A no-plan holiday in Somerset

October 15, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

Picturesque villages everywhere in Somerset

We spent close to a week in Downhead, Somerset. The plan for this particular holiday was to have no plan. A sort of free and easy sojourn, which is rather easy to organise when there is just the two of you. My husband and I decided to wing it when we got to Downhead, a […]

Labels

October 8, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

I don’t believe in labels or being pigeon-holed. That said, I’m probably a Type A personality. In fact, I wish I wasn’t as I would probably feel less stressed about life. I can’t find a reason or excuse for this personality flaw except to place the blame squarely on my DNA. My parents were not […]

Invisible people

October 1, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Invisibly and quietly doing all types of jobs

Issues relating to foreign workers emerge regularly in Malaysia. Hiring programs, levies imposed, illegal and legal status, recruitment agents and negotiations with source countries are some recurring topics.

A tetchy ex-home worker

September 24, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

I have worked from home for over 20 years. I liked what I did but I had a niggle. An element of irritation and tetchiness kept roaring its ugly head, now and again.

Pinocchio is everywhere

September 11, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

It flabbergast me how people can lie with a straight face, and worse yet, repeat the lie. I read and listen to ludicrous explanations being spewed and the fantasy story telling that continues week after week. This has happened and is happening almost every day and everywhere.

Do now list

August 12, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

If we knew we were going to die in a year or within a specific time frame, what would we do? This is not a morbid thought or question, if anything it made me think about what I wanted, liked and enjoyed most in my life. My husband and I intermittently speak about what we would […]

Old and older

August 1, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

Age has a way of happening. You get a bit older every year, but the ‘getting older’ process is so gradual that it sort of sneaks up on you. I felt like the face, body and mind, and the general attitude packed-up and forgot to tell me about it.

Anything but 8

July 30, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Quirky practices that make no sense and are a waste of precious time. Blame them on planetary movements and numerology, not our silly habits. Sigh!

Riding the E & O Express

June 6, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

“Will there be posh people?” my sister asked. “What will you wear, what will be served and how do you speak to posh people?” I didn’t know the answers to be honest. Far from being posh and of the jeans and t-shirt variety, my husband and I were not entirely sure how this whole experience was […]

A proud again Malaysian

May 31, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

I am happier. I feel like a weight has been lifted. And, it will and has to be better because it couldn’t get any worse than it was. I am a happy and proud again Malaysian. I no longer feel shy or fudge my nationality when I am overseas. Yes, I did it. Not from […]