At first I thought the sudden announcement about the early CNY holidays for kindergartens and Primary schools was a joke being forwarded around on a WhatsApp group, till it was actually announced by the school and I rushed to get our calendar from the kitchen to see what I had planned over the coming few… {Read More}
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Hiking alone
While I love hiking with friends, hiking alone has it’s own set of pleasures. So this morning I decided to set off for a hike all by myself. I started off on a much-trodden trail going up to the highest point of Hong Kong island – The Peak. I was planning to go up… {Read More}
It’s not “just yoga!” – A review
I went there thinking ‘Oh it’s just yoga…easy-peasy!’ After having done strenuous hikes, distance running and innumerable exhausting boot camps, when I was invited to try out a yoga session at Flex Studios, One Island South, I said “Sure why not?” After all isn’t yoga just simple stretching? And I had been having a lower… {Read More}
Slip on those shoes!
It’s the middle of June. Less than two weeks to go for the school break! Last month of the last term already? It’s unbelievable how time just flies, without a care, without a thought about those who might want to hang in there for some more time. Savour those special days, those moments that made the… {Read More}
Trick Eye Museum Hong Kong – a review
I had received an invitation to visit Trick Eye Museum sometime in November last year but our weekends were so packed with the boys’ activities, my work-related bazaars, my husband’s rugby commitments, plus planning for a big upcoming family event, that we could never find the time or the energy to enjoy this little treat together. Turned out for the best though for… {Read More}
Amma tell me about Durga Puja – A Giveaway!
The first time I got acquainted with the ‘Amma tell me …’ series was when I won the ‘Amma tell me about Diwali‘ book in a giveaway contest organised by a Hong Kong based parental portal. I rarely win these kind of contests and hence was pleasantly surprised when the book came home. So today it… {Read More}
Amma tell me about Bhakti!
Guess who was my coffee mate today? The beautiful, effervescent, banker by day, author an avid story teller and a mother of 2 growing boys, Bhakti Mathur! Bhakti is the proud creator of the beautifully illustrated “Amma tell me about….” picture books that you must have read and re-read to your kids every night. Yes she is the one who… {Read More}
Chinese New Year Holiday – House arrest!
It’s that time of the day when I need to talk, share my fears, voice my emotions and just be heard. That’s exactly when I switch on my laptop and start writing a post. My blog doesn’t judge, doesn’t voice it’s opinion, it just lets my thoughts flow as my fingers effortlessly type away. Well its been quite a… {Read More}
Welcome to our world
Another day, another surge of hope. I struggle to manage my bags as I wait in the sweltering sun, looking for a taxi to take me to my destination. And while I may curse the heat, the wait and the fact that I am going to “work” on a Saturday, I can’t wait to get… {Read More}
About Me & My Blog
About Me A mother, a home maker, a teacher, an entrepreneur….seems like a long way from the model, the “almost” Miss India 1994. I believe that life is short and the possibilities are endless. Brought up in the busy cosmopolitan city of Mumbai, in an open-minded Parsi Zoroastrian family, mine is no rags to riches… {Read More}
