I recently met up with an old friend who asked me why I hadn’t updated my blog the past year. Only one reason: I returned to the corporate world after a 2-year hiatus and the job took up almost all my time and energy. When I am not at work, I am either spending time […]
Author: Gemstone
My Top 10 Pet Peeves
Everyone has their pet peeves. According to Wiki, a pet peeve or pet aversion is a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to them, to a greater degree than others may find. While I try not to let them bother me, since they are really minor things, they still get on my […]
Aging Parents and Death
Yesterday I went to the wake of a friend’s father, who died of pneumonia in a nursing home where he had stayed the past 7 years. He was 80. I was relieved that she and her family were taking it well. At our age, the 50 plus, the truth is, we are attending more funerals. […]
10 Tips to Living and Loving Life After 50
Having started this blog a year ago about living and loving life after 50, I realized we could all do with a summary to highlight the moral behind all the stories I have been sharing. As we get older, we tend to become set in our ways. How can we ensure that we don’t become […]
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade
This phrase is meant to encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune. Lemons suggest sourness or difficulties in life, while lemonade is a sweet drink. Most of us try to see the good in things and try to make the best of every situation, telling ourselves there’s a […]
When less is more, an interesting concept
What made the Jul-Sep issue of my favourite little magazine “Time of Your Life” interesting was the concept of “When Less is More”. I know it is not a new concept but for me personally, I have found it difficult to embrace. I have been looking for this reading kit in July but was told […]
Food Paradise in Malacca, Non-Stop Eating
I recently went on an eating trip to Malacca (West Malaysia) with my sister and nephew who were visiting from the US. It was a short 3 days, 2 nights trip. With the very favourable exchange rate, it felt like I was in food paradise. Most people suggested we drive there. But I really didn’t […]
The Salted Egg Snacks Craze
Who would imagine such craze for these salted egg snacks? I was texted by my friend in Hong Kong to help buy her some of these Irvins salted egg snacks. I was visiting HKG anyway, so how difficult could it be to pick these up? WRONG! I checked out the website and there were several […]
Saying goodbye to your pet – in loving memory of Bella
I have never had a pet so it is difficult for me to fully understand the sadness one feels when the pet dies. When you have a pet for 10 years, I suppose it becomes part of the family and you do miss it when it dies, although I can’t imagine an animal being a family […]