One of the good things that came out of 2020 is me being reunited to my childhood hobby: reading. I love books ever since I was young. I gotten that from my mother who always has a pocketbook in her hands as she lie down in the her bed during the early evening lull or during afternoons when she would make us take naps. She told us that reading is her escape, her outlet when she is stressed or when she wants to relax. When we were growing, we found ourselves loving reading and books as well. I … [Read more...]
GOODBYE 2020, HELLO 2021
Wow, what can I say about year 2020. It surprised every single person inhabiting this earth in unimaginable magnitude that I have no words. It shook all of us at our very core and so many changes were happening, we couldn't barely keep up. The year started with bad news after bad news. There was volcano eruption. There were bushfires in Australia. There were talks of impending war. Then of course, Covid 19 came in and nothing became the same again. It was hard year for everyone. It tested us. It … [Read more...]
A LOVELY STAYCATION AT A LUXURIOUS STUDIO UNIT IN JEBEL SIFAH
When my birthday was coming up last month, my family & I were thinking of how would celebrate my day. I thought of trying something different as the the usual staycations at hotels in Muscat. I have heard of Jebel Sifah from an Omani colleague in my previous workplace. I overheard she said it is a nice place around 45 minutes away from Muscat. I heard it got a beach, swimming pool, hotel and bar in the place. I researched and found the information of the hotel, the Sifawy Boutique Hotel. I … [Read more...]
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
One thing that we all strive for is happiness. It is one of the aspirational yet elusive things that human are constantly seeking. I, for one, see happiness a life goal that I been hoping to achieve given my default temperament of melancholy. After consistent pursuance of this blissful state, I came to realised that happiness will never be a constant state in a human being life. It will come and go like tide of waves into our lives. I always remember the story Dr. Wayne Dyer wrote in his book, … [Read more...]
5 NETFLIX SHOWS / MOVIES TO PACIFY YOUR WANDERLUST – FOR NOW
This pandemic has thwarted all our travel plans for 2020. Ticket and hotel bookings has been cancelled. Our excited itching travelling feet are staying put in the comforts of our home. The most exciting travel adventure happening in our day would probably an occasional trip outside of our house to check if the plants we occasionally water is growing. Most days are spent at home watching a lot of Netflix. So to appease that wanderlust looming inside of us and inspire us hopefully for our next … [Read more...]
5 WAYS TO HELP OUR KIDS COPE DURING THIS PANDEMIC
I mentioned before that this Covid 19 pandemic doesn't only affect us but our young kids too. Sometimes we forgot that in spite the fact that they maybe too young to understand what is happening in the world today, they are still inadvertently affected by all this. There is a disruption to the normal flow of things and in their lives. We need to take in account our kids in our home and help them cope with the #thenewnormal during this pandemic. Online classes replaced the regular classes. Kids … [Read more...]
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