76 of 100 Happy Days: The Catcher in the Rye

It surprises me still when I get the urge to read at an alarming rate.

I’ve decided to have a mix of classic and contemporary titles on my list, just so.

Today it’s The Catcher in the Rye.

75 of 100 Happy Days: Past

Sometimes I wonder what it was like long, long before I was born. How different was it back then?  Would I have liked it?

Or perhaps they were all having the same thoughts. Going through the same joys, grief, fears and concerns. Same stories.

Ps.  Above is the photo of my mum’s ang pow packets from before her time. They were tiny as they only had to be filled with small amounts of money. One of the things that didn’t go smaller as they got newer.

74 of 100 Happy Days: Card from France

I love letters. Postcards. Cards. Just snail mail, in general. And they never fail to brighten my day.

This one came all the way from France, a piece of it flown over countries and oceans to where I am. The principle behind it is both simple and heartwarming.

Test it out. Send someone a letter today. It’ll make someone happy, I promise.

73 of 100 Happy Days: Marbled heart

Wen Lian spotted a heart along the side of a marbled chocolate cookie slice. It’s a good time of the week to see things in the best light.

71 of 100 Happy Days: Brochure

It’s nice to see something that took a month long effort in the flesh. It helps to add meaning to a job.

This one has been bought all the way down from Penang.

April is NaPoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and I’m taking part once more. That’s 30 poems in a month. Now and then I will post a poem, perhaps. Wish me luck!

70 of 100 Happy Days: Family

Ching Ming (Chinese All Souls Day) in the morning, film in the afternoon and pizza for dinner. Spent entirely with family.

This generation. And many generations past.

Ps. I am a bit concerned about Napowrimo. Anyone else joining?

69 of 100 Happy Days: Simple Times

A place untouched by time. One filled with childhood memories.

The price of food here almost reminds you of good ol’ days. The kuih above costs 80 cents. Nowadays it can go up to RM1 for a smaller portion.

68 of 100 Happy Days: Sleep

After a whole week of not exactly having much sleep, I’m thankful for this.

So much work came in lately that overtime feels natural now and pulling late nights were necessary. I thought I left all that behind in uni but it seems that it’s only prepped me up for this.

67 of 100 Happy Days: Chocolate cake

It’s no secret that I have a sweet tooth.  So when a colleague’s birthday cake is made of rich chocolate mousse with a thick and moist brownie base, dusted with cocoa powder, you know you’d get a rush of endorphins with every bite.

The cake is from a shop called La Manilla. It’s gorgeously soft and rich.  Some people find it too sweet but this is good in my books.

I have been unusually tired lately too. Kind of glad I didn’t need to drive home this evening.

66 of 100 Happy Days: Pasar Malam

Pasar malam. Or the night market. It’s not my frequent haunt but when I do go, it’s exciting. I like the hustle and bustle of it all, ironically. Most of the time, people are friendly and there is a lot of street food.

There was a stall I’d never notice before selling coconut ice cream in the mini shell among with a cup of the coconut juice. Naturally I gave it a go. It’s delightfully refreshing.