Subtle Distractions

distracted by smartphone

One morning, I got on my smartphone screen, a minute away from my writing project. It took me longer than usual to shift my mind back to my work. I spent leisure time, not in my usual way. The word game is designed to boost my mind in a good way. Yet I got stuck … Read more

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My Portion

My Portion

This month, May, is my birth month; somehow, it was altered from the very beginning. I won’t go into explaining it in detail here. When I keep thinking about my portion of life, there have been certain alterations – some received, although not deserved, some of the routes hugely detoured and rerouted back again. ‘My … Read more

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The Smell of Harvest

Traditional way fo harvesting paddy rice

The sun, at least for this year, seems to be waning a little. Autumn is here. It is time for harvesting paddy rice in different parts of the world, at least in the countryside where I spent my childhood. I gazed out at my window while sipping hot water in the morning. I could sense … Read more

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