it was just the two of us that day. we advanced slowly along the winding road, just wide enough for two little vehicles.  the oldies playing on the radio broke the silence & pensiveness that weighed heavy on the car as we grew closer to our destination. past the empty fields, deeper & deeper in we went... down the old familiar lane, till we finally ( Read more... )

 it hurts when you realise your best isn't enough, your good intentions are slighted, your enthusiasm is met with indifference. & even more so when e people who matter most don't care. maybe i let them matter more than i shld have?

today it just hit me ...that God defines me. Not my hopes, not my dreams...not those meaningless things tt people ironically pin my worth to. Not who i thought i was or who i want to be. Not the number of successes or failures i have under my belt.

 
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suddenly the world around her, the world as she knew became a shade mistier... shrouded with uncertainty, tainted with mystery. she knew she was about to be let in on a secret, one that wld change her life forever. it'd throw her into confusion, sieve out & fling far-fetched illusions as far as they cld go, shake up everything she thought was fact ( Read more... )

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it was thursday afternoon. i stood & listened to the man in a mask. i could not see the expression on his face as he spoke, or sneak a peek of the smile that framed his eyes as he peppered the conversation with jokes cos there were none ...all thanks to the mask-like facies that parkinson's had given him. there was no gesturing, facial expression ( Read more... )

"When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth."
- Jodi Picoult (Handle with Care)

xian sent a msg on mon tt went something like e quote. & i guess that's e entire essence of love...knowing that you can trust someone with your name, or the essence of who you are. likewise, if you love someone, you'd say their ( Read more... )

 if the ocean was made from many little raindrops,
& the beach from tiny grains of sand,
then i gather the big things in life are made from many of the little things.

when i'm weak, You are strong