Category: Human Interest

Category: Human Interest

The Year of Sharks: 1975

The Year of Sharks: 1975

1975-2025…Fifty years… an extended eternity but in retrospect "just around the corner" of three personal momentous events that changed perspectives ...
Peony and its many stories

Peony and its many stories

The name Peony stirs up my earliest memories. There used to be a dachshund at home  named Peony -  a ...
From Battlefields and Beyond

From Battlefields and Beyond

There is much that one sees on the battlefield, it moves you to tears, shakes you and horrifies you… For ...
A Legacy

A Legacy

A child’s relationship with a parent is highlighted by an incident or event. Mine followed the similar traction of a ...
My Story of Two Rosaries

My Story of Two Rosaries

“This is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long.” This song echoes in my ...
A 70-Year Journey Through Passports

A 70-Year Journey Through Passports

We all have our own journeys. We navigate the world through our unique lens of experiences. My father navigated his ...
Of Aunts, Nieces and School Mistresses

Of Aunts, Nieces and School Mistresses

I am flooded with memories of the original narrator of this story as I sit down to write. I can ...
Latex and Love: A Mother's Contribution to the Nation

Latex and Love: A Mother’s Contribution to the Nation

      In the early 1970s, in the small town of Jenjarom in Banting, life was simple yet full ...
Jenny wants to Sing

Jenny wants to Sing

The song draws to a close. We are a small group sitting, mostly cross legged, on the floor of a ...
The Mere Tale of an Er....

The Mere Tale of an Er….

'Everyone thinks that they have the best dog and none of them is wrong' On one rainy day, the tiny ...