Melody's Kingdom

For many who know me, this will come off as a surprise. Adulthood brings a lot of changes in one’s life. Mine is no different. For some of you who grew up with me, particularly if you are a fellow family member, you will know how important this change is in my life. It was in a moment of despair that I chose to move on and make this change. We all know how difficult it is to move on. It means we are leaving things behind, in the past. However, it is not a forever goodbye. I’m certain I can revisit the past anytime I want. Nonetheless, I have no regrets over the change and am taking it on a stride into adulthood. This is the moment people can say the baby of the family has grown up. This change might even explain why I was the way I was. So, this is it, guys…. I have started taking CAFFEINE! I drink coffee now, more than I drink Milo or chocolate, if that’s any indication of the caffeine dosage I consume. To those who do not know me well yet have spent the last couple of minu...

Let’s talk about that inner child that I keep hidden within. The only time she has come out is when she feels safe, when I let her out. She stays in this comfortable room, with the teddy her god sister gave her some years back and her precious pillow from 3 years old. I am not very good with words but heck, I am writing, right? I meant I am not very good with description of materialistic stuffs; my comfort level doesn’t lie with things. She’s special. She has this idealistic view on the world. She thinks the world is all sunshine and rainbows. She hopes the best for everyone. She trusts people easily and doesn’t think there is an evil soul in this world. She thinks that there is goodness in everyone she meets, she just has to know them more to be able to see the goodness. She expects the world to treat her the same way she treats the world. Too idealistic, I know. Someone even introduced the term ‘humanistic view’, it is probably a combination of both. The predicament in that is pe...

This is not my story but my friend’s. I can’t start the timeline of our friendship. I have known her since my first year of high school. We rode the same school bus and used to goof around in the bus. However, I’d say I didn’t actually become her friend until 7 years later. After I left high school, before I became her friend, I realised that she was in a relationship with a guy, a guy who I am embarrassed to call my relative, even if it’s by my cousin’s marriage. It’s funny how we reconnected after years. Maybe it is my destiny to enter her life. She is this magnet of negativity while I am the total opposite of that. I missed the person she has become. She was so happy during school days and used to have the most beautiful smile on her face. She was in a toxic relationship with that guy. That guy cheated on her with multiple girls but she was blinded by love and loyalty. Her exact words were ‘every time he came back, I thought he’d be a changed man’. Some men can never change, che...