Posts Tagged ‘homesick’

heartburn

24May09

woke up past one with some strange feelings in my chest and could not quite figure out what was wrong. it was only when i sat up and started burping that i realised it must have been heartburn. the pain migrated to a more familiar place once i got out of bed and became gastric pains; that [...]


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my knees buckle

13Apr09

it has turned significantly warmer. some days, the afternoon sun is so searing hot, i am momentarily transported back to singapore. but evening comes with customary spring chill, and i am reminded again that i am not there, but here. very much so.
i was invited to sit in for a choir practice yesterday. the practice [...]


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sunset at home

30Mar09

these sensations of homesickness are so surreal i cannot help but submit to them. is it age, hormones, or something else altogether?

the impossibility of bringing everything i have with me has finally sunk in; bit by painful bit, i remove pieces of myself from the trunk and put them back in the closet. it is [...]


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a moment

24Mar09

i am living a moment. bossa nova, cool breezes and a hint of impending rain. a new suitcase. the headache is gone at long last. there is a soft, furry ball of contentment in me.
the female P pops in and out of my room, giving me stern instructions to bring this or that, eat this [...]


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nostalgia

08Jan09

i thought i really might die when i woke up this morning to an unending coughing fit, as my body worked feverishly to expel all the phlegm blocking up its airways. but the body does not give out quite as easily as i had thought (doesn’t it?). all i had needed was some good medicine and much sleep, so i [...]


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