Embrace diversity.
Remembering when I packed up and left my home country for the first time some years ago, there was no room for hesitation. Landed on a foreign land with just an hour flight away, I thought adaptation was going to…
CHEF'S WIFE DIARY
the chef’s wife with a corporate career who doesn’t have to cook
CHEF'S WIFE DIARY
the chef’s wife with a corporate career who doesn’t have to cook
chefswifediary
I'm a corporate professional, mother of two, and married to a chef who does the cooking. This is the honest version of the balancing act: the wins, the guilt, the late nights, and no highlight reel.
Perfect mother.
Silent she is in the eyes of others, calibre she excels in her own challenge. Beauty she is in the eyes of ours, love she creates out of affection. Staring at the mirror I inherit her feature, assess myself…
Last Sunday.
Sunny sky as soon as nine. Without alarm eyes opened wide. Reflecting what’s left to realise. Didn’t take long to heighten the mind. List is long out of aspirations. Practically only few are judicious. Be realistic as time is…
Dedication.
Sun rises, on peaceful sky. Butterfly flutters, on blossoming flowers. Perfect colours, perfect setting. Perfect articulation, for a stunning piece. New year, new beginning. Any challenges, don’t matter. Put strengths together and overcome with pride.
Beach Capture
January, 2020: Blissful
United we stand.
“Unity” is a powerful word. It is as strong as the enormous effort needed in pulling it through. A word not to be misconstrued – saying doesn’t mean doing. “All for one and one for all, united we stand, divided…
New year, new decade!
Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! May this year 2020 brings you abundance of joy, happiness, and most of all good health. As we close 2019 chapter, remember to… ✅Reflect ✅Recap ✅Resolute ✅Rejoice for the New Year, new decade.…
Last Sunday of the decade.
Sunny sky as soon as nine. Without alarm eyes opened wide. Reflecting what’s left to realise. Didn’t take long to heighten the mind. List is long out of aspirations. Practically only few are judicious. Be realistic as time is…
Don’t quit.
How many times we’ve stumbled upon hurdles before we call it a quit? Or have we misinterpreted “hurdles“? More often than not, we think we’ve got everything figured out, just to be let down by occasional disconnections between plan and…
Courage.
A couple days ago, a blogger commented on how well the last concluding statement was put in Courage is in us. It means a lot to me as a new writer. To share this little milestone, here it is. “Boldly,…