Sep 16A Digital Love Triangle5087. I met 5087 when I received my first ATM card. 5087 had come along as a pin. Because of our memorable meeting, they became my go-to digits. Phone passcode? 5087. Shortcut for a phone number? 5087. 5087 and I were going to be best friends forever. Or so I thought. Until I met 1725…Creative Writing1 min readCreative Writing1 min read
Aug 9Pixels of Something LostThe photo showed two people, one sitting on a chair and the other on the former’s lap. The one on the chair looked at the ground with an awkward smile. The other had their eyes up, arms around the former, and an equally awkward grin. Judging by the surrounding and…Short Form2 min readShort Form2 min read
Aug 8Worlds Within Words¡Qué bonito! A smile lit up my face when my ears captured those words as I walked by a group of people. Whenever I hear foreign words, it makes me curious about the conversation. Nosy? Maybe. More than that, I appreciate how there are so many languages and how each…Language Learning2 min readLanguage Learning2 min read
Aug 7Please Wake Me UpI once dreamt of a gray world. An island stood silently in the middle of the vast ocean. In its upper right stood a lone cottage that looked like it had seen better days. …Short Story1 min readShort Story1 min read
Aug 6A Village’s Warm EmbraceI’ve never done fieldwork, but I have worked in a field. It was last year when I flew to my hometown. It had been more than a decade since I had last been there. I felt a little nervous, almost shy. …Narrative2 min readNarrative2 min read
Aug 6Walking in Someone’s ShadowI once looked up to someone so much that I wanted to follow in their footsteps. I want to do what they are doing, I thought as I began my journey. They were, in other words, my idol. I idolized them so much that it was like looking through rose-tinted…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Jul 23Beyond the Playground ②Part II: The Realization Part I here Bully. It was a word I would mostly read or hear in mass media. Then, years after my middle school experiences, I realized my so-called friends had been bullies. …Narrative3 min readNarrative3 min read
Jun 21Beyond the Playground ①Part I: The Recollection Kids can be cruel. My middle school experience was nothing short of a nightmare, plagued by relentless bullying. Leaving that chapter of my life behind brought an immense sense of relief. It wasn’t the excitement of starting high school; it was the sweet relief of escaping a school that stripped…Narrative5 min readNarrative5 min read
Jun 19An Unexpected Wake-Up Call (Sort of)It was supposed to be just another afternoon. Rice and chicken curry for lunch, then back to work. Not today. Today, just as I was about to leave for lunch, I got a notification on my laptop saying, “Congratulations. You’ve won an iPhone 14. …Creative Writing2 min readCreative Writing2 min read
Jun 13Beyond the BeachWhen I went to the beach last summer, a feeling of insignificance washed over me like the tide. As I stood on the shore, surrounded by the vast expanse of sand and sea, it felt as if I were merely a tiny dot in an immense painting of the seaside…Essay1 min readEssay1 min read
