Sometimes, it feels like life just pushed us into the deep end of the pool, when we weren’t even prepared to go anywhere near a pool. But then what matters more than how we got there is how we get out of it. They say the first cause of some suffering may be fate. But the second is definitely a ...
I never thought leaving my current workplace would be this painful. The sweet memories it has given me, amazing new friendships I’ve built, great client relationships I’ve formed, the good praises I’ve received from the bosses for the work done and so much more. I’ll definitely miss the people the most. There was an amazing workplace culture instilled in the ...
Will she ever let me know what freedom feels like? Will she ever let me take my own decisions whenever I want? Will she ever let me live my life the way I want to live it? Will she ever let me work as late as I want to without worrying about her worrying me? Will she ever understand me ...
My favourite memory of travel is walking in Tibet with dad in the middle of the night. High altitude and freezing cold. I was shivering under my winter clothes but could feel his warmth while standing next to him. The first night there was terrible as I wasn’t used to being at such high altitude. I was vomiting the whole ...
So, trip is finally over and I wish I had more money and time to shop and visit the other islands. There was a lot of drama, pain from walking, lot of shopping and hotel toilet problems. So let me begin by saying that 5 women can be drama, but at the same time, when looking back, it also adds ...
April is deemed to be a sad month. Hence, Sadril, instead. This is something that has been very difficult to write, but being able to do it now only means it’s getting a little bit easier to accept and deal with it. 10 years ago, end of April, I was going out for dinner with a bunch of batch mates ...
My closest relationship in life seems to be with my phone. I wake up to it and sleep with it too. Not a second goes by without it being with me and then occasionally I do keep a distance from it just to do other things and take a break. Issey Miyake’s Florale perfume is simply amazing but why does ...
When we’re sad, or in pain, we can always find a way to convey it….through words or actions. Today was the first time I saw one of the completely autistic kids in pain. He’s about 4 or 5 yrs old. He does not speak, nor does he understand anything. He needs to keep munching on biscuits all the time and ...
Pain that has changed me… Love that has kept me alive… Mistakes I have learnt from… Fear that drives me mad… Doubts that linger on in my mind… Hope that makes me expect the unexpected… Happiness that makes each day meaningful… Smiles that are genuine… Frowns I try to erase… Effort I put into helping others… Mysteries that everyone might ...
Here are my flower stories, the ones I can remember: – during A/L time there was a boy who had a great voice, spoke good English and was sometimes emotional like a girl. We were good friends and spoke for hours everyday after we both finished school. We were in different schools. He then got the Green card and went ...
Weather : perfect Surrounding : quiet Clock : ticking faster Yet sleep feels like a far cry… Suddenly I found myself lost in the night of my dad’s funeral… reliving every painful second in my mind… watching my mum hug him and cry in the last hour….and me making a hopeless wish that he would come alive again…. I am ...
Good things in life don’t come easy. Sometimes they come in the form of unexpected compliments which are not forgotten. Like overhearing a colleague tell someone else that I am the best girl he knows with a good heart and good mind. Good things are being able to be with differently abled kids and feeling love like never before. Good ...
A long time ago during my earlier blogger days I came across a guy who was a nature freak. He used to ask me about things I did and wanted to know about my life and how I could help him have more meaning in his life. Yesterday he caught me on Skype after about 2 or 3 yrs and ...
Been wanting to take my mum somewhere for a while. Saved up just enough and she decided that she wanted to go to Thailand. She just wants to do two things. Visit the Golden Temple and go shopping. I on the other hand want to explore the possibility of going para-sailing. It will be one check on my bucket list ...
I realised that I wrote more about my mum than my dad… Maybe because it deems to be more painful. Sometimes I’m scared that all these memories will slip away with time. Yet sometimes, my happiest moments are when my mother remembers daddy-daughter moments and tells me about them. – He used to take care of me more than my ...
Almost 10 yrs, and it still tends to feel like my 21st birthday….when I watched people keep in their birthday wishes for me, while I watched the man of my life get cremated. He was my king. My saviour. The only one who understood me and took my side. If the walls in my room could speak, they’d know the ...
Considering the experiences that I have had to go through in life, there is this fear that sets in when I want to be free and want to be me. The pain I have had to experience and the struggles I have had to go through to get over all sorts of pain and hurt makes me think not twice ...
- When the completely autistic kid kept holding my hand and laughed and smiled repeatedly for a while. – When another child with selective mutism started talk to me and smiling a lot and told me a lot of things about school and her sister. – When a another child tells me about the news that he’s updated with and ...
While doing comprehension with a 11yr old boy Me: Sue was in the car growling away and barking at everyone who passed by. Who is Sue? Boy : mmmm….San Francisco! ———————————————— I usually ask the kids what they did during the holidays or weekend… and this time…for the FIRST TIME.. one of them asked me what I did during the ...
While doing comprehension with a 11yr old boy Me: Sue was in the car growling away and barking at everyone who passed by. Who is Sue? Boy : mmmm….San Francisco! ———————————————— I usually ask the kids what they did during the holidays or weekend… and this time…for the FIRST TIME.. one of them asked me what I did during the ...