At my work they’re doing a secret Santa. I drew a name from a hat and I know that the person whose name I drew really likes earrings. Today I’m going to go to a shop and try to buy some simple earrings. I’ll make banh chung ornaments and glue them onto the earrings. This morning was nice. I sat in front of a fire with my coffee and my cat. Someone was boiling papaya in a coconut, which is a…
This morning the coffee shop owner was boiling coconut and papaya for her son. The cool weather and warm fire reminded me of somewhere else. Sometimes I think about that place. I think about the things I left behind. I used to have a propane stove and a frying pan. I loved cooking with it. The cat doesn’t see enough nature, so I took her into a grove of banana trees. She explored a little bit. It was interesting for…
I spent the whole day at the cafe, working on my computer. I ordered lunch from Shopee food, so I could stay and work. At home, the cat goes crazy when I turn on the computer. Her fur puffs out and she bites my hands. I have to work at the cafe because I can’t work at home. Q. Have you ordered food online? What? Q. Who is it important to spend more time with?
Soon it will be time to move again. I need to get ready. I can only take what I can carry. I need my computer, my microphone, my violin. Now I have a cat. That’s pretty much all I can carry. I can picture in my mind the kind of place I want to find. There’s a room somewhere. There’s time to study. When it’s time to get on the train, I’ll go. I know where I want to go….
At 5am, this restaurant opens. I’m usually asleep at this time, but this morning I was awake. The sun came up and it became light outside. I usually don’t see this time of day. I like it. My day felt really long today. Q. When was the last time you stayed up all night? Q. Tell me about your favorite show.
When I’m out with my cat and I stop and sit somewhere, I can let the cat out of the backpack. The cat is in a harness, which is attached to the backpack. This way, the cat can be outside the backpack, but can’t run away. I want the cat to be a cat. I want it to have real-life experiences. I keep it on a leash, but I want it to have some freedom. I’d like to know that…
One thing I would like to be able to do is to use a sewing machine. The auntie at the market whipped up this nice little dangly for my backpack. She made the strap from an old t-shirt. I rode my bicycle in the evening, looking for pictures to take. I found a nice little park with exercise equipment. I mostly just took pictures of the exercise equipment. Maybe I should have exercised. Q. What’s something that you’re proud of?…
When I was growing up, I wore blue jeans. I still like wearing blue jeans. Back then, in October the trees would change to gold and then brown. The piles of dry leaves would cover the sidewalks on my way to school. I’d be wearing blue jeans. This October, there isn’t the cold air or warm-colored leaves. I’m eating banh cuon, not pumpkin pie. But I am still wearing blue jeans. Blue jeans are familiar. Q. Does what you wear…
I like walking in the evening. It makes me feel good. I pass the place where I often see people doing exercise. Now nobody is there. Everything is perfectly still. The main road is busy. There are many motorbikes and cars. The restaurants are serving the dinner rush. People are going home. The evening is empty and quiet, crowded and noisy. I like walking in the evening. Q. How important is exercise to you?Q. what do you like to do…
It’s the season when the English centers put up spooky decorations. There are ghosts, pumpkins, witch’s hats, skeletons and spider webs everywhere. You may see some things in the darkness when you are walking alone on an empty road. Like this backpack monster with terrifying eyes and teeth. Q. Do you believe in ghosts?Q. Do traditional beliefs affect your world-view?