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”