Amidst chaos lies our meaning

Nostalgia is defined as " a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past " . As I'm spending my summer in Singapore, the paths that I had once walked 9 years ago leave my heart heavy. As I look at the streets that I grew up in, I'm at a loss of words. I could also say that I'm at a loss of emotions. What am I supposed to feel? Maybe this is what nostalgia feels like. Maybe nostalgia is just a void reaction. As I carry my heavy self through the streets, all my five senses feel lost. In the process of conveying some information to my brain, they lost themselves in my childhood. Deep down, I want to be a child again, walking through those streets like there's no tomorrow. What happened to that everlasting smile, that infinite pond of energy and optimism, those aspirations? What if nostalgia is the body's way of expressing the want to be that child again? As I attempt to find more pieces, my heart loses itself, not in the journey but in...

What is the purpose of this blog? Purpose  is a very funny word. Depressing, uplifting, call it what you may but I find it funny. Why is it that everything we do needs a purpose? I like to write. There is no purpose, I do it because it calms me, clears my mind and gives me a sense of order. Is it a crime? The only price I'm paying is time. Like many others, after a month of introspection, I had my "eureka" moment. I haven't cracked the code. In fact, I don't know what I'll do tomorrow. What I do know is that I'm in pursuit of understanding life. This blog is a collection of my thoughts. Mind you, this blog wasn't created with an intent of order. I might go weeks without writing or I might spend weeks, writing daily. This is just a by-product of my thoughts. Cognitive reverie. We are all in pursuit of something. For some it's money, for others fitness and so on. The saddest are those that are in pursuit of happiness. Happiness, as I believe, should...