Disillusioned yet happy and hopeful
I think about rising oil prices. I think about how it’s affecting the costs of almost everything. I kid you not. In the first week after the US and Israel attacked Iran, the price of a lemon, yes, one piece of lemon was RM3.30 versus RM1.80 – RM2.50. At first, I thought it was a […]
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I’ve receding gums and wonky teeth. Each time I eat, food gets stuck in the many gaps between my teeth. The main culprits are seeds like sesame and sunflower, and nuts. A close second is cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, oh my… it always shows me up by getting caught in my upper teeth, plus the […]
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There’s very little I can say for sure these days. This I know for sure. I like learning things. I’m actually happy when I learn, know or gather information that interest me. It could be something I’d seen or experienced. Or would like to know more about. Not in-depth knowledge. Just enough especially as my […]
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I’ve been wondering if I want to continue writing or take a break or give it up altogether. I know why I started my Golly Molly Aiyoh. It ticked one of the three boxes that I had read somewhere that people ‘needed’ in life. The box it ticked was ‘something to do.’ The other two […]
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Money or passion? Interests or needs? A few weeks ago, my husband and I had a good morning at an exhibition by students from a local art college. They were from the illustration department, and they put on an enthusiastic ‘show and tell.’ From the exhibits, we saw that much thought, effort, and time had […]
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One of my phobias happened. Twice, in under two weeks. I got stuck in my condo lift, and I don’t like confined spaces. I live on the 30th floor. The first time, the lift stopped on level 25. My destination was level 7. Fortunately, the lift door stayed open. I immediately got out and walked […]
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My husband and I now have clean, running water. We even joked that the water from the kitchen tap is too fast. The water from the rain shower head is not as gushing as we expected. The pancake shower head, as we call it, was the contraption that we both had wanted for a long […]
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Niece number 3 recommended the live-action movie of HTTYD. She gave it her personal thumbs-up, must-watch, sure to entertain, five-star rating. Hmm. I was sold on her enthusiasm but not so on the movie itself, at least not immediately. Only because I wasn’t familiar with the animated film series or the characters. She had reminisced […]
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‘A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth puts on its shoes.’ I like this proverb. It’s especially true in the world that we live in. Thanks to social media, all kinds of audio-visual information get instantaneously communicated across the globe. The apt saying was attributed to Mark Twain, although there is […]
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My husband and I returned yesterday from a 5-day holiday in Khao Lak, a quieter tourist destination some 90km north of the more popular Phuket in Thailand. We met up with my husband’s friends, who had planned this holiday, a year in advance, yes, one year ahead. We’ve had other holidays with them. One in […]
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