Dreams
A short poem about the distance between the person you are not and the one you are becoming.
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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.
Sayōnara, Ghibli Trend
A 90s Animax kid and lifelong Ghibli fan reflects on why AI-generated Ghibli art feels like an injustice to Hayao Miyazaki and the artists who inspired us.