Friday, February 18, 2011

How I Quit Smoking

It is sensitive and hard.

I smoked my first cigarette when I was 13.

My last when I was 28.

Almost all who are near and dear to me still smoke. For them, I am writing this, in hope that my journey will inspire them. But I must warn you… It is not pleasant!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

On top of the world!

Oh Yeah! We're visiting the observatory deck of the Burj Khalifa, downtown Dubai. Yes we all went up the Empire State Building or some other famous skyscraper but the Khalifa Burj, standing at 828 meters, is the pinnacle when it comes to heights.












Thursday, February 3, 2011

Life Simplified - Let's get started!

As I was vowing earlier, I want our life to get simpler, more joy and less attachment to 'stuff'.
I got started by identifying my biggest clutter area and the cause for the hole in my budget: the closet. I open and for the first time I see a simple fact: I have 7 shelves, 2 drawers plus a closet, while my dear husband has been allocated and survived on 1 ½ shelf and 2 boxes. Plus the sizable suitcase he has with him, I say to myself to make it easier to digest. How can a man (him) survive with only 5 pairs of shoes? And how come a woman (me) say she has nothing to wear when she has 50? A mystery that will never be solved I guess… And how come I have been wearing the same pair of jeans for the past month?