“Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” — Betty Friedan (1921 – 2006, American feminist writer and activist) I love soft lighting and I used to read or do my embroidery in soothing soft lights in the evenings. Things however, started to change when I reached one of the…
I was planning my solo trip to Thailand when I found out my friend Vivian from home was going to be posted to the city of Melaka (English: Malacca). Without much persuasion, I decided to change course and head south instead of going up north. The historic city Melaka is only 1.5 – 2 hours’…
Early last year I took up a new challenge. I accepted a job offer in Kuala Lumpur (KL) and moved a thousand miles away to welcome the new season of my life. I celebrated my first anniversary of living away from home at the end of February this year. After 365 days, I have surely…
My home state Sabah, Borneo is famous for its biodiversity rich with wildlife. As a Sabahan, I am embarrassed to admit that I only started my domestic travelling in very recent years. With the short distance I have travelled so far, it is plain to see that I have only scratched the surface when it…
Happy New Year 2019! This time it took me well into the new year before I sat down and put my reflection for 2018 into words. I contemplate… The key word for my journey last year was “change”. Although change is inevitable and the only constant in our lives, the changes that took place were…
I like to upcycle toilet paper holders/toilet rolls because they are versatile, easily accessible and with some creative juices added, they present one of the best examples of upcycling. If you follow my blog then you know I moved to a different city to start a new job early this year. When I was getting…
It was 5:30am and still dark when friends Ellen and Max came to pick me up. After a simple breakfast with roti canai and teh tarik at a 24-hour mamak store (Indian coffee shop), we were ready for our 4-hour southbound journey. Our destination was Kukup (龜咯), a fishing town at the south-western tip of…
When I started to notice many whom I believe are keen crafters or festive decoration enthusiasts checking my old blogs on Christmas crafts out, I was reminded that the special season of the year is fast approaching and the year will soon draw to a close. It seems like it was only a few short…
I am revisiting one of my most read blogs — bitter or better (reflection of a single woman of faith) on singledom. I confess it is not exactly a great blog when I read it then and again as I am reading it now but at the time, I just wanted to say what was weighing…
Last year marked my milestone birthday. Although I did not get to celebrate it with a bang and create unforgettable memories with my family and close friends as I was called away in short notice for a month-long stressful work assignment in London, I was more than excited to see what life had in store…
“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.” — Anonymous At the crack of dawn and while bleary-eyed, I was picked up by friend Ellen before Yuen Yee, our other travelling companion. The three of us were to meet our designated driver Edvin back at Ellen’s for our weekend cross-state border…
My friend May reminded me of the second part of the famous Chinese idiom “在家靠父母，出外靠朋友” (One depends on one’s parents when at home, and on one’s friends when away from home) when I was stressed out on how to collect one of my huge suitcases that she was bringing over to Kuala Lumpur for me…
