I bought this figurine yesterday and placed it on my console table. I chose it because it represents many parts of my search and perhaps some parts of my life at the moment. First of all, it shares where I am, with the lone lady wearing an Ao dai (Vietnamese National Outfit) and wearing the Continue reading

Orange jackets dotted the laketourists from far and wideseeking the same respiteenjoyed the boat ride thatrevealed the serene settingof mountains and rice paddiesA long and windy routerevealing low caves thatgave the ride a mysterious feelTo top it all, the expert paddlingwith feet, giving his legs athorough work outRelaxing, calming, emanatinga warm restful reward forthe break Continue reading

Continuing my story about Ama’s life in rural Ghana. This time, it is because I am missing the food. The story captures an image that I see when I travel to the outskirts of Ghana, we call our home town. This is a slice of Ama’s life. The meal would never be complete without the Continue reading

A year or two ago I wrote Ama’s story in parts here. Today I have been thinking about getting back to that story and continuing it. With my family visiting, I miss home a lot. So here’s a sneak peak into Ama’s rural Ghanaian story. Carrying her harvested palm nuts in the battered metal bowl Continue reading

Writing is an art. I have been thinking about this a lot recently. Especially this month when I have been writing daily. Crafting pieces and thinking about my topics and readers. It just dawned on me, as I began recognizing writing as an art. Mainly because as we develop and create pieces, we continue to Continue reading

Can be seen in your eyes the deep thoughts when you squint stuck in-between your browsWhen your life voice is different surprising you of the different renunciations in the past would have been totally different Feeling it in your bones that some things matter and others do not making the important ones important Life showing Continue reading

Five things that made me smile Knowing I can have a lie in for the next few days My niece and nephews arriving in Hanoi to surprise their mum My colleagues cheering me on whilst I walked many laps for charity Jokes shared on the bus with my students during our field trip Having my Continue reading

Looking forward to a week of relaxing, writing, reading and entertaining. Relaxing, having a lie in and starting the days off in my own time Writing, catching up with all my pieces and finishing my composition started a while ago Reading, opening my newly minted books, transporting me around the world Entertaining, warming my quiet Continue reading

4.30 – 5.30pm, slice of my day Traffic consumes time Hours of work, few hours to rest Our pause to recharge A late Haiku post. It’s been a really busy day. Our class assembly was a success. After days of planning, practice and a few minutes presenting. Continue reading

3.30 – 4.30pm, slice of my day The trek to the taxi rank seems long, getting from my class to the gate. I endure it since I need to get my steps in. 5000 steps per day is not enough. My daily target is to get to 10,000 steps but this has not happened in Continue reading