A Journal On This Thing Called Life
Well, truth be told, it’s been a while since I wrote a piece in this blog. Not for want of ideas though. I had some notes jotted down on what I wanted to write about. But life sorts of got in the way. Since the easing of restrictions due to COVID-19, things had picked up…
My Journey Back Towards Sanity I would like to think of myself if not exactly a sportsman, but maybe a sports-loving person. From a young age I’ve always been active in sports. I’m the kind of kid who loves being out on the field. Running, kicking, hitting, rolling, anything. The best smell in the world…
Aristotle the legendary Greek philosopher said, “Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human. Society is something that precedes the individual.” Well, okayyyy… basically, what he is saying is humans are social butterflies that are meant to socialize…
After writing heavy topics in the past few blog posts that took its toll emotionally and was actually mentally exhausting, I decided to take a break from writing for a couple of weeks as I grappled with other issues that’s been keeping me occupied. Then I thought I wanna switch gears and write something lighter,…
After the shocking passing of my father in February 1995, I had returned to Malaysia to be with my mother. I must have spent over a month back home, missing the final weeks of language school at Bunka and its graduation ceremony. My next stop in the journey was to be at a senmon gakko…
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest is the title of a 1975 movie from a book of the same name. The phrase is actually from a children’s nursery rhyme. In writing this post, the phrase came to mind as it would seem an apt depiction of how insane my 3 years in Japan was as…
The Coming of Age – Life in Secondary School & Beyond Episode Two (1990-1993) SM (L) Bukit Bintang (1990-1991) The year was 1990. I started life in 4 Sains Hijau with a bunch of familiar faces. The decision was made to transfer to arts stream, and I had to wait for the transfer to be…
The Coming of Age – Life in Secondary School Episode One (1987-1989) Sek Men Sains Selangor (1987) & SM (L) Bukit Bintang (1987-1989) Oh! What turbulent years these were. A time when you’re at that stage of life, just finding your feet and discovering yourself. Your character, and who you want to be. And, having…
The Age of Innocence -Growing Up In Primary School Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Kelana Jaya (1981-1986) When all you are confronted with on a daily basis nowadays are just all doom and gloom, sometimes it’s nice to reminisce back to an olden day when life was so much simpler. And who would ever say that schooling…
I was always a football mad kid. When I was eventually old enough to go out and take to the fields, football was always my main game. I grew up in the Kelana Jaya neighborhood in Petaling Jaya district. My family moved there in 1980 from our old home in Jalan Templer. It was a…