Unnatural Selection
I never thought I’d own a pair, and yet, here I am. Not just any pair either. A pair that can easily be seen from the other side of the road, the beach and perhaps even further. Yes, they are […]
Author: Ms Shallot
Rubber duckie
Or: Another one of life’s simple pleasures I’ve learnt a lot of things from Sesame Street over the years, ranging from the alphabet (and how we say the letter “z” differently around the world), to cooperation and sharing. I’ve also […]
The Way It Was
I’ve been mostly off social media since my month long holiday in June 2023. It’s another one of my non-active choices in that I didn’t decide to take a social media break, it just seemed to happen, I enjoyed it, […]
I Know What I Like
I’ve missed writing while a few other things took much more of a priority. As with every start to the new year and also my birthday, it’s been a great time to think about this and work out how to […]
Leaps and Bounds
or: It’s good to be back though painful at times Finally back in the water after another lockdown, a phased opening of some services and it’s finally our turn. And I had ear problems so couldn’t dive! A couple more […]
Patience
or: Our wait for information continues The government has announced that Mauritius will be open for tourism again on 15 July 2021. Reading the fine print, it means anyone arriving is allowed to stay within the confines of their hotel […]
Click Go The Shears
or: The Challenges of Finding A Good Hairdresser Before leaving HK in October 2019, I had my haircut. It took me a while to find a great hairdresser there as when I arrived. Not many seemed to have cut curly-haired […]
Oops! I Did It Again
or: Lyric mistakes in French, English and Creole – I’m trilingual! Listening to music of a new language is one way to make learning that language more fun and a bit easier too, especially if you repeatedly listen to the […]
Winter
or: It’s not quite winter yet; a bit longer until layering neoprene I thought yesterday may have been my official start of winter. I’m pleased to say I was wrong and it was the winter tease that many tropical places […]
Normal Person
or: The curious incident of the woman with the non-locking toilet door There is a heart sinking moment when you are in a shopping mall, busting for the bathroom (some will call this the toilet, others the loo, or WC) […]