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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For Kat, Sara and my favourite city in the world. Photos were taken with my Pentax camera, unedited. Christmas 2013
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One of the things a pregnant woman can look forward for is to indulge into her cravings, especially when the awful morning sickness phase is over. Fortunately, I barely had any morning sickness and my cravings were pretty reasonable. I remember wanting watermelons, milo ais, nuggets, noodles, keuy teow and porridge…..can’t remember the rest but I’m sure
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Dude, is that a Shark?
So we went to Krabi! We decided to take a few days off in Krabi. I invited Farah my BFFFF and the rest was history. We booked our trip almost a year in advance, it felt forever for November to come and when it finally did, I swear I had goosebumps every time I realized
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The Finger
So we went for our monthly check up and this particular appointment was an exciting one because we knew we’d get to see baby through the 4D scan for the first time. Long story short, we got to see Baby Bean up close, it was amazing. I was about to leave the clinic when the nurse handed me the
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