As parents, we put a lot of emphasis on our children’s education to make sure they stay ahead in the race, to make sure they get into Ivy League universities and so on. We go a long way to secure a debenture, make the generous donation to prospective schools and even...

Photo by FRANCINE SCHAEPPER PHOTOGRAPHY My son, Xavier has been taking Kendo classes for a few months now. It started off with his fascination for sword fighting and like most boys, movements and actions involving such famous weaponry give him such satisfaction. It...

In my last post, I mentioned how wonderful it was to be able to surrender, especially at times when we felt helpless.  In this post, I would like to share with you my story and how it has brought me out of the darkness and into the illuminating light. As you could.…

First, I must apologize for being out of sight for the past 14 days. It had been the longest and most difficult two weeks for me. I know as a blogger, I should keep my readers up to speed with my thoughts and continue my sharing. However, I hope my blog post...

I am glad I did not organise a farewell dinner back in May. I was scheduled to leave Hong Kong on June 1, a date that my husband and I had agreed in February after we had made the decision to relocate the family to England.We spent two weeks in England looking...

I write to give voice to my thoughts I write to bring life to my dreams I write to stretch my mind I write to share my ideas I write to release my stress I write to resolve my unanswered questions I write to bring joy to others I write to make a statement I write to...

Designed by FreepikBilingualism - anecdotal and empirical evidence of its benefits (as evidenced in daily life by my son ) Paul Hussey June 6, 2018 It is a reasonable but of unsubstantiated claim that people, and most especially children, are somehow the beneficiaries...

“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein Language fuels our brains, frames our thoughts and makes complex communication possible. The words, expressions and quirks unique to our language largely define how we see and understand...