Attending a funeral is personal and emotional. Experiencing it in Australia gave me 10 lessons worth pondering about. It was a wakeup call for me. Friends come and go. The woman delivered a touching eulogy about our family friend about…
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Just Dance 2016
The boys excitedly handed out a second-hand Just Dance 2016 game to me one Sunday afternoon. We tried to play the game out of curiosity. As a mother, here are my ten thoughts about the game. It is a game…
10 Advantages of Having a Mums’ Night Out
The definitions of mums’ night out for me are the following: ⁃ going out on a Friday night with other mums in a restaurant that will offer excellent food and service while chatting to your heart’s content then go to…
Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art: An Eye-Opening Review 2013-2017
If you are going to Brisbane, Australia then I highly suggest you visit Gallery of Modern Art or GOMA for short. If you are an Art lover then you will certainly appreciate it. I love GOMA and let me count…
20 Acronyms my sons asked me
Have you encountered an acronym that made you ask yourself “What does it stand for?” It becomes frustrating when my sons asked me the meanings of the acronyms and I just cannot remember! Therefore, I surfed the internet just to…
Open Colleges:Ten things to think about before enrolling an online course based from my experience as a mother
I will give you my Top Ten things to think about before enrolling an online course. These are based on my experience as a middle-aged mother. I enrolled at Open Colleges. 1.There are various ways to pay. There are…
Australian Words and Phrases I often encounter in everyday life: A quick read for migrants to Australia
These are the Australian words and phrases I encounter in everyday life. I learned them in everyday conversations, advertisements, newsletters and invitations. A Arvo – afternoon I encountered this in a text message. See you this arvo. B Barbie – barbecue…
Wellington Point Recreation Reserve: The Place We Go To When I don’t want to face Mondays
“Let us go to Wellington Point.” is what I say to my family after attending Sunday mass. I do not want to drive yet to the grocery store. I do not want to go home and do the cooking and…