Meticulous

April 18, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Sister number 4 left for home after 5 weeks of caring for our mum. It was both sad and hard saying goodbye. It always is. She returned home to Brisbane to her family. They were eagerly awaiting to see her as she was to see them. Particularly her adorably, huggable not yet 1 year-old grandson. […]

Reps of the people

April 11, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Listening to two interviews on the radio with two different politicians made me ponder about politics and politicians. Both were asked identical questions. Both gave age-old rhetoric to address pressing economic issues and evolving health concerns. And, both claimed what they said was dissimilar from their opponent. Integrity, accountability, transparency, inclusion and fighting corruption were […]

Mind, heart and holiday

April 4, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

It was an enjoyable two day holiday. The resort was idyllic. The accommodation was reminiscent of my kampung home in Alor Setar. My husband and I had a few National Geographic moments. Just what I/we needed to unwind and relax. But did I? Unwind and relax? There was a meandering stream. Two to three rapids […]

Bands and cups

March 28, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

There’s Google – the global library for all and sundry information. There’s social media – where there’s abundance of advice, advertising and influencers. All available at my fingertips. What rock was I under? I didn’t think to research it. Why? Because I didn’t know what I didn’t know. Or maybe I didn’t care enough. It happened […]

Chocolate and birthdays

March 14, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

It’s my birthday month. Yes, the whole month of March. Why not I ask? I know it’s birth + day = birthday. So, it’s ‘supposed’ to be celebrated on one day. I know. But, what the hey? Particularly as it makes me happier and a little more special. I get to decide what I want and […]

The brain

January 31, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

I binged watched a Netflix ‘explained’ production about the brain recently. Sat through 4 of the 5 episodes presented. There were some noteworthy nuggets on topics such as focusing, personality, creativity and brainwashing. The one on ‘brainwashing’ piqued my interest the most. It made me think about how the brain can be brainwashed – controlled, […]

Masking up

January 10, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

It’s mandatory to wear masks in Malaysia. Surgical, medical, fabric or respirator masks. In all public places. Indoors like shopping malls and restaurants. Outdoors including parks and while walking along roads. The exceptions are when travelling in your own private car, and when engaging in physical exercise like jogging in the open air. There is […]

Work. Save. Invest.

December 20, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

I am comfortable. Not rich. It took me many years – more than half my life – to get to where I am now. I worked, saved and invested a little. I took the conventional route. Yes, there are tech and business entrepreneurs who create apps, run mammoth companies and earn mega bucks. Yes, there are […]

Going to the movies

December 13, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

After a 2-year hiatus, due largely to Covid-19 and choice of cinema worthy movies, my husband and I watched ‘No Time to Die.’ A definite watch-in-the-cinema James Bond movie. We didn’t know it at the time but we were amongst the earliest to see it in Malaysia. A day after it was released on Nov […]

Returning home

November 22, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

My husband and sister number 3 are home now. My husband, after being with his family for seven weeks, following his father’s passing. My sister, on compassionate grounds, to be with my ailing mum. It was not quick nor easy for either of them to return to Malaysia from England. Mainly because Covid-19 is still […]