Apr 03 2011
I grew up in the 1960′s when we didn’t have TV in our home. I would spend hours looking at the little cacti that my mother planted grow in size, length and height or just multiplied in numbers. I would mentally take note of the mother cactus, father cactus and the baby cacti. Often these [...]
Dec 31 2010
Recently I watched on the telly a very touching interview about a family. This time I did not shed any tears because this story had a beautiful ending. The interview began with the young man sharing how, as a child, he stumbled upon pornography in his friend’s house. His curiosity led him to dwell into [...]
Oct 04 2010
Not too long ago, my childhood friend and I met to have lunch for sort of a catch-up on things happening in our lives. We do it two or three times a year whenever time permits although we stay less than 30 minutes from one another. Over our lunch and enjoying our Asam Laksa noodles [...]
Sep 23 2010
Looking at our chihuahuas Roxy and Wawa again, I learned something new today. I realised that though it is good to put them together to play, sometimes it is also good to keep them apart. Reason? They need their own space. Sometimes I observed that when Roxy is up to his playful mood, Wawa prefers [...]