A PEEK INTO MY CURRENT PLAYLIST

Good music would definitely make the cut for top five on my list of 10 favourite things. Music is such an integral part of me that I could tie certain songs to the memories attached to a particular phase of my life. Some time back, I listened to Chris Tomlin's Good, good father, and I …

ON VALS DAY: 3 (simple) THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY

Everyone seems to be talking about love this week because, St. Valentine's day. To say the least, I became slightly irritated by the fuss surrounding the celebrations. During my commute, I honestly got tired of seeing event posters for Vals day almost after every pole. And some had the most hilarious themes! I have to confess …

THREE TIPS FOR RECENT GRADUATES

If there ever was something like a graduation anniversary, then it would be a year now I got my bachelors degree. Actually, twelve months after I submitted my project, and ten since I walked up the podium to receive the dean's prize. Almost time to drop the "recent" title and hand over to the graduating …

PAPERBACKS, E-BOOKS OR AUDIO-BOOKS: WHAT ROCKS YOUR BOAT?

I am in a serious relationship with paperbacks. Though the memory of how we fell in love is a bit hazy now, it may have been the moldy, vintage smell of new books that got me hooked for life. From age three or probably four and through my teen years, we were almost inseparable. I …

DO-ABLE ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR “9 – 5” COMMUTE

Who wishes that at the close of work each day, they can vanish and then re-appear at their home, or at least the street to it? I do (all the time!) because traffic, and long distances, and plain tiredness after a hard day's work. If you live in a pretty busy city like mine, you …

I FELL IN LOVE & GOT BACK UP

The title should have been "fell properly" because from the time I could spell my name, I've always liked one boy or the other. In fact, I remember having a crush on a cute seat mate in primary 5, and I was only eight then! In my second year in the university, Cupid decided that …

HALLO, NICE TO MEET YOU

I can't believe this is finally happening. Faenomenal is born today! If you knew my kind of person, you'd probably be giving me a dozen hugs and a warm cup of tea in celebration. This is because I have so much inertia when it comes to taking a new step, and an especially risky one …