I stride,
head held high,
my kingdom now restored.
Finally lay I, the tired king,
the sleeping calm pervades.
Readily, the ancient throne, renounced.
My people, all are safe.
Lighter and lighter, my soul ascends.
The body turns to dust.
Oppressors to my ancient land,
take heed of my caveat!
Though death has claimed my right to reign
I hear my people’s voice.
The moment the song of […]

On my way home, I gazed into the distance and there it was. From where the bus had stopped, I could clearly see the familiar lighted orange roof of ‘Forty Storeys’ against Toa Payoh’s darkening skies. It immediately brought back dramatic images of that evening; grey swirling clouds, the sweet night-time zephyr and warm faces […]

(dana_h79, http://www.sxc.hu/photo/751419)
On my knees, clothes bare,
Your arms besiege my chest
The tickle of your tongue
A slave to your scent
Dawn comes, with the dark you go
Here I stay, cold in chains…
Waiting… Waiting…
You never return.
Still patiently I wait;
Naive like a child;
Abandoned like a toy;
The glimmer in my eyes, now lost…
- Logish

Zhi Wei (ZW) and I were both shitting earlier today at the school toilet. My bowels still aren’t used to clearing itself in early mornings. By mid-morning, I will feel the poop-sensation but am usually able to control it till the evening. However, stupid ZW, who had the same morning ‘poop problem’, kept persuading me […]

Why do I grasp so tightly to the past, the class of yesteryear, when I never truly forged a strong bond with them. A slave to impermanence, I’ll soon be forgotten like a childhood toy.
I remember how difficult it was as a kid to let go of my toys. I usually refused to do so. […]