Life, Laughter and Everything Else

'Why Readers, Scientifically, Are the Best People to Fall in Love with"   Ah! I knew it. My potential love worthiness finally recognised by Science itself. I sped through the article. Readers, with their superhuman ability of infinite patience, could sit through the arduous journey that was a novel, and in the process relate to the characters and their stories, seeing the world through their eyes, thereby understanding the deep flaws in human character and gaining insight into the indisputable wisdom presented, only to eventually come out of the journey wiser, smarter and more compassionate. Damn! That's me! Copy link. Open Whatsapp. Open conversations. Paste Link. Send! Message added, "Wouldn't any girl be lucky to date me?" 10 mins late reply. ".............Don't think so. Readers think too much"

While driving on the roads surrounded by the vast ranches of Texas, I would be awed by the brilliant hues of the sky. Vast and staring down on the man curated landscapes, these skies would take on shades of different colour depending on the time of day, weather or seasons. I remember the brilliant blues of the winter evenings and the bright oranges of the summer morning. When people asked me what I liked about Houston, I would tell them, "The sky. There's something about the sky here that is different from that the one home". A year back home, I realised the sky here was no different. Just that it was often hidden and lost behind the high rise buildings and skyscrapers that dotted the Singapore landscape.  Pity indeed, to have but the occasional opportunity to stare up and get lost in the awesomeness of the universe.