A note from Zivan (in Heyward) to me and Naya:
“I remember … having a world war against 6-year-old Nessa in Hong Kong and laying out all our toys in the hallway so that these toys could annihilate each other one by one. Turn by turn, one of my toys would topple one of hers, and then [...]
I had a blessing of a night with two very special dates.
And just like that, I totally snapped out of my depression.
I promised Mom I’d watch Kite Runner with her because we both loved the book and to be honest, reading it was so painful I couldn’t bear to see the film version alone. Papa was curious and decided to tag along. [...]
This is the best birthday I ever remember having.
I’m here, in my today, feeling present for a change. You won’t understand because most of you already live in the here and now. It was different with me: I used to live in the future, impatient for things to happen, impatient with myself for not getting where [...]
At dinner tonight, my Mom dropped what was for me a bomb: she didn’t sign up for church service this 2008.
She, who has served as a lector and mother butler in church for a decade, suddenly decided to give it up. She muttered (when my Dad was not within hearing distance) that she wasn’t sure what she [...]
