My dearest Mama,
Today is your birthday and hardly the right occasion to talk about death. But that’s just what I’ll do — write about how much I’ll miss you once you leave this earth. Because I want you to know how much I love you. I want to let you know what I love about [...]
Yours were the hands that cradled me
When I first came into this world,
The very same hands that
Clutched my own tiny hands
When I took my first faltering steps.
Those hands bathed me, clothed me,
Held me, comforted me,
Taught me, guided me,
And caught me after each fall.
And then those hands
Had to let go of me,
(Albeit reluctantly)
When I found [...]
To my best friend, my confidante, my beloved mother, “the best grandmother in the whole wide world” (a title lovingly conferred to her by my children), THE most loving, most patient and most resilient woman that I know – may God bless you and guide you and keep you in His care on your birthday [...]
It’s the 1st of April, also known as April Fools’ Day in the west. It’s not commonly observed in Asia although people here have heard about it.
Today marks the start of the end for the Malaysian one sen coin. And that’s no joke. See my post on Malaysian Rounding here.
Today is also the day when [...]
