Turning 25 and immediately wanting to kill yourself is quite a sobering thought. I don’t know how else to make this feel better except to focus on the good things that I have accomplished so far, so that’s what I’m going to be making a list on. Then, I’ll share 25 lessons I’ve learnt in … Continue reading 25.
My favourite quote, the only one I have tattooed on me, is this: Soft and lax, finally hopeless and free, burned clean and empty through. At its core, it isn’t even a quote. It’s just an amalgamation of two different phrases on two facing pages the the author wrote, and that I slapped together because … Continue reading The Myth of Sisyphus
This post was originally written and posted on theflatpressblog (15 April 2017), but has since been edited and reposted here for congruence with my current beliefs and lifestyle. I decided to bring over this post because it is a deeply entrenched part of myself and I believe that more people need to talk about suicide … Continue reading Journal: Suicide a Solo Battle?
Dear ___, How are you? It has been slightly more than a year since you passed from this world to wherever you are now. I still think of you occasionally, and I am sure every one else does too. Sometimes, it hits me with shocking clarity that the world spins madly on, even though something … Continue reading Journal: Letter to ___
On the last day of my month long stay in Korea, I took a walk to Mapo Bridge. It was a very deliberate walk – I had to plan my commute such that it would be sunset when I crossed the bridge, and dusk when I reached the other end. For those of you interested … Continue reading Journal: Mapo Bridge
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. About how beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. About how, as a photographer, you see the beauty in your subject. Of course, this beauty is subjective, so very subjective, but I’d like to think that you’d be able to see tenderness in the photos a … Continue reading Journal: Beauty
Hello, This morning, I woke up with anxiety thrumming in my veins. I decided to write this letter because it was unusual. Feeling anxiety rack through me was unusual. It didn’t use to be like this before. A few years ago, waking up with my heart palpitating so hard that it could almost beat right … Continue reading Journal: Open Letter to People Who Suffer from Anxiety
This post was originally written and posted on theflatpressblog (2 April 2017), but has since been edited and reposted here for congruence with my current beliefs and lifestyle. Continue reading Journal: Is Suicide A Solo Battle?
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