Jun 19 2010
The word ‘contentment’, according to the Oxford Dictionary, means a feeling of satisfaction with what one has; not wanting more; happy and also accepting the state one is in even though one would have liked more or better. How true this word is in one’s life. As I was watering my plants this morning, this [...]
Apr 07 2010
Journal entry: Burnie, 1 February 2010 This question was asked on the radio today when schools resumed classes after a long summer break. There was just a short discussion on the air as a few text messages were read. To me education is a lifelong process. I make it a point in my life to [...]
Nov 24 2009
It’s amazing how Facebook has helped me reconnect with my former students (whom I had tutored for English and other subjects). Many of them are thousands of miles away but Facebook has brought us closer. It gives me joy to see many of them grow up into adults and now are getting a good education [...]
Oct 27 2009
I’m not talking about fire crackers but frying crackers – prawns and fish crackers. As I was frying crackers (normally eaten on special occasion like Chinese New Year or Christmas), I realised that the size of the cooked crackers did not depend only on the temperature of the cooking oil but also the amount of [...]
Oct 27 2009
I couldn’t believe my ears when a salesgirl at a pharmacy shop addressed me as AUNTY this morning. In fact I went there to get some skin care product for myself. I felt rather insulted by such a title accorded to me because the salesgirl, or should I call her ‘sales aunty’, was maybe only [...]