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
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
The story of an archaeologist
Mar 8, 2018
My grade 2 daughter’s first handmade book – written on her own. I’ve translated since the spelling isn’t so good at times. The un-coloured ones were late additions. Her previously published post is here.
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
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