We were zipping along to our next meeting with an agency, the taxi precariously weaving through traffic, me precisely applying lipstick when my colleague quipped, “Your house can be on fire and you’ll still have lipstick on, right?” I laughed. It was true. That glossy red tube was my finishing touch—polish, perfection, and a mask […]
The Invisible Child – Siblings of the Special Needs / Mentally Ill child
When there is a special needs or mentally-ill child in the family, the impact on the well sibling is often not seen or understood. It is brushed aside with the focus being centred on the affected child and its parents / caregivers instead. “As a child I tried desperately not to have a problem because […]
Depressed or just moody?
The other day, I was feeling out of sorts. Nothing major, just been a week of nothing much progressing on the work front. And for someone who still (mis)places her identity on her accomplishments, believe me, it can put a cloud over your head when you feel like you haven’t achieved anything for that day […]
It’s a SAD, sad situation.
To all my friends who are bemoaning the impending Chinese New Year “festivities”, here’s my piece to commiserate with you. It’s not specific to CNY though, it’s a delayed article about the whole SAD situation. (Actually, it’s about why some of us don’t always relish festive seasons and family gatherings, but we’ll get to that […]
Why is everything so heavy?
I remember the moment when I heard that the frontman of Linkin Park, Chester Bennington had killed himself. I was holidaying in Norway, it was bright and sunny at 12 midnight on account of it being summer and the sun never setting. Hubby and I were having a couple of drinks when I heard this. […]
I’m a loser baby, so why don’t you kill me
It had been a week of uncontrollable crying. There were no particular triggers, well, my whole life can be viewed as a trigger, but I would just randomly burst into tears. I noticed it happened mostly when I was in the shower or driving. Maybe in my most private or cocooned up moments. It was […]
How I Deal
If there were a magic formula on how to deal with depression, I can guarantee you this disease would be eradicated from the world. But there isn’t. No matter all the steps I am about to tell you on how I get by daily, if you’re in it, you may not even be able to […]
Every tear a waterfall
Have you ever cried like your world was ending? I have. Countless times. Since I was a teenager, without even knowing what the hell I was crying for. When you’re young and you grow up in an environment without the kind of openness or emotional support you see on all those American TV shows where […]