Back in the day

May 20, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Things were different in the old days. Coffee didn’t come from Starbucks or OldTown White Coffee. The coffee I knew, growing up in Alor Star, came from a no name tall gold colored tin from the back seat of a bicycle. Seriously. My mum bought artisanal ground coffee from a travelling or mobile coffee man […]

Birthday money

May 13, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Samsung, cracked, old and broken but still working

I have some birthday money left that is literally burning a hole in my pants. Every year I am given money for my birthday and every year I vow to get myself one big item or a few small things to remind me of my birthday. And, every year, I fail in my quest. The […]

An unrequited love affair

April 22, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

I have an unrequited love affair with shoes. I love shoes. They just don’t love me back. The hurt and pain go a long way back. Like a one-sided relationship, I try them on and they feel so good. They make me happy. They come home with me and I wait for the right occasion […]

Forrest Gump

April 8, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

I did a Forest Gump. Stuck indoors for four days because of a nagging cold, I needed to get out and move. I thought I’d do a short 10 minute walk to Avenue K, U-turn and head back home. My feet had other ideas. They walked to KLCC and then to the park. One time […]

Present, Past and Future

March 11, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

ving in the present, revisiting the past and looking forward to the future

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” Buddha[1] Wise people have said and continue to say we should learn to live in the present, not dwell too much on the past or spend a lot of time worrying about the future. I agree, sort […]

Hand over fist. What?

January 14, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

I have never heard of the phrase “hand over fist[1].” My husband used it recently. When he did, I instantly got this image of my hand going over my fist like a contortionist. I couldn’t help but laugh and then questioned him how this could possibly be relevant to losing or making huge amounts of […]

All about the money, money…

December 17, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

I was watching ‘A Star is Born’ and multi-tasking by looking up Lady Gaga on my iPad. It was a general browse about the stars of the movie. I wasn’t checking on anything in particular but her net worth popped up, which was pretty impressive, but what really threw me was how much Kylie Jenner […]

Pooh

December 3, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

I was given three movies to choose from. Gold, Christopher Robin and Juliet, Naked; in that order. I picked Christopher Robin. My husband immediately said that he knew I would. Too right, he was. Never hurts to watch a fantasy feel-good movie with stuffed animals that talk and have adorable names, especially on a rainy […]

Old faithful Vicks

December 3, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

My first go-to when I have the sniffles or a cold is Vicks VapoRub. I have used it all my life or at least as far back as I can remember. The vapour it emanates, a menthol-minty aroma is soothing and nostalgic all in one. The latter because it reminds me of my mum caring […]

Leavers and remainers

November 26, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

The only time my husband and I take an early morning flight is from England to Malaysia. Up at 5am and out the door by 6am to catch the 10am flight home when the leavers (us) and remainers (family) are still half-awake and a little groggy from sleep. I dread the leave day as it […]