Nice HTTYD experience

July 14, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

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 […]

People and lies

July 7, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

‘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 […]

What to believe …

June 30, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

I was told by a long-time friend that Christmas carols weren’t allowed to be sung during the Obama administration. This was just one of the many nuggets of information that was pronounced with conviction during our conversation which included events that have happened and are happening in the world. Serious stuff like war, beliefs, and […]

First year anniversary

June 16, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

My mum’s ‘Thevasam’ or first year anniversary prayer was on 7 June, 2025 at the Maha Shivan Temple in Jalan Gasing. The appointed date or ‘tithi’ was based on the Hindu lunar calendar. Driving along Jalan Gasing and up to the temple that Saturday morning brought back a flurry of memories. My husband and I […]

Fast time

June 9, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

Is time whooshing past me? Maybe, sometimes. Apparently, it does for old people. My mum used to say this all the time. Yes, time. Once Monday comes, before you know it, the week is over. And, Monday is back again to kick start another week. My sisters say it now. Last week a friend, whom […]

A treat for two

June 2, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

At breakfast, sister number 3 and I agreed, that our holiday away, just the two of us, was indeed a treat. It felt free and easy, and unencumbered. At Mangala Boutique Resort in Pahang, there was a choice of freshly squeezed juices. A selection of fruit. A variety of pastries with homemade jam and butter. […]

365 days today

May 19, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

Today is one year since my mum passed. Yes, 12 months since she hasn’t been a part of my life. 365 days that I haven’t seen nor spoken to her, for real, I mean. I speak to her. I tell her things that are going on. Which is basically me speaking to myself. A one-sided […]

Perceived value

April 28, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

A super expensive box of chocolates I received for my birthday made me think of perceived value. Four small chocolates in a beautiful box cost about RM56. Each chocolate, no larger than a dice, was a whopping RM14 per bite, literally. My husband, who bought the chocolates, wanted me to have at least eight pieces so […]

Personality types

April 21, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’m a combo-introvert. My husband thinks he might be a social-anxious introvert. Nephew number 2 says he’s surely an extreme introvert. Interesting diagnoses based on a spectrum of traits associated with introverts. Research on introverts for my previous post invariably produced results on other personality types. I looked them up not because I wanted to […]

Introvert

April 14, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

I met up with an ex-colleague a few weeks ago. As usual, we spoke about our long ago work life, people whom we hung out with and where we are at now. Our customary walk down memory lane. This time, unusually, we touched, albeit, fleetingly on personalities. Our mutual friends whom we spent time with […]