I thought I was simply a bit tired from the outing from the day before, but I was still feeling tired when I woke up in the morning… at which point, I started to worry that I may be coming down with something. But how could that be? As you know, I am a very… Continue reading Something coming down?
“This is today’s specialty!” we were told. “Maybe you don’t see it now, but when you do, you’ll know just how special it is,” she said… and she was absolutely right! The person who brought the specialty of the day was the teacher of this group that holds monthly tea lessons and of which… Continue reading Hit the “paw’s” button, not “claw’s”
Let me tell you a tale of the Easter tortoise and hare that unfolded at my place this weekend. The story began when I started to think about how I would celebrate Easter this year, and I remembered about a particular egg that had been waiting for some tatting to be done on it.… Continue reading A tale of the Easter tortoise and hare
I guess you can tell what a peaceful and safe country you live in by watching the evening news. In my homeland, today’s evening news began with coverage on suspected use of chemical weapon, then terror attack, followed by missile launch, and onto political turmoil… all happening far away from us. Our top domestic news?… Continue reading Filling the gaps
People, I think I finally have it… pollen allergy! Until last year, I was not at all affected, although I saw as many as one in four around me in agony, there was no way for me to know how they were feeling. The most I could do was to console them with “bless… Continue reading Finding out the hard way
On my train ride back from attending the March 11th charity tea service, I was in the audience of a short scene which made me feel both good and bad – good that someone took action, and bad that that someone was not me. The scene began when a little girl started crying shortly… Continue reading Acting lessons
Another spelling rule? No. A highly unusual alphabetical order? No, no. Some sort of a priority ranking? No, no, no! It is a mnemonic for me to always remind myself that “basics comes before application.” I like learning new things. And when I learn new things, I want to show off my new… Continue reading B comes before A
It was in my first year of working. I was in a team which oversaw the international transactions of the biggest client of my firm. I was placed there mainly for my English skills, but by the end of the year I was assigned to draft many key documents and even had chances to have… Continue reading Running one-hundred-and-one metres
Water flowing, flower floating 