My Joy

My Joy

The apple of my eye. Joy my Joy

A window into my life. How I live it and love it

26th Dec 2009
What is a secret?

What is a secret?

I was about to get off the car near my mother’s house when I reminded my son, “Remember our deal that you will be good and I will tell my...

26th Dec 2009
This is from my notebook which I decorated at age 13

Old poems (2/6): Nature

Another one at around thirteen years of age. At this point I was living in Halifax, Canada. The sky is bright blue, that the sun shines through. The water is...

25th Dec 2009
Jingle bells

Jingle bells

My son and I walked into a cafe in Kuwait with some Christmas songs playing in the background. My son was singing along and I guess they were introduced to...

25th Dec 2009
Old poems (part 1/6): I’d like to be

Old poems (part 1/6): I’d like to be

Below is the first poem that I can remember writing. I was about twelve when I wrote and my English was at its infancy. I’d like to be like the...

Raised a teacher

My elder son loves puppets, acting, and shows. Now that he is off school for the Christmas holiday I have been thinking that this is his opportunity to improve on...

24th Dec 2009
Sun & Moon

Sun & Moon

A short poem or poetic thought Our roles are best divided this way. That I guard the night, you guard the day. Our true love and friendship will entwine, till...

Humming to the words

We all done this at some stage, mainly as children. When we would forget the words to a popular song or a nursery rhyme or be it a national anthem...

23rd Dec 2009
Non stop work

Non stop work

It is very hard for me to sleep when I have an idea buzzing in my head. I would keep at my laptop until I can get most of my...

22nd Dec 2009
How long does it take?

How long does it take?

Expectations are raised even higher in our fast moving technological world. Even when it comes to biological processes! One of the reoccurring trends that resurfaces every now and then is...

22nd Dec 2009
Angelic figurine

Like an angel

My mother got me the angle ornament pictured here. She said that it reminded her of me. It is true that I love angles, fairies and butterflies yet I cannot...