June 2011

A new favourite word: Cafuné

June 17, 2011

Cafuné is Brazilian Portuguese for “the act of tenderly running one’s fingers through someone’s hair”. I love this word. I love the accent on the E. I love the way it sounds when I say it out loud, nice and slow and round in my mouth. I love that there’s even a word for this […]






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Photo of the Day: November in Macau

June 16, 2011

While on an 11 day trip to China, my friend Jalin and I decided to spend a few days exploring the island of Macau. From the bustle of Hong Kong’s majestic harbor we ferried our way to Macau’s lazy tropical shores. Colonized by the Portuguese, it felt more like Mediterranean Europe than South East Asia. […]






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Photo of the Day: The National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur

June 15, 2011

The Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur is one of my favourite museums in the world. I was in KL last year for several weeks in transit to India. Unfortunately, my Indian visa didn’t come through soon enough to enable me to head to Kerala as planned. My first real contact with Islam came a […]






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Photo of the Day: Rooftop Swimming Pool in Dubai

June 14, 2011

This photo was taken two years ago and is a testament to Dubai’s remarkable growth. I had very mixed reactions about the place but no one could deny the exponential boom that the city was undergoing during that time. On a rooftop pool deck in a residential apartment building we were witness to the growth […]






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Photo of the Day: A Slice of Daily Life in Dubrovnik

June 12, 2011

When we travel, the simplest bits of daily life become magical somehow. The stray dog on the street, the fruit stands in the market, clothes hanging to dry on balconies and windows. Sometimes it takes a journey half way around the world to help us see the beauty in ordinary things. Travel is wonderful that […]






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Invested in a little bit of Gratitude today

June 11, 2011

I treated myself to some retail therapy today. Sometimes it’s not about the “stuff” that you get but the time spent with yourself on a long Saturday afternoon.  Alone time for me has been rare lately. I found this little treasure in a bookshop. Leather, green, tall and skinny. It’s an investment in grateful awareness.






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Something New

June 5, 2011

This is one of my favourite fortune cookie messages to date. I discovered it weeks ago when we ordered Chinese food for lunch at work. It’s the kind of fortune that can be applied over and over, every single day. Sometimes, we have to be sensitive to the little hints that the universe is communicating […]






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Celebrations and Love

June 3, 2011

This past weekend, we celebrated Mom’s 1st Birthday of her second life here on earth. It’s been an amazing journey since we first found out about her heart tumor in October last year. Science and health are only two elements to creating a life well lived. We learned so much about the awesome power of […]






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