* merely human *

A week ago, I had a mini surgery on my right eyelid. I’ve been having repeated eye infections for over a month (ketumbit), so I went to a no...

I had a conversation with someone recently, and it’s been sitting with me ever since. We talked about relationships; trust, emotional maturi...

I have a confession to make: I love hot showers. I can’t do cold water. Since I moved a couple of years ago, my rented apartment has a hot s...

Project Hail-Mary: Booked Saturday morning for a date with Dr Grace and Rocky. I had two lactase pills and ordered a hot mocha with fresh mi...

  I was talking to my sibling about change, about awareness, and about how hard it is to step out of the system we grew up in. As I get olde...

Awan passed away. I'm still processing. She was old, around 15 years old. I knew her time was near. I have not physically seen her for a...

I had two periods when I fell sick during Ramadhan. The first incident was accidental. It was the back pain that came after I was stuck for ...

There are paths I imagine whenever I go to sleep. I carry a small backpack with only the necessary things. A walking stick in my hand, I al...

I didn’t expect reading this book can turn into a reflection about myself, but friction often reveals more than comfort ever could. I didn...

Last December, I took an unlimited pottery session. One of the main lessons I learned was detachment. In pottery, you have to accept that yo...