The week has been a flurry of activities and I pay dearly for it now with symptoms of the flu.It helps that I won the major prize in our Rotary induction last night, a DVD player, so staying in bed munching on chips and watching my favorite movie, suddenly seems like a very good idea.Honestly, I am appreciating my Rotary membership now. It's an entirely different network altogether and I am not daunted by the fact that the males outnumber the females 9:1. In my club, for instance,we are only 3 girls and the other two are twins. Again, I can't complain. They are all ... Continue Reading...

I have a new passion and it doesn't start with the letter m.Am now crazy with bowling and all because am part of our corporate tournament.How a non-bowler like me can represent my department is in itself an anomaly but am trying.My performance is fluctuating from game to game but am staying afloat. Because I'm a newbie, I need to focus and I really have this weird stance on the lane but The Coach says it doesn't matter as long as I score.Am just flattered that Mayan says am the team's "secret weapon" whatever that means.But hey, winning two games in a row is not bad ... Continue Reading...

shot with canon ixus i, my must-have gadget this month . It's a sunny Saturday and the day is unfurling beautifully as it should.First, because I meet my LTF (Long-Time Friend) Issa at Rai-Rai Ken and am eating Japanese for three days in a row now. I just looove Japanese food and more so because the doctor has ordered that penne carbonara is bad for my health. I must have been a geisha in my former life and it really is one of my life's wish to visit the atrociously expensive Land of The Rising Sun. Anyway, Ish (who's a diplomat) gave me a pen, a bracelet and a ... Continue Reading...