Two days ago was World Suicide Prevention Day. It came and went rather quietly, at least in most of the mainstream media here. Other than a government official's mention on that day during a Parliament session, and a reader's letter that was published a day before that in the local daily, nothing much else was … Continue reading Suicide Today. Still Unspoken. Still Worrisome.
As I ease off another teaching contract this week and wait to see if a new one comes my way, I'm once more at a point where supposedly I've got more time on my hands to work on my "favourite things." Put another way, now's the time for me to reckon with how I'm to, … Continue reading Time To Reckon With How I’m Showing Up For Family
Something unexpected and harrowing happened to my family this week. Thanks to a mysterious viral infection that chose my wife for its next victim! It was early Sunday morning, the 28th of June, the last day of vacation for our little family of four. We were packing to check out of the hotel to get … Continue reading When “Viral” Wasn’t Welcomed. Then Came My Birthday!
In the blink of an eye, I've spent nine months carewatching my spouse since her cancer diagnosis and surgery back in August 2025. What's that? Don't I mean caregiving? Well, no. Not really. There are many moments I feel not just inadequate, but downright helpless whenever she's in bodily discomfort and even pain. As much … Continue reading “Carewatching” My Spouse. And Myself
Ever heard of a student returning home and crying about a teacher in school? What if, instead of a student, it was a teacher who returned home crying about a student in school? Well, that's what happened to me two weeks ago! I was asking a class of 18 year olds to imagine they were … Continue reading Musings On Teaching Challenges #3: School Will Never Be The Same Again For This Teacher!
Earlier this week I attended a meeting that made me realise maybe it's time more men should worry about, well, men. Because the people who organised and led the meeting to talk about men issues were, well, women! Allow me to take some time here to unpack what happened. But first, a short "history" of … Continue reading Why Are Women More Worried About Men Than Men?!
Effortless Floating down a riverA mere ten inches deepLooking up to heavenSeeking some reprieve From this madcap worldThat's rushing us Down a gorgeI'd rather not Effortless EffortlessAdrift and set freeBest place to beEven if the world can't see That it's hurtling towardsAn unending abyssWhen it fills its daysWith rocks and boulders I want to stay … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #277
As morbid as the topic is -- worse that I'm expounding on it this first week of the Lunar New Year when feastings and celebrations are going on everywhere -- Death (and the reminder of its eventuality) seems to be something I couldn't avoid this season. One Death After Another Photo by cottonbro studio on … Continue reading Death In The Time Of Lunar New Year
The following post first appeared here on Christmas Day 2025. It chronicles my "Delights Project" over the past two years and how this simple personal project helped me learned to slow down, appreciate, savour and re-live small and unexpected delightful moments of my life. When I posted it on my Facebook shortly after Christmas, I … Continue reading My Delights Project: Two Years On And Counting!
Two days ago, I returned to my alma mater (where I completed my postgraduate studies 11 years ago) for a podcast recording. But I was not there to be on either ends of the mike. Instead, I was there to observe and support the interviewees I had recommended to the podcast producers. Having been in … Continue reading Reliving My Past At A Recent Podcast
