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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10 years ago there was a Hari Raya celebration in Perth, Western Australia. It was organized by one of the student societies so naturally many Malaysian students and residents turned up for the event. It was kind of a big deal because our then Deputy Prime Minister attended, so everyone was excited and the whole
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We need to talk about…
…sex. We need to talk about sex with our children. My morning routine at work starts with a cup of coffee. I switch on my laptop and the first thing I do is open up the news websites and read what’s new with my country and the world. Time after time we come across news
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Rauf’s First Day
Well….sort of…. I’ve always reminded Joe that I want Rauf to start school early to let him socialise with other children. We decided we would send him after he turns two but I felt there is no harm trying out now. He’s a year and 2 months old. I noticed that when he sees other
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The Pursuit of Happiness
I gotta admit, loud and clear, February was a pretty shitty month for me. It was awful. I felt like everything wrong that could happened, happened in February. I got my heart broken, betrayed, tested in so many ways and got super annoyed by many things (and people). Helpless. I felt like I was thrown
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The Birthday Party
I started planning for Rauf’s birthday party 6 months before. Typical right, first child and all. I had people telling me that he won’t even know what’s going on. Well duh, he’s one, but there will be pictures for him to see and that’s exactly what I want. I want my son to see with
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