Levels. What levels? For whom? It’s 11pm as I type this and there’s drag racing in my neighbourhood in Durban. I hear engines revving and tyres screeching. Curfew? They don’t care. In fact, I have[…]
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Pregnancy. No Copy and “Paste”
My biggest fear about being pregnant the second time was that it would not be as easy as the first time. I was correct. Boy oh boy! Perhaps the most apt phrase for a mother[…]
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Nama-stay
“Hugging, shaking hands and kissing are things of the past.” And with those words; President Cyril Ramaphosa opened up the proverbial can of worms. It was the nudge I needed to write this post. These[…]
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Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika
Day 41, going on 42. I’m cracking; like that delicate crack that emerges at the top of the cake while baking in the oven. As poetic as it sounds, it’s painful. I don’t have the[…]
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Smelling the coffee…
I cannot sleep, even though I need to sleep. And no, it’s not the coffee. I guess now is a good time to confess. I haven’t been able to drink coffee for three weeks now[…]
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A tale of our times
A poem by Maya Jagjivan Kalicharan, with references by Charles Dickens It was the worst of times, It was the best of times, This is not just a tale of two cities… It’s a tale[…]
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A reminder in the rain
Day 19 and for the first time since the lockdown, I was forced to leave my house. It was not under the best of circumstances. I had to drive myself to the doctor as my[…]
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Divorce
My friend got divorced recently and we celebrated. Virtual hugs and kisses and praying hands too, were the best we could do amid the lockdown. I felt so happy for her; the special type of[…]
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Starting over…
I strongly believe in creating your own destiny. Everyone is entitled to make choices for their happiness and progress in life. Progress does not equate to financial wealth in my books, though many in today’s[…]
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Caring in the time of coronavirus and beyond…
Pro-caffeinating. That’s what I have been doing. It’s not a bad thing, right? I have been maintaining my social distance, except to go to work amid coronavirus regulations. During such times, a pick-me-up is much-needed,[…]
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