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7 things I’ve learned at 37

So I turn 37 today… and here are some gems I’ve now fully adopted along the way… (in no particular order) Make-up is a luxury. Don’t get me wrong. When the stars align and the world spins just so, that … Continue reading

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Time to Toddle

Bring on the toddler years… our baby is no longer a baby. It’s been a rollercoaster ride, and I suspect the bruises are only beginning, but we’re learning… When we left the hospital, I remember thinking how crazy the world … Continue reading

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The bearable fullness of it all…

Over the past few years, whenever anyone asks for a book recommendation, I almost always tell them to read The Unbearable Lightness of Being for Kundera. That haunting moment when he loses everything that had previously made his life stressful, … Continue reading

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Having a cat and a baby

The comments will start even before you think of getting pregnant. Yeeee… you won’t be keeping the cat, right? You can get Toxo!’ And then, once you do get pregnant, almost everyone you know will ask the inevitable: When will … Continue reading

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35 … today! 

Half a decade into the 30s. Quite a milestone!  5 years ago, I posted a cute ’30 sucks’ image with lollipops, and I couldn’t have predicted a sweeter decade.  These past few years have been quite eventful… to say the … Continue reading

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Never been to a TEDx event? 

Not sure what all the fuss is about?Or whether you should go? Well, here are the top 5 things you’ll experience at TEDxLAU this year:  14 different talks and performances from completely diverse fields. What’s in common? A passion for … Continue reading

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To Grandma Weddo

Why don’t we have eulogies in our culture? For someone like me, who expresses herself through words, I need that sense of closure. So I guess a blog would have to do. To grandma, Who had the imagination to write … Continue reading

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A skill every teacher should have!

Should every teacher have a degree? Well… in this day and age, you’d hope! But does that fashion out a great educator? Of course not!  I have the degree. I have the emotional intelligence (or so I hope). I’m a … Continue reading

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Don’t use Darwin’s name in Vain!

…And yes. I’m aware of the Biblical implications of my title. When you ask some people why they act in ‘selfish’ ways, why they are out to fulfill their own self-interest, many might attribute it to a ‘survival of the … Continue reading

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El Assir is just a name. Shit by any other name could still destroy a country!

I used to post on a political forum…for years all I’d do is have political debates until my energy slowly started to dwindle. After all, it was the same fight, the same argument. And I took a decision… I’ll remain … Continue reading

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