Hari Raya songs, Ketupat and Biskut Makmur

June 3, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I like Hari Raya songs. They make me happy. With just one more day to go before the dawn of Shawwal and the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations, shopping malls are abuzz with activities while festive songs permeate the air and the airwaves. Very nice. I have so many favorite Aidilfitri tunes. Top of the list […]

What for and why?

April 15, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I cannot quite explain what I feel when I read the arrests of former ministers and corporate leaders. It isn’t jubilation or satisfaction. I thought I would feel happy because justice is finally about to prevail but I don’t. Now, I am just disappointed and sad on many levels. Disappointed at how these leaders, who […]

Baking Monday

April 1, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

I walked past Famous Amos the other day, and as usual, I shamelessly stole the sweet wafting smells of its cookies and brownies. But what was different this time was the realization that I now know how to bake cookies like the ones that were sitting invitingly in the display cabinet. It might seem and […]

People make all the difference

February 18, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

My mum is prepared to travel 30 odd kilometres or km (one way) from KL city centre to see her cardiologist in Shah Alam, the state capital of Selangor. There are four credible hospitals including a heart specialist centre within a five km radius of where we reside. I, on the other hand, sit through […]

Cookies and lion dances

February 4, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Chinese New Year (CNY) will be upon us tomorrow. Another celebration that we Malaysians have the good fortune to enjoy with our Chinese friends. To get into the mood, I put up our Lunar New Year decorations soon after storing away our Christmas tree until its next appearance in December ( I always feel a […]

Agreeing to disagree

January 28, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Recently I met up with my university mates for brunch, and in the same week, had dinner with friends whom I used to work with. That very weekend, my brother popped over to my mum’s in the afternoon, and we had tea. To be precise, he had coffee and I had some chocolate that I […]

Top ten tips or takeaways. Aiyoh, none

January 7, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

I have a blog. It’s been online for a few months now. My blog, Golly Molly Aiyoh is one of 342 million registered domain names, as at the third quarter of 2018[1]. I post once a week, on Mondays, and when I do, my post is amongst over 4 million blog posts that are published […]

A 3-in-1 resolution

December 31, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

I am one for resolutions. Every year, I make resolutions. I like making them because it encourages me to think. Yes, just think of what I’d like to do better or different in the new year, never mind that I forget some and ignore others. Still, I enjoy the thinking and the listing, and hopefully, […]

I like December

December 24, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

What a wonderful time of the year, December is

December is my favourite month of the year, second only to March as that’s my birthday month. There’s a sense of joy and lightness in the air, imagined or otherwise, at least in the airspace that I breathe and live in. December means year-end holidays, Christmas, presents and eating loads of good stuff. How can […]

Grateful, thankful and blessed

November 19, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

I have managed to get to my fifties; grateful for living and remembering more happy days than not. I am happy with my personal life, and content with my reasonably successful professional achievements. All my organs function, not at full capacity, but they work ok, and my limbs are intact and allow me mobility. I […]