Every year on Mother's Day I think about all the articles I have written about motherhood. The day and its associated fanfare serves as a cue to write something new. In May 2021, a few months before my children left home to pursue their future away from home,...
Like many employees adjusting to a "work from office" routine after the recent update to Covid-19-related rules, I was relieved to leave my workplace at the end of a day that seemed unusually long. By the time I reached home after my 45-minute commute, I felt...
I did not set out to intentionally read books with the word ‘project’ in the title. It just happened. Two novels that came to my attention in quick succession seemed to have a deliberate focus towards the discovery or attainment of something - in one case,...
Not long ago, I would be annoyed at my daughter for stopping us from diving into a lovely meal at a restaurant so that she could take a photograph of the pristine plate. She was on social media. I was not. Of course, I wasn't pleased with this public display of...
We had a long weekend here in Singapore for Good Friday. After each such weekend, I wish that every weekend was a long one. Most regular weekends are spent flitting between tasks that seek to ambush and bombard me. A three-day weekend gives me a chance to slow...
Brief reviews of three very different books which interestingly have a time component to their narratives. These Precious Days by Ann Patchett I picked up this book minutes after spotting it at Pegasus Books at Berkeley in December. Ann Patchett is one of my...
Ok, I admit the title for this post was inspired by a recent book I read titled “People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry. But I have been meaning to share some of the unusual experiences I had on my most recent trip to the US (which was more than 3 months...
I’m happy to report that in the first 3 months of the year, I have made great progress on my reading list. Given my decision early in the year to ‘savor’ the things in my life that give me joy, I should have read fewer books. With that goal in mind, I began...
The year I turned 40, two important relationships in my life ended. My mother died. And I filed for divorce. My mother’s death was sudden and unexpected. But my marriage had been a disaster in the making for almost two decades. Loss, whether to cruel death or...
Every year as International Women’s Day approaches, I find myself writing stories that empower women. I feel strongly about the need to highlight women's achievements, their strength, and their courage. In the past I have shared stories from my own life - about...
