Balancing act

January 29, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

There was never more month at the end of my money. I didn’t have much, especially when I was younger and just starting out on my own, but I had enough to see me through to the next few salaries. Every month, I saved a little and then some, particularly, for rainy days. It wasn’t […]

Feel-good movies

January 22, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

I watched one. Then another, and before I knew it, I was searching for holiday/Christmas movies on Netflix. The soppy and predictable with happy endings variety. No shooting, killing, or maiming. No big companies or individuals with money, power and position abusing and rough riding everyday, regular people. No pain or misery. None of the […]

Connecting safely

January 8, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

I read. I listen. I follow instructions. I think I’m fairly cautious but am I safe? I access the internet. Just like the over 5.3 billion internet users. Or the 65% of the world’s population with internet access. The number is expected to reach 6.54 billion by 2025[1]. I own a smartphone. There are approximately 6.84 billion smartphones in the […]

Thinking,talking,remembering

December 18, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I feel unsettled. More than a week has passed. I think of Gunda, brother number 1, almost all of the time. It’s no exaggeration when I say I wake up thinking about him. Go to bed thinking about him. Remembering that he is no longer with us. This is on top of talking about brother […]

Deepavali 2023

November 20, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

Deepavali came and went last Sunday. It was the most low key in recent years. Even my mum, who looks forward to and gets excited to this one festival in a whole series of Indian celebrations each year, was reticent. This despite the presence of sister number 3, the family’s in-house chef, who returned home […]

News detox

November 6, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I like to stay current with current news. For me, reading, listening and watching the latest happenings inside and outside the country, is par for the course. I also write about topics that interest me. Monday to Friday, I listen to the ‘Morning Run’ on the BFM radio station. I like the business news coverage. Corporate […]

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 […]

Mobile pain

May 8, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

My mobile phone died on me last week. I woke up to a blank screen. The alarm didn’t go off. I checked the power lead. Tapped the screen to make it come alive. Tried to re-boot the phone. Nothing worked. The phone had literally fallen apart. The back casing was off. The glue holding it […]

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 […]

Making a call

March 27, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

My mum had a scheduled home visit with her palliative doctor on Tuesday. It’s always only Dr Rose. This time there was Dr Carmen, who recently joined Beacon Hospital. And, nurse Ruth. She was present to do my mum’s blood test. A once every three-month arrangement. Dr Rose’s home visit routine starts with questions about […]