It's the little voice that starts to speak in imperatives, while gesturing at the clock. It's the random post that stops you and makes you laugh: take all the naps, eat all the snacks— Of course, what timely wisdom! When you swing into the parking lot at Four Seasons, right after the dentist scrapes through a COVID year's worth of tartar buildup, aren't there shelves of White Rabbit candy and Flat Tops, Haw Flakes and champoy brightly puckering hello like old friends? Grab a crinkly packet of pork floss that looks like wiry shavings; they'll bring a hot bowl of congee to life. Tart green mangos, shrimp paste. Later, you can plunge a whole hand into a bowl of jackfruit, while reading a book—each of the yellow- gold pieces are really flowers growing like you toward their own desire.