This was me, same day last year. Made a last minute-trip to Ubud, Bali. The scene may be familiar to you. Same neighbourhood, same place, same platform where Julia Roberts met Ketut Liyer in the movie Eat Pray Love. That man in the photo is Kitet Liyer’s son. He told me I am aContinue reading “Birthday”
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Keep Going
Well done. Keep going. These were the cheers the runners received from the gracious crowd of Oxford during the Oxford Half Marathon race held last week. ‘Well done’ – an affirmation that what and how you have done so far is worth a recognition. ‘Keep going’ – an encouragement to press on, push on, andContinue reading “Keep Going”
I accompanied Friend #1 in getting her prescription eyeglasses. Together with us, was Friend #2. Friend #2 mostly wears contact lens but she said that whenever she wears eyeglasses, she prefers not to wear the exact prescription. She wanted her eyesight to be a bit blurred. She doesn’t want a clear vision. I laughedContinue reading
How can I look at you and not smile?
I woke up today smiling. It’s Saturday. It is the first weekend of the year. I looked back at 2017 and though there were many mornings when all I wished was to get through the day, those days, whether it turned out to be good or bad, it added to the definition of the personContinue reading “How can I look at you and not smile?”
Because you are worthy of my Best
When I was in grade school, I joined quiz bee’s, declamation contests and other inter-school activities without telling my parents. I will only tell (and surprise) them when I already have the award to show. Those were the days when things are simple and all you cared for was to make special people in yourContinue reading “Because you are worthy of my Best”
