching this out aren't I? Well this is the last one, I promise!Day 4Day 4 was our big day: the day we head out to the Pinnacles. As I explained earlier, the whole trek is about 3 days up and down, so today we were planning on reaching the base camp by evening and resting for the ...
In what can only be described as a whirlwind of a month, I have finally found some time to sit down in relative peace and calm to write this post. The last four weeks have involved, in no particular order: (low cost) international travel, white water rafting, mountain climbing, jungles, bat shit, caves, Nasi Lemak, 3am wake-up calls, lots of ...