Seductive Paperback

How could a bookworm like me resist this?
I'm a sucker for many things, but I'm a whore for old Penguin paperbacks.
It was beaming at me in the literature section in the bookshelf of an Oxfam. If it weren't for the cover, I probably wouldn't have thought about reading a copy of D.H. Lawrence book. And I owe Mr Lawrence an apology for my ignorance.
Printed in 1965, a copy of a writer who was way ahead of his time

My First Ercol

Ercol has been my burning vintage desire since I read Margaret Howell's book. It's one of these things that makes me want to obtain just because of its make.
I love Ercol furniture's simplicity, distinctiveness and beauty.

Two years ago, I found this exquisite piece of furniture at a charity shop. It was love at first site.
1950's vintage square butterfly table, in a too-good-to-be-true condition; I could see the signs of aging, but what was obvious was that it had been loved and well taken care of.
I knew my place didn't have space for an extra table but I just had to make this mine.
I did, and it makes me chuffed everyday.

A Trash is a Trash

I was on a bus home a few weeks ago. The whole England (that's what they were saying) was having a "beautiful" Indian summer. "Beautiful" as long as you are not on the city bus which only has tiny pull-open windows on the entire floor to let the fresh air come in; it was a hell of a sauna. What was worse was that the bus was absolutely packed.
On the first row chatting loudly were two kids, about 18 or 19, each one occupying a two-seater seat. It sounded like one of them was talking about a computer war game. So this woman is a slut and she 's like, sleeps with anybody, everywhere she goes, the bold one goes, Uh-huh, the other one nods. It's a battle zone and she is wearing a bikini...

When a man sleeps with anybody, he is a stallion.
When a woman sleeps with every one, she is called a slut.
It's sexist. Gender discrimination. If a word like slut is being used that way, James Bond is a slut.

There are a number of words people use without thinking that are, in my opinion, politically incorrect.
Take "white trash" for example. Why do they need to add "white"? Is the term based upon the idea that white people are not often trash that it has to be defined that way?
A trash is a trash. Full stop.

Everyone Looked Strange

This song used to be my theme song when I first moved to the UK.

The Doors is great.

A Great Tune

The original by a rock n' pop genius,

and a cover by a legendary rock charisma.

Here Comes a New Year

I cannot describe how much I love January.
It feels like I am born again with consciousness.

For me, New Year is holy and sacred like the birth of Christ for Christian people.

I left 2010 behind on the New Year's Eve.
It doesn't matter how traumatically bad last year was---someday, I might be able to look at it without the faintest pain.

The New Year lets me keep my chin up, stand straight and smile.

I am happy, so happy it's January again.

Happy New Year, everyone.

Clearing and Sorting

I like to keep things in order and manageable.
Therefore, I have decided to clear the clutter in these book of Scraps and box of Keepsakes.

It's in progress.
Slowly.

Guardian Angel

Once in a while, it comes to me.
For no obvious reasons, it gets to me,
and I'd find myself floating in the Black Hole.

First the ground becomes transparent,
then I start falling,
or sink in a bottomless well.
There seems to be no light
or I'm surrounded by faceless people.

No friends or lovers,
mother or father
sister or brother,
would be able to reach my hand

No grandmothers or grandfathers,
uncles or aunts,
neighbours or enemies,
would hear my soundless scream.

I'd stand, sit, walk, sleep and wait,
until the exit emerges.
When I finally step out, there's the ground.
My life resumes its peaceful routine
until it snatches me to dark places again.

One day I realised
that I don't find myself in Black Hole as often as I used to.

It must be you.
You, who reaches for me
even before I reach for you
every morning.