My father said. “I’ve seen this happen to other people, so my only advice to you is dont get lost between two countries. Pick one, it doesn’t matter which one and be happy with your choice” Wise man. Stupid daughter. Filed under: Uncategorized
I’ve strayed so far from myself, I had almost forgotten things. Of all the pleasures I have started to rediscover, poetry is the one closest to my skin. Indian Summer – Eileen Carney Hulme Like a deep blue wave of passion you shore into the room where I sit waiting quietly, open-booked. We have moved through days, loss, pain ...
On a gloomy winter morning my little girl said impatiently “Can you please switch on the sun???” And I thought of home. Where the sun switches itself on just fine. Filed under: Uncategorized
Another year over and how much has changed. And yet here I am thinking about the things that stayed the same. Things I’m not yet ready to change.Filed under: Uncategorized
Did I miss the memo about an end to a blogging era? Where is Scrumpy? And Dee? Whats with all this ‘protected blogs’ and ‘sign in to read’ stuff? And no more Lady Divine? The mother of all blogrolls. Sigh. I only blinked for like a year and so many people have disappeared. Waah.Filed under: Uncategorized
Just dropping by so that I dont permanently forget my wordpress password. It feels like I’ve been spun in a washing machine these past few months. In a good way though, with soap bubbles and all. Most of the craziness I would attribute to work and related drama but still loving it all the same. Why I havent been writing ...
So its my fourth October of blogging here. But I’ve only managed to put up a measly 175 posts so far. Didnt realize that my posting had been so random. Feels like I write more somehow. I did some archive searching and had a laugh over stuff that I had forgotten ever happened. This is my first ever post and in ...
Ten years ago today, my ex and I broke up. It was a big deal because we had been together a really long time – since we were kids actually. Families were involved and we had mapped our entire future together. But now in retrospect I wonder, how big a deal it could have been because even after all that time we were still ...
I first read about Thomas Kinkade in some American magazine. I think it was 1998. Was fascinated by the samples of his work they featured on the article because never before had I seen light so perfectly infused into a painting. From a distance some of them could be mistaken for photographs. A year later someone randomly sent me a holiday card ...
As with most nights, I was on the garden swing teasing the neighbour’s cat and chatting with my mom. My father who was traveling somewhere called to say there were multiple terrorist attacks happening in the US. His voice was strained and laced with fear. “Where?” I whispered. Different locations he said, all up north. “Turn the TV on and stay calm. I’ll call ...
Yesterday a friend asked me to help prepare for an interview and I more than happily agreed. Over my morning coffee today I mused over job interviews I’ve had over the years and finally reached the conclusion that I’m possibly the wrong person to be giving tips on how to handle interviews. Truth is, I haven’t been to that many ...
Is it just me or has 2011 been an year filled with bad news? What with the earthquake in Japan to floods in Asia to famine in Africa to killings in Norway to riots in London. And now a second recession looms. Sri Lanka has not been any better off with floods to serial killers to bad petrol and a dengue epidemic. I’ve ...
When you are swimming with sharks there are two things you can do. Get out of the ocean or get a big ass harpoon. Thing is, the water is really too nice to leave just yet… Filed under: Uncategorized
Life as I know it has changed dramatically in the last week. Gone are my frivolous days of waking up late and lounging in bed till 9. No no, I didnt have a baby. I took up a new job. This job requires me to wake up at the ungodly hour of 5am, leave home at 6.30am and do a 1 1/2 hour commute through ...
