3 more days before my departure and I can’t wait to finally get a well-deserved vacation. Although lugging one pre-schooler and one toddler to a foreign country may not constitute as a break. Oh well, at least it is a different kind of stress. One where you are the bossContinue Reading

I finally bought my first Encyclopaedia Britannica in a bid to acquire general knowledge and inculcate the values of life long learning in my children. The 2010 Ultimate Reference Suite comes with three libraries catering to primary school students, secondary school students and adults. It also comes with a 1-yearContinue Reading

To begin with, I enjoy reading romance novels but this genre has never been a top priority in my book list. So it was pretty unusual for me to actually spend time and money ($32.05 from Kinokuniya) to purchase My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares. It first caught my attention when I read the synopsis of the bookContinue Reading

Before I close the book What Matters, there is one particular photo essay that changed the way I look at things and it is with regards to poverty. I used to misperceive as the author described that poverty is caused by individual laziness and government corruption and that it could never, evenContinue Reading

With Joel in toll and Benjamin in my tummy, I went on family getaway with my brother, his wife to be and my mother to Malaysia. We left home about 11pm and reached Malacca at 2.30pm. From the North South highway we exited Ayer Keroh and spent about 30min goingContinue Reading

Welcome to my world! Everyday I will look up a location on the map and attempt to introduce the place from several brief perspectives. Å (pronounced AW) is the first place listed on the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Its name in Nordic means ‘stream’ or ‘little river’. This fishing villageContinue Reading

Although I would have appreciated waking up later today since we need not rush, the sun was already shining brightly in the sky by 7am. The sky turned truly black only close to 10pm the day before, which was rather unnerving for me. Unwittingly, I realized how much impact sunlight actually has on our biologicalContinue Reading