Transmitting

January 2, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I didn’t know what RCA was. I didn’t know there were male and female cables or jacks. Yes, what rock was I living under? The electronic, electrical and technology boulder-rock. Yes, that same boulder-rock that initiates shut down of all brain function the minute anything electronic, electrical and technology is mentioned. I was in the […]

Back home already

December 19, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Here today and home already in less than two months

Sister number 3 left for home the previous Friday. No extension. Last year amidst the pandemic restrictions, particularly on cross border travel, she extended her visit three times from the original date of departure. Staying for almost 120 days. She arrived on 3 November, 2021 and flew out eventually on 1 March, 2022. This time […]

Longevity

December 12, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Longevity. Life expectancy. I have been thinking of mine and my loved ones. Since my mum became unwell last year. And, since my siblings’ increasingly worrying illnesses. My mum’s double whammy COPD and heart failure combo have resulted in chronic problems with her kidney. She has arthritic fingers and needs support to walk steadily. Topped […]

Life

December 5, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

My heart is heavy. My head is busy. I am sad and teary. I don’t want to be but I can’t help it. I want to be strong. I am and I’m not. I’ve been in a tailspin of worry and fear. This, on top of my preoccupation with my mum’s health. 4th stage cancer […]

Young old

November 21, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’m not despondent. I’m not negative. But… growing old generally sucks. Yes, I know there are upsides. I am aware of the many wonderful things old or elderly people say about growing old. I am one. I also espouse some similar views. They are not untrue. They are also not wholly correct. Not for all […]

Half-siblings

November 14, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

My mum has been chattier of late. Sharing stories with sister number 3 and me. Some people, some events I was already familiar with. Some not. I knew my mum is the first born in the family of three girls. Her parents, my grandparents, were Tulasi and Sandrakasan. I also knew that my grandmother was […]

Worry pattern

October 31, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

My worry pattern has changed in recent years. Now, I seem to worry more about people I care for, and situations and events I cannot control or have no influence over. The latter makes little sense but what to do. I am on a constant worry mode with regards to my mum. An unusually high […]

Different things

October 24, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

My husband and I had a nice send off after our holiday at the Tanjong Jara resort last week. Some staff gathered to wave us goodbye and wish us a safe journey home. I chatted with Chef Ann while my husband walked over to collect our car. Tanjong Jara’s designated parking area is situated close […]

Birthdays are fun

October 17, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

It’s my husband’s birthday today. We are celebrating the special day at Tanjung Jara resort. One of our top five favourite places for special occasions. Sitting on a verandah in a chalet built over a small river with fish and monitor lizards. Not on a balcony on the 30th floor of a condominium block. Looking […]

Mum and baby care

October 10, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

My mum is a library of stories. She has plenty to share. Some long. Some disjointed. Some snippets. Mostly, I am happy to listen to her narrate the stories. And, many a times, I have thought, ‘I didn’t know that.’ Out of the blue (she does it quite often these days), my mum spoke about […]