As the school year comes to an end, excitement fills the air. For both mums and children, the long summer holiday is a time to celebrate freedom and adventure. Plans are made, dates are finalized, and flights are booked for family trips. For those staying behind, countless playdates are scheduled to keep the kids engaged… {Read More}
13 Years of Growth: From Miss India to Motherhood
Thirteen years of stories, laughter, and grace, From the ramps of Miss India to this vibrant space, Raising my boys, each day a new chance, Navigating life in Hong Kong, doing this beautiful dance. Letting go and holding on, I learnt a delicate art, Finding ‘me-time’ amidst the daily restart, Family holidays filled with chaos… {Read More}
The ‘right’ time to get back to work
I recently coached a mom who after five years of being a full-time mother was feeling restless and lonely. She loved spending time with her children, giving them the right upbringing, managing the house, and yet there was a niggling thought in her mind that she should return back to work and that she should… {Read More}
How to celebrate Independence Day as an expat?
Expatriate (expat) is a person who resides outside their native country. They are different from immigrants, to the extent that expats maintain cultural ties of their home country. Maintaining these ties – whether it’s of language, culture, tradition has been very important to me. It becomes even more important when you are bringing up your… {Read More}
Introducing Loki – the Norse God of Mischief
Sometimes the most difficult part about writing a blog is making a start and this blog post is one of them. It usually happens when emotions are running high and when feelings are hard to determine, sort of being in a high speed, belly tickling, mind boggling roller coaster ride! And it’s only been a… {Read More}
Birthday in the times of Covid-19
If you know me or have been following my blog, you would know how much a birthday means to me. It comes once in a whole year, it carries the magic and mystery of another whole year ahead and brings back beautiful childhood memories, whether it’s my birthday or that of my family members, I… {Read More}
Life in the time of Corona – a Mum’s perspective
This is one title that I didn’t have to break my head over as it flowed out naturally when I started writing. “Corona” – Unless you happen to live in a surreal world, meditating peacefully in a hut on the Himalayas, blissfully unaware of the turmoil that the world is going through, you would know… {Read More}
Parenting Teenagers: How to Talk to and Understand Your Teens
He sits there right across me on the couch with the PlayStation controller in his hands, noise-free headphones covering his ears, eyes firmly glued to the screen. I am trying to ask him about something but receive no response. After two attempts, I look up from my laptop and realise that he can’t hear me…. {Read More}
From Pokfulam to Kowloon Peak
This post is as much for my passion of writing – jotting down mundane day-to-day affairs that soon become memories of the distant past, as it is for being a helpful guide to anyone wanting to hike up to Suicide Cliff / Kowloon Peak – the highest peak in Kowloon at 600m. Here I’ve talked… {Read More}
World Dream – Our Family Holiday Cruise
World Dream. I just had to mention the name of the luxury cruise line that we would be taking and both my boys started surfing the internet at the speed of lightning! “It’s a REAL cruise ship!” was the first comment. Of course it was…did they think I was taking them on an imaginary one? “It… {Read More}
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