Thursday, 1 October 2026

times when my world regained its colour

i. the first time you sent me home, the 10 minutes journey felt like 5 minutes and you were reluctant to let me go home and i also hesitated getting off from your motorbike.

ii. the next day in your lab and we keep on talking and sharing stories and before we know it, it's already 3am; we really did hang out for 6 hours and it still felt like it wasn't enough and i want to take up more of your time. 

iii. at the movie theatre, watching the latest release and i sneakily grabbed your hand to intertwine with mine. i let you stroke the back of my hand with your thumb as my arm was cramping from sprawling uncomfortably against the seat divider but i didn't tell you that, of course, didn't even adjust my arm to be more comfortable cause i know that'd mean letting your hand go. 

iv. we're sitting by the water and you were talking about why the guys before you let me go like it's nothing, i told you maybe it was because i am hard to love and you cut me off saying it's the easiest thing you've ever done. 

v. after our confession and a proposal to be something more and how electric the first kiss was and how laughter-filled the first date was and not hesitating for it to be you and just you for the rest of eternity. 

Monday, 28 September 2026

yoghurt, green tea and things that won't happen

i'm washing the dishes while you wipe the table. we just had pizza for dinner; a simple takeout cause we were too tired to cook. this morning, i yelled at you for putting your wet towel on the bed and you yelled at me cause my hair was all over the sink as you were washing your face in our bathroom where two brushes sat together in a snoopy mug we bought from japan (our anniversary trip) and the scent of your shampoo that overpowered mine fills the bathroom. 

there's a bottle of unfinished jasmine green tea on the dining table which belongs to me. i asked you to put it in the fridge but you said there's barely any space left after you stack your yoghurt in it so we took one yoghurt out to share and my drink sat amongst your yoghurts. i never understand your fascination with this regular plain yoghurt cause there are other brands that have even tastier yoghurt but you said you liked it because that's the first yoghurt you introduced to me and despite its simplicity, there's something grand in the way we share a spoon; how you decided right there and then that it's me who you're gonna share the rest of your life with. 

so pardon me when i turn grumpy cause there's no space for my green tea in the fridge or when my hair fall inconveniences your morning routine or my idea of a dinner is takeout pizza though i promised steak dinner in the morning, i hope you keep choosing me.