I flew back to Paris. I dived back in time.
All that was needed to be done, and then there was more.
You reflected that I had gotten better. It was not all that bad, no?
No it was not. Nothing was all that traumatic.
Bidding farewell. Losing. Falling. Hurting.
I close my eyes. I don’t think. I drift.
If someone searches for me, I am still here.
The part of me that stays true, at least.
God?
Please, let me go.
I am prisoner number 1079000.
Sinon, permettez-moi d’aller au paradis.
Parce que la personne que je suis ici, je n’aime pas du tout.
“…bien sûr si tu meurs, je serai très triste, mais je sais que Dieu, il t’emmenera à un endroit beaucoup plus tranquille…”
—–Mum.
Oh ma mère, tu m’as émue.
花葉兩不相見 ，生生相錯
情不為因果
緣注定生死
。。。
Hey you:
It’s been the best August of my 36 years.
Coming back to Singapore hasn’t been easy. Things have moved into transition and I could not help but feel intense disenchantment. Many of you are fully aware of this and I thank you with all my heart for your patience.
Yet, my birthday month of August had been FABULICIOUS.
Thank you for all your messages, the dinner parties, the music, the company, the love.
My time here is short, but I have no doubt it will be a blast.
Love, Me.
Hello Singapore, I am home.
NDP 2011 Official Website:
http://www.ndp.org.sg/#/about/faces-of-ndp/sharon-au/
http://www.ndp.org.sg
夢を見てるように
その日が来るなど
夢を守るために、死ぬわけにはいかない
何の言葉も見つけられなかったわ。
La boulangère extraordinaire Felicia Khoo www.muffinsareuglycupcakes.wordpress.com made the most wonderful cake for Daniel.
Danny Bunny’s favourite dessert when he was YOUNG AND YOUNGER— Crème Brulée.
He said “OMG most original cake ever!!!” and
” My birthday cake has got style. Loads of style!!”
Too PERFECT a cake and Elaine was so reluctant to cut it.
Oooooh là là Felicia, you should have seen all their faces when the cake was unveiled. Inoubliable!! Can you promise me you will bake forever! You are such a genius!
So I just wanna say MERCI BEAUCOUP and BON CHANCE to your new life in Paris ma belle!
Bisou.
“What is a course of history or philosophy, or poetry, no matter how well selected, or the best society, or the most admirable routine of life,
compared with the discipline of looking always at what is to be seen?
Will you be a reader, a student merely, or a seer?
Read your fate,
see what is before you,
and walk on into futurity”.
–Thoreau
I am still in a state of shock and confusion, but at least I am safe and sound.
Thank you for all your messages.
I will write more when all is calm and settled, but for now I am at a loss for words.
Dearest Professor Waters,
Thank you once again for imparting your wisdom and wit to our class with so much patience. It has truly been an honor, and I have never been more proud to be able to proclaim to the rest of the world that I was once taught by you, a sage who loves fishing, bats, and his daily headstands.
I only just read your mail on waseda net-portal about my score for my legal studies paper, and even though it is already 330hr in the morning, I am jumping with joy in my tiny room!
I told my mum yesterday that you said that I should go to law school, and that is by far, the biggest compliment I have ever received in my 35 years of existence. There is no higher accolade.
I will definitely visit Yale Law School someday. To savor the yummy ice cream that you were raving about today, to immerse myself in the beauty of the law, and last but not least, in homage to you, I will steal a plate from the school cafeteria.
Yours sincerely,
Sharon Au
PS. I am now motivated to start reading up on bats, and how they are a gem to our environment.
