Excess baggage
I was standing in a queue at the airport waiting to check in when I heard a couple behind me…
Browsing: Perspective
The prisoner, the tourist and the learner
Today is Easter Sunday when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead after his crucifixion and burial.…
Where is thy sting?
April 4th is the Chinese festival of Ching Ming and it is also the Feast of Easter. Ching Ming is…
OMG! Again?
What are you on about? You might ask. Okay, let me start with a story. St. Augustine, the famous Christian…
The impermanence of things
Roger Federer, the tennis champion, has been ruling the courts with such conviction for over a decade that he appeared…
Destination, journey and company
Every year Toastmasters International organises a speech competition that it grandiosely terms as ‘The World Championship of Public Speaking’. Toastmasters…
Bad, badder, baddest
Okay, I know. This is grammatically incorrect. The irony is that I am writing about our proficiency, or lack of,…
Comfort food
I was thinking of writing something profound and of deep value this week. As I was mulling over the possible…