In My Words

Poem to Myself

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 adminPoetry

Are you busy? Aren’t you always?! Too busy to breathe, I hear you say. Please pause there. What about the moments That take your breath away? Do you savour those? Like the feeling of the[…]

No, Nicholas Ninow, no.

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

No, Nicholas Ninow, no. I don’t believe you really wrote that poem. And like the honourable Judge, I don’t believe you are truly remorseful for your actions. Reading between the lines, it appears that you[…]

The bigger; the better

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 adminEntertainment

Water bottle Coffee Mug Small container with coffee Notepad Pens Shawl Lotion Sunblock Wallet Headphones There’s more, but let me pause and ponder for a while. No, I’m not packing for a holiday. These are[…]

Celebrating burfee: in proudly South African flavours

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 adminEntertainment

In my books, it’s always been burfee. Be it prayers, weddings or festivals like the upcoming Diwali; they are incomplete without a bit of burfee to delight my tastebuds. And it helps that it always[…]

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

My heart is shattered. My mind is scattered. I want to shut it all out. But for how much longer? There’s no denying it. Things have fallen apart; the centre cannot hold. The epic lines[…]

Be your sister’s keeper

August 26, 2019August 29, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

I have wrestled with writing this for so long that it’s already half-written in my head. Many may not agree with me and they do not have to. Varied life experiences and observations create varied[…]

Shakti

August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

Speech delivered on 9 August 2019 at Saptah Mandir, Reservoir Hills, Durban Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je Peed paraayi jaane re Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye Man abhimaan na aane re Sakal lok maan sahune[…]

Celebrating cinema with the Kings

July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 adminEntertainment

A slice of life. That phrase has stuck with me since my days as a drama student at high school. It gave credence to my long-held belief that if any production were to be considered[…]

Be You. Do You. For You.

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 adminPersonal

He is mental! Say it out aloud, almost in jest. Okay, let’s make it a joke and laugh about it! She is mental… ssshhhh. Say it in hushed tones, almost as if it’s a contagious[…]

Graduation and gratitude

June 7, 2019 adminEducation

Have you ever been in one place but felt like your heart was somewhere else? It doesn’t happen to me often. But it did a few weeks ago, and I was gutted. It was the[…]