A Whiff of Lemongrass

“Where’s the party?” she asked for the 249th time.”Wait and see lah,” I said. “You mean it’s a surprise? Your surprises normally backfire, don’t they?” she sniggered. Pretty Pui was right. It is not human nature to keep secrets. As Sam and I toiled on the floral arrangements for the party that afternoon (a pre-wedding […]

Nope. I don’t think I’m quite ready to say goodbye to you.14 years is a long time to know someone. Remember when you were my flatmate and you rushed to the kitchen when you heard my piercing scream? It was my first time cleaning a fish and I didn’t know how slimy it would be, […]

1. The mechanism was already in place. Change. Inevitable change. It had become clear to me that I was moving into a different phase of my life.2. She leaves in a week. I tease her that she will miss us, but I know that it is only to mask my impending feeling of loneliness. We […]