The Dream at the Beachside Temple
Some dreams you wake from and immediately begin to forget. And then there are the other kind — the ones where you lie still after waking, afraid to move, afraid that moving will shake something loose.
Finding Myself — After 18 Years
After eighteen years of relocations, motherhood, caregiving, grief, and putting everyone else first, I began tracing the quiet thread back to myself — through writing, memory, and the parts of me that never fully disappeared.
Sunset’s Whisper
A sunset so precious — the quiet gift of nature. Little we realise the sun stays, and it is the earth that moves. A short poem about light, time, and the promise of tomorrow.
What Kept Me Sane
When the lockdown began I sent my maid and nanny home with teary eyes, told myself it would not be long, and began the season of doing everything myself. Months later I discovered K-dramas — and something closer to restoration than I expected.
None of This Is What I Planned at 22
I believed in the straight line. Graduate, work, build, grow. Life had other ideas — and it took fifteen years of starting over across three countries to understand that the detours were never wasted.
Sydney, I Miss You
On coffee without sugar, a wok full of vegetables, and the city that quietly changed me
What Bleach Taught Me About Living
A lifelong anime fan watches Bleach for the first time and finds six life lessons from Ichigo Kurosaki worth writing about — on purpose, friendship, and the power of will.
The Fridge That Taught Me Sydney
We arrived in Sydney in 2015 and I bought a second-hand fridge that had its own philosophy about temperature. What it taught me about improvisation, adjustment, and making a home somewhere new.
