Living with yourself

September 19, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

‘Living with yourself’ is an eight-episode TV show on Netflix. I remember watching a bit of the first episode and giving up on it quite quickly. I chose it only because of Paul Rudd. I liked him in ‘Friends’ and then as ‘Ant-Man.’ To me, he is an unassuming, likeable hero. Not quite a Chris […]

5-2 week

September 12, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’ve had a 5-2 week for the last seven weeks. 5N/5D at my mum’s and 2N/2D with my husband. Sounds like a holiday or travel package. Not quite. I live with my mum at her condo 5N/5D. My week with her starts on Sunday at 9pm and ends on Friday at 9pm. Brothers number 1 […]

Hand-written diary

September 5, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

I stumbled upon my 2020 diary, a 2019 Christmas present from sister number 1. I was pleasantly surprised to find my touch-and-feel interactive diary, in amongst my other notebooks. Yes, notebooks that I used to write in and catalogue holidays. It feels strange even saying it. These days, I might scribble a reminder, a grocery […]

A year on

August 29, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

It’s August 2022. A year on and my mum is coming along as well as can be expected. I am super grateful. This time last year, my mum’s health took a turn. It all began after she had fallen off her queen-sized bed on 10 August. As she sat on the floor at the foot […]

Stepping up

August 1, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Sister number 2 left last Tuesday. She arrived from Sydney on 1 June, almost 2 months ago, to be with our mum and care for her. I miss her as does our mum. I’m not sure if sister number 2 was fully aware of the extent of caring required for our mum. I’m also not […]

Caravan holiday

July 4, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

I had my first caravan park/camp holiday with my husband and mum-in-law last week. I have heard so much about it that I was quite looking forward to it. My husband always spoke fondly of the many holidays he had had with his parents and sister. I think, for him, it was the childhood memory […]

Small spaces

June 27, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

I first felt it on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi. I was flying solo to meet my husband for a holiday on the last day of his business trip. I told myself to calm down. Continue to read my book. And, look out the window. Thankfully, I had a window seat on economy. […]

Flying again

June 20, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Last week I wrote that I hadn’t flown anywhere outside Malaysia since Dec 2019. I didn’t know then that I would be getting my new yet-to-be stamped passport stamped this soon. Yay. Hmm. My husband and I will be leaving for England tonight. It was all very last minute. We have a more or less […]

Bing by choice

June 13, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’ve not been out of Malaysia since Dec 2019. Not boarded a plane. Not visited a new country or revisited a previously gone-to destination. The longest my passport has not been stamped. Nothing. Nada. Of course, the inactivity has been largely due to the pandemic. Covid-19 and its ominous variants are still present despite the […]

Ageing

June 6, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

There are creams and serums to delay and minimise the appearance of wrinkles. There are aesthetic procedures to rejuvenate the face and body. There are exercises to keep muscles fit and flexible. There are diets and supplements to help stay healthier a little longer. Promising. Because it means we have access should we wish, want […]