Category: Everyday Thots

It’s that time of year again when good-byes are in the air… I’ve always been emotional at partings though now, more than ever, I am able to think of life’s partings with faith and hope. I really believe now that no matter what happens in future, nothing can diminish what was once true between friends. […]

It’s just an interesting connection in my life… two people I got to know in Toronto, who were both in RGS Band, but who hadn’t kept in touch with each other for years, and with whom I got to know deeper in large part because of their new journeys into Catholicism… which began in Toronto! […]

Heather, me, Janet and Myriam after our 2 hr Yoga Challenge (Marci left before this photo was taken) Thanks to my very supportive family and friends, I helped raise CAD$1,210 in less than a week for Rethink Breast Cancer and the Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre! Thank you all very much for your support, both financial […]

Ever since my mom was diagnosed with melanoma cancer a year and a half ago, I’ve become more sensitized to the disease. I find myself donating more to charities supporting cancer research and cancer patients than I did in the past. Maybe that’s why when my yoga instructor told the class on Thursday that she […]

We had a perfectly lovely Alice in Wonderland tea party for three lovable ladies today, and I just want to say I wish all of you a very happy birthday and… Jing Jing: Who would have known that the decision to go grocery shopping together one rainy afternoon last year would have opened the door […]

I’m far away in Toronto, and so out of touch with what is happening in the day-to-day lives of my friends in Singapore. I know they’re all out there doing their thing, giving their best at work and at home… dealing with the challenges of being career women and of being girlfriends, wives, mothers, daughters […]

Some fantasies are never outgrown. When I was little and was the flowergirl at my aunts’ weddings, I was always captivated by the brides. My favourite thing about them were their headdresses… wispy, flowing veils and of course the pièce de résistance was always the tiara. There have been many different trends in bridal fashion […]

Not flattering, but impressively accurate description of me. Especially the middle 3 paragraphs. :P Take the test yourself HERE. Presently, you are trying to break away from a situation that is causing you considerable worry and concern. Things are getting on top of you and you are feeling depressed almost to breaking point. Obviously there […]