P-chan's messy head
You can disappear now.
Since I don’t have many favourite photographs, I’d like to choose one of the most memorable photos. This picture portrays my first day at school in Germany. My mother dressed me like a little sailor girl and braided my hair. Judging by my facial expression, you can tell that I was not happy. Going back Read More …
(extract from chapter 11) I’ve been running the six-mile route counterclockwise starting from the hospital – past Harlem Hill, the Jacky Kennedy reservoir and The Lake. Now I find myself at the Columbus Circle, which means I have left the runner’s loop. Completely out of focus, I look at my watch, which has stopped ticking Read More …
As a kid, I used to trap ladybugs in a glass jar. I don’t remember what else I did with them, except that I would look for more. The spring days from many years ago were filled with ladybugs. They would land on my hand or somewhere in front of me. When they landed, I Read More …
Pai is the first place where we stayed put; we’ve been here for 12 days. However, I benefitted the most from the stay, as we came here particularly for the Muay Thai training. Or I did. I signed up for a whole week, whereas L. did only two classes, two classes that were enough to Read More …
The blog post for August 12 that I named “Trench feet” never happened. I was rather blank in Saigon. In fact, I was going through many moments of doubt, and I’m sure L. did too. I can make people’s fun life hard sometimes, especially by not enjoying myself as they do. Knowing this, I tend Read More …
August 5, 2015 We just left Hoi An. We’ve had our sunniest time there so far. L. refers to the night bus as the worst part of Hoi An or the whole trip. That’s because those buses aren’t built for tall people. I’m listening to Tom Waits, who, to me, is the godfather of songwriting Read More …
July 31, 2015 Language barriers are tough, and I’m starting to lose my patience a little. You don’t always get served the right food even if you point at the dish’s name on the menu. At some point, we were hungry for western food and ordered pasta. I ordered pasta with seafood. Since there was Read More …
July 23, 2015 It’s a rather wet day in Sapa. Overall, we’ve been lucky with the weather. I like it best when it’s overcast. The air here is much cooler than in Hanoi. Not looking forward to going back to scooter city. First, we’ll be leaving for Ha Long Bay on the same day. The Read More …
3 days of Anapana and 7 days of Vipassana meditation I’m not sure if an ordinary person could meditate ten hours every day. See, it’s easy for monks and nuns who don’t have any responsibilities that hold them back from reaching infinite happiness. This is why Goenka wanted us to dedicate 10 days of our Read More …
I’m sure all of you have gone through some form of inner turmoil at some stage in your life. Some of you may have had it since forever. However, I’m calling out to writers: don’t these moments of unrest usually stimulate your creativity and motivate your writing? Don’t they help you dig deep to express Read More …
