The Switch
It was probably Rauf’s second month in school when I saw it with my own eyes. It was after school. He wanted to stay back a little longer to play at the playground. I stood to the side, watching him. Then, out of nowhere, a boy appeared behind him. He picked Rauf up and shoved…
Finding Thomas Mason
When we left KL, I could already see my parents’ brains working overtime plotting a trip to visit us. True enough, two months after we arrived. It wasn’t exactly a surprise — we’d agreed to meet in London first and then head to NL together. I knew living in Europe would make travelling within the…
Of Locksmiths, the ER and Ikea
My ears were still ringing when we arrived in the Netherlands. Rauf’s scream at KL airport was still echoing prominently in my eardrum—like an uninvited post encore performance. The moment we left the airport and drove 2.5 hours to Maastricht it occurred to me that this was going to be our home for the next…
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The Missing Tudung
Joe’s been really busy at work and we’re always rushing in the morning because he always has early meetings (seriously who has meetings at 8.30am?!) But today we had to wake up super early and coincidentally it was the day my team wanted to take pictures togther in our traditional clothes in conjunction of Eid.
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Growing up Rauf
Rauf is turning 5 months soon and he has quite developed his own personality. I just realised how fast he’s growing judging by the size of his thighs and how prominent his double chin has grown. Mommy’s double chin is getting quite prominent too. My boy is at that stage where he’s beginning to recognise
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Being Grateful
A friend once told me, ‘Count your blessings, not your problems Yana’. I never realised how true this saying was until yesterday. Basically, I had a horrible day yesterday. I was at work, it’s been a tough month financially and emotionally and I realised that if I want certain things to happen, I have to
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Breaking Fast & Breaking Borders
The holy month of Ramadhan is back again, greeting us like an old sweet friend. I love the fasting month, it’s the month of truly learning who you are, the month of Tarawikh prayers, food bazaars, going home home at 4 pm and a whole month that leads up to one of my favourite days
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The Teacher
May 16th is Teacher’s Day. A day of honoring teachers who helped shape us into the people we are and the day to show appreciation to those who will help shape our children’s minds, knowledge and dreams. We celebrate Teacher’s Day to say thank you, something they deserve to hear more often than they do. I
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