Fighting the baddies
The above title is derived from the way my mother describes what goes on in a child’s body when he/she receives immunisation shots. It’s a cute perspective, hence I decided to use it for the title...
View ArticleBack in red
So my period came back today. It’s been approximately a year since I last had one. Wow. How time flies. Last year, on 31 August, Malaysia’s independence day, I lost my personal independence when Deric...
View ArticleThings that were, things that are
Image source: BBC Received my first writing assignment today since delivering Jamie in April. Feels like ages ago since I’ve had to write for work. I wonder if I still know how to do it the way I used...
View ArticleFruity delights
Fruity delights that make me glad I’m a Malaysian.It’s been awhile since I’ve had a taste of mangosteens, rambutans and longans. Only recently did I finally have a chance to eat them once again when my...
View ArticleContent and contentment
I was just talking to a church friend yesterday about blogging, and she was lamenting how most people nowadays tend to blog just so they can get attract advertisers and get sponsorship or freebies. I...
View Article24/7 shift
It’s only 8.13am in the morning, but I’m already tired. I suppose that’s because I’ve been up since 4+am. ‘What are you doing up at 4am?’ You must be thinking. Well. I have a 6 month old kid, so even...
View ArticleTruth and lice
Yup, that’s them. Those disgusting little creeps known as book lice. It’s one of my current domestic woes. Book lice. I first discovered them at home when I was about to put Jamie down into his Fisher...
View ArticleBirthday blurb
So it’s my birthday today. It feels odd because I don’t feel anything. In my mind, I know that this is a significant day to commemorate and that it means I’m a year older. But other than that, there is...
View ArticleSilence
Sometimes, it’s easier to think aloud. To let the words out of your mouth and to give someone else a chance to hear them; to see the world through your eyes. But more often than not, words are a snare....
View ArticleWrite time
It’s 2016 and I’ve been thinking about posting here ever since 1st January rolled on by. But it does get harder to slot in time to do so, especially now that I am a mother and at home each day to care...
View ArticleInto the unknown
Medication that I’m currently on to overcome possible infections that may be the cause of my thyroglossal cysts. The year started on a semi sombre note for me. On New Year’s Eve, while washing my face...
View ArticleTiresome
Quick rant. It sometimes bothers me how much I have to play to someone else’s tune when doing this dance called Work. Not that I mind my writing being butchered. Just that… it’d be nice to be...
View Articlebrittle
tiny tears in woven strands callouses in weathered hands harsh realities here to haunt again don’t break just bend wound round the clock and spent bones creaking in awkward places spaces, renovated,...
View ArticleLurking evil
The second toe on my right foot has been looking suspicious lately. The nail looks a little out of the ordinary in the sense that one of its edges curls in a little more than I expect it should. And...
View ArticleBlog buster
Bloggers these days seem to have lots of important things to say. More often than not, they’re busy dishing out advice. 10 secrets to becoing a successful mompreneur. 20 things to do to make your...
View ArticleA week in my shoes: Introduction
So, in keeping with the intention to bring creativity back to my blog, I have decided to embark on a short Instagram project which I will call A week in my shoes. I’ll be posting photos on Instagram...
View ArticleDilemma
Here I am, sitting on my bed with my baby lying across my lap, asleep. I am undecided: Should I gently carry him and place him in his cot to sleep or linger this way, watch him sleep and while time...
View ArticleInconsistent
Not sure what I was thinking when I decided to start a separate blog about motherhood and its impact on me. I can’t even keep this blog up consistently. I’ve been doing a bit of thinking and perhaps I...
View ArticleTiny rant
It’s nice to be able to access my blog again. For a brief period of time, I couldn’t do so because apparently my website had exceeded the bandwidth allocation that my subscription with the hosting...
View ArticleThe quick brown fox
I’m having my lunch and I’ve got a moment. Jamie’s asleep and for a brief period of time, I can do as I please. For now. (We’re due to be out the door soon though, as I need to make an unplanned visit...
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