say hi to sugar water

i grew up in singapore, since i was 7 till like 16...

one summer, i went to sailing trip with school friends

and i got very traumatized by that trip

i came back and i did not return to school

i think i was 14? 15? something like that

i was lucky my neighbour was a famous cinematograpaher? artist

and i used to hang out there instead of going to school.

i used to draw at his studio and he would tell me things like

im not really depressed im just pretending so i that i could skip school.


he used to play this song by cibo matto sugar water

on loop

he teached me about marxism and punk culture etc

and wanted to play golf with my dad.


my parents were... kind of horrified