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I tried pole dancing and my arms are killing me!
Yesterday I tried pole dancing for the first time, and today my arms complain whenever I lift them up. My legs have bruises and my thighs are sore, but I have to tell you that I feel absolutely magnificent! I have always been curious about pole dancing. It is the idea of flight that fascinates…
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Why it’s good to travel solo
I had spent most of the day gawking at the works of Renoir and Cezanne. So filled was I with emotion and inspiration that I thought I’d burst at any moment. I walked out of the museum and headed towards the sea. And there, with a hundred other promenaders, I breathed in the fresh sea…
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What it’s like watching Rachael Yamagata with 20-somethings
I wish I was a Taylor Swift fan. If I was a Swiftie, I would have jumped on the gig tripping bandwagon and booked a ticket to one of her concerts overseas—something I did for a less popular but equally gifted artist. When Rachael Yamagata announced her Beyond The Garden Tour for Asia, I knew…
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Why you should visit M+ Museum
Because of a clerical error in my birth certificate, renewing my passport became a task of Herculean proportions. It involved procuring documents from different institutions, including a visit to the parish where I was baptized, the chaplain of which was a distant relative. But when finally my passport was delivered, I forgot I now had…
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Why it’s kinda sad that my Gen Z granddaughter doesn’t know about cassette tapes
Part of my responsibilities as a grandmother and member of Generation X, I believe, is to make sure that my granddaughter from Generation Z knows of the values and principles closest to my heart. Which is why when my daughter asked me to be part of my granddaughter’s homeschool program, I gladly agreed. It would…
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