My house mate’s attitude is unbelievable. His bloody-mindedness is so bad that it’s crossed the line from reality into comedy. Like kitsch art, this story draws one’s appreciation for something along the lines of a good satire.
B is a smoker, he’s got a large ashtray full of cigarette butts on the deck. He also drinks […]
Seems like there’s a Leo in the vicinity where ever I go. That’s what I’m finding out, going to one birthday party after another!
A score of personalities carry this sign: Madonna, Alfred Hitchcock, Carl Jung, Napoleon, Amelia Earhart, and a gazillion more. Happy birthday to Leos.
An extra something from the BBQ party. Five finger shoes, […]
Past nights I’ve been coming back with my face aglow, fueled to the finger tips with, what shall I call this, love? Connection? The full moon effect? Two days back, my impetus was karate; I pumped a good gallon of blood that circulated well into the night. Today, my rush is from Wednesday night poetry […]
Saturday was my 32nd birthday. Paul drove me from one destination to another delivering events that he’d kept secret from me for weeks. The first surprise was a horseback ride along a sunny shoreline that bloomed with flowers, where we saw a man dangerously jump off an excited horse that sprinted into the bushes, and […]
The boy next door just turned 9. “Do you feel any different?” I asked. “Yeah!” he shouted.
“Every year is better than the last” he said with his uniquely clear articulation, heavy on the “r”.
“Sometimes a lot better, and sometimes a little better. But better”.
“In fact”, he paused, “every Day is better than the last […]
A friend came to visit us from L.A. We’ve only met a handful of times, but each occasion we’ve shared, we’ve always spontaneously bonded; her, Paul and I, we share a genuine excitement of simply having fun.
Last night we explored the vicinity of our imagination, playing music and games and writing on our room walls […]
They’re getting married in Japan.
We celebrated today, got together at a nice hotel. It’s always a surprise to see different circles of people one knows. Family, co-workers, friends from long ago. I got to see my friends in a different light tonight, as a brother, a work mate, a niece in law. It was refreshing.
The […]
3 young men from Clinton, Iowa leisurely stepped foot in San Francisco and flew back home days later, punch blown and infused with sundry experiences.
“Wo, there’s a beautiful Asian woman. Can I take a picture with you?” one asked a passing lady who was holding her girlfriend’s hand. “Idiot!” another told him. “Don’t call her […]
2009, I experienced my first video call. The sun had made it’s way to tomorrow on the other side of the ocean, where my friend cheered me with her visual presence via Skype video call. I felt the Japanese summer heat, looking at her short sleeves and the air conditioner. We played row-shan-bo with a 5 […]
Babies everywhere.
I heard a friend’s daughter, almost 2 whole years old, sing a Tulip song to me on the phone.
Such songs our mothers sang to us, not long ago those baby voices were us.
Mispronounced and two pitches high, squeaky charm did get us by.
This friend I talk of, one of many mothers, I’ve known […]
