Sleepy me

February 25, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Insomnia, my nocturnal state of being. I have difficulty going to sleep, staying asleep and when I do sleep, I wake up too early, feeling tired and looking like a wilted daisy. I go to bed yawning and feeling exhausted (obviously as I haven’t had enough shut-eye the previous nights), but instead of falling asleep, […]

Young, busy and self-absorbed?

February 11, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

My now friend and ex-client said a decision she made when she was young continues to be her biggest regret. She was not present for her dad, who suffered a stroke and subsequently died. She still feels he may have lived a little longer if he had better care and attention but she was just […]

Mad and maddening drivers

December 10, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Scurrying and rushing to keep up with the flashing green man

I felt compelled to write about the driving culture in Malaysia, if you can call it that, following a recent drive to Fraser’s Hill. Being a local, I am amply aware of our ballistic and ‘kiasu’ tendencies when we get behind the wheel, deservedly and sadly, earning us the shameful label of being rude and […]

Customer Disservice

November 12, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

I lament at how companies focus so much energy and money in attracting new customers and not half the fervour in retaining, and dare I say, pleasing those they already have. Promotions and goodies are lavished on the latest conquests while loyalty is taken for granted. Banks, telecommunications companies, magazine publishers and satellite TV service […]

Labels

October 8, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

I don’t believe in labels or being pigeon-holed. That said, I’m probably a Type A personality. In fact, I wish I wasn’t as I would probably feel less stressed about life. I can’t find a reason or excuse for this personality flaw except to place the blame squarely on my DNA. My parents were not […]

A tetchy ex-home worker

September 24, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

I have worked from home for over 20 years. I liked what I did but I had a niggle. An element of irritation and tetchiness kept roaring its ugly head, now and again.

Pinocchio is everywhere

September 11, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

It flabbergast me how people can lie with a straight face, and worse yet, repeat the lie. I read and listen to ludicrous explanations being spewed and the fantasy story telling that continues week after week. This has happened and is happening almost every day and everywhere.

Ban mobile phones

May 23, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

What is it about people and mobile phones? Some speak loudly on their mobile phones. Some watch and listen on their mobile phones at deafening volumes infringing the public air space. Noisy voices, screams and laughter emanating from reactions to movies, serials or news on mobile phones is disruptive and annoying. Should there be laws, […]

What’s fair in the air?

December 6, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

My husband and I were flying home to KL from a holiday in Melbourne. It was an eight-hour flight and we had especially booked and paid more for the premium flat-bed in the hope of catching a few winks and to enjoy the comfort of space. In our previous trips we were lucky not to […]

People and power, and authority

November 29, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Power is not absolute and it is transitory, and yet what is it about power that makes some people overbearing and cavalier in their attitude? How do people who have been in power for long periods of time, whether running a country, a company or managing a family, feel when they don’t have the same authority anymore.