Have you had your meds yet ?

The hospital is quite a depressing place to be. I would know. I have clocked in countless of hours either to take my mother’s medicine on her behalf, or just taking her for her usual scheduled appointments. The waiting can  be endless at University Hospital, shuffling you from one counter to the next.  

black outs are fun.

Today an occasional black out doesn’t seem so bad after all. We get a chance to just sit around, chill and connect with ourselves again . And hey, a candle lit dinner too ... if TNB times it right. .

When I was a kid growing up in the back streets of Sentul,

The Indian barber

Going to the barber with Dad was not always fun during my single digit years, but always intriguing. My dad would take me to the local Indian barber (from India) down the street. 

Patches

Every so often there  comes an unexpected scene, an event/a moment that captures a profound meaning, for no other plausible reason except that it DOES(!) .. cos it hits you there and etches  in the annals of your mind.

when I'm sixty four ..

So I decided to pay a visit to one of my high school classmates over at his house recently. His mother (probably in her 80s) was quite happy to see me and so I decided to sit and chat with her in her living room. Quick witted, funny and insightful, I have always enjoyed my conversations with her ...

Money money money

My mum and dad discovered a ‘bonus’ few days ago .. a stash of RM200 found while clearing the house of unwanted items (quite a challenge to clear the clutter equalling a combined age of 177 yrs).

“What can we do with this” my mother asked, handing me the moth(?) eaten notes.

Mattress Matrix

Last night was a restless night. The mattress just didn’t support very well and I remember the whole night was all about trying to find the “least” uncomfortable position on this make shift bed on the floor. After chatting till 3 am with ‘da folks’ whom we were visiting, I was really looking forward to some good sleep.

But immediately, the moment I laid down, I knew it was going to be a rough night ;