Rojak
You’ll Always Be My RoundBoy
To my dearest RoundBoy, Eight years and a little over an hour ago, you made your grand entrance to this world — all 4.05 kg of your roundness. My goodness! Did I just say EIGHT years? Why, it seems like only yesterday when you were a newborn baby whose plump little cheeks were practically begging … Continue reading
Memories
Maryknoll High School grounds, circa 1978. Dog: Butsoy Memories light the corners of my mind Misty water-coloured memories of the way we were. Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind, Smiles we gave to one another For the way we were. Can it be that it was all so simple then? Or has time … Continue reading
Resolution
I hereby resolve… …to have more photos taken of me; …to have more photos taken of me with my family; …to have more photos taken of me with my friends. I shall strive harder… …to laugh with complete abandon; …to revel in the moment; …to smile genuinely at every camera lens turned towards my direction. … Continue reading
Still In Shock
It’s been a week since my Philippine trip but I am still in shock over the prices of basic food items over there. Take refined white sugar, for instance — it costs only RM1.55 per kilogram in Malaysia but P36 to P40 (RM2.58 to RM2.87) in the Philippines. Cooking oil in Malaysia, which is normally … Continue reading
Bruised & Battered
I’m back from my whirlwind holiday in the Philippines, feeling all bruised and battered from all the weight that I carried with me to and from the Philippines while running around after the twins. On the one hand, I wished I didn’t bring my MacBook Pro because of its size and weight. But on the … Continue reading
