My mom died one year ago today.

Well … I mean … officially, she died one year ago tomorrow, since Taiwan is almost a day ahead.

But then … because per my aunt, this is either the Year of Jubilee (as translated by Facebook) or leap year (as translated by Google), my family already marked the one-year anniversary of my mom’s death over a week ago.

Seriously, why is death so confusing?

Even now, one year later, waves of sadness still hit me multiple times a day. I guess that’s just how it goes. So many people have lost loved ones this year … I get that there’s nothing special or unique about what I’m feeling. I guess all I know to do at this point is share more random photos. It would mean a lot to me if you wanna check them out …