Gary, with his artiste’s impression. HAHAHA!




It’s so not easy to grow it. It took me half a decade to get this length, I think. And definitely harder to maintain. I love the feeling when it dropped on my face. But I hated the feeling when I was sweating like a pig. Or when I was washing it and so much fell. Hmm… Maybe I’ll grow it again in 3 years.

Because it has lived its life intensely
the parched grass still attracts the gaze of passers-by.
The flowers merely flower,
and they do this as well as they can.
The white lily, blooming unseen in the valley,
Does not need to explain itself to anyone;
It lives merely for beauty.
Men, however, cannot accept that ‘merely’.
If tomatoes wanted to be melons,
they would look completely ridiculous.
I am always amazed
that so many people are concerned
with wanting to be what they are not;
what’s the point of making yourself look ridiculous?
You don’t always have to pretend to be strong,
there’s no need to prove all the time that everything is going well,
you shouldn’t be concerned about what other people are thinking,
cry if you need to,
it’s good to cry out all your tears
(because only then will you be able to smile again).
Matsuo Aida, Japanese poet (1921-1991)

I watched as I burned away my sorrow and my envy.


This trip is my birthday present for Baby.
The pictures are very random, not in any particular order whatsoever. I’ll write about it later. Pardon my laziness.



































