About the blog

I have been resisting the idea of starting a blog for years, kept telling my dear friends and family that if I have any interesting stories and thoughts to share, I would rather do it face-to-face, or via a personal mail….. but over the past years, I have been lagging behind in keeping in touch as I move around here and there.

Then the other day, an old friend prompted a question: what if we take the doomsday talk seriously, let’s just entertain the idea that everything would come to an end in 2012, and let’s draft a list of things we most wanted to accomplish (reality check applies) before the deadline.

So we started this little game, kind of like writing a will, but the asset to be distributed is our remaining time — what to do with it, whom to share it with. As I jot down the list on a notepad, to my surprise, it didn’t run on and on, and my usual grumble of wanting to lose weight, quit smoking, or get a better paid job didn’t make it into the list:

1. To catch up with some dear friends whom I’ve not met for years.

2. To go home, but will travel a bit here and there, like revisiting places and people I missed.

3. To make another documentary, about migration/ global nomads.

4. Write a collection of stories, tribute to those kind and not so kind folks I met on the road.

Half the things I noted down have something to do with people whom I care, and they are scattered here and there in different continents,  including folks who had offered me goodwill during my travels.

Perhaps, it’s about time I put those fond memories on the road and my gratitude for all the folks out there who have enriched my life into writing. This is a blog dedicated to all those who have touched me, what I hope to share here are mainly their stories, this is my way of remembering and thanking them for enlightening me.  (April, 2010)

These are just some of the faces in mind....