What’s the sane-st thing to do when you are dead bored sitting in an igloo office, sleepy and tired resulting from sleepless night without proper a/c, having to wake up so many times to change kid’s clothes and own?
Go buy, nibble, gobble, linger on a chocolate.
So I hit the choc button in my keyboard and went […]

Happy birthday to one fabulous person I have never even met yet but I know is absolutely a:

Happy Birthday Melany! May you have many more birthdays to come. I will see you and your boys some day when fate brings me to South Africa!!

 Early mornings at the beach is also a very enticing option for families with kids. Who can resist the crystal clear waters and the cool wind blowing in your face?
Here in Satan’s sauna, the temperature-controlled malls are always haven. But since we are not really mall-goers and the outdoor park is out of the question, […]

 Ms. Japan Riyo Mori (???) was crowned the new Miss Universe yesterday in Mexico. She is the 2nd to win the crown for the country after 48 years! I wouldn’t be surprised if whole of Japan is going gaga this very minute.
Here’s an attempt to write an entry in Japanese for my friends in Japan […]

Somebody is playing with the aircon switch again. I was the first one who arrived at the office at 8 am today and took the liberty to turn on the lights and of course, the airconditioning system. Set the a/c at 20C, that should be more than enough given that it is more than 35C outside.
All was […]

Despite the unrelenting efforts of authorities to fight the strange scenario of streetwalkers plying their illegal trade on the streets of the cosmopolitan desert nation, the world’s oldest profession is still at large.
There isn’t a day while walking to/from work when I don’t encounter a guy stopping his car in front of me and suggesting […]

Didn’t you ever stop and think that we are going back to the ancient times?
I mean, really ancient times like during that time in the Bible. Particularly, people inspite of having/using different languages opt to have a one universal language then the united humanity builds towers or multi-storeyed ziggurat to reach the heavens.

The classic story from […]

It’s good to have a full two-days rest. I took a break last Thursday to attend Pristine’s Art Festival in her school. Then of course I had the usual Friday break. What a difference a two-day vacation made.
  
Left: entrance to the school; Right: Scenes from the park - a drawing using KG1 children’s fingers […]

I read an interesting entry by Bee and I am voluntarily tagging myself. Here goes…and tag yourself if you like!
1. Go to www.popculturemadness.com
2. Pick the year you turned 18
3. Get yourself nostalgic over the song’s of the year
4. Write something about how the song affected you
5. Pass it on to 5 more friends
And now, here are […]

My lipstick can last up to 10 years. I am keeping at least 3 colors but rarely use them especially if I have to send off my daughter to school in the morning. Before I hand her over to the bus attendant, she is showered with mommy kisses so I purposely don’t wear my lipstick […]