More writing

June 1, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

I told myself enough already but I can’t seem to or want to stop writing about sister number 3. It’s like an outlet for me, my mobile to talk to her, and about her. Obviously, I miss my Sinnavan. I miss my daily phone calls with her. I miss her voice. I miss her laugh, […]

It is what it is

May 25, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

My husband and I lit two candles on 15 May for sister number 3. As did my siblings and family. To mark her leaving us. I know … WHAT? This cannot be but it is. Even as I lit the candle, I was saying this is not right, this cannot be. It cannot be but […]

Remembering

May 18, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

In the first week, I visited two museums and walked in three parks. I watched a band at a local bar. Doing things, keeping busy should help. In the second week, my husband and I drove to Cherating in Pahang, and Terengganu for five nights. A change in scenery should help. Did it help? Yes and […]

What to do

May 11, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

The dominant thought, focus, theme of my every waking moment is my Sinnavan. I think of her. And, I think of her. I don’t want to. Seriously, I don’t. I don’t want to be sad and tearful. But I can’t help myself. Even when I’m doing things to keep my mind from thinking about her, […]

Up and up

April 20, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

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 […]

Wonky teeth

April 13, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

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 […]

Working here

April 6, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

He said ‘no’ and gestured to my husband and me to make a U-turn and walk back the way we came. ‘No,’ ‘no’ was all he said. That is until I spoke to him in Bahasa. Apparently, we were walking towards the workers’ quarters, and not back to the resort. Yes, a resort that we’ve […]

Thus far

March 23, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

Six and a half decades. 23,741 days, 3,391 weeks, and 780 months. OMG. That’s a mighty long time to be around. Honestly, I didn’t think I’d get to this ripe old age. Why? I don’t actually know. Maybe, because my dad passed at 62. My maternal and paternal grandmothers also passed at 62. My mum lived to 90 […]

Digestion…

March 16, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

I must have missed the biology class on digestion in school. It was only recently that I realised how little I knew/know about how food I eat gets digested and how long before the non-digested bits leave the digestive system. The length of time was what I found interesting. I thought it took four hours […]

Warring worries

March 9, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

The plan was good. The timing, not. My husband and I’ve been talking about flying to England to visit family for some months now. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been checking for the best fares and ideal flight times. Deliberation and a tad of blasé-ness lost us a couple of better fares, so we […]