The archive
Everything I have written, listed by date.
Five entries so far, oldest at the bottom. Each one is a small true story from the neighbourhood I walk every day. Pick any row and start reading — the journal is not a queue, it is a shelf.
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Cafés & Kopi
Walks
Observations
Neighbourhood
Small Things
2025
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12 Nov 2025
Neighbourhood
What I Saw on Chin Swee Road Yesterday1 min
A noise at eleven-forty-seven, an ordinary answer the next morning.
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22 Aug 2025
Observations
The Woman Who Counts the Cracks5 min
Three weeks of guessing, and the quiet answer she gave over papaya.
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3 Jul 2025
Small Things
Three Things Bought, One Put Back5 min
A Tuesday market run, a celadon bowl, and the difference between want and need.
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14 May 2025
Walks
The Light Between Shophouses4 min
Pearl's Hill steps, lanterns testing the evening, and eleven minutes of gold.
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28 Feb 2025
Cafés & Kopi
The Uncle Who Measures Time by the Kettle4 min
A kopitiam morning and the man who has decided hurry is a kind of dishonesty.