2008

Waaaaaahhhhhh-terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Yesterday C took me out for a new dining experience: Yum Cha, which is essentially Chinese for tapas-style eating. We’re digging into our pork and prawn delicacies, and I’m enjoying the very hot red dipping sauce. So much so that my mouth is now on fire, and all I have to soothe the heat is [...]

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What I’ve Learned So Far

As you all know, experiences you have when traveling or moving to a new place forever alter the person you are. Your mind, thoughts, emotions, perceptions, and convictions are marked by each new experience, no matter how minute or magnificent. You grow and learn, even in the worst circumstances, even in spite of yourself. I [...]

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It never takes long…

for a fashionista to get her bearings in a new place. We have an inherent ability to sniff out local trends and shopping meccas the same way those little Beagles sniff out ganga at the airport. So here is a first report on my findings in Aussieland. I must admit that I haven’t even begun [...]

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Tah tah…

Just wanted to let you all know that I’m going to be stepping away from blogging for a while. I’ve turned a major corner in my life and I have a lot of changes coming in the next few months. One of those changes, I think, for myself, is playing my cards a little closer [...]

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Cake

Thirty-three years later, I’m still having my cake…but this year, it is sweeter than ever…

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Because that’s life…

On any given day, someone is celebrating, another is mourning. It’s a curious juxtaposition when it happens in the same day. But it makes you feel alive, even when it isn’t your own life, your own experience. ‘Cause that’s really what life is about, isn’t it? It’s about celebration and reflection, solitude and engagement, clarity [...]

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Greetings from Oz

Hello friends! Just a quick note to say g’day and let you all know that I arrived at my destination Down Under with no problems. Am having a lovely time noticing all the differences here and have only had one Bush-basher in my face so far, so I suppose that is pretty good, though I [...]

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Signing off…

Well, folks, the time has come for my long awaited trip to the land Down Under. This is my official last post before I begin the first leg of my trip tomorrow. An adventure awaits me, that I know. But what comes after that is what I am more curious about (typical me). Anyway, I’ve [...]

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