Caregiving

June 12, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I had dinner with my classmates a few weeks ago. Yes, the class of SNC’78. I’m glad I did. I almost didn’t as I only had a two-hour window, and I didn’t want to be that party pooper who had to leave early. Particularly as I hadn’t seen this lot in a while. And, I […]

Google and YouTube

June 5, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

Google is my favourite search engine. No surprise there. ‘Google dominates the search engine market with a 91.9% share as at January 2022. It’s ahead of Bing at 2.88%, Yahoo! with 1.51%, Yandex (Russian) owning 1.27% and Baidu (Chinese) at 1.16%[1].’ I like Google. No question or query is too complicated, trite or unique. I […]

Streaming, and not

May 29, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I am at Season 4 of ‘Homeland’ on Hotstar. My husband and I are streaming episode 11. Yes, I know ‘Homeland’ is not a new show. It was on Netflix for eight seasons, and has since been removed. It is, however, currently available on Disney + Hotstar, another streaming service that we now subscribing to. […]

Keep walking

May 22, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I like walking. More than jogging, cycling, scootering, and driving. Jogging or running, I like but am unable to do these days. I can’t complete even a short 50- or 100-meter distance without feeling heavy footed, and uncoordinated. This is me who used to compete in the 100-meter and 110-meter hurdles at school and district […]

Birds make me happy

May 15, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I like animals. More so, birds. I don’t usually make the effort to look out for or identify birds. But, if one flew in front of me or near me, it would make me smile and be happy. My husband and I have never been overly observant or curious. Of surroundings, people or animals. […]

Fragility of life

May 1, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

Life is fragile. I’m not an exception. I realised that in 1985. The year my dad passed away. For some inconceivable reason, I never thought my parents or a parent could/would die. I thought I wasn’t like other people. God knows why. But, I did. I knew my parents were not superhuman or invincible. They […]

A late majority or laggard

April 24, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I sit between the late majority and the laggard. Maybe even later-late majority and laggard. What am I referring to? “The technology adoption lifecycle that describes customer behaviour related to the acceptance of a new product or feature. And, it is divided into five stages or categories – innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, […]

Evil driver

April 17, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I cannot forget that profile. Youngish, probably in his early twenties. An almost innocent face. Innocent, he was not. Why, I asked? Too many times. What did I do to him? I played back the route that I had taken in my head. No accidents. No stalled vehicles. Nothing unusual. The early morning traffic was […]

Mopey

April 10, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I get mopey. It comes and goes. When I’m mopey, the one recurring question in my head is, ‘What is the point of life?’ Don’t get me wrong. I’m not dissing life. On the contrary, I am grateful for my life. The people, the experiences and the learnings that have influenced and shaped me. My […]

The plan

April 3, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I made a plan. To eat more. To sleep more. To care less. Eat more. I thought that’s what I’ve been doing all these years. Eating more or at least eating enough for my wants/needs. Not according to my husband. He has always maintained I eat too little. And, what I eat does not constitute […]