Category: Life

• Come to think of it, I was always a writer – Part I

  It wasn’t that long ago that I made a decision – I’m going to call myself a writer. That may seem like a stupid pronouncement, but it came out of years and years of thinking I’m not a good enough writer to write anything that anyone would want to read. I lacked confidence. And because…

  sassevn

  August 29, 2013

  Indie Author, Life

  being a writer, confidence, following dream, poetry, writing confidence

• Forty Minutes on a Bench

  I jumped on my Honda 100cc this morning to run a bunch of errands. At the end of our street, I turned right and scooted up past the bus stop where I saw an elderly Chinese couple waiting for the 104 to arrive and take them downtown. I frequently see this couple sitting there –…

  sassevn

  August 24, 2013

  Life

  observations on life, Penang LIFE, riding a bus

• I teach here.

  Back into the swing of things at school, I thought I’d show you the view from my classroom. My room is literally 30 feet from this beach. I know. I realize how lucky I am every day!

  sassevn

  August 20, 2013

  Life, Penang

  beach, classroom, Penang

• In Defense of Imperfection

  Nothing’s perfect. Have you ever looked at a brand new building and noticed not how nice it is but what its imperfections are? Go to the nicest, fanciest places you know and look for the marks of mortality. They are there. Splashes of mud left by splattering rain. Dots of paint where they shouldn’t be.…

  sassevn

  March 6, 2013

  Life

  imperfection, tolerance