Medium Delirium

With these lines I tether myself to the fact of my existence.

  • watching paint dry / dry paint

    This morning I was looking out the window and spotted a large bird sitting at the top of the big rain tree downstairs. Not to toot my own horn, but this was quite incredible…

  • J – chugs a whole bottle of stout right before bed, spends the next morning releasing a cacophony of thunderous farts, then wonders aloud in the shower why such flatulence plagues him so. Managed…

  • chives, cherubs and conversations

    My baby, sweet cherub that she is, tends to begin each day in high spirits, with lots of laughter and smiles. This store of good cheer and amicability depletes rapidly after her second nap,…

  • getting on with time off

    Having taken a year off, I frequently get asked what I intend to get up to with all this time on my hands. The question frustrates me a little because while I’m off work,…

  • the birds, the bees, and the MRT

    The train at lunchtime was surprisingly quiet, until at Downtown station the doors slipped open and in gushed a flood of office folk, homogenous in their collared shirts and polyester dresses and little pouches…

  • something I found handwritten in a notebook from 2017

    Through the veins of every tree rush sunlight, water, and a little magic. These meld and mix till they mould tiny shoots, peeking their little green heads out the sides of ancient branches to…

  • a frightened little thing

    I’m sitting at the dining table waiting for my baby to finish crying and drift off to sleep for her nap. I’ve got a half-eaten plate of fruits and Bon Iver playing in the…

  • currently reading

    I don’t think it’s an over-exaggeration to say that Haruki Murakami’s writing was the fulcrum of my twenties. I started when I was at university in London, after I picked up ‘A Wild Sheep…

  • thoughts while having a pedicure

    Been spending a few afternoons in the CBD area going to and from barre classes. I usually have just enough time to grab a quick lunch and a coffee before or after class, which…