On Compassion, Discernment, and the Limits of Involvement
Compassion is often misunderstood as softness. In reality, it requires restraint. I am an ordinary person. That means I sin knowingly and unknowingly. I have a mean streak too. The difference, I hope, is that I usually check myself before that meanness turns into cruelty or dehumanisation. A former boyfriend once told me I had…
My Cat Oliver (Ollie)
This was he: 5 years ago today he died from heart failure. I was of course beyond devastated. Miss this little fella ❤️ Hug your furbabies! I know this may sound lame and probably should go on a t-shirt but here goes: to us they may be a part of our world but to these…
One of my AI songs
ChatGPT came up with most of the lyrics. I changed the words a bit to sound more.. human. The style is Kpop but it’s Malay language. I think it’s one of my favourites!
Fartier
Was somewhere near my friend’s house yesterday and she told me to come on down and shoot the breeze. I said OK. I’ve known her probably for 20 years and her bf used to pick me up before we picked her up and then I would show them bachata moves I learnt in class. Haha…
My Friends
I was just texting some friends back and forth and I was trying to be hesitant. So I used this emoji: 🫦 One of them replied with 👅👅 and I laughed out loud because it’s what they used to text me!! But they stopped when I got sexually assaulted by a stranger last year. I…
Korean Food.. or Food in General
I am now obsessed with army stew. I ordered it yesterday for dinner. I used to eat that a lot with my baby cousin!! So the shopping centre near where I stay no longer has halal (😜) Korean. Wait. It does. It has the food court one. Oh yeah and 4fingers. And Jinjja. I don’t…
Vacation
I am recruiting people (mostly my relatives) to come on vacation with me. I know it sounds sooo unlikely because I am mostly a solo traveler but two weeks ago I told my cousin and cousin-in-law the sweet spot for people like me is either alone or 3-4 pax. I am mostly YOLO. I am…
Pergi La Mampos
It’ll be a short one today. I am excited because they have Dodgeball (Ben Stiller) on Netflix so I will watch it before bed. I liked watching that in my late teens and 20s. Today’s post title is ‘Pergi La Mampos’. That’s my mother tongue. Malay. It just means go and die. But I must…
Stuff I Watched This Past Week
Am not big on people’s recommendations for books and movies but I indulged my sister’s for Materialists. I quite enjoyed it although I think they should have expanded on Lucy and John’s former relationship. But I like Dakota Johnson when she gives interviews. She is funny like her mom. My sister said the Pedro Pascal…
Grab
.. drivers are getting stupider and stupider the more I use the app. Fuck Grab.
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