DONNA BARRUN
We spent our Easter holidays camping with dear friends in a site along the stunning beaches of the South Coast. The four days of living in a semi-powered site stripped off the luxuries of city life that we usually take for granted, bringing forth new perspectives and realisations. The quality time that we spent … Continue Reading →
It was a rainy Tuesday night, Seth’s soccer training got cancelled and was instead replaced by a session at the gym. That means I have an hour and a half to spend in the car while I wait for my very determined soccer boy. I actually didn’t mind the wait … Continue Reading →
Last Friday night, I watched the movie ‘Lion’ with Orly. Being out on a movie date is something that we haven’t done in ages, and I am just glad we watched a film that is worthwhile. It was truly inspirational and moving, made us shed a tear – luckily I … Continue Reading →
There is that one day when your Facebook and Instagram feeds are screaming LOVE! Now, with social media, it makes it easier to set free the hopeless romantic inside us. It also magnifies how commercialised this day can become, but who cares? This is that one day when our tolerance … Continue Reading →
We woke up last Sunday and noticed that Keith, all of a sudden, is already taller than his dad by almost an inch! I am not a fan of the thin moustache that he now wears, and definitely disgusted by the sight of his armpit hair, which is growing thicker … Continue Reading →
There are times when you want to slow down… when your mind longs for solitude and peace, and your body craves for rest, but you just can’t afford to shift gears or change your course until you hit a wall. I know how it feels, and I don’t want to go back … Continue Reading →
I consider myself as introverted by nature. Some people who have met me might question this statement, but those who truly know me would agree. In a number of occasions, I can be anti-social, and would prefer to spend the weekends lost in the beauty of nature or to stay at home … Continue Reading →
During my teenage years, when I still have the luxury of time that has afforded me to stare into blank spaces, I do daydream a lot. I cannot recall now the details of those magical moments when my mind wandered while the earth around me stood still , but the … Continue Reading →
The sound of the alarm from my sons’ bedroom woke me up. A few seconds later, Seth was already in our bedroom, with energy level turned to high, waking us up. It is Saturday, and it’s soccer day! All their games for this season were scheduled at 8.00 in the … Continue Reading →
I wrote this set of questions 7 years ago without any expectations and any clue of what answers I’d be getting from my boys, who were then aged 7 and 5. My intent then was to simply capture their lovely innocence and wit, and to be able to read it back … Continue Reading →