Friday It was 8PM and she has not left the office. Having just started working for this company, she was trying to get used to the weekly Friday social activity. Her momma said to make new friends. Her manager stressed the importance of networking with colleagues. The team would usually meet at a location for dinner. Then, almost everyone would proceed to a nightclub for drinks and dance but most of her team members preferred the drinking part more than anything. She, on the…
Fallen Pink Hues I enjoy taking photos with my iPhone 6. Although it is quite a few generations behind, it has served me very well in visual accompaniment to my articles both here and in other platforms. One of my favourite shots are close-ups. The phone does not do macro shots that well but it is good enough for me to play with. The newer generations are something worth considering but they are very expensive. When I was having one of my morning walks, I came across these…
When it is here... Does it matter, how it happens? Does it matter, when it happens? When it is near, maybe it does. But when it is here, there is nothing can be done. Live the life that we wanted to, now, For the clock is ticking fast and loud, No regrets, is what I’ve always been told. Do the things I’ve been wanting to do. It is pointless to complain, pointless to whine, Change it if I wanted to, fight it if I can, For it does not matter anymore, When death is here. *Lead…
Sleep now... Her eyes stared into the blank space. It was 18 months ago when it all started. She was told that she had 3 months to live but yet she survived. It was an uphill battle all the way. Needles, bags of drips and hospital became her new friends. Living in wards, changing beds were her new normal. Her only excitement was what was for breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday. But that too, was not much of an excitement because she couldn't eat most of it in the last 3…
Bead craft :: Dangling earrings At one point in my life, I had a fascination for crystals and gemstones, not so much for their healing powers but more for their shades of colours, natural grain lines and sparkliness. That was when I started learning bead craft from books and the internet. I started buying beads, Swarovski crystals of different kinds.. .. cheap semi precious stones (precious stones are gemstones such as ruby, emerald, diamond and sapphire and any other…
Choices Everyday, we are faced with choices, based on the situations we are in. Choices change lives. Choices can make or break us. Choices can be as clear as black and white, or it can be as gray and brown as the murky water. When something does not go as planned, we can choose to throw a fit and sulk, or we can choose to go with the flow and adapt to a new plan. If we are in the midst of **cooking** and the gas suddenly finished, we can choose to **cry pitifully sad…
Spotted Ladybird On a fine day in November, 2018, we decided to go to an agriculture exhibition center, some 40 kilometers drive away. The day was fairly cloudy but no sign of potential rain, thinking that it would be a good day for walking around. But when we reached there, the sky looked threatening but we were glad that we managed to find a parking and started walking to the exhibition farm. It was an outdoor exhibition that showcased different farming technologies and…
Needle Craft :: Amigurumi, my first Stuffed toys are one of the popular toys for children and sometimes adults too. Some represent a certain cartoon character, some a certain object, or animal, or plant, or anything for that matter. They are cuddly and most often than not, adorable, which makes stuffed toys one of the most sought after toys for kids. Amigurumi is a Japanese craft of knitting or crocheting stuffed toys. When When my nephews were born, amigurumi was in my…
Life from the soil of a pot I like seeing new life growing from my old pots, pots with holes at the sides when the sunshine penetrates through, pots that were deteriorating. It would always be a wonder, what the new plants were because I like throwing in seeds of all sorts and see if they grow. When I saw these babies, tiny and adorable, popping out from the soil, I immediately took photos of them with my iPhone 6. I tilted the phone upside down and literally chucked the…
Colours from a Grocer One thing I look forward to every week is my trip to the grocer to top up food stuffs for the week. The grocers that I go to, are usually not crowded and one that I can take my time to walk along each section to choose. When it comes to the first section usually, I enjoy the bright and intense colours of fresh vegetables and fruits. As I took my smartphone to take these close-up photos, there were curious looks for sure but hey, a smartphone…
Self motivation :: Self debates To write or not to write? To cook or not to cook? To mop or not to mop? To draw or not to draw? A constant debate I have with myself. Questions I ask before deciding to do something. Sometimes, no question is asked. I will just do it if the feeling is right. If for example, my mind and tummy is craving for an omelette, I will start **cooking**, no matter how busy I am, just because the feeling is right. The feeling of wanting to eat an…
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