...but due to my health have been a bit disinterested. Ive had a bit of a sore throat for over a week and fluey symptoms the past couple of days and I think thats one of the things affecting my inter...
I have been running parenting seminars again this month and had a shocking revelation this time around. I am very aware of the gender discrimination between male and female children in the Indian and...
As part of the Aussie Author Challenge this year, Joanne over at Booklover Book Reviews, has been inviting a guest blogger every month. And this month was an opportunity for yours truly. So head on o...
I have made these a couple of times now. I find baking quite soothing and well, what happens afterwards is even better. I bought this wonderful baking book (among others I already have) which has swe...
After leaving Cairns on Tuesday the 8th, we headed to Brisbane via Qantas.Arrived at Brissy at noon and were picked up at the airport by a family friend.Hello BrisbaneView from the planeHad lunch at ...
...to be sick.He most likely has cat flu. Since I got back on Sunday, I noticed him sneezing. A lot more. And when he would sneeze, there would be about 3 to 4 in a row and sometimes as many as 10. H...
Left Sydney on Saturday, the 5th of May at noon. Had a quick self-check in at the domestic airport. Flew Qantas to Cairns.Reached Cairns at around 1600 hours and were greeted by warm and sunny weathe...
Yes...back to Sydney and blogging!The week away was filled with mixed emotions. While I enjoyed the places, I missed my babies so its great to be back home. I will have posts up soon on my travel tal...
...by Maggi Andersen.Casey Rowan is an expat American and a magazine reporter living in England. She wakes up one morning to find one of her best friends, Don Broughton murdered and her other best fr...
Once again, no I hadnt forgotten about this challenge. I took a break from it since I was doing the March Photo-A-Day Challenge but now that thats done, I am going back to this one.Anyway, the topic ...
...by Sophie Hannah.Amber Hewerdine presents to a hypnotherapist Ginny Saxon. Much against her beliefs. However, its the last resort to help with her insomnia. Amber hasnt had a good nights sleep sin...
I am feeling very guilty about having to leave Pebbles and Buttons for 8 days starting tomorrow. Especially Pebbles because shes the sensitive one and shes the one that sleeps with on me. Buttons sle...
At what age should a person be considered responsible for criminal behaviour? Legally as it stands, in Australia a child under 10 cannot be charged for a crime as they are considered to not have the ...
I went to watch Lord of the Flies at the New Theatre yesterday with the Sister and my friend C. Having read the book last year and then watching the movie, I jumped at the chance of watching the play...
...by Sophie Hannah.I am going to be killed because of a family called the Gilpatricks.Thats how the book starts on the 24th of July 2010. We are then taken back to a week earlier with Connie Bowskil...
...the man with a bunch of flowers. Quite obviously waiting for a loved one to arrive....the parents with balloons of Welcome Home. Waiting for their child. And when she does arrive, the hugs and tea...
Has anyone else here in Australia had enough of Matthew Newton? I am not here to glorify his stupid behaviour but I do want to make a point.Lets remember, this is a man who has had one charge of assa...
I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini X10. I bought it last year during my trip to India and it was pretty all right. For a while. Its my very first smartphone and my first phone thats not a Nokia.Anywa...
Next week, this time, my sister will be here with me. She arrives a few days before my parents due to some visa stuff that complicated things for her. She arrives on Saturday and my parents land on t...
...is something I just dont get.Similar to child abuse and neglect, I cannot fathom how some human beings can be cruel or neglect their pets. What prompted this post was seeing ads like this on a Pet...
When you work in a female-dominated industry like I do, meeting a potential partner at work can be hard. So Im thinking of trying my hand at online dating on two of the most popular sites in a few mo...
Remember all the stress I was talking about? Well, it just increased two-fold. One of the things I cant talk about on the blog currently but maybe in a week or two Ill be able to mention it. The othe...
Sleepless nights...Hurt when they are hurt...Worry about the cough they have...Worry when they sneeze continuously...Worry when they play-fight because one might get hurt... If they eat too little, t...
...by John Grisham.Theo Boone is a 13 year old 8th grader living in the small city of Strattenburg with his parents Marcella Boone and Woods Boone, and his dog Judge. Both his parents are lawyers. Bu...
...says NO to inequality.I am a big believer in equality. I hate any form of discrimination based on class, caste, race, gender, looks...you name it and I have a problem with it. As they say in Austr...
The year was 2004.The month was April.SourceWe were but 19 years of age. And wed decided that we deserved a vacation. After all, it was the end of our college days. Wed completed a super-hard year of...
...by Caroline Overington.Barry Harrison has been left with a box of files and tapes by his friend Frank Brooks. Frank was a judge in the Family Court who passed away from terminal cancer. And he man...
A lot!You know how I said earlier in the year that Id like to rewind and re-start the year? Well, Ive changed my mind. I just want to fast forward to 2013.Because 2012 doesnt seem to be getting bette...
...by J. D. Salinger. Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old adolescent who narrates how he has reached where he currently is. It all begins with him being expelled from prep school, Pencey, for fail...
...by John Green.Sixteen year old Hazel suffers from a terminal form of cancer. Since she was 13. She has been one of the lucky few for whom a trial drug has worked. Lucky in that she is not dead. Ho...
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