God’s light show
Mar 29, 2018
You light up the sky:
thin streaks of pure electricity;
powerful and vast;
the prelude to nature’s rumbling thunder;
a reminder to all … More God’s light show
Author: Yacoob
I'm a writer, blogger, husband and father. Writing is my passion, and sharing beneficial knowledge and insights has been a pillar of my life for many years. I blog at dreamlife.wordpress.com.
Ramadaan is coming…
Mar 23, 2018
There’s a war going on inside each of us. A constant battle between our reason and our desires; our higher and lower selves. The results of that war hinges on the choices we make. … More Ramadaan is coming…
Don’t approach me
Mar 16, 2018
Being a lifelong introvert and hater of social situations, you could say that I’ve been fairly unapproachable for most of my life. In person, that is. The online world – which changes everything for an introvert – wasn’t really around during my awkward childhood and teenage years. As I grew up, moved into the working … More Don’t approach me
Under pressure
Feb 7, 2018
They say that pressure makes diamonds. And heat purifies gold. So too, difficulties and trials in this life, hopefully, produces a better person. Right now, I’m in a high pressure period. Financial pressures; work pressure; family pressure – with children’s issues weighing the heaviest. And let’s not even talk about the psychological pressure of living … More Under pressure
Waiting for the rain
Jan 28, 2018
As it stands, we sit with just over 2 months until the authorities will turn off water supply to most of the city; an event termed as “Day Zero”. Capetonians will then have to queue at collection points daily to collect just 25 litres per person – which is deemed the bare minimum for us to survive… … More Waiting for the rain
Glimpses of Durban
Jan 17, 2018
Sights from my home town… … More Glimpses of Durban
The Fairest Cape
Jan 1, 2018
A few reasons to visit Cape Town, South Africa… … More The Fairest Cape
The rollercoaster that was 2017
Dec 22, 2017
It’s been an eventful year. One in which I’ve found myself, I suspect, truly depressed on a number of occasions. I don’t think I’ve fallen into that feeling too much in the past 10 years, but, more often than I would have liked, the challenges of 2017 pushed me into that pool of wallowing in negativity. … More The rollercoaster that was 2017
Future Plans
Dec 14, 2017
Some days, I’d rather live in the past than exist in my present. Nostalgia sweeps over me, as I soak in the memories of places and people from my earlier life. Though those days were not always happy, and I faced some downright desperate and depressing moments, through it all, I cling to them…because they’re mine. My memories. My history. My life… … More Future Plans
The window above
Dec 8, 2017
I sit on top of the mountain:
hearing the Chinese tourists behind me,
Americans too – that unmistakable New York accent,
The French and Germans,
other Europeans,
Indians,
those from elsewhere in our continent.
A tapestry of humanity… … More The window above
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