London

October 28, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

Sister number 3 and I did a two-night stay in London. The idea was to spend ‘we’ time together. Leisurely do or don’t do stuff. Maybe, revisit places that we visited when I first came to London over 40 years ago. That long ago, yes. Hmm. This was after a day trip to sister number […]

Back in England

October 14, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

I enjoyed my first greyhound race at Caister-on-Sea. A village south of Great Yarmouth, the seaside resort that my mum-in-law, my husband, and I visited about two weeks ago in England. Yes, we were back in England. One of my favourite places, and my husband’s home or ‘kampung.’ His ‘kampung’ is not Great Yarmouth but Kent. […]

A short trip

July 22, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

Last week my husband and I went on a road trip, of sorts. We didn’t spend too much time planning it. Our destination was the Belum Rainforest in Gerik, Perak. We wanted a stopover. Somewhere half way between Kuala Lumpur and Gerik. Ipoh, the capital of Perak, was the obvious choice as it was close […]

Ulaanbaatar

July 8, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

The plan was to post this story on 20th May. It didn’t happen. I trashed it. Last week, I retrieved it from the ‘bin.’ Mongolia was the holiday my husband and I were looking forward to since March this year. We researched and identified tour companies, flights, and hotels. We finalised our bookings when sister […]

Holiday happiness

February 26, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

One sure fire way to lift sagging spirits or general malaise is a holiday. It works every time for me. Wide smiles. Happy hormones. Great anticipation of what can only be good things to come. Hopefully, sleeping more as I’m an insomniac. Hopefully, relaxing and worrying less as I’m a certified worry wart. The sooner […]

Lake District. Wow!

June 26, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

My husband and I returned home today from a holiday in England. A much longed for break. We spent a little more than a week with my mother-in-law in the Lake and Peak Districts. And, three nights on our own in the New Forrest. The Lake District came up tops. Open and expansive. Rugged mountains, […]

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. […]

Trying to be mindful

January 30, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

I stubbed my toes against chairs, beds and doors. Repeatedly. It wasn’t like I didn’t know the furniture was there. I just didn’t have the ability to avoid bumping into them. I also managed to slice the skin off the top of one of my fingers trying to open a can of peaches. Why I […]

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 […]