May: The Month of a Million Birthdays

So, the Czar is back in his second installation of a-post-a-week, a worthy effort on his part, and no doubt a reason for his recent mental fatigue. The intense concentration and discipline required for the fruition of this post has simply been unprecedented in nature. In fact, the Czar’s advisors have repeatedly warned against the plausible consequences of continuing on with this madness; the Czar just shrugged it off and trudged onwards. After all, the promise has been made.

And only the weak break promises.

Two Worlds

These few days, I have watched as close associates vanish one by one behind piles of notes, test papers and revision packages in preparation for the upcoming examinations. An annual event, no doubt.

I wonder why I fail to follow suit.