Monday, September 29, 2025
Menangis lah Hati
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Away with blank Anger
Awkward.
That’s exactly how I felt. For weeks I’d been trying to avoid seeing her, even as my heart fought me at every turn. I was terrified that every time I saw her, my heart would ache and I’d start crying silently, without tears. I’ve been doing my best to honor her wishes even though it’s tearing me apart. She wants me to let go of hope and feelings for her—but how do you erase something that deep after everything we’ve shared? Maybe it’s easier for her. Maybe she’s done it before. Maybe she’s been through this with someone else. But me? I’ve never truly been in love before. I’m not lying—why would I lie about something so personal?
I promised her I could do it. I lied.
I promised myself I could forget her. I lied.
I promised there was nothing left in my heart. I lied.
Thinking back, I was once full of passion, driven by visions and end goals. Everything I did was focused and deliberate, and I forgot about the noise around me. I want to be that person again, but distractions and obstacles keep blocking my way. I feel trapped in an invisible prison, bound by chains I can’t see. Sometimes I drive aimlessly, not knowing where I am. Sometimes I end up at home. Sometimes I park somewhere random, trying to calm my mind. People say “Home Sweet Home,” but that’s not how it feels for me anymore. Home isn’t a refuge; it’s where I’m fighting to find myself again.
There was a night I ended up at Damai Beach in the middle of the night without even realizing how I got there. Another time, I found myself at the Tebedu border for no reason. Maybe I miss my adventurous self—the person who would hike for miles, pushing myself forward while giving motivational pep talks in my head. I miss talking to myself.
But what I miss most is talking to her. We used to talk for hours without any particular topic. We’d leave the world behind and live in our own little cocoon, staying up until 3 a.m. just texting. Now, when I bring it up, she just says that was all in the past. I keep wondering why she can’t just let things be like they were. Why am I suddenly being ghosted for hours? Is someone else taking up her time like I once did?
This all started after someone from her past confessed his feelings to her. She could have chosen not to see him, but she did. Maybe she gave him mixed signals, or maybe she had her reasons. Since then she’s been using our current “situation” as an excuse to keep me at a distance. I’ve seen her ignore others before—leaving texts unread for days to show she’s not interested—and now she’s doing it to me. Not days, but hours of unread messages. It’s clear: my time no longer matters the way it used to.
And today, that awkwardness returned. The way she’s trying to push me into the “friend zone” hurts more than I can say. All I wanted to do was pack my things and leave—not go home, but go far enough to escape this heartbreak. But I have to hide it. She can’t see my pain or my reactions. I have to keep up the promise I made, the lie I told myself. I must act strong. So I did. I walked away, said nothing, drove off, and ended up eating dinner alone.
Yesterday I almost texted her to ask for lunch. I was so close. But deep down I knew she’d probably decline, so I buried the thought just to get through the day. But I didn’t really survive the day. I went to the places we used to go together, sat in my car for hours, then drove home late at night exhausted, hoping sleep would come easily.
This is my life now—adrift, miserable, unfocused. I’m trying to get back to what matters. Believe me, I’m trying. Smiles are precious to me, but it’s been so long since I’ve smiled from the heart. Now I just smile to ease the people around me. Silence has become my second skin. Anger surfaces more often. I used to be calm; it was hard to make me angry. Now I can’t even control my reactions.
I don’t blame her. She’s young, and she has her whole life ahead. I have no right to control what she does. But we barely talk anymore. She says there’s nothing to talk about, even though months ago we could spend hours on nothing. I know nothing about her private life now. She used to share everything, and now—silence. Maybe there’s someone else she shares it with.
I’ve always reminded her about the “fishing hook”: once you’re hooked, you can’t see anything else—either stay hooked or struggle to break free. She’s hooked.
Adios.
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Dear July
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
I've been Cut Off
Sunday, May 4, 2025
The confession
Friday, April 11, 2025
Dear Diary
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Am I a liar?
It has been a while since I didn't blog. Why? Seems like I have stopped since March 2024. In April, there's totally zero even I promised myself that every month, there would be at least one "coretan" from me. I even blogged earlier in September 2023 that I would have time now to write. Looks like it is actually a lie. Ever since I took the position as an EXCO in Union, I barely have time for myself. I am so busy that I don't even have time to prepare myself for Ramadan. It is just come and go, just like that. Then when I am ready to celebrate Hari Raya, then come a family trouble. Things that I am not ready yet. Children's marriage. As a father, I expect this will come sooner or later. Even my eldest has passed through the process and I managed to handle it though it is a failed one, I'm still not ready to go through that process once more. The family issue this time really had impact in my life. I was so devastated that my whole Raya celebration was down the drain. I have no mood to enjoy it as before. No open house. No house visiting as previous years. No enjoyment at all. Luckily, all my children has grown up and they don't demand much on the celebration. The whole month of April becomes a disaster for me that even on my birthday, the days just pass by like that. April surprises me as well when she suddenly shows her interest to come back "home". After years of being separated with walls, she started to show her interest to be back. I was so confuse, with all the issue with my son, my work, my feelings, she suddenly appear without any words at the moment I am seriously ready to move forward with my life.

