Author Archives: Ssy

A random day blending into the boredom

I had a restful weekend, coupled with a few on-calls. Overall, though, thank you to everyone who made it such a wonderful one—celebrating birthdays, catching up over life, and spending time with my favourite people I’ve always been an ah gong and ah ma girl. My grandmother and I shared a very special relationship, andContinue reading “A random day blending into the boredom”

On the Ordinary Days That Aren’t

It was meant to be an ordinary day—the kind where time drifts quietly and boredom settles into the background of routine. Then J called. Her voice was steady, almost too steady, as she told me her recent brain MRI had come back… not good. The words lingered longer than the call itself. In truth, thisContinue reading “On the Ordinary Days That Aren’t”

A modest observation during Raya on call while everyone else is eating Rendang

There are moments in our daily lives that ask us—gently, almost imperceptibly—to pause. Not because something extraordinary has happened, but because something deeply human has been quietly unfolding in front of us all along. Since young, I have been observant, always catching the faintest shifts in the air around me. Some might call it beingContinue reading “A modest observation during Raya on call while everyone else is eating Rendang”

A Short Account of How the Unmarried Lady May Pass Her Weekend Most Agreeably

10 Things Spinsters Can Do Over the Weekend (Since Apparently We Have All the Time in the World) Ah, the weekend. That magical time when married people go to pickleball practice, attend in-laws’ barbecues, and argue about which drawer the batteries belong in. Meanwhile, the spinster — a creature whispered about at family gatherings —Continue reading “A Short Account of How the Unmarried Lady May Pass Her Weekend Most Agreeably”